Swamp People and SYTYCD

I had a rare bout of sleeplessness last night.  Usually I am able to fall asleep within 5 minutes of my head hitting the pillow.  I decided to watch some TV instead of just laying in bed staring at the ceiling.  My DVR options at 2:00 a.m. were English Premiere League soccer (no thank you), So You Think You Can Dance, and Swamp People.

Swamp People was recommended to me by my brother-in-law Reese.  I believe the exact quote was "if you are not watching Swamp People, you are missing the best show on TV".  While I won't go so far as to say it is the best show on TV it is pretty dang awesome.  If you aren't familiar with the show, it follows several different people in Louisiana who make a living by hunting in the swamps.  This is the second show in less than a week which has required subtitles for people who are technically speaking english.  Every person on this show was incredibly entertaining.  It is hard to pick a favorite.

These two ruggedly handsome gents are brothers Glenn and Mitchell.  They see no need for shoes when you are wading around in a marsh full of alligators and poisonous snakes.  This picture does not do justice to their overall awesomeness.  You have to hear their voices and see them up close to get the full picture.

This is the Edwards family.  The one on the right is Willy.  He is a swamper.  Best quote of the episode came from Willy when he said, "can't read much or nuthin'...can't spell, but in the basin I know just about everything there is to know to make a dollar."  He catches snakes with his bare hands, just reaches into the water or the bushes and grabs a snake.  He says he hopes that when (not if) the snake bites him it isn't too poisonous.

Go to your TV right now and set this show to record.  You will like it.

So You Think You Can Dance

 just two quick things:

1.  One of the girls who auditioned (she was a terrible dancer) is adamant that her father is the "real" Ringo Starr.  He claims he played drums on 4 of The Beatles albums and then sold his name to the Ringo Starr that we all know.  You can draw your own conclusions.  Here is a picture of the father and daughter:

2. After a string of female contestants made it through to Vegas one after another, the host  introduced the next segment saying that they finally had some masculinity with their next competitors.  This was followed by several male contestants who were all wearing either spandex biker shorts with a skimpy tank top or basically just underpants.