First the GGs… now the Grammys.. why are award shows such a bore these days?

The 48th Grammy Awards took to the tube tonight and let me tell you… 22 minutes in I was bored senseless. Even the much anticipated opener that promised to wow you with animation and the disco diva, Madonna, herself but I have to say that I saw it all before at the MTV awards when Madonna first launched her Confessions album. The whole routine was re-enacted again tonight. Having said that.. I still love to see the legend in action. I have to say the quality of her live performances have improved since she was in her 20s and 30s. She was smokin’ hot tonight too.

Alicia Keys wins hands down for me in the wardrobe department. I didn’t even recognize her. She didn’t even have one corn row in her doo! In a very saucy black lace low cut dress, she was lookin’ her best next to Stevie Wonder tonight.

My personal fav moments of the night include a 2001 video re-cap of a pig-tailed Kelly Clarkson, star eyed and so green. She was going on about how it has always been her dream to perform at the Grammy’s… nice segue into her ballad. She looked very classy in a floor length red gown. She took home TWO Grammys tonight. (No shout out from her to her Idol roots)

Gwen Stefani looked amazing in a very original preggo gown tonight. Very demure. She must be practising for motherhood. Greenday’s Billy Joe Armstrong paid a nice tribute to Les Paul, who was in the hospital tonight.

Hometown boy Michael Buble was a bit odd looking tonight. From waist up he was wearing a formal tuxedo jacket with his jeans. How Canadian of him. Still.. I was proud to see him dish it out like a natural next to the boney Teri Hatcher. That woman gets around. Someone get her a sandwich.

Mariah knocked me off my couch tonight. Standing O for her 2-song performance. She may have packed on some poundage… but she still has the pipes. That girl is in a league of her own.

Kanye West had to be the most disappointing all around. He didn’t win me over with his style. He didn’t win me over with his performance (sorry but Gwen’s done the school marching band act already- again at the MTVs) And his highly anticipated speech, which I’m sure had everyone at the edge of their seats, consisted nothing more than him with a white peice of paper that read THANK YOU LIST on the side facing the audience. Even his final line left no Oooos and ahhhhs- “Feels good to be home” BORING.

The greatest part of the night took place 42 minutes into the show when U2 sang my wedding song. ‘One’ is not a song you see sung live often on television so I savored every moment. It gave me chills. I still haven’t figured out whether I liked Mary J Blige, but it was unique nonetheless. U2 added 4 Grammys to their 2 at home, including 1 for best album of the year.

It was an overall forgettable night.

Except for Sly Stone’s Mo-hawk!