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\nfollowed yesterday’s massive anti-Bush march, beautifully described by Robert D. McFadden as
\n“a roaring two-mile river of
\ndemonstrators,”<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> we leave today’s commentary to pop expert Ryan
\nMcGee’s running account<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> of the really important stuff: last night’s
\n<\/P>
\n
\ncelebration of frivolous cultural attainment and hence dismisses its significance as a parody of
\nhuman achievement. So here’s a taste of McGee’s minute-by-minute self-sacrifice: <\/P>
\n
\n6:45 pm:<\/B> No Doubt is being interviewed by John (N to the Nizzle)
\nNorris. This will appear on the next No Doubt DVD under the featurette “When Gwen Realized
\nShe Didn’t Need These Guys Anymore.”
6:54 pm:<\/B> Alicia Keyes just promised I’d
\nnever forget her performance. What I’m sure I’ll never forget is the dead beaver that up and lept
\non her head.
6:57 pm:<\/B> They released Kurt Loder from his cryogenic chamber to
\nhelp host the pre-show. This guy ages in Dick Clark years. Stunning.
7:15 pm:<\/B> I’m
\nnow downstairs in the living room on the roommate’s computer. 27″ TV in front of me, surround
\nsound speakers, and a laptop all in the same room. And yet, they’re threatening to let Ashlee
\nSimpson perform after the commercial break.
7:22 pm: Kurt:<\/B> “So what’s your
\nalbum like, Paris?” Paris: “It comes out in January.” Wow. Sometimes brevity is the soul of wit,
\nand sometimes it’s the soul of Mistress Skankula.
7:29 pm:<\/B> I’m going to leave it up
\nto the professionals to explain why Bruce Willis showed up on P. Diddy’s boat. And why Naomi
\nCampbell’s doing her impression of Imam in the Michael Jackson “Remember the Time”
\nvideo.
7:32 pm:<\/B> In the category of ‘White People Saying Things They Shouldn’t,”
\nBruce just told John No-No-Norris that, “I’m just here running with my friend Sean.” White
\npeople shouldn’t run with anybody unless it’s David Lee Roth and he’s running with the devil. It’s
\njust a personal opinion. Like Andre 3000, I’m just being honest.<\/BLOCKQUOTE>
\n
\n
\ntyping as fast as he can. For really more important stuff, Howell Raines in The Guardian
\ndoes the job on how the Bush brain ticks<\/FONT><\/B><\/A>.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"