Hello,
First of all I'd like to say "Welcome Back" to Hannah Storm. I've missed her on the early morning ESPN Sports Center the last couple of months. She was always a friendly, attractive face when I got up early in the morning to exercise. Hannah, where have you been. I'm very glad to have you back. Tell Sage she's going to have to wait a few more years before she can have your job.
Tomorrow Oprah is going to announce her next, and possibly last, book club selection. There has been all sorts of conjecture over the next selection being Nelson Mandela's memoir "Conversations With Myself". However I'm begging Oprah enough with those kinds of selections please. Nothing against Nelson Mandela, he's an amazing man and has accomplished much in his life. I'm also sure his memoir is well thought out and well written, whether by him or a ghost writer. Also this book isn't out until October 11th. It just seems a little too one-dimensional all these books regarding Africa. I did enjoy her last African themed book though, it was the brutal and hard to read "Say You're One of Them" by Uwem Akpan.
We know the book is going to be at the $28.00 price point and is from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The only other book that would make sense is Jonathan Franzen's new book "Freedom". This book is out now and #1 on New York Times booklist. I hope this is really the book she picks.
ew.com is reporting that Oprah's newest book is going to be Jonathan Franzen's Freedom. Apparently three different book sellers have confirmed this. Let's hope they are right.
Last night I watched the interesting "Con Air". (It was a free movie on Comcast On Demand, give me a break.) As you the movie stars John Malkovich and Nicolas Cage. Nicolas Cage is using the worst Southern accent ever. It's terrible. It makes his character sound dumb, surely the director wasn't going for that. Was he? Also i know his character missed his daughter, but I wouldn't put my arm down a drain to rescue a stuffed bunny. Other than that it was an okay movie.
According to ew.com Ryan Seacrest is going to be announcing from the Forum on September 22nd who the judging panel will be for this season of "AI". Here's some non-breaking news: the judging panel will be Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson. Steven Tyler judging a bunch of 15 year olds? This season could be a car crash season. It will be horrifying but hard to avert your gaze from it.
The consensus of commenters on ew.com is that the show is dying. No the "American Idol" many people know and love died a couple of years ago. Now Fox is dragging it's mutilated carcass across the dreary landscape of entertainment. Please let this be the last season. The show has already jumped the shark, the only thing left for it to jump is Jackson's cluelessness.
themusicaddict
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