I have heard news of some other folks who might want to join in on the league. If you are interested, what we will do is tabulate separate scores once we get to the Final 12 which will be after next week. So keep watching to get familiar with the game and then join in once we are down to the final 12.
So if any of you guys want to bring someone in to play in just that final 12 part of the game, go ahead and invite them (as long as we aren't talking about 20 new teams or anything).
-Commish
Friday, February 29, 2008
WEEK 2 SCORES - JC is WEEKLY WINNER
Wow. Just when you think the results are predictable ...
Last night was a little bit of a surprise.
First, Jason Yeager was kicked off. He had a stiff upper lip the whole interview trying not to bust out in tears.
Then Alexandrea was voted off. Nothing too surprising.
Then they had Kady and Alaina stand up. Kady looked like she knew she was going home and then they dropped the bomb that Carrie Underage was actually the one ousted. Of course they then made her sing "Hopelessly Devoted To You" while tears and snot were pouring from her face.
Next they had Wigs Carrico and Luke Mininard come out to center stage. Oh Robbie. I guess the drag racing bit was not enough to prove that he was hard-core because he was wearing a shirt with a huge skull on it to match his pirate do-rag with skulls and crossbones all over it. It is painful to see someone trying to hard. It was even more painful, once they announced that he was leaving, to hear Simon's "advice" for him.
Simon - "You know, I've said this from day one - it's authenticity. And I think the public saw what we saw and that was the problem. It just never, ever felt real, Robbie. Sorry."
Well, Simon has always been one to speak the truth, but I think there is a time to keep your mouth shut. I am actually quite worried that Robbie is about to go postal worker on somebody. If I were Simon, I would up my security detail to make sure that Robbie doesn't try to prove how authentically bad he is. I mean, it would be really easy for him to gag Simon with one of his plethora of do-rags and then beat him up with one of the chains he always has hanging from his jeans. Well, I take that back. I think the chains on the jeans you can buy at Mervyn's aren't removable. Lucky for Simon.
So on to the results. JC is this week's winner - edging out newcomer Zebra Fight by 2 points.
Prof B had the best pre-performance picks for the boys. (Yeager 10, Carrico 6)
Zebra Fight had the best pre-performance picks for the girls. (Alaina 8, Alexandrea 9)
Bessie Moo had the best bonus picks. (Yeager, Lushington, Carrico)
Seacrest Out widened their lead by another 2 points.
Here is how to read the following scores (JY = jason yeager, AL = Alexandrea Lushington, etc.)
TEAM NAME - (pre-picks) JY, RC, AW, AL, (bonus picks) JY, RC, AW, AL, TOTAL
JC 10 4 7 9 8 0 0 2 40
Zebra Fight 9 4 8 9 8 0 0 0 38
Seacrest Out 8 5 7 9 8 0 0 0 37
Team Shivers 8 7 5 7 8 0 0 0 35
PaulaTics 10 5 5 9 4 0 0 2 35
Sanjaya Rocks 10 5 3 9 8 0 0 0 35
Bessie Moo 10 4 3 5 6 2 0 4 34
Thaddeus Glapp 10 4 6 8 6 0 0 0 34
profB 10 6 5 4 8 0 0 0 33
Simonsays 8 4 5 6 8 0 0 0 31
Idolsmith 7 4 3 9 6 0 0 2 31
Team35 8 4 3 9 6 0 0 0 30
Badnewz 8 6 5 6 4 0 0 0 29
The Indiananans 8 4 5 6 6 0 0 0 29
Team Hasselhoff 4 5 6 5 6 0 0 0 26
Fire and Ice 8 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 21
Last night was a little bit of a surprise.
First, Jason Yeager was kicked off. He had a stiff upper lip the whole interview trying not to bust out in tears.
Then Alexandrea was voted off. Nothing too surprising.
Then they had Kady and Alaina stand up. Kady looked like she knew she was going home and then they dropped the bomb that Carrie Underage was actually the one ousted. Of course they then made her sing "Hopelessly Devoted To You" while tears and snot were pouring from her face.
Next they had Wigs Carrico and Luke Mininard come out to center stage. Oh Robbie. I guess the drag racing bit was not enough to prove that he was hard-core because he was wearing a shirt with a huge skull on it to match his pirate do-rag with skulls and crossbones all over it. It is painful to see someone trying to hard. It was even more painful, once they announced that he was leaving, to hear Simon's "advice" for him.
Simon - "You know, I've said this from day one - it's authenticity. And I think the public saw what we saw and that was the problem. It just never, ever felt real, Robbie. Sorry."
Well, Simon has always been one to speak the truth, but I think there is a time to keep your mouth shut. I am actually quite worried that Robbie is about to go postal worker on somebody. If I were Simon, I would up my security detail to make sure that Robbie doesn't try to prove how authentically bad he is. I mean, it would be really easy for him to gag Simon with one of his plethora of do-rags and then beat him up with one of the chains he always has hanging from his jeans. Well, I take that back. I think the chains on the jeans you can buy at Mervyn's aren't removable. Lucky for Simon.
So on to the results. JC is this week's winner - edging out newcomer Zebra Fight by 2 points.
Prof B had the best pre-performance picks for the boys. (Yeager 10, Carrico 6)
Zebra Fight had the best pre-performance picks for the girls. (Alaina 8, Alexandrea 9)
Bessie Moo had the best bonus picks. (Yeager, Lushington, Carrico)
Seacrest Out widened their lead by another 2 points.
Here is how to read the following scores (JY = jason yeager, AL = Alexandrea Lushington, etc.)
TEAM NAME - (pre-picks) JY, RC, AW, AL, (bonus picks) JY, RC, AW, AL, TOTAL
JC 10 4 7 9 8 0 0 2 40
Zebra Fight 9 4 8 9 8 0 0 0 38
Seacrest Out 8 5 7 9 8 0 0 0 37
Team Shivers 8 7 5 7 8 0 0 0 35
PaulaTics 10 5 5 9 4 0 0 2 35
Sanjaya Rocks 10 5 3 9 8 0 0 0 35
Bessie Moo 10 4 3 5 6 2 0 4 34
Thaddeus Glapp 10 4 6 8 6 0 0 0 34
profB 10 6 5 4 8 0 0 0 33
Simonsays 8 4 5 6 8 0 0 0 31
Idolsmith 7 4 3 9 6 0 0 2 31
Team35 8 4 3 9 6 0 0 0 30
Badnewz 8 6 5 6 4 0 0 0 29
The Indiananans 8 4 5 6 6 0 0 0 29
Team Hasselhoff 4 5 6 5 6 0 0 0 26
Fire and Ice 8 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 21
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
BONUS PICKS - WEEK TWO
Time for those bonus picks. Once again we have 4 picks worth 8, 6, 4 & 2 points. You can assign them to ANY contestants you think will get voted off. Team Seacrest out got all 20 points last week. Can they do it again?
I would have been writing this much earlier in the evening, but I keep having to go comfort my son who seems to be having some
nightmares tonight. I think I know why. We let him watch the first handfull of performances tonight. This is what is probably haunting his dreams --->
Here are some of my thoughts from the Week 2 Performances ...
I am tired of Randy and Paula saying "it was the wrong song" instead of just saying they did a bad job. I mean if they sang it well then you wouldn't have had any problems with the song. Amanda didn't pick the wrong song, she just sounded like crap and looked even less appealing. More on that later ...
Chikezie and David Hernandez get the "most improved" award for the guys. I am still confused as to who is in charge of Eze's wardrobe. Nobody has ever accused me of being fashion conscious, but it seems like Chikezie is dressing the way my mom would dress me if she still could. Twenty bucks he had on navy knee socks last night.
Speaking of wardrobe - I am confused by Alexandrea's clothing choice as well. First it was the suspenders look which was fine with me. Tonight she mixed a Northern Exposure look with Jamz shorts. I actually liked the song she chose - which the judges told her was the "wrong song." They then said that she has a powerhouse voice that she needed to show off. I think they are wrong. She is sweet and all but her voice is NOT that good. Mark my words.
Danny looks like he is about 6'10" when he wears those skinny jeans and that checkered sweater. I thought his vocals were much worse this week than last, but I guess the judges are hearing something different.
Mrs. Commissioner liked Brooke's performance. Although I like Brooke as a person and I think she probably gets the "most improved" award for the girls, I couldn't quite stomach her performance. I was turned off by a mixture of how she strummed her guitar and her jerky head movements. She is strangely not ugly and uncomfortable to look at at the same time. Dang. Another way she is like Haley Scarnato.
I totally called it about David Cook and his guitar. I actually thought he did OK.
I think Kristy Lee Cook looks much prettier in the footage of her at home with her horses. Now she is all frizzed out and is wearing something old ladies wear to church.
Jason Yeager. Jason, Jason, Jason. I guess if you are going to pick a song with only three notes in it, you might as well sing it like you are performing at Pigeon Forge. If he makes it through this week you know that his son has organized a voting army.
Carly hit the big notes tonight - I guess. She seems to be proving that she can sing but I don't think anyone cares. When she is performing I feel like I am watching her play a video game that she has been practicing a long time. She is totally into it and thinks that we are as excited as she is about finishing each level when really it is just boring. Pretty soon we might just be happy to see her lose.
Speaking of Carly, next week should be songs from the 1980's. I think it would be totally weird if Carly did a Culture Club song because I am convinced she looks even more like Boy George than she does Steve Perry.
Here is what will happen to Mr. Castro next week. He will follow the judges advice to ditch the guitar. He will do an uncomfortably sub-mediocre vocal performance. The judges will tell him that it wasn't his week and somehow he didn't seem like himself - that he lost what it was that made them like him. Without the guitar he could just be a weird singer with funky hair.
Strangely enough, Alaina might actually be one of the top three final girls. Even if Ramiele, Asia'h, Syesha and Carly are better - Alaina is more likable than Carly and tradition has shown that with all of the young white people concentrating their votes on her, the minority votes will get split pretty easily.
Luke Menard just sounded weird. Apparently his wussy helium voice is just what that acapella group needs.
If Asia'h can sport some hair extensions without any criticism, I guess we should treat Robbie Carrico with the same respect as well. Honestly - I can't imagine him actually wearing a wig. I mean, it does look like it - but that is just so pathetic. It would explain him wearing a hat all the time (even under his drag racing helmet). Mrs. Commissioner said tonight that if his hair piece fell off during a show it just might be one of the greatest moments in American Idol TV history.
I can't pass up the drag racing bit for Mr. Carrico. To what lengths will this guy go to prove that he is hard core? He almost cried when Randy said he didn't seem like a rocker. Next week (if he is around) he will probably be sporting a new tattoo on his neck. If that doesn't work, he might just pull out a Glock and shoot Ryan Seacrest in the thigh to make a point.
You know things are bad for Amanda when even Paula is making comments about how weird she looks. The bad thing is that they can't tell her to dress naturally because that will either be the biker clothes she has been wearing or the classic P.E. teacher outfit that consists of tight gym shorts, K-Swiss shoes and a whistle around her neck. Paula did say that Amanda could dance. Well, in an amazon tribal kind of way - I guess I agree.
Michael Johns was OK - but didn't really nail those big notes. There really isn't much more that is endearing about him.
Speaking of endearing - we might as well just crown Archuleta winner of Season 7. That really was one of the best vocal performances I have ever seen on AI - and I have seen almost all of them (I am sad to say). He really is like Melinda Doolittle to me. Melinda was as kind as she was vocally flawless. Archie has the advantage though with the young vote and all of the crazy girls that love him. I read a quote today saying that if Melinda and Archuleta had a kid, it would win hands down - not just American Idol but the lottery, bingo, etc..
OK - get those bonus picks in.
I would have been writing this much earlier in the evening, but I keep having to go comfort my son who seems to be having some
nightmares tonight. I think I know why. We let him watch the first handfull of performances tonight. This is what is probably haunting his dreams --->Here are some of my thoughts from the Week 2 Performances ...
I am tired of Randy and Paula saying "it was the wrong song" instead of just saying they did a bad job. I mean if they sang it well then you wouldn't have had any problems with the song. Amanda didn't pick the wrong song, she just sounded like crap and looked even less appealing. More on that later ...
Chikezie and David Hernandez get the "most improved" award for the guys. I am still confused as to who is in charge of Eze's wardrobe. Nobody has ever accused me of being fashion conscious, but it seems like Chikezie is dressing the way my mom would dress me if she still could. Twenty bucks he had on navy knee socks last night.
Speaking of wardrobe - I am confused by Alexandrea's clothing choice as well. First it was the suspenders look which was fine with me. Tonight she mixed a Northern Exposure look with Jamz shorts. I actually liked the song she chose - which the judges told her was the "wrong song." They then said that she has a powerhouse voice that she needed to show off. I think they are wrong. She is sweet and all but her voice is NOT that good. Mark my words.
Danny looks like he is about 6'10" when he wears those skinny jeans and that checkered sweater. I thought his vocals were much worse this week than last, but I guess the judges are hearing something different.
Mrs. Commissioner liked Brooke's performance. Although I like Brooke as a person and I think she probably gets the "most improved" award for the girls, I couldn't quite stomach her performance. I was turned off by a mixture of how she strummed her guitar and her jerky head movements. She is strangely not ugly and uncomfortable to look at at the same time. Dang. Another way she is like Haley Scarnato.
I totally called it about David Cook and his guitar. I actually thought he did OK.
I think Kristy Lee Cook looks much prettier in the footage of her at home with her horses. Now she is all frizzed out and is wearing something old ladies wear to church.
Jason Yeager. Jason, Jason, Jason. I guess if you are going to pick a song with only three notes in it, you might as well sing it like you are performing at Pigeon Forge. If he makes it through this week you know that his son has organized a voting army.
Carly hit the big notes tonight - I guess. She seems to be proving that she can sing but I don't think anyone cares. When she is performing I feel like I am watching her play a video game that she has been practicing a long time. She is totally into it and thinks that we are as excited as she is about finishing each level when really it is just boring. Pretty soon we might just be happy to see her lose.
Speaking of Carly, next week should be songs from the 1980's. I think it would be totally weird if Carly did a Culture Club song because I am convinced she looks even more like Boy George than she does Steve Perry.
Here is what will happen to Mr. Castro next week. He will follow the judges advice to ditch the guitar. He will do an uncomfortably sub-mediocre vocal performance. The judges will tell him that it wasn't his week and somehow he didn't seem like himself - that he lost what it was that made them like him. Without the guitar he could just be a weird singer with funky hair.
Strangely enough, Alaina might actually be one of the top three final girls. Even if Ramiele, Asia'h, Syesha and Carly are better - Alaina is more likable than Carly and tradition has shown that with all of the young white people concentrating their votes on her, the minority votes will get split pretty easily.
Luke Menard just sounded weird. Apparently his wussy helium voice is just what that acapella group needs.
If Asia'h can sport some hair extensions without any criticism, I guess we should treat Robbie Carrico with the same respect as well. Honestly - I can't imagine him actually wearing a wig. I mean, it does look like it - but that is just so pathetic. It would explain him wearing a hat all the time (even under his drag racing helmet). Mrs. Commissioner said tonight that if his hair piece fell off during a show it just might be one of the greatest moments in American Idol TV history.
I can't pass up the drag racing bit for Mr. Carrico. To what lengths will this guy go to prove that he is hard core? He almost cried when Randy said he didn't seem like a rocker. Next week (if he is around) he will probably be sporting a new tattoo on his neck. If that doesn't work, he might just pull out a Glock and shoot Ryan Seacrest in the thigh to make a point.
You know things are bad for Amanda when even Paula is making comments about how weird she looks. The bad thing is that they can't tell her to dress naturally because that will either be the biker clothes she has been wearing or the classic P.E. teacher outfit that consists of tight gym shorts, K-Swiss shoes and a whistle around her neck. Paula did say that Amanda could dance. Well, in an amazon tribal kind of way - I guess I agree.
Michael Johns was OK - but didn't really nail those big notes. There really isn't much more that is endearing about him.
Speaking of endearing - we might as well just crown Archuleta winner of Season 7. That really was one of the best vocal performances I have ever seen on AI - and I have seen almost all of them (I am sad to say). He really is like Melinda Doolittle to me. Melinda was as kind as she was vocally flawless. Archie has the advantage though with the young vote and all of the crazy girls that love him. I read a quote today saying that if Melinda and Archuleta had a kid, it would win hands down - not just American Idol but the lottery, bingo, etc..
OK - get those bonus picks in.
From the TMZ News room
Whether this is true or not, I thought you guys might enjoy the news.
"Idol" Contestant Wigs Out
After once being linked to Britney Spears, "American Idol" contestant Robbie Carrico picked up one of the popwreck's habits -- a love for wigs!
TMZ has learned the 26-year-old long-haired wannabe's mane is actually a wig and it's got "Idol" execs flipping out. Sources tell us Robbie never talks about his matted down piece and that makes production members feel like it's the blonde elephant in the room. It seems Simon was right last night -- Robbie is a fake!
Where's Sanjaya's pony-hawk or Kat McPhee's extensions when you need them?!
A rep for "Idol" would not comment.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
TOP 10 GIRLS (Week 2)
Rank these girls 1-10 giving 10 points to the contestant you think is MOST LIKELY to be voted off. Picks should be in by 7PM CST Wednesday night.
We sadly have to say goodbye to Amy Davis and Joanne Borgella. I heard an interview with Joanne in which she said that she just felt honored to be in the top 24 on the year with the most amazing vocal talent. I am sorry Joanne, I might have believed that two weeks ago but after hearing everyone sing I am not convinced that the vocal talent is any better than other years. I think Lisa Leuchner was a better vocalist than most of the girls this year - and she didn't even make it to the final 24 of Season 3. But whatever makes you feel better.
Now on to our top 10 girls.
ALAINA WHITAKER
I think it is fair to say that Alaina was the Jason Castro surprise of the girls show last week. There were so many other blondes that were supposed to be better, but she left them in the dust. That being said, her performance wasn't amazing - just much better than expected. Now that we are expecting more, I will be interested to see how she holds up.
ALEXANDREA LUSHINGTON
I am still not sure how to pronounce her name. I liked her performance last week because she is fun to watch. However, I honestly thought her voice was about as strong as Betty White in an arm-wrestling match. One of these weeks she is going to do a standing at the mic vocal performance and it will kill her.
AMANDA OVERMYER
I think Amanda kicked some a$$ last week. I also think the stylists did a good job with her. They changed her look from scary to just unapproachable. The judges were right in saying she will have a hard time singing other styles - but that is not Amanda's fault. I am sure Janis Joplin was never forced to sing with a different voice. That is the problem - they want you to be authentic, but not authentic enough that you can't sell out and sing a Wilson Phillips song. But this week is 70s week - so Amanda should be fine.
ASIA'H EPPERSON
Asia'h did a good job last week. I was still bothered by her tendency to leave out beginning consonants. I believe last week was "Ache another little eece of my art now baby". Maybe nobody else notices it, but as a lyricist - I would be worried that she is actually trying to re-write parts of the song. It is good to see someone so comfortable on stage, though.
BROOKE WHITE
I feel bad about making this comparison, but I am beginning to think that Brooke is this year's Haley Scarnato. No - I don't think Brooke is going to start dressing like Daisy Duke. I do think that Brooke is just trying too hard performance-wise. Scarnato was always laboring to look like she was comfortable performing (or she was just an awkward performer). The moments when Brooke put both hands on her head during last week's performance to act like she was "into it" looked totally uncomfortable to me. It was honestly a bit hard to watch. That is sad, because she is much more likable than Hotpants Scarnato.
CARLY SMITHSON
I really had high hopes for Carly. She has moments of greatness. None of those moments were included in her performance last week as far as I am concerned. Who knows? Maybe a healthy Carly can restore my faith in her this week. I keep hoping for a Kelly Clarkson-esque makeover from the style folks but it just isn't happening.
KADY MALLOY
After watching Kady's reactions to the judges comments, I realized that I had seen her before. She was every girl in High School that I was glad not to be dating - regardless of how attractive they might be. She is the kind of girl who makes that entitled pouty face whenever her boyfriend says he's going out with the boys - and then starts talking in the high-pitch whiny nag voice trying to sweet talk with stupid pet names like "sugar muffin" or something like that. No thank you.
KRISTY LEE COOK
I learned a couple of things from KKKristy's performance last week. I learned why her record on Capitol was never released and that there isn't much truth to the rumors of AI picking professionals that they wanted to sign anyways. She just wasn't that good. Of course it could have been the flu.
RAMIELE MALUBAY
The judges really liked this pretty midget. I thought she was OK but I kept getting distracted by her Billy Idol lip curls. I would place her among the girls right where I would place David Cook among the boys. It looks like they have the same hair as well.
SYESHA MERCADO
I didn't think her voice was so awesome last week, but it didn't seem to matter. She was confident, looked good on camera and acted like she was a professional. It is hard not to like her but her imperfect vocals solidified my original thought that she will only go so far.
We sadly have to say goodbye to Amy Davis and Joanne Borgella. I heard an interview with Joanne in which she said that she just felt honored to be in the top 24 on the year with the most amazing vocal talent. I am sorry Joanne, I might have believed that two weeks ago but after hearing everyone sing I am not convinced that the vocal talent is any better than other years. I think Lisa Leuchner was a better vocalist than most of the girls this year - and she didn't even make it to the final 24 of Season 3. But whatever makes you feel better.
Now on to our top 10 girls.
ALAINA WHITAKER
I think it is fair to say that Alaina was the Jason Castro surprise of the girls show last week. There were so many other blondes that were supposed to be better, but she left them in the dust. That being said, her performance wasn't amazing - just much better than expected. Now that we are expecting more, I will be interested to see how she holds up.ALEXANDREA LUSHINGTON
I am still not sure how to pronounce her name. I liked her performance last week because she is fun to watch. However, I honestly thought her voice was about as strong as Betty White in an arm-wrestling match. One of these weeks she is going to do a standing at the mic vocal performance and it will kill her.AMANDA OVERMYER
I think Amanda kicked some a$$ last week. I also think the stylists did a good job with her. They changed her look from scary to just unapproachable. The judges were right in saying she will have a hard time singing other styles - but that is not Amanda's fault. I am sure Janis Joplin was never forced to sing with a different voice. That is the problem - they want you to be authentic, but not authentic enough that you can't sell out and sing a Wilson Phillips song. But this week is 70s week - so Amanda should be fine.ASIA'H EPPERSON
Asia'h did a good job last week. I was still bothered by her tendency to leave out beginning consonants. I believe last week was "Ache another little eece of my art now baby". Maybe nobody else notices it, but as a lyricist - I would be worried that she is actually trying to re-write parts of the song. It is good to see someone so comfortable on stage, though.BROOKE WHITE
I feel bad about making this comparison, but I am beginning to think that Brooke is this year's Haley Scarnato. No - I don't think Brooke is going to start dressing like Daisy Duke. I do think that Brooke is just trying too hard performance-wise. Scarnato was always laboring to look like she was comfortable performing (or she was just an awkward performer). The moments when Brooke put both hands on her head during last week's performance to act like she was "into it" looked totally uncomfortable to me. It was honestly a bit hard to watch. That is sad, because she is much more likable than Hotpants Scarnato.CARLY SMITHSON
I really had high hopes for Carly. She has moments of greatness. None of those moments were included in her performance last week as far as I am concerned. Who knows? Maybe a healthy Carly can restore my faith in her this week. I keep hoping for a Kelly Clarkson-esque makeover from the style folks but it just isn't happening.KADY MALLOY
After watching Kady's reactions to the judges comments, I realized that I had seen her before. She was every girl in High School that I was glad not to be dating - regardless of how attractive they might be. She is the kind of girl who makes that entitled pouty face whenever her boyfriend says he's going out with the boys - and then starts talking in the high-pitch whiny nag voice trying to sweet talk with stupid pet names like "sugar muffin" or something like that. No thank you.KRISTY LEE COOK
I learned a couple of things from KKKristy's performance last week. I learned why her record on Capitol was never released and that there isn't much truth to the rumors of AI picking professionals that they wanted to sign anyways. She just wasn't that good. Of course it could have been the flu.RAMIELE MALUBAY
The judges really liked this pretty midget. I thought she was OK but I kept getting distracted by her Billy Idol lip curls. I would place her among the girls right where I would place David Cook among the boys. It looks like they have the same hair as well.SYESHA MERCADO
I didn't think her voice was so awesome last week, but it didn't seem to matter. She was confident, looked good on camera and acted like she was a professional. It is hard not to like her but her imperfect vocals solidified my original thought that she will only go so far.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Top 10 BOYS (Week 2)
Time for week 2. Leave a comment to this post ranking these contestants 1-10 giving 10 points to the person you think is MOST likely to be voted out. It is a tight race so pick carefully.
Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to Garrett and Colton. You guys should totally come back next year when you turn thirteen and you might have a chance. One sad note about Mr. Haley, I totally understood what Simon was saying about him needing to get out of the house a bit more.
There are no big updates this week except for a little bit of info about our friend David Hernandez. I always thought he looked a little uncomfortable on stage, and now we might know why. He doesn't have his shirt off.
Here is a picture of him working at BURN, a gay club in Arizona.
CHIKEZIE EZE
I am still trying to picture the moment that Chikezie looked in the mirror last week and thought "Man, this outfit looks cool. I am so ready to walk out in front of millions of people." His performance was bad enough, but his sass talking cemented his demise. He will have to have a huge turnaround to make it through the next couple of weeks.
DANNY NORIEGA
I thought that Rufus Wainwright's mini-me actually did a decent job with that Elvis song last week. I am not saying that I enjoyed it. It was a little "showy" for me - not that there is anything wrong with that. He now has the endorsement of Vote For The Worst - which might not mean anything since they couldn't get Amy Davis through.
DAVID ARCHULETA
Although his performance was a little cheesy last week and I got a little tired of "Oh - Gee whiz guys" attitude - it seemed clear that he wasn't going to be voted out anytime soon. If this week is High School Musical week, he has it in the bag.
DAVID COOK
I totally forgot about this guy already. I'll bet after the Jason Castro performance, old Davy will want to pull out his own guitar to show how talented he is. Like I said earlier, he will unfortunately be compared to Michael Johns - which is like comparing Rob Thomas to Michael Hutchence.
DAVID HERNANDEZ
This guy is like a young, Mexican, pre-election Bob Dole with a good voice (if you like that kind of singing). His performance is so dull that you wonder if he actually has a personality. The good news for him is that if he gets the flu, he can just put up a cardboard cut-out of a La Bamba era Lou Diamond Phillips and play a CD and we won't know the difference.
JASON CASTRO
Dreadlocked John Travolta pretty much secured his ticket to the top 12 with his surprise performance last week. He will definitely get the vote from all of the people who are upset about the presence of professionals this year.
JASON YEAGER
Pepe Le Peu stunk last week. He was more promising than Luke though. He could surprise us this week if it happens to be Showtunes week.
LUKE MENARD
Oh Luke. You had better hope that there are a lot of deaf women voting this week. Maybe this week's theme will be "Songs from the Chippendale Dancers" and he will get to take his shirt off. He just might have a chance.
MICHAEL JOHNS
Our Aussie friend here is easily one of the top two vocalists. I think his biggest problem is that he might be too professional. He won't pander to the camera holding up stupid numbers with his fingers begging for your votes. He is too cool to act like he really wants it. Unfortunately, that might actually mean something to all of the text-voting 13 year olds.
ROBBIE CARRICO
Doesn't look like Robbie is going anywhere anytime soon. By that I mean he isn't going to be voted off soon AND he is not going to make it to the next level. He is stuck in musical purgatory - but that is the price you pay (or one of them) when you sign up for a Lou Pearlman type vocal group.
Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to Garrett and Colton. You guys should totally come back next year when you turn thirteen and you might have a chance. One sad note about Mr. Haley, I totally understood what Simon was saying about him needing to get out of the house a bit more.
There are no big updates this week except for a little bit of info about our friend David Hernandez. I always thought he looked a little uncomfortable on stage, and now we might know why. He doesn't have his shirt off.
Here is a picture of him working at BURN, a gay club in Arizona.
CHIKEZIE EZE
I am still trying to picture the moment that Chikezie looked in the mirror last week and thought "Man, this outfit looks cool. I am so ready to walk out in front of millions of people." His performance was bad enough, but his sass talking cemented his demise. He will have to have a huge turnaround to make it through the next couple of weeks.DANNY NORIEGA
I thought that Rufus Wainwright's mini-me actually did a decent job with that Elvis song last week. I am not saying that I enjoyed it. It was a little "showy" for me - not that there is anything wrong with that. He now has the endorsement of Vote For The Worst - which might not mean anything since they couldn't get Amy Davis through.DAVID ARCHULETA
Although his performance was a little cheesy last week and I got a little tired of "Oh - Gee whiz guys" attitude - it seemed clear that he wasn't going to be voted out anytime soon. If this week is High School Musical week, he has it in the bag.DAVID COOK
I totally forgot about this guy already. I'll bet after the Jason Castro performance, old Davy will want to pull out his own guitar to show how talented he is. Like I said earlier, he will unfortunately be compared to Michael Johns - which is like comparing Rob Thomas to Michael Hutchence.DAVID HERNANDEZ
This guy is like a young, Mexican, pre-election Bob Dole with a good voice (if you like that kind of singing). His performance is so dull that you wonder if he actually has a personality. The good news for him is that if he gets the flu, he can just put up a cardboard cut-out of a La Bamba era Lou Diamond Phillips and play a CD and we won't know the difference.JASON CASTRO
Dreadlocked John Travolta pretty much secured his ticket to the top 12 with his surprise performance last week. He will definitely get the vote from all of the people who are upset about the presence of professionals this year.JASON YEAGER
Pepe Le Peu stunk last week. He was more promising than Luke though. He could surprise us this week if it happens to be Showtunes week.LUKE MENARD
Oh Luke. You had better hope that there are a lot of deaf women voting this week. Maybe this week's theme will be "Songs from the Chippendale Dancers" and he will get to take his shirt off. He just might have a chance.MICHAEL JOHNS
Our Aussie friend here is easily one of the top two vocalists. I think his biggest problem is that he might be too professional. He won't pander to the camera holding up stupid numbers with his fingers begging for your votes. He is too cool to act like he really wants it. Unfortunately, that might actually mean something to all of the text-voting 13 year olds.ROBBIE CARRICO
Doesn't look like Robbie is going anywhere anytime soon. By that I mean he isn't going to be voted off soon AND he is not going to make it to the next level. He is stuck in musical purgatory - but that is the price you pay (or one of them) when you sign up for a Lou Pearlman type vocal group.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
WEEK 1 SCORES - SEACREST OUT is WEEKLY WINNER
So the first week of ranking, watching, ranking, watching, ranking and watching is over.
The scores are posted below in this format:
TEAM NAME points for Colton, Garrett, Amy, Joanne, Bonus points for Colton, Garrett, Amy, Joanne
I know it is not pretty, but it is all I am going to give you. An "x" means that I did not get the picks from you. If you made them and I am missing them - let me know. Also let me know if you think I am giving you the wrong total.
Here are the scores as I see them.
Team Shivers 11 12 3 5 0 8 6 2 47
PaulaTics 12 10 12 9 4 0 8 2 57
Simonsays 10 11 10 6 0 8 4 0 49
Badnewz x x 9 6 0 8 4 2 29
JC 12 11 9 6 6 0 8 0 52
profB 12 11 10 6 8 0 6 0 53
Team35 11 12 12 9 0 4 8 0 56
Team Hasselhoff 11 12 9 5 x x x x 37
The Indiananans 10 11 12 6 0 4 8 2 53
Seacrest Out 12 11 11 7 6 4 8 2 61
Sanjaya Rocks 10 11 9 6 0 8 6 0 50
Fire and Ice 12 11 12 3 2 8 6 0 54
Bessie Moo 11 12 11 9 0 0 8 2 53
Thaddeus Glapp 9 11 8 2 4 8 6 0 48
Idolsmith 11 5 6 10 0 0 8 2 42
Zebra Fight 12 11 9 11 x x x x 43
American Midol 10 11 x x x x x x 21
Congrats to Seacrest Out. They get to wear the yellow shirt until next week. They used their insider knowledge to rack up all 20 bonus points.
Colton was the consensus loser in the pre-show picks with 176 points allotted him between all of the teams. Garrett was a close second with 173.
Every person who made the bonus picks included Amy.
Notice that although Seacrest Out has an early lead, the next two teams are the only other teams that have ever won Fantasy Idol. What professionals they are.
The scores are posted below in this format:
TEAM NAME points for Colton, Garrett, Amy, Joanne, Bonus points for Colton, Garrett, Amy, Joanne
I know it is not pretty, but it is all I am going to give you. An "x" means that I did not get the picks from you. If you made them and I am missing them - let me know. Also let me know if you think I am giving you the wrong total.
Here are the scores as I see them.
Team Shivers 11 12 3 5 0 8 6 2 47
PaulaTics 12 10 12 9 4 0 8 2 57
Simonsays 10 11 10 6 0 8 4 0 49
Badnewz x x 9 6 0 8 4 2 29
JC 12 11 9 6 6 0 8 0 52
profB 12 11 10 6 8 0 6 0 53
Team35 11 12 12 9 0 4 8 0 56
Team Hasselhoff 11 12 9 5 x x x x 37
The Indiananans 10 11 12 6 0 4 8 2 53
Seacrest Out 12 11 11 7 6 4 8 2 61
Sanjaya Rocks 10 11 9 6 0 8 6 0 50
Fire and Ice 12 11 12 3 2 8 6 0 54
Bessie Moo 11 12 11 9 0 0 8 2 53
Thaddeus Glapp 9 11 8 2 4 8 6 0 48
Idolsmith 11 5 6 10 0 0 8 2 42
Zebra Fight 12 11 9 11 x x x x 43
American Midol 10 11 x x x x x x 21
Congrats to Seacrest Out. They get to wear the yellow shirt until next week. They used their insider knowledge to rack up all 20 bonus points.
Colton was the consensus loser in the pre-show picks with 176 points allotted him between all of the teams. Garrett was a close second with 173.
Every person who made the bonus picks included Amy.
Notice that although Seacrest Out has an early lead, the next two teams are the only other teams that have ever won Fantasy Idol. What professionals they are.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
BONUS PICKS - TOP 24
Now that you have seen the performances, it is time to make some educated picks. You have FOUR bonus picks that are due before the results show on Thursday. They are worth 8, 6, 4 and 2 points. You can assign them to ANY of the contestants. If they are voted off, you will get the bonus point that you assigned to them.
For example, let's pretend that people will get voted off because of their hair. In that case, my picks might look something like this ...
8. Garrett Haley
6. Amanda Overmyer
4. Colton Berry
2. Ramiele Malubay or David Cook
Two guys and two girls will be voted off on Thursday - but you don't have to assign your bonus picks to two girls and two guys - you can do any configuration you want.
So MAKE YOUR PICKS BEFORE 7PM THURSDAY.
For those of you who are still wasting your time reading this post, here is something I like to call ...
RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM THIS WEEK'S PERFORMANCES
Is anyone else starting to think that Paula might have been the speech writer for Caitlin Upton on Miss Teen USA? The whole "the Iraq" thing makes at least as much sense as the gibberish dribbling out of Paula's mouth.
This year's cast is not quite as talented as I thought it was going to be.
Was anyone else reminded of Wayne Kirkpatrick's voice during Garrett's performance? (I love Wayne's voice by the way)
Michael Johns made David Cook look like a bar-band singer from Missouri. No comparison.
I enjoyed Jason Castro's performance but I didn't think his voice was all that great and was honestly a bit weirded out at some of his facial expressions.
What was Chikezie wearing?
Danny Noriega got bad comments from the judges - but it wasn't so bad to me. I guess I was just expecting something horribly offensive - so it was a pleasant surprise.
Alaina Whitaker (whom I will now call Carrie Underage) was surprisingly good and confident while Kristy Lee Cook was surprisingly not.
Alexandrea was very entertaining and I think she did a great job - but her voice was not good enough. She can't belt out the high notes.
Amanda Overmyer was the best of the night for the girls in my opinion.
Amy Davis was horrible.
The way my Mrs. Commissioner watched Luke Menard - I could tell that he is the male answer to Antonella Barba. That means it is only a matter of time before we hear about his sex tape.
Every time Paula said that Robbie Carrico was "authentic" I wanted to stab her in the eye with one of those corn on the cob holders. Simon said he didn't believe it. Robbie followed that up by saying "This is me" while pointing to the chains hanging down from both sides of his jeans. What is that supposed to prove? That you buy your clothes online from Hot Topic?
I kept turning to Jill throughout the girls performance saying that Syesha was going to "bring it". She didn't. She was definitely charismatic, but she was missing all of the big notes. Last year Melinda hit EVERY note.
Kady Malloy should never try to sing vocal runs ever again.
Joanne was no LaKisha.
Does it make me a crotchety old man if I agree with almost everything Simon says?
Brooke White is as nice as her earrings are big. Unfortunately there is a lot of ground between her and the really good performers.
I was surprised by what the judges said about Carly. I didn't think it was THAT good and I thought the song she picked was awful. Also, for a few seconds of that performance I thought I was looking at Steve Perry.
For example, let's pretend that people will get voted off because of their hair. In that case, my picks might look something like this ...
8. Garrett Haley
6. Amanda Overmyer
4. Colton Berry
2. Ramiele Malubay or David Cook
Two guys and two girls will be voted off on Thursday - but you don't have to assign your bonus picks to two girls and two guys - you can do any configuration you want.
So MAKE YOUR PICKS BEFORE 7PM THURSDAY.
For those of you who are still wasting your time reading this post, here is something I like to call ...
RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM THIS WEEK'S PERFORMANCES
Is anyone else starting to think that Paula might have been the speech writer for Caitlin Upton on Miss Teen USA? The whole "the Iraq" thing makes at least as much sense as the gibberish dribbling out of Paula's mouth.
This year's cast is not quite as talented as I thought it was going to be.
Was anyone else reminded of Wayne Kirkpatrick's voice during Garrett's performance? (I love Wayne's voice by the way)
Michael Johns made David Cook look like a bar-band singer from Missouri. No comparison.
I enjoyed Jason Castro's performance but I didn't think his voice was all that great and was honestly a bit weirded out at some of his facial expressions.
What was Chikezie wearing?
Danny Noriega got bad comments from the judges - but it wasn't so bad to me. I guess I was just expecting something horribly offensive - so it was a pleasant surprise.
Alaina Whitaker (whom I will now call Carrie Underage) was surprisingly good and confident while Kristy Lee Cook was surprisingly not.
Alexandrea was very entertaining and I think she did a great job - but her voice was not good enough. She can't belt out the high notes.
Amanda Overmyer was the best of the night for the girls in my opinion.
Amy Davis was horrible.
The way my Mrs. Commissioner watched Luke Menard - I could tell that he is the male answer to Antonella Barba. That means it is only a matter of time before we hear about his sex tape.Every time Paula said that Robbie Carrico was "authentic" I wanted to stab her in the eye with one of those corn on the cob holders. Simon said he didn't believe it. Robbie followed that up by saying "This is me" while pointing to the chains hanging down from both sides of his jeans. What is that supposed to prove? That you buy your clothes online from Hot Topic?
I kept turning to Jill throughout the girls performance saying that Syesha was going to "bring it". She didn't. She was definitely charismatic, but she was missing all of the big notes. Last year Melinda hit EVERY note.
Kady Malloy should never try to sing vocal runs ever again.
Joanne was no LaKisha.
Does it make me a crotchety old man if I agree with almost everything Simon says?
Brooke White is as nice as her earrings are big. Unfortunately there is a lot of ground between her and the really good performers.
I was surprised by what the judges said about Carly. I didn't think it was THAT good and I thought the song she picked was awful. Also, for a few seconds of that performance I thought I was looking at Steve Perry.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Top 12 GIRLS (Week 1)
Second verse - same as the first. Rank these girls 1-12 - giving 12 points to the person you think is MOST likely to be voted out and 1 point to the person who is LEAST likely to be voted out. After the eliminations Thursday night, you will get the number of points that you assigned to the two girls who were voted out.
MAKE THESE PICKS BEFORE 7:00 PM (CST) Wednesday night.
Also - after the girls performance, check back with the site to make your bonus picks before the results show on Thursday night.
Now, on to the girls ...
Alaina Whitaker, 16
"I am just like Carrie Underwood - only not as famous or good."
Alaina is the young girl from Oklahoma that they kept comparing to Carrie Underwood. All I have to say is that when we first saw Carrie Underwood audition, we knew that she was going to win. Two minutes after we watched Alaina audition, I totally forgot that I saw it. There are too many other young girls here with a bit more personality that will make them stand out. The most interesting thing about her now is that she is the captain of her pom squad and she is good at shopping. Unless Alaina pulls off something spectacular I think people will just forget to vote for her - even if they like her.
Alexandrea Lushington, 17
"I am as forgettable as this picture."
Who? Alexandrea? I have no clue who this girl is. All I know is that she writes "scripts" as her talent, she likes the Beatles and she has the same pose in this picture as my wife did on her first record. As far as I know she could be a young Whitney Houston or she could just as easily be an old Whitney Houston. Wait. I think I remember her audition. She had her 90+ year old grandma there that Seacrest was macking on. She sounded a little like Queen Melinda Doolittle. The difference is that Melinda was mature - so she was able to avoid some stupid mistakes that a 17 year old is bound to make.
Amanda Overmyer, 23
"Wanna arm wrestle?"
I don't think that anyone can say that Amanda doesn't have a good voice. It is powerful. There are just a couple of things that I wonder about her. What did this bad ass motorcycle ridin' tough girl act like when she was waiting in line for a day with ten thousand little pop stars to get into the first audition? Just the thought of her waiting in that line makes her seem so much less authentically tough. Also, how can she be 8 years younger than me but I still feel like she is older than my mom? Oh - and my third question. Is this picture supposed to be sexy? I am confused.
Amy Davis, 25
"I am so glad I left Grey's Anatomy to start my own show."
I was so ready to rip into Amy because she was didn't even make it past the 2nd round of Nashville Star, she is a model and
she is in a cover band with some guys from Survivor. Then I read that her favorite quote was "His grace is sufficient for me." Assuming she isn't talking about one of those Survivor guys, I felt bad about tearing her apart. Then, when listing her influences, she said, "Definitely Patty Griffin. I have never been more affected by an artist!! I hope one day I can be even a fraction as good as her, both in song writing and singing." That is pretty admirable for any American Idol contestant. I guess that even though my web filtering software blocks me from some of the google links to her, she might not be so bad.
Asia'h Epperson, 19
"I borrowed this outfit from Haley Scarnato."
Asia'h is the girl who lost her dad just before her initial audition. She is also the missing consonant girl I talked about earlier. She has a great voice but could easily get lost in the mix like Vonzell or LaToya London. She says a couple of her talents are fashion and make-up. I didn't know you could just list things you like as talents. In that case, I would like to change my information in my High School yearbook to add the talents of hamburgers and poker.
Brooke White, 24
"The Matrix? Never saw it."
Brooke is the famed Rated R girl. She doesn't seem to have the best voice of all of the girls, but she might just be one of the nicest. That could take her pretty far. Brooke was supposedly on tour with Phil Vassar and released a CD two years ago, but she probably won't get lumped in with all of the negative publicity the other "professionals" will get. She says her influences are James Taylor, Carole King, Carly Simon and Hall&Oates among others. At least I would prefer that to Fergie and Amy Winehouse.
Carly Smithson, 24
"If only I had met Michael Johns before I got married ..."
Carly was one of our favorites from the first auditions. After doing more research we found that this Irish girl wasn't quite pretty enough to be grafted into the Corrs so she signed a solo record deal with MCA when she was 17. It was produced by one of my wife's favorite artists - Greg Alexander (New Radicals). They spent over $2 million on the record and it sold under 400 copies. Ouch. Some people think it is a crooked American Idol set-up to have her on the show like with Kristy Lee Cook (see below), but if she had to live through the pressure of a $2 million record and only selling 300 copies - I think she could use a break just as much as anyone else. On another note, every shot of her in Hollywood was with Michael Johns (another professional). Let's just hope nothing happens or else we will find Carly's fully tattooed husband beating the crap out of the Australian dude.
Joanne Borgella, 25
"I have a plus-size voice."
Joanne is a nice girl with a good voice. The thing that bugs me is that every time they feature her on the show, she talks about being a plus-size model or how she is big and beautiful. Then she talks about how it is hard to make it in the music industry as a plus-sized singer. If I were her, I would just stop talking about it and making it an issue. Well, that will be hard to do since she WAS the winner of Mo'Nique's Fat Chance reality show in 2005. She was crowned "Miss F.A.T" (Fabulous And Thick). Every young girl's dream. The good news is that size hasn't really mattered on American Idol - at least until you get to the final 4.
Kady Malloy, 18
"There is only one reason why I would take a sideways profile picture like this."
Kady is the girl who did the impression of Britney Spears in her first audition. She was actually a pretty good singer. When asked when she first started to sing, she said that she was singing in her mommy's tummy. That pretty much makes her a liar. Let's see what else she lied about. "I'm also a pretty good actress." Sure. "I am 18 years old." Kady, how are we supposed to believe you when you insist that you were a singing fetus? Now, if you said that you were doing impressions of Britney in your mom's tummy - just floating around naked and bald while drinking like a fish - I would believe it.
Kristy Lee Cook, 24
"Us country girls love sittin' on tires."
Kristy was an early favorite because she is pretty, has a nice voice and is a cage-fighter. Really - it was probably enough just to be a pretty cage-fighter. The problem is that she was signed to a record label that is associated with Clive Davis - so people are going crazy saying she should be kicked off the show. It also doesn't help that in this old music video, she is singing in front of a confederate flag on the wall. It is a small part of the video, but people are already calling her KKKristy. That is ridiculous, but it could eventually work against her. Looks like the fighting skills might come in handy.
Ramiele Malubay, 20
"Look for my picture in a hair salon near you."
Ramiele is a Filipino girl who is somewhere around 34 inches tall. Her favorite quote is "If you're hated, you're are doing something right." Hmmm. There are times that I would agree with that quote, but it sounds like this 20 year old has heard that a lot in her life from her parents - which either means she is doing stuff right all of the time or she is hated by a lot of people. I can totally picture her saying something on the show like, "I am here to win - not to make friends." There is someone who always says something like that in every reality show. They always lose. Then again, she could be the nicest girl in the world. I hate nice girls.
Syesha Mercado, 21
"Oh, my aching neck."
Syesha is the girl who lost her voice in Hollywood and had to communicate with little written signs. Apparently she is no stranger to show business. She was on ABCs version of AI called "The One". It was cancelled. She also did commercials for Nigerian beer, the MedVance Institute , calling "direk", KFC, and Florida. If you just watch the first 15 seconds of this video you will understand why she was a popular pre-Hollywood pick. She should go really far in this competition, but odds are that she will follow in the footsteps of Tamyra Gray, Christina Christian, Jennifer Hudson and Nadia Turner.
MAKE THESE PICKS BEFORE 7:00 PM (CST) Wednesday night.
Also - after the girls performance, check back with the site to make your bonus picks before the results show on Thursday night.
Now, on to the girls ...
Alaina Whitaker, 16
"I am just like Carrie Underwood - only not as famous or good."Alaina is the young girl from Oklahoma that they kept comparing to Carrie Underwood. All I have to say is that when we first saw Carrie Underwood audition, we knew that she was going to win. Two minutes after we watched Alaina audition, I totally forgot that I saw it. There are too many other young girls here with a bit more personality that will make them stand out. The most interesting thing about her now is that she is the captain of her pom squad and she is good at shopping. Unless Alaina pulls off something spectacular I think people will just forget to vote for her - even if they like her.
Alexandrea Lushington, 17
"I am as forgettable as this picture."Who? Alexandrea? I have no clue who this girl is. All I know is that she writes "scripts" as her talent, she likes the Beatles and she has the same pose in this picture as my wife did on her first record. As far as I know she could be a young Whitney Houston or she could just as easily be an old Whitney Houston. Wait. I think I remember her audition. She had her 90+ year old grandma there that Seacrest was macking on. She sounded a little like Queen Melinda Doolittle. The difference is that Melinda was mature - so she was able to avoid some stupid mistakes that a 17 year old is bound to make.
Amanda Overmyer, 23
"Wanna arm wrestle?"I don't think that anyone can say that Amanda doesn't have a good voice. It is powerful. There are just a couple of things that I wonder about her. What did this bad ass motorcycle ridin' tough girl act like when she was waiting in line for a day with ten thousand little pop stars to get into the first audition? Just the thought of her waiting in that line makes her seem so much less authentically tough. Also, how can she be 8 years younger than me but I still feel like she is older than my mom? Oh - and my third question. Is this picture supposed to be sexy? I am confused.
"I am so glad I left Grey's Anatomy to start my own show."I was so ready to rip into Amy because she was didn't even make it past the 2nd round of Nashville Star, she is a model and
she is in a cover band with some guys from Survivor. Then I read that her favorite quote was "His grace is sufficient for me." Assuming she isn't talking about one of those Survivor guys, I felt bad about tearing her apart. Then, when listing her influences, she said, "Definitely Patty Griffin. I have never been more affected by an artist!! I hope one day I can be even a fraction as good as her, both in song writing and singing." That is pretty admirable for any American Idol contestant. I guess that even though my web filtering software blocks me from some of the google links to her, she might not be so bad.Asia'h Epperson, 19
"I borrowed this outfit from Haley Scarnato."Asia'h is the girl who lost her dad just before her initial audition. She is also the missing consonant girl I talked about earlier. She has a great voice but could easily get lost in the mix like Vonzell or LaToya London. She says a couple of her talents are fashion and make-up. I didn't know you could just list things you like as talents. In that case, I would like to change my information in my High School yearbook to add the talents of hamburgers and poker.
Brooke White, 24
"The Matrix? Never saw it."Brooke is the famed Rated R girl. She doesn't seem to have the best voice of all of the girls, but she might just be one of the nicest. That could take her pretty far. Brooke was supposedly on tour with Phil Vassar and released a CD two years ago, but she probably won't get lumped in with all of the negative publicity the other "professionals" will get. She says her influences are James Taylor, Carole King, Carly Simon and Hall&Oates among others. At least I would prefer that to Fergie and Amy Winehouse.
Carly Smithson, 24
"If only I had met Michael Johns before I got married ..."Carly was one of our favorites from the first auditions. After doing more research we found that this Irish girl wasn't quite pretty enough to be grafted into the Corrs so she signed a solo record deal with MCA when she was 17. It was produced by one of my wife's favorite artists - Greg Alexander (New Radicals). They spent over $2 million on the record and it sold under 400 copies. Ouch. Some people think it is a crooked American Idol set-up to have her on the show like with Kristy Lee Cook (see below), but if she had to live through the pressure of a $2 million record and only selling 300 copies - I think she could use a break just as much as anyone else. On another note, every shot of her in Hollywood was with Michael Johns (another professional). Let's just hope nothing happens or else we will find Carly's fully tattooed husband beating the crap out of the Australian dude.
Joanne Borgella, 25
"I have a plus-size voice."Joanne is a nice girl with a good voice. The thing that bugs me is that every time they feature her on the show, she talks about being a plus-size model or how she is big and beautiful. Then she talks about how it is hard to make it in the music industry as a plus-sized singer. If I were her, I would just stop talking about it and making it an issue. Well, that will be hard to do since she WAS the winner of Mo'Nique's Fat Chance reality show in 2005. She was crowned "Miss F.A.T" (Fabulous And Thick). Every young girl's dream. The good news is that size hasn't really mattered on American Idol - at least until you get to the final 4.
Kady Malloy, 18
"There is only one reason why I would take a sideways profile picture like this."Kady is the girl who did the impression of Britney Spears in her first audition. She was actually a pretty good singer. When asked when she first started to sing, she said that she was singing in her mommy's tummy. That pretty much makes her a liar. Let's see what else she lied about. "I'm also a pretty good actress." Sure. "I am 18 years old." Kady, how are we supposed to believe you when you insist that you were a singing fetus? Now, if you said that you were doing impressions of Britney in your mom's tummy - just floating around naked and bald while drinking like a fish - I would believe it.
Kristy Lee Cook, 24
"Us country girls love sittin' on tires."Kristy was an early favorite because she is pretty, has a nice voice and is a cage-fighter. Really - it was probably enough just to be a pretty cage-fighter. The problem is that she was signed to a record label that is associated with Clive Davis - so people are going crazy saying she should be kicked off the show. It also doesn't help that in this old music video, she is singing in front of a confederate flag on the wall. It is a small part of the video, but people are already calling her KKKristy. That is ridiculous, but it could eventually work against her. Looks like the fighting skills might come in handy.
Ramiele Malubay, 20
"Look for my picture in a hair salon near you."Ramiele is a Filipino girl who is somewhere around 34 inches tall. Her favorite quote is "If you're hated, you're are doing something right." Hmmm. There are times that I would agree with that quote, but it sounds like this 20 year old has heard that a lot in her life from her parents - which either means she is doing stuff right all of the time or she is hated by a lot of people. I can totally picture her saying something on the show like, "I am here to win - not to make friends." There is someone who always says something like that in every reality show. They always lose. Then again, she could be the nicest girl in the world. I hate nice girls.
Syesha Mercado, 21
"Oh, my aching neck."Syesha is the girl who lost her voice in Hollywood and had to communicate with little written signs. Apparently she is no stranger to show business. She was on ABCs version of AI called "The One". It was cancelled. She also did commercials for Nigerian beer, the MedVance Institute , calling "direk", KFC, and Florida. If you just watch the first 15 seconds of this video you will understand why she was a popular pre-Hollywood pick. She should go really far in this competition, but odds are that she will follow in the footsteps of Tamyra Gray, Christina Christian, Jennifer Hudson and Nadia Turner.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Top 12 BOYS (Week 1) MAKE YOUR PICKS
Here are the guys. They will perform Tuesday night @ 7PM CST. Before the show starts, you will need to leave a comment to this post with your picks.
Here is how you should make your picks:
You need to number these contestants 1 through 12 - giving 12 points to the person you think is MOST LIKELY TO BE VOTED OUT and 1 point to the person you think is LEAST LIKELY TO BE VOTED OUT. On Thursday night they will announce which two guys were voted out. You will receive the number of points you allotted to each of those contestants. So the maximum number of points you could get from these picks is 23 (12 + 11).
If you have any questions about how this works, send me an e-mail or leave the question as a comment to this post. If for some reason you can't leave the picks on the site, you can e-mail them to me. Just make sure they are in before the show begins.
**NOTE - I will be posting the girls sometime soon as well - and you will have to rank them before the show on Wednesday.
Here are the male contestants. If there is anything offensive in these descriptions - my wife wrote it.
Chikezie Eze, 22
"There are two things I love. These wooden boxes and flying Magnum P.I. around in my chopper."
Please see Chikezie Eze sneezing easy and wheezing from breezy, greasy, sleazy allergens. Say that ten times in a row. I don't know what else to write about him. He says he has NO other talents. He doesn't know when he started singing. He doesn't say much about his formal vocal training. It is like talking to Roger Clemens.
Colton David Berry, 17
"I can't believe I beat out the president guy with the glasses."
Colton is from Virginia. He is involved in theatre. He started singing in church. His favorite quote is "Hey, girl, hey." Wow. Of all of the quotes in the world - that is his favorite. Well, that pretty much sums up this kid. Mark my words - if Colton makes it to the final 12 I will change my favorite quote from "Who let the dogs out?" to "Hey, girl, hey."
Danny Noriega, 18
"No you dih-ent!"
Some people say he was born that way. Some people say he chose to be that way. I personally believe he was born with more of a pre-disposition towards singing and then he chose to follow that dream later in life. What did you think I was talking about? Danny lists herself as one of his favorite male pop artists as if to clear up any confusion we might have. Then he lists his only musical influence as Fantasia and his only talent as dancing. He apparently also owns a webcam. (make sure to watch the last five seconds)
David Archuleta, 16
"Hey there pretty lady. How would you like to be one of my wives?"
I think this guy is the Melinda Doolittle of last year. He has a great voice. He is a nice person. He is 5 feet tall. He will also have every child under 12 voting for him. I would be amazed if he didn't make it to the top three based on all of those factors.
Did I mention he was on StarSearch?
David Cook, 25
"It is a little known fact that SCARF is really an acronym for Super Cool Authentic Rock Famousperson. That is why I always wear one."
And I thought Jimmy Fallon was too old to audition. For his favorite quote, David cites Patrick Swayze from Roadhouse - "Pain don't hurt." I don't care what the quote is. Don't EVER quote Patrick Swayze. He says his favorite female pop star is Mandy Moore, but "not for the music." He probably likes her acting. He also says his other talent is that he is a great TV watcher. Well, at least we have one thing in common.
David Hernandez, 24
"Vests are cool!"
David is from Phoenix. He says he acted in an independent film. It looks like he was a "male dancer" in Reefer Madness. He really likes this white t-shirt. He wore it a long time ago in this video. He likes Peabo Bryson. I thought he had a nice voice but for some reason Simon doesn't like him. Simon doesn't like Hispanics.
Garrett Haley, 17
"Help! My hair is swallowing my face."
I could be wrong, but I swear I saw Garrett working at Corner Music or Guitar Center. Wait. He is 17 and from Ohio? Oh - it must have been some other person with REO Speedwagon hair. He lists his other talents as "soccer and video games". Big surprise. No idea what this guy sounds like.
Jason Castro, 20
"I get my secret edge from my Battlefield Earth John Travolta look."
Jason is from Texas. He is a drummer. He just started playing guitar and singing a couple of years ago. I have no idea what he really sounds like because for some reason they didn't show much of him on TV. But there is this video of him covering Gnarls Barkley.
Jason Yeager, 28
"This streak in my hair says I am in but not of this world."
Jason plays in his mom's worship band. His favorite singer is Steve Perry. He has said in numerous interviews that he plays piano "by ear". Good for you Jason. Do you want a cookie? He compares himself to Taylor Hicks. Oh, that is a fantastic idea. Taylor sold hundreds of CDs.
Luke Menard, 29
"Get it? Look! Me Nard! Hehehe."
Luke likes to lift weights and ride his motorcycle. He is more of a rock star than Robbie Carrico (see below). However, this picture makes him look like he was an extra on Ally McBeal. He was in Chapter 6, an acapella group from Millikin University. His influences include James Taylor and the Bee Gees. I wonder if that is what he listens to on his iPod when he is cruising around on his Honda Goldwing. Can you say bad to the bone?
Michael Johns, 29
"I am a professional among amateurs so let's go eat at Outback Steakhouse, mate."
I really had no idea what to write there. Michael used to be signed to Maverick records as a part of a band. He is obviously a good singer and much easier to look at than Phil Stacey. He is Australian for beer. He also lists Neil Finn as one of his influences. This guy is awesome!!
Here is a video of him with his former band, Film. If I learned anything at Belmont it was that you should never perform in shorts ...
Robbie Carrico, 26
"Long hair, a beard and a winged skull will transform me from a boy band singer to a real hard-core rocker."
Robbie used to be in a band called Boys and Girls United. Excuse me. I meant Boyz 'n Girlz United. He used to date Britney Spears. He lists his other talent as "Impressions". This season he will do an impression of a rocker.
Here is how you should make your picks:
You need to number these contestants 1 through 12 - giving 12 points to the person you think is MOST LIKELY TO BE VOTED OUT and 1 point to the person you think is LEAST LIKELY TO BE VOTED OUT. On Thursday night they will announce which two guys were voted out. You will receive the number of points you allotted to each of those contestants. So the maximum number of points you could get from these picks is 23 (12 + 11).
If you have any questions about how this works, send me an e-mail or leave the question as a comment to this post. If for some reason you can't leave the picks on the site, you can e-mail them to me. Just make sure they are in before the show begins.
**NOTE - I will be posting the girls sometime soon as well - and you will have to rank them before the show on Wednesday.
Here are the male contestants. If there is anything offensive in these descriptions - my wife wrote it.
Chikezie Eze, 22
"There are two things I love. These wooden boxes and flying Magnum P.I. around in my chopper."Please see Chikezie Eze sneezing easy and wheezing from breezy, greasy, sleazy allergens. Say that ten times in a row. I don't know what else to write about him. He says he has NO other talents. He doesn't know when he started singing. He doesn't say much about his formal vocal training. It is like talking to Roger Clemens.
Colton David Berry, 17
"I can't believe I beat out the president guy with the glasses."Colton is from Virginia. He is involved in theatre. He started singing in church. His favorite quote is "Hey, girl, hey." Wow. Of all of the quotes in the world - that is his favorite. Well, that pretty much sums up this kid. Mark my words - if Colton makes it to the final 12 I will change my favorite quote from "Who let the dogs out?" to "Hey, girl, hey."
Danny Noriega, 18
"No you dih-ent!"Some people say he was born that way. Some people say he chose to be that way. I personally believe he was born with more of a pre-disposition towards singing and then he chose to follow that dream later in life. What did you think I was talking about? Danny lists herself as one of his favorite male pop artists as if to clear up any confusion we might have. Then he lists his only musical influence as Fantasia and his only talent as dancing. He apparently also owns a webcam. (make sure to watch the last five seconds)
David Archuleta, 16
"Hey there pretty lady. How would you like to be one of my wives?"I think this guy is the Melinda Doolittle of last year. He has a great voice. He is a nice person. He is 5 feet tall. He will also have every child under 12 voting for him. I would be amazed if he didn't make it to the top three based on all of those factors.
Did I mention he was on StarSearch?
David Cook, 25
"It is a little known fact that SCARF is really an acronym for Super Cool Authentic Rock Famousperson. That is why I always wear one."And I thought Jimmy Fallon was too old to audition. For his favorite quote, David cites Patrick Swayze from Roadhouse - "Pain don't hurt." I don't care what the quote is. Don't EVER quote Patrick Swayze. He says his favorite female pop star is Mandy Moore, but "not for the music." He probably likes her acting. He also says his other talent is that he is a great TV watcher. Well, at least we have one thing in common.
David Hernandez, 24
"Vests are cool!"David is from Phoenix. He says he acted in an independent film. It looks like he was a "male dancer" in Reefer Madness. He really likes this white t-shirt. He wore it a long time ago in this video. He likes Peabo Bryson. I thought he had a nice voice but for some reason Simon doesn't like him. Simon doesn't like Hispanics.
Garrett Haley, 17
"Help! My hair is swallowing my face."I could be wrong, but I swear I saw Garrett working at Corner Music or Guitar Center. Wait. He is 17 and from Ohio? Oh - it must have been some other person with REO Speedwagon hair. He lists his other talents as "soccer and video games". Big surprise. No idea what this guy sounds like.
Jason Castro, 20
"I get my secret edge from my Battlefield Earth John Travolta look."Jason is from Texas. He is a drummer. He just started playing guitar and singing a couple of years ago. I have no idea what he really sounds like because for some reason they didn't show much of him on TV. But there is this video of him covering Gnarls Barkley.
Jason Yeager, 28
"This streak in my hair says I am in but not of this world."Jason plays in his mom's worship band. His favorite singer is Steve Perry. He has said in numerous interviews that he plays piano "by ear". Good for you Jason. Do you want a cookie? He compares himself to Taylor Hicks. Oh, that is a fantastic idea. Taylor sold hundreds of CDs.
Luke Menard, 29
"Get it? Look! Me Nard! Hehehe."Luke likes to lift weights and ride his motorcycle. He is more of a rock star than Robbie Carrico (see below). However, this picture makes him look like he was an extra on Ally McBeal. He was in Chapter 6, an acapella group from Millikin University. His influences include James Taylor and the Bee Gees. I wonder if that is what he listens to on his iPod when he is cruising around on his Honda Goldwing. Can you say bad to the bone?
Michael Johns, 29
"I am a professional among amateurs so let's go eat at Outback Steakhouse, mate."I really had no idea what to write there. Michael used to be signed to Maverick records as a part of a band. He is obviously a good singer and much easier to look at than Phil Stacey. He is Australian for beer. He also lists Neil Finn as one of his influences. This guy is awesome!!
Here is a video of him with his former band, Film. If I learned anything at Belmont it was that you should never perform in shorts ...
Robbie Carrico, 26
"Long hair, a beard and a winged skull will transform me from a boy band singer to a real hard-core rocker."Robbie used to be in a band called Boys and Girls United. Excuse me. I meant Boyz 'n Girlz United. He used to date Britney Spears. He lists his other talent as "Impressions". This season he will do an impression of a rocker.
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