Opera is not the Doctor's forte, not even in the operating room. But, hey, it was hard not to get a tingle when -- moments after the Grammy acknowledged the deaths of so many in 2007, including Pavarotti -- Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban joined forces. Grammy really made an effort, for its 50th anniversary, to give all forms of music a shout-out, including rap, gospel, country, rock, jazz, and R&B, though metal was conspiculously absent.

Just wondering: Anyone know what happened to Cyndi Lauper's hair?

That cornerstones of rock segment with Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and John Fogerty was a good idea on paper but....if Jerry Lee had any less energy, he'd be in a coma. "Great Balls of Fire" was less than great, and -- good golly -- the segue-ways between songs was clunky. Little Richard fared a little better; though I kept waiting for him to tell Mr. DeMille he was ready for his close-up. And it's a shame Fogerty didn't get to sing a CCR song; instead, Tina Turner & Beyonce did that, earlier.
The Doctor had looked forward to this collaboration but it was the night's low point.

Don't know what will i. am was doing but that didn't work, either.

And Album of the Year goes to...the one album most of America has not heard, "River: the Joni Letters." But, hey, Grammy Awards love to play catch-up and this one award celebrates a pair of legends -- Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock.

This was only the second time a jazz album won Grammy's biggest award, as Hancock noted, it "courageously broke the mold this time." He paid tribute to jazz greats -- Miles Davis, John Coltrane -- in delivering a classy acceptance speech.

Of course, an Album of the Year winner should never get the bum's rush off stage, but that's how the night ended, with Hancock trying to spill out names before everyone left for Grammy parties.

No Grammy parties in Erie, so after a mostly entertaining but occasionally tedious Grammy celebration, he's out of here.