Thursday, October 25, 2007

We want our state's name back Disney

There's something crazy going on in America.
It's called Hannah Montana.
And it's huge.
And it shouldn't be.

It all started with a Disney TV series over a year ago. Along came Miley Cyrus with daddy Billy Ray playing her father on the show. We were curious when it first came out and tried to get into it, but it's not easy when the show has the substance of a bag of lettuce.

Let me share the initial reactions of my sons and I. They were 14, 12, and 11 years of age at the time.

Me: What the hell?
Jake: Is that really her name?
Cody: This show sucks.
J.R.: Where's the remote?
Me: It can't last.
Jake: It's so wrong.
Cody: Someone change the channel!
J.R.: Disney must really hate Montana.

We stopped watching the channel, just to avoid it. I mean, we go out of our way to make sure it's never on. Sometimes I catch my daughters trying to watch it. They are young girls who love music and are easily bedazzled. I have to lecture them. It isn't pretty.

Katy: Mom, guess what? I can sing just like Hannah Montana.
Mom: No, you actually sound better. She sounds like she's been chain smoking from the womb.
Katy: What's a womb?
Cammi: Yeah Mom, what's a womb?
Mom: Hey, let's see what's on Nickelodeon. Ooh, Drake and Josh.

I get it, Disney. You milked Raven and now she's too old for ya. So Hannah Banana, er… Montana has been selling out tickets within minutes on her tour. Is it really her tour?

Get this - according to Wikipedia, Alexis Texas was almost used instead, but they thought it would overrate Texas as a hillbilly state. I blame Bush.

Based on where Miley Cyrus was born and raised, I think they should've named her Hennessey Tennessee.

I guess we Montanans have our hands tied. Disney doesn't care what we think. As a corporation they outnumber us.

Which state is next in line to suffer this kind of humiliation? Just for the record… it's still okay to steal the names of US cities.