Crystal Bowersox does OneTouch diabetes ads with B.B. King
As a fellow Type 1 diabetic, I was thrilled to see season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox get an endorsement deal with OneTouch, which manufactures blood test strips. She is in a series of ads with fellow diabetic and blues master B.B. King. I happened upon one of the commercials during Sunday night’s “Glee Project” on Oxygen. Bowersox must have been thrilled to work with such a legend.
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Deirdre
August 2nd, 2011
8:04 am
Morning!
I saw the first ad while I was in CA. She did a good job. She’s a pretty girl and very talented.
How will Neg handle this? First all the Haley pictures and now a Crystal thread.
Mercedes S.
August 2nd, 2011
8:26 am
Finally an Idol upper…thanks, Rodney. Following Fantasia with Jerry Lewis I wondered what was coming next.
Harriett
August 2nd, 2011
8:35 am
Morning!
Happy for Crystal. For a guitar player, that’s pretty high cotton! Best of luck to her.
Jerry Lewis? When was the last time he was relevant? Meh.
Alex Trebek
August 2nd, 2011
8:39 am
Harriett
August 2nd, 2011
8:35 am
“When was the last time he was relevant?”
I don’t know the specific year, but I believe LBJ was President.
Neg Haleysox
August 2nd, 2011
8:53 am
Crystal is doing a great job of keeping herself in the public eye with endorsements, causes and touring. She also just bought a home in Nashville, and will be relocating there shortly to begin laying the groundwork on her next album. She’s getting herself connected with all the right music people to continue advancing her career to the next level, and the future looks very bright for her.
Here’s a live video of one of her new songs that’s slated to be on her next album:
http://youtu.be/8SWoMGX5y_Y
Deirdre
August 2nd, 2011
9:02 am
Alex…LOL!
Rickster
August 2nd, 2011
9:05 am
Man… if you blink too much… you can miss Crystal!
Rickster
August 2nd, 2011
9:08 am
But I definitely like how she says “Hello, Mr. King” at the end of one spot. Very respectful.
Am heading out for a bit folks. Hosting the quarterly meeting of the “Council of Legendary Figures” at the super secret, undisclosed, highly-secure but oh-so comfy bunker.
Catch you all in a while.
Deirdre
August 2nd, 2011
9:18 am
mj is reporting that JLo has signed a $20 million deal with Idol. Not confirmed yet.
Harriett
August 2nd, 2011
9:19 am
LOL @ Alex T!
Harriett
August 2nd, 2011
9:19 am
I just read that on MSN. It has not been signed yet, but that’s what has been negotiated. And, it is only for one year.
Branch Loveless
August 2nd, 2011
9:23 am
200+ comments, here we come!
Congrats to Crystal MamaSox.
And welcome home to Deirdre; we did care about your travel plans!
Deirdre
August 2nd, 2011
9:40 am
Thank you Branch…I’ve been getting a bit of hate on here lately(probably deserved) so it’s nice to get some positive feedback. We were happy to see you back again, too, despite your trying to fool us with a new name.
Deirdre
August 2nd, 2011
9:42 am
I can’t believe I wasn’t here for “Fantasia Day”. I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, it probably was a good thing to just be quiet about it; on the other hand, y’all know how I hate to miss an opportunity.
Woodpappy
August 2nd, 2011
9:45 am
Crystal always reminds me of a more refined version of Janis Joplin. Hope she continues to do well.
Branch Loveless
August 2nd, 2011
10:05 am
I think I will submit an idea to American Idol for a “filler” show to take up time between season 11 and 12.
We’ll call it “American Idol: 2nd Chance @ The Crown”. The concept is that all 10 second-place finishers return to duel it out for another try at being an Idol. No auditions, just live shows each week and one person eliminated each time. No judge’ save; in fact who cares if they judges are even there?
Now I know that folks like Crystal, Adam, and Clay don’t NEED it, but heck it could be fun. Now, who would I root for? ? ? ? ?
Woodpappy
August 2nd, 2011
10:32 am
Interesting thought Branch……
Deirdre
August 2nd, 2011
10:32 am
I like the idea but I’d add a semi-final with popular early cast offs like Johns, Maroulis, Toscano, JHud with a public vote for who should be in the top 10
Harriett
August 2nd, 2011
10:48 am
Hey, I like those ideas!
Branch Loveless
August 2nd, 2011
10:56 am
OMG! I’m just spitballing how to pitch my show and already people (D!) want to change/add to it. Now I know how Simon Cowell must feel…
Branch Loveless
August 2nd, 2011
10:59 am
And what is with this “public vote” thingie, Deirdre? Have we not learned that the public doesn’t know how to vote properly?
Mercedes S.
August 2nd, 2011
11:10 am
already a more engaging – and entertaning – thread than the last two ones!
Mercedes S.
August 2nd, 2011
11:13 am
Any bets on how long Piers Morgan will last on CNN?
Sam-A
August 2nd, 2011
11:18 am
I like those ideas, maybe Deirdre’s better, anything for a chance to see Michael Johns once again!
Feel like I’ve just used a Time Turner! Haven’t the ads with Crystal been running for quite a while. I know I’ve been seeing them for months.
Harriett
August 2nd, 2011
11:31 am
Me, too, Sam.
Woodpappy
August 2nd, 2011
11:42 am
I thought it was just me but could have sworn I saw it two months ago.
Deirdre
August 2nd, 2011
12:07 pm
I’ve seen the BB King one with the two of them strumming before but it wasn’t on very often.
Hot! Has it been this hot while I was gone?
Sam-A
August 2nd, 2011
12:10 pm
D! – It’s been this hot since the first of May. How quickly they forget once they taste the fresh lovely air of California!
Deirdre
August 2nd, 2011
12:23 pm
I thought maybe y’all might have caught a break for a couple of days.
I watered my son’s outdoor plants while I was there, then watered my plants this morning. Whole different experience!
I want Branch to submit his idea to Fox!
JTesla
August 2nd, 2011
12:34 pm
The ad has been on up here quite a bit.
Hot? We are finally going to have one week of 80 degree temperatures. It was also the first time since 1993 that we got to the end of July without a day getting up to 90. Hopefully, we can make it through August without it hitting 90.
Harm
August 2nd, 2011
12:44 pm
You don’t have to be so cruel JT!
You just want us Georgians to be jealous, and we are!
Nutmeg
August 2nd, 2011
1:19 pm
I think I’ve seen the BBKing/Crystal spot quite a few times during The Price is Right. (Look, my husband watches it. Don’t blame me). It’s right between the Lifeline and the Power Chair commercials, along with the guy from Liberty Mutual. Eesh.
I love Crystal, and I proudly use One Touch test strips because she endorses them. Oh, and because they’re the only ones my insurance will cover.
DJPCPS
August 2nd, 2011
3:20 pm
I’ve been seeing the spot as well – but only on channels like E! and Bravo or maybe Lifetime – not on what I still think of as “regular” TV, LOL.
Sam-A
August 2nd, 2011
3:44 pm
I’ve seen them all over the tv, and just about every day as well.
Sam-A
August 2nd, 2011
3:45 pm
I do watch all kinds of channels, incl E, Bravo, Lifetime, Style, Food, Travel, HG.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
August 2nd, 2011
3:58 pm
Hi lovely blogsters!
I’ve seen one of the ads, and it’s pretty nice. Good for Crystal.
Btw, in other news, Kelly has formed a band with her backup singers:
http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=662053>1=28102
Harriett
August 2nd, 2011
4:07 pm
Good to hear from you KCF! And thanks for the info on Kelly.
One thing about the F-girl is she generates plenty of hits for Rodney. Today’s blog is tame by comparison.
Time to call it a day folks.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
August 2nd, 2011
4:09 pm
Harriett, yes. I’d been out of town on work stuff (no internet!) and came back yesterday. I promptly disappeared into my bunker until it was safe to come out today!
JTesla
August 2nd, 2011
4:18 pm
Welcome back K&Cfan, I saw you pop in yesterday, but figured you’d jump back in when it was sane around here.
Hey Rodney, more Fantasia threads, we need to know how that baby is doing!
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
August 2nd, 2011
4:39 pm
Thanks, JT…as always, stirring that pot.
Rodney Ho
August 2nd, 2011
4:50 pm
I know. Fantasia draws the attention of my editors, too, which is why she always lands us on the home page! Crystal? Not so much.
Rickster
August 2nd, 2011
5:06 pm
Everyone have a good evening. I’m going home.
Rickster
August 2nd, 2011
5:07 pm
K&CF… you have a bunker too? Cool!
Deirdre
August 2nd, 2011
5:39 pm
k&cf! Good to have you back. I thought you’d lost interest!
Rodney…so the ajc stirring the racial pot(as suggested during the Fantasia thread) may be true????????
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JTesla
August 2nd, 2011
5:50 pm
Rickster hit the nail on the head in the Fantasia thread: basically hits = $. If a racially charged issue generates more hits, AJC will highlight it for the money. The argument could be made that lots of hits means lots of interest and the AJC is giving the people what they want. It only follows that giving people what they want makes them money.
So is it bad to give the people what they want? If profiting off giving people what they want is bad, then Apple is evil incarnate.
Nutmeg
August 2nd, 2011
5:59 pm
JT, I think that responsible journalism and capitalism (i.e., “give the people what they want”) are inversely interrelated, meaning that they do tend to be in tension but aren’t in perfect opposition.
There are four models I can describe of journalism funding: for-profit, state-sponsored, not-for-profit, and “free” or citizen journalism.
For-profit journalism dominates the US. State-sponsored journalism we have rejected. Non-profit journalism (where the proceeds go back into the enterprise, where it’s supported by donations/charities/foundations) is rarer but present. Citizen journalism is made much easier by the Web; people post their images and thoughts about local events without expecting money in return.
Each has upsides and downsides.
Citizen journalists can only highlight what they see, which isn’t everything, and they don’t have the time/energy to put in hours of legwork.
State-sponsored journalism too easily turns into propaganda.
For-profit journalism reinforces the worst parts of our society and, if something isn’t interesting, it doesn’t get highlighted. Far more has been reported, for instance, about the personalities surrounding the debt crisis than what has led us here, which is a bit of a dry story. If it’s dry and complicated, for-profit journalism doesn’t really want to go there. There’s no money in it.
Non-profit journalism is my favorite, but it does tend to have an ideological bend. The thing is, so does capitalist journalism: the ideology is that of the corporation and profit-seeking engine. I don’t like that ideology, so I’m not a fan.
All that to say: yes, Fantasia hits = money, as do comments, and yes, that’s terrible for a functioning democracy. Such is what I attempt (usually in vain) to get through to my media writing students.
JTesla
August 2nd, 2011
6:20 pm
Very enlightening points Nutmeg.
“that’s terrible for a functioning democracy”
I would argue that it is democracy that is terrible and for-profit journalism simply showcases one aspect of how it can go wrong. Hence the need, in my mind, to reinforce our republican form of government.
Deirdre
August 2nd, 2011
6:35 pm
At the moment, imo, journalism, whether for profit or non-profit, thrives on keeping readers in a state of fear or agitation. Shark attacks, healthcare, the debt ceiling, medicare, social security…if we worry enough, we’ll keep reading.
Mercedes S.
August 2nd, 2011
7:42 pm
SOME journalism thrives on keeping readers in a state of fear or agitation… others thrive even more by giving us celebrity muck… to ward off the fear and agitation, I suppose. Newsweek, which used to carry well-researched news articles, turned into an opinion magazine (that’s when I cancelled my 25 year subscription) and now it’s like one of those British red-tops… gossip and sensations.
JTesla
August 2nd, 2011
8:17 pm
Of course you could replace “journalism” with “politicians” and the argument would still be valid. Don’t educate the masses, the dumb will buy more of your product, or vote for you.
Mercedes S.
August 2nd, 2011
10:41 pm
Watched some “America’s Got Talent”, just to see what people are talking about – they
are talking about this? A sweaty roly-poly jumping up and down; three adorable girls with squeaky chipmunk voices, a hideously bad mimic? The X-factor can’t come soon enough.
Nutmeg
August 2nd, 2011
11:44 pm
Mercedes–the last act of AGT tonight is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.
Tonight overall was pretty weak, though.
What does it mean that I have the nail polish after which Kelly Clarkson named her new girl group? It’s a kind of nice metallic shade, like halfway between gold and silver. (Already Famous, Opi for Sephora).
Highlander
August 3rd, 2011
2:30 am
Best sentence I’ve seen in a while that sums up our political situation today:
“The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.”
Highlander
August 3rd, 2011
2:36 am
I was a little (just a wee bit) sad that I missed reading the blog the last couple days… then I saw the thread regarding Fantasia. So now, not so much! (Sorry, RoHo!)
Deirdre
August 3rd, 2011
7:39 am
Morning!
Great quote, Highlander!
I taped AGT last night so I can fast forward through the schlock! Very bad so far this season.
Deirdre
August 3rd, 2011
7:51 am
Rodney, we’ve had a Fantasia thread this week…how about Adam’s recent interview in US magazine? That might get the posts rolling again.
Nutmeg
August 3rd, 2011
7:56 am
@Highlander–I think a better representation is “The problems we face today can be traced to a group who wants to oversimplify governmental economics by creating a false comparison to individual economics.”
Also, my unemployed friends who have been and still are desperately seeking a job would probably have words with your statement, too.
Mercedes S.
August 3rd, 2011
8:01 am
Typical; I gave up on AGT too soon. Nut, have you tried the crackle polish? Think that’s Opi too. I experiment with “new” colors; always come back to tried and true Particulière…
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
August 3rd, 2011
9:20 am
Rickster, I had to invest in one just in case.
D, me lose interest? Never! I guess I forgot to mention I’d be out of town for work. I think I might have told Rodney when we discussed the Idols Tour. Shame on him for not letting y’all know!
But no worries, I’m still here…and if I ever were to leave, I’d be sure to post a good bye.
Nutmeg, I think that just means you have great taste in nail polish. Or you secretly want to form a girl group?
As far as journalism, take everything with a grain of salt and do some research on your own. News have been dumbed down in favor of the sound bite or snippy quote. Newsweek lost me with the tabloid trashiness I saw regarding what Princess Diana would look like now if she were alive. I mean, really?
I’ve never gotten into AGT and I missed the boat with SYTYCD this season. Oh, well. X Factor in about 6 weeks, no? Let the games begin.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
August 3rd, 2011
9:20 am
And how rude of me, sorry! Good morning, y’all! Have a great Hump Day!
Harriett
August 3rd, 2011
10:31 am
Good morning.
Meetings all morning,but perhaps I can peek back in later. AGT has not bowled me over this season, with the exception of Lys Agnes, whose performance last week was not as good as her intitial one. Team Illuminate was excellent last night, though. They are kind of like Fighting Gravity last season, but with cooler lights.
Sam-A
August 3rd, 2011
10:47 am
K&CF: We have definitely missed your sunny disposition around here! Any news about Kelly’s album. She’s waited so long betw albums, I hope it’s not destroyed her career! You have to keep striking while you’re hot, and it’s been a long time waiting to hear something from her.
JTesla
August 3rd, 2011
10:52 am
Speaking of forgetting to mention something, I forgot to mention that yesterday was my Friday. I have to escape the mild temperatures here to head to the downright cool temperatures at the beach for a little camping trip. I’ll still be checking in, maybe, but I won’t be able to give a new Adam or Fantasia thread the attention that it deserves.
Have a good one everybody.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
August 3rd, 2011
11:03 am
Sam-A, thanks for the welcome back! As far as I know, there’s talk of a single coming in the next month or so. Album was scheduled for September, but I’m thinking that’ll be delayed.
In the midst of the latest round of leaks, she’s gone to record some stuff with JillandKate (her back up singers). I believe most of the material is a bit more singer/songerwriter type stuff. Like the originals she sang during the All I Ever Wanted pre-shows. If you want to get an idea of the sound, I suggest youtube. Most of them are still available there. Kelly posted that they recorded “I’m Not the Only One”. If you want to get an idea how the trio sounds, look for “JillandKate The Climb.”
Sam-A
August 3rd, 2011
12:52 pm
Thanks, K&CF!
Deirdre
August 3rd, 2011
1:28 pm
Just returned from seeing Cowboys and Aliens. Surprisingly, both hubby and I enjoyed it. Good summer fun. Plenty of horses and guns for hubby and nasty aliens for me.
Deirdre
August 3rd, 2011
1:40 pm
In the “please let this be true” dept, from mj:
Nigel wants to change the Idol voting system to “one device, one vote”–whatever that means. This isn’t the first time Nigel has mentioned changing the voting.
Harriett
August 3rd, 2011
1:42 pm
Wow! Wouldn’t THAT be something?
Harriett
August 3rd, 2011
1:47 pm
AGT allows ten votes per device.
Sam-A
August 3rd, 2011
2:07 pm
One vote per phone/computer would be great!
Nutmeg
August 3rd, 2011
2:24 pm
@Mercedes–YES, I have the blasted silver (lol), blasted turquoise, and blasted red. I even wrote a review at Sephora under “Gradstudentsam,” posted 7/21/11 (with picture!). They’re fun, although the silver over a darker color worked best for me.
If it’s one device, one vote… Wow. That would breathe new life into Idol, IMO. I’d start to feel like the right person actually could win, even when she’s a she.
Seth T
August 3rd, 2011
3:28 pm
I think part of the problem with AGT is Howie and Sharon. Howie pushes for slapstick stupid, or juvenile stuff and Sharon is more into her own abstact thoughts and reactions than actually evaluating talent.
That’s why so many silly or so-what acts are still on the show, as seen last night. With all their auditions, there has to be better acts and talent than some of those acts put through by this crew. And most of them won’t be seen on any of the clips shown in the beginning of the show.
Some of the acts have been so bad that they have tried to provide dancers and props to make the act look more entertaining, but still boring and a promoter/booking agent in Las Vegas would not touch it.
After tonight’s elimination, things will at least get better, since Howie and Sharon’s opinion won’t mean anything except for the one save.
Harriett
August 3rd, 2011
3:42 pm
Howie makes annoying Piers his number one project, to the point of tedium. It definitely takes away from the show.
Sam-A
August 3rd, 2011
4:09 pm
Glad I don’t watch that (mostly) Gong Show retread! The few moments I’ve seen of it, most of the acts are fit for street corners. I do admit that little girl last year was amazing, but how much sword-swallowing, rope swinging, inane “dancing” and “singing” would anyone, especially paying Las Vegas prices, want to be subjected to!