The AMA's: where pop's greatest stars come out to shine!

Tonite was yet another meeting of the Mutual Admiration Society, aka an awards show. How many of these things are there, and does anyone really care? In the distant past, these things were the only places we could see the pop stars live. Then came MTV and then the massive proliferation of shows based solely on celebrities. Now, with the internet and boatloads of downloadable content, these shows seem kind of redundant.

And I don't understand the nominating protocol. Greenday was nominated as Favorite Band in Pop/Rock and also Best Artist in the Alternative category. In the past, the latter group was an "alternative" to pop and rock. So if a band or artist is considered in both categories, what are they an alternative to? I'm sorry, if I hear a band on Z100, they are not alternative!

If you ask me, the hero worship in this country has gotten way out of hand. Remember when every kid (boys at least) wanted to be a fireman, or a cowboy, or President, or an astronaut when they grew up? Now they want to be NBA stars or rappers. Doesn't anyone aspire to be an unemployed blogger? I weep for the future generations...