Thursday Apr 26

good morning every one..here is the interview on fox news..of taylor giving back

http://www.myfoxny,com/myfox/myfox/…=1&locale=en-us

American Idol: What a Cop Out!

But it was for a good cause, right?

LAist watched the entire two hours of American Idol’s telethon tonight, which was broadcast at both the regular Idol studios and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. And while we admire Ryan Seacrest and company for trying to do something good for kids living in poverty in both America and Africa (checkout myspace.com/idolgivesback or the Idol Gives Back page for ways to donate), we felt cheated and manipulated when American Idol didn’t give anyone the boot tonight….

http://www.laist.com/archives/2007/04/25/american_idol_what_a_cop_out.php

Idol Gives Back, Viewers Outraged

…Even so, the earliest online commentary about the episode came from viewers who were upset about how this week’s elimination was handled…

http://realitytv.about.com/b/a/258205.htm

On a Charitable Night, Idol Gives No One Back

It wasn’t just 70 million voters and major corporations who were feeling charitable this week.

As the curtain fell Wednesday on the two-night Idol Gives Back special that featured live and taped appearances by celebs ranging from Bono to Miss Piggy, no one was given the boot, leaving the same six contestants to sing it out next week….

http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=a6c63099-0b1c-4170-963e-c03c9078529c&page=1

Carrie Underwood Moved By African Trip
Star finds it a “deeply moving experience”

We’re told that fans who view Carrie Underwood’s reaction to her early April trip to South Africa for American Idol’s “Idol Gives Back,” will see a sensitive young artist who found it a “deeply moving experience.”…..

http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=12544

Sweet Charity
The star-filled special telethon edition of ”American Idol” keeps the focus on giving — and spares all of the contestants until next week

Emotionally manipulate me once, shame on you. Emotionally manipulate me twice, shame on me. Emotionally manipulate me over and over for two hours, and, well, there’s a pretty good chance you’re one of the producers of ”Idol Gives Back” à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  a lengthy mash-up of big-name musical performances, random A-list cameos, devastating scenes of global poverty, and well-intentioned pleas for viewer generosity. Oh, and as an afterthought, the pesky little business of advancing the plotline of America’s biggest, most addictive reality competition.

Or, rather, not advancing it….

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20036853,00.html

So…..no Borat, no Harry Potter…..who else didn’t show up that they hyped?

‘Idol’ departure: No one loses this week

…”If every person who ever voted for Sanjaya could give just one dollar, we could do some good,” said actor Eric McCormack.

In its sixth season, “American Idol” continues to rule the ratings. It has attracted 26 million to 37 million viewers per telecast this season.

http://www.miamiherald.com/776/story/86767.html

‘American Idol’ raises $30M for charity

Television singing talent show “American Idol” proved its clout as a U.S. cultural phenomenon on Wednesday by raising more than $30 million for young people in Africa and the United States.

A two-hour show filled with inspirational songs, movie, television and music stars and stories of poverty from Africa and the United States rounded off the two-night special….

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/26/idol.charity.reut/

‘Idol’ gives back — to contestants, too

After a reported 70 million votes and what was promised to be “the most shocking result in our history,” nobody — not LaKisha Jones, not Blake Lewis, no one–was sent home on “American Idol” Wednesday.

Indeed, “Idol” had bigger fish to fry on Wednesday…

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/ENT02/704260454/1032/ENT

Richmonder Auctions Sanjaya Malakar Dictionary: Proceeds to Assist Tech Victims’ Families

Mike Johnson is auctioning a Sanjanary-a dictionary of Sanjaya words and phrases on eBay, the popular auction site. At least 50 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Virginia Tech victims’ fund….

http://www.pr.com/press-release/36864

‘Imagine’ an idol from Inglemoor High
Blake Lewis croons his way out of the bottom three

Blake Lewis, you’re a dreamer, but you’re not the only one.

Whew! After last week’s elimination of Seattle’s other would-be “Idol” — Sanjaya Malakar — it looked as if maybe Lewis’ head would be next on the chopping block. On April 18, Lewis finished in the bottom three next to Malakar and LaKisha Jones of Maryland…

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/313172_blake26.html

TAYLOR HICKS | ON THE ROAD à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ winner Taylor Hicks is rolling on the road

While this seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was dealing with the tyranny of a teen who could not sing, last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s winner was involved with more personal issues, like his first real tour. Taylor Hicks, who was crowned à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  king in May 2006, launched his North American tour in February.

If he has been plugged in to this yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  drama, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not letting on. The name à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  may be familiar to Tibetan monks in Nepal and prisoners in isolation at Guantanamo, but not so much in the Hicks camp, where the focus is on honing the live show he puts on four times a week. From a tour stop in New Jersey recently, he spoke briefly about his life as an à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  winner…..

http://www.kansascity.com/232/story/83374.html

Star style

What the celebs are wearing:

In the May issue of Teen Vogue: Katharine McPhee, last season’s American Idol runner-up, says she wears the new Magical Moon fragrance from Hanae Mori Parfums ($65-$110). At most department stores. A portion of proceeds from U.S. sales of Magical Moon supports U.S. public schools

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/fashion/article/0,2792,DRMN_62_5505132,00.html

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idol Gives Backà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ hits new lows

Wednesdayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Idol Gives Back episode of American Idol raised many questions. How come Ryan Seacrest wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wearing white? Why wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sister wearing a low cut top? How awesome were Paula Abdulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s funbags….

http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=12957&cat=39#more-12957

`American Idol’ Shock Fails To Jolt
Show’s Fundraising Special Extends Charity To Contestants Themselves

On the night of a big star-studded charity event on TV’s biggest show, following the biggest vote totals yet, “American Idol” viewers were also promised “the most shocking result in our history.”

And while they made it look, at the end of two hours, that this week’s highest praised singer, Jordin Sparks, might be leaving, the twist was that nobody was……

http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-idolrev0426.artapr26,0,6364015.story?coll=hc-headlines-local

NAMES

….American Idol” finalist Elliott Yamin went to dinner at Not Your Average Joe’s in Medford Tuesday with Mix 98.5 staff members Mike Mullaney, Mark “Cali” Calandrello, and Jerry McKenna.

http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2007/04/26/the_beats_road_stops_in_lowell/

American Idol Controversy?

We know Simon Cowell isn’t know for his charity. So what was the real reason that no contestant got voted of the hit show from FOX? Could it possibly be that the wrong contestant got voted off and they wanted him/her to stick around for a little bit longer. After Sanjaya got voted off the show (you know he didn’t have the least amount of votes) this show has lost all integrity. This latest stunt just adds the phoniness.

http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/1589

‘Idol’ Sanjaya’s family’s high times

Bless the National Enquirer, they rarely get it wrong despite their tabloid tarnished reputation. They have unearthed some unsavory tidbit about “American Idol’s” Sanjaya Malakar’s mom, Jillian Blith, described by TMZ.com as “a pot-growing potentate” and that his sister was a toker too…

http://smallscreen.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1296578.php/Idol_Sanjayas_familys_high_times

Emmy-Nominated ‘Rachael Ray’ Lines-Up V.I.P. Guests for May Sweeps
President Bill Clinton Makes Rare Daytime Appearance and Lends Helping Hand in the Kitchen

It’s May the Rachael Ray way when a slew of V.I.P. guests join the fun on her hit syndicated show Rachael Ray, including a special appearance by President Bill Clinton. Plus, Rachael takes her entire show and content buddies on location for the first time to throw a prom for Enterprise, Alabama seniors whose high school was destroyed in a deadly tornado that took the lives of eight students.

Starting April 26th, Rachael opens her home to President Bill Clinton (4/26), Michael J. Fox (4/27), Judge Judy (5/1), Grey’s Anatomy’s Justin Chambers (5/3), Robin McGraw (5/7), Mandy Moore (5/8), Patricia Arquette (5/9), Craig Ferguson (5/10), Paula Deen (5/11), American Idol’s Sanjaya (5/14), Ty Pennington (5/15), Jamie-Lynn Sigler (5/18), Tim Gunn (5/18), Chris Meloni (5/22) and two award-winning Mystery Tasters (5/4 & 5/14), to name a few….

http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20070425/LAW12526042007-1.html

Bucky Covington Debuts at #1
Idol finalist scores biggest unit debut from a new male country artist in 15 years

Bucky Covington’s self-titled debut CD opens at #1 on Nielsen Soundscan’s Country Top 75 chart with 61,000 units sold. Covington’s debut CD also enters Nielsen Soundscan’s all genre top 200 chart at #4 and is the only new country act to open inside the top five this year. This puts him in good company as only two other country acts, including Tim McGraw and Martina McBride, have debuted inside the top 4 on Nielsen Soundscan’s Top 200 chart this year….

http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20070425/CLW10925042007-1.html

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ fav hits the Hub to plug new CD

Yaminiacs, rejoice! Your favorite Idol has a hot new CD and a very sexy new look.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s great to be back,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  said the Richmond, Va., native, who in 2005 stood in the rain at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro with thousands of other à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  hopefuls seeking a spot on the star-making show. Yamin made it all the way to No. 3 and broke hearts with his hard-luck stories and sick mom. But he hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t forgetten where it all started….

http://thetrack.bostonherald.com/moreTrack/view.bg?articleid=196848

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢: Why we hate to love it

This was the week we couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t deny it any longer: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  has become the show we hate to love.

Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re so irked by à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  idiocy that we decided to put together our list of the top 10 things we hate about à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ……

http://theedge.bostonherald.com/tvNews/view.bg?articleid=196853

Former à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ contestant coming to Walterboro

Former à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  contestant, 28-year-old Ryan Baysden, will perform at the Walterboro Rodeo on May 4-5.

Baysden, who grew up on the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina, is described as a fantastic performer and a great traditional country singer. In fact, one of the reasons given for his elimination from à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was that he was too à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“traditional country.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ……..

http://www.timesanddemocrat.com/articles/2007/04/25/features/doc4630185b67505619027646.txt

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ plays nice on night devoted to charity
None of the finalists went home and money was raised for Africa and U.S.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  spent two hours on Wednesday soliciting money for charity. One early beneficiary was this weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s lowest vote-getter.

Faced with the prospect of marring a feel-good episode with the heartless booting of one of the six à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  finalists, the show decided to take a pass on delivering bad news. One by one, from Melinda Doolittle to Blake Lewis to Phil Stacey to LaKisha Jones to Chris Richardson to Jordin Sparks, each contestant was told that they were safe….

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18315366/

Sailor advances à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  in fact, everyone does à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

Television viewers kept Phil Stacey on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Wednesday night. In fact, they kept all the showà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s contestants, in a surprise twist ending that seemed likely to ignite controversy among à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  viewers….

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/04/navy_idol_070425/

‘Idol’ spoof packages laughs with great songs

If you don’t think Fox’s “American Idol” has had a profound impact on the TV-watching segment of our nation, consider this: In recent weeks, more people have voted for their favorite “Idol” contestant than have cast ballots in the last presidential election, according to the show’s host, Ryan Seacrest.
You might have to catch an episode or two of the real thing to fully appreciate The Theatre Factory’s spoof of the television phenomenon, titled “American’t Idol.”…..

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/events/s_504577.html

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Is the Price We Pay for a Menu of So Many Channels

Kinga Tompos, a graduate student at DePaul University, said she did not believe the news when she first heard it in the student center. But when she found out it was true, she was ecstatic.

Sanjaya, of course, is Sanjaya Malakar, by wide consensus the worst contestant ever to get into the final rounds of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  And for those of you (like me), who never really got interested in the reality television fad, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is a singing contest that runs on Fox. It also happens to be the most popular show on television….

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/26/business/26scene.html?ref=business

Bucky Covington debuts at No. 1

Former Hamlet body shop employee Bucky Covington lost last season on “American Idol,” but that didn’t stop him from having the nation’s top-selling country record this week.

Fellow “Idol” vets Kellie Pickler and Chris Daughtry also hit No. 1 on the charts in the past six months.

http://www.charlotte.com/217/story/99434.html

Kirsten likes to party all the time

…
Just when you thought American Idol couldn’t get any more crass, manipulative and commercial: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says Sanjaya Malakar didn’t really want to sing Bonnie Raitt’s song Something to Talk About, the tune that got him eliminated.

His first choice, he said, was Janis Joplin’s number Mercedes Benz, but the producers vetoed that since Ford is a sponsor of the show.
…

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/story.html?id=b88962ae-a438-484b-83ac-1834792a39de

Soà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..no Borat, no Harry Potterà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..who else didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t show up that they hyped?

I was wondering that too, Steve-O. :ponder_tb:

Hicks brightens autistic boy’s life
Meets with family before concert at Rialto

Joshua Good, 12, thought they were going to dinner as a treat for his 10-year-old autistic brother who will have surgery today.

Joshua and Jonah were going to meet American Idol’s Taylor Hicks before watching him perform in concert Wednesday night.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/entertainment/358924,4_1_JO26_TAYLORHICKS_S1.article

Good Look or Hood Look: New Videos By Fantasia and Mya
Fantasia just dropped the second video from her self titled CD– “When I See You”.

http://blogs.sohh.com/soul/archives/2007/04/good_look_or_ho_9.html

“Idol Gives Back, or Elvis Is In the Building”

It was a magic night, to be sure.

In a benefit for famine relief at home and abroad, “American Idol” demonstrated not only great compassion for the downtrodden of the world, but also the producers’ bottomless capacity for playing with people’s heads…..

http://blogs.theledger.com/default.asp?item=580759

Idols Celine and Annie give back for charity

Simon Cowell’s American Idol show may be about stars in the making, but there were plenty of established idols appearing on Wednesday night’s special charity show Idol Gives Back. Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion had audiences doing a double take as she performed a duet of If I Can Dream alongside a hologram of Elvis Presley, while Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox and Simon’s classical boy band Il Divo also showed off their vocal talents in aid of a good cause……

http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/2007/04/26/american-idol-celine/

Singer/songwriter Tomlin collects most Doves
Top gospel group is Casting Crowns

…Opening the show was a powerful performance by TobyMac, Kirk Franklin and American Idol standout Mandisa. The trio performed TobyMac’s song Lose My Soul with the help of a choir that filled the aisles…

http://www.ashlandcitytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/ENTERTAINMENT01/704260411

‘American Idol’ contestant has roots in Thousand Oaks

Local girl and “American Idol” Top 16 finalist, Sabrina Sloan has insight into what’s going on behind the scenes of the top-rated TV show….

http://www.toacorn.com/news/2007/0426/Community/024.html

Celine Dion stuns America with Elvis duet

Celine Dion made TV history in America last night when she performed live with Elvis Presley.

The late rocker appeared in hologram form for the breathtaking duet of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹If I Can Dreamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ with Dion, leaving many audience members stunned and convinced they were seeing a ghost.

http://www.showbizspy.com/2007/04/26/celine-dion-stuns-america-with-elvis-duet/

Wow! $30M surely is a LOT of money. Is it, however, a good enough amount raised under these circumstances? Was there a target amount mentioned?

Bucky Covington Debuts at #1
Idol finalist scores biggest unit debut from a new male country artist in 15 years

Yay, Bucky! :clap_tb:

Elliott: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I just have new teeth,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  the ex-snaggle-tooth said. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know why everyone wants to talk about it.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Elliott finally gets tired of (or vocal about) the damn topic. lol

They actually did the Elvis-Celine number??? How was it?

This is old (dated april 24) but interesting (Lisa B, sorry if you had posted this already…).

I was glancing at the Mediabase charts this morning, and noticed something pretty remarkable — now that Elliott Yamin’s “Wait for You” has entered the Top 40 Pop chart, there are now a whopping SIX songs from former American Idol contestants on this chart. That is 15% — astounding by any measure. The six songs on this chart are:

7. Daughtry, “It’s Not Over”
14. Carrie Underwood, “Before He Cheats”
21. Daughtry, “Home”
23. Kelly Clarkson, “Never Again”
27. Katharine McPhee, “Over It”
40. Elliott Yamin, “Wait For You”

Wow.

The radio airplay domination doesn’t end there…there are 12 (twelve!) former Idols with a song on either the Pop, Hot AC, AC, Urban AC, or Country charts (including all five of the show’s winners), and 15 different songs overall. What does this prove? Anyone who suggests that Idol isn’t having a huge influence on the music biz is full of crap!…

http://americanidolamericanidol.blogspot.com/2007/04/former-idols-account-for-15-of-pops-top.html

Talkin’ to myself and feelin’ old
Sometimes I’d like to quit…

Oh, indeed, mj’s…i wish I could quit you.

Worse than grovers, I say. Sigh.

Good morning everyone..And thank you Lisa B

Purple, not completely understanding how a Hologram works, I was confused as to what the LIVE audience was seeing, if anything, as the television audience was viewing Elvis standing and singing next to Celine..
I thought they did a good job though..Elvis did say: “Thank you, thank you very much” at the end of the performance. LOL

Finally! Hi, emeralgem.

I have no idea myself how a hologram works, but it’s nice to know it wasn’t a disastrous TV viewing experience.

For Canadian E fans:

Elliot Yamin American Idol finalist sings tunes from self-titled debut, with Elliott Yamin. Commodore Ballroom, June 9, 9:30 pm, $22.50, 604-280-4444

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastlife/story.html?id=31e2946f-3a75-4c25-8cf7-32eec2e09319

Elliott hit #38 on the Top 40 charts. Three of last year’s Top 40 have current hits on that chart. The exception is the winner. So tell me why winning matters. Plus the show is treating the winner like carp. Congrats to Bucky for an awesome first week. Unbelievable numbers for an 8th? place finisher.

Purple, not completely understanding how a Hologram works, I was confused as to what the LIVE audience was seeing, if anything, as the television audience was viewing Elvis standing and singing next to Celine..

I’m pretty sure it was a pre-taped performance of Celine…and they added Elvis afterwards….like Paula dancing with MC Scat Cat or Fred Astaire…..Sanjaya was in the background, I noticed….so I’m thinking they recorded it before he got voted off.

There was an Elvis impersonator on stage with Celine (lipsynching, of course) and the hologram was superimposed in recording.

How a hologram works:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hologram

After Phil’s performance in the group number yesteday, I am back to:

Go Team Indifference!!!!

I am adding something that makes me happy, just to start the day right:

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

Okay, I just rewatched….lol, there are definately 7 contestants on the stage behind Celine and Elvis…..HI SANJAYA!! So, yeah, I’m positive it was pre-recorded

So Ricky was wrong with the spoilers, he didn’t tell us there was no one leaving.

Top 6 Results

And I was right!

http://mjsbigblog.com/?p=2167&cp=4#comment-65379

You were totally right Lisa!! weeeeeeee!

Are my eyes deceiving me, or is Ricky actually cute?

Straight and Swinging.
That’s Ricky, huh?

Anyone else ticked off that AI has lost the ability to schedule correctly. I totally missed recording Bono’s song because it went past the hour. On the good side, I didn’t have to listen to Jordin caterwaul on it, on the bad side I missed Blake and Phil doing a great job on that crummy song.

I wonder how they will edit the show for broadcasting here?

I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have to listen to Jordin caterwaul on it,

OMG, she was so bad on that song, they should have thrown her off for that performance alone.

Are my eyes deceiving me, or is Ricky actually cute?

Is no one is safe from the vampire?

Well, AI has lost me as a viewer. I actually decided I would try to watch 2 hrs of this cheesy show. I watched the credits so I could see Taylor like I have done this season. Well, no Taylor!!

That was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. Whether AI likes Taylor or not, he still won last year and deserves the same recognition as the other winners.

I’m still going to visit my favorite blog. This is a great place for info about the finalists from AI5 and how their careers are going. Plus my life would not be complete without my daily dose of JJ/Metta insults! :wacko_tb:

Lisa B – Did you get the email I asked MJ to forward to you? If I don’t hear from you soon, I’m going to auction off your AUTOGRAPHED copy of In Your Time on ebay

So did AI jump the shark last night?

Seems as though they still needed ‘The Sanjaya Effect’, he could have easily been edited out of the recorded performances.

Slow media day AI wise, especially considering the build up to this special. It will be interesting to see the ratings.

Metta, I have no email.

I emailed MJ with my details to forward onto you on Monday.

You know, I never got around to watching the show last night. I got a few phone calls, and then decided to watch “Lost” and go to bed. But what’s this about Taylor not being in the credits anymore?

I am adding something that makes me happy, just to start the day right:

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

This buys you 10 snark-free minutes. *looks at watch, taps foot*

Covington tops country charts

If you wanted another indication of the power of “American Idol,” try this: The top country artist in the country this week is Bucky Covington. Covington, who finished eighth on last season’s “Idol,” sold 61,000 copies of his self-titled Lyric Street debut album…..

http://www.theolympian.com/105/story/90072.html

Lisa B – Okay, I’ll shoot her an email to remind her to send the info along.

Thank you Metta.

There was an Elvis impersonator on stage with Celine (lipsynching, of course) and the hologram was superimposed in recording.
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I don’t think that was an Elvis impersonator.. That performance was done by ELVIS back in 68, I believe… I have seen that performance by Elvis on youtube…

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that was an Elvis impersonator.. That performance was done by ELVIS back in 68, I believeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I have seen that performance by Elvis on youtubeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

The live audience had an impersonator, the tv audience had the real one.

Stev-o, or anyone please post the link to the Celine -
Elvis performance if you will? Thank you.

Em – I just have it on my DVR…dunno if it’s up on YouTube yet

Nvm – here it is

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kpH7BlYsdGI

isa B Apr 26th, 2007 at 8:15 am

I wonder how they will edit the show for broadcasting here?

For one, they will cut out that whole opening re-do Seacrest had to do live, plus some goof-up in the middle. That should bring the show in at under 2 hours.

Lisa – maybe you’ll get to see Borat and Daniel Ratcliffe! lol, you should let us know if you do

The live audience had an impersonator, the tv audience had the real one.
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Thanks LIsa B for clearing that up, and thanks Stev-o for the link.. Going to watch now..

For one, they will cut out that whole opening re-do Seacrest had to do live, plus some goof-up in the middle. That should bring the show in at under 2 hours.

Alot less all the phone numbers and sponsorships/advertising will be cut. I wonder if we’ll get the second show at all?

Is it just me or was Elliott Yamin’s version of If I Can Dream a thousand times superior to Celine’s?

AI has officially become a sideshow..Next week they will be promising us talking dogs and bearded ladies..One would think that after seven years AI would be able to put on a charity event that did not feel like we were being manipulated at every turn.

What, was Taylor on last night? What are we talking about him not being in the show’s credits. Fox News used his time with the kids last week at The Beacon to help plug AI’s Idol give back..So they are still associating him with show…Sadly…

Honestly, AI is going downhill and and fast, IMO. If I was Taylor, I would hope they would not ask me back. Let them go on parading their instant success stories like trophies across their stage. I guess Ruben, Clay, nor Fantasia sold enough to be invited to their little Idol Gives Back party..

Kelly Clarkson – Idol Gives Back

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-nKe-JLDE3w

Kat Apr 26th, 2007 at 8:29 am

But whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s this about Taylor not being in the credits anymore?

I watch the opening credits just ’cause I like to see Taylor [I know it is fangirly]. Anyway, last night he is not in the opening credits. Maybe it was just for the charity show, but it should not have happened even for that. And I’m not making a big deal about the one thing, I have been unhappy with his treatment since this season began. Good thing I don’t have a gun permit :guns_tb:

Lisa, I noticed, too, that Taylor was gone from the opening montage. Actually, I expected for this to happen sooner than it did.

Not to be a cynic, but the be a cynic. I had a problem with last night. I know the intentions were good, but it all felt so staged and you could almost see a director, behind camera, saying “OK, now, kids let’s all cry, please. We need some touching footage here. Just look at Mr. Cowell. That should do it.”

You really could see a lot of “Why is this big person hugging me?” in the eyes of some of those people.

I will give Idol props for trying, but, as usual, it was handled in a clunky sort of way.

Some really nice performances mixed in with everything else. Kelly C and Jeff Beck were great. Ditto the Celine/Elvis CGI thingy. The Simpson’s bit was classic.

Both the Bono song and the Quincy Jones songs were standard “We are the World” pablum fare, but the kids did good work on both. They all harmonize quite well together.

And, though I didn’t feel cheated by no one being sent home (Excellent call on that one, Lisa B!), I wondered about some folks feeling duped by the final call on that. (And poor Jordin!)

I am glad AI raised money and some awareness and got their heads out of their asses for one week on Idol. I hope the funds find their way to where they are actually used as they were intended.

I like to see Taylor [I know it is fangirly].

There’s something wrong with that?

Someone else mentioned yesterday that he was no longer in the opening sequence. It’s strangely fitting, actually. I understand why its upsetting to some, but in the big scheme of things, it doesn’t matter. He’ll be fine without continued association with the circus.

(And poor Jordin!)

I think they all knew about it beforehand….I mean…the smile and little eyebrow raise from Chris R to Jordin and then Jordin’s big smile pretty much gave it away that they knew. Not to mention Phils big goofy grin.

I had a problem with last night. I know the intentions were good, but it all felt so staged and you could almost see a director, behind camera, saying à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“OK, now, kids letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all cry, please. We need some touching footage here. Just look at Mr. Cowell. That should do it.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

This project made me very uncomfortable. The whole self-contratulatory aspect of it. Feels like they are exploiting Africans and others so that they can look good–and win an Emmy in the process.

I think they all knew about it beforehandà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I meanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦the smile and little eyebrow raise from Chris R to Jordin and then Jordinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s big smile pretty much gave it away that they knew. Not to mention Phils big goofy smile.
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Then what was up with Jordin and ALL the crocodile tears? Sheesh.

I think they all knew about it beforehandà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I meanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦the smile and little eyebrow raise from Chris R to Jordin and then Jordinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s big smile pretty much gave it away that they knew. Not to mention Phils big goofy grin.

Then she did some good acting. Honestly, I was only half-watching as it was, so I may have missed that bit.

Then what was up with Jordin and ALL the crocodile tears? Sheesh.

I’m so glad for DVR’s…..I just rewatched the end, and you are right, Jordin was crying a lot…I hadn’t noticed that…well…who knows….but the eyebrow raise from Chris was really odd then..

But, you know…..Jordin cries A LOT

Nothing wrong with being fangirly about Taylor. That is one of the fun parts about being a Taylor fan :wub_tb:

And I am glad that AI is distancing itself from Taylor. Saves him the trouble. It just hit me wrong last night. I guess I felt really manipulated for the first time and I don’t like being manipulated anymore. :thumbdown_tb:

I don’t know… for some reason the more I watch this show, I find myself singing…What Kinda Fool Do You Think I Am?

“The Simpsons” American Idol

http://youtube.com/watch?v=T5B94LX9nwQ

Metta Apr 26th, 2007 at 8:51 am

Is it just me or was Elliott Yaminà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s version of If I Can Dream a thousand times superior to Celineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s?

It’s not just you. Elliott’s performance of that song was one of my favorites from season 5. Plus I don’t like Celine Dion.

Holy tamales! Hide the children! My husband, son, and I made a collective OMG when Paula came out on stage. She was well-propped!

I don’t think for an incey second that the kids thought they were going home. Carefully observe Jordin’s mannerisms when she was in the bottom 2. It was all staged people! Only the family members weren’t in the Most Shocking Elimination Ever! farce. As soon as Ryan said that at the top of the show, I knew that nobody was going home.

I think Jack Black had more stage presence than any of the top 6, and he sang pretty darn good, too. Even though this top six is in a weird sort of way growing on me. Not that I would buy any albums or go to the Idol concert. I’m still waiting for Nicole Tranquillo to make it big!

I guess I felt really manipulated for the first time and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like being manipulated anymore.
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Well, under those circumstances, consider AI a good thing then..It’s teaching many of us a lesson thats beneficial to our survival..

Metta Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:03 am

This project made me very uncomfortable. The whole self-contratulatory aspect of it. Feels like they are exploiting Africans and others so that they can look goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’and win an Emmy in the process.

It made me uncomfortable and I didn’t watch it. Real charity is performing an act to actually help and not seeking credit for it. There are other celebrities who have done charitable acts without all the hoopla. They may get publicity for it, but they don’t have a two hour show saying look at what we did :sick_ee:

Who else loved Jack Black in School of Rock? One of my fave comedies ever!

This Household are HUGE Jack Black fans.

Jack Black needs to email me….hee

C’mon Jack…I’ll hook you up with Sligh….lets get that Tenacious D and HPF tour going

I enjoyed that show too, Metta. I thought he was funny last night.

I was waiting for someone to be upset that Taylor wasn’t featured last night on the show but didn’t think it would be about him not being in the credits. :huh_tb:

I agree now that the idols must have either known or had an inkling that nobody was going home although last night I didn’t think Jordin knew. I have to agree with the article that pointed out that they could hardly have kicked someone out and then asked their fans to donate. :smile1_tb:

I watch the opening credits just à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢cause I like to see Taylor [I know it is fangirly].

Lisa, see it as a blessing in disguise..Trust me on this one.

Well, if he’s out, he’s out. I’ll see what happens next week (I guess anything’s possible with them needing to save time on this charity thing). I’ll definitely say that Taylor owes these people absolutely nothing. And I’ll be glad when he gets as far away from them as he can, if all this is true. But it’s very insulting to me that TPTB believe that they can make their viewers–lots of whom voted for the guy, in case they’re forgetting–forget who won. Sad.

School of Rock is awesome! It is right up with all my other favorite movies. Just love Joan Cusack, too.

Metta Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:03 am

This project made me very uncomfortable. The whole self-contratulatory aspect of it. Feels like they are exploiting Africans and others so that they can look goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’and win an Emmy in the process.

There was much about last nights carpy show to be unhappy about. Many of the advertised guests never materialized, Bono was a let down, The guest performances were not up to Idol standards, many of the past Idols were ignored or crapped on, no elimination, and on and on. Even the final montage of the children saying thank you was so wrong. Did you notice that all of the children were visible minorities? Where were the Appalachian children in that?

I was pissed on Taylor’s behalf and many other Idol alumni. They would have put on a much better show. To not even acknowledge them was so insulting. The AI audience would have appreciated seeing more of the guys from past seasons blowing the roof off with their talent than these people that showed up just to shill their products. Some of them weren’t even good enough to pass an AI audition. Annie Lennox has some good songs but I was pissed that she attempted Bridge Over Troubled Water. That should have been Clay, his version is amazing and Annie’s, I hate to say it, was painful. Blechhh! I’m feeling ripped off and cranky.

Good morning again to everyone except Metta. I actually only watched the last 10 minutes of the show. Sigh….. I had to watch my Rangers lose in the 2nd round of the playoffs, after going to kickboxing. (I figured it worked for one ass kicking, I might need it again)

Anyway, I saw the group number. As you all are aware, I am not a fan of Melinda. I think she is fake, boring, has no personality or performance skills. However, I cannot deny that she is the best technical singer in the group. AI has really been pimping Jordin. I think they made a big mistake last night. Having Jordin and Melinda do a mini-duet, highlighted Jordin’s flaws, big time.

Go Team Indifference!!!

Something else to make me happy:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5_1RqyNdzbE

I love Annie Lennox, she is still absolutely gorgeous, but her voice is gone.

I hope these kids understand the legends they have gotten to work with. What upcoming artists have gotten to work with Diana Ross, Tony Bennett and Bono?

I didn’t notice the credits, either night. However, if they have truly taken Taylor out of the credits, that is bush.

sexygirl Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:20 am

Lisa, see it as a blessing in disguise..Trust me on this one.

I will in the long run. To be honest, there is some carp going on in my life right now and my tolerance for bullsh*t is non-existant at this point in time. :flush_tb:

Think I’ll go watch a couple of Taylor vids and feel better :wub_tb:

steve-o-meter Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:18 am

Cà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢mon Jackà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll hook you up with Slighà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.lets get that Tenacious D and HPF tour going

Okay, Steve, please explain this to me. I thought I kept up with things fairly well, but this escapes me.

Staying Alive American Idol Music Video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_iJQ2iJuAOU

Lisa – I run the official Chris Sligh fansite…..Jack Black gave a shout out to ‘the chubby dude’ on Leno the other night saying that Sligh was his favorite and last night Jack sang ‘Kiss from a Rose’ which was Sligh’s audition song

I’m just being silly saying they should hook up….through ME of course…cuz I loves me some Jack Black

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just being silly saying they should hook upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.through ME of courseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦cuz I loves me some Jack Black

Can you get me something autographed, to sell on ebay?

Think Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll go watch a couple of Taylor vids and feel better

Works for me. That or rewatching the vids of JJ’s a$$-kicking in slo mo.

I’m sure that when the regular show returns next week, Taylor will be back in the credits. I don’t think this is something to hand wring over. And if you must, I’m sure there are some very very long threads devoted to the subject at Taylor’s various fan boards…

Can you get me something autographed, to sell on ebay?

Well, you can enter my Sligh look-alike contest to win some autographed stuff…I’m actually getting my first autographed stuff in the mail sometime this weekend, looking forward to it

To Soul Patrolers, here’s something to brighten your day…

IDOL GIVES BACK, but Taylor does it in his own personal way…

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/entertainment/358924,4_1_JO26_TAYLORHICKS_S1.article

Title :

Hicks brightens autistic boy’s life
Meets with family before concert at Rialto

Here ya go JJ

Autographed Chris Sligh Microphone

Only $125!

Of course…you were looking to sell, not buy, huh?

So, are there a bunch of television booking agents scrambling this morning to fill slots that the booted Idol was supposed to be in this week/next week? Will they feel charitable next week when they have two bootees offered to them for their shows? Will they just pick the more interesting one?

Post-boot press tours are one of the ways that Idols use to help to set the tone, expose themselves to new audiences and to, hopefully, establish a career. Will those that get booted next week get short shrifted? Sure, the runner-up/winner also share the same week of press tours, but at that point, they are such big news, they both get a lot more coverage than any of the previous boots.

I guess they do get another week on television’ss highest rated show.

I hate the vote roll over though. The top voters are saved from elimination for two weeks and the lower vote getters this week will be scrambling amongst themselves. The shear volume of votes this week will be hard to overcome, so the person in 5th this week will have a tough time not getting eliminated next week even if they have a great performance. In a year when voting blocks are small and performances really seem to be a large deciding factor in who goes home, it’s kind of unfortunate.

But, I guess it fundamentally doesn’t matter when you go home. Last year’s sixth place finisher got a better contract than the fifth place finisher.

Are we going to the two song format next week as we would normally do with Top 5 night? I like it when we go to the multiple performances a night because we get to see who can build a cohesive yet varying concert and who is a one trick pony.

Here’s another great article to complement the above one for Soul Patrolers, from the Kansas City Star :

http://www.topix.net/content/kri/4079406364370596971803819624153615967368

While this season’s ‘American Idol’ was dealing with the tyranny of a teen who could not sing, last year’s winner was involved with more personal issues, like his first real tour. Taylor Hicks, who was crowned ‘Idol’ king in May 2006, launched his North American tour in February.

If he has been plugged in to this year’s ‘Idol’ drama, he’s not letting on. The name ‘Sanjaya’ may be familiar to Tibetan monks in Nepal and prisoners in isolation at Guantanamo, but not so much in the Hicks camp, where the focus is on honing the live show he puts on four times a week. From a tour stop in New Jersey recently, he spoke briefly about his life as an ‘Idol’ winner.

I disagree that they should have had former idols perform on the show instead of celebrities. That wouldn’t have brought non-Idol viewers in to see who was there and hopefully donate. I liked that Kelly C performed and even that Carrie was in the video. Maybe they did ask the other winners but they were too busy? The thing is, once your show is over there doesn’t have to be fairness in how they divvy up screen time. I haven’t had a favorite win since season 1 though. :laugh_tb:

To Soul Patrolers, hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s something to brighten your dayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

What if I’m just an Interested Party?

Of courseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦you were looking to sell, not buy, huh?

I was actually looking for you to give me something, for free, just because you love me. That way I can profit off of it. Hell, I profited off a dead man, why not Chris Sligh or Jack Black.

I like it when we go to the multiple performances a night because we get to see who can build a cohesive yet varying concert and who is a one trick pony.

I agree with the Canuck!

I was so weirded out by “Elvis” I couldn’t watch. Maybe I’ll check it on youtube later. One of my fav Elliott performances from last year though. Taylor should have a party when they crown the new winner. He’s handled the shabby treatment with alot of dignity. If I wasn’t hooked on the show last year (and this blog) I wouldn’t be watching this year. To be honest, all the time I spent watching the show this year feels like a total waste since none of the singers interest me. I just can’t make myself watch it anymore but I’m still into this place so I hope I’m still allowed to come here and carp. (Although I might want to see if DAUGHTRY comes back on rock nite.)

steve-o-meter Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:30 am

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just being silly saying they should hook upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.through ME of courseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦cuz I loves me some Jack Black

Nothing wrong with being silly. I think its good for our emotional and physical well-being. And now I understand the reference.

Metta Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:35 am

Works for me. That or rewatching the vids of JJà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a$$-kicking in slo mo.

Well, I don’t have the a**kicking video. Guess I will have to settle for Taylor :smile2_ee:

I was actually looking for you to give me something, for free, just because you love me. That way I can profit off of it. Hell, I profited off a dead man, why not Chris Sligh or Jack Black.

LOL, well…we shall see JJ…I’ve never even met the man and one of the fans actually got him to sign a bunch of stuff just for moi, so I’m really happy about that.

Who is this dead man you speak of?

I was actually looking for you to give me something, for free, just because you love me. That way I can profit off of it. Hell, I profited off a dead man, why not Chris Sligh or Jack Black.

And the scary thing is that this woman has minors under her influence.

mj Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:36 am

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure that when the regular show returns next week, Taylor will be back in the credits. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think this is something to hand wring over. And if you must, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure there are some very very long threads devoted to the subject at Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s various fan boardsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

That’s why i did it here. I don’t want to do a lot of hand wringing. I just wanted to make a short vent and thought this was a safe place to do that.

Now I’m interested in getting a copy of the a**kicking video. Name your price, Metta.

Who is this dead man you speak of?

I had tickets to see James Brown. Unfortunately, the concert was 2 days after he died. I got a full refund from the venue and sold the tickets for $200 on ebay.

I had tickets to see James Brown. Unfortunately, the concert was 2 days after he died. I got a full refund from the venue and sold the tickets for $200 on ebay.

That’s awesome! I sell on ye ol’ ebay too…my name here is my username over there…I have a store, am a powerseller and sell vintage jools

Do you sell regularly over there?

To Soul Patrolers, hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s something to brighten your dayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

IDOL GIVES BACK, but Taylor does it in his own personal way

Obviously I waste my time in the mornings.

But there again I don’t post only personal favourites or make ridiculous call outs.

I must be on the wrong blog.

Do you sell regularly over there?

I’m working my way up. Unfortunately, I need a full time job, and it has been very hectic lately. So, I haven’t had the time to fully work on it. That is my goal though.

Lisa,

I’m sorry I missed your post. I hope you are more forgiving than that (after all, it’s charity week).

Lisa B Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:54 am

To Soul Patrolers, hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s something to brighten your dayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
IDOL GIVES BACK, but Taylor does it in his own personal way
Obviously I waste my time in the mornings.

No you don’t. I read your post about it. I always check your posts for articles about my favorites. Please continue to post. :wub_tb:

Fox, of course, dominated Wednesday with the special two-hour edition of American Idol: Idol Gives Back, a concert for charity, at a 16.2 rating/25 share from 8-10 p.m.

Here is the half-hour overnight breakdown of American Idol:

8:00 p.m. 13.7/23 (#1)
8:30 p.m. 15.5/24 (#1)
9:00 p.m. 17.4/26 (#1)
9:30 p.m. 18.3/27 (#1)

I think…..that Clay Aiken is coming on the Today show in a minute….

I think that’s him…he looked kinda chubby, and I don’t really know anything about him

Normally, I would post some boot statistics this morning, but there are no new ones. So, I’ll just mention some performance Stats:

1. Every person still in the competition has performed first or last at least once.

2. People who have performed first twice: Blake, Phil

3. People who have performed last twice: Melinda, Lakisha, Jordin

4. Person who has never performed last in the finals: Phil

5. Person who has never performed first in the finals: Jordin

6. Person who has performed last twice in the finals: Jordin

There have been 10 performance nights so far. 72% of boots occur to performers in the first half, so it is generally considered less advantageous to perform in the first half.

Times performed in the first half:
6 – Chris
5 – Lakisha, Melinda, Phil
4 – Blake
3 – Jordin

Since the finals have begun (7 performances), Jordin has performed in the first half once.

JJ Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:52 am

I got a full refund from the venue and sold the tickets for $200 on ebay.

What kind of idiot would pay $200 for tickets to a non-existant concert? :dunce_tb:

But kudos to you JJ for doing it.

What??? Clay was on the Today Show!!! Crap. I missed it.

Did you watch it, steve-o-meter? What did I miss?

LisaB, I read your link on that story earlier & appreciated it!

I couldn’t get thru the show last night. I saw most of the first hour, while still channel flipping while performers I didn’t care about came on (Il Divo?). Then I realized I was actually watching a telethon only because it had the IA name attached, realized I never watched last week’s Lost & watched that instead. Checked out the last few minutes on the DVR to see who was voted off & saw that folks who speculated there would be no elimination were correct. But I’m glad they are dumping 2 next week as I don’t want this season dragged out any longer than need be. Right now I’m just waiting for a bit of Taylor on the finale. Sanjaya was the only reason to watch this year, and last night’s best bits that I saw were the “if everyone who voted for Sanjaya gave $1″ and, of course, Paula’s squeezed melons.

LBB – Time you learnt to read and I’ve given plenty, so less of the sarcasm.

Now Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m interested in getting a copy of the a**kicking video. Name your price, Metta.

No matter what you offer, JJ will pay me more to keep her humiliation under wraps.

Thanks Kirsten! I love this information!

What??? Clay was on the Today Show!!! Crap. I missed it.

Well, I think the Today show is live….he hasn’t been on YET here…they just kinda showed him and said he was coming up…

Kirsten – Do you agree that Jordin is being pimped? Or are there a couple of people TPTB are championing?

What kind of idiot would pay $200 for tickets to a non-existant concert?

Actually, it was someone who runs a “rock-n-roll” ice cream shop. He has memorabilia all over the shop.

No matter what you offer, JJ will pay me more to keep her humiliation under wraps.

Poor Metta. Have you seen that neurologist yet?

Thanks, steve-o-meter, It’s already over here.

Metta Apr 26th, 2007 at 10:05 am

No matter what you offer, JJ will pay me more to keep her humiliation under wraps.

That’s true. Oh, well. Guess I’ll just have to use my over-active imagination. On second thought, I use that for Taylor daydreams. I’ll pass.

I had tickets to see James Brown. Unfortunately, the concert was 2 days after he died. I got a full refund from the venue and sold the tickets for $200 on ebay.

They’ll be collectors items worth a packet in years to come.

What kind of idiot would pay $200 for tickets to a non-existant concert?

What kind of scalawag would make a profit off the passing of a beloved music legend?

What kind of scalawag would make a profit off the passing of a beloved music legend?

One who dosen’t throw money away stalking Taylor.

One who dosenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t throw money away stalking Taylor.

So you ARE respecting the restraining order. Good for you!

Good comeback Metta. :lol_tb:

I call that a draw!

So you ARE respecting the restraining order. Good for you!

Just because that was funny, I give you a present, something that reminds me of you:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OMSic0V-Xww

Good comeback Metta

See, you are just kissing her ass because she is holding IYT hostage. I have no idea when she would have had the time to really buy it, she was too busy throwing her panties on stage.

Clay is talking about his trip to Afghanistan

Comic Relief – Ricky Sheds a Tear

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rn4spwGc4CU

I have no idea when she would have had the time to really buy it, she was too busy throwing her panties on stage.

Whatever rocks her boat JJ, I just hope they were clean!

Kirsten – Do you agree that Jordin is being pimped? Or are there a couple of people TPTB are championing?

I think that it is pretty clear that Jordin is TCO.

She probably will go first next week, but it won’t matter. Even if she totally messes up (and the judges may actually call her on it for once), she got enough votes this week that she is safe (plus, she will be getting extra sympathy votes from this week because they gave the impression she was last and made her cry).

In fact, I’m willing to predict (so you can all laugh at me next week when I am wrong) that she will go first and regardless of how good she is, the judges will say something bad about her. That way they can say that they do criticize her. She’s so safe next week, she probably doesn’t even need to perform.

The next week, she will go third and they will say that she is back in the game.

I didn’t understand that last night. Jordin was laughing and grinning at Chris R. after he’s told he’s safe, then suddenly she’s crying.

I just hope they were clean!

See, thats the sad part.

steve-o-meter Apr 26th, 2007 at 10:21 am

I call that a draw!

Just like their a**kicking :lol_tb:

From everything I read on the blog, that is what happened. Either that or one of the two a**kickers bribed everyone not to reveal the real outcome.

JJ – Monty Python = hilarious

And in return, here’s a pic from the Beacon. Taylor about to leap into my arms. (Yes, that IS my hand – lol):

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

Gotta go run some errands. Later peeps!

Abilymom,
someone on IDF said they were at one of the shows and that they really let Jordin think she was going home and it dragged on for a while and that there was a 5 minute tape delay on the show and she had pulled it together and that what we saw was really edited. Don’t have a clue how true that is:)

Weelassie – I read that and it looked like a bunch of hooie to me

Metta: And in return, hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a pic from the Beacon. Taylor about to leap into my arms. (Yes, that IS my hand – lol):

Wow, you have nice hands.

And in return, hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a pic from the Beacon. Taylor about to leap into my arms. (Yes, that IS my hand – lol):

Looks to me like he is backing away in horror.

Wow, you have nice hands.

Too bad its the nicest part of her.

Kirsten Apr 26th, 2007 at 10:37 am

Wow, you have nice hands.

Well, anyone that looks like Halle Berry should have nice hands :clap_tb:

Abilymom
Apr 26th, 2007 at 10:30 am
I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t understand that last night. Jordin was laughing and grinning at Chris R. after heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s told heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s safe, then suddenly sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s crying.

They didn’t actually show Jordin crying until after that big, loooooong group hug. My theory is that they were squirting artificial tears into her eyes in the middle of that huddle! Kind of looked like they only got the right eye though!

My theory is that they were squirting artificial tears into her eyes in the middle of that huddle!

LOL, that’s a good theory…..I’ll take it!

Kind of looked like they only got the right eye though!

Ohhh, that reminds me of someone

Wow, you have nice hands.

All the better to smackdown JJ with! :wink_ee:

Jordin: “Do I cry now? How ’bout now? Now?”

I dunno, it seemed really fishy to me. Her reaction and laughter tells me she knew no one was going home.

Not that I really care. Go Team Indifference. Or don’t. Whatever. :blank_ee:

Wow! Carrie’s “I’ll Stand By You” is number 12 on iTunes this morning. It was just released yesterday as part of Idol Gives Back. Did they say if any of the proceeds were going to charity? I suspect that it is.

Kelly’s “Never Again” is number 2 and it was released on Tuesday.

All the better to smackdown JJ with!

too bad those hands didn’t come anywhere near me. Have you wondered why you only see her hands??? She was waving for help.

Fox, of course, dominated Wednesday with the special two-hour edition of American Idol: Idol Gives Back, a concert for charity, at a 16.2 rating/25 share from 8-10 p.m.

Tuesday’s performance show garnered a 15.9 rating, giving them 25.7 million viewers. Last night’s result extravaganza earned a 16.2 rating overall, and while the total numbers of viewers isn’t out yet – they should be out in an hour or so – I doubt a 16.2 will give them more viewers than AI5′s top 6 results show, which had 28.2 million viewers.

Oh, and one of the Hughs on last night’s show was arrested for throwing a can of baked beans. *giggles*
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070426/ap_en_mo/people_hugh_grant

I doubt a 16.2 will give them more viewers than AI5à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s top 6 results show, which had 28.2 million viewers.

I’d love it if they had disappointing ratings for this.

Signed,

Abilymom the Cynical

Kirsten
Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:40 am

Are we going to the two song format next week as we would normally do with Top 5 night? I like it when we go to the multiple performances a night because we get to see who can build a cohesive yet varying concert and who is a one trick pony.

Not only that but only 6 performances for an hour show leaves for a lot of filler.

Kirsten
Apr 26th, 2007 at 10:48 am
Wow! Carrieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll Stand By Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is number 12 on iTunes this morning. It was just released yesterday as part of Idol Gives Back. Did they say if any of the proceeds were going to charity? I suspect that it is.

That is impressive. Especially if itunes are 7 day rolling charts. I have seen some people on Pulse that claim that and from the way they behave it seems fairly reasonable (I would expect to see a lot more bouncing around if it was day by day).

I do think Ryan said last night that all of the proceeds from Carrie’s performance would go to charity (it probably is for all of the performances last night but I seem to remember him saying it specifically in relation to Carrie’s).

Lisa B
Apr 26th, 2007 at 8:38 am
I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that was an Elvis impersonator.. That performance was done by ELVIS back in 68, I believeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I have seen that performance by Elvis on youtubeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

The live audience had an impersonator, the tv audience had the real one.

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I have no idea what the live audience had because they prerecorded the part with Celine and Elvis. They enhanced his old video as much as possible and they made her video look worse to match it with his. I believe they taped this when Sanjaya was still on the show as I think he was with the group. It was pretaped just like Fergie was so I don’t know what they showed the audience. Would be interesting to hear exactly how they did it. But I read probably a week ago or more that it was already taped and that makes sense so they could digitally alter it.

1) I loved the Virtual Elvis and Celine duet. It was great how they did it. Elvis looked like he was right there on stage.

I’d like to understand the technical details of how it was done but the fact that they could do it more realistically than Princess Leia talking to Obi Wan Kenobi shows how far we’ve come.

Next — Natalie Cole should reprise UNFORGETTABLE with her dad using this same virtual technology.

That was great TV, Thanks idol, It’s good to watch as if Elvis were appearing live again….

2) Dunno if Jordin was play-acting or not, but if not, what they did to her was NOT RIGHT.

The better thing to do was for Ryan to tell Jordin and Chris to BOTH sit down at the same time and tell them both they’re safe as well. If there was no scripting, then they did Jordin wrong with this schtick they played on her.

Jack Black and Hugh Laurie were my favorite parts of the show:)

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Metta but, there is just NO EXCUSE for THIS

They had an Elvis impersonator stand next to her, and you can see the actual impersonator in the long shots.

Taylor Hicks performing a full version of IN THE GHETTO would have been appropriate for this show. Why didn’t they ask him to tape one performance for it ?

Wait… let me answer that — he’s no longer associated with the show /sarc

Jack Black and Hugh Laurie were my favorite parts of the show:)

I..I..I..I..missed Hugh Laurie????? Sigh…..

JJ Apr 26th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Jack Black and Hugh Laurie were my favorite parts of the show:)

I..I..I..I..missed Hugh Laurie????? Sighà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..

Don’t worry, even House couldn’t revive that tacky snoozefest!

I think they got the Elvis segment from this 1968 performance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n8sCK2PKlQ

I love Elvis

ahhh…apparently it’s ‘ask a doctor embarrassing questions’ day on Oprah today…always a fun show!

steve-o-meter Apr 26th, 2007 at 11:10 am

I love Elvis

ditto on loving the king :king_tb:

Personally, I hate re-animating the dead. They did not do the duet, they did not consent to the duet, don’t make them do the duet. I’m still mad that Dirt Devil made Fred Astaire “dance” with a vacuum cleaner.

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

For all that money they wasted putting that video together, I would have prefered they donated that money to charity and showed us Celine singing with the Elvis impersonator. Or find somebody who needs to boost their career and have them sing with Celine. Heck, have Hugh Laurie or Jack Black sing with Celine. Or Mr. Bean.

I hate wasteful things at charity events.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Metta but, there is just NO EXCUSE for THIS

It ruins my whole freakin’ day to defend Metta, but Boulder, it does look like she is about to smack her.

I..I..I..I..missed Hugh Laurie????? Sighà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..

Tada!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SlOdzVA8zH8

(That’s all you missed, I think, besides his brief appearance in the “Stayin’ Alive” video.)

It ruins my whole freakinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ day to defend Metta, but Boulder, it does look like she is about to smack her.

LOL…it does! She sure wouldn’t be clapping for her…would she?

Tada!!!

Thanks!!! Damn, he’s cute.

Heck, have Hugh Laurie or Jack Black sing with Celine.

Hugh Laurie is actually a very accomplished musician.

I really wish he would just sleep with Cuddy already.

Steve-o, I just read Sligh’s blog!!! I love what he wrote about Blake. I think he’s great for being so supportive of his fellow Idols.

I really wish he would just sleep with Cuddy already.

They alluded in one episode that they already have at some point…not that we got to see it….and…actually, I don’t want to, I think Cuddy is icky

I think Cuddy is icky

Really??? I think she is gorgeous.

Mornin all……………I didn’t watch the show last night, but was interested in the Celine/Elvis duet, so watched the youtube vid. Couldn’t help but think this: Elvis is my favorite of all time. In fact I was there to watch his career unfold. On this vid, his voice was raspy and kind of yelling. He showed so much emotion and was so sexy. He brought down the house. I have every record he ever made and saw him in concert several times. No wonder I like Taylor so much.
Idol articles in the Times this morning are getting responses from me, and there is nothing about Taylor in them. But the one article does wonder what is missing this season: PASSION, and creativity with the songs, is what is missing.

You should all watch the Ricky Gervais video I linked if you want entertaining.

Hugh Laurie is actually a very accomplished musician.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TBQAuw4NYLA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=O1-AHD9lalQ
http://youtube.com/watch?v=i0_sWsYcQM0

(I need very little encouragement to post links such as these…)

Really??? I think she is gorgeous.

As do I…

I disagree about the contestents lacking creativity this year, Madaboutu. Both Blake and Chris Sligh have rearranged songs this season. I know Blake has performed two ballads in a row, but if he had changed them up (country and inspiration), he would have been slammed. I’m hoping we get something Blake-ized this week, however!!!

One who dosenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t throw money away stalking Taylor.

So you ARE respecting the restraining order. Good for you!

Wow, it’s so good to see that the A** kicking draw that was called between JJ and Metta at The Beacon is not stopping them from entertaining us on this blog…

Steve-o, I just read Slighà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s blog!!! I love what he wrote about Blake. I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s great for being so supportive of his fellow Idols.

Can Chris Sligh = Love? Just for today? pleeeease

I’m starting to get a little freaked out. I am so starting to think that db is my long lost twin.

Can Chris Sligh = Love? Just for today? pleeeease

It depends on how many autographed items you get me.

pffffttttttt JJ

Sligh = Love.

I don’t need any autographs.

Hugh Laurie is actually a very accomplished musician.

He is. The guy is so talented. That’s why I suggested him and Jack Black as alternatives to a dead guy. They were both willing to donate time to the show and it would have been more interesting (and created more buzz) if they had done a duet with Celine. IMO. Even Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) can sing in his own fashion (he was Zazu in the “Lion King”).

PJ = Love!

:clap_tb:

Steveo, I was laughing about what he said about Jared and the snoring.

Yes, apparently Sligh snores loudly…..his wife is a saint.

Maybe he could endorse Breathright strips….hehe

I am so starting to think that db is my long lost twin.

Aside from the fact that my cleavage doesn’t drag me down, I turn red and crispy if left in the sun too long, and that that I was born in the 80s, we’re totally twins.

(I heart you, JJ. :smile_wp: Feel free to malign my name while I head off to work…)

ETA:

So, you act like me but look like Blake?

Aside from the blue eyes and blond hair, yup, sounds like it.

Aside from the fact that my cleavage doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t drag me down, I turn red and crispy if left in the sun too long, and that that I was born in the 80s, weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re totally twins.

My beautiful breasts do not drag me down, I am not pasty white and I am a bit older than you. So, you act like me but look like Blake?

Maybe he could endorse Breathright stripsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.hehe

Heh. There’s an endoresement out there for all of them.

Interesting what he said about Chris R’s songwriting abilities. Wonder if Chris R should stick to writing and not singing. :ponder_tb:

Anti-malarial bed nets: the $10 dollar insult
Giving nets rather than DDT to Africans sends a powerfully paternalistic message: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹You can hide from disease, but you cannot eradicate it.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

…In America, Africa Malaria Day was big this year. The First Lady, Laura Bush, has been heading a campaign to encourage every American to donate $10 to buy an anti-malarial bed net for an African child through the charities Nothing But Nets and Malaria No More. International celebrities have also been marshalled to help spread awareness about the cause. At the suggestion of screenwriter Richard Curtis (of Comic Relief and Love, Actually fame), music mogul Simon Fuller allowed campaigners to ask for contributions on two episodes of his hit show American Idol. Titled à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idol Gives Backà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, the shows featured celebrities such as pop star Gwen Stefani and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen pleading for money to help charities supporting the victims of Hurricane Katrina and to purchase anti-malarial nets for African kids…

http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/3200/

I think Cuddy is icky

Really??? I think she is gorgeous.

Lisa Edelstein is a beauty. Even JJ couldn’t get this one wrong.

Lisa B – Got your info from MJ. Will send out the cd tomorrow.

2) Dunno if Jordin was play-acting or not, but if not, what they did to her was NOT RIGHT.

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What they have done to many of the contestants isn’t right. But hey she signed on the dotted line just like the others, so why should she be exempt?

Even JJ couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get this one wrong.

I don’t get much wrong, so why would I be wrong here?

“American Idol” raises money, big ratings

How much money did “American Idol” raise Wednesday night? We’ll learn next week, Fox said Thursday.

The other network averages for the night: CBS with 9.5 million, ABC with 6.9 million, NBC with nearly 6 million and The CW with 3.4 million…..

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2007/04/american_idol_r.html

I think they got the Elvis segment from this 1968 performance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n8sCK2PKlQ

____________________

I said that earlier this morning..

Okay call me a sap, I actually enjoyed last night’s IGB, with the exception of the Celine duet with dead Elvis and Jordin’t adlibbing on American Prayer. Loved Kelly’s performance and Carrie’s, has Kelly gained weight or was that dress very unflattering?

Thanks Metta let me know how much I owe you.

Lisa B – Got your info from MJ. Will send out the cd tomorrow.

I wouldn’t trust that package, I can only imagine what she would put in it.

has Kelly gained weight or was that dress very unflattering?

I read an article once, that said no matter how hard they try to dress her up, she still looks like a pug. I think that about says it.

Thanks Metta let me know how much I owe you.

25 US dollars and your firstborn.

and your firstborn

Mother of the year wants another one???

Loved Kellyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance and Carrieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, has Kelly gained weight or was that dress very unflattering?
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I would say she has gained weight.. Something about her appearance, last night, reminded me of Linda Rondstant

Mother of the year wants another one???

Would you please keep your nose out of my financial affairs?

Well if you really want my firstborn, you’re welcome, he comes with pretty expensive running costs.

Lisa B – Well, first things first. How is his health? Has he fully recuperated from that accident? Caveat Emptor and all that – lol

Would you please keep your nose out of my financial affairs?

Sorry, please go on with your kidnapping attempts.

Oops Messed up here.

They didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t actually show Jordin crying until after that big, loooooong group hug. My theory is that they were squirting artificial tears into her eyes in the middle of that huddle! Kind of looked like they only got the right eye though!

Ohhh. Idol got me again!!!

Metta – He’s still on crutches with a knee brace set to 30 degree movement.
He has a hospital appointment tomorrow.

Btw, he’s chuffed about IYT (especially the autograph), he’s a TH fan.

Lisa B – Awwww, the poor baby! Okay, I’ll leave him out of the transaction.

Btw, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s chuffed about IYT (especially the autograph), heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a TH fan.

chuffed = elated

I looked it up. Isn’t the internet grand?

Btw, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s chuffed about IYT (especially the autograph), heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a TH fan.
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Does chuffed = ticked or pi$$ed?

Sorry about that ..read that one completely wrong…

Two-hour ‘Idol’ alone at top Wed.

A two-hour competition/fundraiser “American Idol” was the night’s top show in all key demographics, putting Fox atop the ratings heap for another night.

“Idol” averaged 26.4 million viewers and a 10 rating/26 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary data released Thursday by Nielsen Media Research. It rose from 21.6 million viewers at 8 p.m. to a peak of 30.2 million at 9:30 p.m….

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia6a9e35b18370c7b339799fb22a8d12c

Speculations Abound On Rosie’s Replacement

…Jay Leno led his monologue with a bunch of O’Donnell jokes. He said that O’Donnell leaving “The View” is such big news, they woke Walters up in the middle of the program to tell her.

Leno also said that “The View” is looking for someone chic and who can relate to the other women on the show to replace O’Donnell — and the front-runner is “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest…

http://www.theindychannel.com/entertainment/13196990/detail.html

I keep forgetting we speak a totally different language.

Hugh Grant/Laurie would use the word chuffed.

Yes elated, very happy, etc.

It was easily the nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s biggest show, and the audience grew as the fund-raiser went on.

Well, duh. People were tuning in to find out who was voted off.

Kelly has gained weight, AND that dress was unflattering. She sounded good, though.

See I keep forgetting we speak a totally different language.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9IzDbNFDdP4

But we can tell you that the two-hour program averaged 26.4 million viewers, according to preliminary ratings.

All those stars and the Top 6 results show was still down 8% from last year? It’s even down 6% from the Top 7 result this week.

Granted, it did get dragged down by the beginning numbers (perhaps they did not advertise it enough and people did not know to turn on their TVs at 8?). At the rate these guys are dropping, Grey’s Anatomy might be able to be the number 1 program for a few weeks during May sweeps.

For some reason Kelly reminds me of Janis Joplin. She has gained weight again. Too bad.

Good one JJ, Eddie never fails at making me laugh.

One thing that bugged me but that is ridiculous…….why did Chris wear a hoodie under his jacket? Supposedly he worked so hard to lose weight and then wears extra padding for no reason? He looked absurd.

Ohhh! Bloggers at L.A. Times are getting an earful/eyeful? on the AI show last night. Seems alot of people doubt AI’s sincerety. Wha?

It’s my understanding that a halogram is a “projection” of a 3d image. I saw this done at a Mt.St.Helen’s visitors center in Washington state…the stage is empty and then an image of a female forest ranger is projected and she looked real and in person as she described the volcanic eruption, but when they turned the projection off, she wasnt there. cool that is what i think was done last night. It’s weird to see but cool. no impersonator needed.

I was wondering about the hoodie under the suitcoat too. What a stupid idea.

Speaking of projecting the image of Elvis, this is really weird but did you notice how crooked his fingers were….

‘American Idol’: Tension has a new name – Idol Gives Back

Let it never be said the producers of “American Idol” donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t understand the keys to their own appeal. For the Idol Gives Back show they were faced with an impossible task: blend two hours of compassion for the planetà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s most wretched and downtrodden with their weekly results exercise in slow motion torture of their own contestants. One can imagine the despair the producers felt as they rolled up their sleeves and tried to puzzle out how they would raise concern HIV-ridden African children living 13 to a dirt-walled room and then cut to the real tears as a contestant is sent home…

…Post-script: Many are asking how the Celine/Elvis thing looked live in the Idoldome. Sadly, that piece was pre-recorded so we in the Dome watched it on a big TV screen along with everyone else.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2007/04/american_idol_t_1.html#more

Here is the behind the scenes filming report from EW for last night’s show:

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/04/on_the_scene_id_7.html#more

Behind the scene highlights:
- Ryan seemed more nervous than usual
- Chris seemed the most effected by the video clips that they showed
- recapper has started noticing a “special” connection between Chris and Melinda (will the shippers use “Mes”, “Mis” or “Chrilinda”?)
- Blake got the loudest cheer
- the crowd was told to tone down the cheering and sign waving because it was a somber night
- Sanjaya got lots of attention behind the scenes and told Debbie (the stage manager) that he doesn’t mind being the butt of Ellen’s jokes. Sanjaya also said that he was on the plane with Kathy Griffin and, when it was suggested that he would become part of her stand up, he said that he hoped so. When asked what was next, he said “à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I have a bunch of stuff right now, but I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really talk about it; youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll just have to watch TV to find out.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
- people in the audience didn’t seemed dismayed by the Celine/Elvis duet

LisaATL
Apr 26th, 2007 at 9:14 am

It made me uncomfortable and I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t watch it. Real charity is performing an act to actually help and not seeking credit for it. There are other celebrities who have done charitable acts without all the hoopla. They may get publicity for it, but they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have a two hour show saying look at what we did.

I hope you forgive the length of this post, but I think it goes along with the whole AI Gives Back charity thingie, and though I type fast, it did take a while to compile it. Hated to leave any of the celebrities out.

In the April 30 issue of OK magazine (the one with 3 page spread of Taylor), there is an article about “The Top 50 Charitable Stars” – it’s interesting to read some of the names and the amounts they have contributed! Here are names, “some” of their charities, and amounts:

50. Hilary Swank – United Planet – $45K
49. Eva Longoria – PADRES Centra El Cancer – $50K
48. Shakira – UNICEF – $55K
47. Halle Berry – Diabetes Aware Campaigne – $60K
46. Ricky Martin – UNICEF; Habitat for Humanity – $60K
45. Nick Lachey – Big Brothers, Big Sisters – $65K
44. Selma Hayek – Speak Out Against Domestic Violence – $75K
43. Charlize Theron – Africa Outreach; PETA – $180K
42. Scarlett Johansson – Oxfam; AIDS in Africa – $185K
41. Pamela Anderson – PETA – $300K
40. Hilary Duff – Red Cross for Katrina; USA Harvest – $250K
39. Nicole Kidman – Breast Cancer; UNICEF – $325K
38. Julianne Moore – Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance – $350K
37. Richard Gere – HIV childrens orphanage India – $400K
36. Molly Sims – Friends of El Faro – $400K
35. George Lopez – National Kidney Foundation – $500K
34. Kevin Bacon – sixdegrees.org – $550K
33. Paul McCartney – Adopt-A-Minefield; tsunami relief- 950K
32. Sandra Bullock – Hurricane Katrina Fund – $1M
31. Heather Mills – Adopt-A-Minefield; PETA – $1M
30. Celine Dion – Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – $1M
29. George Clooney – Darfur genocide – $1M
28. Will & Jada Smith – Will& Jada Smith Foundation – $1.25M
27. Steven Spielberg – Righteous Persons Foundation; – $1.5M
26. Sting – The Rainforest Foundation; MusiCares – $2M
25. Diddy – ONE; Children’s Hope Foundation; Katrina -$2M
24. Jackie Chan – Jackie Chan Charitable Fnd; UNICEF; $2M
23. Leonardo DiCaprio – Leonardo DiCaprio Fnd – $2.5M
22. Jon Bon Jovi – Darfur; Habitat for Humanity – $3M
21. Madonna – Children of Peace; AIDS Research – $3M
20. Nicolas Cage – Katrina Relief; Chrysalis; – $3M
19. Wyclef Jean – Yele Haiti – $3M
18. Angelina Jolie – Worldwide Orphans Foundation – $3.2M
17. Brad Pitt – Jolie-APitt Fdn; ONE; Global Green – $3.4M
16. David & Victoria Beckham – UNICEF; UK charities – $4M
15. Jessica Simpson – Operation Smile – $5.2M
14. Arnold Schwarzenegger – Special Olympics – $5.6M
13. Denis Leary – Leary Firefighters Foundation – $8M
12. Harry Connick Jr. – major Katrina fundraiser – $18M
11. Ellen DeGeneres – ASPCA; Second Harvest – $20M
10. Katie Couric – Colorectal Cancer Resrch – $28M
9. Jay Leno – Keep Memory Alive Fdn; Katrina – $50M
8. Oprah Winfrey – S.Africa Girls Academy – $60M
7. Lance Armstrong – Lance Armstrong Fdn – $90M
6. Michael J. Fox – Parkinson’s Research – $90M
5. Paul Newman – Newman’s Own Fdn; – $100M
4. Sheryl Crow – Dream Fdn; Cancer; Help USA – $122M
3. Bob Geldof – Live Aid 1985, Live 8 – $130M
2. Bono – One Campaign; DATA; Live 8 – $150M
1. Elton John – Elton John AIDS Foundation – $155M

They did project a picture of Elvis, they CGI’d him. I don’t think they turn up as well on TV, so thats why they’d use an impersonator. Especially for far away shots to make it look like Celine and Elvis were interacting. About 30 seconds into the song i just wanted to shove Celine out of the way and listen to Elvis sing. I think they did a really great job with it though. And for the Jordin thing, remember how when Haley was eliminated Phil was all smiles up until that point then he was shocked. I think for Jordin they said Chris was safe, so she was like i’m going home, and was holding it together behind a smile but then they say you’re safe as well and it’s almost like THANK YOU JESUS! I didn’t notice anything fishy about her crying? She’s 17 for christ sake.
I liked the show last night and took it for what it was, i didn’t watch to see if anyone wasn’t mentioned, i didn’t watch to see american idol screw up. I watched for entertainment and they delivered IMO. I loved all the performances they showed and i loved Annie’s performance of Bridge over Troubled Water (although my fav all time is Elvis’ version) but i think it was a great way to finish the night at the concert hall. Also Kelly sounded GREAT! I found it kinda weird that both Kelly and Carrie came from a show where they gained fame singing covers, then on the show they come back and sing covers again.

In the April 30 issue of OK magazine (the one with 3 page spread of Taylor),

Any caps of the article?

One of the USA Today Idol coaches also attended last night’s filming:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2007/04/coach_rona_atte.html#more

New tidbits:

- Everybody got one of Bonoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  wristband bracelets
- Ushers go around the audience with little cups to collect people’s chewing gum. No chewing gum allowed because it looks tacky.
- there were a bunch of blonde USC sorority sisters placed behind the judges for some reason (introduced by Ryan)
- Sanjaya got a lot of love
- Blake had the most signs (and the most fans 11-14)

Des, that’s an interesting list. Are those personal contributions or do they include fundraisers that they hosted? If those are personal conributions, I’m especially impressed with Denis Leary. He can’t possibly have the income of some of the people on that list yet he’s way up at 13.

Ken Barnes also has dates for Kelly’s summer tour. Tickets go on sale May 12:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2007/04/kelly_sets_summ.html

31. Heather Mills – Adopt-A-Minefield; PETA – $1M

Easy to donate when you’re using someone else’s money.

3. Bob Geldof – Live Aid 1985, Live 8 – $130M
2. Bono – One Campaign; DATA; Live 8 – $150M
1. Elton John – Elton John AIDS Foundation – $155M

These are not personal donations either, it’s the campaigns they head up where other people donate.

Desdemona

Thanks for that list. I’m glad to see that Wyclef Jean is a big contributor to Haiti. It bothers me when people forget where they came from, so I’m glad that he hasn’t forgotten. I went to Haiti on a mission trip for a week. It looks very similar to the pictures of Africa that we saw last night. Looking at pictures doesn’t compare at all to actually seeing the poverty.

I wonder how complete that list really is. I think it is very interesting to notice who isn’t on the list at all.

I think it is very interesting to notice who isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t on the list at all.

Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Nigel Lythgoe, Clive Davis, Ryan Seacrest

Not to diminish the contributions of the above celebrities, but as you get up into the millions, most of those are from foundations and charities that are started by a celebrity, or that use their name with permission, but get contributions from others also. I know that Arnold Schwarzenegger is affilated with Special Olympics, through the Kennedy family, and I am involved with that, and it does so much good.
Hopefully, much of the money raised through AI will be properly overseen and distributed thoughtfully. I think it only takes something like $50 to dig a well for a village in Africa to get clean water. Even children have raised money and done that.

JJ Apr 26th, 2007 at 1:49 pm

I think it is very interesting to notice who isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t on the list at all.

Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Nigel Lythgoe, Clive Davis, Ryan Seacrest

That was my point. Thanks for the great list, Desdemona. I had heard of a few of those, but not all of them.

I think it is very interesting to notice who isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t on the list at all.

There’s plenty of people that aren’t on that list. Including me and you.

rad – “me and you” don’t have the income of Hilary Swank, who is number 50 on that list.

Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s plenty of people that arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t on that list. Including me and you.

I am not a celebrity. Why would I be on that list?

Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s plenty of people that arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t on that list. Including me and you.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t make 7 figures a year. Some of the contributions listed are more than I will make in 10 years. My charitable donations are comparable to my salary. The lowest on the list was Hilary Swank at $40K, my guess is, on a percentage basis, that is actually less than what I give.

30. Celine Dion – Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – $1M

I know she also gave a million for Katrina Relief. This list is so incomplete. It also only lists those that have announced their giving. I’m sure that many stars give without ever mentioning it.

I’m starting to see a trend here, every afternoon I feel the need to see things that make me happy.

Let’s put Tuesday night in perspective:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jEOkxRLzBf0

http://youtube.com/watch?v=v4e0WrBsXbE

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uS0cBuOh260

Here’s take on last night…
They raised over 30 effing million dollars!
That’s incredible.
I don’t care how cheesy the show was, how dispointing some of the performances were… it’s not the Oscars and I’m sure they damn well tried there hardest to make this happen.
I thought Ellen was really compelling and passionate and she probably made a lot of people go pick up their phones. I thought the footage of the judges was great.
And to the people who say they are exploiting these children and stuff. Of course! The kids want to be exploited. They want news cameras to come through and show what it’s really like over there. No matter how manufactured and fake it looks the overall cause is helped, and with charity events, that’s all that matters.
I also think that eliminating someone last night would have been a bad decision. All week I was wondering to myself how the hell they were going to do it and I pretty much knew that they probably werent going to do it at all. My only concern was what they were going to do with the votes.
I’m pretty much a cynic when it comes to everything. But with charit stuff, I let it go. I could give a shit how egotistical these people are. As long as they’re raising money for a good cause they can do whatever they want and I won’t complain.
ETA: There were many, many snark worthy moments that will keep me laughing for days. It was hilarious and I’m not saying I thought the show was good. I’m just not angry and don’t feel i’ve been “robbed”

The best part of last night was the Simpsons part, at least for me. Note Lisa as Paula:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TUg8UxaknJk

Jane 1:08 p.m.,

I read that Elvis’ fingers were frequently broken when he broke boards or bricks with his hands. He enjoyed karate.

Probably goofed up his guitar and piano playing, but it didn’t mattter at that point in his career.

Well I can vouch for Simon Cowell (as much as it pains me to do so)he always donates to all the big fundraisers here.

That list is nothing more than an excuse to feature celebs and their photos in a gossip mag.

I’m with AFan on this one.

I think it is very interesting to notice who isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t on the list at all.

Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Nigel Lythgoe, Clive Davis, Ryan Seacrest

I’m with JJ and LisaAtl. Dam JJ your smart, maybe I should switch from Team Metta, to Team JJ.

Metta, your still beautiful, that picture in People was Hot.

maybe I should switch from Team Metta, to Team JJ.

Ummm, I didn’t know you were backing a losing team to begin with. However, you are allowed to come to your senses.

Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s plenty of people that arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t on that list. Including me and you.

Well I am, because my contributions have helped the top three make that list.

The best part of last night was the Simpsons part, at least for me. Note Lisa as Paula:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TUg8UxaknJk

Hilarious. I loved Marge trying to do “Randy fingers” too. :happy_tb:

Afternoon everyone, here is something for you to snark about.

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jessica Alba, 25, star of the upcoming Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, has been voted the sexiest woman in the world by readers of FHM. The Sin City star, who will celebrate her 26th birthday this weekend (April 28th), tops the list.

Last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s American Idol runner-up, Katharine McPhee, placed second in her first appearance in the 100 Sexiest poll. Scarlett Johansson, who was No. 1 in 2006, dropped to No. 3 this year.

FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women poll is recognized as the original, and largest, reader-generated listing of the sexiest women in the world. It is voted for entirely by FHM readers worldwide, with approximately eight million votes counted this year from all over the globe.

McPhee, who debuted at No. 2, “captured our attention last year on American Idol,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  says Kritz, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“there is something incredibly sexy about a woman who can sing.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

http://www.fhmonline.com/girls_100_sexiest_2007.asp?cnl_id=1&stn_id=136&p=50

Go Kat!!! I know always a bridesmaid never a bride.

Lisa B
Apr 26th, 2007 at 12:02 pm

Anti-malarial bed nets: the $10 dollar insult
Giving nets rather than DDT to Africans sends a powerfully paternalistic message: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹You can hide from disease, but you cannot eradicate it.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

Thanks for posting that article. I totally agree. Mosquito nets are helpful, but they certainly don’t eliminate the problem. They only help when you are in bed. Mosquitoes are worst during the twilight hours and most people aren’t in bed during those times.

Well I am, because my contributions have helped the top three make that list.

And how do we know that the idol judges, or people that have to do with idol also haven’t contributed?

Now The Simpsons are even turning their back on Taylor! Notice how he wasn’t on their background! the world is coming to an end.

I almost forgot, Mr. Vegas thought Terri Hatcher looked like Michael Jackson last night.

Isn’t DDT less expensive then the nets?

I though Teri Hatcher looked worse than MJ last night. Due to the fact I watched it on HD, and MJ has no wrinkles since most of his face is fake, and Miss. Hatcher and a few hundered wrinkles

I though Teri Hatcher looked worse than MJ last night. Due to the fact I watched it on HD, and MJ has no wrinkles since most of his face is fake, and Miss. Hatcher and a few hundered wrinkles

If Miss Hatcher does have wrinkles, good on her! It’s nice to see when a celebrity grows old gracefully instead of going for the Kenny Rogers/Joan Rivers look. There is nothing wrong with wrinkles. They are natural and have their own beauty and character.

And how do we know that the idol judges, or people that have to do with idol also havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t contributed?

Exactly, we don’t unless they go public.

I’m aware that the figures I posted are not all contributed BY the celebrities, and also that they gave to some charities that I didn’t include, for lack of space. AI raised $30M during Idol Gives Back, but AI did NOT contribute $30M itself.

Thanks to you all for acknowledging my effort.

Abilymom, I’ll scan Taylor’s pic & info from the mag and post it a bit.

RE: Last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s American Idol runner-up, Katharine McPhee, placed second in her first appearance in the 100 Sexiest poll.

Here’s the Top 10 :

Top Ten
1 Jessica Alba
Last Year: 3

2 Katharine McPhee
Last Year: New Entry ( more Mctatas showing could land her at #1 next year ).

3 Scarlett Johansson
Last Year: 1

4 Gisele Bundchen
Last Year: 83

5 Alessandra Ambrosio
Last Year: 56

6 Jessica Biel
Last Year: 16

7 Andriana Lima
Last Year: 27

8 Angelina Jolie
Last Year: 4 ( now where was she last night ? Brad Pitt was endorsing ONE but this 3-time 3rd world baby stepmother was nowhere to be found ).

9 Keira Knightley
Last Year: 5

10 Marisa Miller
Last Year: 22

( I wonder if Carrie Underwood is in the top 50 )…

Interesting discussion (on the philosophy side) of the criss-crossing of charity, celebrity and money on the Group 6 Results thread.

Apropos of that weird necropholiac duet last night, I had to place here too the link for the (very fun) band, the Dead Elvises, a kooky Gothy band whose members all wear goofy Elvis drag….

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=64725955

Isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t DDT less expensive then the nets?

Not a favorite among enviros ever since Rachel Crson wrote her tome — SILENT SPRING in the 1970′s. But I agree with the tone of the question.

Thanks, Hickifino. I was wondering why they were all crooked. I forgot about him doing Karate. Sure do miss “The King”!

RE: Teri Hatcher

I thought Ryan Seacrest used to date her …

But she will always be the one whose Mctatas are REAL and SPECTACULAR to me.. just ask Elaine Benes.

I’m sorry….but taking Taylor–and only Taylor–out of the opening montage is unacceptable. It’s rude and blatant. Again, THEY have offered this show to America. The whole premise is that “we decide”. The very LEAST they owe the “winner” is fair acknowledge.

If nothing else was worth watching this smarmy/insulting to the children garbage last night…at least now I know Chris has been to 4 funerals.

I think it is very interesting to notice who isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t on the list at all.

Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Nigel Lythgoe, Clive Davis, Ryan Seacrest

Who’s the richest of the lot ?

Teri Hatcher must have had Paula’s make-up artist last night….what was up with all that make-up???

“…fair acknowledge.”
——————–
Uhhh–that would be fair “acknowledgment”.

Isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t DDT less expensive then the nets?

Not a favorite among enviros ever since Rachel Carson wrote her tome à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  SILENT SPRING in the 1970à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s. But I agree with the tone of the question.

The article is interesting. It says that the effects of DDT on the environment have proven to be reversible.

We can save hundreds of thousands of human lives, but some birds will be killed in the process. I think the issue comes down to what we consider to be more valuable: humans or birds?

My daughter got 7 shots for her trip to Uganda this summer. Like any Westerner who travels to Africa, she is taking malaria pills with her. She is also soaking her clothes in a solution that repels mosquitoes. She doesn’t want to have to spend all of her time hiding underneath a mosquito net, so it seems a shame to me that the media thinks the nets are the total answer to the problem.

Here you go, Abilymom…

Taylor in OK Magazine…

The Headline: Celebrity Food Taylor Hicks SOULMAN in large letters across the First Two pages. Taylor’s pic is the whole left page. (Page 1)

http://thumbsnap.com/v/D3igQ8iI.jpg

The Article: (Page 2)
http://thumbsnap.com/v/tuyX8djW.jpg

(Page 3 pic of Taylor & Loren)
http://thumbsnap.com/sized/mQq2c7WK.jpg

Article, cont’d (Page 4) – Last Page
http://thumbsnap.com/v/KHi2UXQP.jpg

Speaking of charity, Ace is being honored tonight by Denver Children’s Hospital. They are going to announce the total raised so far. The initial goal was 100K and they were at 98K on 4/21.

Here’s the bulletin:

Exciting news, Highrollers! Ace and all of you that have been working so dilligently alongside Highrollers with Heart have really made an impact in helping Denver Children’s. In order to show their appreciation, the hospital is awarding Ace a special honor–the Chair Award! There will be a ceremony tonight (4/26) to recognize the many volunteers that contribute to bettering the hospital every year, with Ace getting the highest award. None of this would be possible without the continued support of each and every one of you, so we would like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for everything you do to continue working towards making the FAA a reality!

Once again, thank you and congratulations! This is a big achievement, be proud!

Lisa B
Apr 26th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Well I can vouch for Simon Cowell (as much as it pains me to do so)he always donates to all the big fundraisers here.

That list is nothing more than an excuse to feature celebs and their photos in a gossip mag.

Thank you, Lisa.
As I’ve said before, “Character is doing the right thing, when no one is looking.” There are many, many people out there that donate millions, who don’t want their names published. Just because you don’t see someone’s name on a list, doesn’t mean they aren’t charitable.

It’s the ones who are on the lists that bother me. It’s the ole ‘look what I’ve done for you lately’ attitude.

DDT gets into the bugs then travels up into humans and stays in the fat cells. Taylors the last one shown on AI, i wouldn’t be surprised if he was cut out due to time restraints, not intentionally but there was a lot of time atleast on CTV where they cut and faded into people already speaking.

New spoiler from Ricky:

KiKi and Chris R. were so behind in this week’s voting, there is no chance they can save themselves next week with roll-over votes.

Yeah, rad, I tend to agree with you. We’ll just have to wait and see, but I’m sure Tuesday he’ll be back in the credits. TPTB can’t be THAT cruel.

…or can they? (dun-dun-DUN)

Yeah, rad, I tend to agree with you. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll just have to wait and see, but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure Tuesday heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be back in the credits. TPTB canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be THAT cruel.

However bush it may be, in the grand scheme of things, it means absolutely nothing.

KiKi and Chris R. were so behind in this weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voting, there is no chance they can save themselves next week with roll-over votes.

YAWN. You should have just left it at song choices Ricky. Besides pointing out the obvious, you’re claimed “insider knowledge” messed up this week.

radname
Apr 26th, 2007 at 4:02 pm

DDT gets into the bugs then travels up into humans and stays in the fat cells.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reversed their position on DDT. They now say that it does not harm humans if it is used correctly. This is from a press release they issued in 2006.

Views about the use of insecticides for indoor protection from malaria have been changing in recent years. Environmental Defense, which launched the anti-DDT campaign in the 1960s, now endorses the indoor use of DDT for malaria control, as does the Sierra Club and the Endangered Wildlife Trust. The recently-launched Presidentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Malaria Initiative (PMI) announced last year that it would also fund DDT spraying on the inside walls of households to prevent the disease.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2006/pr50/en/index.html

Hello !!! I’ve read and re-read all these posts today. I’ve have come to a very interesting conclusion… some of the poster(s) , who have not really been on the *soul patrol* wagon are kinda *coming-around* so to speak, hmmmmmm ? Little by little…what’s that commercial with that turtle’s name : Steve Slowsky?… slow but steady…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reversed their position on DDT. They now say that it does not harm humans if it is used correctly. This is from a press release they issued in 2006.

Tell that to the farmers who are now suffering from Cancers because of spraying it on their fields. A lot of stuff won’t harm humans if used correctly, but that’s the problem. Usually to get maximum yield, doesn’t require it being used correctly.

It looks like the Canadian music industry is also ailing:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070426/music_sales_070426/20070426?hub=Entertainment

In what appears to be a continuation of a long-running trend, sales of music CDs, DVDs and other formats fell 35 per cent in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period a year earlier, the Canadian Recording Industry Association reported Thursday.

That comes after a 12 percent sales drop between 2005 and 2006 — the largest-ever annual decline in Canada’s music market — and an almost unbroken string of sales declines since 1999.

Tell that to the farmers who are now suffering from Cancers because of spraying it on their fields. A lot of stuff wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t harm humans if used correctly, but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the problem. Usually to get maximum yield, doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t require it being used correctly.

Then it seems that education about the proper use is very important. We aren’t talking about the annoyance of mosquitoes in the U.S. We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of people dying from malaria.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sorryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.but taking Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’and only Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’out of the opening montage is unacceptable. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rude and blatant. Again, THEY have offered this show to America. The whole premise is that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“we decideà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . The very LEAST they owe the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“winnerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is fair acknowledge.

If nothing else was worth watching this smarmy/insulting to the children garbage last nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦at least now I know Chris has been to 4 funerals.

Big effing deal, get over it.
Yea, raising more than 30 million bucks is TOTALLY insulting to the children, totally. Now they’re going to get to eat! And they’ll be able to read and get a better education! How horribly insensitive of them to do this. I’m outraged.

Sometimes I am ashamed to be a Taylor fan and put myself on the same side as some of these other Taylor fans.

Regarding the Taylor incident in the opening montage: Not only did they delete the shot of him, they ADDED more Fantasia and Ruben. That’s what irks me. If they’re short on time fine, but that’s not the problem. I noticed it in last week’s show also. :guns_tb:

Another interesting development:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/music/news/e3i125893bbe2b357e358e3703876ef709d

Several sources tell Billboard.biz that a federal court has ruled that there is no performance right for publishers and songwriters in a download. The decision came during a proceeding to determine royalty rates between ASCAP and digital services AOL, RealNetworks and Yahoo!.

Currently, digital services pay a performance royalty for streams and pay a digital phonorecord delivery (DPD) royalty, which is akin to a mechanical royalty, for downloads. The performance license covers the right to “publicly perform” the recorded composition, while the DPD license covers the right to “reproduce” a copy of a recorded song and to “distribute” it digitally.

I love Blakes recording of Imagine

I asked early this morning that the Taylor-not-in-the-montage discussion be moved to YOUR fan boards. And I meant that, so please stop discussing it. Thank you.

Here’s an interesting link that can be used to educate ourselves on DDT :

Facts versus fears: DDT

Extract from the American Council on Science and Health publication “Facts Versus Fears”

http://dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C06/C06Links/www.altgreen.com.au/Chemicals/ddt.html

Here’s a link to the American Council on Science and Health website :

http://www.acsh.org/

That’s interesting Nevada.

Chris still boybands up Change The World. JUST SING THE SONG STRAIGHT DAMNIT.
Jordin’s version of You’ll Never Walk Alone is awesome as usual, although the guitar part at the beginning is a bit countryish.
Lakisha – I Believe,this song is just sooo cheesy, the recording can’t really change this song at all
Melinda – There will come a day, oooo the beginning is so mysterious. Live or recording Melinda delivers everytime. But i’m getting bored of her, i feel all her performances and vocals are all really similar? She doesn’t really change anything up with her vocals.
Phil – The Change, phil sounds good, stick with country dawg. Last night while he was singing i was thinking to myself that he would have been a big star in the 80s

And to answer a question posed in chat regarding how many CDs various Idols’ debut albums actually sold during their 12th week of release, here are THOSE numbers:

Kelly: 49,533
Ruben: 42,000
Clay: 52,445
Fantasia: 67,648
Carrie: 74,068
Bo: 8,210
Taylor: 7,455
Katharine: 6,971
Chris: 75,868
Kellie: 14,419

Little Boy Blue Thanks for the links.

Big effing deal, get over it.
Yea, raising more than 30 million bucks is TOTALLY insulting to the children, totally. Now theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re going to get to eat! And theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be able to read and get a better education! How horribly insensitive of them to do this. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m outraged.

Sorry, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s much more important to have the great soul man Tay Tay featured for 2.5 seconds at the beginning.
_______________________

Sorry to inform you but eventhough I am a fan of Tay Tay, as you refer to him, Taylor being featured for 2.5 seconds in NOT more important that HIV positive, AIDS infected, starving children, however I do feel that there is much work that needs to be done here at home also in reference to health care, education, and housing for our own…
Seems they totally bypassed our Native American children..

Sorry to inform you but eventhough I am a fan of Tay Tay, as you refer to him, Taylor being featured for 2.5 seconds in NOT more important that HIV positive, AIDS infected, starving children, however I do feel that there is much work that needs to be done here at home also in reference to health care, education, and housing for our ownà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
Seems they totally bypassed our Native American children..

They did show various areas of the USA, including native american reservations, that would be helped by this fundraising.
( btw, Taylor refers to himself as Tay Tay,in fact he even signed one of his recent blogs with it).

Seems they totally bypassed our Native American children..

They did mention the Navajo children on Tuesday night. It was during the montage where Randy went to New Orleans, Ryan visited the homeless in Atlanta and Paula went to a mobile clinic. They briefly mentioned the children in the Appalachians and the Navajo Nation. I thought it a bit jarring because I wondered about the children in the other First Nations, but figured they were just mentioning the one specific group (just as lack of books might be a problem in other areas in the US rather than just in the Appalachians).

I’ve got to say about Blakes recording of Imagine i was happy he was saying people instead of the live where he brought up “beoble”

Nevada
Apr 26th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
And to answer a question posed in chat regarding how many CDs various Idolsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ debut albums actually sold during their 12th week of release, here are THOSE numbers:

Kelly: 49,533
Ruben: 42,000
Clay: 52,445
Fantasia: 67,648
Carrie: 74,068
Bo: 8,210
Taylor: 7,455
Katharine: 6,971
Chris: 75,868
Kellie: 14,419

Thank you for those numbers, Nevada. I’m really a little pleased to see Taylor’s numbers at 12 weeks were even that high (hey, higher than McPhee’s LOL), because I was thinking he had dropped way lower by then. Thank goodness for those first two weeks, where he actually sold GOLD!

I love Blakes recording of Imagine

Me too. He sounds so good and smooth. I just love his tone of voice. Can’t wait for his album already. Sigh

Kirsten and Lynnie, thank you. I must have missed the segment with the Navajo children.. I did see the segment on the children of Appalachia..And yes, those children do need books, but they need a hellova lot more too..The mother didn’t even have teeth in her mouth, and she was NOT an OLD woman either.

Cathy
Apr 26th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
radname
Apr 26th, 2007 at 4:02 pm

DDT gets into the bugs then travels up into humans and stays in the fat cells.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reversed their position on DDT. They now say that it does not harm humans if it is used correctly. This is from a press release they issued in 2006.

Just heard Joni Mitchell has re-written the words to Big Yellow Taxi.

The mother didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even have teeth in her mouth, and she was NOT an OLD woman either.

I was heartbroken to read about that 12-year old boy who died from lack of dental care a few months ago. His mother had a low-paying job, so she did not qualify for medicare. He didn’t even mention his toothache to his mom because he knew that she was struggling to make ends meet. In the end, the infection got into his brain, and despite surgery, he still died. It ended up costing the medical system $250K and that little boy never got to grow up. That death was fully preventable. I know that there are probably a lot of issues involved, but it still seems like such a loss.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Dental/story?id=2925584&page=1

(I don’t want to start a debate about social programs (MJ would not thank me for that), I just wanted to point out that dental problems can become quite serious…not that I mean to imply that emeralgem was not treating it seriously, because I think she was treating it seriously….I need to shut up now)

Me too. He sounds so good and smooth. I just love his tone of voice. Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait for his album already. Sigh

I have all the AI recordings from him. He sounds great. Love his voice.

From the article LisaB posted this morning at 5:31, this is what his friend said his thoughts were about Imagine.

“He was really excited. He said it’s a John Lennon song and he wanted to pay homage to it without changing it. ‘If I had done something to it, I would have been ridiculed for years.’ It’s so beautiful and perfect as it is, why mess with it.”

I must say, I think Cuddy is quite beautiful also.

Another comment, I loved when House played the keyboard during the episode with Dave Matthews. He was awesome. Would love to see Hugh and Jack Black do a number together.

Cuddy came right out and said she has never slept with House. I don’t think she did. I do like the time this season when House grabbed her butt though.

Little Boy Blue
Apr 26th, 2007 at 11:09 am
I think they got the Elvis segment from this 1968 performance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n8sCK2PKlQ

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yes, it does look like that was the performance. Now I understand how they were able to take out the background. That performance was perfect for making into a digital performance. The background was such that it could easily be removed. Busy backgrounds are really hard to take out but this one was perfect. Makes more sense to me now. Good find LBB:)

To all Mcphans and interested parties…

Kat Mcphee is the #2 sexiest woman according to the Men’s Magazine, FHM and for the third week in a row, has the #1 video

See here :

http://www.vh1.com/shows/series/top_20_countdown/

Kat Mcphee is the #2 sexiest woman according to a Menà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Magazine

Bless her heart. She’s always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

Bless her heart. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

I’ll convert to Islam or Mormonism if I have to to make her a bride….

Interesting excerpt from the following Taylor Hicks interview with the Arizona Republic :

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/articles/0426hicks0426.html

Q: Chris Daughtry has said in interviews he’s happy he didn’t win. Do you understand how he feels?

A: (Long pause) Well, no one’s perfect.

( no wonder he sounds hoarse ).

Most of the men from last season smoke. They are adults.

Q: Chris Daughtry has said in interviews heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s happy he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win. Do you understand how he feels?

A: I was in it to win it, man. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hard to do all that work for that show and not want to win. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not into the (sales) numbers; Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m into making music.

Every contestant on the show is in it to win it. The revisionism comes after they get booted. Then all of a sudden, they’re better off going at at 7th or 4th or 2nd. Whatever.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll convert to Islam or Mormonism if I have to to make her a brideà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.
_______________________________

Have you consulted your wife about the conversion?

Is Sanjaya one of the most influential people? Time magazine has given his name as a possible candidate on their poll (they will be publishing their list of 100 most influential people soon).

Sanjaya is currently sitting at 6th with a 76% ranking and almost 31K votes. The only other Idol related person I could spot on the list is Simon Cowell who sits at 149 with a 40% rating and 1,850 votes.

(Time needs to learn how to count because they say that there are 200 candidates, but Paris Hilton is currently sitting at position 203. Maybe the 203rd position is something like setting the volume to 11)

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100walkup/article/0,28804,1611030_1612457,00.html

I have been browsing the Season 6 Idols celebrity playlists. It does give you more insight into the kind of music they might potentially make. I give major props to Blake for including Elliott Smith in his list. He has the least amount of well mainstream artists on his list. Jordin’s list is all over the place—Celine Dion, Blake Shelton, Kirk Franklin, Jason Mraz and shock of shock, “John Wayne Gacy Jr.” by Sufjan Stevens. Lakisha’s is the least adventurous–all ex Idols, Whitney and gospel.
Melinda’s one surprise for me is the inclusion of “Love Shack” by the B-52s. Phil Stacey includes the song “Over My Head” by the Fray but has this commentary–”This is Chris sligh’s band. They’re amazing!” Can anyone explain this?

All I can say is that if Sanjaya shows up on Time’s 100 most influential people, I’m canceling my subscription.

EW Insider report from Disney Hall (earlier one was from the CBS studios):

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/04/on_the_scene_id_8.html#more

Some mild titters whenever Sanjaya appeared on screen; silent confusion when Celine and Elvis’ ghost stepped on stage to duet; and total shock when Paula and her two best friends (you know which two) appeared next to Ryan to plug the Idol Aid hotline. Seriously, the entire Disney Hall pretty much erupted upon witnessing Paula’s impressive dà ©colletage, and the murmuring didn’t stop for well over five minutes afterwards. A woman sitting a few seats from me even leaned over and said “You should definitely include that in your notes!”

beesims – who doesn’t have “Love Shack” on their play list?

“…Sanjaya…most influential people…Time magazine…Paris Hilton… ”

Gawd.

The phrase “Going to hell in a handbasket” springs to mind.

Surprise, surprise.

Last night’s show averaged 26.4 million. That’s down from last week’s elimination where Sanjaya got the boot (28.9 million) and last year’s elimination (28.2 million).

Not even a highly-publicized extravaganza can save Idol from its sorry talent pool this year. I mean yeah, it’s the number one show but it’s showing that Sanjaya reeled in some ratings for them.

Jersey, I’d love to see Melinda with a giant beehive rocking out to “Love Shack”.

edited to add: now that I think of it, Sanjaya with a giant beehive singing “Love Shack” would be even better.

Maybe she can do it for rock week next week!

Paulaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s impressive dà ©colletage…

Anyone with a photo link, please indulge me.

All I can say is that if Sanjaya shows up on Timeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 100 most influential people, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m canceling my subscription.

LOL

Charlie Gibson just announced on ABC’s news that AI raised over $60 million!

beesims…….how bout Melinda in that beehive covering Amy Winehouse’s REHAB…..

Sixty seconds with Taylor Hicks

Indy: So Kelly was the strong female singer, Ruben was the R&B guy, Fantasia was the soulstress and Carrie was the country gal. Where do you fit in?

TH: My music leans towards the Dave Matthews Band jam-band type of format, so there’s more jamming.

More at link:

http://www.csindy.com/csindy/2007-04-26/sixtyseconds.html

Kat Mcphee is the #2 sexiest woman according to a Menà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Magazine

Bless her heart. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

I posted this a few pages back, I even said the exact thing you did “always a bridesmaid never a bride”

Because I knew you would find it “Snarkworthy”

There is a link and a big long article about it.

No need to double post. We get the point.

An interesting quote I ran across:

“It’s hard to make money touring. Managers make money, the people in the service organizations make money, the crews make money, but there are so many times when a band spends six or seven months on the road and ends up with very little to show for it, even when a tour is grossing millions of dollars.”

Bud Prager, manager for Foreigner

Bobbi, $60 Million was raised, that is awesome!Did that include the downloaded music or is that pledges made vis a vis the telephone and internet?

I am certain some of this was quite self serving to AI, but so what.I hope they will set a trend for some of the other programs to come up with their own charity events.

This would go a long way in absolving some of the negative feelings against the United States that have developed in the last few years.

I think most Americans are truly decent people and I am proud of AI for doing this and showing that Americans do care about others.

Bobbi, $60 Million was raised, that is awesome!Did that include the downloaded music or is that pledges made vis a vis the telephone and internet?

Shar, I didn’t hear him give specifics. The story he was doing was how AI reached a younger generation that is not normally involved in philanthropic efforts.

Bobbi, thanks for the info. That is a good point about reaching the younger generation,however,I would think that would be mostly through the music downloads. I wonder what the age breakdown is for people who watch the program. I would think it is mostly 30 and up.

Beesims, I was checking out the Idol’s playlists, too. Blake certainly has good taste in music. That’s one of the first thing I noticed about him even before I became a card-carrying member of Team Plaid. I’m not familiar with all his choices, but I’ll probably check them out.

As for song selections for this week, some good suggestions for Blake have been mentioned at teamplaid.com. I think Sublime, the Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Third Eye Blind, RHCP, Radiohead, and the Beasties were all mentioned. I’d love him to try “Evil” by Interpol or maybe something by Razorlight, but they may be too obscure.

melinda covering Amy Winehouse’s REHAB (in a beehive)….hahahaha! coco, just loved that!

Wow at Jordin knowing who Sufjan Stevens is, i never pictured her as that type of music listener. But props to her because i love the guy, even though his music has the christian undertones.

Here’s an article I found, combining news from Fox.com and One.org

‘Idol’ charity donations top $60M
34 minutes ago

An “American Idol” charity special filled with wrenching pictures of impoverished children and celebrity appeals raised more than $60 million, Fox said Thursday.

The money from “Idol Gives Back,” a two-night special that was combined with the regular talent contest, will go to organizations funding relief programs for America and Africa, the network said. Donations came from viewers and corporations.

A total of $5 million was pledged by Fox parent company News Corp., which gave 10 cents for each of the first 50 million votes received for contestants on Tuesday’s show. More than 70 million votes were cast, a record for the show, Fox said.

Pledges were still coming in and an updated total was to be announced on next Tuesday’s show, Fox said.

In the spirit of the evening, “American Idol” decided not to bounce a contestant as usual Wednesday à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  meaning two singers will be going home next week.

Performers on Wednesday’s two-hour special included Earth, Wind & Fire, Kelly Clarkson and Josh Groban with the African Children’s Choir. Ben Stiller, Madonna and other celebrities encouraged viewers to donate.

Ellen DeGeneres, co-host with Ryan Seacrest of Wednesday’s show, said she was making a personal donation of $100,000.

Funds will go to the newly formed Charity Projects Entertainment Fund for distribution to groups including America’s Second Harvest: The Nation’s Food Bank Network, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

More than money was raised. More than 70,000 people joined “ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History,” the group said Thursday, after rock star-activist Bono’s video plea Wednesday for people to unite against “brutal, stupid poverty.”

ONE is a a coalition of over 2.4 million people and 100 of the nation’s relief, humanitarian and advocacy organizations.

taylor to perform and return to the crawfish state..and where the gumbo is spicy..
returning to new orleans where i believe fate brought him to us..on aug 4th..no detail as of yet keep your eyes peeled for more info as the date grows near

radname, I heart sufjan steven’s “Chicago”. I was impressed by Jordin knowing him, too.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-iAwfQxrwlM

Plus Sufjan is quite the cutie.

But props to her because i love the guy, even though his music has the christian undertones.

And… why would this bother you?

Andà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ why would this bother you?

I don’t think we should go down this path…

There’s so much to be said, pj, but for the sake of our happy little normal lives I guess we won’t.

Sorry Preston. I meant well. Never mind.

BTW, this is a great song:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YbGSDkvh8B0

It has a place in our world. Interpret it whatever way ya want.

pj, someone should’ve shown that link to Sanjaya before he called it “Shining” Happy People.

coco
Apr 26th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
beesimsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.how bout Melinda in that beehive covering Amy Winehouseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s REHABà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..

Now *that* would be a shocking idol moment.

Blake is the only one who will do somthing that’s hip next week. If I’m wrong, shoot me. LOL.

I agree oj. But are we sure is rock songs or Bon JOvi Song?
Classic Rock or alternative? I am confused.

Taylor fans may just want to check over at the boogie board…some excellent mp3′s from the Columbus show are available for download. I haven’t heard them yet, but those who have are raving about them…enjoy!! (I’m still downloading) Scroll down to the sixth post…the sendspace link is there.

http://excoboard.com/exco/thread.php?forumid=102648&threadid=1341041&page=2

no wonder he sounds hoarse

LBB, I would assume the hoarse voice comes from what he does for a living, but that’s just me.