Sunday Apr 22

First? Yay!

Good morning.

ETA: Yaiks! I hope this doesn’t mean I kill this thread this early… Somebody else post something, quick! Lisa B?

Pfffttt. One of the few times I have time to blog and people sleep..even the usual early birds. Dang, I get no support around here. lol

Some news then. “Pimp” spot for Bucky:

Covington album best of `Idol’ bunch

Bucky Covington’s performances on American Idol last year revealed a guy graced with charisma, but offered no evidence that he would wind up making the most cohesive album to come out of the franchise yet…

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/music/17107755.htm

IDOL WATCH
At least Sanjaya gave us something to talk about

He started out as just another American Idol contestant, only winding up in the seventh-place dominion of also-rans Ryan Starr, Kimberly Caldwell, Anwar Robinson, Ace Young — and one notable exception, Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson. Stretch the definition of the word ”good” to its widest boundaries and Sanjaya Malakar still couldn’t find a place inside it.

“We can watch the program again without fear.”

http://www.miamiherald.com/234/story/81356.html

Rickey Hoggard has a new blog post up….

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=66561710&blogID=256301825

eeenteresting

He says that Phil was disqualified at some point? I don’t remember that…..

purplesmile – Lisa B mentioned that she wouldn’t be around all weekend.
Thanks for the links!

Hi, steve-o. That’s interesting, indeed.

Did that mean that Jasmine Trias would have faced Fantasia in the finale had AI not tampered with the voting results? Whoa!

Even if they are working on Lakisha’s goodbye film, I don’t think that means they plan to boot her. She’s been in the bottom 3, so I could see them having one ready, and just adding to it from week to week as needed. If we are to believe what they did last week, she was next to last, so it would make sense to get her vid ready in my opinion. Although anything can happen, since Phil went from the bottom 3, 2 or 3 weeks in a row to totally safe last week.

Oh, I didn’t know that, jersey. Thanks for telling me. I would have posted some more links, but unfortunately, I deleted all the other news alerts I got, thinking Lisa B would be coming in any time to post hers. But I’m sure others would be posting some more links for us later on.

RollTide: it would make sense to get her vid ready in my opinion.

I’ve always thought myself that the goodbye videos for everyone are indeed prepared in advance and that they are, as RollTide said, just added to from week to week. After all, isn’t it that nobody (or at least just a handful of people) is supposed to know the results until results night itself?

Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been in the bottom 3, so I could see them having one ready, and just adding to it from week to week as needed.
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I would think they would have an exit tape ready for ALL the contestants since they claim they do not know who is going home until the day of the elimination.

Good morning everyone

I would bet they build exit videos for all of them, adding to it week to week. I used to be a video editor, and it would be a lot to do the day of the show every time.

Did that mean that Jasmine Trias would have faced Fantasia in the finale had AI not tampered with the voting results? Whoa!

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Is Jasmine the girl from Hawaii that was getting all the Hawaiian votes, and in what place did she finish on AI? Did she make it to Top 3?

Good morning everyone. I just wanted to add something to the Blake discussion from yesterday, he also needs a tan.

Is Jasmine the girl from Hawaii that was getting all the Hawaiian votes, and in what place did she finish on AI? Did she make it to Top 3?

Yep, Jasmine’s the Hawaiian. I don’t know how long she stayed, but IMO it was TOO long. She couldn’t sing well and the flower-behind-the-ear gimmick was wearing thin.

At least Sanjaya changed his hair every week. *Miss him already*

Yep, Jasmineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the Hawaiian. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know how long she stayed, but IMO it was TOO long. She couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sing well and the flower-behind-the-ear gimmick was wearing thin.

At least Sanjaya changed his hair every week. *Miss him already*

Jasmine ended up third. I agree, I wanted to rip that flower out of her hair.

Sanjaya is love.

I would think they would have an exit tape ready for ALL the contestants since they claim they do not know who is going home until the day of the elimination.

I recall reading an article from one of the previous seasons (maybe back in Season 2 or 3) where they talked about this very thing. They said that they do have an exit tape ready for every contestant, every week.

They even have contestants periodically tape those “reflecting on my time on the show” videos so they have a recent tape of that. They must do that for all at the same time or that would be a dead give away (“Say, Sanjaya, we would like to film your thoughts about what it would be liked to leave the show today. No, just put down that muffin for a few moments. You can get another one tomorrow. No, we don’t need to make a tape for Lakisha or Blake today. Yes, it is the same sort of thing we did with Haley last week and Gina the week before. Will you stop crying already! You are going to ruin the video”.)

JJ: Good morning everyone. I just wanted to add something to the Blake discussion from yesterday, he also needs a tan.

Well, if it is make recommendations for Blake day…he needs to burn every hat he owns. He should not even give them to Phil. Phil’s hairless head is preferable to any of Blake’s hats.

Blake may have great taste in music, but the dude needs to be kept out of the haberdashery store for his own safety.

I enjoy listening to Blake, but this hat is a crime against fashion: http://thumbsnap.com/v/FiLvaWsT.jpg

I enjoy listening to Blake, but this hat is a crime against fashion: http://thumbsnap.com/v/FiLvaWsT.jpg

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Didn’t Phil wear that hat too?

Sanjaya was a hit at the White House:

http://thumbsnap.com/v/FsBHhBfg.jpg

‘Idol’ contestant draws crowd at White House press corps gala

“Never mind actress Valerie Bertinelli, supermodel Petra Nemcova, Desperate Housewives stars James Denton and Teri Hatcher, Oprah pal Gayle King, Jane Fonda, Katie Couric, Reggie Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Alberto Gonzales or even Condoleeza Rice

The buzz of the night at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was Sanjaya Malakar, seventh runner up on American Idol, who was eliminated from the competition on Wednesday.

Constantly mobbed by fans, he was dressed in a blue pinstripe suit and had his hair done in conservative curls. The guest of People magazine, Malakar was surrounded by bodyguards and publicists all night, but did take time to pose for pictures with just about anyone who asked.”

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-04-22-whitehousedinner_N.htm

The buzz of the night at the annual White House Correspondentsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Association dinner was Sanjaya Malakar, seventh runner up on American Idol, who was eliminated from the competition on Wednesday.

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WAY TO GO..Sanjaya.. Give em something to talk about.

I heart Sanjaya. Hope he does well in whatever direction he decides to go…

Does Blake have a tattoo on his arm???? Ick.

Sanjaya Malakar Booted from American Idol

Well, it has finally happened. American Idol phenom Sanjaya Malakar has been voted off the popular television show. Malakar stunned the nation holding on for week after week despite getting a barrage of criticism from the Idol judges, particularly Simon Cowell. When host Ryan Seacrest informed Malakar of the vote, the teen wiped away tears and got a big hug from LaKisha Jones, the next lowest vote getter…

http://www.ez-tracks.com/news/Music_News-Article-787.html

Paul McCartney Too Nice For American Idol

We had reported the rumors that Paul McCartney was going to be on American Idol a few months back as part of ‘Beatles Week’ on the show. Idol had gone through great lengths to secure the airing of the some of the Fab Four’s work but the plans were scrapped when the show couldn’t find a “mentor” for the week. The reason? Paul McCartney isn’t a fan of Simon Cowell…

http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/1534

he was dressed in a blue pinstripe suit and had his hair done in conservative curls

That’s so funny they commented on Sanjaya’s hairdo. Conservative curls!!! :lol_tb: I’m surprised they didn’t tell us the designer of his suit!

Culture of mean fuels events like Virginia Tech: expert

A caustic critique by Simon Cowell on American Idol, the latest victim voted out on Survivor and even the rants of hockey analyst Don Cherry are leading to a poisonous atmosphere that fuels events like last week’s shooting at Virginia Tech, says an international bullying expert.

“Enjoying seeing someone kicked off the island, enjoying seeing someone go down in flames on American Idol, satire not being used but sarcasm. If you turn on radio talk … it’s mean and cruel.”

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/World/2007/04/22/4102353-sun.html

American Idol to flex power as charity fundraiser

“American Idol,” the TV singing television talent show that turned into a U.S. cultural phenomenon, flexes its muscles this week as a charity fund-raiser expected to bring in millions of dollars for young people in Africa and the United States.

“It’s also an interesting juxtaposition for ‘American Idol,’ which isn’t known for its compassion when it comes to criticism and making fun of contestants on national television,” Williamson said.

http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_45403/entertainment/US-CULTURAL-PHENOMENON-American-Idol-to-flex-power-as/

I’m happy for Sanjaya that he’s getting this attention. I get the feeling that he is overshadowed by his sister among his family and
friends. Remember how shy he was in the early auditions?
Now I don’t mean that I think he’s good. But I do think he has
handled himself well and you’ve got to admit he’s a notch above
William Hung and at least on the same level as Justin Guarini (don’t
hit me) !!!

Katharine McPhee
Artist: KATHARINE McPHEE

(RCA/Sony BMG)

Reviewer: JO TIMBUONG

I CAN safely say that Katharine McPheeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s debut self-titled album is forgettable. Sure, the runner-up in last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s American Idol has a set of pipes but the overall feel of this album is just so bland that you may not want to listen to it more than once.

McPhee combines pop, dance and a lot of light and easy tunes. She is very much the Jill of all trades here but unfortunately a mistress of none. Though she can be pretty good on the lighter tunes, she fails to mesmerise and sometimes turns a promising number into a boring and draggy one.

http://www.star-ecentral.com/music/reviews

dvls
Apr 22nd, 2007 at 9:54 am

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so funny they commented on Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hairdo. Conservative curls!!! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m surprised they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tell us the designer of his suit!

He looked very handsome in that dark pinstripe suit though! Yay for Sanjaya – bet he’s enjoying all this attention.

It’s interesting that the review you posted Desdemona is from Malaysia, she actually gets good radio play and was number one on TRL in Asia. I remember top 5 someone said that they saw them playing Kat’s goodbye montage so she will be voted out, she got top 2 in votes that week. Phil was disqualified because he asked his boss for time off and his boss blabbed his mouth. I think we’ve already discussed that though?

AMERICAN IDOL’s TOP 10 BEST PERFORMANCES OF ALL TIME.

READ IT HERE :

http://www.chaskaherald.com/node/1430

I’m sure some will agree and some will disagree. I’m posting it here for discussion.

It seems to me that Ricky has let his power go straight to his head. He wants the media to contact him, but also wants to be an actor? hmmm, a bit suspicious.

JJ, Metta, sexygirl, There are some great vids on youtube from the Beacon. Glad you guys had such a great time and got to see Taylor at his very best. The three part vid of Goo is awesome!!

Lookie here at the Mediabase 7 day JUMP chart leaders for Adult contemporary airplay :

http://www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/jump.asp?chart=A1

I see 6 Idols on the list : Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Taylor Hicks, Ayla Brown, Elliott Yamin and Kimberly Locke.

Martina Mcbride had a big jump too as a result of her idol appearance ( number 7 ).

So did Michael Buble (ranked #1 ) and Gwen Stefani ( ranked #9).

And here’s the big surprise — 3 song covers by Donny Osmond has started to get big airplay. They are ranked #2 (Mandy), #3 ( I can see Clearly Now ) and #4 ( Sometimes When we Touch ).

Finally, look who made the JUMP list at #36 — TOBY LIGHTMAN (opening act for Taylor Hicks’ concert ).

AOL RANKS THE TOP 10 SEXIEST IDOLS :

http://television.aol.com/americanidol/photos/sexy-idol-contestants

Carrying over this bit of info regarding the Grammies from very late last nite because I think it makes for interesting discussion…

SEE HERE :

http://music.aol.com/feature/grammy/trivia_misses

SCROLL DOWN AND LOOK AT THE SLIDE à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  GRAMMY AWARDS HITS AND MISSES.

There You will an astounding array of artists they have failed to honor and an equally astounding number they have honored who immediately fizzled.

Here’s a slide worth noticing :

When you consider the contributions Jimi Hendrix, the Beach Boys, Diana Ross, the Doors, Neil Young, Queen and Led Zeppelin have made to popular music, it’s natural to assume they’re all Grammy winners. Yet none of these seminal artists has won even one Grammy award, unless you count a lifetime achievement award given to Led Zeppelin in 2005. It was only, um, 25 years after they’d broken up.

Also, consider this …

For some, it’s a blessing. For others, it’s a curse. It’s the infamous hex of the Best New Artist Grammy award. Although the likes of Alicia Keys and Mariah Carey have escaped its grasp, a longer list of once-rising stars — including Paula Cole, Shelby Lynne, Arrested Development, Jody Watley and (once again!) Milli Vanilli — saw their careers spiral downwards soon after winning this prize.

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BTW, whatever happened to that other best new artists Grammy winner — THE STARLAND VOCAL BAND ? I’ve never heard from them since AFTERNOON DELIGHT.

Mornin all………….going to sit down and read my Sunday paper, but wanted to see if there was perhaps a review from the Beacon posted on here. Forgot LisaB is gone this weekend.
LBB……….re: your remark about Toby Lightman. I myself sent a sample of her songs to the DJ I have been swapping stories with and he liked her and offered to have the PD give a listen even though he thought it might not go at their station. I sent it when we talked about Taylors’ tour. Happy to finally see Taylors name on that list for the Idols.

radname: Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s interesting that the review you posted Desdemona is from Malaysia, she actually gets good radio play and was number one on TRL in Asia.

I thought it was interesting, too, radname.

I see 6 Idols on the list : Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Taylor Hicks, Ayla Brown, Elliott Yamin and Kimberly Locke.
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Is this a HIT list, and should I rejoice or be sad?

I’ts a list for AC radio that have the greatest increse in spins i believe.

Thanks Rad..

LOL at Carries mediabase ad, YEEHAW!
http://www.mmr247.com/WebLogon/WebLogon.asp

Little Boy Blue
Apr 22nd, 2007 at 10:41 am
AMERICAN IDOLà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s TOP 10 BEST PERFORMANCES OF ALL TIME.

READ IT HERE :

http://www.chaskaherald.com/node/1430

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure some will agree and some will disagree. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m posting it here for discussion.

That list is laughable. I don’t even remember a couple of those performances.

Starland Vocal Band broke up not too long after the grammy’s. The writers in the group went on to write more successful songs for other people and one of the guys has a fan-based solo career.

Chris Sligh was also at the White House thing as a guest of the Christian News Network (or something close to that .)

And ummm…yeah YeeHawwww Rad. Jeesh, hardly looks like her.

LOL at Carries mediabase ad, YEEHAW!
http://www.mmr247.com/WebLogon/WebLogon.asp

Oh. My. :lol_tb:

Nice legs, Carrie, lol…

Kirsten: Well, if it is make recommendations for Blake dayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦he needs to burn every hat he owns. He should not even give them to Phil. Philà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hairless head is preferable to any of Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hats.

Apparently Blake has a collection of over 300 hats. Good luck with that suggestion.

I did read that he’s growing his hair out to a Beatle-sque style.

I think Carrie is a very beautiful young lady, but she is way too thin now.

Carrie has the most MUSCULAR legs I’ve ever seen! Though I thought that outfit was weird that night when she performed, it was her legs that surprised the heck out of me – they just didn’t seem to go with the very pretty, very feminine, soft-looking Carrie! I wonder what she does to build up the muscles so.

Haley actually has the best legs of any of the idols who’ve shown them off!

I agree, I wish Carrie would put on a little bit of weight, she’s starting to get a bobble-head look. She’s very naturally pretty and doesn’t need to be anorexic to gain attention.

pj: Apparently Blake has a collection of over 300 hats. Good luck with that suggestion.

It will create a nice bonfire…a Guy Fawkes’ Night sized bonfire.

BTW, why is BJ from the Amazing Race haunting American Idol? First, he shows up sitting next to Tom Lowe and Sanjaya’s sister. Now, he’s giving OTT man on the street interviews to Ryan Seacrest. What next? Are they going to have him as a guest coach?

LOL Kirsten, was that really BJ from the Amazing Race? Or are you just joshin’? I loved the Hippies!

Kirsten: It will create a nice bonfireà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦a Guy Fawkesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Night sized bonfire.

I’d hate to see him get arrested for subversive behavior. Maybe he can just throw them to the audience on tour, ala Ace and the beanies.

The Grammy’s have had a lot of “Got-It-Right’s” and just as many head shaking, head spinning “No-They-Didn’t's!”.

However, I wrote yesterday and will say again today: If you get a Grammy nomination, or if you are lucky enough to win, whether you are a deserving artist or not, you forever get to use the phrase “Grammy Nominated” or “Grammy Winning” in front of your name. Most people consider this a good thing no matter what the track record of those awards have been in the past.

TH fans……..while searching for a review in NY papers, I came across a review of the album in Dec. Not sure it was ever posted but that is a long time ago anyway. It mentions the songs doing better in concert and Matt Sclertic, the producer, who I believe was associated with Maroon Five. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2006/12/15/2006-12-15_riding_on_the_soul_train_to_hicksville.html

Here is another article about radio and the Idols. Seems radio is important for them after all!!!!!

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/03/19/2007-03-19_radio_takes_idol_cds__spins_them_into_hi.html

Here’s some youtube videos: “Sanjaya” and Scarlett on SNL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuH8Lpa02og
And Chris and Sanjaya arriving at white house correspondant dinner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8IhQ2DR2o&NR=1

radname………….I started watching SNL last night, but fell asleep, so thanks for the vid. Very cute!

The other one from C-SPAN just gives me pause. I mean, I think its great that Chris and Sanjaya got to go to the dinner……good for them……..but somehow C-SPAN will never be the same for me.

Did anyone notice that some of the idols are giving out woooos on the show? I know it is just exuberance, but I am sure it brings back nightmares to Simon ! LOL

Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s some youtube videos: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and Scarlett on SNL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuH8Lpa02og

It’s official. Scarlett J. must NEVER sing in public again….

Catching up…

- Missed SNL last night so I thank you for the video. Andy actually sang it much better than Sanjaya even though he was obviously trying to be bad.

- Still rather puzzled over Sanjaya’s being at the correspondent’s dinner. Chris too, actually. Have any other Idols ever been invited?

- Love Bucky’s CD! It’s country rock at its best, and hopefully, this will be the direction Bo takes on his next one. Their voices are similar in some ways.

- Ricky’s blog entry is troubling.

Spring has finally sprung in Upstate NY, and I am feeling the full pull of sun and warm weather after a long and very difficult winter.

jersey: LOL Kirsten, was that really BJ from the Amazing Race? Or are you just joshinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢?

I’m not joshing. That was him. Both times.

Well, if it is make recommendations for Blake dayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦he needs to burn every hat he owns.

That would make quite the fire. He has over 300. And I actually quite like some of the ones I’ve seen on the show and in old pics. Heh.

Also JJ – yes, that’s a tattoo on Blake’s arm. He has 6 of those too.

He’s a headstrong bad boy who will wipe away your tears!! Woo hoo! Blake, bring those “dorky” hats and hot tattoos right on down to Florida, honey!

ETA: (sorry, just saw that PJ had already answered the hat question, lol)

Foxy, Ace was People’s guest at the Washington Correspondent’s Dinner last year. Not sure about previous years.

Those 6 tattoos blake has looks great on pasty white skin. They will look even better when he is 70 and sagging.

Hmmm… just looked at that AOL top 10 sexiest Idols list – Blake is already on there at #5! Nice!

Sarah, I noticed he’s the only one of this season to make the sexy list.

I also quite like Blake’s tattoos. However, I disagree with Sarah on one point. He needs to come to Chicago instead of Florida. After all, Hotel Blake is here.

PJ: Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d hate to see him get arrested for subversive behavior.

Are you calling Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night, held across the British Commonwealth to be subversive? I think not. Although Adrian Mole’s dog might agree.

Even Guy Fawkes himself has become less controversial. He’s had a character in a popular (to say the least) children’s book named after him (the phoenix in Harry Potter).

He lives in cold weather year round. He needs to take a break from that and come to the beach.

I’m always attrated to (cool) tattoos. And Blake’s are very cool and attractive to me.

Sexygirl…………Re: AOL poll People just haven’t seen all those sexy TayTay pics that griz puts up!!!!!

On ratethemusic.com #1 Taylor on AC and Daughtry #1 on POP/Rock I’m off for the day. Enjoy any sunshine y’all may have.

*confused* Taylor’s on the AOL poll too, as are Clay, Bo, Ace, and Daughtry. The females are Carrie, ***, Ryan Star (from season 1), and Nadia.

The actual ranking:
10. Taylor
9. Clay
8. Bo
7. Ace
6. Carrie
5. Blake
4. Chris
3. Nadia
2. Ryan
1. ***

Hey guys, I am a longtime lurker here at MJ’s but really feel the need to respond to this Rickey Hoggarth crap. I can see people wondering about the validity of the votes in years past simply because many times popular people have been voted off on American Idol. The thing is his examples of people being kicked off because of voter manipulation are just insane. Nikki McKibbon (hell I think I was the only person I knew that liked Nikki) certainly overstayed her welcome. Jasmine Trias bested George Huff, Latoya London and Jennifer Hudson, yet he pulls that one out of his hat. Oh yeah, lets call the FCC or somebody on that travesty (where’s the rolls eye emoticon?). Finally even though I am still mourning the ouster of Sanjaya, does anyone think that he should have lasted much longer? I think someone is pulling ole Rickey’s chain. ‘Cause this crap is laughable.

Kirsten, I thought you were suggesting Blake blow up TPTB.

The beach is overrated. Who needs the heat and humidity of Florida when it’s a breezy, sunny day in the 70s in Chicago. Perfect!

Went to the Rate the Music site mad posted and saw this:

COWELL’S LONDON MANSION BURGLED

Music mogul SIMON COWELL’s London home was ransacked while the star was away in America. READ MORE…
Music mogul SIMON COWELL’s London home was ransacked while the star was away in America.
The American Idol judge is devastated after thieves raided the Holland Park pad, making off with jewellery, silver, and electrical equipment.
Cowell has been branded “unwise” by police after he left his house keys with building constructors who were refurbishing his GBP6 million ($11.7 million) house.
Local police who investigated the crime say, “It was an unwise decision to say the least. You wouldn’t believe some of the things Mr Cowell had accumulated over the years that the thieves took a fancy to.”
A source tells British newspaper The Daily Express, “What has happened in similar cases is that someone copied the main key. I’m sure the builders would have been very careful about who had access, but it’s not always easy when a number of sub-contractors are coming in and out of the place.

Been away from the computer a while, so I don’t know what’s been posted over recent days.
But I do want to add another little prop for LaKisha.
I thought she handled herself beautifully during the last elimination round, holding and comforting Sanjaya in a very sweet way. And watching the clip on “Oprah,” her reaction to being in the bottom three was very genuine.
I hope to heaven this talented gal will step up with something wonderful on Tuesday night. She clearly has the vocal talent, and the drive, to go further. Inspirational songs should be a good theme for her, given her strong religious faith.

I hope she’s getting some solid advice from the AI music staff about what could really knock ‘em dead. What I’d dearly love her to do is something on the order of “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” That song has the kind of depth she could delve into, and she could make the tune her own. She’s not Aretha, not Whitney, but has a very distinctive voice that deserves more of a hearing.
Other possibilities: “What the World Need Now” — “Lord Lift Us Up Where We Belong” (or whatever it’s called) — “You’ve Got a Friend”…..Or (I agree with WV Fan) “Imagine”

Go LaKisha! You can do it girlfriend!

Okay, just read Ricky’s blog, and I’m really not gonna comment except for one thing:

At this point in the competition, NO ONE is safe. Period. That is why the core fanbase HAS to vote and not becoming lazy, and why the contestants themselves have to give the BEST performance from week to week to win the casual voters’ votes.

AI may very well be planning a “diva shocker” early exit, but if it’s Lakisha, that would not be surprising to me at all. She’s been really slipping over the past few weeks. Last week, she just finally slipped enough to land in the bottom 3. Yeah, it would probably be shocking to the “rest” of America, as they probably expect Phil and/or Chris to at least go before Lakisha does, but I can almost guarantee you that at least one of those guys will make the top 4. It’s just how the show works, the majority of the time.

IMO, this week is gonna be a battle between Chris and Lakisha for that 6th place slot. Phil too, unless he gives another great performance to keep him safe again. He’s the one who most needs to pull out a great performance from week to week to win the casual vote.

Well, PJ, someone DID say he needs a tan. Where else do you get that but at the beach? Plus, there’s always an ocean breeze – even in Orlando.

AND the clubs of South Beach, just a short flight away – and we all know that apparently Blake is a bad boy, so no doubt he likes to go clubbing. Some of the best in the US in South Beach!

What are you waiting for, Blake?

Kirsten, I thought you were suggesting Blake blow up TPTB.

No. No. I was suggesting that he BE Guy Fawkes. Just build a bonfire suitable for a Bonfire Night (to celebrate the capture of Guy Fawkes). There is generally fire works as well. Celebrated November 5th.

Here is a picture of a typical bonfire:

http://www.davidcoats.co.uk/photos/lewes-2004/fireworks/5.jpg

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!

Just read a myspace bulletin that Blake’s friend Ethan of the “Vote for Blake or Die” fame (aka the really hilarious video) is going to be at the show this week!! He says there will be great pics, videos, and stories! YAY!!!

Sorry for the momentary freak out moment. Back to your regularly scheduled commentary.

This is an AI video UK where Blake discusses/shows his tattoo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwSN7ebwNIs

I’m glad Blake’s friend will be there to support him. But obviously what Blake needs is to come to Alabama. Seriously.

Actually ScarJo is releasing a cd of her covering Tom Waitt songs, and i don’t think that was her actual singing voice, at times you could hear it and it was quite good. But I think the majority of the time she was just joke singing

What are you waiting for, Blake?

Maybe to be voted off? :biggrin_wp:

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/04/on_the_scene_id_5.html#more

At which point Kiki lost her composure a bit too, smearing her make-up, which Mindy Doo then dutifully fixed with a well placed under-eye thumb-wipe. That’s why you saw Blake doing the same to Kiki at the end of the show,

So my sexy mama wipes tears away too. My DTM is wondering what else she
likes to do? :twisted_wp:

What are you waiting for, Blake?

At least one Off-shore gambling site thinks that he may be the next boot:

“Blake Lewis could be this week’s surprise elimination in our opinion. His “solitary” ride into the competition has kept him well off the radar. However he ended up among the least vote getters last week, something that makes more than one think he’s been overrated all along.”

http://www.theonlinewire.com/articleView.aspx?ID=2644

Although, his odds are currently sitting at 800. Chris is at 185, Phil at 145 and Lakisha at 200. Sanjaya was at 475 last Monday and went down to -120 on Wednesday morning.

Bobbi, then I suppose I can wait 5 or so more weeks.

Kirsten, understandable that off-shore gambling sites think that. However, I think it’s gonna motivate a fanbase who probably got lazy in voting. We’ll see.

His à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“solitaryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  ride into the competition has kept him well off the radar. However he ended up among the least vote getters last week, something that makes more than one think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been overrated all along.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

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Personally, I do believe he is overrated, but I do NOT believe that he was one of those that got the lowest votes last week. Think AI switched Chris and Blake..

Well, PJ, someone DID say he needs a tan. Where else do you get that but at the beach? Plus, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s always an ocean breeze – even in Orlando.

Tanning can lead to skin cancer. Blake, I’ve got a private boat for us cruise Lake Michigan. Call me.

ETA: I hope we get some more funny stuff from Ethan!!!!

This is off topic sorry :
gizmo–

The rain has stopped and the sunrays have poked threw the clouds from the heavans to the hill below as if god if reaching out to the people below or on the cmemtry on the hill to take them to heavan some to relieve of pain or dread . The rays are no comfort my eyes are almost dry of tears . It was too soon for her, she will be missed .The comment ” in a better place ” does not help all I can do is bow my head to the drenched gress and think why not someone else instead?

Written in high school

Season six is an open field.

Actually, vitamin D is good for you. And I’d never keep him out on the beach so long that he would get burnt to a crisp. Not when there are MUCH more important things to do.

Well, PJ, someone DID say he needs a tan. Where else do you get that but at the beach? Plus, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s always an ocean breeze – even in Orlando.

The beach is overrated. Who needs the heat and humidity of Florida when ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a breezy, sunny day in the 70s in Chicago. Perfect!

I can top both of those……….We have sun and the perfect wheather right here in Vegas……….we can relax out at the Mandalay Beach pool and then we can catch a few clubs here in Vegas and maybe do some gambling and then maybe………..and then LA is only a 4 hour drive or 1 hour plane ride…….
Top that PJ and Sarah!

On ratethemusic.com #1 Taylor on AC and Daughtry #1 on POP/Rock Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m off for the day. Enjoy any sunshine yà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢all may have.

Yes but, what does this mean IN PRACTICE ?

Do Program Directors at Radio stations actually take the survey results here seriously ?

His à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“solitaryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  ride into the competition has kept him well off the radar. However he ended up among the least vote getters last week, something that makes more than one think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been overrated all along.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I agree about being him overrated. Blake’s somewhat of a mystery to me – I don’t get the appeal he has to women – teenagers, I can see, because he’s funky and hip and cute, though he’s not goodlooking at all. However, that’s true of Timberlake – the ‘not goodlooking at all’ part – and look at his appeal!

Blake has a pleasant voice but it doesn’t stand out, and if I heard it without seeing him I wouldn’t be able to say, “Hey, that’s BLAKE!” (I wouldn’t rcognize ANY of the guys’ voices without seeing them this year except Sanjaya’s though!)

That said, my top 3: Go Jordin! Go Melinda! Go Phil!

foxydonna Apr 22nd, 2007 at 1:27 pm

- Still rather puzzled over Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s being at the correspondentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s dinner. Chris too, actually. Have any other Idols ever been invited?

Clay was the first AI to be invited. That was in 2004.

Top that PJ and Sarah!

Nothing beats the clubs of South Beach. Sawry.

And in MY opinion, Blake is not overrated in the least. In fact, he’s only living up to the hype. His “appeal” to me is not his looks anyway. When I first starting liking him on the show, it had nothing to do with his being “cute.” It was solely because of his voice and performance style. Newsflash – people like Blake because his style is fresh and new to not only American Idol but the mainstream music scene in general.

And that’s all I have to say about that.

Blake for the win!

ETA: And the “Timberlake wannabe” is Chris R, not Blake.

Blake should come visit me in Canada, we just have some great lakes close by, if his skin is anything like mine he’ll be burnt in an hour (lucky for me it turns into a tan in 2 days)

Blake’s a good looking guy. I like him for his style…he’s a little different and I really do like his voice.

Chicago has plenty of clubs, great food, great parks and me. What more could Blake want? We also have lots of culture, too, if he’s into that sort of thing

I see Blake’s appeal, but then he’s appealing to me. That sort of stuff is subjective. I would definitely recognize his voice, too. Of course, I’ve listened to his downloads repeatedly.

I agree foxydonna that Bucky’s new cd is great! I absolutely love It Ain’t NO Thing and Hometown. I too can see Bo putting ut an album like this. Bo will always be my favorite. Constantine was invited to the press corps dinner in his season of AI. I always wondered how the idols fit into that scenario, but big strings can be pulled by AI apparently. Re. Rickys assertion of Sanjaya not being in the bottom, not sure I buy that. Too many things come into play in voting, and would AI really risk a huge takedown if that came out with their ratings on the slide anyway?

There’s Timberlake, then there’s TimberBlake, and finally, there’s TimberFake.

And the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Timberlake wannabeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is Chris R, not Blake.

I know that. Blake is cute. Timberlake is not cute. ChrisR is cuter than both. None of them are appealing at all to me.

Jasmine Trias made it to top 3 in her season. She really only had one good song, and that was Natalie Cole ballad. The week she was eliminated was the week the judges and Clive pick songs for the top 3 plus the idol picks one. Paula got to pick for Jasmine and picked an old jazz song with scatting. How many teenagers have ever heard scatting? It was obvious they were trying to get her off. Jasmine’s never done well in the USA but is big in the Phillipines, etc.

I agree Carrie looks way tooo thin. She was only a size 6 to begin with and didnt need weight loss. She doesnt even fill out her bodice’s anymore and she had a real good figure before. I know shes vegetarian but the girl needs to eat something to put some weight on. You would think her family would be worried.

Carrie looks almost anorexic to me — I noticed when she had a dress on that her tatas are almost gone.

Paula
Apr 22nd, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Carrie looks almost anorexic to me à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  I noticed when she had a dress on that her tatas are almost gone.

Yep! As thin as she is now, it’s pretty evident that she didn’t buy her tatas.

Good thing Chris R is cute. That’s about all he’s got going for him. Sorry. I just don’t like the guy’s voice. But he seems like a nice guy.

And as I said, my like of Blake is not contingent on whether or not I think he’s cute. That may be the appeal for some, but it REALLY irks me when people say “I don’t get the appeal, he’s not cute at all.” His appeal to me is his voice and his style, both musical and personal. NOT that he is or isn’t cute (and to me, he may not be the most traditionally cute guy ever, but there are times when he’s just flat out dead sexy.).

Sarah, I would never back a contestant on looks alone either. There are lots of different factors that come to play.

I suppose Jared was the “hottest” guy this year, but he didn’t appeal to me as a contestant at all.

I don’t like Chris R’s voice either – not at all! In fact, it grates on my nerves, he is so nasally. Appeal, to me, is not all about cute, and I don’t believe I said that. I’m just not seeing anything that sets Blake above the others in voice either, so coupled with his looks, he does nothing for me. I understand I’m in the minority here, but it is my opinion.

It wasn’t Taylor’s looks that won me over last year either, but his voice just grabbed me and never let go. This year, I can’t stand Phil’s looks, but I do think he has the best voice of all the guys, and “sometimes” his personality doesn’t bug me, but it usually does. LOL

Desdemona:

I agree with you about Blake. I don’t get the attraction. To me, he’s too short, has beady little eyes and a strange, crooked mouth when he sings. And about the singing: I don’t think he has a great or strong or recognizable voice at all. Of course neither do any of the other guys left in the competition this year. ( And none of them appeal to me any more than he does.) Just my .02.

Thank, you chewsday. I’m really not trying to be confrontational.

I’ve been thinking about Ricky’s vote order and people getting “claused”. I’m not saying I believe it, because it seems like they are taking a chance on killing the Golden Goose. On the other hand, Nixon got involved in Watergate, Napolean invaded Russia and ER crashed a helicopter on top of their Chief Surgeon…so arrogant people can do some pretty stupid things.

I’ve been reading both sides of the debate and can offer some plausible explanations to some of the objections. This is because I love seeing both sides of a debate. In no way am I saying that I believe Sanjaya got robbed:

1) Why boot Sanjaya now? Why not boot him earlier?

Possible Reason: TPTB quickly realized that he was a buzz generator. Buzz is good for the show. If people are talking about it at the water cooler, others might tune in just to find out what is going on. He was helping the show before; no reason to boot him earlier.

But he was a threat their Idol Gives Back show. I believe that this week is intended to win them an Emmy (if Wednesday’s episode is not one of the two episodes they submit to the Emmy organization for consideration, I will eat one of Blake’s hats). It seemed pretty obvious last year that they REALLY wanted to win one. How are they supposed to be taken seriously with “that joke” running around? Will the stuffy Emmy organization see all your good work to aid the suffering children or will they think you are just a new version of the Gong Show? Plus, they want the buzz focused on AI and how wonderful they are. Not on that kid with the goofy hair.

2) Why not save Chosen Ones like Sabrina and Chris D?

I suspect (from the list of people booted before their time that Ricky has posted) that they use the “clause” to boot people they do not like rather than to keep people they do like. If Sabrina cannot manage to get enough votes to survive past the final 16 on her own, they would likely have to save her again and again. That creates a pattern that looks bad.

As for Chris, if they didn’t think that he had the votes to win, 4th was not a bad spot to go out. Going out 4th allows you an entire AI press cycle for yourself. Third is pretty much the worse spot because you over-shadowed by all the press about the final 2 and you have to cut your press tour short to get your butt back to LA to practice for the Finale. Going out 4th allowed him to get a lot of extra press for being the shock boot AND as an added bonus, he never had to sing a cheesy coronation song.

3) Why don’t they boot off people they hate, like Taylor or Clay?

I think that they still statistically have to back up their boot. Either the person-booted-before-their-time must be within some small margin of being the bottom person or there must be some statistical way to back up the boot. For instance, Lakisha may have been last if they kept all the vote. Blake may have been last if they threw out votes from people who voted more than 100 times (just an example…I’m just using the “Bottom 3″ in this example…not trying to take on Team Plaid so put down the pitchforks). But, if they threw away everybody who voted more than 8 times, Sanjaya got the boot (the theoretical Blake voters consisting of a lot of people who vote a few times and a few people who voted a 100 times….the majority of Sanjaya’s theoretical voters voting between 8 and 100 times).

Nigel has said that Clay led his season by a wide margin until the finale, so there may have been no statistical way to “clause” him.

Of course, the counter argument to all of this is that AI would be stupid to do this, they don’t care who really wins because the show is where they make all their money and Sanjaya was really bad this week (and not in the “so bad it’s good” way).

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get the appeal he has to women

I think it’s just people have different tastes. I think he’s pretty cute but above all, I just appreciate his musical curiosity. I like that his voice would work on all of my favorite songs. And that makes him hot to me.

I know you’re not trying to be confrontational, Desdemona; it never came off that way to me. I think it’s just that when people preface their opinions with “I don’t get…,” it’s like an invitation for an explanation but it’s not one that will ever satisfy us or change our minds. I used to do that too until I realized that when I start my sentences that way, someone will take the opportunity “to make me get it” when I really won’t be swayed no matter what.

Newsflash – people like Blake because his style is fresh and new to not only American Idol but the mainstream music scene in general

Couldn’t have said it better, Sarah

I suppose Jared was the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“hottestà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  guy this year, but he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t appeal to me as a contestant at all

Ditto PJ.

See Jared was the “hottest”, but did I vote for him, no.

Okay, gotcha, LB2! Thanks. I’ll try not to use “I don’t get….” again.

Have got to go now. Appreciate your post.

Kirsten, good points, especially about the Emmy.

However throwing out votes from people who voted more than 8 or 100 times would be fraudulant. They encourage multiple voting.

Also, what about the fact that they probably know Ricky has been claiming voting order all season and they haven’t tried to stop him? Knowing he’s doing that, I would think TPTB would either take action against him if he’s right or be on they’re best behavior if they can’t legally stop him. It’s also possiblel they could be feeding him misinformation.

Sigh. “they’re” should be “their”… I can’t edit for some reason.

Des, I didn’t think you were being confrontational either, actually. I was just responding.

A couple random things:

FoxyDonna, if you’re still here, I read your recaps on your blog today and brought this over because I think it’s interesting (I hope you and our fellow MJers don’t mind):

…As I was watching Kelly’s “I Surrender,” I suddenly realized what’s missing for me from season six – passion. I haven’t seen one spark of passion or real emotion from any of the people in this group, and thus, so far at least, no one has evoked the “tear factor” in me… I can’t make any kind of emotional connection, and it’s killing me!…

I agree SO much with this. I’m feeling detached from this season and it’s a lack of emotional connectedness or as you say “passion” in most of the contestants that I see/feel. That’s not to say they aren’t good singers or aren’t entertaining because they all have their talent, and I don’t know if they were chosen specifically because they were not likely to cause extremely… over-invested fans or it happened by chance, BUT even for my favorite, I can’t get up any sense of enthusiasm to vote. Maybe that’s not a bad thing if it means the money I would have spent on time for my GoPhone, tickets to the PopTarts tour and whatnot, stays in my debit card, but it does sort of feel a little… lacking?

Also, I think this season has become all business. It feels like after last season and 8 out of 10 finalists getting record deals, they don’t even care to pretend that the win matters. If their favorite doesn’t win, they’ll sign him/her anyway. The PTB are pretty transparent about what their expectations are, and the pretense that this show is about the contestants has pretty much been abandoned in favor of cross-marketing, co-marketing, product placement and commercialism. And by the way, I’m cynical enough to believe Idol Give Back is intended to mitigate some of the overt commericialism while gaining huge ratings and Emmy buzz due to all the stars participating.

Somebody posted a comment (can’t remember if it was here or a different blog) that a DJ once said that radio is a vehicle for delivering commercials, occasionally interrupted by music. American Idol is a vehicle for delivering commericals, occasionally interrupted by singing. I don’t know if it’s always been this way or just recently, but that also seems to have replaced the passion. It’s like the contestants are something of an afterthought.

Moving right along…

3) Why don’t they boot off people they hate, like Taylor or Clay?

I think that they still statistically have to back up their boot. Either the person-booted-before-their-time must be within some small margin of being the bottom person or there must be some statistical way to back up the boot.

Exactly. I didn’t season 2 so I can’t comment on Clay, but it seems to me that in order for them to clause someone without it looking suspicious, there would have to be plausibility. I personally think Sanjaya was bad enough this week, without being entertaining, that booting him would look appropriate not suspicious assuming what Ricky says is true (although I’m not convinced that Sanjaya was “claused”).

IMO, Taylor had one really bad performance – Country week – and two or so that were so-so and he never hit the seal. Those were the only weeks when he could have been claused on the basis of performance if they were going to – but he was never in the bottom 3. If they had booted him, there would have been a backlash. Plus, I don’t think the PTB ever seriously thought he would win until the night Chris was booted. At that point it would have been impossible to boot Taylor without it looking suspicious, unless they thought they could send him home top 3 and hope that Katharine (who I think they wanted in the final) would beat Elliott (who they didn’t seem to want to win – for whatever reason).

PJ: Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s also possiblel they could be feeding him misinformation.

I think that could very well be true.

Edited because I’m not going to continue this.

I had posted some thoughts on MJ’s thread about the possible sending home of the person who did not receive the lowest number of votes.

The only possibility, which you touch on above, Kirsten, is if the bottom group is very close in voting margins. Manipulation would be less likely to be questioned, or even detected, in such a case.

I still have my doubts, though, that any hanky panky from TPTB, is done with regards to actual vote totals. Perhaps I am still too trusting in that regard, because heaven knows they eff around with everything else on that show!

donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like Chris Rà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voice either – not at all! In fact, it grates on my nerves, he is so nasally. Appeal, to me, is not all about cute, and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe I said that. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just not seeing anything that sets Blake above the others in voice either, so coupled with his looks, he does nothing for me. I understand Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m in the minority here, but it is my opinion.
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Please push over and let me in.I’m in that minority box too

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just not seeing anything that sets Blake above the others in voice either, so coupled with his looks, he does nothing for me.

Speaking only for myself…Blake entertains me. He knows who his is as an artist and manages to infuse his performances with his own style. This season, that’s enough to make him my second favorite.

I think if this wasn’t a competition, we’d hear a lot more from Blake it terms of originality, he already has unique takes on the songs, but i have a feeling since the top 12 week he’s been holding back some. It’ll be interesting to see what type of music he makes after Idol is over with.

Perhaps I am still too trusting in that regard, because heaven knows they eff around with everything else on that show!
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The more I hear, and observe the less trusting I have become.. I wouldn’t put anything past them…
Like Leno said to Sanjaya, you’re an honorable kid and you want to be Show Biz.. The two don’t mix.

LB2:

I didn’t mean to be confrontational either. It’s all about the connotation, I suppose.

I agree totally with WVfan about Bo. Bo will always have my heart and backing in whatever he does in the music industry. Just was thinking that Bo and Bucky would be an awesome duo for a tour, they are so cute, (hair included) and spontaneous in their humor. :smile2_ee:
Thinking that Rodney’s blog is a very interesting read.

Agreed with so much of your post, Mary S, for me “the thrill is gone” for American idol. Some weeks I think I hang on waiting for someone or something to strike me, to make me care, feel something, make me do something, other than daydream and wish the judges would just shut up. I don’t want to be sold Gwen’s or J lo’s already hyped cds, eat American idol ice cream or chuckle at the lame jokes from various sitcom actor and celebrities who want to hawk their shows, their clothing lines or whatever. I want to hear people singing real songs and be entertained. and I want to know WHO I am rooting for, something that is lacking this season.
I want to care about someone like Clay, and Elliott, and Bo, and Kelly and George and Taylor. I want to root for Jennifer, and Tasia, and even Nikki and Jasmine, and John Stevens. I want to root for Blake or Sanje or Kiki, to vote like crazy and buy that stupid go phone, to worry when my fav does poorly! but all I feel is meh

I think if this wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t a competition, weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d hear a lot more from Blake it terms of originality, he already has unique takes on the songs, but i have a feeling since the top 12 week heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been holding back some. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be interesting to see what type of music he makes after Idol is over with.

Radname, I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but I totally agree with you.

I posted something about this in another thread – but I think since he got pretty much trashed for his arrangement of “You Keep Me Hanging On,” he’s definitely been holding back and playing by the unwritten ‘rules’, because it IS a competition, and one where he’s not allowed to play his original stuff.

He definitely has a very cool, fresh musical style, and is one of the most musically interesting contestants this show has ever seen. If his prior stuff is any indication, he’s going to make a really great album… and I can’t wait to get it.

Sarah, I agree that Blake is probably the most unique contestant on the show right now, which is one of the reasons I like him. I’m not saying he’s going to change the face of the music industry or is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but he’s different and quirky and I likey.

One thing that Blake excels at is song selection. Picking “Love Song” was pure genius. Who else has done the Cure? Or Keane? Or Jamiroquai? With Blake, you never know what he’s going to pull out of one if his 300 hats.

However, I don’t know that he’s been holding back since the “You Keep Me Hanging On” trashing. He rearranged TOTS and that was after YKMHO. I just think themes are somewhat limiting. He already is getting some criticism for “When the Stars Go Blue” not being country enough.

I think Blake also excels at tapping into the songs and delivering performances that reflect him as an artist, no matter what the theme.

He’s definitely the top guy. Phil has a nice voice, but has had some vocal problems and lacks style. Chris R thinks nasally is a type of singing. Nuff said.

I loved Blake’s arrangement of “You Keep Me Hanging On”. He put a today sound to an old (tired) song. Of course, they get criticized for changing a song and criticized for not making it their own. Very inconsistent on the judging. Hard to know what they do want.

Of course, they get criticized for changing a song and criticized for not making it their own. Very inconsistent on the judging. Hard to know what they do want.
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One thing for certain, as I have stated before you can always count on the judges being consistantly inconsistant.. especially Simon.
But if they are there, in part, to manipulate the voting public, what else can we expect?

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not saying heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to change the face of the music industry or is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s different and quirky and I likey.

Oh I’m not trying to say that either. Just that he’s probably the most musically interesting, not to mention current, contestant the show has seen. He’s definitely not the most original artist on the music scene these days, and he has a long way to go before he could ever be considered a force in the industry. I just think he has major potential to make a pretty big splash on the current music scene.

Maybe people don’t like his style because they don’t like current sounding music? I dunno. I’m not saying that’s wrong… I like pretty much all kinds of music. But I’m not just gonna write a guy off because he doesn’t have a perfect voice or because he’s not traditionally cute if his musical style interests and intrigues me.

I’m not speaking for anyone, but I’m guessing that the “I don’t get Blake” comments come from a) wanting the person with the best voice to win AI (and I’ll never argue that Blake has the best voice this season, because I freely admit that he doesn’t) or b) not liking his musical style. Because I don’t see how “cuteness” or tattoos or hats or personal style have anything to do with his voice or musical style. As I’ve said before, I’m sure there are people who only like him because they think he is cute, but I bet he has just as many fans, if not more, who like him for his musical creativity and style.

Anyway, I think I’m beating a dead horse here, so I’ll shut up.

I don’t think it really matters why people, like me, don’t like Blake. What matters is some people like him and some people don’t. Everyone will have their own reasons either way, and neither is wrong. (FYI, insert any artists name above)

Oh Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not trying to say that either. Just that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s probably the most musically interesting, not to mention current, contestant the show has seen.

Oh, I know you weren’t trying to say that. I just felt the need to clairfy because I don’t think such accolades apply to any AI contesant, past or present. Maybe 20 years from now one of them will be so deserving, but who knows?

want to care about someone like Clay, and Elliott, and Bo, and Kelly and George and Taylor. I want to root for Jennifer, and Tasia, and even Nikki and Jasmine, and John Stevens. I want to root for Blake or Sanje or Kiki, to vote like crazy and buy that stupid go phone, to worry when my fav does poorly! but all I feel is meh

So do I, daisy. So do I. Looking on the bright side, my Husband likes me being less “invested” so I guess that’s good, huh? :happy_tb:

I’m not big on speculating about the future, but I’d be willing to bet that if American Idol loses it’s goodwill, it will start to lose the interest of the kind of fans that buy the Idol products that seem to be popping up all over the place.

Sorry for the off-topicness of this, but Happy Earth Day, everybody.

Here’s a little Earth Day music to celebrate by. Enjoy!

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been waylaid with a bad cold ever since I got back home from NY. Thank God it held off til after the concert.

MaryS – Thanks for that link. It’s one of very fave songs. Joni Mitchell is great. And Canadian, too!

Metta,

I’m sorry to hear you’re sick, and I hope you’re feeling better soon. I’m happy to share the link. I love Joni Mitchell!

I will just say that in the end whether he wins or not Blake will be one of the most successful contestants from this Season. I am alrady anticipating his record. From his PRE AI recording I love “She Loves the Way”, Dumpty Humpty and Jealousy. They are awesome.
HE has a great modern style, very hip. Some of his songs remind of Jason Mraz and Maroon 5.

By the way have any of you heard the new song from maroon 5 “Makes Me WOnder”> It’s awesome. I bet Blake likes it. I can see him making music like that. JMHO.

Thanks, MaryS.

Anyone wanna chat? Come on in.

JJ – if it doesn’t matter why people DON’T like him, why are his fans always asked to explain why they DO? (I’m not saying that you personally have asked that question, but I have been specifically asked that exact question by people here.)

Both sides are fair game, I thought.

I really like “She Loves the Way” performed by Blake 10/2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IewtVZ3LSI

JJ – if it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t matter why people DONà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢T like him, why are his fans always asked to explain why they DO?

I’ve never asked, and you can insert Taylor above as well.

Here’s a review of Kelly Clarksons new single by Rodney Ho of the Atlanta Journal:

Sarah, please know that just because I say your boy needs some colagen doesn’t mean that I question why you or any of his fans like him..
And I also agree he has a very unique style and will most probably be mainstream, whatever that is..
For me, I’m just NOT into his style of music and don’t think he’s that GREAT.. Just chalk it up to me being an OLD woman and NOT being able to relate to what is referred to, for the most part, as currently HIP..

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been waylaid with a bad cold ever since I got back home from NY.

So is “bad cold” code for HOT JJ kicked my ass?

So is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bad coldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  code for HOT JJ kicked my ass?

No, it’s code word for dancing her ASS off at the Beacon right after the BUTT KICKING of the century was called a draw…LOL

So is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bad coldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  code for HOT JJ kicked my ass?

Actually, it’s code for “JJ’s a$$ was kicked but, since she’s a vampire, we haven’t heard the last of her – and Dave is tepid on his best day.” That’s what it’s code for.

Three threads all day? That the best you guys can do? Or is there just some really nice weather in other parts of the country? I expected some real news when I got home. Oh well, it is a Sunday.

mad – Weather was nice here. I welcome spring with open arms.

Metta hope you get to feeling better…Could it be allergy?
Allergies are bothering me causing my ear to act up again..
Would rather give birth a dozen times than have an ear ache..

Sarah, please know that just because I say your boy needs some colagen doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean that I question why you or any of his fans like him..

Em, that’s not what I meant at all. And I wasn’t referring specifically to you at all.

I’m just saying that it goes both ways. If it doesn’t matter why people DON’T like Blake, it doesn’t matter why they DO either. And I’ve been specifically asked to explain his appeal and why I like him (not by you). My question is what is the point of that if the person doesn’t understand it, and doesn’t have any interest in understanding it, anyway?

To me, as well as many of his fans, his appeal (the reason we like him) has nothing to do with whether or not he needs collagen, whether or not we like his hats and tattoos, or whether we think he’s cute. It’s *mostly* about his music to a lot of us.

I understand if you don’t like the style. But when the majority of the negative comments basically accuse his fans of only being fans because we think he’s “cute” and then follow that up by saying “and he’s not that cute anyway”, I just get irked. I’m sorry if I’m being too sensitive about it. Seriously. I mean that in all honesty and earnestness.

It has been a little quiet on mj’s today.

My .02 regarding Blake. He has always appealed to me this year because he genuinely seems to be enjoying himself on the show. I like his personal style, too. Quirky and different.

He is by no means a great talent, but I have enjoyed him on this mostly boring year.

I would not mind his winning the whole thing at all. Nor would I mind anyone else, save for Phil and Chris R, winning it either. I am not voting and won’t this year at all, so I cannot complain about who does or does not win in the end.

Tuning in for the entertainment and occasional knockout performance and Blake has offered some true entertainment this year. (Still waiting for the knockout.)

emeralgem – Thank you and you’re right, it could be allergies. My asthma was bothering me a bit on Friday. Had a terrible coughing fit at the airport on Saturday. Thought they wouldn’t let me board the plane. Feeling better now, though. I guess kicking JJ’s a$$ took more out of me than I anticipated

So today is love or hate Blake day essentially. Sanjaya is gone and so we move on. I just got home to an angsty cellcert on the BB. Connection made tho and all right with the world. Not sure technology is so great for humans.

Thank you Mary for the Joni Mitchell. Oh, gawd – takes me back such a long ways. My favorite “A Case of You!!” – I could drink a case of you, darlin, and I would still be on my feet!! I so remember being obsessively in love and feeling that song down into my gut! Sweet memories!

Here’s a vid of Tay’s encore at The Beacon. But check it out, just when you think he’s gone, he comes back out again. After the concert, Brian Less told a Boogie Boarder that Taylor has never done that before. Dude didn’t want to leave the stage. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYYLsAzlo34

Taylor did 2 encores tonite in Royal Oak…1) Mainstreet Bob Seger 2)Lowdown Boz Scaggs…

cochem…………I was not able to get back in on the second thread. Those encores are the first time for both right?

Thank you Mary for the Joni Mitchell.

You’re welcome Linny. Her music never gets old.

It’s funny. I remember when Big Yellow Taxi came out I was around 8 years old. I heard it on the radio and thought the lyrics were “The cave paradise put up a parking lot.” I kept trying to imagine what a cave paradise would look like and why they would need a parking lot. I eventually figured it was something like the Flintstones. :laugh_tb:

yes the 1st time…

Oooh, I like Boz Scaggs. He came out with a comeback cd several years ago called “Dig”. I thought it was really good, but it came and went unnoticed.

cochem……….I am still unable to get on the boogie board. Nothing showing up on the right hand side. Obviously you didn’t have a problem………or if you did, what did you do to correct it?

Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a vid of Tayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s encore at The Beacon. But check it out, just when you think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s gone, he comes back out again. After the concert, Brian Less told a Boogie Boarder that Taylor has never done that before. Dude didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to leave the stage. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYYLsAzlo34

Was Taylor singing? Was the sound just not good?

Sammy – The sound was not great on that vid – It does capture the energy of the last minutes of the show, tho.

Cochem – Seems like tonight’s show was short – only an hour – was it at a casino?

mad,
I didn’t have a problem getting on…they are in the questions thread now…

sammy,
He was singing, the crowd was singing..

Thanks cochem…………boohoo. I can only get the main page and nothing to click on to get into the concert threads or any other. Thanks anyway.

not in a casino..he did 14 songs total…not much tagging…the cellcert didn’t connect until 3rd song about 910pm and ended just after 10…

maracaibo
Apr 22nd, 2007 at 7:30 pm
From his PRE AI recording I love à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“She Loves the Wayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , Dumpty Humpty and Jealousy. They are awesome.
By the way have any of you heard the new song from maroon 5 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Makes Me WOnderà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ > Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s awesome. I bet Blake likes it. I can see him making music like that. JMHO.

Completely agree with all of this. I have all 3 of those on my iPod and they are all great. And yeah, love Maroon 5 too, and I agree their music would fit well with Blake’s voice and style.

Sarah
Apr 22nd, 2007 at 7:38 pm
JJ – if it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t matter why people DONà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢T like him, why are his fans always asked to explain why they DO?

I know what you mean, Sarah. It does seem like people are always questioning how anyone could like Blake. I mean I don’t like Lakisha at all, but I can get why some people would.

Amusing note on The Apprentice, Trump was asking the past contestants on which of the two remaining people he should hire. One guy said he had been doing a lot of thinking about that and said…. “there is a young man named Sanjaya that I hear is looking for a job, I think you should hire him!

haha

That’s funny, Sagie.

There should never ever be any questioning here of why somebody likes an Idol–to each his own. On the other hand, this is a place where folks can declare their DISLIKE of an Idol without fans of that Idol becoming defensive.

I think the the key here is to not make it personal.

Starting off a post with “I don’t get why…” is not a good idea, because what you’ll get afterward is a ton of posts from peeps explaining exactly WHY they like the Idol in question…and it all becomes very tedious, don’t you think?

In fact I think we’ve beat this dead horse (Blake Sux/Why I love Blake) bloody. So let’s move on, shall we? Thank you.

Here is a strange but unexpected genuis pairing
James Brown and Pavaroti on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCIyzNISw1Q

Hallelujah MJ! I’m gonna impart my own little “I don’t get why” here,
I don’t get why people can’t understand music is subjective…
Anyway, I’m totally jumping on the Blake train. I think he has a lot to offer. He’s very unique. I could totally see him making a pretty kick ass album and having even better live performances.

BLAKE LEWIS ROCKS!
That is all… CAn’t wait for his debut album..

My very important two cents.

From his PRE AI recording I love à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“She Loves the Wayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , Dumpty Humpty and Jealousy. They are awesome.
By the way have any of you heard the new song from maroon 5 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Makes Me WOnderà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ > Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s awesome. I bet Blake likes it. I can see him making music like that. JMHO.

I love the new Maroon 5 song…it sounds like Jamiroquai (who I also love) so it’s no wonder you could see Blake making music similar.

Here’s the music video for “Makes Me Wonder”…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVIgOBVO5gA

I want to buy it, but it’s not on iTunes yet. Grr.

undecided
Apr 22nd, 2007 at 3:39 pm
foxydonna Apr 22nd, 2007 at 1:27 pm

Clay was the first AI to be invited. That was in 2004.

Ace has attended. So have Constantine and Nadia.

star
Apr 22nd, 2007 at 11:30 pm
I love the new Maroon 5 songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦it sounds like Jamiroquai (who I also love) so ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no wonder you could see Blake making music similar.

Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the music video for à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Makes Me Wonderà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVIgOBVO5gA

I want to buy it, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not on iTunes yet. Grr.

I know star! I keep checking iTunes to see if it’s available. Grrr – no luck so far.