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02/08/2008 (6:14 pm)

Amy Winehouse: They Tried To Make Me Go To The Grammys But I Said No, No, No

After all the trouble she took to try and get a US visa so she could perform at the Grammys this Sunday, now that they’ve decided to grant her a visa after all Amy Winehouse has decided not to show up:

But because of the tight timing, reps for the nominee say she’s going to stick to her plan to perform live via satellite from London.

“Unfortunately, due to the logistics involved and timing complications, Amy will not be coming to the U.S. this weekend to perform at the Grammys in Los Angeles, however she will still be performing via satellite broadcast from London as previously announced this morning,” her label says in a statement.

The statement adds: “Amy would like to thank all of those people, and in particular the staff involved at the U.S. Embassy in London, who have all worked so hard to expedite her application. She is very sad not to be attending the prestigious awards in person, but wishes to express her heartfelt gratitude to all of those involved in the process.”

Why go to all that trouble just to say, “Oh, well, thanks, but I changed my mind,”? Do Amy’s people not own calendars over there in the UK? Do they not understand things like time zones and travel schedules and the concept of days and hours and the passage of time? Girlfriend has to schedule, make plans, pack suitcases, wrap up that beehive!

So let’s see. The Grammy Awards are this Sunday. Okay, it is approximately 3PM in Los Angeles right now, and that makes it almost 10PM London time. So if she leaves in the morning at 8AM London time, which is 1AM Los Angeles time, and flies to Los Angeles, which takes almost 11 hours, but you’re going backwards in the time zones, and LA is 7 hours behind London, she’d arrive at noon tomorrow. That’s enough time, isn’t it?

Well…okay, that’s too much maths for today. My head hurts. Stick with your original plan, Amy, and perform via satellite. I’m afraid trying to do all the maths is going to disrupt your rehab process.