So you're claiming if Drew had "liked" someone like say, Beyonce, you would be annoyed by having her make an appearance? You have absolutely no idea if Drew is a fan of this person or not, you just feel like bashing him for the sport of it. It's called inter-network self promotion, and this musician was most likely honoured for the free publicity from CBS.
Off_trak, you're wrong. And frankly, off-track--sorry, couldn't resist--with your response. Maybe you should think about why I said what I said before you totally try to shoot it down, hmmm? Because now I'm going to make you look ridiculous for accusing me of blind Drew-bashing (itself blind Drew-defending, little better). You seem to have missed the major point of what I said, namely that the musical "guest stars" here lately seem to lack broad-spectrum recognition, and I find that annoying. The theory that they're people Drew likes, and that's how they get on the show, is exactly that--a theory.
I don't know if Drew is a fan of these folks or not. I don't know if Drew is directly responsible for their appearance. Frankly, I don't care, and it makes no difference for the purposes of my statement. With the exception of Craig Ferguson and Wayne Brady, the celebrity/musical appearances on the show have featured folks that most of us look at and go "who dat?" just like Heels did at the start of this thread.
If it were Beyonce, to use your example, it still wouldn't matter if Drew liked her or not. What would make the difference is, I'd know who Beyonce
is. Maybe not on sight, but as soon as someone said her name it would click. She's a well-known music star that probably everyone across the board would recognize. And if I recognize someone, I'm more apt to sit up and go "Hey, I know them!" and tune in a little more closely. These random people kind of make me go "And we're devoting valuable air time to this person why?"
But can you tell me honestly, that before their appearances on the show, you've recognized half of the musical guests these past two seasons? (not counting the Country Music special of course) No. Not the girl that showed up to play the guitar during the closing that day by Contestants' Row (remember when Rich did the slide or whatever you call it?), not the bands that keep showing up here lately. If they'd have more mainstream people that more folks would recognize, I wouldn't say anything about it.
In the case of today's guest, I have no idea who it is. I had to go and find his Wiki to figure that out. Yes, he's Grammy-nominated and that's cool and all, but that doesn't change the fact that he's not a big name, and small-timers confuse people. Simple.
Do you want to apologize to me for Drew-bashing publicly? Or should I expect a PM from you?
