TWO TONE

Compare the tone of the two reviews of the grand final entertainment. One review is from astute music, television, film, sports and sports entertainment pundit, Leaping Larry L; the other "review" is from News Limited music industry shill, Nui te Koha, who has never seen a show he did not like, for fear of losing his free concert tickets.

Leapster:

AFL Grand Final: Caution, May Contain “Entertainment”

“Local talent time,” was Andrew Demetriou’s stated policy regarding this year’s grand final entertainment.

Although his inspiration was reportedly the London Olympics (?!) many might suggest the new orientation more particularly stemmed from Meat Loaf’s famously aromatic crash’n’burn routine from the previous year, a spectacular debacle which came at a six-figure premium.

At any rate, Channel Seven’s policy before the match largely appeared to be “No talent time”.

Nui:

Tim Rogers, Paul Kelly and Temper Trap owned the stage for AFL Grand Final entertainment

MEAT Loaf was on the menu last year. But the painful indigestion from his disastrous performance lingered until today.

However, hometown heroes Tim Rogers, Paul Kelly and Temper Trap restored the AFL Grand Final entertainment from a laughing stock to world-class rock.

My own source of painful indigestion was Nui describing Temper Trap as "The Trap" as if a nick name would somehow convey a sense of familiarity if not fame when, in reality, I grizzled "Temper Who?".

Fortunately my indigestion was alleviated by the guffaws generated by Nui's references to Denis Cometti:

Footy caller Dennis Cometti tweeted: "Good to see Katut stop flirting with Rhonda long enough to front Temper Trap at halftime."

Again, Cometti the comedian put his thoughts to Twitter: "Paul Kelly looks like Carl Barron's unfunny older brother."

Nui obviously failed to see the "Dennis Cometti" header:

No-one is safe from the quickest wit on twitter. Dont follow if easily offended or cant take a joke. ''... funnier than the real one'' - Dennis Cometti's son a centimetre perfect parody

Comments

[Porridge T!ts]

Yes - I saw the Cometti gaffe too. I wonder if they will have to print a retraction or apology.

However I think the music before the AFL deserves to be applauded - particularly compared to the uninspiring efforts of the NRL grand final the next day.

[Tony Tea]

One thing is for sure, this year's music was better than last year's music, but last year's music was funnier.

[Professor Rosseforp]

Having Tim Rogers and Paul Kelly singing -- if they added Nick Cave, this would be a certain trifecta to kill the game outside of Victoria.

[Cameron]

You really have to credit the people at News Ltd for Fox News, especially the show Fox and Friends First, which has quite remarkable on air talent, adorned in low dresses and perched on high stools with a low camera angle.

[Tony Tea]

Tim Rogers has been fronting a "this is greatness" (grateness, more like) campaign here, thus killing the game IN Victoria.

More than once the ads have prompted me to ask whether the AFL feel they are getting bang from their bucks for the saturation advertising. I mean, how many Victorians need to be told there is a footy finals series going on here in Victoria?

[Professor Rosseforp]

It's amazing that Tim Rogers has mad a living out of a vague resemblance to Peter Townshend, combined with a vagueley Kinks haircut.
Perhaps next year they could get Tim from the Whitlams to tell Sydneysiders about rugby league, and it could kill the game.

[Tony Tea]

Two Tones to Two Tims. Can't cop either.