BRAVO to all the Hollywood hopefuls who leave Phoenix to become stars in Tinseltown (see Thursday's story in SPM). Whether or not they make it, they still will look really cool when they come back to Scottsdale clubs.
BOO to California con artists trying to sucker our Hollywood wannabes out of their hard-earned cash. The con artists are probably just a bunch of washed-up actors who never made it anyway.
BRAVO to ASU junior strong safety Riccardo Stewart. Diving headfirst to tackle a guy's legs in the fourth quarter of a game when victory is all but impossible - that's the definition of hardcore.
BRAVO to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts for ruling unconstitutional the state's ban on gay marriage on Tuesday. We hope it's not long before other states follow suit because the suit is hearts. Or maybe the suit is a really trendy designer tux. Either way, people should not be denied the right to marry whomever they love in whatever clothing they choose.
BOO to the shantytown on Hayden Lawn. It seemed like such a good idea to raise awareness for homelessness, but the final product wasn't a town at all. It was just one shanty! It was an affront to anyone who lived during the Great Depression. We could build a better shantytown out of two refrigerator boxes and a trash can. Two shanties would raise twice as much awareness, right?
BRAVO to our readers for sending more letters to the editor. It's about time you guys gave us the crap we deserved, and we appreciate it. And if you keep sending the letters, we promise we'll keep making you mad. That's "The State Press guarantee."
BOO to Wacko Jacko for being suspected in yet another child molestation. Once was bad enough - and that was before Michael Jackson looked like a human skeleton. If he remade "Thriller" today, it would be a hell of a lot scarier. We can't help but cringe at the fact that the guy lives in a place called Neverland Ranch. How are we supposed to watch Disney's upcoming live-action Peter Pan movie after this?
BRAVO to the Muckrakers, The State Press football team, which defeated the Blaze 1260AM in an emotionally charged, full contact, no-pads game of eight-on-eight Saturday. For those of you who don't know, the Blaze is the campus AM radio station that was built out of parts that cost less than $10 at Radio Shack. Not only did we avenge our Blazeketball loss, but we also sent two of their players to the hospital. Doctors report that the little old lady who runs the station fell and broke a hip when she heard about the game.
BOO to ASU for selling land that will ultimately become overpriced condos no ASU student will be able to afford. Michael Crow expects ASU to become America's largest university, yet somehow it's a good idea to sell prime student housing real estate to a city that wants to attract more yuppies and hates college students living in its neighborhoods. It doesn't take a W. P. Carey MBA to realize that's bad business. So much for the New American Dormitory. Our advice to young professionals: buy condos in Scottsdale.
