Monday, March 19. 2007

Today's rock stars are:

Joel Zumaya, pitcher, Detroit Tigers
"Right-handed reliever Joel Zumaya is approaching rock star status with the Detroit Tigers."
Associated Press

And

Glenn Brackett, Fishing rod builder,
"The Boo Boys (boo is short for bamboo) have worked with him for years, and they treat him like a rock star."
Associated Press

But Not

Bill Richardson, Governor, New Mexico/U.S. Presidential Candidate

As reported by the Associated Press, Bill Richardson officially declares himself not a rock star. "I'm not a rock star, but I'm a solid candidate with the best credentials, and I'm going to outwork everybody," he says. Good luck with that, Bill.

Monday, March 5, 2007

Todays rock stars are:

Barack Obama U.S. Senator, Illinois/U.S. Presidential Candidate
"Under the old system, Governor Mitt Romney wouldn't be running TV ads. Senator Barack Obama wouldn't be limited to repeating his one-act rock star routine over and over."
Boston Globe

Al Gore Former Vice-President, United States
"Through his environmental work and his Oscar-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, he has transformed himself from an election glitch punchline to a global statesman with rock star status among the eco-hipster set."
Toronto Sun (and syndicated throughout Canada.)

Joel Zumaya Pitcher, Detroit Tigers
"The rock star of the Tigers' bullpen plans to turn down his amp this season."
Detroit Free Press

Chris Taylor Video game designer
"Chris Taylor is a rock star in the video game
industry."
San Jose (CA) Mercury News

Barack Obama picks up his second recorded rock star citing, but still trails Al Gore. At this moment, it seems that it is not possible to write about either one of these guys without calling him a rock star. My suggestion for a replacement: "WWE Superstar status."