By Rya Backer
Booyahs from Manhattan! Not to big-up myself, Citizens of Cramerica, but yesterday was a really great day to be me. After writing a brief blog on our dear leader's fixation with "Notorious," I received an on-air shout-out from Jim Cramer himself on last night's "Mad Money"!
Naturally, this was done while he plugged his book (now in paperback!), "Real Money," but he was quick to point out that "according to Cramer fave Rya Backer of MTV News," "Notorious" was coming to theaters "tomorrow." Unfortunately, that's not actually the case: I was referring to the film's premiere — not its nationwide release, which is on January 16. Fortunately, he pronounced my name correctly, which is a feat very few have accomplished.
In any case, this was probably the most exciting thing that's happened to me all year. If I may overreach like the kind critics who have already dubbed Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion as the best album of the year, my Cramer shout-out is likely to be the highlight of my 2009. Unless, that is, bigger things are to occur within the coming days.
See, I think it'd be sort of fun to see "Notorious" with the man whose visage graces the screen on my cell phone — and apparently, enough of my co-workers agree to have helped make this video invite.
So, Jim, what do you say? Maybe after the flick, you can explain to me exactly what a "commodity" is!
By Rya Backer