My 52nd Grammy Awards

So, the Grammys are tonight, and I love the Grammys. It’s my favorite awards show. I say that because it gathers the best artist of the year in one location. It’s almost like a snap shot of what people liked all year in each genre of music.

I can still remember when Coldplay performed with Jay-Z, like it was yesterday. I remember Kanye West and Jamie Fox, and when Lauryn Hill set the record for most Grammys by a woman at a single award show. I even remember going crazy when OutKast won album of the year for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (rappers just don’t win that). I tore my parents’ living room up celebrating like the Indians won the World Series (I really think I should have cleaned that mess up).

I believe last year was the greatest Grammys I’ve ever saw. When you look at the class, and the artist that performed, it was great.

So, tonight another chapter will be written. The 52nd Grammy awards have a class of talent that is okay at best. The lineup of performers is terrible, but I will still watch. If I could change one thing, I would have blown out Kanye West’s ACL with a bat, as soon as I saw him approach Taylor Swift. Then he would have never gave his, “…I’m going to let you finish in a minute…” speech. If not for that he would be nominated for album of the year, best pop album, best rap album, single of the year, and he would be performing. Maybe then it would have been a great show.

-Kortney Shane
Comedian

Seattle Seahawks

So the Seattle Seahawks have a new head coach. They hired Pete Carroll of USC. Now you can argue that he is a good or bad hire. I have my own opinion which you may share. I personally don't think it's going to work, and I don't think it will even be close. I view a success as 10 wins a year, and at least contending for the Division playoff title. He won't get that done.
With that being said the process of the hiring lacks integrity. First they fire their coach after what was really the best season they could have expected, given the talent. However, the thing I have a problem with is that circumvented the Rooney Rule, by just interviewing a black coach to abide by the rule, then continuing to do what they wanted to do by hiring Pete Carroll. That lacks integrity, and that's the problem with the NFL. You should be able to hire whoever you want to. And if you're going to make a rule MAKE THEM ABIDE BY IT.

Good Luck Seattle


-Kortney Shane
Comedian