How I treated my mother.

I saw this great sitcom the other night on the tube. It was called " How I treated my mother". Cool title. I'm sure you've seen this show. Remember the episode where all the plans get screwed up on Thanksgiving. What a hilarious half hour. No one when dinner is exactly. No one knows why dinner time is so late. No one wants to give in. Turmoil. Hurt feelings. The ending was pretty funny, it was all Ma's fault. Remember the Sunday dinner episodes where Dad did everything to start a fight at dinner. It was so funny when Ma kept on pinching my leg to get me to shut up. That episode ending with Ma getting yelled at for trying to keep the peace. What series would be complete without those wonderful, heart warming Holiday episodes. The confusion of whom to invite if someone else is invited. Laughter when someone's feeling are hurt, especially Ma's.  The other Holiday episode where life was so hectic with the cast that neither cards nor gifts were sent. Belly laughs from the studio audience. The punchline, Ma knew we loved her, we showed her all the time. My favorite is the one where Ma's husband was more affected than Ma. He loved his wife so much and he hurt him to see the way she was treated. I hope you catch this show and I hope is gets renewed for another season.

The Grammys

My wife and I watched the Grammys last night. Categories, categories. There was a diffrent category for every possible genre of music. No one was dared to be left out. I like many types of music, rock, folk, Irish, country, opera, broadway and bluegrass.The color or ethnicity of the singer or group matters not. The quality of the song and how it affects me is what matters. There are songs that after a few notes immediately bring a tear to my eye.  Last night something unigue happened. A country trio named Lady Antebellum snatched all the major awards. They competed in many categories against very stiff competition but won. Their song  "Need you now" was a simple song. A song with lyrics you could understand. A message that crossed across all colors and races. That is why it won. Regardless of the genre a great song stands on it's own. I shun radio stations that play only one type of music. Good music is good music and those who miss out on hearing all types of music are unfortunatley the less for it.