T-Rock's Take on the Giants

First, a celebrity sighting:

Walking back to my car at the row of restaurants off Rte. 3 near Giants Stadium, and an F-150 with gigantic rims rolls up. It's our old friend Michael Jennings, fresh off successful Achilles surgery and tooling around in one of his own custom Chevys.

Frankly, he could tear the other Achilles trying hop down out of the thing, but he was in good spirits. Always nice to see.

As to the rest of the crew... OL Guy Whimper has a high ankle sprain, but TC said Whimper was walking without crutches today, so maybe it won't be so bad.

Will Demps said he has full range of motion back in his arm and he's been doing his two-a-day rehab sessions to be ready for the opener. Still doubt the Giants will let him go full blast, but I'm betting he'll be in uniform.

Sam Madison said he's been doing some straight-ahead running, but nothing else yet. Seems to be a couple weeks away at least.

And E.J. Underwood has a little swelling on the side of his face, but nothing more. He said he's due back at work in a week or two. I'm assuming he'll still be here then.

TC expressed some frustration over Ol' 92 today, and this would obviously be the time the Giants would be most annoyed, since they have to craft a roster with one key player not in, but not out. Strahan can stay on the reserve/did not report list without counting against the 53-man roster, but once he decides he's coming back, someone has to be cut.

OK, on to the FridayList... Today's is a little complicated, but fun. Top 10 acting performances by singers/musicians. Bonus points for being in a good band and some acting chops. And there'll be no Beyonce, Eminem or Mariah Carey on this list -- you all should know by now that The FridayList is not a popularity contest.

10. Ice-T, New Jack City and Trespass. I know he's in that Law & Order spinoff, but for my money, nothing beats those two early-90s performances. Or "Body Count."

9. Michael Been (The Call), Last Temptation of Christ. Obscure but great band, obscure but great flick.

8. Eddie Vedder, Singles. "A compliment for us is a compliment for you." When you only have one line, better make it a good one. He did. Too bad Pearl Jam isn't relevant anymore.

7. Ludacris, Crash. Completely got screwed out of an Oscar nomination. At least he told Oprah to shut her yap when she ambushed him on her show.

6. John Doe, various films. Good character actor; great, important band (X) and solo artist.

5. Joe Strummer, Mystery Train . A musical god slouching his way through a funny, weird flick from the master of funny, weird flicks, Jim Jarmusch. Also note that Screamin' Jay Hawkins is in the same movie.

4. Ice Cube, Boyz N The Hood. Another excellent performance that was unrecognized by the big awards types. He's since soiled his ability as an actor with the Friday/Are We There Yet? stuff, and his music isn't as prolific or good as it used to be, but he was on top of both worlds there for a hot minute.

3. Alanis Morissette, Dogma. I'm not a tremendous fan of her music and this is a mess of a movie, but she plays God pretty well. I think. Her Curb Your Enthusiasm appearance gives her bonus points.

2. Diana Ross, The Wiz. Yes, she's done better stuff, but make your own list if you want. This movie (with Michael Jackson, who was also pretty darn good) is still one of my top-50 faves. She can sing pretty well too, I hear.

1. David Bowie, The Man Who Fell To Earth. Most odd-ball flick I've ever seen, and one of the most memorable. His music has the same effect.

Back with cuts and any 92 news tomorrow... Enjoy the weekend.