Their Idol correspondent Charlie does a feature on Luna Guitars which are located in Florida.

David Cook gets his real guitar on this coming Wednesday – the others have theirs from top 5. Cook’s (top 5) black guitar will be replaced with a Luna custom white one – very cool! Apparently it took longer because he is a leftie.

link:

My Fox Tampa Bay

This is germane to nothing, but I found an article the other day talking about Jordin and did you know that she auditioned for the same version of Star Search that Archie went on to win?

O’rly now. Verra interesting Watson. Great find! So Lil BabyArchibald could not try out last year maybe because that would upset the apple cart, so they held him out till this year? Great 2 *OMG 17!!!!!* yr olds back to back, female/male, a real matching pair. UGH.

I remember last year seeing photo’s of Randy & Jordin & Jordin’s dad from years earlier. Wonder where the photo of Randy & BabyArhchibald & Jeff are.

If this goes down like that this year people will abandon this show.

Kids like Jordin & Archie, they miss so much. Lost opportunities to bond with their peers, missed proms, not having a dormmate they hate their first year in college, not taking your mom’s car without permission, telling your parents you’re going one place when you’re really going another, no football games, skipped graduations. Even the crappy stuff, like having your crush gloriously dump you, or holding your best friend up the whole way home from a party while she’s puking on your shoes.

I know when they become “stars” they all say that missing teenage milestones doesn’t mean anything. But, I believe it does. Learning to exist among people outside your immediate family and growing from your mistakes makes life a richer experience. These kids go straight from the cradle into the hands of their hollywood “handlers” and it’s a very long time before they have a normal life experience – if ever. I believe that sucks for them – I just don’t think they know it. And, that’s what makes me sad for them.

Possibly because this isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the first singing-based televised competition that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been on?

This is germane to nothing, but I found an article the other day talking about Jordin and did you know that she auditioned for the same version of Star Search that Archie went on to win?

I must say that version of Star Search certainly produced a number of AI contestants. I just thought that was an interesting factoid and you finally gave me a tiny opening to put that out. As those kids come of Idol age, I wonder how many more we will see.

As has been well reported, Jordin was also on American Idol Juniors (but didn’t win that one either). Looks like third try was the charm for her. I’m sure there is a lesson in there for stage parents everywhere. (though, to be fair, Jordin did win a number of other contests along the way…why am I still rambling about this? It’s like a thread on a sweater that’s come loose. Pretty soon I’m going to have no sweater and a big mound of yarn).

*ahem* à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“McMormonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  here (former, but my familyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s still strong and I certainly respect them).

As Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve said before, you donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t need to be affiliated with a certain religion to be a stage parent.

Aw, I wasn’t trying to disrespect anybody! It was just a joke. I never thought his religion had anything to do with it: McMormon just sounded funny. I should have said McBoringSongChoice. LOL! Sorry if I offended anyone.

If Cookie or Archie go this week it will cement this whole year as a total joke. Michael going out at 8th and Carly going at 6th still pisses me off. Then again Blake outlasted Melinda last year so nothing should surprise me.

Eh, Nikki McKibbin? Jasmine Trias? Scott Savol? Idol history is full of questionable contestants outlasting some better singers, it’s not like this season is anything new to me. If anything, for the first time, the “bad” contestants are actually pretty good for a change. Just my opinion.

Paulaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Tics, however, are totally on topic. Oh yah, I went there. And ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rated ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRgh.

Hee, is it bad I’m still giggling over that awful pirate joke?

That cover. YUM.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be the third year in a row the best singer got kicked off in third place.

If Cookie or Archie go this week it will cement this whole year as a total joke. Michael going out at 8th and Carly going at 6th still pisses me off. Then again Blake outlasted Melinda last year so nothing should surprise me.

This photo deserves its own topic. Wow, just wow.

That photo deserves it’s own webpage, zip code and Holiday Special. obsessed.
Tried to make me go to D-hab, I said no no no.

Idols featured in new TV Guide:

Obsession #1

This photo deserves its own topic. Wow, just wow.

Thanks for that, Gwen!

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s funny how some are saying he was groomed for this, why?

Possibly because this isn’t the first singing-based televised competition that he’s been on? Oh, and the fact that he was on the other one when he was like 12. Once it was discovered that the kid could sing and had talent, it appears that daddy dearest ran with it and has never looked back.

this story will have legs and will overshadow Syesha or David Cook if they win.

LMAO. Since a simple answer to a question and then changing the subject – which both of these interview savvy contestants will likely be adept at doing – won’t work. No. The entire interview will focus on David Archuleta, since that’s allllllllllllllllll America cares about. Please. Give me a break.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be the third year in a row the best singer got kicked off in third place.

Well, IMO, the best singer this year went home in 6th place.

Politics is a different forum.

Paula’s Tics, however, are totally on topic. Oh yah, I went there. And it’s rated ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRgh.