Listening to Imogen. Her music inspires me so much. Here’s a random pic of me practicing my balance yesterday! http://twitpic.com/mc0fb
about 6 hours ago from Echofon

Went hiking today with the roomie. It was good fun. Felt like huckleberry finn out in the woods climbing across logs over the river ha ha!
about 9 hours ago from Echofon

GLEE – Episode Preview 5 “Mash-Up” airing 10/21!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csrH5WENg6U

Season 8 had too many weak singers to be counted up there as a favorite of mine. All the changes made by AI allowed people (at least three or four) who may not have made it in Season 7.

The strength of Adam and Allison cannot carry the whole season for me.

ETA: I guess JRB answered my question.

He did turn down HSM.

I also read at the time that he turned down an offer from Julliard to finish HS there.

Archie had an offer from Disney and he turned it down? But my understanding is that 19 has first dibs on offers and he wouldn’t be allowed to accept any other offers if 19 (i.e. Jive) wanted him. Yes?

I heard that offers started coming in after he sang IMAGINE. To prepare for the case where 19 didn’t make an offer for him, other recording companies competed against each other and made an offer as high as possible. Disney was rumored to be one of 7 recording companies that made an offer. Maybe what I said doesn’t exactly transfer what I meant to say. But David also refused to be part of High School Musical movie at that time. Rumors were that 19E should give him a matching offer for contract if they wanted him, and talks of much more money and 3 CDs were surfaced.

I don’t know how they are going to top that, but I’ll be looking forward to seeing them try.

I can’t decide which was the best part. The speaking part (WTF)? The red suits? The “dancing”? Awesome. Ha!

LOL!! Oh, man, if I didn’t have someone telling me what that was from’ ¦ I’d assume it was a parody of X-factor. That was so bad’ ¦ it was definitely hilarious. Ha!

I know! It’s one for the books. Ahhh. And they survived on that! Weren’t even in the bottom. As I said the night the show aired, who knew Great Britain had as much an appreciation for the lulz as I did. But thank goodness they do. Next week we get another performance. Yay! I don’t know how they are going to top that, but I’ll be looking forward to seeing them try.

You be the judge Ooops I laughed again.

LOL!! Oh, man, if I didn’t have someone telling me what that was from… I’d assume it was a parody of X-factor. That was so bad… it was definitely hilarious. Ha!

I don’t think they are really interested in Disney oriented talent. Rather, in Archie’s case, they thought he would be able to capture young female fans’ hearts if he moved on deep in the competition, which would gain more younger idol audience (since Idol viewers’ average age is 40).

I think you are right about AI wanting to expand its viewership to a younger audience. Why else would they have brought in Miley Cyrus for Idol Gives Back and the Jonas Brothers for the S7 finale (both of which I found unbearable to watch)?

But considering what I bolded above, of your comments, and the fact that Season 7′s ratings were better than Season 6′s, I don’t get it! Talent won out in Season 7. It was an enormously talented season with a genuine, non-circus, purely-based-on-the-music competition.It did pretty well. So, why go for the circus in Season 8?

Season 7 didn’t do that much better than season 6 in the ratings. I don’t think that talent is enough to sustain the high ratings that AI had in his earlier years not with all the competition of hundreds of channels and the internet.

I think they are trying to make a show more pop oriented and that appeals to younger people with all the guest judges and Ellen, in that sense promoting Adam may be part of the strategy because he has an edgier image and they could need an entertainer like him to spice the image of the show.

It makes me feel kind of nostalgic because it seems that it takes away from what made the beauty of AI which is to see people like Kelly, Fantasia or Cook go from completely unknown during their auditions to top of the charts.

Archie refused the offer from Disney last year and his goal is not becoming a Disney star.

Archie had an offer from Disney and he turned it down? But my understanding is that 19 has first dibs on offers and he wouldn’t be allowed to accept any other offers if 19 (i.e. Jive) wanted him. Yes?

I don’t think they are really interested in Disney oriented talent. Rather, in Archie’s case, they thought he would be able to capture young female fans’ hearts if he moved on deep in the competition, which would gain more younger idol audience (since Idol viewers’ average age is 40).

On my street, the average Idol viewer’s age is probably 85 (I live in Florida), and they loved Archie on AI7. Some people actually think Archie is an artist who is more believable doing material more suitable for people older than he is, I guess sort of like Josh Groban or someone like that.

I think Archie had captured young girls’ hearts long before the AI7 finals, and they were therefore already part of the AI demographic (like they are every year, probably why Coke is a big sponsor).

Archie was one of the most sanitized contestants in AI history, and elderly folks liked him just as much as the tween girls did. That’s why the show was promoting him so vigorously…they thought (correctly) that he would have broad appeal, and he still does, which I think explains the Christmas album.