The Useless Critic 2.0

Hello and Welcome to Decade Week. It was Steve Martin that stated in one his theatrical works that the 20th Century, beginning with January 1st, 1900 was the first time that the accomplishments of the artists and thinkers outweighed those of politicians and the military. In fact, that is an understatement. The nuances of how the 1900’s Decade changed life in the world as we know it are as plethoral as blades of grass on Michael Landon's prairie. 1900's: GOODBYE VICTORIAN ERA! HELLO TO PUTTING A FINGER IN THE GROUND AND TURNING THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN!* This was the first time when the Wright Brothers flew through the sky, and the idea of using aircraft for terror (or even the military) was nonexistent. Flight in the skies was simply a dream, and it was only reserved for Greek Mythological Figures. Furthermore, Packard's 1898 models of automobiles would be surpassed dramatically in the history books by the illustrious Henry Ford and his designs for the Model T ...

Are you going to watch the new American Idol ? Being frank with you I never do. I'll watch the outtakes on the news shows or what have you (Scooter Girl! remember her!!!!) but I think this time might be different because we have new judges including JENNIFER LOPEZ and STEVEN TYLER. I don't know how it will function without the antics of that crazy pilled-out bitch Paula Abdul but we will find out. This summer is shaping up to be a good one for the Chautauqua Institution thus far. I haven't mentioned it before but homegrown talent Natalie Merchant (jealousyyyyyy) and banjo-plucking comedian extraordinaire Steve Martin (THAT one) will be doing shows for reasonable prices (like 39 dollars? I don't think that's too bad!) there. here are the deetz: - Steve Martin: July 1 2011 AN EVENING OF BLUEGRASS AND BANJO touring with the Steep Canyon Rangers have you ever read one of his books? he's a damn fine writer. SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALL THE LUCK. he also hit on Tina Fey when...

Okay, so after the Oscars I started reading about Steve Martin, and I learned that he has won 4 grammys. I was a little surprised because I thought he only had maybe one for a comedy album. But 4 is impressive. I started listening to his grammy award winning "The Crow: New Songs for the 5 String Banjo." Steve Martin is a notorious banjo player, but honestly I just don't think Bluegrass is my genre. However, the first thing I ever heard from him was this duet with Paul Simon on "Fallon." Think of the gravity of Steve Martin playing with Paul Simon. WOW! QATFYG: Anyone want to throw out some good bluegrass names?