That was “General” Larry Platt of Atlanta singing his own song “Pants On The Ground.”

I swear to you Larry, I will not only keep my pants from falling down from now on, I am now on a mission to remind people to make sure their pants are in proper position.

“…looking like a fool with your pants on the ground…”

Tim Leary suggested we turn on, tune in and drop out.  How about I just tune in or tune out some TV shows this week?

I’m not sure what makes me want to tune out quicker?  That goofy debacle over the NBC late night slot, American Idol (which starts tomorrow night), or a lame-o sketch on Saturday Night Live.

I don’t mean to rake NBC over the coals, but this seems kind of backhanded to yank Conan out of his place. (Especially since I’m a fan.) You can’t give him The Tonight Show and then put it on later. Not cool!

Here we go again for another American Idol season too. I’ve been wishing since season 3 that this show would fade off into the sunset. It’s just not my thing, but oh well, here we go again.

What makes me want to tune in once again is Saturday Night Live. I haven’t seen a really good show from them until I tuned in Charles Barkely show on Saturday. He’s a big doofus and they know how to make him funny. Huzzah SNL, I’ll stop taking jabs at NBC if you keep the funny up.

Here’s one of the better sketches from the weekend:

This may be the smartest move that the show may have made in some time. Whether your a lover or a hater of American Idol, this is going to perk interest, generate ratings and make people love the show.

Ellen is one of those celebrities that everybody loves and can do no wrong. The same can’t be said for Idol, at least not until now.

Uh oh, I see a serious Ellen-Oprah battle going down real soon over who’s the most popular female celebrity. I think we should decide it the same way all good matches get settled. Straight up cage match, just like Thunderdome.

The guy flies to North Korea, and within a few hours of his arrival, he gets results. In this case it just happened to be a pardon from their seemingly crazed leader; Kim Jong Il for two American journalists who were caught crossing the North Korea border.

Here’s the rest of the story. North Korea told the families of Laura Ling and Euna Lee that they would be granted amnesty if a dignitary like Bill Clinton came and talked to them. What? Was North Korea lonely?
Clinton wanted to make sure that everyone knew it was only a humanitarian meeting, and nothing else. I guess it all paid off.

In any case, Clinton still seems to be a heavy hitter when it comes to world affairs and negotiations. I wonder if I can ask him to negotiate a lower phone bill for me.

Maybe he can also chat with Paula Abdul to get her to come back to American Idol.