5.26.2005

Mayonnaise on White Bread

Surely one of the Whitest Moments in TV History ™ occurred this week on the FOX broadcasting network. The moment in question took place during the season finale of “American Idol,” when Anthony Federov took to the stage alongside saxophonist Kenny G. Rarely has there been a duo with less soul, less grit and less melanin than these two slices of Wonder Bread. Sure, Kenny G’s a Jew (generally less white than the gentiles), but you’d be hard pressed to find a blander instrument than the soprano sax. And a blander instrument player than Kenny G (don’t even get us started on the name Kenny). The bassoon is fucking Cannibal Corpse next to this thing. Even Clarence Clemons, a fellow saxophonist, and arguably the whitest member of the E Street Band, would readily admit that Mr. Gorelick makes the instrument seem a little fey (also of note, the distinct whiteness of Clarence’s website). Hey, guess who won “American Idol”? The white girl!

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1 lonely comment

  1. frm says:

    This duet caused me actual, physical pain in my guts. So did the musical crime perpetrated by Kenny Wayne, that perverty looking long-hair, and the chubby girl in the ill-fitting low-rise jeans. Luckily, everything else about the show was bland and the pain subsided.

    Did you notice that when the OK girl won, they displayed her name in a basic serif font over a flame-yellow background that had an overall resemblance to a more famous “Carrie” graphic? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074285/

    I was really, REALLY hoping she would burn the whole place down with her mind. But then, she sang instead.

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