I'M REALLY SICK OF GUYS NAMED TODD: Turns out George Carlin was right. I already told you about the Minnesota VIkings charity event/"snowmobile rally" last month that resulted in an alleged sexual assault, as well as the arrest of a team vice president on drunken-driving charges. Now Star Tribune columnist CJ reports that a suspect in the sexual assault is none other than Vikings backup quarterback Todd Bouman.
Bouman is known to many in the Twin Cities as the guy who's sitting in a hot tub in the ubiquitous TV commercial for Valley Pools & Spas, a local business. Very unluckily for Mr. Bouman, the alleged victim says she associated that night with Bouman and several other men in, you guessed it, a hot tub! Oops; time to take that commercial out of circulation.
At least OJ never endorsed Ginsu knives...
AND SPEAKING OF INAPPROPRIATE COMMERCIALS: Last night, before "Old School," I saw the trailer for the new Chris Rock movie "Head of State," in which Rock runs for president. In the final scene, in an apparent nod to Bill Clinton's inaugural-ball saxophoning, we see Rock spinning records in a DJ booth at what appears to be a political fundraiser filled with older people. So Rock starts singing, of all songs, "The Roof! The Roof! The Roof is On Fire!," causing everyone in the room to scream and run out the door. I was sure to enjoy the trailer the first time I saw it, 'cause after the Great White massacre, I know I never will again...
Regardless, there was nothing in it as funny as Rock's cameo last night on Bill Maher's new HBO show, during which he both insulted Jimmy Kimmel (whose girlfriend Sarah Silverman was about to perform a standup routine) and asked guest Ann Coulter if she was "fucking the president."