The Schloss-Blog has noticed something about what's trending in sportscasting and it means he might get mad about having to buy all kinds of different streaming services. And "Brain Rot" is the word of year, per Oxford University Press. Really? Meanwhile, we drop in again on our occasional look at the differences between men and women, and take a look at the traffic at the Gaetz of Hell...
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Matt Gaetz not only took himself out of considerataion for Attorney General, another disaster nomination by Donald Frump, Gaetz wound up having that report he so dreaded released about his activities around sex with minors, drugs, prospective sex-trafficking, et. al.
Sex with a 17-year-old girl, use of Illicit drugs, paying for sex; Gaetz has denied everything, but so did Donld Frump when the Select Committee issued its report on his activities regarding his attempts to overturn the election in 2020.
Unfortunately, Attorney General Merrick Garland didn't believe it either and failed to investigate and prosecute immediately upon taking office or Frump would've been convicted and maybe jailed long before the 2024 election.
Garland sealed his legacy as the worst Atorney General ever with that failure because he became subsequently responsible for Frump having the opportunity to get elected again. Now, the Department of Justice he once headed will likely investigate and prosecute him for investigating and prosecuting Frump as part of the revenge tour that Frump has promised in his return to office.
Oh boy, can't wait for Trump's next turn in office - lots of revenge prosecutions, tariffs, taxes and inflation.
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Meanwhile, with sports trending toward being broadcast live more and more on streaming services, I'm about to become the dinosaur who still subscribes to cable.
Or am I?
My cable services are offering streaming service opportunity tie-ins to my packages for about $10 or so per month, per service, or so I've noticed.
This past week, on Christmas Day, two NFL games were broadcast exclusively on Netflix, which, along with the prior Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson boxing match, is trending toward live sports.
Although I woudn't call Jake Paul versus 58-year-old Mike Tyson "live" sports worth watching, somehow, 65 million Netflix subscribers tuned in.
Sixty-five million!
And that Christmas Day NFL doubleheader drew an average of more than 24 million viewers each for two dogfood games that turned out to be not that competitive.
But, with a playoff game slated for amazon prime this year, after last year's on Peacock, the trend is already there,
Amazon Prime is reportedly paying $120 million for this year's Wild Card game rights while Peacock reportedly paid more than $100 million for the privilege last year. Peacock also reportedly gained 2.8 million new subscribers for that Miami-Kansas City game in the frozen Midwest wasteland, while 23 million of their existing subscribers watched that game.
The NFL, yes, is that compelling, apparently.
And shows no signs of weakening.
OK Peacock, Hulu, Netflix, here I come.
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In this column's ongoing examination of the differences between men and women, we bring you this year-end edition:
**When a man has hair down to his neckline, to his shoulders it's considered long hair.
When a woman, however, has hair down to her neckline, to her shoulders, it's considered ... her hair.
(Yes, I've been letting my hair grow - my grandson, my daughter and most importantly, my wife, all like it, especially as long as I pull it back in a ponytail.)
**Anyway, as this column has noted before, men wear jeans.
Women, however, wear jeans that fit, that really hug their buns.
Which is why I've been wearing comfortable jeans from The Perfect Jeans for a while now (snug and comfortably stretchy), but I recently purchased a pair of Lucky Brand jeans that really fit well - it's a freakin' miracle, from Nordstrom in their semi-annual sale.
**Rolling right along, men like to drive and sing to the tunes on the car radio, whether it's Sirius/XM or just plain old FM, be it classic rock or even hip hop.
Women, however, know the words.
**Similarly, men like to dance (just turn me loose at a wedding, bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah).
Women, however, know how to dance. Just watch 'em on the dance floor at a formal event. It's kind of obvious.
**Finally, men say they're dieting, trying to stay healthy or be trendy and lose weight.
Women, however, make diets work and look good a few months or even just weeks into them.
(Yes, I'm on one - you wanna' make something of it?).
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Noticed at some NFL games fans sticking around at the amazon prime or ESPN psotgame shows and chanting "Sell the team" after a pathetic performance by the home team (hello, Chicago Bears).
Know what happens to owners, GMs or coaches who listen to the fans? Yeah, they end up sitting with them.
Well, not the owners.
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Joe Burrow was down on this TD pass - I don't call what the expert analysts say, or the NFL. It should have been called a sack.
You agree?
Didn't matter: they won that game and Saturday night against Denver, just the way the NFL wanted them to, in order to keep more suspense in more games next weekend.
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BRAIN ROT is the word (words?) of the year, per Oxford University Press. What? You agree? Got your own idea?
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My New Year's resolution is the same one I always make but never keep: return Christie Brinkley's phone calls already.
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Good night, Mrs. Calabash. Here's to you, Jordan Grinnell.
More Sunday night on my Radio Free Phoenix rock 'n' roll show. And tune in to radiofeephoenix.com on Tuesday, New Year's Eve, at 10 p.m. Arizona time (midnight Eastern) for a rebroadcast of a great concert by Valley legend Jerry Riopelle. Join in anytime - it's a 3-hour show.
