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I thought the Grammy Award show last night was friggin’ brilliant! Unlike MTV’s VMAs this year, Grammy producers actually realized that not everyone watching wants never-ending split screens, blinking screens, cut-aways, and virtually every cinematic technique that makes viewers over 18 want to vomit. Anyway, the Grammy’s nailed it with their simple production consistent focus on highlighting musical icons who had they heyday 25-50 years ago. I’m talking about Frank Sinatra, Ringo Starr, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, John Fogerty, and some sprightly older lady who I thought for sure was going to have a Senior moment and forget lyrics on stage while singing with Kid Rock. But she didn’t.

What else? My fave crackhead Amy Winehouse cleaned up as expected, taking home the awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Female Pop Vocal. That’s my girl!! And, bloated country singer Vince Gill is my new hero, having put Kanye West in his place stating, “Wow, I was just given an award by a Beatle (i.e. Ringo Starr). Has that happened to you Kayne?” It was awesome since Kanye in his acceptance speech for Best Rap Album was exorbitantly obnoxious and mean-spirited stating that whomever won Album of the Year was just as good as him and he was just as good as them. Kayne apparently never developed past 5 years old intellectually.

And, finally, as the photos below of celebs on the red carpet prove, blue was definitely the color of the night!

I may be a Southern lady, however when I’m pissed I will cuss and seriously y’all, this weekend’s paparazzi pics of Cyndi Lauper at the beach and the web’s reaction to them deserve a big “What the fuck?” as far as I’m concerned. Look, the paps can go take as many photos of 20 and 30 somethings as they want and then we bloggers can rightfully have a field day with the pics pointed out who looked one way in Maxim and then revealed themselves as they really look un-photoshopped. BUT leave out the 50+ celebs who never purported to be sex symbols and did just fine on their talent alone. It’s been nearly 25 years since Cyndi took her famous cover photo for her first album–should we expect her to still look like that, really?

Cyndi Lauper is gifted, kewl, and inspiring. She’s always been non-cookie cutter and therefore amazing. She proudly embraced being quirky (i.e. “She’s So Unusual”) and inspired thousands of girls (myself included) to be love our weird individuality. It’s not a big deal that she hasn’t carved herself up or had fat sucked out in the name of age prevention. She doesn’t have to. It’s not what she’s about. So anyone who is circulating her bathing suit pics and bad-mouthing them needs to remember that they will be 54 one day too, only most likely without an iota of the talent and confidence Cyndi Lauper possesses.(Okay, the rant’s over now. It’s safe to come back out.)