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So, I did not set out to watch the Grammy's last night.  It happened out of sheer bordem, and then curiosity about how they would pay tribute to Whitney, and then I stuck around to see Paul McCartney.  I, admittedly, am not a huge fan of much in the realm of music these days.  There are few muscisians and bands that I really like, and I feel most of the stuff that is played on the radio is overproduced crap.  Talentless, even.  Obviously there are exceptions, but as far as modern music goes...I can't find anything on a top 40 station that I can bear to listen to almost.  I am a fan of the "classics" as far as bands/music go.  British Invasion rock and roll, The Who, The Beatles, The Stones.  Motown, Doc Watson, Van Morrison...music that I feel actually MAKES you feel something.

Anyway.  So the Grammy's.  I have sooo many questions, y'all.  Despite what I stated above, I have to say I do love Adele.  I think she is adorable, I think she is raw talent, I think she is down to earth, and I thought she was deserving of each of the awards she won.  I do love her, and I thought she killed every single second of her performance.

So now, my questions:

1.  What in the ever-loving fuck was Niki Minaj doing?  I have never even HEARD one of her songs (but  oddly, I know many of these pop musicians by name/face because of blogs I frequent) I found myself sitting on the couch thinking I was in some crazy alternate universe that I couldn't quite wrap my brain around during her performance.  Please help shed some light.

2.  What is a deadmau5 or a Skrillex?  Are these people?  Is what they do "musically" actually considered an art?  If they're standin behind DJ equipment, how can they even prove they are DOING anything.  If I was paying out the ass to see them live (which sounds so weird, I can't believe they can sell out Earl's Court or other venues around the world...THEY STAND BEHIND A COMPUTER!!!!!!), I"d want to kow they were actually doing work up there.  I just do not get it.  And please, explain the mouse head.  I just.....can't.

3.  What is dubstep?  Is it the same thing as a deadmau5 or a skrillex (though I think I now realize that deadmau5 and skrillex are people? is that right?)?  I can't understand what this is either.

4.  Chris Brown.  That's all.  Really?  Why??

5.  Why does LMFAO get to be a thing?

Obviouusly, this is in no way intended to offend anyone or their musical choices.  I appreciate that everyone loves and appreciates different music, I thing watching last night just opened my eyes to things that are happening in music right now.  Mainly, this electro stuff.  I am kind of shocked!  I kept thinking "isn't it unfair that the people in this audience get to take with them this memory and 40 years from now they'll tell their kids..."oh I remember seeing the biggest electronic house music DJ in the world".  How I wish I got to live in the era during which I could tell my kids today "Oh, I remember seeing Led Zeppelin in London".  Sigh.

@MissCallieJean:  and the sad thing was....that crazy ass performance totally took away from whatever she was singing.  I've heard tons of stuff ABOUT her and how she can do cool vocal things, so I thought "oh, yeah, I've heard she's interesting"...but then 30 seconds in I"m sitting with my mouth hanging open wondering if my brain was going to continue functioning after what was happening on stage.  Have not one clue what she was singing.

@2PeasinaPod:  oh god.  Just...omg.  This will hurt your heart:

RIP Society...

@LGenz:  EVERY SINGLE TIME taylor swift performs and acts sooo super humbled and shy about people applauding her I think of when Sally Field won an oscar "OH!! YOU LIKE ME! YOU REALLY, REALLY LIKE ME!!" It's kind of pathetic and needy.  I'm over it.

@PitBulLover:  Yea, just saw those while scrolling through news on my phone at lunch.  Upsetting is an understatement.

I watched Downton Abbey and I'm 100% certain I watched the better show.

The very thought of Rhianna, Chris Brown, and the Menaj person juxtaposed with Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Brian Wilson cracks me up. 

Award shows have become so absurd to me. There's an obligatory nod to the true talent that has successfully weathered decades in a fickle industry followed by a gaudy celebration of people who aren't so much talented as lucky to have been in the right place at the right time.

I'm still wondering about these dubstep/deadmau5, and skrillex things.  What IS that?? Is anyone else as perplexed as I am?

@PitBulLover:  yeah....I guess I just don't see where the entertainmen value kicks in.  You can't even SEE what they're doing.  I guess listening with an untrained ear makes it really easy to be SUPER unimpressed.  But, I'd be wary that they were even  really doing anything. 

@basketballwifetobe:  Yeah, also not wanting to go the debate route, but I also disagree.  Given a second chance to prove that he's changed?  Is that what he was doing when he absolutely lost his shit on GMA and broke a window or something?  I just think he's a shit human being.  Sure, he can dance, I agree.  But I don't think letting him off teh hook or anything or be rewarded after beating the dog shit out of someone is someting I agree with.

@mrsbruff2b:  HAHAH awesome and progressive.  Oh wow...in Whitney's immortal words "I believe that children are our future"....well, honestly, there are PLENTY of children I hope are not in charge of my future. 

@basketballwifetobe:  No, I didn't mean YOU said he needed to be rewarded.  I don't know.  Just having him be touted and nominated for a prestigious (or, what once was a prestigious) award just rubs me the wrong way.  As far as I'm concerned, since it's not alleged that he beat Rhianna..we all know that for a fact, after that every single person in the music business should have written him off.  It just makes me feel gross to know that he's being pranced out onto the grammy stage to sing and dance and have girls fawn over him (not to metnion those awful tweets from teenagers) and then nominated like he's a good human being (which, I know, is not the purpose of the grammys...but I'm starting to go round in circles)...

@sara_tiara:  that helmet SERIOUSLY freaked me out.  i guess i just don't get that electronic stuff.  totally not appealing...more appalling to me.

@basketballwifetobe:  Yeah, again, another really sad realization that this people are going to run our country(ies) some day.  So sick.  What are their parents teaching them??