The Sweet Hereafter March 7, 2006: Thinks Jon Stewart did an okay joke and Hollywood should get their head out of their a...

Hey everyone,

So if you tuned in to ABC to watch the Oscars this Sunday, you might have had two thoughts: 1) This is really underwhelming. I'd rather pick my nose. 2) Wait a firetruckin' minute! Where's Grey's Anatomy?

My interest in the Oscars has waned over the years as the number of nominated movies that I have actually seen has decreased. And it doesn't help whatsoever that the list of nominees for Original Song seems to be rather uninspiring the last few years. Not that the Academy has always shown itself to be a harbinger of good musical taste. A lot of their winning songs have come from Disney movies or from Celine Dion's discography. But once in a while however, one could be treated to seeing an Elliott Smith or an Aimee Mann perform their songs and get some time to shine under the spotlight. And that, that was worth watching the show for.

So expect to hear some songs from soundtracks today including Elliott Smith and Aimee Mann as well as some Shins and who knows what else.

And if that's not worth tuning in, I found the full version of that Capital One commercial jingle, you know, the one with gentleman walking around with other gentlemen with a hand in their pockets. I think the song is called "Hands in My Pocket".

TICKET GIVEAWAY
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We gots tickets for:

Cuff The Duke at the Elixir this Thursday
Uncut, and Ladies and Gentleman at the Grad Club this Friday


Cheerio,

Tuan