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Posted: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Green Bay Packer star Donald Driver can add one more title to Super Bowl Champion: Dancing With The Stars mirrorball trophy owner. And the way he did that half-centipede "Stop Drop and Roll" move when his victory was announced, he might consider this one just as important.
Driver became a fan favorite early in the season, with his athleticism, great smile, musicality and shiny bald head (I swear this was a plus.) His competitors in the finals - international songstress Katherine Jenkins and hottie hot whatever-he-does-for-a-living William Levy - were also determined and on-point. But Driver and 9-foot-tall partner Peta Murgatroyd pretty much sealed it with their triumphant freestyle to Cowboy Troy's "I Play Chicken With The Train."
Yes. A winning moment featuring Cowboy Troy. I am as stunned as you were. But they embraced the cheese - literally - with cheese head hats throughout the auditorium - slapped on the boots and the cowboy hats, and got their funny-sexy on. It was brilliant, because not since Drew and Cheryl's "Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy" routine has a Big and Rich song translated into something so great on the dance floor. (I always thought that routine was kinda porny. But maybe that's why people liked it.) I admit to having lost some of my fire for this season when Gladys Knight got eliminated a while back, but Donald kept me interested because he was so determined. He doesn't need to exposure or the career boost. He's just a super fan who got a chance to live a dream and he invested. Big time. And he has adorable children. Who doesn't love adorable children?
So congrats, Donald. I hope this inspires even bigger stars to commit to the dance floor and give it a whirl. I like an unemployed soap star as much as the next Jack Wagner fan (I loves ya, Frisco!) but there was something so cool about seeing, say, Gladys, who could not get any more famous, or Donald, who likes a challenge, taking a chance. Come on, cast of "Desperate Housewives!" Embrace your cancellation vacation with some Capezios! Larry Hagman! You're back on "Dallas!" Come show the youngsters how it's done! Condoleeza Rice? Live a little!
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