FC Barcelona v. Manchester United FC
UEFA Champions League Final
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
27 May 2009 19:45 GMT
I am beyond thrilled. It's my beloved Manchester United - League Cup Champions, Champions of England, defending Champions of Europe, Champions of the World - against Barcelona, Champions of Spain. I cannot string the words to express how much I am looking forward to seeing United become the first side to successfully defend the European Cup since the inception of the Champions League format.
Last season, United won it after a nail-biting penalty shootout. I don't want a repeat of that. I want us to win by a couple of goals to shut the annoying media that has glorified Barcelona so much and expose them for the overrated team that they are.
If Kris Allen is eliminated tomorrow, I will be very pissed. His rendition of Kanye's Heartless was not only the best performance of the night - it was the best performance of the season. That was stunning.
PUT THE GO IN GOKEY!
FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo's screamer against Porto.
39.6 yards, 64 mph.
Thanks to this season's American Idol, indulgent and artistry are in my list of most hated words of 2009. I would understand if Randy Jackson is the only one who keeps using it - by his standards, it's a major improvement from "dawg," "that was hot," and "not feeling it, man." But when the other judges use the same bloody words over and over again, it becomes absolutely annoying.
It gets worse, especially with the Top 8 episode. When a song's arrangement swallows a contestant whole, the contestant was not being "self-indulgent" you morons. The bias against some contestants - most notably, Kris Allen - are disgusting. For instance, Allen's consistently good performances were given lukewarm praises. He killed Ain't No Sunshine but the judges grudgingly praised him. This week, he had one average performance and was butchered by everyone else.
Compare that to Danny Fucking Gokey. He was worse than Allen this and sounds the same every week. He's boring, obnoxious, tries too hard, has a very cheesy style - the very definition of, err, self-indulgence. Yet the judges fawns over him like he's the next best thing since the wheel was invented. Yes, I unconditionally hate Gokey and his vote-for-me-my-wife-is-dead mediocre ass. If there is one solid evidence that the show is fixed, it's him. Moreover, people compare him to Taylor Hicks. No way, because Hicks was very entertaining and likeable. The only thing about Gokey that is remotely entertaining is that he looks like a sloth (no disservice intended to such a fascinating creature).
Why is Lil Rounds still there? She would have been booted long ago if she was not the only black woman remaining. In the same way, Anoop is only there because people liked Slumdog Millionaire. I would discuss the blind guy, but I might be too harsh to the disabled.
Lastly, there's Adam Lambert. He's good but let's not kid ourselves. Tracks of My Tears was the standout performance of the season. Everything else he has done was good but could have been better without the shrieks and Lambert's tendency to overdo it.
My ideal top three would be Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, and Allison Iraheta. Lambert would run away with it. I wouldn't mind. As long as it's not Gokey.
