This was supposed to be the week of love, engagements, flowers, candy, etc. Instead Valentine's Day had to compete for media coverage with Jeremy Lin and the now late Whitney Houston.
Linsanity reached a fever pitch this week as many inspirational stories about Lin came out, and he has drawn comparisons mostly to Tim Tebow and even Mark Zuckerberg. He is ESPN's latest novelty. Its hard for me to be mad about it since I'm a longtime Knicks fan and we're in the positive spotlight all over ESPN for the first time since the Ewing days. I, of course, am skeptical. What will become of Lin when Carmello Anthony returns to full strength? Will his assists and floor management be enough for the Knicks to make a long playoff run. Time will tell and the East is loaded.
Whitney Houston passed last Saturday, and it shocked the world, especially the music industry. She had one of the best voices, period. She was laid to rest today in a proper and classy fashion. I'm glad her family allowed the funeral to be televised so her fans could also say goodbye to her. I had a few quibs with the Michael Jackson funeral. It was too much like a concert, rather than a funeral. Plus it was during the week, when many folks can't enjoy it live. I DVRed Whitney's also, but I was glad the service was a celebration of her life and NOT just a way for artists to promote themselves.
Let's see what else gets talked about next week. Moment in history: its been almost a year since the Charlie Sheen meltdown. Is he still #winning?
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