Idol Headlines for 08/11/07

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Todayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Idol headlines after the jumpà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Stayin’ ‘Idol’ from tour

Uh, no. I am telling you: I’m not going. Just like I didn’t last year. And the one before.

This time around, though, as the “American Idol” clique dances, skips or, in Sanjaya Malakar’s case, shakingly shimmies into Motown to The Palace of Auburn Hills on Aug. 12, my reasoning is more rightly-justified. Even though my eyes were super-glued to the TV twice a week. And, again and again for good measure to YouTube.

But consider this: Thousands of screaming pre-pubescent girls, flailing their arms around like a drunken guy at a Pistons’ game and screeching every time “Idol” runner-up Blake Lewis unleashes his beat-boxing. And the hokey encore of winner Jordin Spark’s mashed-potato-mushy, celebratory “Idol” tune, “This is My Now.” And Sanjaya the fruity ‘do-dude who alarmingly grabbed girly-girls by the ears with his often-off chops, and then made them cry.

Yep, I’ve just painted an axed scene from some shelved horror movie. Or was that whore? I guess if we throw Haley Scarnato into the warbler mix, then it’d be the latter. Which brings me to the last reason I’m avoiding this “Idol” circus: I’m tired of Haley’s long limbs. And there’s no way I’ll pay to see an encore of those………

Pride Source

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Boys to ‘Manband’

Hyde Park homey Louie Bello was in the house for the New York premiere of “Mission: Manband.” The VH1 show features former boy-band members — LFO’s Rich Cronin, 98 Degrees’ Jeff Timmons, Color Me Badd’s Bryan Abrams, and ‘N Sync’s Chris Kirkpatrick — who’ve formed a new group called Sureshot. (Sureshot plays at Saint on the 27th.) Bello scored the invite because he and Cronin, who hails from Kingston, are writing songs for “American Idol” also-ran Blake Lewis. Other guests included Gene Simmons, Lance Bass , and movie producer Jeff Killagheri.

Boston.com

Iowans shoot for ‘Idol’ fame at Omaha

….”All these people, they have their dreams,” said Patrick Lynn, a senior producer for “American Idol.” “People see themselves on the show. They show up, and they give it a shot. A lot of people show up just for the experience.”

One of the dozens of reporters covering the event asked Lynn about how the producers look for the bad singers. (Think of the hilarious moments provided by aspiring Idols such as William Hung or Sanjaya.)

Lynn smiled.

“If you’re looking to call them bad singers, you can call them bad singers,” he said. “I prefer to call them good entertainment.”….

Des Moines Register

Marlene Scotten drove seven hours to Omaha on Tuesday, “American Idol” aspirations fueling her way.

She waited at the Qwest Center Omaha for seven hours Wednesday to register, then stood in line for five hours before this morning’s auditions.

When she got to the tryout table, she launched into “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys.

In less than 10 seconds, she was done.

“They just cut me off. They told me ‘No, thank you’ and sent me out of the place,” an angry Scotten said.

Scotten’s story was common today among the 8,000 people who showed up before dawn for their shot at an appearance on the seventh season of the mega-popular Fox Network show….

Omaha.com

‘Idol’ hopefuls find Omaha offers more than shot at fame

…Recent auditions in San Diego and Dallas each brought crowds of 12,000 to 14,000, but a show producer said he was not disappointed with the lower turnout in Omaha _ the smallest city and the only Midwestern city to host an “Idol” audition so far.

“We didn’t know what we were going to get,” said senior producer Patrick Lynn. “We’ve never really been to the center of the country before.”

Omaha popped up on the radar as an audition site in part because of Dan Mirvish, director of the 1995 film “Omaha the Movie.” Lynn said he knows Mirvish and had heard good things about the city from him.

“I think we’re going to find good talent in Omaha,” Lynn said. “We have a really good feeling.”…

Wood TV

Two York teens tryout for American Idol

Idol hopefuls in good voice

They’ve returned. York’s American Idol hopefuls have returned. They are registered, and have the bracelets to prove it. Wearing paper bracelets that are the “in.” Bracelets that allowed Jason Dunn and Kathey Stewart to return for auditions for one of the most popular television shows in history, Fox’s American Idol………

York News-Times

Two Siouxlanders get call-back for ‘American Idol’

Yessss!!

At least two Siouxlanders were handed a ticket to stardom — or at least a step closer to it — at Friday’s auditions for the hit FOX show “American Idol.”

Siouxland Idol winner Katie Admire, 17, and 23-year-old operating room technician Drew Emanuel were seen being handed a coveted “golden ticket” after their auditions — a yellow sheet of paper that producers said signifies each earned a call-back audition for the show…….

Sioux City Journal

Idol Chatter: Seen and heard at auditions

Mayor Mike Fahey was a stubborn interview for the TV Guide Channel early Friday.

Brandon Rogers, last season’s 12th place “American Idol” finisher, was conducting the interview for the channel’s “Close-Up” program. He asked Fahey to either sing a song for the camera or do his best impersonation of “Idol” judge Simon Cowell.

Fahey wouldn’t do either, especially mimic Cowell’s British accent.

“I’m Irish,” Fahey said.

Omaha native Scott R. Tomasso serves as producer of the “Close-Up” segment. Tomasso, who changed his last name from Thomas after moving from Omaha, now lives and works in Los Angeles. The auditions were a good excuse to visit home.

Patrick Lynn is the “Idol” producer who cues the crowd on when to wave and cheer. But he got loudly booed Friday morning.

“Does every joke here start with, ‘So a guy walks into a cornfield . . .’?” he said over a megaphone. Jeers ensued………

Omaha.com

For would-be ‘Idols’, what to wear is as crucial as what to sing

…Girls stepped out in knockout pink-and-green, snake-printed designer heels. Guys dressed in cow and cupid costumes. (Cupid, by the way, advanced to the next round.)

A pig-tailed contestant, pompoms in tow, wore a red-and-white cheerleader outfit.

Picking the right outfit was almost as important as picking the right song. First impressions were important à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  contestants had only 30 seconds or so to sing on Friday. The best à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  and sometimes the worst à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  advanced to the next round, when the show’s three judges come to Omaha in the fall.

“You’ve got to have a look to make the bar,” said 24-year-old Marcus McConnell of Kansas City, Kan. “You dress to impress and hope for the best.”

Lines started to form at about 3:30 a.m. for the 8 a.m. auditions. McConnell ran late for his tryout…

Omaha.com

Friday’s few hundred survivors include some Omaha singers

Since she was a toddler, Omaha teen Brittany McCreary has loved to sing.

Brittany, now 18, will keep singing in the nation’s most famous talent competition. She was among the few hundred aspiring singers who emerged from the exit for winners at “American Idol” auditions Friday at the Qwest Center Omaha…..

Omaha.com

Constantine coming to ATL

Season five finalist and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bold and the Beautifulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  actor Constantine Maroulis will be in Atlanta Tuesday for the auditions at the Dome. Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to be a stage set up for him to sing and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be selling his new CD, which came out this past Tuesday.

My AJC.com

Constantine Maroulis – Constantine
Ugh. Need we say more?

Constantine Maroulis made a name for himself on American Idol. He was the first contestant to have a rock and roll background rather than a pop background, and that fact alone meant he was destined to go far in the competition…….

IGN.com

Summer hits elude ailing music industry
Clarkson’s troubled CD below sales expectations; 50 Cent’s album delayed

…Clarkson, coming off a blockbuster, hits-laden CD in 2004′s Breakaway and a couple of Grammy Awards, had this summer’s most troubled CD. She fought with label head Clive Davis over songwriting control, parted with her management, her tour crumbled and her single Never Again nearly tanked.

Still, Clarkson’s CD sold well its first week but was topped by Miley Cyrus’ Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus. Coming in behind a star as dubious as Cyrus wasn’t how things were supposed to go.

And 50 Cent, who had the second-best-selling CD of 2005 with The Massacre, released two singles this spring, Amusement Park and Straight to the Bank. Both flopped, as did his performance on the BET Awards.

His Curtis CD was moved to Sept. 4 from June 26, then to Sept. 11. The official spin has something to do with synchronizing his worldwide release, but who’s buying that?

Now, the industry finds itself looking for other summer CD champions, another Daughtry, another Carrie Underwood, another High School Musical (the latter two are on the way). Hits and misses are popping up in unexpected places…

Ohio.com

Rochester, Mantorville contestants among regional ‘American Idol’ finalists

Sixteen top finishers have been announced for regional “American Idol” competitions recently organized by Fox 47 in Rochester, Winona, and Mason City, Iowa.

The singers will compete at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Rochester Civic Theatre to win a guaranteed audition with an “American Idol” producer during the show’s auditions in Philadelphia later this month…….

Post-Bulletin

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ contestant headlines Belpre Homecoming

The musical entertainment attracted several thousand people to the Belpre Homecoming Friday evening.

Former à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  contestant Bucky Covington headlined the event. He arrived on stage to chants of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bucky, Buckyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and screaming fans.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bucky is fantastic,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  said Erica Bennekamper, public relations director for the Belpre Chamber of Commerce, one of the organizations arranging the fair.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I love coming to Ohio,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Covington said. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The phrase à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Ohio rocksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ definitely fits.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

He said he had a performance in Chillicothe canceled Thursday because of the rain……

The Marietta Times

‘Real Michiana Idol’ Finalist #5

Karen Hoover is a teacher in Goshen and just recently won the Karaoke Idol contest at the St. Joseph County Fair.

She is a self-described free spirit who loves to explore the world. Not only can she sing but she has a pretty good sense of humor as well.

“I like to be funny, I like to make people laugh. I love to hug people, I always tell people if I wasn’t able to perform my favorite job would probably be just like giving out free hugs,” Hoover said.

“I think god put it in me for a reason and a purpose. It not only makes me totally happy, where I almost feel like I’m in a whole other world when I’m performing or singing,” Hoover added.

Karen has been a fan of “American Idol” and actually knows someone who made it to the finals.

“I knew Melinda Doolittle from last season, we went to college together and were just acquaintances. I was so excited to see that she was there and pursuing a dream that she had in her heart.” …….

Fox28

5 things to know about Paris Bennett

When Taylor Hicks won “American Idol,” one of his runners-up was a tiny girl with a big voice, Paris Bennett. She came in fifth in 2006 and has since surprised no one by embarking on a recording career of her own. Her tour brings her to Linn Park Sunday. It’s part of the Coca-Cola Sundays in the Park Series, which had been held at Vulcan Park. Here are some things you might want to know about Bennett:

Family business

“Idol” fans know that 18-year-old Bennett is following in her mother’s footsteps. Her mom sang with the Sounds of Blackness and her grandmother is the former lead singer of the Sounds of Blackness……..

AL.com

The stars come out at Crocker
Brown brings a little ‘Idol’ to city

“American Idol” contestant Ayla Brown’s path to success started in Hollywood and is now continuing in Fitchburg.

“I love doing charity work, and performing wherever I can,” said Brown in an exclusive interview with the Fitchburg Pride on Tuesday…..

Fitchburg Pride

 
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  • gabam

    Thanks for the headlines.

    Tuesday in Atlanta we will have Elliott, the AI auditions and Constantine. YAY!

  • sammy

    Well, yay for Elliott and the AI auditions anyway. :rolleyes_tb:

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Blake put up a blog with some pics he worked on in photoshop that he said were going to go in the tour book, but he didn’t get them in on time.

    Anyway, they are amazing. Here ya go.

  • Little Boy Blue

    Didn’t see this posted. From Staten Island Live :

    http://blog.silive.com/awemusic/2007/08/he_walks_the_line.html

    He walks the line

    August 09, 2007 1:01AM
    Categories: Feature, music

    By BEN JOHNSON … Say what you want about the “singing competition” behemoth that is Fox’s “American Idol,” but one thing is hard to deny. Year after year, millions of text-happy fingers, sometimes to the apparent chagrin of the show’s trio of judges, seem to vote the unexpected.

    Take season five champ Taylor Hicks. He’s 30, and his gray hair and no-frills attitude don’t exactly scream “cash cow.”

    …… Hicks, on the other hand, has just been making music.

    That’s the reason he and fellow “forgotten idol” Fantasia — currently earning raves in Broadway’s “The Color Purple,” as far from the Top 40 charts as one can get — may outlast some of their Idol peers in the music business.

    Hicks and Fantasia seem grounded in reality — not reality TV

    CLICK ABOVE LINK FOR THE REST

  • Pam

    Sarah,

    I was just over at the TWOP fourms and someone had posted the link to those pics and so I logged onto my page and couldn’t believe what I saw! Blake’s art of the top 10 is so awesome! There is no limit to what he is capable of! Amazing!

  • star

    Oh wow – Blake’s pics are so cool! I really like the one of Phil.

    So Rich Cronin is writing songs for B? Hee. I remember at some point during Idol there was a rumor that Blake wanted to sing an LFO song. Off to google this Bello person…

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    From the Constantine review:

    “Hey, psycho – we’re not gonna discuss this, OK, it’s over. Please get out of my Van Halen t-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up.” Well, Maroulis has written a song called “Favorite T-Shirt” that plays off that one line. It’s not much of a song, but it’s the best song on the album.

    LOL, and I thought that song stole the concept from Ben Folds, who has a far superior song that features the line “and don’t forget to gimme back my black t-shirt.”

    Song for the Dumped

    RE: Blake’s pics. Pretty cool.

    RE: That Bello dude, I checked out his myspace. Wasn’t impressed with the first song he had up, but I’ll reserve judgement for now.

    LisaB, thanks for the links as always!

  • radname

    lol Blakes photoshop skills leave something to be desired. And a big lol at Rich Cronin writing a song for him, i’m a part of ONTD and we received a funny e-mail written by him that was meant to be serious.
    I just wanted to drop by and tell Dingo if she still reads this that i’m seeing Eric Bourden and the Animals tonight!

  • star

    pj – yeah, the first time I heard Con’s t-shirt song, it reminded me of the Ben Folds Five song. And then there’s this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc9Xyvvfm4I

  • mississippigirl

    How’s everybody?? I’ve missed ya’ll! Just had to drop in and share the news that Beth Hart has a new album out called “37 Days”. The good news is…it’s really good from what I’ve heard so far and read about. The bad news is it’s only been released in Denmark and they don’t know when it will be released here. My fave so far is a song called “Soul Shine”. It’s the second track on her myspace page here: http://myspace.com/officialbethhart

    Give it a listen and let me know what you think. I’m excited to finally have some new music from her. Billboard mag wrote a nice piece about it and she filmed some of the actual recording at Center Staging, so hopefully it will be up on rehearsals.com soon.

    Oh by the way, in other news, my brother won his primary election and now it’s on to November for the general. I learned alot of things over the past several months, but most of all I learned that I don’t know half as much about local politics as I thought I did! LOL.

    If Nevada is here, a big hello to you. I’ve missed your dry wit! And hope your book is coming along nicely. Hope all is well with EVERYONE… MJ, dcd, hezzer, folk, Boulder, MaryS, MaryR, Sarah, the incomparable Kirsten, NOLA, our sweet Lu, LB2, AFan, LisaB, dante, dave, RSF, Carrie!!!, lg and so many others. Hope you’ve had a happy summer.

  • dante

    I found out this morning that SYTYCD tour was coming to Kansas City to the new Sprint Center so I raced over to the ticketmaster outlet and got 14th row! Wow – October is going to be fun for me with Elton John and now SYTYCD. I bet the AI tour will come here next year – hurray! I am going to be a concert freak and make up for all those lost years I couldn’t go!

  • dante

    Wow Sarah – Blakes’s pics are fantastic! He is a talented guy and so interesting and cute!!! I want to go to THIS years’ tour!!!

  • dante

    Hi Misssissippi – miss you – come to chat sometime – I will listen to the Beth Hart later as I am meeting my sis at a cat show and have to leave now.

  • http://blog.syracuse.com/idolthoughts/ foxydonna

    Re: Taylor Live – I caught Taylor’s show in Watertown, NY on Thursday, and will attest to the fact that live, Taylor is magnificant. Full of energy, enthusiasm, and love for performing – it was one of the best live shows I’ve seen in a long, long time.

    What’s cool is that he’s taken tracks from the album, chilled them off, and made them “his own.” “Gonna Move” and “Heaven Knows” are outstanding live. Security at the venue, an old-time hockey rink, was loosey-goosey, and I snuggled my way up to the right-hand side of the stage and was just about as close to Taylor as I’m ever gonna get. We made “eye contact” (the Claymates go ga-ga over that). He smiled at me and I made some kind of stupid arm pumping motion of approval.

    Great show, although it was too short – an hour and fifteen minutes. The whole thing had a real jam-band feel (his band is outstanding, by the way) and he is looser and more fluid than ever. I’m so glad I went (last-minute decision).

  • http://www.myspace.com/sistermush dcd74

    Mississippi Girl- I have missed you. Congrats to your brother! Come see us in chat sometime!

    Blake’s pics are good. Too bad they weren’t done in time for the tour book.

    Anyhow-sorry for falling asleep in chat..work is kicking my butt. I miss my allnighters :P

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    LOL, Star. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that video before.

    Congrats to MississisppiBrother! Hope you’re doing well, Missgirl. Like Dante said, join us in chat sometime. Thanks for the Beth Hart update.

    The pic of Blake himself has a film noir vibe to it. Or is that just me? Maybe it’s the hat. LOL.

    ETA: Foxydonna, glad you had fun! You should write up a review for MJ. :)

  • db the Gnome

    Blake put up a blog with some pics he worked on in photoshop that he said were going to go in the tour book, but he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get them in on time.

    Tour book? That’s the AI Tour Program, right? Anyways, all I’m going to say is that I’m glad the rest of the work in the tour book was (hopefully) left to the professional graphic designers.

    Mississipigirl! :clap_tb: We miss you in chat! And congrats to your bro!

    Foxy, glad you had an awesome time at Taylor’s show. :)

    Dante, you concert freak, you! Lol, I’m sure you’ll have a blast. :)

    And I continue to be amazed at the volume of articles about the AI7 tryouts. Were there this many for AI6? It doesn’t seem like it….

  • lg

    Msgirl!!! Good to see ya. Congrats on the win and thanks for the Beth Hart update. Can’t wait to check out the new album.

    I am a ‘lil late with this, but am so happy for the Blake fans here, Sarah, PJ, Star, MJ, etc. on the deal w/Clive. What a thrill, and it’s about time …:)

  • mississippigirl

    *Smoochies* to everyone! I’ve missed you too.

    This is how far behind I am, when I was searching on rehearsals.com last night for Beth’s stuff, I saw Elliott on there! I had no idea they featured him. Sigh. Yay for Blake! At least I’m current on him. lolol.

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Does anyone else notice that the only person MSgirl says is sweet around here is Lu? Hmpf. I guess we are all evil. ;)

    We’ve missed you, MSgirl! Congrats to your brother and thanks for the news on Beth Hart!!

    ETA:

    Tour book? Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the AI Tour Program, right? Anyways, all Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to say is that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m glad the rest of the work in the tour book was (hopefully) left to the professional graphic designers.

    Have you actually seen the tour book? Those pics would have been better than the sucky collage that someone decided to put right smack in the middle of it.

    Though I must say, the full size pic of Chris Rich in there took my breath away upon first view. The person who #1 took that pic and #2 subsequently decided to put it in the book deserves a raise and a promotion!

  • hezzer19

    MISSGIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve missed you.

    Come home soon.

    Now on to my main reason for visiting this afternoon…

    …Happy Birthday Star!!!

    See you guys a bit later. I have massive amounts of yardwork still to do.

    hmmmmm

    RSF are you busy this afternoon?

  • cg

    The Taylor article from Staten Island Live is actually somewhat better than most! The interviewer actually came up with a couple of interesting questions…that doesn’t happen that often.

  • jpfan

    Very good Taylor interview but the stuff about Fantasia not being on the charts? She has a pretty big Urban hit with When I See U. I hear it all the time on NYC radio. I like Blake’s art (Melinda’s pic would make a nice album cover.)

  • Tony

    I found an interesting MSNBC article:

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ seeks new champion, forgets Sparks

    Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s one more person who might ask for the same: Jordin Sparks. If the name sounds familiar, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s because she not only competed on the last season of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idol,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  she actually won. (Feel free to visit the showà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s official Web site for confirmation.) Not that Sparks has a lot of time to feel like sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already in the process of being replaced. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s probably too busy with the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  concert tour (this week: the Midwest!) and what are presumably wheels in motion for her debut album.

    Still, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been just under three months since Sparksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ coronation, and her crown hadnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even had enough time to warm up to her body temperature before Seacrest announced that auditions would be starting up again soon. The message, had Ms. Sparks been coherent enough at the time to notice it, should have been clear: even before the show had managed to do a single thing with the current Idol, it was already thinking about finding the next one.

    [...]

    In a year when fourth-place Chris Daughtry is far outselling both winner Taylor Hicks and second-place Katharine McPhee (and when also-rans Elliott Yamin, Kellie Pickler and Bucky Covington are making substantial chart inroads of their own), ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not particularly surprising that the winner seems to be becoming less and less important to the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  franchise. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not to suggest that Sparks is getting nothing out of the deal. She just may not be getting a whole lot more than anyone else.

    MSNBC

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    FYI:

    I can trace IPs people. If you are banned, coming back with a different username is not getting passed me.

  • star

    Thanks hezzer!!

    Phil Stacey blogged on his myspace.

  • sexygirl

    Great show, although it was too short – an hour and fifteen minutes.

    FoxyDonna, glad to see you had a great time. It’s a testiment to an artist that he/she is putting on a good show when an hour and fifteen minutes to an hour and half is too short.

    Very good Taylor interview but the stuff about Fantasia not being on the charts? She has a pretty big Urban hit with When I See U. I hear it all the time on NYC radio. I like Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s art (Melindaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pic would make a nice album cover.)

    I have always felt that a lot of writers just feed off of the vibe of the AI fans. Fantasia is doing quite will on the charts and have a hit on her hands with When I See U. But the thinking in the AI world is, and it depends on the singer, that if you’re not on mainstream radio you’re a not doing anything.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Star, can you give us the Cliff Notes version? His blog is set to private.

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    PJ – Since it’s his personal myspace, I don’t really want to post everything here. BUT, you can add him as a friend, I’m sure. Anyway, I think the basic gist of it is that he’s read/heard fan reports that he’s been cranky at some tour stops and he’s upset about it. He talks about basically what Blake did on Ryan’s show – not being able to sleep on the bus, and then getting maybe 4 hours of sleep once they get to their hotels. He also talks about missing his girls. I can’t even imagine how much he misses them. Then, he says: “I would like to mention that I still have yet to learn how to not care about what other people think. It’s hard for me.”

    Also, he says he expects an album to drop by next April. But he says, “I can’t tell you for sure what label it will be with cause I don’t have one yet.”

    He also says (this I’ll post in it’s entirety since it’s about appearances):

    Also, several live appearances coming up in the fall. I’ll be singing a duet at Carnegie Hall in October with another Idol… I’ll be featured at the Navy’s birthday celebration in DC, I’ve got a few different football games you may see me at – including one on New Years Day… Also, I’m going to be touring again pretty soon, so stay tuned.

    Dissect away. :)

  • star

    Oh! I’m sorry. I didn’t know it was private.

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Star, I think he has it set to “friends only” because I can view it… he’s one of my “friends.” :)

  • jpfan

    Phil seems like a terrific guy. Doing laundry and listening to the radio, I heard that there’s going to be a free NYC area concert with Constantine and Kimberley Locke and 60′s blues singer (sorry I forget the name). It’s sponsored by that “fresh” station. Sorry, that’s all I know about it. For Constantine fans, the price seems right.

  • poporange

    Lbb- thanks for the Taylor article it was a nice one and yes Fantasis is doing good on the charts maybe hewas comparing thier sales to other idols.

    Tony- Thanks for your ..I found the middle interesting on how the release of the singles and songs of season 6 were diferent.

    Sarah–thanks the contestants are human they have bads days…except constintine who has one every day.

    AI I still think they should make winning more important. They hope to get an artist with Carrie Underwood Doughtry and Kellie C numbers. Remember time will tell the pop 40 audiance is fickel and taste change..Remember disco duck was popular once and some of the ones back in my day are not so popular now.

  • Boulder Soul

    See you guys a bit later. I have massive amounts of yardwork still to do.

    hmmmmm

    RSF are you busy this afternoon?

    I suppose you want him to compliment you on your flowers. :) LOL

  • Boulder Soul

    Mississippi:
    HELLO girlfriend….good to see you. (**And YES, I noticed that Lu was the one around here referred to as sweet. LOLOL)

    FOXY:
    I’ll give you a cookie if you write a recap of the concert. :)

    DANTE:
    All those concert tickets! You go girl.

  • http://jgrollersellshomes.com juliegr

    Congratulations are in order to Gypsee of Taylormadeonline.com — she’s an official moderator (and probably has other duties) on taylorhickshq.com.

    Improvements are already apparent!

  • bean99

    Sarah, those pics that Blake did were fun to see. I haven’t checked his myspace for quite a while so missed that. I think Chris Sligh should use that on his cd, lol. Melinda’s was perfect for her.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Thanks Star and Sarah. I signed up to be Phil’s friend, so I was able to read his blog. What a great guy. :)

  • hezzer19

    Someone actually defended Constantsuck in the other thread.

    Can you imagine?

    *shakes head*

  • Nevada

    Hi missgirl, welcome back, and congratulations on your brother’s successful primary season. Did you ever get your car registered? I worry about these things…

    Meanwhile, one of Lisa’s most excellent links led me to this, an interview with the talent buyer at WorkPlay in Birmingham:

    http://blog.al.com/mcolurso/2007/08/coder_keeps_workplays_beats_pe.html

    You have to know what youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re doing, keep up with new acts and develop great contacts, he says. You need a sense of the city, the venue and what local audiences will come out to see.

    You have to decide when to play it safe and when to take risks. You have to balance aggression with cooperation.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    I answered her. I have no doubt he’s really polite to official reporters, and in situations where he knows he’s being watched.

    But to some “fan” (I don’t think he realized I was really a blogger) on the phone, at 9 am in the morning, why bother being nice?

  • hezzer19

    Um, because it’s the human thing to do MJ?

    Oh wait. Right. He’s not human. Never mind.

  • hezzer19

    Missgirl did you ever drive your car through the showroom and accidently on purpose run over the daft git who sold you the car?

  • mississippigirl

    LOLOL! No, hezzer, I told ya’ll it wasn’t my car’s fault. It’s a conspiracy between the inspection stations and mechanic industry around here. :) My boss’ brand new Audi A8 failed two days after mine did, lol. Geesh, the only thing ya’ll remember about me is my car problems?? Sigh. Yes, Nevada, I am legal now. It miraculously passed the third time and after paying $1200 in unnecessary repairs.

    Off to read MJ’s Constantine article…..which sounds juicy.

    Boulder and Sarah are sweet too!! But Lu is still the sweetest. :)

  • hezzer19

    I’m not sweet?

    Seriously?

  • mississippigirl

    I blame Canada!

    Move south hezz. :)

    ETA: MJ is gonna kill me for the chit chat…so I’ll try again to get in the new-fangled chat later on… See ya!

  • NOLA

    (((((((((( mississippigirl ))))))))))

    Boy, have I missed my Mississippi Homie! Please come to chat! It rocks about 11 pm, Mississippi Time, of course :)

  • hezzer19

    Missgirl can get into chat now? I know it wasn’t working for you before. We really miss you.

    Oh, and everyone blames Canada.

    I SWEAR CELINE DION IS NOT MY FAULT.

    ETA speaking of Celine this may be the most frightening thing you ever see peeps. Click with caution.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FONt47Z0KZg

    And no, it’s not Jack Wagner.

  • mississippigirl

    LOL NOLA!! I just have one more question before I go….why is db a Gnome now?

  • mississippigirl

    Hezzer! OMG. If only *** had done that on AI! lolol.

  • db the Gnome

    Have you actually seen the tour book? Those pics would have been better than the sucky collage that someone decided to put right smack in the middle of it.

    No, I haven’t seen the tour book, which is why I parenthesized “hopefully.” I suppose what extra money was used on set production was taken out of the budget to hire graphic designers. :)

    Improvements are already apparent!

    Somewhere in America a wholesale craft store has been bought out of all bottles of glitter and several industrial grade Bedazzlers have been purchased in preparation for a massive redecorating project…

    And no, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not Jack Wagner.

    Jack would have been better. *shivers*

    I just have one more question before I goà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.why is db a Gnome now?

    After a tragic accident involving paper mache, a reindeer, two bottles of Jack Daniels, and some children’s safety scissors, I am now two feet shorter.

    I’m joking. Ask Boulder. :)

  • hezzer19

    Ask and you shall receive.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXO3zOafBYg

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Who is that drag queen singing with Celine? :o hmy_tb:

  • db the Gnome

    Ask and you shall receive.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXO3zOafBYg

    I said Jack would have been better the first time around; I wasn’t asking to see him again though….

    *runs and hides from Jack*

  • jpfan

    Elliott sang the NA before a big NFL game today that was televised and his hair (wait for it) was in a …pony tail.

  • hezzer19

    I have no idea MJ but it’s one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen. I watch it often.

    For my SYTYCD buddies. THIS couple deserves to be in the top 4 before effing Lauren and Pasha.

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

    The synchronization between them is fabulous and the spins are spot on. Seriously the male makes Danny look like a novice.

  • NOLA

    Elliott’s woman must love his hair.
    As soon as he changes girlfriends, the hair will probably come off.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Elliott sang the NA before a big NFL game today that was televised and his hair (wait for it) was in a …pony tail.

    What’s he thinking? I wonder if he’ll ever cut his hair again. LOL

  • jpfan

    I wish I could post the pictures but maybe somebody can do it later. There are no words…Looks like a rubber band… :sick_ee:

  • Boulder Soul

    Someone actually defended Constantsuck in the other thread.

    Can you imagine?

    *shakes head*

    Perhaps it was Constantine himself. He probably ran across his name while Googling his own name. Since no one else was defending his bad ass self, he felt he had to do it on his own.

  • hezzer19

    For all of you who clicked on the Celine link I am providing you with something that will help with the nausea. MJ found this one for us.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP6MpJ5jzto&NR=1

    Enjoy.

  • hezzer19

    OMG ELLIOTT…

    THIS is what happens when you do not keep your hair properly trimmed.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkNd4VrZ_UU&mode=related&search=

    Please heed this warning.

  • db the Gnome

    ….to. much. Jack….

  • jpfan

    No more Jack Wagner videos, please. Feeling kind of dizzy with all the fugly hair I’ve been looking at…

  • hezzer19
  • db the Gnome

    Is this better?

    *weeps bitter and uncontrollably, but somehow manages to shed only one tear*

  • mississippigirl

    Well, if hair is a problem and speaking of only one tear….

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be0hIL0r5Pw&mode=related&search=

  • mississippigirl
  • hezzer19

    OMG Missgirl.

    LMAO

  • Chris58

    foxydonna
    Aug 11th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
    Re: Taylor Live – I caught Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show in Watertown, NY on Thursday,…

    Foxy–so glad you got to see Taylor! I have 4 under my belt. He puts on an awesome show whether you are a fan or not!

    Allman Bros. Band recap: The show was AWESOME, INCREDIBLE! For those of you who want to go see one of the greatest bands of ALL TIME, make a date with the ABB! Venue was full–18,000–with tons of young kids there. Their music is timeless–truly! I had reservations..the 3 original members are in their 60s!! Their 2 lead guitars–Warran Haynes and Derek Trucks–were mezmerizing! (Never be as good as Duane…but great!) They played for 3 solid hours in 102 degree heat!!! Go now while Greg can still walk to his B-3! I swear, he was ALWAYS wasted 40 years ago and he still is! But he can still play and God, can he sing!

    All music lovers owe it to themselves to catch this show. It is a MONSTER!!!!

    (Hey HEZZER–I miss youuuuu! Can’t get into Chat now since MJ changed the criteria–booo!)

  • Lu

    Missgirl!!!! I have missed you! Have you sent anymore monkey mails lately???? :) It’s sooo good to see you back.

    Let’s see…Elliott’s new do – Rapunzelliott?

  • Chris58

    If you have never heard the ABB, download from YouTube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wISH-tBgN_g

    (Yes—I am obsessed!)

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    Hey missgirl!

    FTR, I’ll take a head of hair over your youtube – shall we call it, only one hair left standing?

  • hezzer19

    Well I’m a horrible person.

    *waits for everyone’s head to stop nodding in agreement*

    I was waiting up til midnight so I could be the first to wish Dante a Happy Birthday but I have just been informed that…TODAY WAS DANTE’S BIRTHDAY.

    HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY DANTE!!!!!!!!!!

  • Boulder Soul

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANTE

    ETA:
    !!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!1111!!!!!!

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Hez – you seriously gotta stop with the Jack videos. Like, now. LOL. You can watch those videos but Boulder’s pics of Nigel make you nauseous? How exactly does THAT work again? LOL.

    (btw, you know I lurve you.)

    ETA: Happy belated birthday dante! How did I not know that it was your birthday?!

  • mississippigirl

    Dante, this is for you! Hope none of these happened to you… :)

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

  • dante

    Thanks to all for the birthday greetings!!

    I had a great day filled with family, good food, piano music (would have rather had been at Taylor concert but too far away from Rhode Island), and 2 mojoto martinis.

    Life is good!

  • weelassie

    Hez,
    please, never, never, never again post that tube of Celine. gag.

  • hezzer19

    :innocent1_tb:

  • http://www.myspace.com/sistermush dcd74

    Happy Birthday Dante! Glad to hear you had a nice one :) (((hugs)))

    Happy Birthday to Star as well, hope yours was great too :)

  • db the Gnome

    Ooooh, I’m so late, but happy birthday, dante! :D

  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile

    Happy (belated) birthday, dante and star! :)

  • http://www.idolfeverdeux.blogspot.com shortynspice

    Fitchburg already has their own Idol