Comments on: My Glendale AZ Recap http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm American Idol - I Love This Cheesy Show Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sciencefan http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-135375 sciencefan Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:33:22 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135375 Jason talks about what happened with his ukulele: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZx2njY--3g Apparently, he had plugged it in, but not all the way so that some sound was coming out, but not all. He's always telling people about his deficiencies. Jason talks about what happened with his ukulele:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZx2njY–3g

Apparently, he had plugged it in, but not all the way so that some sound was coming out, but not all.

He’s always telling people about his deficiencies.

]]> By: sciencefan http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-135371 sciencefan Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:10:53 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135371 Love your re-cap mj! Thanks for going and thanks for sharing! Love your re-cap mj!
Thanks for going and thanks for sharing!

]]> By: gabam http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-135272 gabam Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:45:50 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135272 Thanks for the recap, pictures and links, MJ. Glad that you had a good time. I love the videos that I've seen/heard so far. Syesha's picture is kinda funny. It is sooo obvious which part of that hair is not her real hair. They should have found extensions which would have been a better match for her hair. I could understand the big difference if they were in a humid climate and her hair texture changed between the time her hair was done and the time of the show but I don't think AZ is humid. I like her hair in it's natural state but I guess she thinks that the extensions add glam. Oh well, it's about the singing. Thanks for the recap, pictures and links, MJ. Glad that you had a good time.

I love the videos that I’ve seen/heard so far.

Syesha’s picture is kinda funny. It is sooo obvious which part of that hair is not her real hair. They should have found extensions which would have been a better match for her hair. I could understand the big difference if they were in a humid climate and her hair texture changed between the time her hair was done and the time of the show but I don’t think AZ is humid. I like her hair in it’s natural state but I guess she thinks that the extensions add glam. Oh well, it’s about the singing.

]]> By: sumidol http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-135211 sumidol Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:01:43 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135211 My kids just got home from camp in Prescott Arizona and they said they got songs from the concert in Glendale AZ filtered in for them to hear. How cool was that, since I gave up going to the concert so they could go to camp!!! My kids just got home from camp in Prescott Arizona and they said they got songs from the concert in Glendale AZ filtered in for them to hear. How cool was that, since I gave up going to the concert so they could go to camp!!!

]]> By: IGetCranked http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-135183 IGetCranked Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:50:50 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135183 Love the pictures with the recap! I checked all day to see if you had it up yet! This is the first year that I want to hear about everyone. I'm curious about Ramielle. I wonder if she isn't projecting because of being uncomfortable on stage and this will get better with time or if reading poor reviews will hold her back even worse. This will be interesting to watch. Love the pictures with the recap! I checked all day to see if you had it up yet!
This is the first year that I want to hear about everyone. I’m curious about Ramielle. I wonder if she isn’t projecting because of being uncomfortable on stage and this will get better with time or if reading poor reviews will hold her back even worse. This will be interesting to watch.

]]> By: jersey http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-135175 jersey Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:19:22 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135175 MJ, thanks as always. It was a great recap. I felt like I was there. Thanks for all the vids, too. They were all "sah-weet" (sorry, I had to keep it going!) MJ, thanks as always. It was a great recap. I felt like I was there. Thanks for all the vids, too. They were all “sah-weet” (sorry, I had to keep it going!)

]]> By: purplesmile http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-135172 purplesmile Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:53:29 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135172 <blockquote>Oh - purple already said that -</blockquote> Ack! I didn't even type it right! My post should have read (mj's recap is) "sa-weet!" Heh. :tongue1_tb: Syesha <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=184692655&blogID=411780930" rel="nofollow">blogged</a> about the Glendale tour... <blockquote>Friday, July 04, 2008 SHOW 1 Current mood: exhausted Wow! One down how many more to go?lol. Tonight was a crazy night. We started out early and ended around 12:45 am got on the bus and drove to CA. Went to the hotel and slept a little bit longer. I was so exhausted. You would think after all this time I wouldn't be nervous, but I was. Right before I went on I had dry mouth. David Cook stood backstage with me as I was spraying dry mouth spray in my mouth for the first time. I heard the crowd cheering for Jason really loud and it was my turn already. My heart was just about to pop out of my chest. CRAZY! The crowd was great. I had a gorgeous dress the stylist picked out for the show, but it didn't work out, so I wore something else, that was picked out the day of, so that made me a little nervous. Still working out the kinks. I'm trying to get comfortable in the new dress. MMMMMmmmmmmmmm.............next show..let's see how i feel.</blockquote>

Oh – purple already said that -

Ack! I didn’t even type it right! My post should have read (mj’s recap is) “sa-weet!” Heh. :tongue1_tb:

Syesha blogged about the Glendale tour…

Friday, July 04, 2008

SHOW 1
Current mood: exhausted

Wow! One down how many more to go?lol. Tonight was a crazy night. We started out early and ended around 12:45 am got on the bus and drove to CA. Went to the hotel and slept a little bit longer. I was so exhausted.

You would think after all this time I wouldn’t be nervous, but I was. Right before I went on I had dry mouth. David Cook stood backstage with me as I was spraying dry mouth spray in my mouth for the first time. I heard the crowd cheering for Jason really loud and it was my turn already. My heart was just about to pop out of my chest. CRAZY! The crowd was great.

I had a gorgeous dress the stylist picked out for the show, but it didn’t work out, so I wore something else, that was picked out the day of, so that made me a little nervous. Still working out the kinks. I’m trying to get comfortable in the new dress. MMMMMmmmmmmmmm………….next show..let’s see how i feel.

]]> By: cooktard76 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-135168 cooktard76 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:18:28 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135168 Aww, great recap MJ, thank you. And I'm glad you mentioned that it will be like having our own little mini finale w/ streamers. I'm totally gonna pull a Mama Cook and stuff some them in my purse before leaving my show! Aww, great recap MJ, thank you.
And I’m glad you mentioned that it will be like having our own little mini finale w/ streamers. I’m totally gonna pull a Mama Cook and stuff some them in my purse before leaving my show!

]]> By: Colleen http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-135145 Colleen Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:44:31 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135145 mj, Loved reading your beautiful recount of the concert! It was like walking back in time and remembering every little thing that happened Monday night. Thank You for the fun nostalgic trip! :clap_tb: It was awesome to meet you and watch you work first hand. You are really talented and fun. It was my pleasure to spend some time with you and hearing your past season blog stories. The thrilling part was to get to share the experience with someone who loved the show as much as I did. I thought the Idols would be staying at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel, adjacent to the jobbing.com Arena in Glendale. The Arena is 50 minutes away from my home in Scottsdale. Instead, they were staying at the 5 star Royal Palms Hotel and Spa in Scottsdale, 10 minutes from me! This converted Mansion is known for it's old world charm and privacy. It is uber pricey and highly coveted. It sits at the base of Camelback mountain with breathtaking views. If you are looking for peace, tranquility and a spa massage, this is the spot! It is rumored that this resort requires all employees to sign confidentiality agreements regarding Hotel guests. If the employee were to discuss a guest with the media and it got back to the hotel, they are immediately fired! The AI hotel secret remained safe and sound! Their #1 Zagat rated restaurant, <strong><em>T. Cook's</em></strong> had to delight David Cook and Kristy Lee Cook! Who couldn't resist dining in a restaurant with your same name? http://www.royalpalmshotel.com/arizona-resort-overview.php Sorry to miss meeting you AZIdolFan. I was hoping you would join us for dinner too. Some many AI stories and so little time! mj, also kind of you not to mention my tardiness. Sorry for making you wait. Speaking of apologies...... after mis-quoting Jason Castro's Spirit towel earlier today, I attempted to make amends by adding the charity link with my photo caption revision on my space photo and message to Jason's Dreadheads here. Well, they got it!! My myspace message box is full of Dreadhead love tonight. The girl who was in the photo I took wrote to me to say she was the one waving the towel! She flew in from NM and her friend flew in from Virginia to see the concert! She loved the concert and is having withdrawls too. To hear Jason's songs, including some pre-idol songs, http://www.daydreamingboy.com She shared a video from Monday night of David Archuleta singing, "Apologize." http://youtube.com/watch?v=CM705--YCO0 My AI Live! tour love fest theory holds true! We all have many favorites in the group! mj,
Loved reading your beautiful recount of the concert! It was like walking back in time and remembering every little thing that happened Monday night. Thank You for the fun nostalgic trip! :clap_tb:

It was awesome to meet you and watch you work first hand. You are really talented and fun. It was my pleasure to spend some time with you and hearing your past season blog stories.
The thrilling part was to get to share the experience with someone who loved the show as much as I did.

I thought the Idols would be staying at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel, adjacent to the jobbing.com Arena in Glendale. The Arena is 50 minutes away from my home in Scottsdale. Instead, they were staying at the 5 star Royal Palms Hotel and Spa in Scottsdale, 10 minutes from me! This converted Mansion is known for it’s old world charm and privacy. It is uber pricey and highly coveted. It sits at the base of Camelback mountain with breathtaking views. If you are looking for peace, tranquility and a spa massage, this is the spot!
It is rumored that this resort requires all employees to sign confidentiality agreements regarding Hotel guests. If the employee were to discuss a guest with the media and it got back to the hotel, they are immediately fired! The AI hotel secret remained safe and sound!

Their #1 Zagat rated restaurant, T. Cook’s had to delight David Cook and Kristy Lee Cook! Who couldn’t resist dining in a restaurant with your same name?
http://www.royalpalmshotel.com/arizona-resort-overview.php

Sorry to miss meeting you AZIdolFan. I was hoping you would join us for dinner too. Some many AI stories and so little time!

mj, also kind of you not to mention my tardiness. Sorry for making you wait.

Speaking of apologies…… after mis-quoting Jason Castro’s Spirit towel earlier today, I attempted to make amends by adding the charity link with my photo caption revision on my space photo and message to Jason’s Dreadheads here. Well, they got it!!
My myspace message box is full of Dreadhead love tonight. The girl who was in the photo I took wrote to me to say she was the one waving the towel! She flew in from NM and her friend flew in from Virginia to see the concert! She loved the concert and is having withdrawls too.

To hear Jason’s songs, including some pre-idol songs, http://www.daydreamingboy.com

She shared a video from Monday night of David Archuleta singing, “Apologize.” http://youtube.com/watch?v=CM705–YCO0
My AI Live! tour love fest theory holds true! We all have many favorites in the group!

]]> By: abbysee http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-135140 abbysee Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:05:23 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135140 I listened to all of it, finally. I think one of Chikeze's songs are missing. The second and third link lead to the same song. Carly better be signed by somebody, that chick sings her freaking booty off, and that big stage was just her size. Syesha took on the two current RNB/pop princesses on and came out pretty damn well. Listen was incredible. She meant that....wow. JSG, Syesha's hair is.....there, lol. I listened to all of it, finally. I think one of Chikeze’s songs are missing. The second and third link lead to the same song.

Carly better be signed by somebody, that chick sings her freaking booty off, and that big stage was just her size.

Syesha took on the two current RNB/pop princesses on and came out pretty damn well. Listen was incredible. She meant that….wow.

JSG, Syesha’s hair is…..there, lol.

]]> By: sumidol http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-135134 sumidol Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:21:13 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135134 Oh - purple already said that - sweet crazy Jason Oh – purple already said that – sweet crazy Jason

]]> By: gingerly http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-135133 gingerly Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:16:34 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135133 So was Michael the only one who didn't do a song he hadn't done on the show? So was Michael the only one who didn’t do a song he hadn’t done on the show?

]]> By: hardkandy http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-135132 hardkandy Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:54:42 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135132 <blockquote>And Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve gotta say, Brooke sounded all sorts of awesome on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Let it Beà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , even better than on the show and her studio recording (IMO).</blockquote> I have to agree. I wasn't so excited to see this one coz I don't really like reprises, I wanted to hear all new songs. But wow, she blew me away. It was so much better than it was on the show, and I didn't even think that was possible considering how much I loved her performance of it in the show.

And Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve gotta say, Brooke sounded all sorts of awesome on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Let it Beà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , even better than on the show and her studio recording (IMO).

I have to agree. I wasn’t so excited to see this one coz I don’t really like reprises, I wanted to hear all new songs. But wow, she blew me away. It was so much better than it was on the show, and I didn’t even think that was possible considering how much I loved her performance of it in the show.

]]> By: AInoob http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-135129 AInoob Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:36:51 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135129 Thank you for the recap. After viewing each clip in the order you posted them up and reading your comments, I feel like I was sitting beside you at the concert. I'm very happy to hear that the show went off without a hitch and that the Idols put on a great show. It would've been cool if there had been a few more duet/group numbers, what a shame that it was decided to forgo that - there was potential for some terrific numbers. I'm impressed with how much stage presence so many of these Idols already have. Damn but some of them really knew how to work it! LOL. And I've gotta say, Brooke sounded all sorts of awesome on "Let it Be", even better than on the show and her studio recording (IMO). Thank you for the recap. After viewing each clip in the order you posted them up and reading your comments, I feel like I was sitting beside you at the concert. I’m very happy to hear that the show went off without a hitch and that the Idols put on a great show.

It would’ve been cool if there had been a few more duet/group numbers, what a shame that it was decided to forgo that – there was potential for some terrific numbers.

I’m impressed with how much stage presence so many of these Idols already have. Damn but some of them really knew how to work it! LOL. And I’ve gotta say, Brooke sounded all sorts of awesome on “Let it Be”, even better than on the show and her studio recording (IMO).

]]> By: pj http://www.mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-135124 pj Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:13:33 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/my-glendale-az-recap.htm#comment-135124 I've hardly had time to read the blog today, but I did manage to read your awesomely sweet fantabulous recap. :-) Thanks, MJ! I’ve hardly had time to read the blog today, but I did manage to read your awesomely sweet fantabulous recap. :-) Thanks, MJ!

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