Idol Headlines for 09/21/07

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

American Idol show lived up to its sponsor’s name

It’s rather fitting that the American Idol tour is sponsored by Pop Tarts.

They were handing out packs of Pop Tarts after the concert and as I popped pieces of the rectangular slab of sugar into my jaws I was thinking … hmm this is kind of like the show, sugary frosting goodness on the outside, and an inside that you know will only fill you up for about 15 minutes…..

Herald-Dispatch

AJ TABALDO: RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW

This time around, American Idol Alum, AJ Tabaldo sits down with De novo Magazine to discuss life after American Idol. As you will read, AJ is eager and busy working on networking and working on his music career.

AJ Tabaldo was a contestant on the mega-hit show, American Idol. Here, AJ performed alongside Jordin Sparks, Blake Lewis, and Sanjaya Malakar. Destined to greatness, AJ crafted his music and voice in Santa Maria, CA. From small-town dreams to instant recognition, AJ Tabaldo just may have it all………

De novo Magazine

ROCKER LISTENS TO RIHANNA

IT IS likely that one of singer-songwriter Chris Daughtry’s lasting memories of Singapore will be that of a tiger urinating.

Said the 27-year-old, with a loud laugh: ‘That’s right.

‘I was at the Night Safari last night and at the tiger enclosure, I turned around and… psssh!’……..

Electric

Mandisa learns to trust God through fame

Mandisa lounges on a brown suede sofa. A maze of unpacked boxes line the room; in the air, the smell of new paint lingers. The bright colors on the walls shout “happy,” but everything about Mandisa says “calm.” Less than a week into first-time home ownership, her T-shirt explains it all: “2 Blessed 2 Be Stressed.” ……….

BP News

‘Godspell’ will have you humming days after

…American Idol finalist Jon Peter Lewis (aka “JPL”) played a humble and sweet Jesus, which was more evident in contrast to Steven Merritt’s dark and sinister Judas…

Redlands

VH1 checks into ‘Celebrity Rehab’
Network to feature stars from previous shows

…Net has also yet to reveal the identity of the celebs; it’s believed, however, that one is former “American Idol” contestant Jessica Sierra.Far from reveling in drinking or partying, series will be a serious take on the difficulties of going clean. “Celeb Rehab” will “give viewers an unflinching look at exactly how the rehab process works and what it feels like for participants,” net said in a statement…

Variety

Boxing, grilling champ George Foreman lights up Boys & Girls Club fundraiser

….Foreman and Savannah native Stephanie Edwards, an “American Idol” finalist and musical entertainer, appeared Thursday afternoon at the club on Charlton Street to meet with more than 100 children ages 5 to 18 from Savannah’s predominantly low-income neighborhoods…

Savannah Now

CELEBRITY STYLE AND SWAG

THE AMERICA STYLE WATCHERS & THE SWAG BAG AFTER THE EMMYS

…Elsewhere in Hollywood, Ugly Bettyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s conniving assistant Michael Urie and American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s gushing judge Paula Abdul were at the Sonya Dakar Salon for an Emmy swag fest that had them clamoring for CHI Hair Care products. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Paula Abdul sat around, hung out and played with the Million Dollar CHI flat iron. She told them how much she loves Biosilk therapy, and she was so excited about the CHI Rocket Hair Dryer and CHI Wet to Dry Iron that she had to take one of each with her,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  an insider reported….

Entertainment Today

Ford’s marketing chief is out

Cisco Codina was on the hot seat after company missed sales targets

…Instead, Ford signed American Idol Kelly Clarkson to record a new anthem for the company and produced an online documentary about the changes taking place in Dearborn…

Det News

Fall forecast looking gloomy for music industry

…
Idols: Carrie vs. the rest

Double bill: It’s not much of a contest. Underwood’s second album, “Carnival Ride” (Oct. 23), overshadows everything from the “American Idol” camp. 2007 winner Jordin Sparks has a Nov. 20 release date for an as-yet-untitled album, while runner-up Blake Lewis hopes to have an album out in “late 2007.” Bo Bice’s “See the Light” shares Carrie’s release date.

Double features: Underwood has already generated a near-instant top 10 hit with “So Small.” Bice is returning to his Southern-rock roots. Sparks’ single, “Tattoo,” is co-written by James Blunt collaborator Amanda Ghost.

Double talk: Underwood should have one of the best-selling albums of the fall, although a repeat in the 6 million range may be tough to pull off. Considering the subpar sales of Taylor Hicks (under 700,000) and Katharine McPhee (about 350,000), Sparks and Lewis are long shots to pull off a Daughtry-style sales coup (3 million-plus). Bice’s album will sell mostly to his dedicated fan base. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Barnes
…

FDL Reporter

Huge lineup on tap for Guitar Pull fundraiser event

…”The first thing we do when we’re putting this thing together is say, ‘What is our wish list? Who would we love to have?’ This year, Dierks Bentley is so hot, we knew we wanted him,” said T. Gentry, program director and operations manager at Kicks 99. “This year we really lucked up, with ‘American Idol’ Bucky Covington, Dierks, Jo Dee. It’s going to be cool.” …

Aiken Standard

Warren celebrates 50th

City to host a three-day birthday bash that will feature concerts, a carnival and fireworks.

A carnival, fireworks and full concert line-up featuring “American Idol” contestant Kellie Pickler, will round out the activities this weekend at Warren’s 50th birthday bash……

Det News

State Fair Roundup

Ready to believe that it’s just about three weeks to the Fair? Woo hoo!

There haven’t been any more major announcements, but some minor things that you might find of interest.

1. Daughtry and Paula Deen are both sold out at Dorton Arena. For the commenters asking, Paula Deen is a cook and an author of cookbooks…….

WRAL.com

Police taped suspects at fair
Recording suspected gang members kept the York Fair safe, police said. Others argued it’s an invasion of privacy

…Police began the recording last year, after gang members started fights and stole food and prizes from vendors on “School Day” the previous year, Smith said.

This year, police also recorded crowds at two concerts, the Bad Boys of Rock and Daughtry, in case a rowdy mosh pit turned into a riot, Smith said…

York Daily Record

Hundreds show for ‘Idol,’ redux

The American Idol frenzy continues in Dallas à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ this time at the luxurious W Hotel. Hundreds of second-round contestants showed up at the Victory Park hotel Thursday morning to audition for the show’s executive producers.

An Idol publicist said those “few hundred” contestants would be whittled down to an unspecified number. Contestants who then make it to the third round will audition sometime this weekend in front of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson.

All three are reportedly scheduled to arrive in Dallas today, though Idol would not release details on when. Auditions will take place throughout the weekend at the W Hotel.

In August, more than 12,000 people braved the heat for daylong tryouts at Texas Stadium. But unlike the first round, this one will be closed to the media and general public. Contestants have signed statements agreeing not to talk publicly about the process or whether they will advance to subsequent rounds. Contestants who make it through in Dallas will go on to Hollywood to audition live on TV.

The American Idol tryouts will start airing on Fox in January.

Dallas News

Thornton posts first Late Model victory of year at Belle-Clair

…There also will be a driver’s autograph session and appearance by former American Idol contestant Nikko Smith from 5:30-6 p.m. Saturday…

BND.com

Ad Spend: Net Up 23%; National Mags Show Nice 8.4% Gain

…Product placements continued to thrive, at least on broadcast TV. Nielsen reports 17,731 PP occurrences in this year’s first half among the top 10 users, versus 14,643 during last year’s first half.

“American Idol” was again the #1 show for placements, with 4,349 for the period (versus 4,086 in first-half 2006). “Fast Cars and Superstars,” which premiered in June, holds second place, with 3,231 occurrences. Other favorite placement venues include “Amazing Race All Stars,” “Pussycat Dolls Present” and “Extreme Makeover Home Edition.”…

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  • Lisa B

    Happy Birthday DCD Offspring!!

    Fingers crossed your wishes come true!

  • Lisa B

    Country bans Idol shows from prime-time

    CHINA has banned television talent shows from screening in prime time slots in the latest media clean-up ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month.

    Contestants and anchors on shows such as Super Girl, Chinese station Hunan TV’s take-off of American Idol, were also told to behave themselves……

    Perth Now

  • koolmom

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY KOOLGRANDDAUGHTER!!!!!! :clap_tb: :wub_tb:

    Luv ya

  • average dbâ„¢

    Happy birthday, spawn of dcd! And I have my fingers crossed for ya’… :)

  • Little Boy Blue

    Haven’t seen this posted yesterday, so here goes…

    Hicks one of new BJCC-area tenants


    Thursday, September 20, 2007
    ROY L. WILLIAMS
    News staff writer

    “American Idol” Taylor Hicks has signed a letter of intent to open a nightclub in a planned downtown Birmingham entertainment district, the head of a Memphis development firm said Wednesday.

    The Hoover native and 2006 winner of the Fox television singing competition headed a list of new tenants announced by John Elkington of Performa Entertainment Real Estate during a Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex board meeting.

    His unnamed club will feature Hicks’ Southern-style rock as well as live entertainment by local and regional acts, according to Performa. In addition, Hicks plans to perform at the club on a regular basis and other Idol performers are expected to appear from time to time.

    Hicks will join fellow “Idol” winner and Birmingham’s Ruben Studdard, who last month signed a deal to open a nightspot he calls Ruben’s Club 205.

    …..

    BIRMINGHAM NEWS

  • Lisa B

    Just a rehash of the original.

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

    I met Elliott tonight. :)

  • Lisa B

    What Purps and you are still conscious???

    Pleased for you. :smile1_tb:

  • Lara

    Do you have pictures, purple? I’ve seen some great recaps of his first concert. It looks like Elliott-mania in the Philippines!

  • Chicago-sally

    http://www.spinner.com/2007/09/19/bands-for-hire-no-12/

    Bands for hire — want that singer to sing at your wedding? It will cost you.

  • hezzer19

    Little Boy Blue
    Sep 21st, 2007 at 10:34 am
    If anything perfectly describes a non-sequitur, the above statement is it.

    Actually Little, the statement followed a totally logical flow of thought.

    I posted that Plato said fools talk because they have to say something.

    You suggested that he should say nothing.

    Ergo, you inferred that he’s a fool.

    Perfectly logical conclusion to draw.

    An example of a non sequitur would be…

    Person 1 says, “Plato said that fools talk because they have something to say.”

    Person 2 says, “Taylor is hawt and I want to bite his thighs.”

    Of course, that is also an example of retardation.

    Moving on…

    Happy Birthday spawn of dcd and grandspawn of Koolmom!!!

    Now, I’m off to Home Depot AGAIN. Someone seriously needs to stop me. What in the name of Finn was I thinking? I really should have called “the guy” Next thing you know I’m going to tear down the bloody house and rebuild it.

    hmmmm

    *bats eyelashes*

    RSF what are you doing this afternoon?

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Happy birthday to little DCD :)

    And congrats to Purps!

    Finally, this was at the end of last night’s thread (courtesy of DCD) and I didn’t want it to get buried.

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

  • Lu

    Purple – COOL!!!! Did you make him sing H B-day to you?

  • iloveoliver

    Purp

    I met Elliott tonight. :)

    How did you pull that off? at one of his concerts, backstage pass? I will be going to see him Oct 13th in my hometown.

    Would love to meet him

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

    LOL, Lisa. Hey, I have to be…tomorrow is another day. ;-D Thanks. :)

    Lara, did you have to ask that? Of course, the battery of my new camera died out on me even before the concert started. Pffft. Heh.

  • Little Boy Blue

    I posted that Plato said fools talk because they have to say something.

    You suggested that he should say nothing.

    Ergo, you inferred that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a fool.

    Perfectly logical conclusion to draw.

    I ASKED A QUESTION, I DID NOT INFER ANYTHING.

    The question implies this — since he is being interviewed, and the question asked is relevant to what he had to say, why should he not say what he said ? Where does it infer that he should say nothing ? That’s where the non-sequitur is.

    As for Plato, if “fools talk because they have to say something…”, then Plato had lots of things to say ( lots of things in fact in his Republic ). Here’s the question — what does that make him ? (that’s a question, not a conclusion ).

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

    Thanks, pj. :)

    Lu, I forgot. Elliott greeted somebody else who was celebrating her birthday, though. But I did get a pic with him. :D

    iloveoliver, I got the meet and greet with the help of etrain friends. And Monet Curso. :)

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

    I meant to say “Lu, I forgot to remind him I just celebrated my birthday.” I guess he forgot about it, as well. That Elliott. Hmp. lol

    He was really nice. He must have been very tired from the trip and the activities of the day (his singing showed traces of it at times), but he was still very accomodating and sweet to everyone at the meet and greet. :)

    Mid-way into his set, he took out his video camera and filmed his audience. Crazy guy. :D

  • Chrissey58

    Person 2 says, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Taylor is hawt and I want to bite his thighs.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Now THAT sounds good!! (Am I just shallow????)

  • hezzer19

    Sweet Finn.

    First, don’t yell at me. It’s rude.

    Second, I realize you were asking a question. I recognized the question mark at the end of the sentence. Perhaps I assumed you were continuing the discussion by employing the Socratic method.

    Third, I suggest you look up the term non sequitur. I’m not entirely certain you grasp the true meaning.

    Fourth, what question would the response of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Life throws many curveballs at you and if you donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t swing, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re not gonna hit them.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  be relevant? Unless the question was “What do you consider the lamest advise you’ve ever been given?”

    Fifth, you clearly missed the first part of Plato’s quote which is “Wise men talk because they have something to say”. Plato had a great deal to say. He never spoke just for the fun of hearing his own voice.

    Ohhh that brings to mind a brilliant quote from Shakespeare in Henry the 5th. Men of few words are the best men.

    Last but not least, MJ is probably going to delete this entire conversation, and I’d not blame her, so if you’d like it to continue feel free to join us in chat one evening.

    ETA Yes Mom you are. But I love you anyway. LMAO

  • Boulder Soul

    Third, I suggest you look up the term non sequitur

    I have always found it useful to understand the meaning of words prior to using them. :)

  • RightSaidFred

    …understand the meaning of words prior to using them. :)

    Is that a new Blog guideline?

    “RSF what are you doing this afternoon?”

    Uh-uh. Nope. Not going there.

    That Carrie video is just ultra-formulaic to me, as is her appearance. There’s got to be enough money in her coffers to get some creative minds on the team and fresh ideas on screen.

    “Plato was a bore.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

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

    Elliott’s set:

    Movin’ On
    Find A Way
    One Word
    Train Wreck
    Free
    Wait For You
    A Song For You – got the best, but not necessarily the loudest, reception from the audience
    Moody’s Mood For Love (a capella) – encore

    The Filipinos were an appreciative but quite reserved (compared to the Americans, perhaps) audience (except my group :D ). There was some “pitchiness” here and there and the mall is not exactly the best concert venue, but all in all, it was a good show and we had lots of fun. :)

    Oh, and Elliott said “Mabuhay,” “Mahal ko kayo!” and “Salamat po.” :D

  • hezzer19

    Plato was a bore.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

    *gasps*

    Did Nietzsche not read The Symposium?

    Uh-uh. Nope. Not going there.

    Half way to Home Depot I started to wish I’d deleted that comment. I’ve been told I suck at flirting so I vowed not to do it anymore.

  • Boulder Soul

    Is that a new Blog guideline?

    Nope, just passing along something that has made my life a tad easier …not to mention, that on occasion, has made me look like less of an ass. :)

  • Lisa B

    I’ll have to get a handbag like Boulder’s to carry around a dictionary and a book of quotations.

    But at least then I can stalk author’s gravestones (I figure most of the quotes I would used would be by dead people) and have my piccy taken.
    (has to be gravestones as I figure most of the quotes I would used would be by dead people)

    Better eat a bowl of that special ‘pasta’ to get up the strength!

    :lol_tb:

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

    LOL! I guess Yamin somehow got lost amongst the Platos and Nietzsches here.

    And as my mind cannot handle philosophical discourse at this (or any other, really) time, I am going to bed.

    Ciao, folks. Play nice. ;-D

  • Boulder Soul

    Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll have to get a handbag like Boulderà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s to carry around a dictionary and a book of quotations.

    Not to mention, the 18 books written by a certain unnamed author.

  • hezzer19

    Night Purps. I’m really happy for you. :smile1_tb:

  • Lisa B

    Sweet Elliott dreams Purps!

  • Chrissey58

    I learned a long time ago..when it comes to “words, the English language, the written word” etc., etc., etc., it would probably be unwise to take on The Hezz. Her (excellent) snarking skills aside, she’s just a bad-ass on books!

    But then if one felt one could hold one’s own in her league, then I say: “BRING IT ON”! We need a good “War of the Words” on this blog!

    Give it hell guys and may the best “man” win!!!

    (I’ll just sit over here and gnaw on Taylor’s thigh…)

  • RightSaidFred

    “….if one felt one could hold oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s own in her league.”

    Pffft….that’s easy. Just say:

    “Your lips look so pretty today Hezzer. I love your lips.”

    Slam-dunk win.

  • Nevada

    And from an Archie comic book, after Betty accidently locked lips with a rather interesting looking character she had mistaken for her true love, Archie…

    “People shouldn’t be allowed to go around with the back of their heads looking like other people.”

  • Nevada

    That’ll teach me to try to raise the level of discourse…ah well, nothing ventured.

  • Lisa B

    American Idol Carrie Underwood Now a Diva?

    …The weekly entertainment magazine reports that the “Before He Cheats” singer, 24, shunned fans who wanted a photo with the Grammy winner as she left celeb hot spot Marquee on Sept. 4, telling them, “I gotta go, guys.” Backstage at Fashion rocks on Sept. 6, an onlooker tells OK that Carrie seemed to give host Jeremy Piven, 42, the cold shoulder when she found out he was interested in her.

    But the report claims that Carrie’s rudest snub was reserved for country great Reba McEntire, 52, who approached the young star at a Country Music Association afterparty in May to ask how she was and whether she had been busy. “Carrie replied, ‘Obviously,’ and walked off!” an eyewitness tells OK. Dissing Reba?….

    National Ledger

  • Lisa B

    That was hilarious Nevada!

    BTW any idea who the no name author may be?

  • Chrissey58

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“People shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be allowed to go around with the back of their heads looking like other people.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Oh Nevada…loved it!

  • Lisa B

    America’s Hot Musician in Final Talks With Ovation TV for Prime Time Launch in October 2007

    America’s Hot Musician(http://www.americashotmusician.org), the reality competition for instrumental musicians, is in final discussions with the new arts network Ovation TV for a mid-October prime time launch.

    Ovation TV, which blasted onto the television landscape in June, 2007, to fill a void once filled by networks like BRAVO, now reaches over 16 million subscribers via Directv, and via master cable distribution agreements currently showing its network in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., Tampa/St. Petersburg, Orlando, San Diego, San Antonio and Austin.

    “The launch of this fresh network is great timing for us and a great synergy for our program whose mission is to promote instrumental music within the MTV/Hip Hop Generation,” says Gregory Charles Royal, one of the judges on the show and the Artistic Director of American Youth Symphony (AYS), which produces the show.

    America’s Hot Musician, is similar to American Idol and MTV’s Real World in that individual musicians audition before a spirited three judge panel, partake in subsequent performances and then live together where their experiences are chronicled featuring poignant video diaries. .The public votes from the semi-finals on and the winner receives a one year recording contract.

    The judges include National Symphony Orchestra principal second violinist Marissa Regni, Talena Atfield, a young bassist formerly with the girl band Kittie, and Royal, a jazz trombonist and Duke Ellington Orchestra alum who was also a featured musician in the Broadway musical Five Guys Named Moe.

    The musicians, who play a variety of styles from classical, to rock, to bebop, come from all over the country and are both professional and amateur.It is the producer’s aim to make instrumental performance, a mainstream alternative to rapping and singing hence, the popular format.

    Ovation TV and AYS are negotiating for the series to air Monday evenings beginning October 15, 2007.

    PRWeb

  • Lisa B

    Easy Does It
    ‘King of California’s Michael Douglas takes a laidback view of his Hollywood longevity.

    …Asked if he’d want his children to be actors, Douglas responds, “Why not? Acting is a terrific profession, if you really want to act. If you want to be a star, the chances are you’ll be disappointed. And you have to be able to take rejection. Anyone who watches the talent competitions on television — I’m hooked on American Idol — knows how brutal it is.”…

    Backstage.com

  • hezzer19

    RightSaidFred
    Sep 21st, 2007 at 3:35 pm
    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Your lips look so pretty today Hezzer.”

    I just this moment awoke from my little swoon only to realize that RSF was not actually saying those words to me, but was merely giving others advise on how to shut me up.

    *goes back to pushing rocks up a hill*

    Oh and Nevada? I was always partial to Dilton myself.

  • KTINTN

    Taylor Hicks: Whomp At The Warfield Concert Video Premiere!

    HDNet Concert Series

    Premiere! Sun., Oct. 7th 9:00 PM ET Taylor Hicks – Whomp at the Warfield – The American Idol winner thrills and entertains with his blend of high energy rock, funk, and soul, live from The Warfield in San Francisco, CA.

    Also rebroadcast on:
    Mon., Oct. 8th 1:00 AM ET Taylor Hicks – Whomp at the Warfield

    Mon., Oct. 8th 4:30 AM ET Taylor Hicks – Whomp at the Warfield

    http://www.hd.net/concertseries.html

    PS: This is on Taylor’s BDay.

  • Lisa B

    ‘I’ve Never Had a Christmas Ham’

    Serious Eats.com

  • jpfan

    From press conference in the Philippines:

    “Elliott Yamin was honest about his life and American Idol experiences, which was truly refreshing. Among his more choice revelations: … he admitted he could probably take Taylor Hicks in a fistfight to a draw.”

    I’m an E fan but I’d pick Taylor in a beat down.When it comes to fighting in general I find that when life throws you a curve ball…never mind.

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

    Cecilia said to tell everyone thank you for the birthday wishes and for keeping their fingers crossed..It worked!! SHE MADE THE BASKETBALL TEAM!!! :clap_tb:

    As Cecilia’s momma, I want to thank you all too. She thought the birthday messages were so neat :) You guys are the bestest!!! :wub_tb:

    We are off to Koolmomma’s to celebrate!! Wish you all could join us! See you in chat later tonight!!!

  • CarieB

    DCD!!!

    Happy birthday to your daughter and congrats to her for making the b-ball team. That’s awesome! :biggrin_wp:

  • http://jgrollersellshomes.com juliegr

    Elliott Yamin was honest about his life and American Idol experiences, which was truly refreshing. Among his more choice revelations: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ he admitted he could probably take Taylor Hicks in a fistfight to a draw.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    OK, now let’s see:

    Taylor — 6’1″ ::: Elliott — 5″6′ (approx)
    Taylor — 185 lbs ::: Elliott — 145 (approx)
    Taylor — can move like greased lightening — Elliott ::: did you see him dance to Jail House Rock on elimination night on AI5? :mrgreen_wp:

    Advantage and win to Taylor! Maybe Elliott meant he can draw and Taylor can’t.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    My Idol can beat up your Idol…

  • chewsday

    Since people are throwing quotes around today, here’s one I came across just the other day (sorry I can’t credit someone for it): “Before you shoot off your mouth, be sure your brain is loaded.”

    And no, I’m not speaking of anyone here. I just thought it was soooo
    true.

  • http://www.idolicious.com Kat

    Okay, since it’s quote-sharing time, here’s my favorite one (at least these days):

    “Brevity is the soul of wit.” –Lord Polonius, in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet

    And a rather non-Shakespearean example: http://www.someecards.com

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    Happy Birthday to Lil’ DCD — congrats on the BB Team too ! :clap_tb:

    Smackdown between Elliott and Taylor? I’ll go with Elliott — he’s lean and more muscular than Taylor — and, Elliott can clap his knees!

  • schmanda

    I dunno, Elliott’s not that big of a guy, but he’ll crawl ya. ($1 to Joel Hodgson)

  • Little Boy Blue

    First, I am not yelling at you. CAPITALIZATIONS ARE FOR EMPHASIS.

    Second, If you realized that I asked a question, then you wouldn’t say that I was implying that Taylor should keep his mouth shut.

    Third, A non-sequitur in the original simply means DOES NOT FOLLOW.

    The fact that you say that “I’m suggesting he should say nothing indicates you consider him a fool” ( see your post Sep 20th, 2007 at 3:32 pm ) is a non-sequitur because I never suggested it. In fact I suggest that what he said was APPROPRIATE. Ergo, what you suggest DOES NOT FOLLOW from my question. A non-sequitur.

    Fourth, I believe Taylor’s response is broader than that. The interview was divided into bits and pieces with one major theme — The context of the conversation was his rough childhood and the difficulties he faced before he became successful. The baseball analogy is APPROPRIATE. Which is, If you want to win the game ( in his case, win in the music industries ), you must be prepared to face a lot of difficulties (curveballs), but don’t give up ( continue to SWING ).

    Fifth, If as you say —- Platoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s quote which is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Wise men talk because they have something to sayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . Plato had a great deal to say. He never spoke just for the fun of hearing his own voice. Then I would not categorize Taylor’s response as UNWISE and thus, having NOTHING to say. Like Plato in Philosophy, Taylor has a lot to say about his experience, he isn’t making that statement simply to hear his own voice but rather, to respond to the CONTEXT of the interview.

    RE: “Men of few words are the best men.”
    UH HUH, And what does that make Shakespeare ? He isn’t a man of few words by any stretch of the imagination.

    If MJ wants to delete this, its her call.
    I don’t join the chats, I can’t spend too much time on it. Thanks for the Love.

    As Shakespeare used to say : “But love is blind, and lovers cannot see What petty follies they themselves commit”

  • hezzer19

    First, CAPITALIZATIONS are generally annoying and you come across as an idiot when you overuse them

    Second, have you never heard of sarcasm?

    Third, are you seriously explaining what a Latin word means to me? I know the origin and the meaning of the word quite well thank you, and it does not mean precisely what you think it means although you’re on the right track.

    We’ve already covered the fact that your suggestion that he say nothing was posed in the form of a question and I’ve already responded to that so I’ll not do it again.

    I’ll take you at your word that his response was appropriate as I didn’t actually read the article however, I still maintain he sounded like an idiot. He should leave the maxims to Marcus Aurelius as I said in my original post. You however, have proven yourself to be far worse than an idiot by continuing this argumentum ad nauseam.

    Fifth, the original quote from Plato was actually directed at you and Taylor. Do I need to explain that one?

    Do not, at any time, mess with Shakespeare.

    The invitation to chat was also sarcasm.

    You’ve said, (and I’m paraphrasing) if my posts bother you just skip them, often enough. I suggest you follow your own advise.

    In the immortal words of Saint Augustine, “the argument is at an end”.

  • Little Boy Blue

    1) Those are MY PROTOCOL. Take it or leave it.

    2) I am a very poor detector of sarcasm. If you are being sarcastic, here’s a suggestion, put on a /sarc tag.

    3) Knowing the meaning of a word is DIFFERENT from using it correctly. Tale my response as a response to the hypothetical assumption that the statement was not sarcastic.

    4) It was not an article that was written it was an AUDIO INTERVIEW with PBS. It would be best then for you not to comment without listening to it.

    5) Plato isn’t one of my favorite guys. Anyone who would recommend that the children should be taken by the state from their parents in order to further some utopian objectives should be taken with caution. Beware intellectuals ( as historian Paul Johnson would say ).

    6) Shakespeare isn’t God. I can mess with him anytime I want. Tell the Bard to sue me if he isn’t happy.

    7) I never back away from an entertaining exchange.

    8) St. Augustine deserves to live in the City of God. I am still living in the city of man. In this forum MJ is the omnipotent being.

  • The Man Upstairs

    …St. Augustine deserves to live in the City of God. I am still living in the city of man. In this forum MJ is the omnipotent being.

    Seriously, enough already. I must have missed you when I handed out intelligence, common sense, and a sense of humor.

  • hezzer19

    I swore I wouldn’t respond but a couple of points are screaming at me and so I must.

    1) Those are MY PROTOCOL. Take it or leave it.

    1. A) Nice grammar /SARCASM

    B) You may want to look up the word protocol as well.

    2. So you admit to using the word non sequitur incorrectly? Excellent. My work is done.

    3. Have you actually read The Republic? Or The Laws for that matter? If you did you clearly did not understand either of them. Then again, you’ve admitted you do not detect sarcasm well so I assume you don’t detect irony either. Plato wrote with a great deal of both. He also had a great sense of humour. No wonder you don’t like him.

    4. Plato did not coin the word Utopia. Utopia actually translates as “not place”. He titled his book Utopia as a joke to amuse his good friend Erasmus. Thomas More understood irony as well as Plato did.

    Oh, and Shakespeare just gave me $1.00 as a retainer. I’ll draft the claim in the morning.

  • hezzer19

    I just realized I deleted a sentence by accident. Thomas More coined the word Utopia.

    *giggle*

    See now, I do have a sense of humour and am capable of laughing at myself and admitting when I make a mistake.

  • The Man Upstairs

    See now, I do have a sense of humour and am capable of laughing at myself and admitting when I make a mistake.

    Not to worry, my child. Although few, I too have made one or two mistakes in my time.

    I have also admitted to one such mistake. See my previous post.