Len Goodman

Dancing with the Stars regular Len Goodman, the British ballroom dancer turned reality show judge, has died of bone cancer at 78.

 RIP. 

dwts

So proud of #theBachelor Chris Soules! Great performance for week one!

DWTS

 We watched the season premiere of Dancing With the Stars last night. Some quick thoughts: I'm not liking Erin Andrews brash style of hosting, I think Billy Dee Williams danced like he was already in the grave, the ice dancers are gonna be tough to beat (as is Danica McKellar), Drew Carey will do well but finish in the quarter finals, and Candace Cameron Bure, who I never NEVER thought was attractive before, was not only a great dancer but gorgeous! All in all I'd rate the dance level a 7 and the show itself a 5 . . . you can do better DWTS!

On Football and Dance

Left a voice mail message on Pete Goddell's office line (1-212-450-2027). Pointless, but whatever.

"Any player/coach in Seattle that really thinks they won that game has zero integrity as a man and should be embarrassed." ~T.J. Lang

With one backup WR lost to a non-call by a replacement ref (Darrius Heyward-Bey), I've decided to replace him with another player forever linked to the idiots in stripes - Golden Tate. Sure he's dishonorable and I hope his soul rots in purgatory, but meanwhile I'll make use of him.

Ok, enough football for now. On to more important matters: the season premiere of the All-Star Season of Dancing with the Stars. It's a crock of shi*t that Joey McIntyre wasn't invited back, for starters. Beyond that everyone but Pam Anderson did well, although I note that most of the stars have gained significant weight since their last appearance. Anyhow, GO BRISTOL!

TV watching

AI - I think Lauren won the night, but Scotty ruled the season . . . what to do, what to do?????? 

DWTS - what bs on dwts. Chelsea deserved better than 3rd. Shameful. 

 Hines wins! @ least it wasn't Kirstie. He's a heck of a dancer.

 We're watching the season premiere of DWTS, and have just received a text saying that Jonathon Knight is in the audience . . .

TV Tonight

DWTS -Bristol looked great in her freestyle, but Jennifer Gray kicked ass. That horizontal spin in the air? Wow.

Dick Button is a judge on Skating w/ the Stars? What a coup for the show, adding a much needed pinch of respectability to what threatens to be a short lived experiment.

Bethenny's scores were undeservedly low, dontcha think?

Football and Dancing Baby

With a win this past weekend I'm now 3-7 in my fantasy football league. I could go all petty and mention I lost 2 games by under 10 pts, but big wup - change the outcome and it would still only take me to .500. Meanwhile, three weeks in I'm 12-6 in my fantasy basketball league. Yawn. Wake me when spring training starts.

Meanwhile, a 'Dancing With the Stars' upset - Bristol Palin sends Brandy packing. Wow. Good for her, but there's no way she was a better dancer than Brandy. Not that I care; IMO folks that spend more than half their workday dancing have an unfair advantage that skews the results (cough Nicole Scherzinger, cough). But again, congrats Bristol. Good luck next week in the finals.