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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
G4 TV calls out Patriots for ‘Larry-oke’ performance
By Mass High Tech Staff
A show on Comcast Corp.-backed technology-focused cable channel G4 ran a YouTube video from New England Patriots linebacker Larry Izzo’s most recent “Larry-oke” fundraising event in a regular segment titled “Epic Fail.”
G4’s Attack of the Show ran a clip from the June 4 Larry-oke event— officially known as Larry Izzo’s Salute to the Troops — at which Patriots players and other local celebrities perform karaoke to raise funds for charities that support soldiers and their families.
The show’s “Epic Fail” segment calls out people from online videos who attempt something and fail at it, (in the opinion of the show’s writers and hosts.) The karaoke performance of The Backstreet Boys’ “The Right Stuff” by Matt Cassel, Wes Welker and others (See “Related Video,” at right) was described by “Attack of the Show” host Kevin Perreira as the second epic fail for the Patriots this year.
It may be true that the Patriots players probably should focus on keeping their day jobs, but G4 made no mention of one aspect of the event that clearly wasn’t a failure — its ability to raise funds for U.S. troops and their families. While figures were not immediately available on how much was raised in last week’s Salute to the Troops event, , the 2006 event raised more than $200,000, according to published reports.
New England Patriots spokesman Stacey James said that, while the organization recognizes that Youtube is a very popular platform, the Patriots had no official comment.
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