The mere thought of watching the Grammys Awards was puke-making. For a
minute-by-minute wrap of Sunday night’s show, we left it to summa cum laude
student of pop culture Ryan McGee, who traditionally records his impressions online in real time
at Wading in the Velvet Sea:
8:02 pm: So lemmee get this straight: The producers figured the
best way to start off a show honoring the last year in music is to have a medley of pre-1985 Prince
hits? 8:03 pm: Why is Beyoncé up there? Maybe she’s about to win a Grammy. Let’s see
how many times the “artist performs, then instantly wins a Grammy” phenomenon happens.
8:04 pm: This is all a bit like watching Ike and Tina, only in this case, Tina could whup
Ike whenever she felt like it. Seriously, Prince is so short, he could be in Matchbox 20. 8:10
pm: Wow, shocker. Beyoncé won a Grammy. Wow. I’m stunned. Yawn. 8:13 pm:
OK, so we have a Dave Matthews/Vince Gill/Pharrell Williams/Sting supergroup covering “I Saw
Her Standing There”. Wonder if this supergroup idea will be a theme. I’m nominating George
Clinton, Yo Yo Ma, and Lance Bass to do “I Am The Walrus” right here and
now.
In “My Man Godfrey” Eugene Pallette once said: “All you need to start an asylum is an empty
room and the right kind of people.” That was 68 years ago. He’s still right.
