William and Kate Finally Wed, Len Goodman Gets A National Table Dance

It appears to this boomer, that the British have progressively taken over the airwaves and television stations throughout this nation, and this past two weeks simply highlighted the degree to which Americans are now served up British political commentary and also even entertainment fare.

The highlight of this week, of course, was the fourth month long commercial for the "Royal Wedding" of Prince William and his chosen commoner bride, Catherine Middleton. And U.S. gossip shows abounded both hosted by primarily British commentators, and also those in the U.S. media who mostly work for British television in this country. Fox in particular, with the Fox of course being the national animal of those Brits. Of course, this couple has been in the news for well over nine years now, so I guess this dramatic finish to almost a decade of courting was no surprise, and it was reported that over a million British pounds were spent simply on the flowers alone.

Of course, much also was made that the royal family would be picking up much of the tab, which was also carried by that Brit owned "Sky TV" who provided all those big screen televisions throughout London, I would guess, so that no one on that island could miss a moment of the drama.

Although what was left out is that all that wealth has been accumulated for centuries from the British public in the form of taxes, so actually no new taxes were inflicted for the wedding, simply the interest used on all those levied by this and prior monarchs.

Interesting, although poignant mention was made of the groom's mother, her side of the family sat with the family of the bride and little coverage was even given to any of the guests from that quarter, but given that marriage did not begin or end well, I suppose again the British are counting on the public's short memory to take care of that oversight.

I wish them both happiness, that hopefully their union will not end up another casualty of "the firm," as it appears some of those Brits refer to the demands of all those tours, public appearances,vacations, social events and, well, you know.

The second event was the celebration of "Devilish Delights" or "Delectable Delights" or some such theme week on that BBC Worldwide production, "Dancing with the Stars." Which has progressively also degenerated into a show that attempts to actually portray true ballroom dancing, rather than this flashy knockoff version, and with lots and lots of skin in order to up those ratings and titillate the audience.

Or Len Goodman.

Celebrating his birthday this week, that all American reality show star and female contender, Kendra something or other, and her partner truly knocked the socks (and hormones) of the oldest judge on the panel, Britain's Len Goodman, by doing a table dance identified as a samba. Her scores were never higher, and her enthusiasm and hip shaking got her the highest score yet.

But on the repeat performance, it appears Kendra is not the dumb blonde she appears to be, and seems the light was beginning to sink in that she just may have been had in the choreography and British sense of "all good fun," for their global profit.

Seems maybe Princess Kate and Kendra the reality star may have more in common than it would appear.

Maybe Joan Rivers ought to do a show on that.