February 2008


Season 7 and Semi Finals and Show Recaps28 Feb 2008 07:29 pm

Greetings Idol Fans!

Ryan starts the show with some riveting conversation with the judges. And by riveting I really mean comatose. Ryan makes fun of the weird TV antenna hand gesture Simon does. Everyone gets a chuckle and a shot from a defibrillator just to wake them back up.

Oh goodie…it’s Idol ensemble time!! OK I think even the producers knew how bad it was going to be. I think they actually kept forgetting to turn the mikes on when the little darlings had their one stanza solos. And to top it off then even cut them off early at the end of the song. Hilarious.

One of the guys will be the first to go tonight. Ryan goes through the rewind reel. Of course you don’t need it, because you read my blog. :) Anyway, lights are dimmed and Ryan makes the back row of Jason Y, Danny, Chikezie, Jason C and Michael stand up. My spidey-senses tell me the first guy at the end of the row near the steps is there for a reason. So Ryan pardons Michael, Chikezie and Jason and leaves Danny and Jason Y near the stairs to hear their fates. Sure enough the skunked striped Jason is the next to be cast back in anonymity.

After the break, the girls are sitting pretty on the couch. Ryan again goes through the rewind reel. And of course, again, you don’t need it, because you read my blog. ;) Ryan pulls the same back row schtick with Kristy, Amanda, Alexandrea, Brooke and Asia’h. Kristy, Asia’h and Brooke are safe…uh DUH. So the 2 girls that I called to go are left standing, which means that I’m only going to be 1 for 2 on the girls tonight… dang it. Anyhoo, Alexandrea is the next to leave us. See, no one ever likes a Chicago song.

The girls are still on the couch, and it’s the front row’s turn at the guillotine. One by one, Carly, Remiele and Syesha are safe. This leaves Romy and Michele, er, I mean, Alaina and Kady to face the music. OMG I didn’t realize how interchangeable they were! Right down to the codfish personalities. Well American made up their mind and picked Alaina to go home. She bawls on national television, visibly shocked that for the first time in her life, she didn’t get what she wanted just by looking cute. Boo Hoo.  Her stage mom looked really miffed too.  I love it.

Idol News….. <insert typewriter sound here> Big news people!! Because the Top 12 will be the best Top 12 ever (because Ryan says so) on March 11, American Idol will reveal a brand new stage, new opening graphics and a new exit song by Idol’s own Reuben Studdard. Oh and Idol Gives Back is back on 4/9. It raised $79 million last year. Props to Idol for actually doing some good with it’s sensationalism. But it gets better. After 6 years of begging, Idol producers finally have the rights to the Beatles songbook. I find that a bit scary… do I really need to hear Danny Noriega butcher “Can’t Buy Me Love?”

OK, we’re running out of time people! We have no time for drawn-out pseudo anticipation! We need Luke and Robbie center-stage! Wham, Robbie’s going home. Guess other people in America never really believed the whole rocker thing either.

So that’s it people. Obscurity is a dish best served in plates of 4 and tonight we passed out 4 heaping steaming piles of it.

Next week 4 more go!

Peace, Love & Good Song Choice,
Kristi

Season 7 and Semi Finals and Show Recaps and Uncategorized27 Feb 2008 08:28 pm

Greetings Idol Fans!

Shake your groove thing people, it’s 70’s night for the ladies. Yep, it’s one more night of the polyester decade. We’ll do our best to stay away from the Disco, just in case they whip out “Disco Night” later in the competition. And lets face it… the longer we hold out for funkytown music in the season, the kookier and drunker Paula will dance.

Carly Smithson likes her tats, putting little shamrocks in the foam in her Guinness at her Irish pub job, and being Suzy Homemaker. She could also be a long lost sister of Nancy and Ann Wilson. She belts out the Heart song “Crazy on You” and proves what it means to be a professional amateur. Hey I’m just glad she finally got rid of that frickin’ yellow eyeshadow.

Syesha Mercado likes her acting career and her baby cry impersonation. So that’s good, if this whole music thing doesn’t work out, she’s got a career as a diaper voiceover. She attempts to be sultry on “Me and Mrs, er Mr. Jones.” The original song implies something steamy and exciting but her version wasn’t very steamy… just sort of damp.

Brooke White likes to do hair. In fact, she used to be in Beauty School. Which is ironically perfect since her reel leads in to her cover of Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain.” She was folky, funky, and every week coming more and more out of her shell. No Frankie Avalon “Beauty School Drop Out” needed here.

Remiele Malubay likes to hula and shake her Polynesian groove thang. She does on her cover of Evelyn Champagne King’s “Don’t Leave Me This Way.” Unfortunately, this just come across as a 2AM karaoke round. I don’t think anyone will be leaving this little Rock-a-Hula Baby anytime soon but she needs to step it up next week.

Kristy Lee Cook likes being a tomboy and willingly shows herself in a full-on camo jumpsuit. Ok, there’s s difference between All American and All American Uni-bomber. Anyway, she squat-rocks her way through “You’re No Good” by Linda Ronstadt. Unfortunately, I don’t think she’s as good as she thinks she is.

Amanda Overmyer likes to read. She a kooky mix of juxtapositions, no? Rocker that read, Nurse that rides a Harley. Ain’t America grand!?!? I do not know what is up with her look tonight. Her hair looks like a cross between Rogue from X-Men and Lion-O from Thundercats. She looks very uncomfortable as she takes the stage with the Kansas hit “Carry On My Wayward Son.” Unfortunately, the song is even more all over the place then her look.

Alaina Whitaker doesn’t like her food to touch on her plates. Yet another riveting facet to her 2 dimensional personality. Sporting her best Carrie Underwood look-a-like hair, make-up and outfit she yells her best rendition of “Hopelessly Devoted” by Olivia Newton John. Unfortunately she forgot one important piece to her Carrie ensemb’talent.

Alexandrea Lushington loves her local fire department. We all should. Firefighters are awesome. Mad props to America’s bravest. ALush covers Chicago’s “If You Leave Me Now” with a palpable awkardness. It’s almost as if the song was handed to her to sing. I’m sorry, is she competing on a national singing show or getting ready to hike through Yellowstone? The whole outfit screamed LL Bean Spring/Summer Catalog.

Kady Malloy likes to sing Britney, Cher and… opera? She’s a Soprano… and not the HBO kind. Notfanuttin, She covers Heart’s “Magic Man” but it sort of get stuck in her throat. I think the notes got caught in there with her personality. Someone needs to make sure this girl has a pulse.

Asia’h Epperson likes her pompoms. No not those pom-poms. She actually like to cheer. I bet she actually has used the term “Cheerocracy.” Ok so I figured it would come out somewhere, but I called it on guys night… “All By Myself” by Eric Carmen. Yep, it’s here but better yet.. it’s the Celine Dion version. But Asia’h gives it all she’s got and pulls out a performance worth of a Rah-Rah-Rah.

I think we’ll see Amanda and Alexandrea swansongs tomorrow night, but Alaina or Kady may see themselves the recipients of low vote counts.

Well that’s another decade and another week of performance down. We got rockafied, funkafied, folkafied and thankfully we made with through, eardrums intact.

Tune in to see who goes home tomorrow night!!

Peace, Love & AM Gold,
Kristi

Uncategorized26 Feb 2008 07:48 pm

Greetings Idols Fans!

Break out the Bell bottoms and polyester suits people, it’s 70’s night!!! Whoop Whoop!! Ok maybe I need to ease up on the ABBA a bit. Anyhoo, the guys are up first again this week with their choice of songs from the 70’s. Oh but before they sing, we have to watch a reel and learn a little bit about the fellas. Whoop whoop, indeed.

Michael Johns likes tennis and likes wearing the sporty headband that goes with it. He gravels through “You Can Go Your Own Way” but I thought his way was a little dull tonight. Great song, bad cover.

Jason Castro hates interviews and proves it by screwing up forty million times.  He strums out “I Just Want To Be Your Everything” by the Bee Gees sans the sugary falsetto but with a big sweet helping of some funny folky sensitive guitar boy.

Luke Menard likes his a cappella group…probably because they let him sing solos. He undertakes a nasally cover of the Queen song, “Killer Queen.” But if you ask me he’s a Queen killer as he just slaughtered that song.

Robbie Carrico likes to drag race and smell gas. Classy. Oh, and he races in a crappy hatchback with one headlight. double classy. He pseudo-rocks “Hot Blooded” by Foreigner. He is trying so hard to be rocker and just left me cool. By the way, I’m so glad he thinks enough of this opportunity to forgo the shower and wear his pajama shirt on stage.

Danny Noriega liked his 9th grade punk band so much that he chose a 70 ballad for tonight’s show. Lucky us. He channels his inner Karen Carpenter on “Superstar.”  He’s over the top camp.  But I’m totally thankful he didn’t bust out with “All By Myself” by Eric Carmen, because then I would have poked my own eardrums out.

David Hernandez liked to do cartwheels when he did gymnastics as a kid. Now he’s more concerned with vocal acrobatics on “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” and nails the landing. The judges give him 10s.

Jason Yeagers likes to teach himself to play instruments and do home hair highlights. He pulss out the Doobie Brothers “Long Train Runnin” for his nightly lounge act. He’s like Ricky Martin but without the salsa hip moves, the sex appeal, the stage presence or the charisma. Ok, so he’s nothing like Ricky Martin. He tries to be hip and cool, but just comes off as Holiday Inn cheese.

Chikezie likes his Nigerian name and heritage. I like it too. I like his performance too of “I Believe” by Donny Hathaway. The vocals where hot… but does anyone else think he looks like Carlton from Fresh Prince?

David Cook likes words. So much that he is a self proclaimed “word nerd.” Bet that brings the ladies flocking. Maybe not but the cover of “All Right Now” by Free should amass a few of the fairer sex. Girls love a guy with a guitar don’t we? Probably the best of the night.

David Archuletta likes his impromptu audition for Kelly Clarkson and the rest of the Season 1 kids back in 2001. He should also like his performance tonight because everybody else does. I love his little pleather jacket. He looks like a little Bratz doll. You know I really want to like this guy, but I am having a really tough time getting over the big daddy pimping the judges seem to do for him.

All in all, the boys left the jitters in the green, er, red room and really brought their B+ game. I have to say, Luke and Jason are my picks for packing it up this week. But what do I know… I’ve underestimated the PowerDialers before.

Tune in tomorrow night as our journey through the 70’s continues with the girls!!

Peace, Love & Platforms,
Kristi

Season 7 and Semi Finals and Show Recaps21 Feb 2008 06:40 pm

Greetings Idol Fans!

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It’s Axe Time People!! Woo Hoo. Finally the chance to see all our speed dial training put to good use. I have to say, I’m very excited.

But first a cheesy reel that looks like a promo for Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The Hills, Laguna Beach, blah blah blah. Is this a singing show or MTV teen crap?

Wait… OMG… could it be… I see Idols lining up… I hear an intro… I think it is… IT IS! IT IS!! It’s the first ensemble performance of the season!!! And Oh My God, is it terrible. Seriously it was like a clip from “When Six Flags Performances Attack.”

After the 4 minute commercial break to recover from the group performance, the guys are up first on the chopping block. We do the necessary rewind of the show highlights (although if Ryan read my blog, he wouldn’t need the reel)

Ryan makes it seem random, and calls Garrett Haley up on stage with him. He asks him a couple of questions and then WHAM!!! Axe falls. Garrett is leaving. He’s sings his song again. That was quick. No time for nice. There are commercials to be aired.

After the break it’s the ladies turn. Ryan chats with sweet little Kristy Lee Cook, but she can rest her sweet head, she’s safe. It’s Amy Davis who takes the first one for the girls. She performs her song again and proves why she’s going home.

Well, we’ve smashed the dreams of two young hopefuls so now is the perfect time to inflate the ego’s of a couple of old timers. It’s the debut of feature Randy. It’s got a beat, I can dance to it, I give it a 9. Well, I give the 10 synthesizers her vocals been filtered through a 9.

Amanda and Joanne are called to center-stage. Ryan says everyone on the couch is safe. We have to wait for the break to find out Joanne Borgella is the second lady leaving us tonight

One of the guys will be the last leaving the gang. Ryan calls Chicezie and Colton to center-stage. Ryan slips in an age dig at Simon before telling Colton that he’s the final Idol going home tonight.

So that’s week 1 and we’re down to 20. I’ve gotta throw props to the first 4 to go. That’s the toughest place to be. To get through all the crowds, fight the hundreds for attention during Hollywood week, make it up and down the elevator in one piece just to come back for one week before having your hopes dashed. The only consolation we can offer you, sweet Garrett, pretty Amy, stunning Joanne, bashful Colton… is that obscurity will come swift, painless and easy. Last one out, shut the lights off when you go.

Peace, Love and Video Debuts,
Kristi

Uncategorized21 Feb 2008 08:14 am

Oh yes it’s Ladies Night and the feelins’ right, oh what a night…

Oh wait wrong decade, it’s 60’s night… anyhoo, it’s still ladies night and it’s still the most talented American Idol ever. (Because Ryan says so, that’s how I know.)

There’s a bug running amok in the Girls hotel rooms. It seems a lot of the girls are battling colds, flus, and bronchitis.. I’m sure some are, but I wonder how many will use it as a crutch after a crappy performance.

Kristy Lee Cook
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Once upon a time this little horse trainer had a record deal with Arista records, and once upon a time a little bit later, they dropped her. But good thing Idol found her to give her a second chance at being discovered. Maybe this 2nd chance is what made her think that an underwhelming karaoke performance of “Rescue Me” would be enough to get her through. She blames it on brochitis. I blame it on bad song choice.

Joanne Borgella
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She’s the big gorgeous girl with the big gorgeous voice. She takes on “Say A Little Prayer” I think the bug got the best of her. There’s no amount of prayer that’s going to save this performance. She’s good, I just hope America remember how good she is.

Alaina Whitaker
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She comes across as confident, almost over self assured… but the minute she opens her mouth, her IQ shines almost as brightly as the Crest Whitestrip smile she’s sports and doesn’t last nearly as long. She’s a Carrie Underwood wannabe with a touch of Carmen Rasmussen from Season 3. She sort of belted her way through the song and the judges buy it. I think she just temporarily deafened them.

Amanda Overmeyer
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She’s an awesome gritty singer who evidently was another victim of a drive by dye job. But this one works. She’s freakin’ Leather Tuscadero reincarnated. She blows “Baby Please Don’t Go” out of the water and makes the Pop idols quiver in their Doc Marten knockoffs. I hope America begs her not to go just yet… Idol could use a little edge from time to time.

Amy Davis
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The model takes the stage with “Where the Boys Are.” I think she should be more concerned with where the notes are. I don’t think she hit very many of them. Randy calls it “scooping” which reminds me… I need to clean the kitty litter. Anyway, sure, she’s cute, but unlike her pretty modeling pictures she actually has to sound good here.

Brooke White
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The good girl who shares some similarities to Carly Simon and Joanne Mitchell is the second Idolette to tackle “Happy Together” by the Turtles. Unlike a turtle this girl came right out of her shell. She was like a happy little sprite skipping around the stage and (I can’t believe I’m going to say this) it worked.

Alexandrea Lushington
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She’s best known for her great grandmom who hung with Ryan while Alex was auditioning. She didn’t get much camera time during Hollywood week, but she certainly made up for it this week. She was all over the camera and it loved it. She threw her own “Blood, Sweat & Tears ” into “Spinning Wheel” and wowed the audience (except for Simon, but he’s PMSing anyway.)

Kady Malloy
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The blonde Britney Spears impersonating cutie gives some homage to the 60’s and Phil Collins with “Groovy Kind Of Love.” I think the song sort of swallowed her and her personality. Well I take that back… she would actually have to get a personality first to have it swallowed up by a song.

Asia’h Epperson
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If scientists found a way to splice together the genes of Gladys Knight, Mary J Blige and and Rita Moreno, Asia’h would be the result. She’s a spicy little R&B rocker girl with a raspy vocal and the sparkle in her eye of angel vs. devil. She’s does a fun rendition of “Take Another Piece Of My Heart” and surprises everyone.

Remiele Malubay
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She’s a tiny tiny girl with a giant giant voice. She’s so tiny, she makes Ryan look tall. She’s got a great look, a great sound, and a great rendition of “You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me.” After tonight, I think a lot of people will openly admit to loving her.

Syesha Mercado
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Ok did it bother anyone else, that she kept talking into the camera during her interview!?!?!? Ok I’m over it. Did you hear her version of “Tobacco Road”? Holy crap does the does the pretty girl with the fro have pipes or what? Can I ask any more questions??

Carly Smithson
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As we’ve talked about before, she was signed by a record label and had a CD released at 17, and she admitted it on her video reel. Surprisingly, somehow she can still participate on this show. Anyway, the tatted Irish lass takes the night’s theme to heart and pulls out a great retro look(she got rid of the yellow eye-shadow,) song (Tony Bennett’s Shadow Of Your Smile,) and sound(But what do you expect from a “pro-am.” )

So Ladies Night is over. Who won our love, who won a ticket back to anonymity? My picks for the 2 girlies heading home are Amy Davis and Kady Malloy. The girls are pretty and no doubt talented to get this far. I’m just not sure they did enough to make any further. Of course, maybe the “ringer” fact will keep them both in, and I’ll be a complete moron. Hey, but that’s show business!!

Tune in tomorrow night for results!!

Peace, Love & Vocal Scooping

Blather Bits and Vote For The Worst20 Feb 2008 10:32 am

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You knew it was coming. VoteForTheWorst picked their “favorite” of Season 7 already and it’s none other than Danny Noriega. I’m not sure if it’s because he’s the worst singer or just because it’s obvious how much Simon hates him. But we may have another Sanjaya on our hands ladies and gentlemen. Get the VFTW story here.

Season 7 and Semi Finals and Show Recaps19 Feb 2008 08:46 pm

Greetings Idol Fans!

We made it! After hours and hours of delusional auditions, Coke product placements and trailers for “Jumper,” the Auditions are finally over. It’s Top 24, and time for you and I to control the fates of 24 Idol hopefuls. Over the next 3 weeks, we get to decide which 12 dreams are one step closer to realization and which 6 guys and 6 girls dreams are over. It’s good to be the judge.

Seacrest Fashion Fix: I don’t know about you, but GEE do I miss Ryan’s Highlights. Boring brown just doesn’t cut it. Beside, I don’t have anything to make fun of.

Speaking of Ryan, he AGAIN, reminds us this is the Best Talent Ever. I guess they just want us to realize that there’s no chance of a Sanjaya incident this year.

Tonight it’s guys up first with 60’s night. What a great choice. This is the first night these kids are going to be live on TV and you make them sing songs that were recorded at least 25 years before they were even born!?!?!!?

Apple finally got their hands on the Idol machine, you can download tonights performances on iTunes for 99 cents a pop.

David Hernandez
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Gives us a sappy story about being raised by a single parent, and how singing is his escape. He starts the show with “Midnight Hour.” He had me at first with the slow and gospelly opening but then lost me when he jazzed it up.

Chikezie
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In preparation for anticipated stardom, he dropped his last name. Looking like a dapper 70’s velveteen pumpkin pimp, he croons away on ” I Love You More.” He seems nervous at first, but works out the kinks. Simon calls him Jacuzzi which I think is hilarious.

David Cook
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The dude got a really bad hair cut, but it’s all to hide a really bad receding hairline. He starts “Happy Together” out kind of creepy and stalker-ish, but by the end he screams his way to a decent rock version.

Jason Yeager
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Is it me or is he the victim of a drive by dye job on his bangs? What’s with the one blonde piece? Anyhoo, he chooses a slow song… “Moon River.” It’s so “Performances nightly at Mohegan Sun.” Seriously, if he keeps this up, he’ll be the Idol of many a Senior Center.

Robbie Carrico
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Former boy-bander who wants to leave his soul on stage for the audience to see…as long as all they see is rock star. So he goes with the Three Dog Night song “One.” He does his best Daughtry impression and Randy and Paula buy it. Simon is still not sure if there’s a Justin Timberlake lurking somewhere under all that hair and scruff.

David Archuleta
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The bashful, unassuming former StarSearch contestant gives stardom another try with “Shop Around.” I feel like I’m watching a recital at a performing arts high school. The judges the love him, but I think either the producers told them to love it or they didn’t want to say anything negative to make the poor boy cry.

Danny Noriega
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The little mop-topped pixie in his Old Navy skinny jeans takes on the King and “Jailhouse Rock.” Paula says he has many colors to his voice, but quite frankly, I think it’s more like if a rainbow threw up. It was a bad Chelsea Karaoke performance. But I think I said that more than a few times about Sanjaya and look how that turned out. Dang it….

Luke Menard
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Carpet Cleaner who looks like a cross between Luke Perry and Orlando Bloom. He whimpers out a rendition of “Everybody’s Talkin.” Unfortunately, I think nerves got the best of him and no one will be talking about him after this week.

Colton Berry
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Self-proclaimed Ellen DeGeneres look-alike. Another teenie bopper who takes on the King with “Suspicious Minds.” I don’t think he’s even old enough to know what this song is about. Does anyone know if Disney is casting for High School Musical 4 yet?

Garrett Haley
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The little guy with the big 70’s hair. He’s got the art of mousse down, but someone needs to show the lad how to shave. What’s with the peach fuzz ’stache? He attempts to be soulful on Neil Sedaka’s “Breakin’ Up Is Hard To Do.” Unfortunately shaving isn’t the only grown up thing the tyke needs to learn. His performance is a little empty.

Jason Castro
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The blue eyed, dread-head is the first Idol this season to bring his guitar on stage for his rendition of “Daydream.” He’s jovial, entertaining and fun. The only thing we’re missing is a hacky sack and a skate park.

Michael Johns
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Aussie singer who used to be in a band until he left and stole their songs, uh so he’s a nice guy. Anyway, enough about that… (but you can see more here.) He channels the late great Jim Morrison on “Light My Fire” including cheezy flame graphic background. It’s good, it’s rockin’, it’s enough to get him through.

So I know you’re all dying to know who my picks are for who’s going home. I think Jason Yeager and Luke Menard maybe calling Continental for plane tickets home this week. I think they will both be the victims of not enough airtime during Hollywood week and pretty weak performance tonight. I could be wrong, but I’ll bet anything they’ll be in the bottom on Thursday.

Anyhoo, tomorrow night the ladies take center stage in hopes of winning your love. Tune in then!

Peace, Love and Grooviness,
Kristi

PS: Learn more about all 24 Idols here: www.americanidol.com/contestants/season7/

Blather Bits18 Feb 2008 01:26 pm

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Season 7 and Show Recaps and american idol season 512 Feb 2008 08:11 pm

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Greetings Idol Fans!

Did you know that this is the most talented American Idol season yet? I don’t know how anyone could have missed it since Ryan told us 7534 times tonight. Seriously, he said it so many times, if you made a shot game out of it, you’d be tanked by the first commercial break.

Idol Fashion Fix: Shoe comment — Did anyone else notice the 1 1/2 inch heels Simon was sporting on his boots? Can we say inadequacies? I bet he drives a really big Hummer too.

Anyway, they changed format this year. Gone are the painful 3 and 4 member singing/late night bickering teams of yesteryear. This year it’s every Idol for themselves. The first two days, all the hopefuls get a shot to impress the judges without the worry of a cut. The ones who wow the baby Gap t-shirts off Simon and the other 2 get a free pass right through to the final rounds. The others must sing a capella for their musical lives for on Day 3, the guillotine starts it ugly morbid descent. The final 50 who have managed to avoid the proverbial axe, have one more shot with the judges.

Here are the MOST TALENTED 24:

Oh wait…. we have to wait until tomorrow night for that. :)

Peace, Love & Perfect Pitch,
Kristi

Auditions and Season 7 and Show Recaps and Uncategorized06 Feb 2008 09:14 pm

Greeting Idol Fans -

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Knowing how much we all love those wacky auditions, the minds of American Idol would not let us live with just seven episodes. No, they mustered all the footage they could from the hours and hours they had, to bring us and the paying advertisers just one more audition show. This time it’s a “Best Of.” We go the way of many a TV series and reminisce about the ups, the downs, the funny, the sad… thankfully, all with out the use of a single flashback…

Best Moments

Cardin McKinney
She’s a fondue restaurant waitress but there’s no cheese here. She blasts “One Night Only” and proves she could be a Dream Girl.

Joanne Borgella
Joanna is a lovely plus sized model who’s performed the national anthem at MSG. She’s got the pipes to shake the rafters there. But it’s no surprise. She’s been identified by Vote For The Worst as a “plant.” Still she’s likable and talented so we should see her make the the top 24.

Chikezie Eze
Nice guy who tried out last year and didn’t make it. He said Randy wasn’t “feelin’ him.” Well he should be feeling him now. The guy’s got major pipes.

The Reason We Really Watch Moments

Tiffany Campbell
Tiffany says her voice is a gift from God. Oh Good Lord, please take it back.

Ashley Lawing
Pretty little southern girl who has obviously perfected the art of using her looks. She sings a Kellie Pickler song and it becomes painfully obvious that there is no amount of lipgloss that can make her talented.

Alicia Stelzel
She’s an easy-going dimwitted blonde who shrieks through a song. Simon haters her, but Randy and Paula tell her to go learn a Dolly Parton song. The girl gullibly complies and learns “Islands In The Stream.” She warbles through it sort of dumbfounded, as am I since she makes it through.

Well we’re through phase 1 of our quest for Idoldom. We’re on to Hollywood next week for the grueling group work, the late nights, and the One Tree Hill like story lines.

Peace, Love & Good Highlights Reels,
Kristi

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