Yuppy Love

What's the deal with "foodies"? I mean I like food. I like food a lot. But I don't run around acting like I'm some kind of aristocrat. And I hate the way people self-proclaim themselves to be foodies. A person who ever claims to be a foodie will always say it as a hesitant confession with a hint of pride. Like they're ashamed of it, yet simultaneously know they're better than you for it. A foodie is someone who really loves and appreciates the experience of eating i.e. every person who has ever lived since the beginning of time. I think fat people are the only ones who get to hold their love for food over our heads. Not so much because they simply like it, but because they're showing a true commitment to their passion. And the fine dining aspect is bullshit b/c that's a type of food yes, but there's a lot more food served outside the walls of The French Laundry that would lead me to buy into your "shameful" love for the very thing that we are biologically built to crave and desire in order to live. Yet, people still feel elitist about a hobby that everyone else shares. That's like saying "i really have a sensibility towards oxygen. I just love to breathe. I'm a bit of a breather." You're not better than me just because you shop at Williams-Sonoma. Oh you only eat at restaurants that your Zagat guide applauds for decor? Then go ahead. Confess what you are. An asshole.

Who's Line ISN'T It Anyways?

Whatever happened to the bald guy from Who's Line Is It Anyways? Wouldn't you think that a guy like that would have been involved with other things? I"m not saying he should have gotten his own sitcom, but shouldn't he be writing or acting in SOMETHING? If he was supposed to be so funny at coming up with stuff on the fly, imagine what he could do if you gave him some time to flesh some things out. But he ended up completely disappearing. I mean, this guy looks like a more washed up version of Bill Murray than...Bill Murray! This just all goes to show that he and that whole show were full of shit (this guy, not bill murray).

I mean look at the lovable Wayne Brady. He was a superstar on the show for his "hilarious characters and improvisations". And don't even get America started on his musical comedy. So the industry saw this and reacted to his stardom the way they would with any burgeoning, comedic superstar - they gave him his own show - The Wayne Brady Show. They gave this guy a variety show where he had an hour to do whatever this comedic mastermind could come up with. The show was an abysmal failure being canceled after the first season. I mean the show was atrocious. But the suits said, "No this can't be, he was so funny on Who's Line!" So they actually gave him another show (also called The Wayne Brady Show) this time structuring it as more of a talk show format so that Wayne wouldn't have to strain his comedic mind for the entire hour, but instead they could fill much of the time with guests and and musical performances. The show sucked the entire time, and they kept it going for 2 seasons before admitting defeat yet again.

And now look at Wayne Brady. What does he do? He's the proud host of "Don't Forget The Lyrics". After realizing the guy had no comedic value at all, Wayne Brady was banished, along with the rest of Hollywood's waste, to the world of tv game shows. The sad part though is how premature it came in his career. Even Mario Lopez had a good run for awhile before his exile to shows like Pet Stars and America's Best Dance Crew.