In the midst of the World Series, Derek Jeter now, reportedly, is an engaged man.
Good for him, and good for actress/model Hannah Davis, who evidently is set to become Mrs. Jeter sometime in the near future.
I respect Jeter for not marrying when he was playing. I am sure his full focus was on being the shortstop for the New York Yankees.
Yeah, I want to believe that.
But now, if the union does not work, Davis cannot claim millions from Jeter, because she wasn't married to him during his playing days.
Yes, the world has changed. Most people didn't think of such things way back when. They thought of love.
And I am not saying that Jeter and Davis are even thinking of this, but you can bet that there are people who ARE thinking about this, like Jeter's manager, his agent, even his family.
I wish them many years of happiness, and I also know that, as usual, there will be denials every which way about his intentions.
I say, "Do it already!"
And then we come to the poor Beatles.
As of yesterday, John, Paul, George and Ringo amassed the most top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts, but today, they don't have that record anymore.
One Direction does.
For most of you who don't know, One Direction is this generation's flavor of the month, a boy band that like the others that preceded it, will probably be forgotten in a year or so.
But right now, they are hot as hot is, and every song they release digitally makes the Top 10, and that is how they broke the Beatles' long-standing record, one that dates from about 1971 or so.
But this is as bogus as it comes, to be honest with you.
The delivery method is so different, that to compare what the Beatles did to what One Direction did is literally like comparing apples and oranges.
In the old days, kids had to run out and buy the singles that they liked, and that, mixed with radio play, determined chart position. So they had to get up, rush out to their favorite store, and buy the single.
And a lot of the Beatles' most popular songs were never released as physical singles, such as "Michelle," so while they garnered tons of airplay, kids could not buy them as 45s, so they never counted on the Hot 100 chart.
Today, the charts are run much differently.
Everything is tied into digital files, and while one can legally (or illegally) download song files, it is simply so much easier to obtain a file of a song you like--via iTunes and similar sites--that it is quite unfair to compare what the Beatles did to what One Direction did.
The method for composing the charts is different, so really, you have to have an asterisk next to what One Direction has done.
It's like there are two sets of charts, and one--singles, actual physical singles, from 1955 to about 2000 or so--and the other--from 2000 to the present, representing the digital era--cannot ever be compared to the other.
The next thing I will hear is the One Direction has the record for most total singles placed on the Hot 100 chart ... but Elvis Presley's record was broken years ago by the cast of the TV show "Glee."
No, you simply cannot compare instant downloads with buying actual 45s, I don't care what Billboard's charts say.
And we will end this with the Rev. Al Sharpton, who just the other day was going to appear at a slain police officer's funeral--and then decided not to show up, to prevent, what he claims, a circus being created around his appearance.
Yes, there would certainly have been a circus created by him being there, but he blames everyone but himself for this.
Yes, he was invited to the latest police funeral by the slain officer's family, although that was rebuked by the officer's fiancee, who said very publicly that she did not want him there because of his stance on those who protect us.
He is anti-cop, you know, a racial rabble rouser whose presence at such a solemn affair would have been akin to Hitler attending a Passover seder.
His ridiculous rants have helped charge up the anti-police sentiment that we have in New York City and around the country today, and let me tell you, it is bad enough that Mayor Bill deBlasio was present at the funeral, because he is no better than Sharpton is.
So yes, the world has changed.
Just a few days ago, I could not say that Derek Jeter was going to be a married man, the Beatles would be upstaged by New Direction, and the Rev. Al would not show up at a funeral that he dearly wanted to attend to make a political statement.
The first change is nice, the second one is ridiculous and the third one puts a gag on someone who talks way too much and who is given too much credence by those whose lives are run by the PC Police.
Yes, I guess in small batches, change IS good.
It's not "New Direction" , it's "One Direction". And this whole "the world has changed because Jeter is getting married" routine I expect from my daughter who was crushing on him, not from a grown man.
ReplyDeleteYou are right about the name; my fault.
ReplyDeleteWhat I meant is that one day Jeter was the world's most eligible bachelor, the next day, he seems to be locked up and off the market.
I thought you would have gotten that.
And what about your buddy the Rev. Sharpton? Here today, gone tomorrow.
The whole point of the post was that things that are in place one day can change so quickly, just like I am going to change the name of that talented boy band, really quick.
But I guess you didn't get that.
And by the way, I see you still read what I have to say, at least here. You ripped me apart, used every name you could think of to call me out for invading your own posts, and used filthy language in your descriptions ...
ReplyDeleteSo, Robin, in retrospect, who is the real troll here?
Larry, here's the problem. You treated me very poorly. you posted all sorts of rude and nasty remarks on my wall on Facebook. When I told you that manners matter and courtesy counts, even on Facebook, you told me that I was engaging in censorship, that I needed to grow a thicker skin or get off Facebook. You refused to apologize to me, telling me that you did your "due diligence" with my boyfriend. Sorry, I'm not his chattel, he doesn't represent me, if you offend me or hurt my feelings, you have to deal with me.
ReplyDeleteBut when the tide turned, when I treated you exactly how you have treated me, you blocked me on Facebook and whined to all your friends about how mean I was to you.
If you can't take it, don't dish it out.
I've seen you say, more than once, that people don't like you because you express unpopular opinions. That's not exactly true.people don't like you because you are rude, arrogant, condescending, will never admit when you are wrong.....shall I go on?
As for your post...you took three very disparate events and tried to fit them into your theme, i.e., that the world changed overnight. The world changed overnight on 9/11/2001. The world didn't change overnight because Derek Jeter got engaged, or because a 50 year old music record was broken, or because a rabble rouser is trying to win respectability.
ReplyDeleteIn your section on Jeter, you should have played up his "perpetual bachelorhood". Instead you went off on a tangent about money and prenuptial agreements. That's your issue, based on your experience. If you wanted to talk about splitting assets in a divorce, you should have picked a celebrity couple in the midst of a nasty battle. As for Jeter, he wasn't just "not married", he was famously "not married" and enjoying quite a social life with the ladies. Remember his relationship with Mariah Carey? that should have been the focus of your comment.
One Direction has been around for awhile, they're not a flash in the pan as you suggest. I am fairly certain you've never listened to a single One Direction song. Would anyone have imagined, in 1965 or 1966, that we'd still be listening to the Beatles in 2015? Whether One Direction's music endures, as the Beatles collection has, is a question neither you nor I will be around to see. Your "the world has changed overnight" premise doesn't fit, either. You're right, people are buying music in a different form now. They have been for awhile, though. The first iPods came out 15 years ago. Napster has come and gone.
As for Al Sharpton, we all know the low opinion you hold about him. But Sharpton has been trying to repaint himself as a respectable community leader for a long time. He ran for office a few years ago, he advises the current mayor of NYC. That he was asked to speak, and that he chose not to speak, is an interesting topic, but certainly doesn't fit into your theme that the world has changed overnight.
So yes, I got what you were trying to say, even though you said it so poorly.
ReplyDeleteYou do make an interesting point about it being easier to purchase electronic music than it is to go to a store and buy vinyl. But I don't think you've considered all of the cultural aspects. In 1964 we all listened to the same music. There was no difference in the programming on WMCA and WABC. If you sang on Ed Sullivan, the entire nation watched you, and if they liked you, your career was made. We're not all on the same page in 2015. We have terrestrial radio, satellite radio, appa like spotify and Pandora that will stream music for us...you purchase music from iTunes or Amazon.com, the "store" is programmed to offer you more music similar to what you bought. There's no Wolfman Jack or Cousin Brucie spinning records and influencing a whole generation's musical tastes. Everything is a niche market. So for an artist or group to outsell the Beatles, they have to be very, very popular.
ReplyDeleteI was just trying to write a "light" entry for the day, and you proceeded to rip it to shreds. Sorry you took it so personally. It was not supposed to be taken so seriously, in particular the Derek Jeter part of it, really just with a grain of salt.
ReplyDeleteI am sure you would vote for Al Sharpton if he ran for public office, but I would not. He is a liar, race mongered, avoids paying taxes, and yes, he is successfully repainting himself as a public advocate with the help of our President and the New York City mayor. Funny, this was the guy who created the Tawana Brawley scandal, the guy who fans racial hatred. By the way, the cop's fiancee was enraged when she found out he was going to attend the funeral, and she told him not to come, because of his anti-police rhetoric. Again, he may be your hero, but he is not mine.
As for the other stuff, get the chip off your shoulder. You are nothing but a troll and like to get under people's skin. Remember, you blocked me way before I blocked you.
Grow up. People have other opinions than you do. The PC Police don't run my life as they do yours.