What is it about Josh Groban? Just about every married woman I know is raving about him. I don’t get it. The guy’s a great singer, yeah. But he get’s featured on Oprah and then suddenly he is catapulted into fame and into the fantasies of married women around the world. Is Oprah that powerful? Well, maybe Tony Blair should hire her to convince the Brits that the war on Iraq is justified. LOL ;-)

A few days after Valentine’s, one of the members of our parenting mailing list raved how her hubbie had given her a Groban DVD set imported from the US. It cost the poor guy around 1,800 pesos (about US$35). Just to give you an idea of how much that’s worth here in the Philippines, Nick our American friend took us out to dinner the night before Valentine’s. That’s how much he spent for all eight of his guests.

Going back to the mailing list; after a day three people replied. A few days passed, and there were about ten people talking about him. A week had gone by and the thread kept going. There were about 30 or so messages a day about Groban. I typically get 50 messages a day from this mailing list, so that’s a lot of Groban for a man to handle. One wifey even bragged about the fact that her children were emulating Groban while they watched him. Come oooooonnnnnn! I mean children are impressionable. Of course they’ll imitate Groban after watching him again and again. Try watching a Metallica with your children every day for a week. Will they not bang their heads in unison with Jason Newstead after a few days of watching? Another fan-cum-mother told the group she had Groban blaring full volume all day, much to the chagrin of her neighbors. She also noted that she didn’t care if her neighbors didn’t `appreciate’ her doing so, as long as she and her kids enjoy. Talk about inciting a riot (she being the cause – LOL).

I find nothing wrong with being a fan of a particular artist. I myself enjoy Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Sarah McLachlan and a slew of other bands and vocal artists. My wife is a huge DMB fan herself. But I do find it ridiculous that people talk about Groban like he was sent down from heaven to deliver a divine message. Well, he’s not. All this media buzz is getting into their heads. And when all the fuss is over, I wonder if they’ll still play his songs 5, 10 or 20 years from now.