Please! Give simon_cowell (and America) A Break!

I'm not the biggest expert on singing. I try not to sing in public because I don't have that strong a voice for that sort of thing. I haven't been trained to sing.

But I have to take exception with people who come up to me and say they think that simon_cowell is "really mean," and that he "shouldn't say the things he says."

Frankly, I don't know how he maintains such self-control! When people who have absolutely no singing ability, people who couldn't hit a note if you put their finger on a piano keyboard and pressed, are expecting to be accepted and welcomed as "talents," well, it's outrageous!

And having to sit through about how many? 50,000 people? That's hazard duty!

Still, I think if you get to the next round, you'd be committed to working as hard as you can to be the best you can be. You don't go out and drink all night before a performance, unless you're name is Bobby Brown.

So, it's remarkable that people are offended. They should be saying "thank you for sparing me the ultimate embarrassment of attempting a career I have no ability to do!"

Speaking of singers... where are my Grammy Nominees for the late_late_show?

Gilmore More More!

I have had a terrible streak of bad luck when it comes to pimping journals. Trust me, the record is about perfect... kudrow? Are you still there?

But I'll point out the fact that we have lauren_graham here, since she'll be making an appearance on CBS tomorrow night at 12:37am Eastern/Pacific!

Yep, Lauren is dropping by the Late Late Show! And you can too, during the Pre Grammy late_late_show! sherylcrow has confirmed... I believe chuck_b will be there. Still hoping for john_mayer, norah_jones and lavigne, and who else? If there's interest, whoever's nominated!

It's February Sweeps, right now!

See you at the top of the Nielsen Ratings List! ;)