On False Starts and The Muppets
OK, OK, so maybe The Whiner wasn’t quite ready to start blogging again last summer.
Shit happens, especially to someone as shit-prone as The Whiner.
At any rate, he’s ready to make another attempt at regular whines (please, hold your applause and don’t bother throwing things, he’s behind one of those cages that the Blues Brothers used when they performed at dives).
On to business…..
The over-commercialization of the Muppets has been sort of a sad thing to watch over the years – although totally understandable, since there’s so much money out there for iconic performers and characters ready to sell their souls.
There comes a time, though, when things just go too far. This abomination assailed The Whiner’s senses last night:
Now,The Whiner has been drinking Lipton Tea for decades. The Whiner will also freely admit that just about anything with Animal in it makes him laugh. And it’s nice to see Animal finally get a starring role in something.
But it’s hard to believe that Jim Henson isn’t very, very sad over this misuse of his genius.
