Well, I might have been the only person not disappointed in this year's BET Awards. If only because it was the hot crap on a roll that I had thought it would be.

The Waynes family needs to be banned from hosting anymore awards shows. Shawn and Marlon ruined the MTV Video Music Awards, now Damon has ruined this one. They just aren't funny live. They are so bad, that it makes you reconcider why you thought that they were funny in the first place.

Performance wise, the show was a D- at best. Beyonce and Jay-Z did a par job. Their preformance wasn't ground breaking nor earth shattering--certainly not living up to the hype of the "Grand Opening" performance BET marketed it to be. As a side note, I would like all Beyonce fans to realize and accept that the woman lip syncs. Yes, she has a naturally great voice. However, for all the running around, jerking, gyrating, and that calasping, how many of you can remember hearing her taking a breath? The woman stood there clapping with the mic in her hand for 30 seconds, even beat the mic against her chest! We never once heard any type of reverb or clip. I'm just saying since her performance is undoubtably going to be compared to others, who did choose to sing live (for many, this was an unwise choice), let's just include handicaps and advantages into our calculations.

Speaking of handicaps, I have a new found respect for T.I.'s skinny behind. When many rappers might have thrown a tantrum on stage, he kept on performing even with all the audio related mishaps. And a special thanks to Diddy for using his moment in the spot light to pull BET's card, and let the audience know what happened earlier was not T.I. 's fault but that of the show's production team. Nonetheless, Diddy and Yung Joc's rendition of "It's Goin Down" seemed out of place and quite frankly "wack" by Diddy standards.

Once again the veterans returned to the stage to show the young ones how this thing called music is susposed to be done. Chaka Khan's tribute and performance was hands down the best of the night--and she didn't have to fall on the ground and start convulging either!

Remy Ma once again came out the house looking a Hot A$$ Mess (HAM). She claims she doesn't trust stylists--well, she doesn't need to continue trusting herself either! However, the most Memorible Outfit goes to Kayne West. Let's over look the Ferris Bueller sports coat, or the scarf around his neck and take a moment to reflect on his white Air Napoleon Dynamites. Dude is he for real? Classic!

Love her or hate her--most of us fall in the latter category--we are going to miss Star Jones-Reynolds' presence on our morning television. Her departure from the Barbara Walters led, The View was iminent since there had been no reports of her signing a new contract following the announcement that Rosie O'Donnell (Star's arch nemisis) would be replacing Meredith.

However, nothing had been formally announced until Star, in true diva style, took it upon herself to make the announcement 2 days earlier than planned. Everyone can agreed that her syntax and word choice was eloquent, professional, and even endearing. However, her later comments in an interview with People Magazine, where she admitted she felt as if she was fired, caused a stir with ABC executives and Miss Barb herself.

I know most people hated Star and all, but I think Barbara's reaction to what I have been refering to as Stargate, was unbecoming, unneccessary, and uncalled for. Her 5 minute monologue at the beging of the show following Star's announcement, was not damage control, but rather a look at who Ms. Walters really is--the head bitch. The View has officially become Mean Girls with a side of Gertiol.

So what have we learned from this experience: 1) Old Hollywood; old, white, and jewish; still runs things. 2) America still wants its Mammies. Everyone will take a fat Star over the deflated alien looking Star anyday. 3) The powers that be want you to smile for the cameras at all times--even when you have a dager in the back.

Oh well, I guess their ratings are going to drop now--who is really watching for Joy and Elizabeth?

Congratulations to Italy on winning the World Cup. America was doomed from the begining, so I found myself rooting for some random foreign countries. The only criteria for my enthusiasm--hot musclar men. Therefore, the Beckham led England squad had my allegiance for a minute, along with Brazil and ulimately Italy. Good Lord, soccer players are gorgeous. I had always been impartial to Basketball and (American) Football players, but Soccer? They came out of no where. I think I might have to invest in some tickets the next time a European team comes stateside for a expedition game.