Wow it's been a while since I rambled. I put my head down for a little while and next thing I know the school year has started. Just like that summer vacation is over.
I'm not sure if I can write the next post without sounding old but I'll try. In the recent news cycle a huge deal has been made about the VMA's and Miley Cyrus's performance. In my humble opinion I thought the coverage was overblown. But in today's world of social media the velocity in which news travels, the coverage didn't surprise me. Did I like her performance? No! Do I think it merited the media and social outrage? Not really. What offended me wasn't her and her behavior. What offended me was the basis of her performance. Or more to the point, the lack of basis. She has no talent. Her performance wasn't based on the art or her artistic ability. Everything about her performance was produced or better yet manufactured. Production was the substitute for talent. Her performance was like a genetically modified food. It was enhanced. Give her a mic with no auto-tune, band and lets see what she does? For that matter lets ban auto-tune all together. Image, behavior, looks, style, attitude, has become far more important that talent. Instead of developing artists the industry produces them like a TV shows.
Next topic. I know I'm speaking to the choir but why does everything have to be amazing, classic, epic, extreme, hot, cool, sick, insane, or the best ever? Why can't one win or have success without having to crush it, kill it, destroy it, own it! You can't just fail anymore unless it's an epic fail. Ugh, I'm tired. Yes I'm as guilty as the next person of using these inane terms. Please help me stop. I really want to.
Next topic. Does it seem like everything is a highlight? I am a huge fan of ESPN and Sports Center and my generation, in particular, grew up with the highlight reel. But I've noticed that ESPN has a section of videos that show random highlights. One was a dude dressed like Spiderman that seemed like he had great ball handling skills. Great for YouTube but let's ignore the fact that this guy was carrying the ball over which is not allowed in Basketball. Right! That's not important. The important part is that I saw the video. Or this random video of a college kid (wide receiver) doing a backflip and catching a football. Okay, try that in a football game and let me know how that works out. Hey but it got my attention. I feel like an ass for watching that one.
Next topic. Do we, in general, have that inherent trait that forces us to get distracted by the shiny pretty thing in front of us? I think we do. It's not until later we find that there is no substance underneath the shine. And by then it's too late. Smart people make this mistake all the time and it kills me. I've made that mistake but have learned my lesson.
Okay I'm done rambling for now. Just had to get all that off my....wait, what's that shiny pretty thing over there? Squirrel! Until next time. Deuces and I'm out :-)
