May 19, 2009
Not long ago, I asked the question: What living American is the absolute best at what he or she does for a living?
I gave my Top 5. But after further review, my list, as it turns out, sucked.
New Top 5:
1) Oprah Winfrey. Never watch her, but boy is she the master? If there's an American who could start her own brainwashing cult, it's Oprah… Wait… What I meant to say was, ‘now there's an American with her own brainwashed cult.'
2) Tiger Woods. He dominates a sport that was never meant to be dominated. I love the old-timers who still cling to the argument that Jack Nicklaus was better. Yah and typewriters were better than computers.
3) Daniel Day Lewis. Amazing. And considering he's such a flaky weirdo in real life, his roles display that here's a guy who's really acting. Could you imagine the lovable but limited Vince Vaughn playing Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York?
4) Vin Scully… Sorry if this vague reference holds no significance for you. Baseball fans know the name. He's the long-time play-by-play broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is quite simply perfect at his job.
5) My masseuse. You're just going to have to trust me.
Blog at you later.
chuck
Who IS the best at what they do?
Weird thing about making lists. It's primarily a male-dominated practice and the list is never finished.Not long ago, I asked the question: What living American is the absolute best at what he or she does for a living?
I gave my Top 5. But after further review, my list, as it turns out, sucked.
New Top 5:
1) Oprah Winfrey. Never watch her, but boy is she the master? If there's an American who could start her own brainwashing cult, it's Oprah… Wait… What I meant to say was, ‘now there's an American with her own brainwashed cult.'
2) Tiger Woods. He dominates a sport that was never meant to be dominated. I love the old-timers who still cling to the argument that Jack Nicklaus was better. Yah and typewriters were better than computers.
3) Daniel Day Lewis. Amazing. And considering he's such a flaky weirdo in real life, his roles display that here's a guy who's really acting. Could you imagine the lovable but limited Vince Vaughn playing Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York?
4) Vin Scully… Sorry if this vague reference holds no significance for you. Baseball fans know the name. He's the long-time play-by-play broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is quite simply perfect at his job.
5) My masseuse. You're just going to have to trust me.
Blog at you later.
chuck
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