All’s very relevant

Every year, it seems that Irrelevant Week gets more and more

relevant. That’s right: relevant.

This year, the Festival of Fools, if you will, dubbed Ryan Hoag

its Mr. Irrelevant. But joining the Division III wide receiver at one

Irrelevant Week banquet was one who may as well be called Mr.

Relevant, Carson Palmer.

Palmer was drafted first in the National Football League’s draft

while Hoag tailed far behind at No. 262, also known as last.

But the 28th Mr. Irrelevant was relevant, if only for a week, as

he enjoyed being treated like a king and attending Newport Beach

bashes, hanging with Palmer for a night and visiting Disneyland and

the beach. And, of course, he appeared on “The Jimmy Kimmel Show,”

ABC’s Mr. Irrelevant of late night talk shows.

It just seems the fantasy week gets better with age and Irrelevant

Week founder Paul Salata continues to outdo himself.

Heck, by next year, Mr. Irrelevant may be hosting “The Tonight

Show for a night. But if not, one thing’s for certain: He’ll always

have a place in Newport Beach’s very relevant newspaper. Must we say

it?