Ok, so we all know my distaste in general for the TODAY show on NBC. It’s 4 hours worth of garbage that consumes the airwaves from 8 to 12. Even worse, is they gave KathyLee Gifford a job. With Hoda Kotb (pronounced – Kot-Bee, no I’m not joking), Kathy Lee gets to make money and make awkward crude statements for an hour. It’s not entertaining, its shocking. And my wife, well she doesn’t for for the Kathy Lee and Hoda hour, but the three hours prior, she is all about. So, this morning, at her sister’s house, I awoke to the Train Wreck coated in feces that is the TODAY show.
But, this day was different. Because not only did I have to listen to Matt Lauer (who is an idiot) and Meredith Viera, I got to hear the silky pop tunes of the once iconic New Kids On The Block. Da Da Da Dirty Dancin’. It’s Crazy, I’m like Swayze. No kidding, actual words from the song.
Now, they are terrible. I have made it known that I am not in to mainstream pop music. But, as a Youth Pastor, I take pride in knowing whats going on. But, these “New” Kids, have nothing to do with the generation that I work with. This was evident by the near forty year olds that packed the outdoor area of the TODAY show. Mouthing all the new songs as well as sceaming all the old ones. It was the most awesomely futile thing I have ever seen. Grown men acting like boys to stay “hip”, “young”, “successful” yet only being able to draw these ladies who nearly twenty years ago, held “I Love Joey” posters. These “New Kids” are now past 40, for sure. I think the youngest is prolly 36. It was hilarious.
So, I just wanted to say thank you to the TODAY show, for showing me what it looks like to not let go. Its cool for a little while, but eventually, the comb-over has got to go.
P.S. Donnie Wahlberg, I had mad respect for you because of Band of Brothers. But, the fact that you are wearing a hat to cover the male patterned baldness we all struggle with due to age, hurts your street cred. And your Man Cred. Shame.
