Finally GLEE!

So the other night we finally got what we've wanted since the show started. At least what i've wanted. From the first time i saw Lea Michelle in Spring Awakening i was like, wow she really looks a lot like Idina Menzel. Then when Glee started and her character didn't have a mom, it seemed inevitable that Idina Menzel would have to show up and be her mom. Then a few weeks ago, BOOM there she is heading up Vocal Adrenaline. But wait, she wasn't singing anything. WTF? And then she's gone for a few episodes.

Then the last episode we get her back, PLUS NPH. How could it go wrong. Finally we hear Mr.Shu sing a song where he's not trying to rap, and NPH made him sound better than he is. Honestly, why didn't he take the part of Shu from the start. But their rendition of "Dream On" was super terrific and awesome. And Shu can't hold a candle to NPH. If the writers and producers have any brains they'll bring him back.

But the highlight of the show was definitely at the end with Idina and Lea. What i've secretly been waiting for since the show began. I mean, a heartbreaking version of "I Dreamed a Dream" to make everyone say Susan who? Probably the best song they've done on the show since the pilot. It's still funny that two random people can look so similar. As dear Cedrick put it "How is it possible that Idina Menzel and Lea Michele are not related? Someone's been playing with their cloning kit." But to have them together on screen singing together was amazing. Looks like next week we'll seem em together again, singing? Possibly. Hopefully. Next step has gotta be put them together on Broadway. Finally Glee! Holler!

Can I get real for a minute?

Ok, so i'm gonna get really deep for a minute. I was watching Oprah today for whatever reason, and Brett Michaels was on there having his first interview since the brain hemorrhage. I gotta say, brain hemorrhages are one of those things that terrify me. Cause there are no warning signs for it and it just literally pops up on you out of nowhere. And majority of the time, can kill you. So yeah, that's always been a thing that kinda freaks me out.

But anyway, i'm listening to him talk and he says how the doctors told him that if he has any kids they should bring them in so he could say goodbye to them. And he asks the doctors if there was any chance he would survive, and if there was then he didn't want the kids to see him. So i'm laying here thinking, what the hell would I do if i were in that position where i'd have to start saying goodbye to people. Who would show up? What would they say to me? What would i say to them? Not that I know what it's like to be in that position, but you ever think about it? What would you do? I dunno if i could even do it. Certain people I don't know if i'd want to see me cause it'd be too much to have to say goodbye to them. Maybe if it's an absolute certainty that something was going to happen. I dunno, i know this is kinda heavy but sometimes you get to thinking. Think about it. Or try to avoid thinking about it if you can.

Federer/Nadal. Make it more than a clay court rivalry

So we got our first Federer/Nadal final of the year. Surprising that it took this long, but neither player has really been on their A game. So happens that neither are on their A game at the same time anymore, but it was nice to see them finally meet. Of course, it went as we all thought it would. The usual Nadal forehand to the Federer backhand, over and over and over, and Fed not able to do anything about it. At least it wasn't super frustrating like it has been in the past. Everyone says that with both of them on their game at the same time, Nadal is gonna win 9/10 times which is obvious on clay. I feel like their rivalry should have an asterisk on it because the majority of their matches are on clay. But you put them on a more neutral surface and their head to head is a little better. Sure Nadal beat Fed on grass, but take in to account that it took the match of his life, and playing on a grass court that might as well be a a green painted court at the US Open. I know most would say that i'm not giving Nadal credit, but I know the kid is good. But everyone knows that Fed has like a 5% chance of beating him on clay. And giving Nadal all these masters shields, he just wins all the clay ones, so it's not really as impressive as say Agassi or Federer but i'll give the kid kudos for running things on the clay courts.

Now to the match, it was the usual story. Forehand to backhand. Fed trying to be aggressive, and it lasting for half a set, and choking in a tiebreak. Seen that time and time again over the last 5 years. Being great has its down parts, and for Fed it's being stubborn and not listening to anyone. He knows how to beat Nadal cause it works on other surfaces, but for whatever reason he thinks he can play the same game on clay. Not gonna happen. Attack, attack, attack, and you have a chance. That's the only way he's beaten or come close to beating him. At least this match wasn't painful like in Australia. Come Roland Garros we're hoping for the Fed/Nadal final, and i'm sure Fed will have it in his head that he can beat him. Now he's coming in as defending champ and will have a stronger mindset. But all that goes out the window as soon as he sees Rafa on the other side of the net sprinting to the baseline. Don't get me wrong, i love to see Rafa play, but as soon as it's against Fed i need him to choke on a banana or somehow run out of gas. Greatest rivalry in sports? Yes. But let's see if they can make it happen more than 2 or 3 times a year on clay.

Allez Roger. Vamos Rafa.