The only reason I love posting about Amy Winehouse is because I can do it without feeling guilty or hypocritical. Crack is wack, yo. That doesn't mean I don't pity this poor lady, because addiction is a hard thing to deal with. And, you know, her husband's in jail, so that's got to be weighing on her.
That being said, there's a new video out on the Interwebs this week of Amy snorting the yayo in an English nightclub. I know, I know, it's not all that shocking to know that. But it's causing her whole family to speak out and even suggest that she get arrested in order to learn her lesson.
There should be some odds on whether something major will happen to her by the end of the year. Because the way things are looking right now, I've got the under that it's something serious by January 1st.
Right, so we love to watch the trainwreck just keep on chugging along, but now it's getting to the point where I'm starting to feel guilty about certain feelings of get over it already. And by "getting over it" I mean whatever you want it to mean. Even the I'm-going-to-Hades-for-suggesting-it kind.
First, she's diagnosed with early-stage emphysema, then her husband is sentenced to 17 months in prison, and now she's taken to the hospital for punching a hole in the wall, whatever kind of code that is for drugs.
Which means it's time for another death pool? Who's in? I wouldn't be surprised if we're talking about something more tragic by the end of the year. I know that sounds callous, but really? We are talking about Amy Winehouse, people.
Right now, they're in the middle of filming the new James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, and always when a new flick comes out the question is who's going to sing the theme to the movie. This time around, apparently they were thinking about Amy Winehouse. You know, I like her voice, but she's so effed up that trying to get her to do anything besides pine for her jailed husband and take a bunch of drugs is really a fruitless exercise.
But Bodog has the odds on whether Amy's going to actually pull through and sing the theme. And with Yes at +200 and No at -300, she probably won't. But we can all dream of a James Bond video with Amy's coke boogers all up in your grill.
I think Simon said it best at Fantasia's performance on Wednesday night.
When I heard about the Grammy nominations being announced yesterday, I didn't think it was real, because it feels like we just had another Grammy show. But maybe that's just because most of the nominees have been all over the gossip columns this past year, and it just feels like we're going to be having another, um, unforgettable night of, you know, things.
But stay tuned here for our annual Grammy betting guide. It'll be the highlight of the winter, I swear.
Amy Winehouse grabbed 6 nominations, which means that she'll get some decent odds when they come out (probably next week). Just in case you missed it the first time, here's to hoping she'll be performing at the Grammys, just like this:
Beyoncé only got nominated for Record Of The Year this year, so in her honor, I'm posing her little spill:
And the most nominations went to Kanye West, who personally I'm not sure if I like anymore. It's like, he acts like a jerk, then whines about not getting recognition, then expects people to forgive him by putting out a record that the critics love. You can't have it both ways, dude. But, maybe he'll tone down a little now that his mom's gone. Who knows. Here's his funny video for Can't Tell Me Nothing, in which he's not even in:
I have a genuine admiration for Amy Winehouse: one the one hand, if I could get my hair to do what hers does, I'd be beehiving it all day. And if I had a voice like hers, I'd be singing my ass off. Drunk even, as evidenced in her performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards just 4 days ago:
Awesome.
Anyway, Bodog has the odds on which one of these incidents will happen in Amy's life first, they're good ones.
Officially releases the video for her new single "Love is a Losing Game" (5/2): I mean, did she even shoot a video for this song? I would make a separate prop about whether the video is a live one or not (and I'd go with the "yes.") Is dropped from her record label (6/1): This is highly doubtful, only in the fact that her shenanigans are great publicity for her. The music's good, but I would venture that her being in the gossip rags has helped more than her label's gonna admit. Gets arrested for DUI or Possession (5/6): I'm surprised this isn't happening, like, right now. Husband Blake Fielder gets sentenced to jail time (2/1): And here's where you'll probably double up, not only because he just got arrested, he's about to go on trial for beating up a bartender.
I thought things were bad with Amy Winehouse last week when she and her husband had a little punch-up. Blood and scratches and messed up eyeliner, oh my!
But now, Amy's dad is telling folks to boycott buying any of her music in order for people to stop supporting their drug habits.
Listen. I'm not saying I condone drug use or whatever. But all I'm saying is if Amy's going to keep making good records while on drugs, maybe she should consider just toning it down a tad.
The only reason I love posting about Amy Winehouse is because I can do it without feeling guilty or hypocritical. Crack is wack, yo. That doesn't mean I don't pity this poor lady, because addiction is a hard thing to deal with. And, you know, her husband's in jail, so that's got to be weighing on her.
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