Idol Headlines for 04/26/09

DavidArchieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s latest Tweet:

I almost put body lotion in my hairà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Woops. Good thing I checked the label. Shampoo and conditioner were 2 in 1 bottle at this hotel.

Hehehe! He’s so adorable!

LOL I love idolatry they are so loyal to Allison.

David’s episode of Hannah Montana was aired on demand (disney on demand) this morning on FIOS.:

And JJ said that the duet was goooood!!!!

Here’s what she said:

“How do I describe it though. Miley didn’t sound bad so it didn’t really mess up David’s voice. Oh and David sounded awesome. It was a kinda romance, kinda friendship type of song. They make eye contact and hug. LOL It was a pretty good episode. After David is no longer being shown, they still have the duet playing till the end of the episode so thats good.”

from idf:

Ok, so Miley accepts this nerd when he asks her to prom cause she feels bad for him. But then David calls her(scene 1) and asks her if they were going to do the duet they promised and he could only do it that night because hes leaving town. Later Miley breaks off the thing with the nerd and goes and records the duet with David, but halfway through David gives her a rose and she remembers the rose that the nerd gave her earlier. So she tells David she has to leave and David starts joking about it being his breath then he goes, “OMG YOU THOUGHT I WAS DAVID COOK AND THATS WHY YOU ACCEPTED.” She explains thats not it and she made a promise to someone. David of course understands, they hug and the duet continues to play throughout the episode till the end, showing her going to prom with the nerd.

audio only of the duet part with cook joke

http://www.mediafire.com/?mmlyldjazjt

There’s a video up of the recent Upright Cabaret event held in honour of Adam

youtube.com/watch?v=9gpYlRcg_Cw

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/adamlambertai8/

vid of the hanna episode davids duet part

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9OQmzWuD_4&feature=player_embedded

I never thought I would like a Miley song. But I’m just loving that duet with David. He sounds so good!

LOL at the part where he says, “OMG, you thought I was David Cook?” :lol_tb:

It was very cool of Adam to phone in to the Upright to say hi and thanks for their support … wonder if he had to get the OK from TPTB to do so.

I wonder if him singing a bit of Feeling Good down the phone was a bit of a spoiler for one of his songs on Tuesday … although they’re probably not allowed to drop such obvious hints as that ….lol

This Idolatry wasn’t much of a farewell to Lil and Anoop. I also don’t understand why Allison isn’t getting more votes but all they talked about was Anoop’s clothes and eyebrows. :blink_tb:

Speaking of Anoop, he looks pretty good in the solar article. :cool2_tb:

Can anyone catch Adam Lambert? The cheers are deafening when he hits the stage each week. And if he does win, do you think he can be commercially successful? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m still a little not so sure.

Worded badly but I have to agree. In the realm of idol Adam stands out and is different from any before him but not sure it translates to record sales.

Drive by post y’all. There’s a brian dump a’ comin”.

1. I would pay good money to see Adam with the Upright Cabaret, that looks like good fun!

2. That Archie duet with Miley is too cute. They should release it, it could be his “No Air”.

3. I commented on Idolatry yesterday, but its stands to be repeated. This week was funny as hell. What movie are those clips of the two (Russian?) girls coming from?

4. JHud is not pregnant? Awww. But then again, that might be a good thing. Still not sure about that fiance of hers. Plus, its so soon after the tragedy. But good luck to her either way.

first scene from hannah montana.. low volume though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZh7T3mBgAw

Wow! David and Miley sounds really good together. It was soooo cute and funny.

David’s face was so funny with the Cook joke. He He

Luv the duet.

:clap_tb:

Thanks so much frogcooke! I will share with all my peeps!

3. I commented on Idolatry yesterday, but its stands to be repeated. This week was funny as hell. What movie are those clips of the two (Russian?) girls coming from?

You mean the one at the end?
Norwegian vampire movie. English title is: Let the Right One In
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/

It was very cool of Adam to phone in to the Upright to say hi and thanks for their support à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ wonder if he had to get the OK from TPTB to do so.

I posted this in the 04/25/2009 headlines this morning, but it looks like I should have put it over here. Sorry for the double post.

I also went to the Adam extravaganza at the Upright, but had to leave a little after 10 p.m. to get home to my kids. I told my kids I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be gone too long and the boo boo faces are just too much for me to ignore. I really had a nice time and met some passionate Adam fans. Some of the older people (moms) I was planning on meeting were unable to go, so the IDF gals were nice enough to include me. Thanks everyone!

Since this is the first idol related function I have every been to, it was interesting to listen to the stories from AI fans of past seasons. One very nice woman from Guam was there with her daughter. (Her daughter goes to school out here so she didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t fly in just for this). The mother and daughter are also Claymates and told me some very funny stories about previous AI concerts.

I have never been to an AI concert, but plan on going this year. My five year old LOVES Adam as do I. We love him for different reasons of course. I find him not only talented, but intellectually interesting as he does seem to have some insight into life. I wish I was that together at his age. And my five-year-old thinks heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cute. So we will turn the AI concert into a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Mommy and Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  day.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m kind of disappointed I missed the phone call from Adam, but that is ok as I can listen to it here on-line. And even if he showed up and I met him in person, there wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be the time or the personal connection to him to ask the questions that I am interested in him answering. So since I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have the access, I will wait for the in-depth interview from Adam (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m looking at you Rolling Stone – and he better make the cover) on how the AI experience has changed him as a person. Did he learn anything about himself or others that surprised him? Has he changed so much that he really canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go back to the way things were before AI? I do believe there is some truth to the phrase, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“you canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go home.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  I am also interested in what the spiritual experience Adam had in Europe that has been referenced. But enough about my dream à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Q and Aà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  session.

I think the guys that run the Upright Cabaret are great. To the outside viewer, the owners, the performers and staff appear to be one big happy family. As usual, the venue is much smaller than it appears on You Tube. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hard to imagine that space containing Adam. There was a large screen on the wall and they played some of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Upright Cabaret performances. They also played some of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s AI Itune recordings.

The performers that I saw were all terrific and it is a reminder of how many talented singers and musicians that are out there who are not well known outside their circle. Some of them had worked on the stage with Adam, like the couple who performed in the musical à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hairà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with him. The biggest news out of that performance was that Adam had seen them both naked, (I believe there is a nude scene in that show). Jai Rodriguez from à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Queer Eye for the Straight Guyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  also sang, and who knew, he was really good. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ m sorry I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t take better notes, so this isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t much of a review. But I will say the guy who sang à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dust in the Windà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was funny as he had rigged himself with flour so it wafted in the air during the performance.

There was also an Adam Lambert à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Glam-Bertà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Look-Alike contest. Since this is L.A., the most anyone did to dress like Adam was to wear black nail polish. As you know, we are just a bit too cool here to go all out with the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ring of Fireà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  outfit. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s why Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hoping his homecoming vid package will be in San Diego, where the folks might get a bit more excited about seeing a celebrity and turn out the welcome wagon.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m glad the Upright Cabaret is getting some buzz from Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s AI run. The place was packed and the vibe was fun. I would go again. The service at the restaurtant was great and the food was good. Unfortunatley, I was in the patio section so I had to watch the live performances on screen. Next time, I guess Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll machete my way to the main room so I can see the action up close.

Alright that’s it. frogcooke is the super-master-CIA-spy of all things David Archuleta :cool1_tb:. frogcooke knows all and posts all first. You are my hero.

(How do you do it?)

Undercooked, that sounds like a lot of fun. I’m glad you had a good time

Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

aawwwwww I actually like the song… the little bit that I could heard at least… man I never though I will wish for Hanna Montana song in my iTunes…

IS DA on the hannah montannah episode airing tonight or have my girls already missed it?

Thanks for the recap Undercooked .. sounds like a great night. Being from the UK I would like to be able to answer your question about Adam’s spiritual experience in Europe by saying that it was something that involved me .. but alas I can’t ….lol

I’ve seen Hair a few times and there’s a nude scene at the end of act one where a lot of the cast are nude.

I understand MTV were there last night so hopefully they’ll have some footage

may 3rd for the episode.. it was on, on demand today

Lu, it’s supposed to air on May 3 on the Disney channel. I’ve read that it played earlier for those who have On Demand.

Thanks Undercooked- sounds like it was a blast.

Here in Denmark AI ( is being televised but we are about a month behind.) Last night was Motown. But the funny thing is is that the TV station is running a contest and the winner and a friend get flown out to LA for 5 days with tickets for the finale. Cracks me up because we are 4 or 5 weeks behind. AI gets a lot of commercial time here and the contest is heating up. Im tempted to enter but wouldn’t be able to go at that time, even if I did win. We are spending the summer in the States so my family wouldn’t be too pleased as my older kid is graduating from high school around that time, tho ¨’ they know of my love for Adam.

I would hate to win and Kris and Danny end up in the finale. That would be a pisser!

oh DA’s doing angels in newcastle… hope thats well received. lol

Thanks, undercooked, for sharing your experience at the Upright. It sounds like it was so much fun! I was very tempted to go, but it would have been a very long drive for me since I live at the other end of California. I’m definitely going to the concert this year!

RE Allison votes: I love Allison, but at this point, I’m not willing to split votes. My Allison love does not come near my Adam love. I can’t bear the thought of losing Adam!

I just watched DA’s singing with Miley on Youtube… David was so cute =) and the duet sounds good, hopefully they’ll release the full song.

Does anyone know if “I wanna know you” song is going to be available for either download or on itunes?

Well damn. That DA/Miley song is not half bad. Who knew? I was so sure I was going to hate it.

yeah the duet isnt half bad all things considering

Lu, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s supposed to air on May 3 on the Disney channel. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve read that it played earlier for those who have On Demand.

Thanks!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen Hair a few times and thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a nude scene at the end of act one where a lot of the cast are nude.

I wish I would have seen that version. I lived in Glasgow for awhile and saw “Hair” there. I think I got the PG version, which was proably good because I saw it with a friend and her parents and that probably would have been awkward!

“I understand MTV were there last night so hopefully theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll have some footage.”

I heard they were there but were in the main room. They should have been able to get some good footage. I don’t know if they interviewed any of the IDF girls or not. There was some chit chat about it being a possibility.

But I will say the guy who sang à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dust in the Windà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was funny as he had rigged himself with flour so it wafted in the air during the performance.

How hilarious!! :lol_tb:

Sounds like it was lots of fun. Cool that Adam called in.

It’s amazing what they can do to her voice once they put it through the processor. Ahem … I mean … haaa … I really shouldn’t rag on her since she’s given Allison some much needed support.

Archie’s acting in the Hannah ep is sooo much better than in the iCarly ep. Haha.

I feel guilty for enjoying Idolotry so much this year. Last year it annoyed the hell out of me ’cause they would not let up on the Carly praise. :sleep_tb:

I wish I would have seen that version. I lived in Glasgow for awhile and saw à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hairà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  there. I think I got the PG version, which was proably good because I saw it with a friend and her parents and that probably would have been awkward!

ahhhh .. you saw the Scottish version where they keep their kilts on …..lol

I saw it once with some friends and another time when I was in my 20′s with my parents …. and to the horror of both me and my mother, my dad got up on the stage at the end when they drag audience members up to dance with the cast ….. there he was bopping away with some amazon goddess hippy type with enormous bazoookas …… it brought a whole new embarrassment to the term “dad dancing” … ha ha

Well crap, I can’t believe I actually like something Miley Cyrus is singing on! That duet is pretty darn good!

In todays NY Daily News in their What’s Hot/What’s Not section Kris is highlighted under “Hot” and they praise him for his SWHFTM performance. It says “move over Jason Mraz” hee!

and to the horror of both me and my mother, my dad got up on the stage at the end when they drag audience members up to dance with the cast à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.. there he was bopping away with some amazon goddess hippy type with enormous bazoookas à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ it brought a whole new embarrassment to the term à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“dad dancingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ ha ha

Ha! Are you scarred for life! I can hear the chit chat after the play. So Dad, did you like the show?

Ugh, can you believe those same notoriously obsessed fans appeared in the photos from Cook’s Tulsa show? :doh_tb: What is up with those chicks? I can only imagine what they paid for those seats. It’s their money; I guess they can spend it any way they want, but can you imagine how Cook and his band must feel looking out at those same faces AT EVERY SINGLE CONCERT? It must be like reliving a stalker nightmare every time they perform!

Thought that NY Daily News article was spot on.

Ha! Are you scarred for life! I can hear the chit chat after the play. So Dad, did you like the show?

lol…. He dined out on that story for weeks while me and my mum just sat there rolling our eyes. …. Mind you if Adam had been in the cast and had dragged me on the stage to gyrate with him I wouldn’t have said no …. neither would my mum …… actually neither would my dad for that matter .. ha ha .. he thinks he’s great (My mum thinks that when he has his hair in the more slicked back style that he looks like a young Tony Curtis …lol).

I read that Tom Lowe was on the bill at the Upright Last night.. I was wondering if he performed before you had to leave. He’s the British guy who auditioned for Idol a few years ago .. the one who was in the same Hollywood group as Blake ad Chris Sligh when they sang “How Deep Is Your Love”…. but didn’t make the finals (lots of rumours about it having something to do with him previously being signed to Sony when he was in a boy band over here …. and of course the fact he’s gay was made a bit of a big deal)

I agree with that NY Daily News Article. I like my preperfomance packages. Can’t we just time the judges and turn their microphone off when time runs out?

I read that Tom Lowe was on the bill at the Upright Last night.. I was wondering if he performed before you had to leave. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the British guy who auditioned for Idol a few years ago

Let me google him and see what he looks like, but I don’t think he did perform before I left.

It’s great to hear David Cook is selling out at all his concerts. He’s a huge star now! :thumbup_tb:

Yes! I think he did. If it is the guy I think it was he was really good. All of the performers were great. There wasn’t one bad singer in the bunch. I hope Snuffles from IDF will come over here and confirm for me. I believe she was there until the end. I know they were twittering etc, last night.

Ugh, can you believe those same notoriously obsessed fans appeared in the photos from Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Tulsa show?

There were a couple of Adam fans from the official AI site who had driven down from the Bay area for the Upright event. So I think Adam is going to have some die-hard fans as well.

If I may…

What is –IDF–?

Poor prego Jennifer, she obviously isn’t handling the news well about the outing of her pregnacy, it’s not surprising that she has her record people trying to cover up this ordeal. It’s also not surprising that they would use the Chicago Sun Times to try and sweep all this under the carpet, with this propaganda rag going bankrupt and all a couple weeks ago, apparently they are willing tell people anything for a buck nowadays.

I guess Clive Davis and Sony are so distraught over Jennifer’s debut album not outselling Kellie’s debut that their willing to say just about anything at this point in order to help this less desirable singer and her failing career. They should of been happy that Kellie allowed the prego to win that Oscar, after all, some people say had it not been for Kellie passing on the Dream Girls part then Jennifer would never even had a shot at the second choice considerations for the role. I’m sure Kellie playing the part as an albino would have done the part more justice, but hey, when your in popular demand like Kellie you can’t take on everything that’s offered to you. And besides Kellie probably would have outshined the rest of the cast too much unlike the way Jennifer played the role.

edit: snip! you just tipped your hand, buddy.

Tess, my initials may be wrong, but I am using IDF to refer to Idol Forums. The link is

http://idolforums.com/

I joined last week to coordinate the Upright event with some of the LA folks. I see that site as a nice alternative to the official AI site. But I haven’t spent much time there as MJ’s is my home for all things AI.

some people say had it not been for Kellie passing on the Dream Girls part then Jennifer would never even had a shot at the second choice considerations for the role. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure Kellie playing the part as an albino would have done the part more justice, but hey, when your in popular demand like Kellie you canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t take on everything thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s offered to you. And besides Kellie probably would have outshined the rest of the cast too much unlike the way Jennifer played the role.

:lol_tb: :lol_tb: :lol_tb:

I think I owe you an apology. All this time I thought you were a little nuts. Now I realize you are joking. That right there is hilarious! Effie as an albino in Dreamgirls.. as played by the Pickler! You just know there would be a scene where she ate soul food and calamari. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

According to Diana DeGarmo’s Twitter, she is going to film a segment with JPL for his “American Nobody” show:

ahhh, sleeping in is so nice! but now I’m off to see my old Idol buddy JPL to film a segment for his online show “American Nobody”

http://twitter.com/dianadegarmo

You know, I was laughing along with that post until the 3rd paragraph. Joke or not, IMHO, that went way too far.

Wow. Talk about crossing a line :mad_tb:

You know, I was laughing along with that post until the 3rd paragraph. Joke or not, IMHO, that went way too far.

I’m thinking its someone from VFTW or one of those sites. Some of their posters go on boards and try to “shock” the people there into getting mad and all rabid so they can make fun of them. That’s why I ignored that part.

[smallvoice] I really like that David/Miley duet [/smallvoice]

Yes! I think he did. If it is the guy I think it was he was really good. All of the performers were great. There wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t one bad singer in the bunch. I hope Snuffles from IDF will come over here and confirm for me. I believe she was there until the end. I know they were twittering etc, last night.

Ok scratch that. I went over to the other site and they confirmed that Tom Lowe didn’t show up. Did I mention that I need glasses?

Ok scratch that. I went over to the other site and they confirmed he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t show up. Did I mention that I need glasses?

lol … no probs, don’t worry about it.

Ok scratch that. I went over to the other site and they confirmed that Tom Lowe didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t show up. Did I mention that I need glasses?

I think Tom Lowe had a performance of Back to Bacharach and David at The Music Box that started at 9pm. He wouldn’t have even been able to be over there until almost 11, at the earliest.

[smallvoice] I really like that David/Miley duet [/smallvoice]

lol lefty! No small voice needed, that song was hella cute.

They really should put that on ITunes. Both singers are very popular in that demo, the song is nice, and Miley is red hot right now. They even flirted a little while singing. LOL. Disney & Jive could make a killing!

According to Paula’s twitter, Natalie Cole is performing on Wed night.

Ugh, can you believe those same notoriously obsessed fans appeared in the photos from Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Tulsa show?

Those girls really creep me out. I wonder what they’ll do when David starts the festival/fair circuit. Those are much, much larger and the crowd is a little further away. Their “specialness” won’t be as noticeable, and there won’t be any bus meet and greets to stalk. How long can they keep this up?

https://twitter.com/Syberspace

Syberspace Kinda weird being on a real jazz gig only to come back to Idol and hear some of the contestants fake their way through some big band stuff.

I wonder who… :ponder_tb:

Lefty – here’s a much better combined version of the DA appearance on HM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7RklEL4BNs&feature=channel_page

hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a much better combined version of the DA appearance on HM.

Thanks!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m thinking its someone from VFTW or one of those sites. Some of their posters go on boards and try to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“shockà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  the people there into getting mad and all rabid so they can make fun of them. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s why I ignored that part.

Yep. Except I don’t think they’d be that gross over at VFTW. They’re all boomie fans over there.

It’s definitely not someone who’s for real.

This person is obviously a fake trying to get rise out of people.

Don’t worry. That was his last post.

Syberspace Kinda weird being on a real jazz gig only to come back to Idol and hear some of the contestants fake their way through some big band stuff.

I wonder whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

She doesn’t sound very impressed does she?

Thanks for the great review, undercooked! It sounds like so much fun! Did you catch the video of his Prince song? The IDF girls forgot to video tape the video! Darn! I wanted to hear it!

I’m hoping to catch some of the performers on youtube too! It was cute to hear Adam fansqueeling about Alison Porter being his Idol, only to find out that Randy Jackson called her to perform with him that night (interesting coincidence).

Thanks for the great review, undercooked! It sounds like so much fun! Did you catch the video of his Prince song? The IDF girls forgot to video tape the video! Darn! I wanted to hear it!

No, I didn’t see it unfortunately, but I am wondering if the Upright guys could post it on their site. I think it would get them more traffic.

I loved the Archie/Miley duet. Is that a song for download? I wasn’t impressed with anything off his album, but I’d download that. It’s very good. I also forgot how cute he is.

Re the backup singer who always twitters. She’s usually pretty blunt. (never names names except for once). I think Big Band will really separate the great singers from the average ones. Some better be careful about not trying to sing what you cannot sing well. This is a great genre for a singing contest. I think the band will be on the stage and it will be set-up like Broadway last year. (Paula calls it “classy”)

Reminds me of Syesha. She was fantastic Broadway round to me. I hope the contestants stick to the theme this week.

Some of them had worked on the stage with Adam, like the couple who performed in the musical à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hairà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with him. The biggest news out of that performance was that Adam had seen them both naked,

No, what they said was they had both saw ADAM naked. I’m sure he saw them naked too but I just wanted to clarify. ) Then they babbled on about being in “Hair” with him and seeing his hair….not sure where they were going with that part. LOL!

And, no Tom Lowe didn’t show up. Neither did Adam’s buddy Alisan Porter (apparently she got some gig with Randy Jackson). Those were the only 2 I was looking forward to seeing. Not that I didn’t have a great time; but I wish I could have seen them sing in person!

I’m not sure if Undercooked mentioned that one of the Upright Cabaret’s traditions is to throw your shoes on the stage if you’re really enjoying the performance. I actually threw my shoe for Billy Porter who sang a killer gospel version of “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me”. The whole thing was pretty funny. I had shoes flying past my head on several occassions. I’m lucky I didn’t get hit upside the head! LOL!

That “Dust In The Wind” guys was hilarious. He covered his shirt in baby powder and kept hitting it making the power float in the air like “Dust In The Wind.” Even afterwards he was still pretty cheeky. The Upright Guys had to stop him from mooning the audience when they joked that he smelled like a baby’s butt.

I think this is Syberspace. Pretty awesome singer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cgqZl5LDsQ

No, what they said was they had both saw ADAM naked.

Oh geesh. His fanbase is squeeing all over the internets right now.

I likey syberspace! We need to get her to name names. The season would be much more fun that way. I bet she’s talking about Gokey! :devil_tb:

No, what they said was they had both saw ADAM naked. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure he saw them naked too but I just wanted to clarify. ) Then they babbled on about being in à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hairà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with him and seeing his hairà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.not sure where they were going with that part. LOL!

lol … sounds like it was a really relaxed and fun night. I guess most of the audience during “Hair” would have seen Adam naked too .. unless of course they were talking about backstage where I suppose in the world of theatre,where cramped shared dressing rooms and quick change is the norm, most actors/actresses have seen each other naked …lol

Someone who has never sung a vocal standard will go into this week not realizing how exacting those songs are. So I can understand how somebody who has sung them a lot would say they are faking their way through them. The best will have minimal arraignments, the worse will go full bandzilla to cover their flaws.

I don’t know if this has been posted before, but I read this in a British newspaper supplement The Sunday Times Magazine about ex-contestants from X-Factor –

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6149245.ece

Just interesting for the little revelations about the manipulation that goes on in the show (and which you can expect should the show come your way in the US), what happens if you don’t do what Simon says after he signed you up, or how fast you can get dumped. Just a sample here -

Ben remembers his time in the X Factor house as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“completely surreal. Sharon [Osbourne, then a judge] wanted me to stage a walkout one week to generate a huge tabloid story and get me votes. When I refused, she didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t speak to me again. Simon always pre-warned me if he was going to spice up the show a bit by slagging me off, but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve never forgiven Ray [Quinn, second, 2006, now playing Danny in Grease in the West End] for crying during the semi. I offered him 50 quid not to, but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d made up his mind. You could almost hear the old ladies at home reaching for their phones.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I’ve never really liked the show because of the blatant manipulation by the judges, their cynical voting off of good contestants, and the various shenanigans that the observant can see go on in the show. If you think American Idol is manipulative, just wait till you see X-Factor. I really hope you never get this show in the US, it is appalling if you are in the least fair-minded and actually care about the contestants.

lol à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ sounds like it was a really relaxed and fun night. I guess most of the audience during à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hairà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  would have seen Adam naked too ..

HA! I wonder if they enforced the “no flash photography” rule during those performances?

Snuffles was there for the entire time and could probably do a much better job than me in filling in the details about the night. I’m glad it went so well for the owners and it’s nice that Adam got a kick out of it.

Here is an interesting article:

American Idol: Adam Lambert beats Carrie Underwood in searches
April 26, 5:03 PM Â · 1 comment * ShareThis Feed

American Idol hopeful Adam Lambert is attracting more attention than country music singer Carrie Underwood, according to Google.

About 6.1 million searched for Adam in March, while about 5 million searched for Carrie, according to Google Keyword Tool.

Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s die-hard support is centered in country music territory, studies indicate, with Google Trends listing Arkansas, Utah, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee as being the 10 states with the highest per-capita search volume for him.

Adam confused country mentor Randy Travis with his rendition of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ring of Fire,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  a performance denounced by AI judge Simon Cowell.

Adam advanced to Hollywood after pleasing judges with his version of Queenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bohemian Rhapsodyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  during tryouts in San Francisco.

Conventional wisdom had Danny Gokey in the lead for the Idol crown this year, but attention shifted several weeks ago to Adam.

According to Google, Kris Allen is the only other contestant drawing a great deal of search volume, attracting 550,000 searches in March.

Danny, Allison Iraheta and Matt Giraud attracted searches, but the volume of the searches for the remaining three produced à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“insufficient data,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  according to Google.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve never really liked the show because of the blatant manipulation by the judges, their cynical voting off of good contestants, and the various shenanigans that the observant can see go on in the show. If you think American Idol is manipulative, just wait till you see X-Factor. I really hope you never get this show in the US, it is appalling if you are in the least fair-minded and actually care about the contestants.

YES! Thank you for saying that. I keep hearing people say “X-Factor > AI” But I beg to differ. That show seems like the judges and TPTB have even more control, therefore giving them even more power. There’s already way too much focus on the judges with AI. With X Factor, it would be X2. A part of me just wants them to fire all the judges and destroy the show. Then they should start over and have something more like Canadian Idol. Because, frankly, I’m sick of SIMON COWELL and all the bullshit that comes along with him. He’s actually the worst of the judges, because he’s the one with the agenda. The other three are just stupid puppets. But he’s the manipulative one, giving critiques based on how we’ll react to it. As I said, we need to just get rid of everything Simon and start afresh. All these ideas about bringing X Factor to the US is disturbing.

DC and DA in Manila finally gets some, err, “promo” on national TV. (You might want to turn down the volume.)

Here is an interesting article:

American Idol: Adam Lambert beats Carrie Underwood in searches
April 26, 5:03 PM Â · 1 comment * ShareThis Feed

American Idol hopeful Adam Lambert is attracting more attention than country music singer Carrie Underwood, according to Google.

About 6.1 million searched for Adam in March, while about 5 million searched for Carrie, according to Google Keyword Tool.

Again, I will say that this seems like a dumb conclusion to me. Adam is on AI NOW, and he is getting tons of attention from media everywhere because he is the frontrunner NOW and because of his sexuality. Let’s see what it is like a few years from now. Then it will be a fair comparison. duh

Bwah! Utah is one of the most searched volume state for Adam! And Ohio??

I do hope Adam fans don’t get too complacent with all these search figures. I think Adam has great international appeal and I bet a lot of these searches come from out of the country. I think if he were truly way ahead in the US then Dial Idol would show him somehow separated from the bunch. I do think the race is pretty much a dead heat, however Adam has placed himself in a great position for a worldwide career – win or lose.

Utah is known as one of the most “connected” states as far as computers, so I wonder if that is the reason why.

Again, I will say that this seems like a dumb conclusion to me. Adam is on AI NOW, and he is getting tons of attention from media everywhere because he is the frontrunner NOW and because of his sexuality. Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s see what it is like a few years from now. Then it will be a fair comparison. duh

LOL. If you say so. I just find it fascinating that Adam has been in the national public eye for what? 3 months and he’s getting that many google requests, especially in Southern states. As far as his sexuality is concerned. somehow I doubt Adam is the only bi/gay person who has ever entered the into the entertainment industry. lol

I do hope Adam fans donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get too complacent with all these search figures. I think Adam has great international appeal and I bet a lot of these searches come from out of the country. I think if he were truly way ahead in the US then Dial Idol would show him somehow separated from the bunch. I do think the race is pretty much a dead heat, however Adam has placed himself in a great position for a worldwide career – win or lose.

Dial Idol has been the most unreliable “poll” this year. I think the AOL poll has been more correct than Dial Idol and that is a push poll, which makes it unreliable as well. Looking at the Itunes reviews/ratings are interesting/fun, but I wouldn’t go as far to say that correlates to who is ahead in the votes either.

I see this a little like politics though. If someone will donate to one’s campaign, then there is a greater chance they will vote for that candidate. If someone continues to google/rate/buy one’s music, then there’s a greater chance one will pick up the phone and vote for you. We just have no idea how much people are investing in these contestants. The speculation is half the fun though. A group of us regularly talk about this show every morning at work. lol Its fun since we are all rooting for different candidates for the most part.

Whoa Hazelhel, that was quite the expose!

But back stories (the crucial vote-stealing tussles with poverty, bereavement, brutal ex-husbands, drink but preferably not drugs) are as important, if not more so, than vocal skills…

…but the story of his wife who died in childbirth and his little motherless baby is on all our minds and it seems churlish to dwell on his lack of range when we know she wanted this for him so badly.

And we thought auditioning with a recently buried wife was something.

*IS* X-Factor really so blatant & unsubtle?

YES! Thank you for saying that. I keep hearing people say à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“X-Factor > AIà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  But I beg to differ. That show seems like the judges and TPTB have even more control, therefore giving them even more power. Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already way too much focus on the judges with AI. With X Factor, it would be X2.

I think one reason I find this season so unlikeable is what I suspect to be the influence of Simon Cowell on various aspects of the show – the hand-picked finalists (those who think that the audience actually have much of choice when they voted for the semi-finalists are seriously deluded), the emphasis on the judges, the shameless use of sob-stories, so on an so forth. This is not to mention his undisguised display of indifference and boredom on the show. It is likely to get worse should Simon stay much longer in the show (but which I doubt he will, next year will likely to be last on the show). If American Idol has any sense, they should start looking for someone credible to replace him on the show as soon as they can, I seriously do think that Simon will undermine the show so that he can have the chance to get his own show going on American TV.

As far as his sexuality is concerned. somehow I doubt Adam is the only bi/gay person who has ever entered the into the entertainment industry. lol

I am sure he is not, but he is the first high profile, talented one on AI and with all that has been going on in the past 6 months, this is big news. Good for him though for getting the attention.

Utah is known as one of the most à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“connectedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  states as far as computers, so I wonder if that is the reason why.

Utah is also the state with the highest rate of online porn purchases, so it would seem that many of its residents have an undercover freak flag

That really has nothing to do with the subject at hand, I just think it’s funny.

Utah is also the state with the highest rate of online porn purchases, so it would seem that many of its residents have an undercover freak flag

That really has nothing to do with the subject at hand, I just think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s funny.

Comedy gold, my friend. Comedy gold. :laugh_tb:

So many Mormon jokes. So little time.

And we thought auditioning with a recently buried wife was something.

*IS* X-Factor really so blatant & unsubtle?

unfortunately it is .. the back stories and “sob” stories this last season were pushed at every opportunity.

It was very sad about the guy, Daniel, who’s wife had died during childbirth, but too much was made of the story at every opportunity … and the worst bit was when he was in the bottom two and had to take part in a sing off with the other contestant for the judges to choose which one would be eliminated. On the X-factor the contestants have free choice for what song they sing in the sing off (they sing a different one to what they sang on the show) .. and Daniel chose “To Where You Are” .. and dedicated it to his late wife, before singing it. … Well as you can imagine all the judges were in tears (except for Simon of course) … so there’s no way they could have voted him off after that so they saved him. (this clip doesn’t have the dedication bit on at the beginning)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOWdH4MuOzg

So many Mormon jokes. So little time.

I know right!!! It is so difficult to resist the temptation.

Utah is also the state with the highest rate of online porn purchases, so it would seem that many of its residents have an undercover freak flag

So many Mormon jokes. So little time.

There are tons of people in Utah who aren’t Mormon (not gonna say some of the people looking up porn aren’t Mormon), but it is sad that people think is it ok to make jokes about religion. :sad_tb:

*IS* X-Factor really so blatant & unsubtle?

But Danny’s story appeared to work on a lot of people didn’t it? It wasn’t exactly subtle. I do think people tend to over-estimate their ability to avoid getting manipulated. The producers of TV shows do the manipulations because they know the audience do fall for them.

There are tons of people in Utah who arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Mormon (not gonna say some of the people looking up porn arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Mormon), but it is sad that people think is it ok to make jokes about religion.

You know you are making it harder for me to resist, right? I am really trying here. :innocent1_tb:

Utah is also the state with the highest rate of online porn purchases, so it would seem that many of its residents have an undercover freak flag

* * *

Comedy gold, my friend. Comedy gold.

So many Mormon jokes. So little time.

LOL Well, to be fair, they had to replace the magic underwear with something.

J/K LK09, nothing personal. Just a (very) little funny…

Wow, very, very offensive. Are you going to start making Catholic jokes, jewish jokes or Islamic jokes now? Where do you draw the line?

but it is sad that people think is it ok to make jokes about religion.

When did religion become so sacred (no pun intended) that it isn’t OK to make jokes about it. I grew up on Jesus Christ jokes, The Rabbi the Priest and the Minister jokes, etc. And I’m originally from Utah. I’m also of Polish heritage (and proud of it) and I love all the Pollock jokes….but when I tell them to someone who is of Italian heritage I always change them to Wap jokes.
Laughing at ourselves is always good therapy.

Wow, very, very offensive. Are you going to start making Catholic jokes, jewish jokes or Islamic jokes now? Where do you draw the line?

Feel free to be the first to start. I never said my blog was politically correct.

Hugs to weareallinnocent. I thought it was funny. :down_tb:

Can we all be friends again?

Mormons are nice. They are perfect and fart sunshine. :laugh_tb: Like Brooke White.

Mj, I would never make jokes about anyone’s religion. And this is an Idol blog, so. . . .

I just want to say that I’m not even Mormon, but I find the comments offensive. Sorry.

Mj, I would never make jokes about anyoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s religion. And this is an Idol blog, so. . . .

Why yes, it is an Idol blog. And once in a while this thread in particular veers off topic a bit. I think everyone’s done joking now, so let’s just drop it.

I just want to say that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not even Mormon, but I find the comments offensive. Sorry.

Then don’t read them.

I am sure he is not, but he is the first high profile, talented one on AI and with all that has been going on in the past 6 months, this is big news. Good for him though for getting the attention.

Is it just me, or is that REALLY, REALLY pathetic?

If you consider that Survivor’s very first winner, Richard Hatch, was openly gay and that was like 17 seasons ago. AI’s Emmy enemy The Amazing Race has also had openly gay contestants in pretty much every season (if not every season) and it’s up to like season 15 (they’ve also had openly gay people win). AI’s sister program, SYTYCD has also featured several openly gay contestants and wasn’t it’s first winner openly gay (I know the runner-up was)? Nightly rival Dancing with the Stars has also been friendly to gays.

So, is it just me, or is it really sad that this is the first time AI has had an openly gay contestant (I know that some have declared themselves gay after the fact)? WTH is up with that? I think I blame Simon and his constant bitchface about gay contestants (prior to this year). That and his stupid homophobic jokes with Ryan would keep pretty much anybody in the closet. I think Idol voters have demonstrated this year that they aren’t the problem. I don’t think that there is a dirth of talented gay people either. I think AI needs to stop patting itself on the back. Having an openly gay contestant shouldn’t be a startling new development, it should have happened YEARS ago. IMO, of course.

Kristen, I wonder if it is just because no one has been as talented as Adam. But I guess you mean why is he the first one to be open about it or why haven’t there been more?

Weren’t Anwar and David H as openly gay as Adam? None of them brought it up on the show, but neither has Adam.

I think Adam is a lot more talented, so perhaps that’s the difference.

ETA:

There were people who were suspected to be gay and people who later confirmed they were gay (e.g. Clay, RJ, Anwar and pink-haired-girl-who-got-screwed-by-the-scripted-Ryanwa-is-a-monkey-joke)

Anwar had a personal ad that was revealed. David H had pictures stripping in a gay club. Adam has pictures kissing another guy. I’m not sure how these situations are any different.

Kristen, I wonder if it is just because no one has been as talented as Adam. But I guess you mean why is he the first one to be open about it.

Well, they might not have been able to find another contestant as talented as Adam, but they certainly could have had a few openly gay contestants in the top 5/10/12 before. I totally respect that people might not want to come out of the closet and some might not have been considered being open a “vote winner”, but The Powers that Be at Idol cast these shows. Many a talented singer gets nowhere near the voting rounds because they don’t fit the desired arc for the season. AI chose not to cast an openly gay person (and mock gay people openly with badly scripted jokes between Ryan and Simon).

There were people who were suspected to be gay and people who later confirmed they were gay (e.g. Clay, RJ, Anwar and pink-haired-girl-who-got-screwed-by-the-scripted-Ryan-is-a-monkey-joke).

Kristen,

I think that one kid (can’t remember his name- Nathan??) in the top 24 was gay.

For Kris and Danny who are Christians:

A Hindu, a Jew and an evangelical Christian were travelling together when they were overcome with fatigue. They stopped at a farmhouse and asked for lodging, but the farmer said he only had room for two. One of them would have to spend the night in the barn.

“I’ll go,” said the Hindu, and off he went. A few minutes later, there was a knock at the back door. There stood the Hindu, exclaiming, “There’s a cow in there, and cows are sacred in my religion. It would be impossible for me to sleep in the same room as a cow.”

The farmer then asked which of the other two would volunteer to sleep in the barn. “I’ll go,” said the Jew, and off he went. A few minutes later there was a knock at the back door. It was the Jew. “There’s a pig in that barn. It wouldn’t be kosher for me to sleep there. I cannot do it!”

“Oh, all right,” said the evangelical Christian. “I’ll go,” and off he went.

A few moments later there was a knock on the door. It was the pig and the cow.

Since it is apparently OK to mock religions here.

I am sure he is not, but he is the first high profile, talented one on AI and with all that has been going on in the past 6 months, this is big news. Good for him though for getting the attention.

The top 36 seemed to have a fair share of “seemingly” gay contestants. And, guess what, it didn’t affect the way I voted nor did I even care. And “being gay” is the farthest thing from “big news” in this day and age. My gosh, a very outspoken gay contestant won Survivor a few cycles ago (and wasn’t he a Mormon from Utah) and I don’t remember anyone making an issue about it in the online media or print media (or was it such a non-factor to me that I never noticed).

Adam is getting the attention he deserves because ,IMHO, he is talented, he has a unique personal and singing style, he mixes up his song choices and performances, he works very hard, he has many supportive friends, he is charming and witty and kind and he is good looking and has a smile to die for.

I think that one kid (canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember his name- Nathan??) in the top 24 was gay.

Yes, but that was this year. Unless there is another Nate I’m forgetting (which is entirely possible).

The top 36 seemed to have a fair share of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“seeminglyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  gay contestants. And, guess what, it didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t affect the way I voted nor did I even care.

And that’s exactly as it should be. As Sally Ride said, she thought woman would have attained equality when nobody cared to point out that some woman was the first person to do something. People should vote for whatever criteria suits them (most entertaining, funniest if they should win, best glory notes, best riffer, best arranger, largest range, best back story, contestant most like them, whatever) and not care about making some sort of point.

Adam is getting the attention he deserves because ,IMHO, he is talented, he has a unique personal and singing style, he mixes up his song choices and performances, he works very hard, he has many supportive friends, he is charming and witty and kind and he is good looking and has a smile to die for.

Adam is certainly all those things and is very deserving of front-runner buzz. This is not an anti-Adam thing AT all.

I just question all the “OMG Can a Gay Person Win Idol?” headlines (really, should this be “OMG” news in today’s day and age? We aren’t in the Spanish Inquisition era, now are we?) and the dearth of qualified openly gay contestants in the past. If this was the first year that Idol had found a talented African-American contestant to compete, do you think they should be congratulated for finally finding one? Or questioned as to their motives for not “casting” talented African-Americans previously?

I think Idol has a banquet of contestants to choose from. They have complete control of the backstory arcs they want. I think it’s fishy that they didn’t cast a top-contender, openly gay contestant before. I guess it is possible that the Adam is the only talented openly gay person to walk in Idol’s door (they only get 50K contestants a year applying) whilst the casting directors for TAR, Survivor and SYTYCD were inundated with athletic, clever, talented and interesting openly gay contestants so it was easy for them.

Of course, I also live on the knoll, so there may be nothing to this. Be clear, I’m not pushing for quotas, but the darn show is cast so it’s already about quotas. I’ll applaud Adam and his talent. I’m not going to applaud TPTB at Idol for finally joining the human race.

edit: I said DROP IT.

Because ignorance really pisses me off, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sorry that I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t let this go. But I will after this final comment; making a joke at the expense of an individual religion, Mormon in this case, is as ignorant as making a racial joke or a homophobic joke. And telling me to simply not read them shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be an acceptable response.

Well, first of all, a religion is a set of beliefs, whereas race is kind of a genetic thing, so not really the same thing. Making the easy joke about a Catholic priest being a child molestor is a whole different ballgame than making some kind of racist joke.

And, I wouldn’t call it ignorance. Maybe mean-spiritedness? I often make jokes about my own religion, something of which I am decidedly not ignorant. There are thousands of comedians in the world who still make tons of jokes about the things that are now politically incorrect (just ask a Scientologist) and plenty of people still laugh. Some people just have different senses of humor.

Also, at this point, I don’t think all that many of us are too ignorant about the Mormon religion, since a whole bunch of them sure do seem to turn up on Reality TV. We’ve learned a lot about them in the last few years.

AIà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sister program, SYTYCD has also featured several openly gay contestants and wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s first winner openly gay (I know the runner-up was)?

Nick and Melody? Or are you thinking Travis from Season 2 (for runner-up, that is — I read somewhere that Nick is gay, but not sure where)?

ETA: Not that it matters, really. I am just a SYTYCD junkie and was wondering if you meant S1 or S2.

Nick and Melody? Or are you thinking Travis from Season 2 (for runner-up, that is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  I read somewhere that Nick is gay, but not sure where)?

Oops! LOL. Sorry, I was thinking about Blake and forgot he got booted the week before the finale (in a total shock boot. That guy is amazing and should have won, IMO of course. It’s stunning what those dancers can do on that show. I’d be in traction for six months).

Oops! LOL. I was thinking about Blake and forgot he got booted the week before the finale (in a total shock boot. That guy is amazing and should have won, IMO of course)

Oh, yes. Blake. He was definitely amazing and started the trend of my faves going out right before the finale. Anyway, I have gone off-topic.

Oh, yes. Blake. He was definitely amazing and started the trend of my faves going out right before the finale. Anyway, I have gone off-topic.

LOL, just a few hours ago, on this blog in another thread, I was lamenting the fact that my favorites on SYTYCD all go out second. Lot’s of off-topic posts related to that show today. Perhaps we’re just anxious for it to return!

LOL, just a few hours ago, on this blog in another thread, I was lamenting the fact that my favorites on SYTYCD all go out second. Lotà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s of off-topic posts related to that show today. Perhaps weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re just anxious for it to return!

I’m following Nigel on twitter and he posts little updates. They are in Vegas now for auditions. It’s sooo much more entertaining for me than DWTS. Nigel is such a dance geek, and I think that’s part of why the show is so good.

As far as his sexuality is concerned. somehow I doubt Adam is the only bi/gay person who has ever entered the into the entertainment industry. lol

I am sure he is not, but he is the first high profile, talented one on AI and with all that has been going on in the past 6 months, this is big news.

I believe that Adam is the first openly gay – uber talented man on American Idol which is partly why he was cast.

As “Billboard” on TWOP somewhat stated on the knoll awhile ago, TPTB cast a bunch of gay men to go to Hollywood this year that got lots of air time. Most of them were the more the flaming “Jack” types (ie, Nate) to Adam’s hot looking manly “Will” from the TV show “Will & Grace”.

They did this so the perception of Adam will be more postive in mainstream eyes. (I wish I could remember exactly what Billboard said but basically, it made perfect sense to me.)

Perhaps this is because of the new gay producer onboard now?

I also remember from Season 4 when cutie Mario Vasquez who had such a great voice and was TCO in my eyes, suddenly dropped out when he made the Top 12, supposedly because photos and rumours about him being gay were being circulated and he was not comfortable about it. Supposedly, he dropped out because of “personal reasons” and something about not liking the AI contract.

In the beginning, American Idol ideal is someone that appeals to most Americans since the people vote them in. TPTB will do everything to make sure that their ideal criteria is met. Kelly was the perfect first Idol!

I’m worried about Adam’s chances of winning only because I could not believe that Prop 8 (vote YES if you were against gay marriage) passed last year.

I was under the impression that this generation of Californians were more openminded and were colorblind and more accepting of the gay lifestyle and would want them to marry. There was hardly any negative campaigning against gay marriage and it looked like most people were voting NO and it was not going to be passed and gays would continue to legally marry.

I couldn’t believe the week before the election, there were loads of church people protesting and picketing city streets and TV/phones being bombarded against gay marriage. Supposedly, religions from other states poured $$ into the anti-gay marriage campaign and to my disbelief, it worked and Prop 8 passed, so no more gay marriage.

I think people know it is not PC to say you’re against the gay lifestyle, but if you are privately voting, some people may not vote for the gay guy, even if he’s the most talented on AI, especially if the other choice is a straight Christian guy who is a good singer.

I would love to have more faith in the AI voting public, but I’ve been nervous. Thank goodness the bulk of the press/fan comments about Adam’s pre AI photos has been positive.

I also remember from Season 4 when cutie Mario Vasquez who had such a great voice and was TCO in my eyes, suddenly dropped out when he made the Top 12, supposedly because photos and rumours about him being gay were being circulated and he was not comfortable about it. Supposedly, he dropped out because of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“personal reasonsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and something about not liking the AI contract.

An AI staffer later accused Mario of sexual harassment. That probably had more to do with his dropping out. Clive signed him anyway, and his album tanked. I’m guessing that TPTB have a few chosen ones and he was one of them. I don’t think he was dropped for being gay, but I’m sure they didn’t want the sexual harassment suit out there.

That said, I still don’t see the difference between Adam, David H and Anwar, except that Adam has been more successful. They all made top 12. Adam is a little more out there in terms of performance style, but I’d argue that Anwar and David H were being consistent with their styles, too. Love it or not. I did not love David H. Cruise ship karaoke FTL.

DA’s twitter… what is this boy doing…. @_@;

4. @ThatsSoBelleee What’s strange is that it was fine earlier this morning! It suddenly got freezing though on my way back.

3. I didn’t have to be hospitalized or anything by the way, just needed to find shelter and keep warm haha. And sit down to take a break!

2. I’m so glad for the Lemington Centre’s hospitality! Thanks so much!

1. Went for a run this morning, only I nearly broke down and froze to death! lol. Pushed myself a little too much I guess.

OMG frogcoke! He is still getting over his cold or whatever he had/has! What is the kid doing? I sure wish he had a stage dad to control him some times.

Yeah he’s still not completely over that cold.. I can hear it in his voice… >:( *shakes fist*

Wow, very, very offensive. Are you going to start making Catholic jokes, jewish jokes or Islamic jokes now? Where do you draw the line?

Actually, I went to bed. But, to answer your final question, I don’t draw lines, as I typically am unable to color inside them. I do imagine that your renderings are immaculate though, without the slightest mark landing anywhere other than where it should, and absolutely beautiful in their own right and style. And, good on you for that.

So, with that, no more feeble attempts at a (very) little humor (today), even though I made tinawina laugh. Thanks for the hugs and loves, tinawina — and SpenserJ and Tess, for the expose’ on sources and styles of humor.

P.S. I am resisting the urge to explain “my joke,” or more pertinently, the background for it — which is more a joke on me and my own religious rearing (and veering?) — but this is neither the time nor the place…. Peace~

In so many ways, I don’t color within the lines, but unfortunately people here will never really know how.