You know, while I really like what I wrote on Saturday night given that much of this week is going to be spent at concerts I probably should have saved that to post later this week. Instead, expect to have a couple of relatively random “Why in the world am I not asleep right now” entries. So, if anyone has a topic or an infrequently asked question that is gnawing at their very soul, speak up now. I’m going to need all the help that I can get.
The best celebrity news story that I heard about today involves Wilmer Valderamma’s appearance on Howard Stern. He, well he cemented his position in celebrity lore by basically presenting his laundry list of conquests. Seriously, from what I heard he gave details on Mandy Moore, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Lindsay Lohan (no, not Lindsay!) Remember, this is Wilmer Valderamma we’re talking about here, the fourth best actor on That 70’s Show. It really seems that in every aspect of his career he is aiming to be the modern day Scott Baio. That said, given all that he’s accomplished there are probably a line of guys trying to hang with him at the bar tonight going, “Sensei, please teach us your secrets. We have traveled great distances and faced many obstacles to learn how we to can score with young starlets.”
(Does anyone else ever wonder if celebrities actually live on the same planet that we do? I mean, except for Tom Cruise, who we know is from another planet and Lord Xenon willing, he will be returning there shortly. But otherwise when I read some of the things that they do it’s like, how in the world can they consider that to be normal behavior. And it’s always some third rate celebrity trying to claim that they are famous. That’s why I have this odd level of respect for the cast of The Surreal Life because if you appear on that show you are admitting to the world that yes you are a media whore.)
Oh, and since I’m still getting crap about Duke basketball I want to mention something that I heard the other day. Here’s the lineup of Duke’s 2001 championship squad: Shane Battier, Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer, Mike Dunleavy, Chris Duhon. Now here’s this year’s lineup: J.J. Redick, Shelden Williams, Josh McRoberts, Greg Paulus, Sean Dockery. In a seven game series, the 2001 team would win four straight. Four of those guys are solid pros (and Jason Williams would have been if it wasn’t for the motorcycle accident) but on this year’s squad J.J. is maybe a Steve Kerr equivalent, Shelden will probably be a decent power forward, and Josh McRoberts will probably be a high draft choice. That’s a big difference. What this means is that while Duke is continuing to be a number one seed year after year they really haven’t had much talent the past few years. The bench has been thin with Lee Melchioni getting significant minutes and trust me, if Melchioni played for Illinois he wouldn’t see the court. On one hand, this shows what Coach K can do in terms of getting the most out of his team. On the other hand, Duke has to start bringing in some better players and better athletes if they want to raise a fourth banner.
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