Welcome to Patricks's Power Picks. It's like Red Eye for sports and pop culture fans... only without Greg Gutfeld.
Today's power pick is former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley. Even though Kiss has replaced him in the band, true fans will always respect and admire his contribution to the band as a founding member.
Since Greg isn't here, I figured I would fill in with a "Gregalogue" of my own:
In an age of Hollywood elites and Greenwich Village artists, the question has been asked (by me of course) is it possible to have a right wing popular culture that's funnier, more entertaining and less grating on the nerves than today's existing left wing culture is?
Considering that most Americans consider themselves "non-liberal," how is it possible that the Alec Baldwins and Stephen Kings of the world are holding our national attention? I became a Saturday Night Live fan when Weekend Update featured a segment called "Point Counterpoint" where Jane Curtain would take a liberal position on an issue only to be rebuked by Dan Akroyd who always began his response "Jane, you ingorant slut."
Where are the Joe Biden skits? Why isn't Keith Olbermann a frothing at the mouth caricature on late night comedy shows? Where is the MASH episode where Frank Burns hits on Margaret Hoolihan and asks her "you wanna play Todd and Sarah?"
Wouldn't it be great if Norm walked into a modern day version of Cheers and told everyone in the bar "you should need a PIN number to get anything out of me because in today's tax climate I might as well be an ATM machine."
Where's the episode of Family Ties where Alex Keaton is arguing with his parents about organizing a TEA party?
The term "conservative" no longer conjurs up images of square people, rich old white men who look like Montgomery Burns or female school teachers with crinkly faces and pointed upturned noses. Conservatives of today rock like Kiss, Metallica, Dream Theater and Queensryche. And just because some of them like to toss down a beer or two doesn't mean they can't believe in God, family and country.
Conservative pop culture needs more Ted Nugents, Larry the Cable Guys and Carrie Prejeans and less Dave Matthews, David Lettermans and Janine Garafolos. Besides, conservative chicks are hotter and conservative men are more macho. Come on Hollywood, more Heidi Montag in a bathing suit and less Roseann Barr, okay?
We can do it, America. We can demand more Bruce Willis and less Brad Pitt. We can take the Bruce Springsteen out of the CD rack and replace it with Alice Cooper. We can do it. The law of supply and demand eventually has to reach Hollywood, too.
Ah someday there will be real humor again on Saturday Night Live.
"I'm Sarah Palin, have a good night and a pleasant tomorrow."
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