Television Nirvana

And the award goes to . . . MICHAEL GRIMM! Yes, total surprise.  Don't get me wrong.  I think the guy is fabulous.  Great singer and his voice is to die for.  He was performing live , people and he sounded like Joe Cocker in the studio.  The man definitely deserves a recording contract and a successful career.  No doubt about it. But as a Vegas act?  When I think of Vegas I think of acts that you either wouldn't see or wouldn't pay to see elsewhere.  Out of the four talents competing for America's Got Talent 's Season 5 crown, that meant Fighting Gravity or Prince Poppycock.  And since Prince Poppycock seemed to lose some of his steam this week, I would have given the prize to Fighting Gravity.  They are a true Vegas act, through and through. Not that any of the three runners-up (including the angelically voiced Jackie Evancho) will be pining for jobs -- all of them should be signing contracts with record labels and/or agents ...

I normally don't watch America's Got Talent but while staying with family, I watch what they watch and I get suckered into shows with very little effort.  Such is the case with AGT .  Not that it's any huge inconvenience for me because I love Sharon Osbourne.  How can you not?  She's witty, she's outspoken and she's tough enough to have put up with Ozzy Osbourne for something like thirty years.  In any event, the final four named to the talent show are Michael Grimm (singer), Prince Poppycock (singer), Jackie Evancho (singer) and Fighting Gravity (performance troupe).  Jackie Evancho's slot is no surprise - - no way this 10 year old opera singing phenom wouldn't get voted through.  There is no argument that Jackie is incredibly talented and has quite a career ahead of her but is she really qualified as a Vegas act?  I don't think so. Same for Michael Grimm, whose soulful voice is rich and sultry and should be gracing CDs and radio sta...