Idol Headlines for 1/13/08

Chris has a good head on his shoulders and gives solid, grounded advice to the newcomers. I’m sure that for all of them, this will be an experience to treasure for the rest of their lives.

Nigel is incredible. In the Miami Herald article:

”Last year we didn’t concentrate on the main people — the contestants — and go deeply into their stories. We were taken aback with the mentors. We didn’t serve our contestants as well. We knew more about [AI:5 finalist] Kellie Pickler than we did any contestant last year. . . . Maybe we didn’t feel anyone was exciting us as much,” Lythgoe says. “Nobody was outstanding as an individual and it’s individuals that drive a show.”

So, in the course of one paragraph, Nigel goes from taking the blame because they didn’t delve into the contestant’s lives to blaming the contestants for not being exciting enough! It is astonishing that this guy isn’t constantly walking around with a neck brace from the whiplash!

OMG on the Sanjaya and Shyamali Show! hmy_tb:

I was not, and am not, any kind of fan of Chris Sligh, but his advice is spot-on and quite amusing. Good read.

So, in the course of one paragraph, Nigel goes from taking the blame because they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t delve into the contestantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s lives to blaming the contestants for not being exciting enough!

What kills me is that not only is he spouting contrary blame, it’s STILL his fault if those people weren’t exciting enough.

First off, I don’t believe for a minute that they managed to find 24 drones with no personality and to whom nothing interesting had ever happened (no parents running off, never gilted, no illness, no dogs dying, never worked in a stock room). Surely, professional Reality show producers could have found an angle or two to work. SURELY.

Second, it’s Nigel’s job to pick interesting people to be on the show. They don’t just have the kid come in and sing one song and put them in the Final 24. It’s no surprise to them who these people are. Long before they get to sing in front of the judges, they’ve been seen by lots of producers (Nigel and Ken to name a few), been interviewed extensively on camera (by production staff) and filled out a big a$$ questionare (how do you think Simon just happens to know to ask these oddball leading questions?). The interviewing and filming and questioning increases before they arrive in Hollywood and they continue to be vetted up until at least the end of January. If MONTHS of research didn’t show that these people were not “exciting” or “interesting”, it’s the producer’s fault for picking them. They have had years of experience on multiple shows, they should know how to recognize boring people.

Third, let’s take Miss Pickler. If she is being credited with making her season interesting, then what about Sanjaya? Really, this makes no sense. Both were known for being bad singers on the show (after having had good audtions). Both were known for schtick over talent. Both were VFTW picks. The only differences are that Sanjaya got a LOT more press and Kellie lasted one more round (out 7th and 6th respectively). So, try again Nigel. You had interesting people in both seasons. It’s just in Season 6 you chose to do nothing with them.

Finally, let’s take boring people. Carrie Underwood is one of the most boring contestants that the show has ever had. What was her hook? That she sang to cows or something? I don’t even remember it. The fact is, the girl could sing and she won. The ratings, sales, tour revenue, etc were all very good for that season. So, even boring people sell if you do a good job with everything else (theme nights, varied contestants, good singers backstories for everybody else).

The producers haven’t officially picked the final 24 yet (they will soon). I recommend that they pick a variety of styles and that they look to find something interesting to say about them. Anything. Everbody has a backstory.

Chris S article was nice but sort of thing should of been known to contestant soo far after 6 season. Do they pay attention who really knows at all. I heard advice given of “enjoy the ride while it lasts ” before season 5. Chris is ok but his advice was not surprising as not putting metle in the microwave but give him credit he does say things everyone knows or thinking . Chirs S the officail spokeman for American Idol for a season considered not that great unfortunately your advise will become unfounded probably because they may get lost in the bright lights.

The problem with season 6 is they were kind of borring and it seemed like only a few wanted to compete. Thus made the show borring because the audiance wants some excitement. I hope season 7 is more competetive not a hugfest like 6.

I totally agree that Nigel is to blame for choosing a Top 24 that wasn’t interesting. Obviously, they messed up by not focusing on their back stories. However, I don’t agree that Sanjaya and Pickler were equally interesting or talented. I didn’t like her singing on the show but she was quite adorable and funny. Sanjaya was just a joke from beginning to end. Kellie is quite the country music star today . Let me know when Sanjaya becomes anything but a joke.

Contestants in Season 6 were dull and sorry quite unattractive as a group. So Nigel and the judges should be blamed for picking them.

MJ,

It might be helpful if you post the ORIGINAL article regarding the Sanjaya & Shyamali show. It has quotes from his manager and his new vocal coach the legendary Seth Riggs. It also discusses his upcoming album a bit.

http://www.pagesix.com/story/idol watch sanjaya s coming back

Idol watch: Sanjaya’s coming back!
Sonny and Cher. Donny and Marie. Sanjaya and Shyamali?

No this isn’t a game of: “one of these things is not like the other.” PageSix.com has learned that Sanjaya Malakar and his sister Shyamali are in talks to headline their own variety TV series called The Sanjaya and Shyamali Show! The program plans to showcase a special blend of singing, dancing, comedy and, naturally, their lush manes of hair.

Sanjaya, who was spotted outside The Groundlings Theater on Melrose Ave over the weekend, was actually at the comedy mecca to cast improv actors for the show, his manager Suzy Sachs tells PageSix.com. “He has a huge following and a background in musical theater,” she says, adding that the duo is currently in negotiations with MTV and plans to film a pilot in early spring.

But it gets better Fan-jaya’s! The formerly faux-hawked wonder, who is either the most loved or loathed contestant in the history of American Idol depending on your opinion, is also prepping to release his first CD. “He’s in rehearsals for a new album,” Sachs tells PageSix.com. Sanjaya is studying with famous vocal coach Seth Riggs (who has worked with artists like Kelly Clarkson, Faith Hill, Ray Charles and Ricky Martin) and is heading into the studio this weekend to begin laying down some preliminary tracks. “He did very well,” Riggs tells PageSix.com of their sessions. “I wish I could have done what he’s doing at 18-years-old.”

So get ready America because Sanjaya is ready to hula his way into your hearts all over again!

Also, their mother weighs in on the article:

http://www.dazeoffire.com/cms/index.php/SANJAYA/58917-Sanjaya-on-MTV/Page-5.html

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Re:Sanjaya gets his own show on MTV? 2008/01/11 17:18

OK I think i should address this. There are several things on the table right now for Sanjaya, including negotiations for a variety style tv show. We have been in discussion and negotiation on this for a few months.
We are maintaining the need for Sanjaya and his management team to have a significant say in program content.
These things tend to take time, especially when you want to have control over program content. We want to stay away from “reality”. So good new, just not quite “etched in stone” yet!

Sanjaya and his “team” want control over program content??? This has the ominous sound of those contestants who say they’re creating a new musical genre. LOL
Sanjaya Mamma, stick to reality. It’s your best shot.

Here is a better link to the page 6 article

http://www.pagesix.com/story/idol watch sanjaya s coming back

Weird, there are suppose to be plus signs where the blank spaces are.

A big fat WORD to your post Kirsten. Couldn’t be said any better. Especially this part:

So, try again Nigel. You had interesting people in both seasons. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just in Season 6 you chose to do nothing with them.

Chris S. actually had some interesting insights and advice for the new season’s contestant, he make several missteps on his time on AI and I’m glad he had the sense to admit it, unlike Nigel, who alternately takes the blame and then blames others for the failures of his own show. This antiidol business that some contestants have chosen as their path frankly gets on my nerves, why bother going on the show, and later be all distancing, cranky and entitled because you are affiliated as a american idol contestant. Play your music in dive bars and built a fan group on a grass roots basis if you want to be an “Antiidol”, or go on idol and take the the lumps on your career that goes along with being on this popular reality show.

As far as Kellie and Sanjaya, I found them both irritating for the same reason, they both were marginally talented singers, who I felt used their schtick to win them votes, and ended up eliminating more talented constestants as a result.

Well Kellie’s “schtick” must have worked. She just outsold Taylor in album sales and has had a few hit country singles. Kellie has FAR exceeded everyone’s expections. I suspect Sanjaya just might do the same.

I also hated Kellie on the show. However, she’s actually a talented singer/songwriter in the country genre. I don’t think schtick alone could have sold 700K albums and turned her into the second biggest seller from her season. Maybe, Sanjaya will put out a fantastic album. Anything is possible. But to be fair, Kellie had her fans among the judges especially Simon who said he liked her more than Carrie. Sanjaya was always William Hung v.2 but cuter.

This antiidol business that some contestants have chosen as their path frankly gets on my nerves, why bother going on the show, and later be all distancing, cranky and entitled because you are affiliated as a american idol contestant.

daughtry, anyone?

Seriously, I’d like a whole boatload of antiidols on the show this year, whether they be indie, soul, r&b, country, or rock-pop.
What concerns me more is the fact that we only get a crumb when it comes to tasting the type of music these finalists would like to pursue. Change that, Nigel, and then we’ll talk about making Season 7 the best evah.

Kelly Pickl;er was not really a favorite but thought she could sing and had personality. Kellie was liked by the judges and simon thought she would do better than Carrie U of course he was wrong. Kellie doing second best in sales of the season 5 crew no surprise thier.( The only newbie female star is Taylor Swift who right now is outselling her maybe because some may think Kellie is just a “manufactored idol star.”(not my words from an article)

Comparing Kellie to Taylor is quite amusing considerind he was not on the top 40 radio at all and was a stretch to sell 1 million considering he was not the fav. Why not compare to Daughtry who has the same success? Why it is like a big immature told you soo that even ricky is using. Grow up.

Great Commentary about American Idol, Taylor Hicks and The Music Industry in general from THE GREEN MASK ( somebody tell me who he is )

SEE HERE :

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TXd9trms_aM

To this day, I still think that Cowell and Nygel are still smarting that two of their favorites (Sabrina Sloan and Sundance) did not make the top 12 last year. So of course they would view the group as “boring”. They didn’t get their way, so they can keep on pouting if they want to.

The Sanjaya and Shyamali Show. Oh my goodness. I would laugh, laugh, laugh if it was a hit.

eta: you can’t tell me that Blake’s not interesting (the rebel), Phil’s not interesting (the military family man with a huge sense of humor), Sanjaya (of course), Sligh (so much to take advantage of there), etc.

Well Kellieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“schtickà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  must have worked. She just outsold Taylor in album sales and has had a few hit country singles.

However, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t agree that Sanjaya and Pickler were equally interesting or talented. I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like her singing on the show but she was quite adorable and funny.

I’m not going to argue with her post show success (and I’ve cheered her along the way), but on the show, she generated a lot of negative chatter. I know that perceptions can be different, by the time she was booted off the show, I got the impression she was hated by a lot of people.

I think if you look at the run on the show, Sanjaya and Kellie were very similar (I think this, it doesn’t make it true). It was not until she was booted, that Kellie was able to turn people around. I read time and time again where people did not like her on the show, but like her now. Her comedy bits with Leno, her strong work ethic on the tour (despite dental surgery and her ailing grandfather) and great job on the interview circuit started turning people around. She did put out a great album and has had a lot of well earned success.

I’m really not trying to turn this into an inter-season fanwar. I just felt that there were a lot of similarities between Sanjaya’s and Kellie’s show runs. Nigel said that Season 5 was a success while Season 6 was a failure and gave Kellie as an example. I think that Sanjaya, on the show, filled a similar spot as Kellie so that Nigel’s arguments are not reasonable.

I know that Kellie had a lot of fans she gained during her run on the show and they might feel that it’s not fair to compare her to somebody as hopeless as Sanjaya, but Sanjaya has fans too (who might not like him being compared to Kellie). I just think that if both of them had lacked personality, their singing would have doomed them both much sooner. I don’t want to turn this into a re-hash of S5 or who lasted longer than they should have. I’m one that argues that personality on this show should matter. If you can sing, but you bore me, get off the show. Obviously, everybody has their own definition of boring and talent and I don’t claim to be the arbitrator of that.

Summary: Kellie and Sanjaya had larger than life personalities and that helped them on the show. Nigel is wrong when he claims that there were no interesting people in Season 6. Kellie has earned her success with her post-show work. Kellie is much smarter than her “schticky” on-show personality would have you believe. All IMO of course.

Seriously,after this I’m going to let this die. I understand your post but Kellie’s back story was quite compelling and sad. While some people disliked her others were emotionally touched by her story of abandonment. Major problem for S6 – very little if no emotional connection. Let’s see what S7 brings.

Kudos to Sligh for his honest advice. I think the part about buying into the hype is particularly revealing. It was pretty obvious that’s what happened to him, and it’s cool that he’s admitted to falling victim to this. He’s right, of course. The people who have managed to avoid falling into this trap have remained much more appealing to the viewers (remember George Huff and his humility – Melinda was kind of the same). Once someone goes over the top, it became painfully obvious – I think Taylor is a good example of that.

As for the blogs and message boards, I agree. It’s hurtful to read negative discussions about one’s self, especially when the comments are out of line and misdirected.

I think I have solved my Idol watching dilemna for this season (oh the lengths to which we go). I bought a little hand-held TV and have it set up on my desk. I can monitor the audition shows while I work and then, if there’s someone interesting, I can watch them later on the bigscreen (I’ll record the show). If there’s no one worth watching, I’ll erase the show. I feel so clever. Of course, the fact that I’ve gone to such lengths indicates a level of involvement that surprises me!

Happy Idol week all!

Sorry the Kellie P thing was my fault the told you so thing was not well stated. It does get tring it has been going on for years and nobaby cares in the general public. The Kellie P thing just surprised that I seem to be the only one who from the show and on that the girl is smart, knows what she is doing and thinks allot. I do not know if it is a mask or not that covers what is below .Thier are allot of people out thier like her .

Thier will be another contestant like her in the future and the same told you so and comparing until the show ends .IT is life.

Pickler was always and still is a mediocre singer,IMHO. Country audiences accept the AI tag much better than most. She still mainly gets by on her schtick (dumb cute blond), she just added being able to cry on queue to the mix which the country folks eat up. Getting people to feel sorry for you as part of her act makes me a little ill. Many people have had horrible thing happen in their lives, but they don’t usually make a career out of it. That county music awards show where she was balling made me gag. Just my opinion.

I enjoyed Sligh’s letter. I really, really liked him early on but as time went on, he seemed somewhat cocky and I hate cocky. I guess maybe my perceptions were somewhat correct based on what he wrote. I still think Chris Sligh is a great singer. After reading that letter, I may have to go and find some of his stuff to listen to. Nice Chris, very nice.

Song choice is key. Do not make the mistake I made. I specifically chose songs that no one knew because I wanted to be the anti-Idol. Be yourself, but pick some freaking songs that people can sing along with. I’ve realized that’s why people watch the show in the first place…they want to hear someone who isn’t polished sing a song they like and can sing along with.

I completely agree with this from Chris’ blog. That was the one thing I was disappointed in with Chris Daughtry. There were times that I wanted him to pick songs that were popular enough that everyone knew them instead of an obscure one. I also think that Brandon really hurt himself by picking really old, boring songs.

I was never a fan of Kellie’s during the show but have been happy that she’s doing well. The same with Bucky who was another one that didn’t have top 10 talent but was really likeable.

TY LBB for the link, it needs to be posted on his boards.

I think I do not care as much for american idol anymore.

Taylor getting into the hype I think it was very hard not but seems later on herelaized it exspecially with the negetive news articles. Melinda I found borring with no spark and the they really like me thing was annoying but she was liked.IT is a prespection that you get from the newspapper,news showsand the show itself . Thier in charge of the spin.If they want can make Melinda and Kevin int the next bonnie and cylde. Funny thing is people keep on falling for it .Never in my passed did I give that much about thier character just the music. I thought I did not have a life which kind of saddens me.

First off, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe for a minute that they managed to find 24 drones with no personality and to whom nothing interesting had ever happened (no parents running off, never gilted, no illness, no dogs dying, never worked in a stock room).

This is very, very true. The only contestant I really bothered to follow last year was Leslie Hunt, who had an amazing backstory — she was a working musician who had a band in Chicago for a while, and she also had strugged with lupus and had almost died while traveling in South America. Idol could have exploited this for all it was worth and then some, but instead they chose to paint her as a boring dog-walker because she wasn’t one of their chosen ones. On the other hand, Jordin, arguably a chosen one, had a backstory that Idol seemed to work very hard to conceal. Blabbing about how your father is a professional football player isn’t exactly going to garner any sympathy votes, and her involvement in anti-abortion protests would have been very controversial and would have alienated a lot of viewers.

I don’t know how much I believe in the “chosen one” conspiracy theories — I mean, I know the producers have favorites and push them to win, but I don’t know how far it goes beyond that. But if Jordin really were the chosen one, I would not be surprised if the reluctance to focus on the backstories of the contestants had a lot to do with her.

The position you go out on is not indicative of your talent; it is not indicative of your like-ability…all that it means is how well you and your character worked on a tv show.

Chris has given us a key to the success (or failure, depending on your viewpoint) of characters like Sanjaya and Kellie. They come in with certain personality traits or backgrounds, and AI enhances the character for the show. We have heard Kellie speak of the scripted moments and comic scenes. Going way back to Vanessa Olivarez’s elimination for calling Ryan “a trained monkey”, there have been scripted moments. She was told to say that on the show, and it cost her plenty. She should have been on the 2003 tour.

Summary: Kellie and Sanjaya had larger than life personalities and that helped them on the show.

Kirsten, how much of that personlaity was added to what already exists, I just don’t know. I do agree with your post and Nigel comes across as a jerk with that explanation. It was good to hear that Season 6 was a group that got along. This is not true of all the AI seasons. :wink_wp:

Going way back to Vanessa Olivarezà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s elimination for calling Ryan à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“a trained monkeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ,

I never heard about this? What happened?

We have heard Kellie speak of the scripted moments and comic scenes.

We have? Where have I been???? :dunce_tb:

Whenever Nigel comments on the competitors being able to bring musical instruments to Hollywood Week, he brings up the subject of what a weird combination an artist who sings and also plays the drums makes. Anyone old enough to remember the 80s and 90s must find that very amusing (as I do) since Phil Collins started accompanying himself on the drums as lead singer for Genesis and continued this practice when he went solo. I wonder how many album sales he had. Maybe Nigel should apologize to the drum-playing singer he dissed.

Don Henley with the Eagles also played drums and sang lead on some of their songs.

Ringo “sang” lead on a few songs for the Beatles. And let’s not forget Mickey Dolenz from the Monkees. And he even did it on a TV show. A band cast to be on a TV show about a band. You have to know Nigel’s watched it.

Nigel is all kinds of whack these days. Next thing he’s going to do is try to pretend that singing while dancing is the new miracle novelty thing.

To his credit though, Don Henley has said that people seem to be fascinated when he sings from behind the drum kit. So, maybe it is novel.

Goodness, I hope somebody drags out a set of bagpipes and plays Stairway to Heaven on them. You can sing while playing the bagpipes. You’ll just end out of breath and probably pass out. Oh my, that would be perfect. Ryan dragging the contestant out of the audition room while Simon shouts “Use the other door”. (Nigels scribbles down idea for next year)

Maybe Don Henley still plays drums and sings. But seems like he is most often out front, sometimes with guitar, these days. Levon Helm, from the Band, is also a drum playing singer.

Nigel is a putz.

I found this statement from RCA as posted yeterday from the Reuter’s article quite intriguing :

As for the “Idol” alumni jettisoned by RCA, Corson says “the door is open” to Hicks, once he completes his album on his own. As for Studdard, “it was business as usual,” he says.

Can someone parse that for us ??

LBB – THe way I read that is Ruben just plain old got the boot. Taylor is going to record what he wants to record with his own collaborators/producers at his own expense. Depending on how the finished product turns out, the label may bring him back and distribute/promote his new cd. I could be TOTALLY wrong but that’s how I read it.

Taylor is going to record what he wants to record with his own collaborators/producers at his own expense. Depending on how the finished product turns out, the label may bring him back and distribute/promote his new cd.

Therefore, strictly speaking, Taylor didn’t get the boot as in — you’re outa here.

I think it was a mutual agreement.

I suspected when I observed Taylor’s side comments that he himself was not quite happy with some of the songs he had to record in his first album. In fact, he was a little ( how to put it ), snide ( is this the right word ?), when he mentioned Clive in one of his concerts.

RE: SEASON 6.

I wonder how the show would have turned out had they chosen Tammy Gosnell to be one of the top 24 finalists.

She’s sort of a female Bo Bice and would have been different.

That county music awards show where she (Pickler) was balling made me gag. Just my opinion.

I believe she was sincere.

Be that as it may, it works and the sales figures show it.

Tears have always been a potent weapon. Just ask Hillary in New Hampshire.

I really like Chris. Hope I get to see him in concert some day.

The Sanjaya and Shyamali Show? OMG I can’t wait! What a horrifyingly amusing train wreck that will be.

The Sanjaya and Shyamali Show?

LOL. I predicted this months ago. I’ll be watching. We’ve had the return of the game shows, why not variety hours? They are cheesy fun!

As for Pickler, she was a fake on the show, for sure. BUT, I don’t doubt her singing “I Wonder” causes her to tear up. You’d have to be a cold hearted bitch not to be upset about being left by your mom.

I admire Kellie. She could have gone the route of Jessica Sierra. And yeah, I feel for Jessica. I hope she can get it together.

Re: Pickler. The other side of the story. No one of course knows which side is true or which is hype. Perhaps both. But the “I Wonder” song: Her mother’s side is that she was a horribly abused wife by Pickler’s father (back in prison recently for wife attack). Claims her life was threatened by him, espcially if she took Kellie w/her when she left, and was harassed by the grandparents. When she “did” try to come back to get her, more threats. She finally did get custody, but Kellie’s grandparents/father had so poisoned her against her mother that Kellie threw tantrums and did NOT want to live with her mother. Screamed to go back with her grandparents. It was so horrible that she finally allowed Kellie to go back to living w/her grandparents. Kellie’s mother continued to be a sort of battered woman in relationships over the years and admits that she didn’t handle life well. But it isn’t exactly the story Kellie and the media/music/idol paints.

BUT… who knows what is true.

The Sanjaya and Shyamali Show? OMG I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait! What a horrifyingly amusing train wreck that will be.

I’ll bet the writers at SNL are already on this like buzzards on a gut wagon! (Anyone remember Alf? He used to say that…)

Yeah, tears do work. Especially crying jags strategically timed for maximum effect. Obviously, it sells, just ask the folks at “Search for Tomorrow” or “As the World Turns”. Woops, are those soaps still on? Well maybe ask the guys at “One Life to Live” and “All My Children”.

I’m not so concerned with the details of who was right or wrong in Kellie’s situation. She was the child, after all. It wasn’t great for her and I’m sure she has lots of emotions concerning it.

Was I annoyed that she used it on the show? Yeah. Do I think it’s a big deal? Nope.

I guess I’m one of those that fall into the category of didn’t care for her on the show, but like her now. Had she expressed her love for Dolly on the show, perhaps I would have liked her then. LOL. I heart Dolly.

As The World Turns is still on and it’s all kinda brilliant. No way will AI be on in 50 years. Ahem.

Guess I’m naive. I thought Hillary’s response was genuine.

Still haven’t decided for whom to vote.

I know that perceptions can be different, by the time she was booted off the show, I got the impression she was hated by a lot of people.

I got that impression too.

And I’m a classic case of “couldn’t stand her on the show, thought her schtick was contrived” but started to like her post-show.

Major problem for S6 – very little if no emotional connection.

Yet, that’s not completely the contestants’ fault. Like Kirsten said earlier, everyone has a story. The producers just chose not to tell them for the season 6 contestants.

I think Hilary’s response probably was genuine with fatigue probably being a factor. And it was subtle, more like damp eyes, rather than full on booooooo-hoooooooing as in the other case.

An open letter to AI contestants? Just a little too pompous to me. The whole letter basically said two things: a)pick familiar songs; b)don’t be an a**hole.. Thank you, Sligh!

PJ and Sarah…

Off topic but Josh Hoge has a new song up on his myspace… Where I Want You. I’m listening now and tapping my foot -lol.

Yes, I forgot to add that we need to keep in mind that Pickler was just a child caught up in the family troubles. But she’s an adult now. Time for all to move on..peace to all

Well, I have to throw my 2 cents in about Kellie. I had an incredibly happy childhood with the most wonderful, loving parents in the world. I cant even begin to imagine what it must have been like for Kellie. I’m in not position to judge whether her tears are real or not. I’ll say this though. If her tears are fake, she has a great future in acting. I’m rooting for you Kellie – go get ‘em.

I detest the back stories. If I had my way, they would put all the contestants behind a screen and have them sing and allow us to vote on vocal ability. I am so sick of the stories and how the contestants looks are a turnoff….but, of course, that’s JMO

In one month from now, we will know more about these Idol wannabes, than we know about the candidates running for President of the United States.

Daughtry’s video for “Feels Like Tonight” is available for viewing on Amazon’s music page. I can’t get the link to work for me, but if you go to Amazon and then click on music you’ll find it. Maybe MJ or someone who has more patience with computers etc. can post a link or something that will actually take you directly to the page?

I didn’t have a happy childhood and it is hard to move on. Like domestic abuse, if you haven’t walked in those shoes, I don’t think you can really understand.