Westsidewill – Wild Off The Air

Former MTV VJ and overall Craaazzzyyy person LaLa Vazquez was captured on camera being escorted from the Denver/Dallas playoff game on May 11th.

Normally this would be a non-story in my eyes because things happen when you combine sports and beer but then LaLa made it better.

Instead of letting it die (Someone should probably tell Roger Clemens to read this too) she decided to release a statement:

“Obviously the play-off games bring out the best and the worst in fans but what happened on Monday night with the racial slurs/threats, verbal attacks on my son and physical attacks to myself by irate fans was unacceptable. The fans were totally out of control.

What the cameras captured was me defending myself and didn’t show the abuse that was taking place.”

Let’s break down this statement just for fun:

1) Her first sentence was good – but then she had to kill it on the last word “unacceptable.” Maybe I’m crazy, but it would seem to me that the one who was acting in an “unacceptable” way was the person who was being kicked out.

As for the racial slurs/threats to her son. I wasn’t in the stands, and I can tell you that there really are some racist jagoffs out there. That said, would people who are really that racist really be attending an NBA playoff game. Today African-Americans comprise approximately 79% of NBA rosters (Source: Questia) so maybe racist jerks aren’t all about the NBA…I’m just saying maybe it was too early to play the race card. Not to say that there were no threats being made towards here, I’m just saying I don’t know (but if there were threats being a players fiance she should have gone to security and had those ass hats kicked out…instead of being kicked out herself.)

2) She says the fans were totally out of control. Let’s go to the video:

Yeah, I’ll agree there the fans were so out of control that 1 was asked to leave!

3) She talks about the cameras capturing her trying to defend herself, again looking at the film who was she defending herself from the security guard? And finally, when breaking down the film I don’t see her son anywhere, unless he’s the guy who looks slightly older than her with the elastic sleeves on a button up shirt (classy).

So why did we break down this statement and totally rip into LaLa. It’s not because I don’t like her, she seems like a fairly normal person who got caught up in a basketball game and got into an argument. How many times a game does this happen in an arena? Probably dozens, the only issue is that she decided to compound it by making a statement. I’m not here to judge what started the fight, there very well may have been some racist jackoffs just talking some trash to her, but what I am here to judge is the way she handled the situation (obviously poorly enough to get kicked out of the game.)

I think celebrities are going to have to start to learn pretty quick that they should stop talking about every little thing that they do. It’s funny because LaLa isn’t really even a celebrity – so goodness knows why she decided to release a statement.

If you just shut your mouth things start to disappear. Look at Mark McGwire – the dude just shut his mouth and moved on. Now let’s look at Roger Clemens – he not only will not shut his mouth, he keeps making NEW statements that are crazier than the first. Perhaps his goal is to say stuff so crazy that no one wants to hear what he says anymore and they start to ignore him. Either way, it’s a bad plan.

So again, for LaLa, she should have just filed this under: “Things I Should Not Talk About”.

By the way LaLa is there to support Carmello Anthony…and he knows a thing or two about being on a film while something silly is going on:

BUT! Our friend Carmello is smart, he didn’t feel the need to release a statement about a non issue. He was just honest and straight forward about being on the video and let it drop. So that’s a gold start for Carmello in my book!

Anywhooooooo, that’s all I got – people should just start to file more things under the ‘I should let this drop’ category.

LaLa - Brawler, and basketball fan.

I’m going to file this one under, in case you missed it, because I did, section of this blog.

There is some sort of “Outrage” over the fact that Sports Illustrated airbrushed Danica Patrick’s tattoo out of the photo in their Swimsuit Issue. For those of you who don’t know she has some sort of American Flag tattoo on her lower back…old glory if you will.

Here is a pic where you can clearly see her tattoo:

If this image doesn't get the National Anthem playing in your head...you don't have a pulse...or you hate America. You don't hate America do you?

Man…what a true patriot. I’m not really sure who is “outraged” by this, but I did read that some people were. Danica was OK with them doing that, but clearly she doesn’t know what’s best for her…or America! If you flip through some pages of google searches and comments on blogs you see some people are kind of upset with SI.

I really am confused by all of this. If she’s OK with it, I’m OK with it. And as a neat side note I had no idea she had a “tramp stamp” (But can the Flag be a tramp stamp…?) – couple that with the fact that she is also from Illinois she has a new fan. Well played Danica, well played. Now all I need is for someone to tell me what she races…

In truth I wasn’t really able to understand what any complaints were really about, except the fact that SI said they are all about “Natural Beauty” but they air brushed her…so…how was that natural? Ok, I guess I get the point, but they just removed a tat, she’s still HOT, check out the post airbrush “disaster”:

Who can even look at these Danica pics?!?! SI dropped the ball!

Still…I don’t get the outrage. It’s their mag, they can decide what “natural beauty is”…I’m not complaining. Although one quote I read from a guy, “These SI photos make me sick…” and then I stopped reading. Why? Because I’m sure it was going to end up being the dumbest thing I have ever read – and I really didn’t want it to overtake some of the other dumb things I have read in my life…

That’s right folks if you are a Da Vinci Code fan like I am, then you think puzzles are great, you will love this story.

A couple in Madison Wisconsin claims to have cracked the code for the lottery! Bet you didn’t think there was a code to be cracked in the “Stupid People Tax” did you? Well how wrong you are, read the story here: Local Couple: Dumber than the Dumb Tax?

Honestly, for me, the best part of the story is how they had to consult a math professor, just to be sure that there wasn’t really a code to break the lottery. Actually, I do know how to beat the lotto, it’s called luck. How about that? They just had a lucky ass week, probably boxed some numbers and had multiple winning tickets.

Either way, I love how this is a news story! Thank you Wisconsin for filling the void left after Big Foot was faked and the Knighted Penguin went about his duty!

The Nooge

PS: Catch an all new top 10 countdown tonight at 8pm central on www.westsidewill.com/radio

A lot of people get characterized, whether they like it or not, into some sort of genre or classification. Emo, goth, indie, rap, metal, hip hop, country – its all there, and everyone gets lumped into some category by someone else. If you wear jeans on the tighter side, like myself, or wear dark eyeliner, people are bound to call you “emo.” Wear all black and have piercings? Well, you’re just “goth” to somebody. The cycle goes on and on. Myself, I don’t really buy into categorization. People call followers of a certain music “scenesters,” but are we really following a scene? Or are we just comfortable in that surrounding? Personally, I hate it when someone sees something I wear or hears what I listen to and automatically asks “are you one of those emos?” Well no, I’m not “one of those emos,” I just wear pants that fit and listen to a certain type of music.

I’m a believer that we are all a product of our environment and that it’s just a matter of where we are and who we are surrounded by. I’m sure if I were born in Tennessee, I’d probably be clamoring for Rascal Flats tickets. Or if I were born in Compton for some reason, there’s no doubt I would have grown up listening to NWA and had the wettest jheri curl you’ve ever seen. That’s just how it seems to work sometimes. We all are shaped by our environment to some extent.

I went to a college where everyone listened to either Dave Matthews Band or whatever rap song with unrecognizable lyrics was the most popular at that time. Neither really worked for me, and fortunately I met people that introduced me to the music that I now listen to. Things worked out great, but I honestly believe that if I had not met those friends, I would be listening to DMB and rap only because it would be the only music that I was surrounded by. If every bar I go into is playing Dave Matthews Band, eventually I’m going to remember the songs and associate myself with their music. That’s not to say that people don’t have a say in the music they choose to listen to, but more so that the people and places around us influence us more than we may think.

Ultimately, though, I think it comes down to what we feel comfortable listening to. Not everyone is going to listen to the same bands, and I think it’s hard for some people to understand that. If some 30-year-old guy loves the Backstreet Boys and doesn’t mind pumping up the volume in his car to let everyone else know how much he loves them, I can’t really find any fault in that; He likes that kind of music and doesn’t care what anyone else thinks. I think it shows a certain amount of bravery to put yourself out there when you know you’ll have to endure some unjust critiquing. So for all you hardcore Backstreet Boys fan, you have my support. And for everyone else who doesn’t care how they are perceived, you have my support too.

Howie D’s Number One Fan,

Matt