I Am REALLY Old!!!

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Nothing surprises me anymore. Lol. TV is out of control. It will continue to get worse because we accept it as a society. It's sad really. And Judy if having good taste is old then I am right there with you!

[Piddle Place]

LOL. That is so funny. You made my day. Guess I'm getting old right there with you". Happy New Year

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

I was just watching some of the New Years Eve Celebrations on TV......I am getting tooooo old for this stuff.....I see absolutely NOTHING socially redeaming about all these male singers, flopping around and singing with one hand firmly clasped around their family jewels, like someone is going to run off with them......then the females seem to have an insatiable need to rub their behinds up and down on the men.......Lordy! Then I found on TCM, what a REAL singer/performer does!! The King of Rock and Roll, the all time great....my man Elvis on TCM.....Elvis on Tour!!!! As I am watching, it is a conglomeration of appearances from all over, all around the USA!!! THIS is Rock and Roll!!!!

[matese]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

I was one watching!!! I love that counter thingie you have!!! I was always an Elvis fan! I had every single 45 he ever recorded....every album he ever recorded, and went to every concert he ever put on in Houston! A lady that my mother knew used to work for the city and could get my cousin and I front row seat tickets to any concert Elvis had here...... I STILL cry when I watch the documentary about his death....I cried just last week when I watched the documentary about the horrible addiction he had to drugs.....I can hardly bring myself to even say/admit it!

You are a true fan, I could never go to a concert like that, all those girls screaming lol, and all those pushing ppl, iyiyi. But I did enjoy watching it last night.

[Cherie6446]

I guess I'm older than old. I went to bed at 7:30 and arose at 7:30 am. Then I watched the Rose Parade from the start for the first time ever. All the crotch grabbing and butt tweerking - umm umm. How does one expect young people to ignore these antics and not emulate them?

[KazzyK810]

I just watched the Rose Parade. Now watching Billy Idol opening for the Winter Classic. Old dude can still sing and rock it out!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Oh, no one's forgotten Michael Jackson's need to grab his own testicles to get attention and plenty complained at the time when he did it live on TV but his audience should have known he would do weird, crude things. But others have picked up where he left off and now TV is running their need to try to shock (and disgust) live on a New Year's Eve show aired early enough when many unwary individuals and families with kids are watching. Lots of parents let kids stay up and watch NYE shows but after this, I bet at least some will be a little more discriminating what they let their kids watch on NYE. That group with the twerkers and the crotch-grabber was just plain repulsive trying so hard to be sexy and shocking. I just wonder when crotch-grabbing and butt shaking, bumping and thrusting won't be enough for them anymore and they will escalate to worse in the name of expressing themselves while "entertaining" the unsuspecting on live TV.

Are you talking about the guys and girls in all white? You know what I found the most appalling? His singing and "dancing"! The girls I don't really even let bother me. We all know why they are there, we don't expect them to have any talent. But the main guy? Who does he think he is? He ain't no Usher, and I don't even like that guy.

Originally Posted by ShowGirlLola

I ended up watching the show with Carson Daly, the music was pretty good, especially Lady Gaga with Tony Bennet and Seth Macfarlane (family guy creator), I can't believe how well he can sing.

I think a lot of guys do the crotch grap thing to keep their pants up.

I saw the Tony Bennet/Lady Gaga part. I don't get it. They were in NY? But they had two shows here in Vegas, last night and the night before. Logistically, how did they do it? Flying back and forth with only a 3 hr time difference and a 5 hour flight? Was it all prerecorded???

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by ShowGirlLola

The talking bit was awful, but the 2 performances I mentioned were good.

We flipped threw all the NYE shows because we wanted to see the ball drop and the fireworks, the options were Carson Daly, Ryan Seacrest, or Kathy Griffin. Carson had by far the most tolerable group.

We were channel surfing as well. Glad we don't get the station Kathy Griffin was on, or I missed it. I cannot stand her. So annoying. Ryan Seacrest's show was like one big commercial for Mastercard. Carson's show was ok. The guy that sat all the way on the left side of the screen made a few funny jokes. He said Kim K always walking around with that big ass.... What's his name, Kanye? LMAO!!

[Piddle Place]

I had to ad one more thought, I remember staring at Ekvis on the Ed Sullivan show My mother was horrified, and the Television would not show below his waste! I guess times are changing

[margaritaville]

Another oldie here. I watched the 5 and 6 o'clock news then watched the Hallmark channel till I fell asleep around 10:30. Elvis, I would have watched but didnt see the listing. He was my favorite for so many years. So, tragic.

[joyce evans]

You are not old! We watched Dick Clarks (Ryans) Rockin New Years Eve and I was laughing at my Mother-in Law and my DH. They watched and complained the whole time about not understanding the words to the songs and of course the costumes. I love to see how different people dress when performing. Not that they really have taste & style but I think they are trying to be trend setters and sad to say that some of them are pretty successful at it.
As far as music I like it as long as I can dance to it. My husband just shakes his head at me because I know the words to most of the songs that were played last night. My brain & soul do not know how old I am. Anytime I get a chance to shake I will. Doesn't matter if it's Elvis or New Direction.
I can do without the crotch grabbing but having two brothers growing up I wonder if these guys on TV maybe have an itch they need to scratch? Anyway stay young no matter what kind of music you listen too!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Are you talking about the guys and girls in all white? You know what I found the most appalling? His singing and "dancing"! The girls I don't really even let bother me. We all know why they are there, we don't expect them to have any talent. But the main guy? Who does he think he is? He ain't no Usher, and I don't even like that guy.


I saw the Tony Bennet/Lady Gaga part. I don't get it. They were in NY? But they had two shows here in Vegas, last night and the night before. Logistically, how did they do it? Flying back and forth with only a 3 hr time difference and a 5 hour flight? Was it all prerecorded???

Yeah, the guy all in white. He was a pretty bad dancer, wasn't he, kind of loping around - and I don't even remember a thing about his singing. As I remember, my parents were pretty scandalized with my generation's entertainers! But I do wonder what we will see from them in, say, 10 years from now. It's gotta stop short of more demonstrative self-touching or the actual "the act"......I hope.

Maybe the Tony Bennett/Gaga part was pre-recorded before an earlier audience, like some of those NYE performances from L. A.?

[capt_noonie]

Ok so now my 7 yr old nephew is singing that stupid song! His older brother was saying why they put that on at 9pm. And he said no one wants to know what you're going to do w butts, esp of fat people. Lmao. He's11.

[MarkFromSea]

What's sorta funny is just about a week ago the NFL fined Marshawn Lynch $11,000 for doing a split second, hard to see, mid air, crotch grab during a touchdown. This is the same Seahawk player that has been fined $100,000 for not talking to the media. That's right, for NOT opening his mouth and for NOT saying something stupid he was fined $50,000 last year and another $50,000 this year and $11,000 for grabbing his crotch momentarily in this weeks game. The NFL admires but hates this guy.
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[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by Cherie6446

I guess I'm older than old. I went to bed at 7:30 and arose at 7:30 am. Then I watched the Rose Parade from the start for the first time ever. All the crotch grabbing and butt tweerking - umm umm. How does one expect young people to ignore these antics and not emulate them?

Well you are one of the lucky ones that went to bed. I agree how can we expect less from the teens, if we allow this for them to emulate. I sent an email to NBC, that was the only way I could think to let my feelings known.

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by MarkFromSea

What's sorta funny is just about a week ago the NFL fined Marshawn Lynch $11,000 for doing a split second, hard to see, mid air, crotch grab during a touchdown. This is the same Seahawk player that has been fined $100,000 for not talking to the media. That's right, for NOT opening his mouth and for NOT saying something stupid he was fined $50,000 last year and another $50,000 this year and $11,000 for grabbing his crotch momentarily in this weeks game. The NFL admires but hates this guy.
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Looks like a TV station can do whatever they want.