Saturday Apr 28

Mississippi Girl a message for you from Nevada here:

http://mjsbigblog.com/?p=2179&cp=7#comment-66429

Country Pops
Michael Orland, the ”Idol” pianist/arranger, talks about his favorite moments from ”Idol Gives Back,” helping Phil and Chris find their niche, what to expect from Bon Jovi week, and more

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What can we expect from Bon Jovi week?
I think the guys definitely have an advantage singing Bon Jovi songs. Whatever the girls do, they should get extra props for having to sing a guy rock & roll-vibe song.

You’re working with Chris, Phil, and Jordin this week. Has the theme been tough on Jordin?
It’s tough for all the girls, though I can’t speak for Melinda and LaKisha because I’m not working with them. What I will say about Jordin is that the second it was announced we were doing a Bon Jovi week, she requested her song early. She knew exactly what she was going to sing.
…

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20037172,00.html

Was ‘Idol Gives Back’ a secret Emmy ploy?

My, my what a devious mind my journo pal Nelson Branco has! He just sent me this catty email: “In my opinion, ‘Idol Gives Back’ was all about trying to steal the Emmy from ‘Amazing Race’!'” …….

How snarky of you, Nelson! This season ain’t over yet! You Sanjaya fans sure die hard.

http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2007/04/was_idol_gives_.html

Carrie Underwood’s ‘IDOL Gives Back’ Music Video Package Available For Download

Carrie Underwood’s ‘Idol Gives Back’ music video package, which was filmed during her trip to Africa earlier this month and aired on last night’s American Idol, is now available via download at iTunes.
All proceeds from downloads for this special acoustic audio version of The Pretenders’ song ‘I’ll Stand By You,’ as well as the video, will go to the Charity Projects Entertainment Fund (CPEF)….

http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=32373

Bucky Covington CD Debuts at No. 1

…The album’s reviews have made it one of the most critically-acclaimed CDs to come out of the “American Idol” franchise, and one of this year’s best-reviewed country albums. Bucky’s current single “A Different World” is poised to break into the Top 20 on the country radio charts, while the video has reached No. 4 on GAC’s “Top 20 Countdown.”

Bucky’s popularity was evident recently at a Wal-Mart in Fayetteville, N.C., where he signed copies of his CD for eager fans until 1:30 a.m. It was an eventful evening that included a prom group who left their party early to meet Bucky and a woman who had to be taken to the hospital after she fainted in line but refused to leave until she had gotten her autograph.

http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5508500,00.html

Mixfest will be a wide-ranging package deal

This one really mixes it up.
Blue October, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Katharine McPhee, Augustana, Paula DeAnda, Moses Mayfield and local act Window play Mix 96.1′s “Mixfest” package concert today. It fires up after the Battle of Flowers Parade at Sunset Station; doors open at 4 p.m….

http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music/stories/MYSA042707.WK.mixfest.29d5825.html

Brad Paisley Checks Chattanooga for “Ticks” on Tour Opener

…Kellie Pickler, who held the second spot, has the pleasantly twangy voice of Pam Tillis and — it must be said — the curves of Dolly Parton. Anybody would notice this, no matter where they were sitting. A former finalist on American Idol, Pickler sings great, taking on “9 to 5″ with a lot of sass. However, the young guys in my section couldn’t contain their giggles every time she leaned all the way over to shake hands with fans in the front row. Watch out!

Still, Pickler nailed “I Wonder,” even as she choked up on the last line (“your little girl is off to Tennessee”). The folks in the rafters couldn’t always understand her stage banter, whether because of her nerves or the sound system, but she proved to be quite charming nonetheless…

http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1558297/20070427/paisley_brad.jhtml

Sanjaya, Simon Cowell, Howard Stern, and Dave Della Terza

…Then he made a point that should not be missed. Who will win, he said, is “totally unpredictable, based on each week’s performance.” That is to say, there is no way to predict who will win American Idol because you don’t know ahead of time what genre is next on the calendar.

Clearly, many people have picked up on the perpetually and perennially boorish Simon Cowell’s special animosity towards the kid, since he never bothered to disguise it, except in being careful, after Sanjaya’s not-so-CBGB downfall, not to emphasize “American” when he said, “Based on the fact that we’re supposed to be finding an American Idol…” Obviously, industry players know quite well that America Does Not Decide…

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/04/27/173753.php

Clay Aiken, Symphony to Perform in Cary

Clay Aiken will perform with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre Aug. 10…..

http://www.wral.com/entertainment/story/1363963/

Songwriter talks about VT song, “Forever Changed”

The song “Forever Changed” was composed in just one day. It was recorded in a band member’s storage unit in Nashville.

The musicians who wrote the song are Virginia Tech graduates. The voice behind the song is Glenvar High graduate and Tech alum Kurtis Parks. We first caught up with Parks a couple of years ago when he had just released an album. He was also a contestant on American Idol….

http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=6438448&nav=menu368_2

Hawthorne girl live at the Apollo
A young woman with a dream wows audiences in New York.

The girl from Hawthorne took the stage like she owned it, smiling and confident, hitting her notes with sharpshooter accuracy.
This wasn’t just another high school stage, and the people out there patting their hands together in polite applause were just waiting for her voice to break. This was the legendary Apollo Theater, and for a young singer like Dwanna Orange, this stage was hallowed ground.

…She tried out twice for “American Idol,” once driving with her parents all the way to San Francisco for the audition. But both times, the judges thanked her for coming and sent her home. “I didn’t even make it to Simon,” she says…

http://origin.presstelegram.com/news/ci_5770916

Area Events

Rescue 22 to appear at Bourbon Street tonight

For more information, visit their Web site at http://www.rescue22.com.

http://www.hernandotoday.com/features/MGBW10M411F.html

Rock, soul and more at Five

ALBANY — Serving up a range of music from classic rock to an “American Idol” champion, the city of Albany has announced this summer’s lineup for the 2007 Alive at Five Concert Series…

…
June 14: “Soul Music”: Ruben Studdard took top honors in the second season of “American Idol,” and sold 1.7 million copies of his debut album “Soulful.” With Soul Session opening.
…

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=584801&category=ARTS&newsdate=4/28/2007

Star search: Whereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Sanjaya?

Sanjaya, where are you?
Some in his hometown of Federal Way want to honor the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  seventh-place finisher, who got higher marks for his luxuriant head of hair than for his singing chops.

The mall wants to throw the 17-year-old a reception. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s offering a $100 gift certificate for information leading to his whereabouts. But ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s coming up empty, too…..

http://www.thenewstribune.com/331/story/50083.html

A look back at the week that was in TV

So “American Idol” gives all six contestants a reprieve this week. Big deal. The talent pool is so shallow and scummy this season that it’s hard to care who stays or goes. You just want it to be over…

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2003683957_tvweekinreview28.html

‘Idol’ spotlights E.Ky. school; governor not happy

…But Fletcher said the segment emphasized Appalachian stereotypes and did not mention the strides the state has made in improving literacy.

“But in terms of the treatment of children and families, we thought it was a fair and accurate.”…

http://news.kypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070428/NEWS02/704280330/1014/NEWS02

Bon Jovi takes ‘Highway’ to ‘American Idol’

Life and love and loss and freedom. That’s how Jon Bon Jovi describes the themes of his band’s new album, Lost Highway, due June 19. The band will perform a new single, (You Want to) Make a Memory, on Fox’s American Idol Wednesday, May 2, following performances of its songs by contestants on the previous night’s show…..

http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070428/ent/ent1.html

A show thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Taylor-made CONCERT REVIEW | Taylor Hicks at Star Pavilion
Soulful à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ singer has the lounge act in his jacket pocket.

…An acoustic reading of his original à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Fallà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was the most encouraging indicator of Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ long-term career viability. Both the song and his sensitive reading were powerful.

Until then, he and his expert seven-piece band might be the worldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s premier lounge act, which is no small thing.

http://www.kansascity.com/211/story/86416.html

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Take a chanceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ on Idol starà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Half Past Forever

Half Past Forever is one of the music industryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s best-kept secrets. Fronted by 2007 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  finalist Chris Sligh, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an alternative rock band on the brink of stardom. While its album, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Take a Chance on Something Beautiful,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t widely known yet, it boasts catchy lyrics and melodies that will soon find new fans thanks to Slighà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s stint on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ……

http://sundaygazettemail.com/section/News/FlipSide/2007042751

From out of nowhere, band rocks contest

…Meantime, he says some of the other 24 contestants have made records and toured nationally. One of the competitors is Chris Sligh, a former à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  competitor. His video won with more than 15,000 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“starsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Jamesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ won with 4,769.

Because the judges now have 60 percent of the voting power during the quarterfinals that begin on April 30, he sees his chances as bleak at best…

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2007/04/27/local_news/04news.txt

Good morning Lisa….or should I say good afternoon? Thanks for all the article links!

90 years young, he’s my idol

Heroes aren’t as easy to come by as American Idol or the NBA playoffs might lead you to believe. A high-flying dunk or a soaring vocal doesn’t necessarily vault somebody into idol status. True role models leave their mark on a personal level and provide lessons that follow you and guide you through the rest of your life.

Lebron James might change the game of basketball and Melinda Doolittle might someday change the face of music, but a real idol changes the inner core of everyone he meets…

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-newvoices2807apr28,0,865965.story?coll=orl-opinion-headlines

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Meantime, he says some of the other 24 contestants have made records and toured nationally. One of the competitors is Chris Sligh, a former à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  competitor. His video won with more than 15,000 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“starsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Jamesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ won with 4,769.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“He was on TV, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s in magazines, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on the Idol tour, and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m from Aberdeen. Who am I?,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  he asks rhetorically. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I thought the contract was for the independent musician that needs a leg up, not for the independent musician whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s doing just fine.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

HPF actually dropped out of the contest:

http://chris-sligh.info/content/view/169/31/

Can’t post the Dave White link, the site has been down for maintenance all morning.

RE: The Emmy whoring.

I would hope that Idol doesn’t get an Emmy for its shittiest season yet. LAST year is more deserving than any.

African Children’s Choir to perform in Berkeley
Group already sang on ‘American Idol’

The African Children’s Choir that performed earlier this week on the “American Idol” charity concert featuring singer Josh Groban, Kelly Clarkson and others is coming to Berkeley on Sunday for a free performance.
The choir was featured on TV as part of “Idol Gives Back,” a two-night special that was paired with the regular show and raised more than $60 million, with pledges still coming in, for relief programs in Africa and the United States.

Sunday, more than two dozen musically gifted Ugandan children à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  many of whom have lost one orboth parents to war, famine and disease à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  will perform free concerts at churches in Berkeley and Concord, organizers said….

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_5773640

DialIdol poll suggests Melinda Doolittle could be voted out

American Idol could feature a shocking elimination this week, at least according to a DialIdol.com poll suggesting that Melinda Doolittle could be voted off together with Chris Richardson….

http://www.theonlinewire.com/articleView.aspx?ID=2661

A case of misplaced priorities

Sometimes you donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know whether to laugh or cry. Do you talk about Sanjaya getting voted off à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“America Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and how a couple of weird hairdos can make you a national celebrity?

That hair gel is more important than talent? Or that anger and violence really do affect us all?……

http://www.buffalonews.com/185/story/63874.html

Lisa B – thanks for posting the info about the Dave White article! Here I am furiously scrolling to find the article. Now I know I have time to go back and read the other articles first. My Dave White fix will have to wait! (lol)

LisaB – The Bon Jovi article you posted at 5:42 was a good article. I liked what he had to say about remaining viable in the industry.

Good morning everyone and a BIG BIG thank you to Lisa B for posting ALL the daily articles..
About Kellie P being in Chattanooga this past Thursday night with Brad Paisley, must say, did NOT expect that one.. Lisa B.. I had no idea she was here performing at the UTC arena..

NOT going to tell my granddaughter that she was here either, or that I did not know she was coming to town..

I thought the Dialidol prediction was LaKisha and Chris, not Melinda and Chris..

The unthinkable could be just few days away; the latest DialIdol.com poll suggests that Melinda Doolittle was the second least vote getter this week and she may be sent to pack this week.

Now, I would really consider this shocking. How accurate is DialIdol this season?

em – the dialidol score has Chris and Melinda going home, so far. If you look at the busy percentages, though, it appears to be Chris and Lakisha.

Jersey, thanks.. Do you have to sign up to get Dialidol results? So far, I’ve just been relying on others to keep me informed.

“What can we expect from Bon Jovi week?
I think the guys definitely have an advantage singing Bon Jovi songs. Whatever the girls do, they should get extra props for having to sing a guy rock & roll-vibe song.”

I think Jordin can rock it out but how about Melinda and Lakisha?

em – My daughter loves Kellie P too. I might have to endure some country music – I’ll do it for my child, I guess.

em – no you don’t have to sign up. You just go to dialidol.com and then click on predictions. Once you’re on the predictions screen, you can select to go to the busy percentages screen from there.

Jersey, thank you.. That was easy..

em – My daughter loves Kellie P too. I might have to endure some country music – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll do it for my child, I guess.

Lu.. Well since we do NOT listen to country music on the radio, I do have an excuse for NOT knowing that she was coming to town..LOL
I’m still not telling her she was here though..

Reminder: American Idol Food Challenge

http://yumsugar.com/229931

Drat, I was hoping to read Dave White’s column this morning.

Oh well, I did manage to find some previews for all you out their in MJ land who are heading out to the Kat concerts. There are a bunch of videos up on YouTube from MixFest in San Antonio. Most of them are just 19 second phone video clips. Here is a sampling:

Dangerous (one of many clips from the song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWFxL_AqmQ4

Open Toes (there are 3 different mini-clips, but here is one):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvnjOXxWqYc

Cover of Mary Jane (Alanis Morisette…this is taken with a real video camera and is the full song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilE7sp0AAFI

I think that Kat would have done better with songs like Mary Jane on her CD (I’m suggesting the style, not covers).

Wow, Kat sounds really lovely on Mary Jane. And then I watched the Open Toes clip with the little choreographed “dancing” with the backup singers and spewed coffee all over my keyboard.

And then I watched the Open Toes clip with the little choreographed à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“dancingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with the backup singers and spewed coffee all over my keyboard.

Sorry about that…maybe I should have posted some warnings. Kat needs to stick with the songs that have beautiful melodies and skip trying to dance to those nothing-but-beat songs.

LisaB, thanks for linking Nevada’s note to me. I definitely would have missed it.

Nevada, you are a gem. I’m too angry to go look this stuff up, so thank you.

Simon: I Taunt Paula During Songs

…”I’m taunting Paula throughout the performance,” Cowell explains on Monday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “I’m saying to her, ‘Try to say something interesting, try not to use the words mountain and lakes in your critiques because it’s always: You’ll climb mountains, you’ll swim lakes, whatever.’ ”

So how can he judge the contestants if he’s so busy bugging Abdul? “I’ll tell you a secret,” he says. “I watch the dress run so I actually hear much, much easier what they really do sound like.”…

http://www.people.com/people/package/americanidol2007/article/0,,20007868_20037126,00.html

Paris Bennett Reveals Album Details

What has season 5′s Paris Bennett been up to these days? Apparently, a lot. PEOPLE recently caught up with the 18-year-old singer at the Star-Studded Autograph Session for Los Angeles Youth event co-sponsored by American Idol and McDonald’s, where she told us she’s prepping for her debut album Princess P, due out May 8. “It’s really just me being me, and sharing with the world who I am,” says the former Idol contestant….

http://www.people.com/people/package/americanidol2007/article/0,,20007868_20037129,00.html

I LOVE Kat’s version of Mary Jane, fantastic job on it.

Good morning.

Wow, Kat sounds really lovely on Mary Jane. And then I watched the Open Toes clip with the little choreographed à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“dancingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with the backup singers and spewed coffee all over my keyboard.

Kat didn’t ruin Mary Jane, but that Open Toes clip? OMG

I know some girls that went to that concert last night, they weren’t allowed to bring cameras in. I think they tried to meet kat earlier, but there was a huge fence between in, so kat stuck her hand out for them to shake and sign stuff which i thought was nice of her.
About Jordins Bon Jovi choice, i have a feeling she knows exactly what suits her voice. With A Broken Wing she had actually sung earlier (i saw a video of her at 14 singing it) so maybe she picks songs she’s familiar with?

Katharine also updated with a video blog yesterday (which she was high on caffine so it’s quite hilarious) but she said they had three days to prepare for these miniconcerts with the choreography and such.

Wow.. yet again McTatas completely missed the meaning of the song. Mary Jane isn’t about vocal acrobatics.

Pretty ironic considering she’s a bit of a Mary Jane herself.

Katharine’s voice isn’t and never will be my cup of tea, but she did a nice job on Mary Jane (although the Christina melisma at the beginning has got. to. go.) I will give her this, she sounds so much better on those haunting-sounding songs than she does on the crap songs on her album.

Maybe instead of the Norah route for her next album, she should do something in the vein of Enya or Lorena McKennitt (however you spell her name). I don’t think her voice is very strong on its own, but some nice echo effects and reverb really compliment her moreso than the Timbaland production.

Hmmmm….what Bon Jovi song has Jordin sang in at least 10 competitions? I am sure that is what she will be singing on Tues. Too bad someone didn’t mess with her and pick the song first…

And, no I don’t know what the song is, it’s just a pretty discernable pattern.

I don’t think Katharine missed the meaning of Mary Jane at all, the lyric that stands out most for me is “i hear you’re losing weight again mary jane, do you ever wonder who you’re losing it for” this song, me by paula cole are all songs kat has picked for a reason, because they mean something to her.

And AOL is inferring that Chris and Melinda are romantically involved BWAHHHHH!!!!! Jeesh, the will do anything to make some of these people interesting…

I think Chris has been linked to about 4 girls now. Too bad he’ll be leaving this week Now what will LiLo and Lauren Conrad do?

LisaB, even though it is a bit of a slow news day, there is so much juicy goodness here:

From the Seattle Times Article you posted here:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2003683957_tvweekinreview28.html

This:

“But what really rankled on “Idol” was that “House of Wax” “duet” between Elvis Presley and Celine Dion. Somewhere Col. Tom Parker must be smirking. Thirty years after the King’s death, they’re still finding shabby ways to sell off pieces of his soul.”

ROFL

The Bon Jovi article is a definite must read. Jon Bon Jovi is actually a very smart businessman as well. AI should have taken a few tips from him on how to do the Charity Event. The man is VERY smart (and still really hot)

Good morning, all.

I’m not sure if this picture of *** is a recent picture or an older picture, but I found it at ONTD and the watermark says FHM.com – one step closer to Maxim.

Also, another *** gem courtesy of ONTD: *** got in a fight with an airbrush and the airbrush won.

it’s an older picture. It’s not a photoshoot for FHM if that’s what you’re thinking. As for the airbrush, you’d be hard pressed to find a magazine cover these days that hasn’t been airbrushed. She also has the cover of lucky magazine as well.

As for the airbrush, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be hard pressed to find a magazine cover these days that hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t been airbrushed.

That’s very true, but admittedly, whoever did the airbrushing did a crappy job. She has been made to look unfortunately like a mannequin.

OMG… She’s a DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE….dancing machine.. Watch her get down…. Watch her get dowm!!
That is absolutely hilarious..LOL

Edit: As Justin Wilson would say…I Guarontee… That girl is not capable of walking and chewing gum at the same time..

….And then I watched the Open Toes clip with the little choreographed à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“dancingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with the backup singers and spewed coffee all over my keyboard.

O.M.G. :lol_tb:

There really is a snark God.

:lol_tb:

…..the lyric that stands out most for me is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“i hear youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re losing weight again mary jane, do you ever wonder who youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re losing it forà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  this song, …..are all songs kat has picked for a reason, because they mean something to her.

OK, she wants to move the focus beyond her bulimia yet selects songs about losing weight? :rolleyes_tb:

She also has the cover of lucky magazine as well.

***, MAXIM is calling.

I think Chris has been linked to about 4 girls now….

If he keeps this up, he may be able to secure an endorsement deal from Trojan and maybe even leverage his AI fame into an acting career.

ETA:
I can see the commercial now….protect yourself with Trojan Brand, for the round headed man.

“From CNNmoney.com Inside Track (April 21, 2007)
ONE THAT GOT AWAY

It appears that RCA Music Group, which has first dibs on “American Idol” finalists, had second thoughts about season-five contender Elliott Yamin when it got a preliminary read on first-week sales for his RED-distributed title. Track hears the label group called Yamin’s camp March 27 about the possibility of upstreaming his self-titled album to one of RCA’s imprints, but the singer’s unique arrangement with publisher Sony (NYSE:SNE) ATV makes that shift impractical”

Dear Clive, You blew it with both Elliott and Bucky. Yours truly, JPFan

P.S. Kat dancing. LMAO.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..the lyric that stands out most for me is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“i hear youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re losing weight again mary jane, do you ever wonder who youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re losing it forà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  this song, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..are all songs kat has picked for a reason, because they mean something to her.

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IMHO..She’s just projecting her demons.. *** needs to bring it home..
And apply the questions to herself..

Speaking of Mary Jane.. I bought three pair of Mary Jane crocs today.
I love these LITTLE shoes.. They are NOT as clunky as the originals that came out a few years ago…

I find it interesting that Michael Orland says the Bon Jovi theme favors the guys. I would say the theme favors no one. There are plenty of ballads that the divas can belt. There aren’t any “rawkers” in the competition. In fact, the guys might have a disadvantage in that they will be more likely to be compared to the original. It’ll be interesting to see who steps to up to the plate. I would LOVE to see Melinda channel some inner Tina and rawk, but I bet she plays it safe.

ETA: Also LMAO at Kat’s dancing. Heh.

pj, JMO.. but I’m not sure Melinda has any inner Tina to channel.

LOL, emeralgem, maybe not.

The LisaB link to the Kansas City Taylor concert review was after Thursday night concert.

I was there Thurs and Friday nights for my first times to see Taylor. His performances were different each night – Thurs night the audience was quiet and politely clapped and cheered and Taylor gave 100% energy performing for us. Friday night (which was first concert booked – Thurs was added later) the crowd was on it’s feet, dancing, cheering and singing along, and Taylor again gave 100% but he definately played off the crowd – danced alot more, talked more, winked and pointed at people (esp. children).

My friend went with me on Thurs and had watched Idol – Taylor and Chris were her favorites – she remarked that Taylor was electric in person. We were 17 rows back.

My sister in law went with me Friday night and had never watched Idol or seen Taylor except on cover of the CD I gave her to listen to before she went to see him. We were in the third row center so could see facial expressions, and she commented after the show that she could tell when he walked on stage that he was shy and an introvert. However, she was blown away by his performance and energy level and said he reminded her of Elvis Presley in certain ways. She thinks he will be able to improve his people skills as time goes on. He did make lots of eye contact with people which she noticed. She’s a school administrator who deals in media relations so she had a different take on things than me.

Venue was 1500 – sold out both nights – maybe 50 empty seats on Thurs. Seemed like maybe 40% men. Slightly older crowd on Friday, still mix of young to old. Great vocals both nights – Same encore both nights – acoustic “The Fall” and whole band for “Take Me To The Pilot”.

I had such a great time – met some other fans – SoulSunshine and I missed each other somehow sadly.

I am going to work on my fear of flying and hopefully will be able to meet up with some of you in the future. I had forgotten how much I loved live music!

Dante, I’m so happy you had a good time.

Rumor has it that Phil is in a Navy rock band. Does anyone have any data on this?

I guess he is really Philferatu in that no one knows his past, he keeps slipping past the judges and he can go through musical genre walls…

Nooooooooooo! I don’t want Melinda to go yet – I want Melinda, Blake, Jordin and Phil to be the final 4.

Dante, I’d bet money on the final four you want.

t2, Phil has no musical identity, does he? So now he’s a little bit country and a little bit rock n roll?

You know what you get with the rest.

ETA: Phil has no musical identity that he has conveyed to the AI audience. He hasn’t shown it, at least to me.

OK, she wants to move the focus beyond her bulimia yet selects songs about losing weight?

She selects songs that mean a lot to her. No doubt some songs will come up that are about weight struggles, or finding out who you are. These are the songs she’s connects with. I don’t really see that as being a bad thing? I don’t know why she should get flack for heaven forbid sing songs that meant something to her.

IMHO..Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just projecting her demons.. *** needs to bring it home..
And apply the questions to herself..

And voluntarily signing up for an eating disorder clinic was…what?

Speaking of singing songs that mean something, Ace singing “What’s Going On” is love.

radname, any predictions for this week?

Forgot to say – I logged into chat last night and than my son called from Hong Kong and after we talked I fell asleep while still logged in. Sorry! My son is going to be going back and forth to India for a few weeks for work. Along with Bangkok which he has already been travelling to once a week. He doesn’t like to fly either (panic disorder for both of us) but said he is getting over it from these constant trips. Maybe there is hope for me yet!

I have a wedding to go to later today – will try to come to chat later this evening.

Have a great Saturday everyone!

….No doubt some songs will come up that are about weight struggles, ….

WOW, first songs about open toed shoes, now songs about weight loss. Who knew there was a market for such songs.

WOW, first songs about open toed shoes, now songs about weight loss. Who knew there is a market for those types of songs.

There are millions of songs about material things, and songs about peoples personal struggles (which can or can not include weight)

radname, any predictions for this week?

Predictions for what? Song choices or who i think is getting voted off? My older sister really wants Phil gone because he creeps her out and finds him awkward on stage, i just want Chris gone.

kat has to be one of the worst dancers on the planet.

that was really really poor stage work.

I bought some new shelves for my room today, my dad said we needed to put doors on them “so my elvis stuff won’t get dusty” lol.
That being said, does anyone here know where to buy clear album sleeves? I only have one, and i have about 10 other elvis records that i want to put something over so they don’t get damaged anymore.

kat has to be one of the worst dancers on the planet.

that was really really poor stage work.

and that is putting it mildly.

I found the perfect Bon Jovi song for Chris!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaqCJkxm4Oc&mode=related&search=

LOL, Jersey!

Kat really lacks stage presence. I think she’s a beautiful girl but what’s to see while she sings? B-O-R-I-N-G!!!!

Rut roh! It’s out now that Blake is dating an improv/sketch comic in LA.

Maybe it’s just me, but i don’t have to have someone bounce around on stage. If someone just gets up there and sings a beautiful song that’s enough for me. I don’t really need anything else. It’s all about the music for me, not the added stuff, dancing, lasers, fire whatever. According to people who were there, the crowd loved her that night, a lot weren’t really aware of who she was because the other bands (Blue October, Augustana, Red Jump Suit) are not really the same genre, but she gained some new fans that night. That’s what matters to me, and why I prefer her doing this as opposed to performing by herself.

Rut roh! Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s out now that Blake is dating an improv/sketch comic in LA.

It’s kind of a shame that the idols have to kinda hide that sort of stuff. Well celebrities in general have to appear “attainable” so when some girl finds out Blake has a girlfriend, they fly into a rage and never vote for him, and write crude stuff on her myspace. Quite pathetic really

that is great rad….but kat is not in the genre of sit up there and sing a pretty song. she made an album where she needs choreography….that was her decision. and she sucks at it.

she made an album where she needs choreography

How do you make an album that needs choreography? You could say the same thing about the emancipation of mimi, and we see how well Mariah dances.

Just adding that Kat’s music demands hot choreography. She’s competing with Christina, Beyonce, etc. She’s not doing Norah Jones music where she can just stand there and sing. Her performance looked very amateurish. It’s not like she hasn’t had time to practice either. Please don’t compare Kat to Mariah. Vocally, she doesn’t come close.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s kind of a shame that the idols have to kinda hide that sort of stuff. Well celebrities in general have to appear à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“attainableà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  so when some girl finds out Blake has a girlfriend, they fly into a rage and never vote for him, and write crude stuff on her myspace. Quite pathetic really

I don’t think it will hurt him. I’m off now for the rest of the night!

rad…kat is not even close to mariah. i might stop that line of comparison.

her stage work sucks. and since she primarily selling as as her marketing tool….well, that is not good.

Dante, thanks for your recaps. So glad to hear that you had such a good time

She sounded OK on the 15 seconds or so that I listened to that MaryJane song, but I couldn’t justify giving it any more time than that after listening to the 1st 2 links. The choreography was worse than Lisa Tucker & Paris Bennett on the Idol tour, and that was pretty bad…

LOL at Kat’s dancing. Glad I had a warning before I saw that. But she did a lot better with Mary Jane than Nikki McKibbon did. **cringe** Back in those days, the judges went a whole lot easier on the contestants than they do now.

Dear Clive, You blew it with both Elliott and Bucky. Yours truly, JPFan

So my wish may have come true – Clive might be adding bourbon to his metamucil! Oh yeah, by the by Clive, I picked up Bucky’s cd today – already have Elliott’s.

Rad – if you’re still here, who are Kat’s pips?

db
Apr 28th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
As for the airbrush, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be hard pressed to find a magazine cover these days that hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t been airbrushed.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s very true, but admittedly, whoever did the airbrushing did a crappy job. She has been made to look unfortunately like a mannequin.

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I do digital restoration and retouching. The job on that is really, really poor. Retouching is a must with a photo taken with a digital camera, but the goal is to enhance the person, but not make them look fake……..that one, missed.the.mark.completely. Unless you want to make them look like a robot with plastic skin and lips. not a nice job on that at all. I don’t care what magazine it is. crappy job.

ICE SKATING: GI’s Firth to show off skills today

Taylor Firth is not your average teenager.

Firth is a big fan of American Idol, and has been especially saddened after the recent dismissal of Sanjaya Malakar her favorite
contestant…

http://www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/gnnsports_story_117213620.html

RCA wants Elliott now? Well isn’t that hilarious.

I KINDA want Elliott to take them up on their offer, but the fact that he got to tell them “No” kinda makes it even sweeter.

The one that got away, indeed. :cool1_tb:

Well, phooey, I clicked on Kat’s You Tube of “Mary Jane” because someone said it was pretty good. I kept waiting to hear pretty good even to the end, but it still sounded like Kat’s tinny voice – therefore it was not good.

I agree with everyone on her dancing though. Stick with print modeling, kat – still cameras and photoshop are your best friends, along with that magnificently big & sexy fake hair.

FOR ALL INTERESTED PARTIES….LISTEN UP

I have a new computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, ummm, everybody needs to post all the videos I have missed in the past 3 months. lol

Dave, one of the first videos I checked out on YouTube (after the obligatory Beth Hart check) was Kelly C doing Up To The Mountain the other night. I could watch that one over and over.

Ok, send me some more….where’s some Taylor concert footage?? Metta?

Missgirl – Congrats! Re. Tay footage, you want links to some good youtube stuff?

Metta, so I don’t bore the others, just tell me if there’s one for Run Baby Run or any of the other obscure songs he’s done lately and where to find them. I’m not registered at most of the fansites, so dont’ send me there lol.

These are a few of my fave vids of Taylor in concert:

Chain Gang/Tupelo Honey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra-3rntL4b0

(Pink Floyd’s) The Wall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dub9I6xoTxc

The Fall (acoustic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9fUTdF9qoc

Run Baby Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBTI07m-SQ8

Mississippi………….start out on tay-online.com They have tons of stuff. Then there is Gypsee’s site at TaylorMadeOnline.org.

OMG…this is for Dave (and Debs if you’re lurking…you’ll know why)

thanks to coco and coco’s son for telling me who this was by…

http://youtube.com/watch?v=D_NuK75HV1A

Can’t forget Sweet Home Chicago with Keb Mo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQkQEUnD-2g

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not registered at most of the fansites, so dontà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ send me there lol.

Mad – I don’t think she wants to negotiate Gypsee’s.

Just go to youtube, do a search on “taylor hicks”, sort by most recently added, then look for the Best of Boogie Board vids. Or, since I linked to a couple above, just click on the name “best of boogie board”. Those vids are the very best stuff of the tour.

Hey, Marc Broussard’s new album is dropping June 26! Yay!!!! :jittery_tb:

Miss…………..sounds like you are goin to go on a spree!!! LOL

BIG CONGRATS Mississippi girl…

This ain’t Taylor, but it’s GOOD..ENJOY…

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

Thank you thank you thank you! I’m so excited. Can’t believe I went this long without SOUND!! mad, metta and em…ya’ll given me enough to keep me busy.

Abily…YAY! for Marc’s new cd!!

Hey, Marc Broussardà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s new album is dropping June 26! Yay!!!!
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LOL…Hey Abily, I just posted the link to HOME for Mississippigirl..
Great news about the NEW CD..

Sorry Miss………..youtube is the best in that case.

Miss………….gonna let you enjoy and have fun, but here’s a gift in the meantime. OMG no sound? You will have fun now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9fUTdF9qoc

Also, I don’t know if this is naughty or not, but you can convert YouTube videos to .avi files at this website:

http://www.vixy.net

You just put the YouTube url in the space provided, it converts it, and then you can save it to your own computer.

eta: Congrats on your purchase, miss!! Enjoy!!

missgirl,

someone has already mentioned this, but it bears repeating …

if you want the BEST of the best videos, go to
http://tay-online.com/

click on
The Best of Taylor’s 2007 Tour

you will find 16 hand-picked videos from Taylor’s tour, which you can watch and/or download.
they are absolutely fabulous!!!
definitely a great way to start you Taylor video library!!!

here’s a direct link to the videos I was talking about:

http://tay-online.com/boogie2007.htm

If you have NO other videos from his tour, make sure you have these!

We won’t see Mississippi for days while she catches up. LOL

thanks everyone. I’m all caught up now.

Unfortunately I haven’t been able to transfer all my “favorites” I had saved on my old computer yet…goodies like Vance Galbert’s Unfamiliar Moon that folk told me about. And Ellis Paul’s Rattle My Cage! It’s going to take me some time to find them all again.

This has made me forget all about my emissions test problems!!

Nevada, I don’t much like this new Microsoft Vista thingy…but I ain’t complainin’

LOL mad! I told the computer people, “Look, I just want to unplug my old laptop and plug this one up and get YouTube and MJ’s.” What’s so great is that I had $500 left on a gift card from Christmas and today is a tax-free holiday in Tenn…so I only had to pay $169.00 for this new laptop!!!11!!1111!

See everyone later..back to YouTube.

Miss……… Best $169 you ever spent, huh?

This has made me forget all about my emissions test problems!!
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Unfortunately, you’ll remember soon enough..So far, I have not failed but I do detest having to go through emissions to get my tags every year.

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LOL mad! I told the computer people, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Look, I just want to unplug my old laptop and plug this one up and get YouTube and MJà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

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Ah, gotta love a girl that definitely has her priorities in order..

LisaB — thanks for linking Missgirl to my post from last night, and thanks also to dave if he passed the message along.

Missgirl — you’re welcome and congratulations on your new laptop.

And some hard numbers from SoundScan which have been missing till now:

4 COVINGTON*BUCKY BUCKY COVINGTON 60,814 61,042
7 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 52,055 2,310,532
9 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 44,791 5,289,944

This was Carrie’s 75th week of release and “Some Hearts” is easily the gold standard for Idol debut albums. Although Carrie didn’t come close to Clay’s record for first week’s sales and indeed, it took her 15 weeks to catch up with Clay and surpass him, “Some Hearts” has out-performed even Kelly’s second album, “Breakaway” (which had sold 5,199,616 after 75 weeks), with no end in sight…

Nevada, thanks for that SoundScan info. Congrats to Bucky! And Carrie’s success is just amazing. That’s interesting about her surpasssing Kelly C.

Too bad I have all these cd’s in my collection by artists who just don’t sell well in mainstream America. Nothing to take away from Carrie, because she’s so good in her niche, but it just takes a little more to inspire me when it comes to buying cd’s. What I’m trying to say is…..I don’t have Carrie’s cd. lol

I think Taylors cover of “The Wall” is probably the second worst pink floyd cover i’ve ever heard. The first was the Scissor sisters and their disco-fied comfortably numb, i threw up all over the floor when i heard that one.

Wow, radness. Hubby and I are both Taylor fans and neither of
us liked his performance of “The Wall.”

My boyfriend and I saw Taylor in Columbus on Tuesday. We are both huge Pink Floyd Fans (We saw Roger Waters in concert last fall), and we really enjoyed Taylor’s brief verse from The Wall.

Edited to add: I just watched the YouTube link posted above, and I think that he sounded better in Columbus than in Joliet.

YAY!! Missgirl has speakers now!
When you get done catching up on Taylor youtube stuff, here are a couple links for Zac Hacker

http://video.usanetwork.com/player/?id=78743

you can hear his originals here…

http://www.myspace.com/zachhacker

Enjoy

dcd!!! thanks You know me too well…I’ve already been searching Zac on YouTube, but the sound wasn’t too good there. Still, I got chills again listening to If It Wasn’t For The Whiskey. I’ll check your links out.

Also, another *** gem courtesy of ONTD: *** got in a fight with an airbrush and the airbrush won.

This picture is scarey!

You are very welcome, Missgirl Hope you enjoy them!!

Wow – I just found this on youtube — love E’s version so much. I am just gonna have to learn how to use i-tunes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JExU7IOf1r0&NR=1

radname said
“I think Taylors cover of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Wallà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is probably the second worst pink floyd cover ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve ever heard. The first was the Scissor sisters and their disco-fied comfortably numb, i threw up all over the floor when i heard that one.”

Resurrecting myself from the unposting only to remark that that “cover” was only a tag in the midst of his song “Hell Of A Day” and, as such, was only a reference, not a “cover”, which, IMO gives him freedom to do whatever the hell he likes. I actually thought the melding was brilliant.

Hi, y’all!

Hi backatcha Crazymomelon…And let me add.. WORD

Just dropping in to say hey! I see the gang’s all here

About The Wall tag – I say, anyone who tags Pink Floyd is okay in my book.

…”we don’t need no thought control – teacher, leave those kids alone! …” Brilliant!

Hey griz!!!! Only sumpin days and sumpin hours! LOL

Mad – Which show are you going to?

Metta……………I am going to Pala because of circumstances beyond my control. Heh!! I’d rather be at HOB or The Grove.

Metta …………and I will have to go to the chiro all week just to make it to Pala. But hell or high water…

Mad – Is that a general admission or assigned seating show? You know it’ll be worth it!

Metta………..something different than all the rest. Seating around a pool outdoors. Maybe Taylor will do high dives for us. LOL It is called the Starlite Theater. Griz is going there too.

Clay Aiken is going to be at the Starlite Theatre in August after he is at the Greek. Justin has been there and lots of big stars. If it doesn’t rain the only time in May in history, it should be great.

Mad – Interesting! Well, I can’t wait for the recaps.

And everyone is entitled to their own opinion, now aren’t they? De-lurking just to smack someone down is not cool.

Actually, I’m putting that nicely.

Here’s someting interesting too. The IdolWatcher at the Orange County register referred to Taylor as “that other guy” when naming past Idols. If he reviews Taylors concert, what do you think we can expect? He probably has written the review already.

MJ……….???

Mad – I’m curious about the venue. I’m going to track down a link so I can take a peek.

Metta…………there isn’t a real picture of the venue, only a kind of nighttime ambience type of thing. I have not been to this casino before, so don’t know the setup. I have asked friends who have been there, but they were there to gamble, not to see a show.

Mettaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..something different than all the rest. Seating around a pool outdoors.
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Is swimming allowed? Heaven Knows as much as Taylor dances around he’s GOIN SWIMMIN for sure…He might want to wear some swimming trunks..Taylor performing in a SPEEDO…Now, that would be FUNNY..

I’m done for the nite. See you all tomorrow

Bye Metta, thank you for all the links

emeraldgem………..I suppose there is swimming allowed, by the hotel patrons during the day, or when they don’t have a show. There is a spa out there too. Supposedly they seat 2,000. so will some people will be way up in between the rocks……….don’t know. Taylor will have to hotfoot it there from Vegas, so don’t know if he’ll have time to swim, and I hope they check the freeways cause those are hellish with work being done on them all night.

Woohoo!! Taylor will be at Alabama Adventure June 1, and Bo will be there June 29. I’m sure y’all probably already knew that, but I didn’t. I just got the AL Adventure flier in the mail today. Bo was there last year and it was awesome.

So I just got around to watching Wednesday’s AI, and I’ll say that 90% of it was junk, but I got a buzz seeing Micky Dolenz in the Stayin’ Alive dancing segment haha!! I guess all those audience appearances paid off for him. Love when The Monkees and AI cross paths… kewl.

griz, I saw where they had a little “shaker” near Julian today. Did you feel it? There sure will be one next Sunday.

mad – nah I didn’t feel that – I think I’m immuned to earthquakes since the Northridge earthquake 10 years ago.

The only earthquake I wanna feel next Sunday is one on the stage LOL!

griz………oh yeah! The Northridge was the biggie for sure here in our area. I hope that Pala won’t be like Kansas City. It seems that the casino shows are not as um’ boisterous, shall we say? Anyway, my back is tweaked so I will be begging my chiro to fix me quick this week, so at least I can get up and show appreciation.

Despite being an ardent Taylor ‘tard, I gotta be honest and admit his rendition of “The Wall” completey sucked. Worse than a karaoke performance even. I think even I could do a better version (and that’s saying something)

I wish he’d just sing the songs straight. He has such an expressive voice and such a unique tone, he doesn’t need to fuck around with the melody and lyrics so much IMO.