Oscar Tune-up
Tonight, I enjoyed the Critics' Choice Awards on the WB. These were the 2004 film awards given by the broadcast television film critics, and presented, by and large, by the stars of WB shows like "Everwood," "Charmed," "Jack and Bobby," and "Gilmore Girls." I called it a 'tune-up' in my clever title, not because "Sideways," the 2004/2005 official movie of this blog, needed another tune-up. Alexander Payne's masterpiece has already racked up multiple awards from the New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles Film Critics Associations, and those organizations aren't accustomed to giving movies "multiple" awards. No, this was a tune-up for me as an award show viewer. This year I plan to watch the Oscars, Golden Globes, Actors' Guild Awards, and all the others as I would a sporting event- making lots of noise, cheering for the "home team," and eating grapes while sitting naked on the couch. I'm going to be just like Rita Wilson, cheering my man to victory.Tonight, for the first time this award season, I felt that nervousness in my stomach when the winners were announced. I missed Virginia Madsen's category and the screenplay award, but Thomas Haden Church showed modesty and emotion when he won Best Supporting Actor, and producer Michael London was thorough when giving his thank-yous after winning the Best Picture category. Unfortunately, London couldn't persuade Payne to make a speech. A great night all around, but I want to say this right now- the Academy Awards and ABC better not pull the same stunt we saw tonight on the WB- starting the credits and cutting off London's speech so that my local affiliate could show a "Will and Grace" re-run. You're going to read a lot of my bitching between now and Spring if we don't get the Tom Cruise treatment we deserve.
posted by CM @ 10:50 PM
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I'm sorry. I made the mistake of thinking that the Grudzielanek signing was not of high enough impact. However, anytime you pull a slashing line-drive, .300 type hitter away from a chief division rival, it deserves note. If you're in the St. Louis area this weekend, you'll have a chance to meet the other new Cardinals, Mark Mulder and David Eckstein at the Cardinals' Winter Warm-up. It's being held at the Millennium Hotel downtown Friday through Sunday. While you're there, you can also meet Phat Albert, Stan the Man, Tony LaGenius, Sweet Lou, the Wizard, and the Rat.
Fans in Davenport, IA, Decatur, IL, Memphis, and both Springfields (MO & IL) can catch up with the week-long Cardinals caravan beginning tomorrow. It's quite rare for the caravan to go through Iowa, but now the team has a Midwest League affiliate in the Quad Cities. Ray King, John Mabry, Mike Lincoln, and Bo Hart are on the caravan this year. Check your local listings for time and location.
The Cardinals better not go any further east than Springfield. That there is Reds Country and they don't take kindly to strangers.
You're forgetting about Evansville, IN, hometown of the three pitching heroes by the name of Benes. Also, Jasper, IN- hometown of Scott "Hoosier Daddy" Rolen.
A big thank you goes out to the Quad Cities for taking the Cardinals single A franchise out of Peoria:) TA
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TA, you can't mean that!
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