Sad And Bad

Lately the obituaries have had a lot of famous names leaving us.

One of my favorites was Dom DeLuise.

I liked him not only for his silly humor, but also for the fact he liked to and knew how to cook.

I relate to him because I felt that rather than being a chef, he was just a guy who liked to cook.

Of course, he really knew how to cook.

He had a great quote about food:

I think I was immediately fed, so food became a very important part of my life.
Dom DeLuise
Thanks for the memories.

OK moving on, let's talk about the television show American Idol.

I don't know how many of my readers watch American Idol but based on the numbers they claim for viewers and the number of readers I claim to have, there must be quite a few of you.

Let's see how closely you have been paying attention to the contestants.

This, my friends, could be bigger than the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s. Many of you may remember Albert James "Alan" Freed, also known as Moondog, who's career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s.

As popular as American Idol is, you have to believe there are companies out there that are more than willing to have a performer hawk their products in a way that the Idol production company is unaware of.

Have you noticed Danny Gokey wears a different pair of flashy glasses every week?

Think about this - Danny Gokey is a Wisconsin church music minister.

Maybe I am wrong, but I would assume that job doesn't pay enough to spend your hard earned cash on that many pair of glasses.

For those of you that have glasses, look around and check out how many pair of your current prescription glasses you have at one time.

American Idol is not furnishing the glasses because they would require a sponsor for product placements.

The contestants are under an exclusive contract to Idol so they are not allowed to accept money and endorse any products not contracted through Idol.

I know right about now you are thinking that just happens to be his metro sexual side and he has a fetish for glasses.

Well that could be the case but I wonder how many of you have also noticed the heart shape he makes with his hands after every performance.

Most believe that heart shape with his hands is merely a shout-out to his wife, who died at age 27 less than a year ago.

I ask you, are those two things just a coincidence or a carefully orchestrated subliminal advertisement that he is being paid to do?

OK right about now all of you Danny Gokey and Idol fans are screaming at my blog asking how could I suggest such a thing.

Well fans, it is easy.

I would like you to become the fifth American Idol judge. Click here, take a look at the Lenscrafters commercial, and let me know if you think his actions are coincidence or contrived.