2009 Grammy's

Happy Monday readers!

Wow,if you are like me and spent way too much time watching the Grammy pre-show red carpet and the awards show, you might be just a little bit sleepy today.

I'll leave the fashion comments to the other sites, because though I like to dish it out with my daughters on how everyone looked I don't like publicly commenting on the aesthetics of other people. I am a work in progress and I have left that nasty kind of behavior for my former self.

Speaking of which my favorite performance last night was T.I. and J.T., that's Justin Timberlake to the uninformed. Can I just say that I fell in love with T.I. all over again! I remember when my daughter Dee became a fan when he was still underground and she has been swooning over him ever since. Not a huge rap fan myself, I just didn't get it. Well, we all know he is such a cutie, but besides that his latest offerings from 2008 Paper Trail and I Am Part II, show us a more mature introspective young man. The duo's Dead and Gone performance was exceptional!

And what about Wheezie! Lil Wayne. Such a brilliant artist. Mo matter how you feel about his appearance and his obvious drug use, this guy has alot to say and has a phenomenal mind. It's true. His tribute to New Orleans was awesome and though I officially became a fan last year, I really enjoyed him last night.

Surprises for me, was just how out of the loop I am with the whole music scene now that I am a little older and an empty nester. Kim, my youngest definitely kept me up to date, and Dee who loves all genres of music used to keep me open to artists I might not normally listen to.

Among my must get CD list now is, ColdPlay, Duffy...yeah I said it, Adele and country crooners Sugarland!

So while the annual show will never replace my girls blasting their music around the house or dragging me over to the computer to look at the lastest video, I am glad that I turned on and tuned in.

Low notes for me were the pre-show with Ryan Seacrest who seemed determined to make certain artists feel uncomfortable with questions better left for a Barbara Walters special. Also M.I.A. While I would like to give her kudos for performing on her due date, it really was unattractive and oh so unlady like to watch her girating and thrusting her pelvic at the public.

My Whitney....lawd....I'm still praying for my girl. She looked good, but seemed whacked out. Having personally spent a little time with her, I know that she is endearing and lively and intelligent. So I am hoping she is just terribly uncomfortable speaking to her peers. Especially after such a public battle with addiction.

And finally, I was pulling for Jennifer Hudson last night and thought she handled her return to the music world with grace. A moving performance and touching acknowledgement of her lost family.

That's melavision. What's yours?