Happy 10th anniversary, ‘American Idol’!
Ten years ago today, “American Idol” debuted as a fill-in Fox summer TV reality show.
I read some of the stories from the time. Expectations were modest. “Idol” did not send out an advance copy of the first episode, which made TV writers at the time instantly suspicious.
The Chicago Tributne: “American Idol” (8 p.m., WFLD-Ch. 32), copied from a British hit called “Pop Idol,” operates under the flawed assumption that this nation wants or needs another treacly pop star. Don’t the producers know that Celine Dion is back from exile and only one of the ‘N Sync boys is planning to go to space?
The Cleveland Plain Dealer: How bad is “ American Idol“? Well, we learned long ago not to ask how low Fox will go.
The Salt Lake Tribune: Fox mailed a short clip of the program to television critics, and, oh daddy, the cringe factor is really high — for the viewer, too. This is the show for those who truly love the sight of someone making an unintentional fool of themselves.
And it’s interesting to hear how Nigel Lythgoe spun the show before it first aired to the Los Angeles Times:
Lythgoe maintains that “American Idol” is less a talent show and more a slice of human drama, “like the kid who turned up and said to the judges, ‘Both my parents are deaf and they’ll never hear me sing.’ And he sang ‘When I Fall in Love’ and signed it at the same time. It was just beautiful.”
I recall the two TV writers at the AJC at the time passed on covering the show so they handed me some early advance tapes (in VCR form!) Fox did send out in June. Believe it or not, I still have them.
The PR person at “Idol” also informed me of five folks who were from the Atlanta area.
So I started tracking them in Peach Buzz.
Here’s the very first thing I ever wrote about “Idol,” which ran in Peach Buzz June 17, 2002:
‘Idol‘ has five Atlantans
Atlantans heavily populate the Fox television show “American Idol, ” which seeks to find the “best” singer/performer via popular vote. Of the 30 semifinalists, five are from the Atlanta area.
So far, the twice-weekly summer replacement series has done well amid a sea of repeats. Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., the first group of 10 will sing individually, and viewers will vote whether they’re worthy of moving to the next round.
Among the 10 will be Christopher Aaron, 23, of Duluth (a fan of Brandy) and teacher Tamyra Gray, 22, of Norcross (who loves Prince). R.J. Helton of Cumming, Melanie Noelle of Atlanta and an Atlantan who goes only by Jamar are the three other competing locals who will be shown on later episodes.
On my 33rd birthday, June 21, 2002, I wrote about Gray, who would ultimately finish fourth:
Norcross’ singing ‘Idol‘
Norcross resident Tamyra Gray blew away her crooning competitors in the first semifinal round of “American Idol, ” a twice-weekly Fox show that takes elements from Ed McMahon’s old “Star Search” and adds a dollop of edgy nastiness (or simple honesty) from a panel of judges.
Gray (left), competing for one of three finalist slots along with nine others, including Duluth pal Christopher Aaron, pulled in the most votes out of 3 million cast by the viewing public. The results were announced live Wednesday night.
To get to the finals with gorgeous Ryan Starr and sentimental pick Jim Verraros (who has deaf parents), 22-year-old Gray sang an inspiring version of “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going, ” made famous by torch singer Jennifer Holliday.
Gray told Buzz that she chose that song because her mother, Rita Preston, loves it. When Gray reached her mom on the phone, “all she did was scream and then hang up the phone.”
The judges all predicted Gray would be the top vote-getter. “At the audition in Atlanta, I described her as having the X factor with a capital X, ” said the usually snide British record executive Simon Crowell, one of three judges that culled 10,000 contestants down to 30. “This girl is a star.”
Gray, unlike many of the jilted contestants, of course has nothing bad to say about Crowell. “I’m just a girl from Norcross being who I am. I’m so grateful people actually support me, ” she said.
The ratings for the first episode were solid and away the show went until Kelly Clarkson beat Justin Guarini before more than 23 million viewers, a huge number for a summer show. (I remember being at a Star 94 viewing party at Dave & Busters for that one.)
For folks who watched the show from 2002, what are some of your memories?
For nostalgia’s sake, here’s the first few minutes of episode one from a decade ago:
And check out this story on Billboard.com: “Idol” contestants have had 345 separate titles from 29 different “Idol” contestants reach No. 1 on one of its charts over 10 years for a total of 1,142 weeks. Kelly Clarkson has the most No. 1’s (73), followed by Carrie Underwood (62), Daughtry (38), Fantasia (31) and Ruben Studdard (16).
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257 comments Add your comment
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
10:20 am
Ten years? Wow. Just wow.
Not bad for a show that’s been dying for years.
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
10:21 am
Great history lesson, Rodney! Loved the critics’ opinions. are those guys still working?
And Nigel’s early description of the show…perfect!
Rodney Ho
June 11th, 2012
10:22 am
As you know Deirdre, I wouldn’t be where I am now without “American Idol.” I’d probably be covering cops out of DeKalb or serving sandwiches at Chick Fil-A…
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
10:23 am
LOVED the video!!!
Sam-A
June 11th, 2012
10:24 am
Harriett: from the last thread, me too. Drives me nuts to only have capability to record 2 and have to watch one of them at the same time! AT&T U-Verse supposedly has a dvr to record up to 4 shows at once, but I’ve not heard a lot of good stuff about them. Anyone here got U-V and can comment?
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
10:24 am
The one really interesting nugget in all that is that Rodney will be 44 in 10 days!
Happy early birthday Rodney!
Rodney Ho
June 11th, 2012
10:25 am
The show’s fundamental DNA has not changed from day one, Dunkleman or no Dunkleman.
Rodney Ho
June 11th, 2012
10:25 am
Hey Rickster! I’ll be 43! I’m old enough as it is!
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
10:26 am
or.. 43…. in 10 days.
Math was never my strongest subject.
Which is why I let someone else do my taxes
Rodney Ho
June 11th, 2012
10:27 am
Interesting fact from MJ’s blog: that infectious song “Call Me Maybe,” which is topping the top 40 charts, is sung by Carly Rae Jepsen, who finished third season five of “Canadian Idol.”
Sam-A
June 11th, 2012
10:28 am
And Deirdre, that “Sunday Night Cram ‘em all in” syndrome kills me too. Need something good to watch on Fri/Sat nights (not everyone is a bar hopper or party guy/gal). I’d really like to see all the Downton’s again, but “Falling Skies” is back next week, and I’d like to watch rather than tape it. Monday’s are usually that way for me as well, especially when the “winter” editions of “The Closer” have been on – too many choices, not enough time to watch a bunch of recorded stuff. Guess that’ll be what retirement is for, if there’s still enough to interest me to record by then.
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
10:28 am
Dunkleman must’ve read the reviews and thought he was making a good decision.
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
10:29 am
but happy $#%^%^ birthday anyway!!
Rodney Ho
June 11th, 2012
10:30 am
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for the “America’s Got Talent” military fibber. He has a warrant out for his arrest!
http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/06/09/060912-news-singer-fibs-1-2-zzfpvzz/
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
10:32 am
Lying sack of youknowwhat!
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
10:34 am
Falling Skies has commercial…that says “tape it” loud and clear to me.
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
10:45 am
Simon: “We’re going to show the audition process as it really is.”
other than the fact that they try and make people think the judges are there for the cattle call sessions and omit the intermediate audition –
and often have the cattle calls in one city and the judges’ auditions in another –
other than that… they pretty much show the audition process as it really is.
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
10:54 am
Sam-A: AT&T U-Verse supposedly has a dvr to record up to 4 shows at once, but I’ve not heard a lot of good stuff about them. Anyone here got U-V and can comment?
We love the U-verse. Had a little bit of an issue with the initial set-up, but after that it’s been great. One thing is that while you can record up to 4 shows at once… if you are – you can’t watch anything live.
Sam-A
June 11th, 2012
11:00 am
Rickster: Well, that kinda sux. Is that only if recording 4, or does it apply if you’re recording at all? I had thought about a switch with the ads about the wireless feature, but a bit wary.
G
June 11th, 2012
11:05 am
Idol’s presence was fairly noticeable in the sports world this weekend.
Jessica Sanchez performed the national anthem for the big boxing match (Pacquio vs Bradley). She did a great job as usual. I was at Hudson Grill (Midtown) to watch the fight. The people in the bar gave her a nice ovation after her performance. That’s rare for a bunch of sports dudes.
As a result of the controversial decission from the judges, ESPN compared that to American Idol voters. They mentioned Sanjaya and the overall “head-scratching” decissions that Idol voters make from year to year. LOL!!!
I can’t make this stuff up. I’ll try and find the video and write-up some time today.
G
June 11th, 2012
11:09 am
Guess pp was too busy to pull this main event gig, huh?
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
11:11 am
On that note, Phil has tweeted a thank you for all the good wishes and prayers and says he’s resting comfortably after his surgery. Hopes are that he will be recovered in time to start the tour.
Harriett
June 11th, 2012
11:19 am
I would love to watch the first season from beginning to end, not just for nostalgial’s sake, but for comparison. I think they got away from some of what endeared Idol to us in the name of a more sophisticated product. I’d love to watch the second season, too.
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
11:19 am
Sam. you can watch a show while recording 1, 2 or 3 shows at the same time. Or you can record 4 shows at the same time and watch 0.
As long as you’re not in the house to watch anything, that’s fine. I rarely find four shows i want to watch at the same time anyway, so it’s rarely an issue.
Mercedes S.
June 11th, 2012
11:26 am
Interesting to see that already ten years ago, Simon “Crowell” talked about X-factor.
The clueless TV-writers who didn;t care about “Idol”, who were they? Are they still with the AJC?
If I was a TV-writer and I heard of a new show that had been a huge sucess in another country (”Pop Idol” in England, “Robinson” in Sweden – it became “Survivor” here) I think I would be a wee bit interested,
G
June 11th, 2012
11:31 am
@Harriet. You don’t need a rewind. It’s real simple. Once Idol jumped the shark by allowing singing musicians to participate, The whole game changed. Just my personal opinion, but most mucians that happen to sing, are vocally not as strong as those singers that do not play instruments. THAT is the major difference that I have noticed over the years.
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
11:31 am
I started watching about halfway through season 1 because my younger son called me from his freshman dorm room and said I had to see this singer, Kelly Clarkson. One song from her and I was hooked.
He stopped watching the season that Fantasia won.
Kenyan Idol
June 11th, 2012
11:33 am
After 10 years, I am thankful to say I have never ever watched 5 minutes of this amusement for the most simple-minded among us.
I actually came here to read Rodney’s piece about QUALITY programming for the upcoming week, but unfortunately clicked here by mistake.
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
11:36 am
So far, no other singing competition show has managed to live up to Idol. I imagine that people who have stopped watching Idol are tired of that particular genre of show so they wouldn’t be all that interested in other competition shows. And Idol managing to remain a relatively simple concept rather than the high-concept The Voice or the almost sleazy X-Factor helps Idol remain on top of the ratings war.
I don’t doubt that X-Factor will draw a big audience this fall with the Britney addition but will they manage to hold on to it?
Sam-A
June 11th, 2012
11:41 am
I started with the very first show and never missed one yet, even when I was in the hospital on opening week last year, and when I was in emergency room 3 years ago with dislocared/shattered/broken wrist, my boss took me to hospital, and he called my sister to come and relayed my message (misted with pain!) to be sure and set her dvr up for Idol so I wouldn’t miss it.
2 or 3 years ago one of the lesser ATL stations ran Idol Rewind, with season’s 1 & 2 – a little bit edited, I think they only showed maybe one episode of the auditions from each season. It was on about 7:00 on Sunday evenings. Really nice to revisit Idol the way it should have stayed.And refreshing to see again Simon, when asked who he thought should win Season 1, saying “If America gets it right, absolutely Kelly Clarkson”.
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
11:41 am
Kenyan…if you’ve never watched even 5 minutes of the show, how in the hell would you even know what you’re talking about?
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
11:44 am
I think Idol should announce when its final season will be then do an Idol all-star season. What fun that would be.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 11th, 2012
11:47 am
Hi y’all!
Wow does time fly. I was in college when Idol started. I started watching around the time of the semi finals when along came Kelly. And well, I was glued to the show after that. The thing that struck me from the write up, Tamyra was the top vote getter with 3 million votes! How “cute” is that?
So, um, as the unofficial Idol Historian (Yes, I gave myself a made up title!) I have one question, where’s EJ in this? Or is that who “Jamar” refers to?
Rodney, VHS? Ha. Add those to the time capsule in your backyard.
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
11:49 am
Kenyan Idol… I think you insulted us. But I may be too simple-minded to know for sure.
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
11:51 am
Found these opening sentences interesting:
Simon Cowell is not the only one who knows how to play hard-to-please on The X Factor. During auditions in Kansas City – where Cowell was out sick – Britney Spears proved she was taking her new job very seriously.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20602881,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 11th, 2012
11:54 am
Sam-A, I have U-Verse. I’ve never really had any problems with it. The internet can be a little slow at times, but for TV viewing, it’s awesome. Like Rickster said, the DVR can record 4 things at the same time, which is a lot. Because of this, their DVRs have to have a lot of storage space. It comes in very handy for me.
D, you nailed it. I think Idol succeeds in what other shows fail. People watch Idol and SYTYCD for the same reason…yes it’s about “finding a star” but also, it’s about the journey and the connections that the viewers make with the contestants. The Voice had potential, but it evolved into being more about the judges which is, imo, one of the reasons it lost so much steam. That as the “make up as you go rules” which were extremely manipulative and annoying. Duets is also suffering from that problem, imo. It’s hard to capture that without seeming too much of a copycat..
Sam-A
June 11th, 2012
11:59 am
Me thinks Kenyan doth protest too much. I suspect he/she’s seen a good bit of the show. By this remark: “I actually came here to read Rodney’s piece about QUALITY programming for the upcoming week, but unfortunately clicked here by mistake., I assume he/she only watches PBS – if so, I’d love to hear your opinion of “Downton Abbey” – or is that also too pedestrian for your oh-so-sophisticated tastes?
Harriett
June 11th, 2012
12:01 pm
Good point, G, but I do not agree that is the entire reason. I believe there is more to it. I do remember Taylor Hicks’ comment about David Cook’s playing his guitar and saying how things might have been more sbstantive (my word) if during his season instruments had been allowed.
Harriett
June 11th, 2012
12:01 pm
or maybe substantive?
G
June 11th, 2012
12:10 pm
IF musicians were still not allowed to perform today, do you guys think the WGWG winners would even participate? Talk about changing the landscape…..for the worst IMO.
Traffic Headache
June 11th, 2012
12:11 pm
Ten years too long. This and its copycats are fodder for twenty-something career ladies, their daughters and their gay friends.
MyPatootie
June 11th, 2012
12:15 pm
“Kenyan Idol” …..if what you say is true, then why would you take up your valuable, sophisticated time to even post a comment? Whenever I see a post like yours nothing but ????????????? comes up in my mind. Don’t go away mad, JUST GO AWAY!
MyPatootie
June 11th, 2012
12:19 pm
“TH”….. I am not in any of the 3 categories you named, so you are wrong right off the bat. BTW, me thinks the moniker “RoadRage” might be more appropriate for you.
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
12:26 pm
k&cf..please!!!! You’ve been the Official Idol Historian for years!
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
12:27 pm
I don’t fit Traffic Headache’s criteria either. So much for that theory!
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
12:37 pm
As many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said.
Reached for comment, Timothy Michael Poe stated, “Don’t blame me. That didn’t happen while I was there.”
“Ummm.. I mean I wasn’t there when that happened.”
bknsty14
June 11th, 2012
1:04 pm
for all the Kelly fans, here’s an old (2008) video of a “slightly” intoxicated Kelly Clarkson singing with an 80’s hair metal band. ten minutes long and has some language and sexual comments in it, but it is still entertaining to see her a little tipsy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id1Ayo-G4eU
JTesla
June 11th, 2012
1:09 pm
Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here’s my number,
So call me, maybe?
It’s hard to look right,
At you baby,
But here’s my number,
So call me, maybe?
Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here’s my number,
So call me, maybe?
- Carly Rae Jepsen “Call me maybe”
I’d comment on Idol being old, or Poe being a turd, or the fact that certain people don’t like the show (thanks for sharing), but I am too busy trying to get this song out of my head. So, call me, maybe.
Mercedes S.
June 11th, 2012
1:18 pm
As for “Idol” memories of ten years ago… Kelly was our girl from the getgo, but we also liked the red-haired girl who was kicked off after being forced to tell a tasteless joke. That was the first season, right?
Rodney Ho
June 11th, 2012
1:19 pm
Poor Vanessa Oliveros from Atlanta? She was the first off season two!
Mercedes S.
June 11th, 2012
1:25 pm
Thanks Rodney… knew somebody would remember now that memory lets me down!
Checked out the Jepsen girl, cute, looks like Swift, sounds like Perry.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 11th, 2012
1:28 pm
Only thing I remember from the first season is someone singing “Superstitious” which made me DL the Stevie Wonder version. I think it was AJ or RJ or… something like that.
MyPatootie
June 11th, 2012
1:53 pm
Fox needs to do a special with all the AI winners singing at least a couple of their successful hits. I know I would watch it, and bet it would go over real big. Heck, would be OK with me to make it 2 hrs. long and include all the 2nd place finishers too.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 11th, 2012
1:56 pm
JT, LOL! That song is catchy…maybe. And it was RJ who did Superstition.
bknsty14, ah, yes. That “infamous” Metal Skool video. Kelly sure knows how to have a good time. Even drunk she sounds pretty good.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 11th, 2012
2:00 pm
MyPatootie has a great idea, and Fantasia can just strut around in those busted pants screeching like an angry crow. They would need to put her at the end of the show because once she is done everyone would think there is no point in watching anymore.
Thanks K&Cfan, RJ. I was walking through the room as the wife watched, heard him singing and thought: there is a song I don’t have yet.
G
June 11th, 2012
2:10 pm
Interesting idea. But what do you do for Daughtry, JHud, and others who didn’t even place second and have enjoyed great success? I would hate to have to sit through a show with off key Lee and PP. uuugghh!!! The pain……..
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
2:13 pm
I think we can just skip/omit Season 3. Fantasia’s just toooooo much. And Diana had her Idol moment with the staged engagement.
Sam-A
June 11th, 2012
2:19 pm
JT: Just when I think I’m out (of the hellish memory of the Fword and those effing pants), you pull me back in. Just can’t let it go, can you?! Maybe RoHo can contact someone and get those pants for you – something to cuddle while you sleep at night.
Mercedes S.
June 11th, 2012
2:27 pm
I would prefer a show with “Remarkable Idols” – people who’ve made an impression even if they didn’t win
JTesla aka Maybe
June 11th, 2012
2:30 pm
Sam-A, it’s not just the pants, it’s how they were busting at the seams! Maybe if I got the pants and filled them with a few bushels of potatoes I could obtain the same effect. Russet potatoes at that, not those little red ones.
Sam-A
June 11th, 2012
2:54 pm
You’d need the ones at Harry’s – each weighs at least 2 lbs, and it’d take probably 100 of them! Or you could just go with watermelons and canteloupes.
Harriett
June 11th, 2012
3:13 pm
G, Chris Daughtry did fine without his guitar.
G
June 11th, 2012
3:28 pm
@Harriett. I know. Chris was also very talented too. He didn’t cheat on his vocals or try to fool the public either. I guess he wasn’t a “safe” pick, as Dierdre would say.
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
3:57 pm
What happened to JT while I was gone?
Back from Prometheus. Sorry Mercedes, I was not that impressed and I so much wanted to be. The search for human creation leads to the aliens who found(or maybe created) the big bad ALIEN species. Noomi Rapace is good as the Dr. who wants answers but I prefer Weaver as Ripley, the woman who doesn’t need answers, just knows these sacks of youknowwhat have to die.
The movie is beautifully filmed but slow as molasses. The haunted house feeling never gets going and it only has a few really good scares, and a couple of truly icky scenes.
Alien still tops my sci-fi list. Prometheus doesn’t even make the top 10.
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
4:00 pm
JTesla: Maybe if I got the pants and filled them with a few bushels of potatoes…”
Fantasia did the same thing… but she mashed & ate the potatoes first.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 11th, 2012
4:14 pm
LOL that is one way to look at it Rickster.
Speaking of dredging up old should-be-forgotten motifs from this past Idol season: should we change WGWG to WGWG-F? For “white guy with git-fiddle.”
I think it is Harriet who would really appreciate that one.
Deirdre: thanks for the review, that is the second one like that I have heard, so I’ll add it to the Netflix list. Getting Alien first from them, it’s been so long since I saw it.
Harriett
June 11th, 2012
4:29 pm
Ok, JT!!
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
4:40 pm
Prometheus is kind of like a sci-fi movie made by Terrence Malick but with a lot of dialogue.
Deirdre
June 11th, 2012
4:41 pm
I remember seeing Alien in the theater for the first time and just about crawling under my seat.
Mercedes S.
June 11th, 2012
4:48 pm
That’s what happens when you build up a movie too much. Sorry, D., still on my top ten list so far this year.
I remember seeing “Alien” in thetheatres too, but not being so scared I felt like crawling under my seat. That honor still goes to “The Exorcist.”
Harriett
June 11th, 2012
4:54 pm
Time to run. See y’all tomorrow.
Sam-A
June 11th, 2012
4:55 pm
My best “horror” movie is the original “Halloween” – scary as the devil, but never shows blood, and all the plunging knife stuff is done “from a safe distance” so you don’t have to cover your eyes. A real classic. “Exorcist didn’t bother me too much.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 11th, 2012
5:08 pm
Nothing could touch “The Ring” for me (American version as it was the first version I saw). I was freaked out in the theater, on the way home, at home, etc.. Blair Witch had its moments, but the problem with that movie is the next time I watched it I couldn’t stop laughing at how stupid it was. The Ring… still gives me chills.
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
5:47 pm
If I were Rodney, I’d put those preview tapes up for on-line auction!
Rickster
June 11th, 2012
5:52 pm
Have a good evening, everyone.
mqs
June 11th, 2012
9:22 pm
HAPPY 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY AMERICAN IDOL AND OF COURSE TO OUR ORIGINAL IDOL NO OTHER OTHER THAN KELLY CLARKSON HAPPY 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY GIRL MORE POWER TO YOU AD BE HAPPY ALWAYS!!
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
7:01 am
All you saying kelly had it in the bag from the beginning……please… Tamayra Gray was the front runner until she got vloted off. Simon did not predict kelly would win, as someone said… He was for Tamayra the whole time. Yes Kelly is great, but Tamayra was just as good. It was about demographics.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
7:22 am
Morning!
Orlando, I agree. Simon took a very long time to warm up to Kelly. He was also very fond of Christina Christian. Did you know that Kelly has invited Tamyra up on stage with her a few times? The two of them singing together is really fun to watch. And yes, Tamyra was, is, still a great singer. Season one was blessed with 2 really great voices.
That being said, Kelly had the better performance skills.
Maybe today we should pick the best female singers to grace the show. I think we’ll find a lot more during the first half of the 11 seasons than we’ll find in the second half.
Highlander
June 12th, 2012
7:32 am
Sam-A, we had U-verse (until we moved to where it’s not available) and loved it! Record 4 shows as long as you were watching one of them, or 3 and watch something “live.” They advertise the ability to save 100 hours of programming on the DVR but I think we had more than that. Also had the ability to pause a live show or rewind part of a show you were watching “live”, if there was something you wanted to see or hear again, then catch back up to “real” time.
The only real negative is AT&T’s crappy customer service! (And that’s putting it mildly!!)
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
7:33 am
And while I’m here…Phil was released from the hospital yesterday for some more recovery time at home(at least, “home” in LA) Looks like things are going well and he should be able to join the tour on time.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
7:35 am
Highlander, we can do the “pause” stuff on Comcast, too but being able to dvr 4 shows is a real benefit.
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
7:52 am
I can agree with that Dierdre. The night Kelly got me was when she wore that Fedora and sang Mariah Carey, I think…. lol She was awesome.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
8:12 am
I had to look it up but I think this is probably the one you mean, Orlando:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZ00h_crSw
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
8:18 am
Thanks, Highlander. I can do the live tv stuff, but as Deirdre said, that “record 4″ is a great feature! And if I went to that system, I’d have to have the “wireless” feature, so I could move the location of the tv if I wanted to. Keep getting all these letters with “bundle” deals from AT&T, and already have their internet and land system. I just have to make sure they have all the upper channels that I watch on Comcast, like “Reelz”, the 5 or 6 “Encore” movie channels (they get some movies really quickly, and not an extra charge for them), DIY, Nat’l Geo, Style, etc.
Harriett
June 12th, 2012
8:47 am
Good morning. I think you are right, Deirdre, that we’d find more really good females in the first half. Diana belongs at the top of any list of female excellence.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
8:48 am
Here’s my list of the best female singers from American Idol. IMO, of course:
1. Kelly Clarkson
2. Melinda Doolittle
3. Carrie Underwood
4. Tamyra Grey
5. Katharine McPhee
6. Kimberly Locke
7. Carly Smithson/Diana DeGarmo
8. Allison Iraheta
9. Jordin Sparks
10. Jessica Sanchez
Honorable mention to Mandisa, LaKisha Jones, Kellie Pickler, JHud and Paris Bennett
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
8:51 am
Notice that only 2 of the singers on my list came after season 7. To me, the choice of female singers after season 6 is sparse which could contribute to the lack of a female winner.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
8:52 am
Deirdre: Not a bad list! I’d move a couple around and leave off a couple, but all in all, pretty good! Glad to see you put Carly S. on – she had a wonderful voice, and a cute stage presence. Went way too early! And I also really liked Kimberly Locke – her “Where the Boys Are” was just lovely.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
9:28 am
I liked Tamyra – she was adorable, and the clothes she wore were “classy rock star” – I wanted some of them! She always looked so cute. I really liked her voice, but didn’t care for some of the songs she chose, ie “A House is Not a Home”, “And I’m…..” – not the kind of songs I like to listen to. Kelly, on the other hand, had this WOW voice, and had great song choices. I did think it’d be a battle between the two, with Kelly of course the winner, but I guess the young girls were already there, voting for “cute” Justin.
Harriett
June 12th, 2012
9:33 am
Oh, I thought you meant ones that did not win.
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
9:40 am
Thanks for link at 8:12, D., I learned so much from it. That note at 1:16 – where did that come from? Looked at comments below clip and found this huge debate about “whistle register” so I googled that.
Did I get an education – flageolet, phonate, arytenoids… I didn’t know that the Queen of the Night Aria in Mozart’s “Zauberflöte”calls for pitches up to F6… Maria Carey and Minni Ripperton are the best known whistle registers, but a man, Adam Lopez (back-up to Maria) holds the Guiness record for the title of “highest vocal note”, C#8 (a half step above the C in the 8th octave)
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
9:44 am
As for Deirdre’s Best Female Vocals list, I’d remove Allison Iraheta (I heard her live; it was 30 mins of screech and screams), and add Jennifer Hudson at 4 and move everybode else down a step.
And to make a true Top Ten list, I’d leave off Jordin Sparks.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
9:49 am
Minnie Ripperton, after Fword, is my most unfavorite female singer in history – that glass-breacking scream of hers is absolutely ear-splitting. And that “Loving You” song of hers – my fingers can’t get to the button fast enough to switch if it comes on the radio, which thankfully, is pretty rare.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
9:59 am
Yep, that note was really something…had no idea there was such a thing as “whistle register” but that note would definitely qualify!
I think JHud is a really good singer now. I thought she had a couple of really good performances on Idol but most were mediocre, imo. That’s why she’s not on the list. If she was the singer she is now, she’d definitely make it.
And Harriett. I think I was just trying to show that there has been few females in the last 3 or 4 seasons who really live up to the stellar list of girls we had to choose from before that. Another reason why I believe it’s not just the guitar.
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
10:25 am
As for the non-stellar girls, did y’all notice that EVERY year during Simon’s reign, he had to get a girl in there on looks alone? Cawcaw the worst of the bunch. Others, like Christina Christian, were just weak-voiced. Deirdre, maybe you could come up with a list of them too!
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
10:28 am
Sam-A, beg to differ about Minnie Ripperton – I absolutely loved her voice. Wonder if her daughter, Maya Rudolph, can sing?
Learned on my google quest for “whistle register” that babies and small children all have this – which may be a reason why some folks can’t stand kids’ “screaming”. I know high-pitched kids get on my nerves.
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
10:37 am
Thanks Dierdre. Minnie Ripperton had the widest range of any singer I have heard. If you are basing her voice on one note, then you are crazy, atleast crazy to say she cant sing. WOW!!!!!
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
10:41 am
May I repeat, IN MY OPINION, Minnie R is one of the two worst female singers I’ve ever heard,. Fortunately she had very few hits, so I wasn’t subjected to much, but that “loving you” song is on my worst song ever list!S
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
10:42 am
WOW!
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
10:43 am
And, Orlando, if you actually like her voice, you and I would never be able to share records – I can’t imagine you’d actually like any singer I do like, and vice versa.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
10:45 am
And, Mercedes, yes we must disagree on MR, as we do on a few (not many) movies!
Twin Jenny, where are you today? Strangely silent!
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
10:46 am
I completly agree, I would rather exchange music with the Chipmunks, than you.
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
10:50 am
“Fortunately she had very few hits”
You are unbeleivable, this lady died of a brain tumor, if she had lived, she would have had plenty of hits. Again, WOW!
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
10:51 am
Lovin’ you is easy cause you’re beautiful
Makin’ love with you is all i wanna do
Lovin’ you is more than just a dream come true
And everything that i do is out of lovin’ you
La la la la la la la… do do do do do
- Lovin’ You
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
10:54 am
Let’s compare music of yesterday to music of today again. Can we? Can we?
“Lovin’ You” vs. “Call me maybe”
Discuss.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
10:58 am
I liked Minnie on most but not all her music. She definitely had a love it or hate it style. That “whistle register” worked for her sometimes but not always…much like Mariah Carrey.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
11:01 am
Getting back to female Idols, I think Mandisa is a better singer today than she was on Idol but I think she’s a perfect example of how sometimes appearance makes a big difference in the voting.
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
11:05 am
Still looking for someone to post that “pretty, but can’t sing worth a lick” list!!
Rodney?
Kcf?
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
11:06 am
Deirdre, I agree. Mandisa would have gone further if she were small. Lakeisha Jones too.
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
11:07 am
I think Kelly Pickler was waaay more pretty than her singing was.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
11:08 am
I agree on Kellie Pickler however, you have to give the girl her due. She’s made a nice little career for herself in country music.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
11:13 am
Wow, Orlando, just Wow – is that your fave word???? I doubt she’d have had many hits – it doesn’t take a long lifetime to have lots of hits! Not a very versatile voice. Wow! If you like high pitched squeaky voices, you probably do love the Chipmunks! Bet you have all their records and movies!
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
11:14 am
Deirdre, you’re right – one of the entertainment shows did a little piece of Kelly P last night, commenting on her nice, smooth career. She’s really done well for herself!
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
11:18 am
Kellie Pickler has a nice voice…not a great voice. She’s done well, both in the real world and on Idol, based on her personality and probably her looks. Good for her.
I would have been furious however, if she had not been eliminated before Kat McPhee. Or Daughtry or Elliot Yamin.
Rickster
June 12th, 2012
11:31 am
First Frank Cady (Sam Drucker on Green Acres, et. al)
Second: Ann Rutherford (GWTW, Andy Hardy)
Third?? – We’ll just have to see.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
11:34 am
Mercedes, I like the challenge of a “Pretty but can’t sing list.” The only problem with that list is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Also, I find that there were some girls on Idol who were pretty and weren’t bad singers, just not “powerhouses” but merely “very good.” I tried to have one per season, but that was difficult in some cases. With that said, I put forth my list out for critique:
Season 1: Ryan Starr and Nikki McKibbin
Season 2: Kimberly Caldwell
Season 3: Jasmine Trias
Season 4: Lindsey Cardinale
Season 5: Lisa Tucker and Melissa McGhee
Season 6: Haley “Hot Pants” Scarnato
Season 7: Kristy Lee Cook and Ramiele Malubay (Brook White to some extent)
Season 8: Megan “Caw! Caw!” Joy
Season 9 Paige Miles and Didi Benami (Tho, I did like Didi’s voice…it was a bit weak)
Seasons 10 and 11 are those where there weren’t that many weak singers and in seasons past. For me, they felt pretty evenly matched in that the contestants where very good in what they styles. For example, I’d vote for Pia in Season 10, but I don’t think she’s a bad singer at all…just a little bit “safe” and dull.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
11:35 am
MJ at mjsbigblog has picked, in honor of Idol’s 10th anniversary, her favorite performance from each season. You may not agree with them all but, hey, when have we ever agreed about everything? Still, her choices are interesting, eclectic and, while I may not pick all of them as the “best” each season, I have to agree that they are all really good!
http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-10th-anniversary-eleven-favorite-performances-video.htm
Rickster
June 12th, 2012
11:36 am
Good news: “American Idol” winner Phillip Phillips is on the road to recovery and looking forward to hitting the road!
http://www.accesshollywood.com/phillip-phillips-out-of-hospital-ready-for-american-idol-tour_article_65993
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
11:38 am
PS. I didn’t mention Pickler as she’s been previously discussed, but I do agree. She is pretty and has done extremely well in her career. She might not have a voice like Carrie’s, but her personality has taken her far.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
11:40 am
Rickster, you really have to read the comments first.
Rickster
June 12th, 2012
11:41 am
Oh man… K&CF… wait till Neg sees your list! I have a feeling he’ll take at least slight exception to your Season 6 nominee.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
11:42 am
k&cf…great list. Was Haley Scarnato the only one who completely understood that it was her legs that were keeping her in the competition?
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
11:42 am
Is that a death list, Rickster? What about the grumpy old lady with a heart of gold on Wisteria Lane? She died on the show, and in real life too.
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
11:43 am
Sam-A, I will not waste anymore of my time arguing with a fool like you. You have no value for human life, I see. You place more stock in your pets than another human being. You are sad. You probably cook with your dog sitting right on the kitchen counter, and sharing your drink with him too.
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
11:43 am
And, kcf, fab list – agree with all names.
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
11:43 am
Now, can we have one with weak-voiced “cute boys” too?
G
June 12th, 2012
11:43 am
I’m late on a couple of discussions today, but my favs on Idol to this point are:
1.Jessica Sanchez – Just a complete versatile vocalist.
2.Tamyra Grey – Loved her look, poise, and control. She knew who she was as an artist.
3.Melinda Doolittle – One of the best talents I’ve experienced on the show.
4.Fantasia – Pure soul singer. True to her strengths as a vocalists.
5.Mandisa – Much like JHud, with a rich voice and plenty of power.
6.Jennifer Hudson – Had lower register like no other.
7.Kelly Clarkson – Complete powerhouse.
8.Crystal Bowersox – The only W”G”WG I was a fan of…*snicker*
9.Carrie Underwood – One of the few country artists I like.
10.Kimberly Locke – She was just a “solid” performer. Pretty too.
11.Pia Toscano – Yeah she was a strong singer, but…….it’s a guy thing. IDC
12.Katharine McPhee – She really had talent with all of those good looks.
G
June 12th, 2012
11:44 am
^^^Favorite females, that is…..
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
11:45 am
Orlando, my cat sists with me on the kitchen counter and I see nothing wrong with that! (cough cough, darn those cat hairs)
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
11:45 am
Orlando! People haven’t different opinions. Please don’t call other bloggers names. You AND Sam are both allowed to feel the way you do and comment on it. Completely unnecessary rudeness on your part!!!!!
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
11:45 am
Hold on Rickster, wouldn’t those be 5th and 6th, in essence continuing from last week? Or do you stop counting after 4 days, unless it takes 4 days for the next death to occur? Seems we have had a steady stream of forgotten “celebrities” passing away over the past few months. So, do we total all those up and hope the number is divisible by 3 because in the past this myth needed several months for it to “work”.
Regarding the: “Pretty but can’t sing list” Idol voters tend to get rid of the real beauties (with marginal ability) very early. Most don’t even crack the top 12.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
11:45 am
Rickster, I know. I’m sure there will be quite a few disagreements with the list, but it was fun putting it together. I liked Haley. I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy her love of hot pants, but… come on, her voice was a few notches above decent.
D, LOL. I’d imagine she wore the hot pants for a reason! But even that didn’t really save her.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
11:47 am
“have different opinions”
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
11:48 am
Mercedes regarding your11:43 post: there have been quite a few more of those. Tim Urban, Kevin Covais, Ace Young, DeAndre, etc. Heck, each season seems to have 3 or 4 of them.
G
June 12th, 2012
11:50 am
@Rickster 11:36. Good news, huh? With him being out of the hospital is acceptable good news. However, his making the tour is subjective good news. IJS
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
11:51 am
Whoa, what’s going on today? We’re just a blog discussing our silly and at times cheesy reality show. Sheesh. There’s no need for that vicious commentary. Can’t we all just get along? Or just agree to disagree?
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
11:53 am
JT, you are right. Which is another disclaimer on my list. I only based it on finalists to make it easier.
G
June 12th, 2012
11:59 am
Minnie Riperton had a sweet voice and incredible range.
Other notable singers with range that come to mind are Chante Moore, Mariah Carey, and Maxwell.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
11:59 am
I agree with K&Cfan, agree to disagree and move on. Wait, that also applies to me doesn’t it! I WILL NEVER AGREE TO DISAGREE!
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
12:00 pm
Thanks, Deirdre! I was ready to quit with this “person” – since I have chosen not to become one of his serfs and bow down to his every opinion! Funny, I can’t remember even hinting I was “glad” MR was dead! You can’t win with that sort of creepy person.
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
12:00 pm
I have moved on. G, I like your list, i would add Aisha Epperson, she was a decent voice and cute too.
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
12:01 pm
Dont start with the name calling, or I will start again too. I have moved on, I advise you to do the same!
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
12:02 pm
Here’s the boys list with basically the same rules:
Season 1: RJ Helton and Justin Guarini (Justin can sing, but I thought his voice was weak at times)
Season 2: Josh Gracin
Season 3: Matt Rogers and Jon Peter Lewis
Season 4: Anwar Robinson and Anthony Federov
Season 5: Ace Young and Bucky Covington
Season 6: Chris Richardson, Brandon Rogers and Blake Lewis
Season 7: Jason Castro and David Hernandez
Season 8: Scott McIntyre
Season 9: Tim Urban
I have the same problem with 10 and 11’s guys as I did with the girls. Maybe they’re just too recent in my memory. Tho, I could add Stefano for season 10, but he did prove he can sing at times.
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
12:08 pm
KCf, not into guys but do you remeber Chip Days? he could sing, but didnt do well on competition, my sister use to like him. He went on to write, wrote a big hit for Charlie Wilson.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
12:08 pm
Sam-A, by all means re-read Deirdre’s 11:45 am post and substitute your name for Orlando’s.
Why don’t you two not make any alluding to each other for a bit and continue the fun discussion of… who knows what we are discussing next.
Cats. Yes there we go. Mine caught a mouse the other day, well caught the same one four times because of my lack of skill in getting it out of the house.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
12:10 pm
Good list K&Cfan.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
12:19 pm
Sometimes it’s just hard to let go. I have the same problem!
G
June 12th, 2012
12:20 pm
Some people think that PP was weak on his vocals because he was in pain. Now that surgery is over, the tour should validate that claim.
Rickster
June 12th, 2012
12:24 pm
Hey Orlando (11:43): Matthew 5:22
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
12:33 pm
Takes two to tango.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
12:33 pm
Let’s move on to a new clean page.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
1:18 pm
^
Last word right there!
Rickster
June 12th, 2012
1:31 pm
So I’ve heard… but I’ve never tangoed.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
1:50 pm
Well, since we’re trying to move to a less controversial topic….here we go: Carrie Underwood Supports Gay Marriage
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20603182,00.html
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
1:58 pm
LOL!!! Yay! Carrie and k&cf!
So did anyone check out mj’s picks for best performance each season?
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
1:59 pm
KCF, at 12:02 – I bow to your expertise!
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
2:18 pm
Good for Carrie. Rodney, as much as many here will hate it I smell a topic that will generate a lot of hits.
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
2:25 pm
D., went back and checked MJ’s picks… don’t agree with a lot of them. Adam and Bo and Kellie, 100 % yeses, but Casey instead of “Bennie and the Jets”? Frenchie? Where was Clay and his “Bridge”? Cat and her “Rainbow”? Melinda and her “Valentine”? I noticed that many people on the comment board had put down Siobhan for “Paint It Black” and “House of the Rising Sun” as well as Hollie, for both “Bleeding Love” and “River Deep, Mountain High”.
I would have filled my “Moments” with every one of Adam’s performances.
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
2:26 pm
And I say good for Carrie, too!
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
2:26 pm
D, LOL! Indeed I did. They are pretty good picks, but I would have changed a few as follows:
Season 5’s to Kat’s Over the Rainbow,
Season 7 to Billie Jean for Cookie or Imagine for Archie.
Season 8 to Kris Allen’s Heartless because he totally made it work for him.
Season 10 – Pia’s I’ll Stand By You. She came out of nowhere and made me pay notice.
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
2:30 pm
Is Pia the one that use to squat before she hit a note?
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
2:30 pm
Yeah, Carrie.I think most of us long-term regulars stand in support of this, especially considering one of our more beloved members may benefit greatly someday from the widespread support of gay marriage.
Deirdre and others, just 5 days until the return of “Falling Skies”. Here’s hoping season 2 is as scary and tense as #1 was! I need to watch the last show to refresh on where we were left in the end of last season – swear my minds a blank! D, what was the show with the Ritter boy about Aliens – I remember you watched it too. It was good, and I wish it had continued. Also likes “Flash Forward” – but not as much as the two “alien” shows.
I guess “Alcatraz” has been cxld – not so sad about that; I watched it but wasn’t enthralled with it. Didn’t even care if I missed a particular episode.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
2:36 pm
Yes Orlando, P-Squat.
As for favorite performances: you all know what my favorite performance was of this season!
Season 5: McPhee “Black Horse and a Cherry Tree”
Season… yeah that’s all I can remember and I don’t feel like looking up the other performances. There have been many great ones, Cook, Lambert, Sanchez, etc.
bknsty14
June 12th, 2012
2:45 pm
Sam-A – Though I appreciate being called beloved, I am straight…
bknsty14
June 12th, 2012
2:50 pm
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
2:26 pm
I agree completely with your 5, 7 &10 changes. Good call. I don’t understand how MJ didn’t pick one of Josh’s many standing O’s as the best of 11. How could 3 judges be wrong that many times? I do agree with Mercedes on Bleeding Love in 11. I hate that song with a burning passion, but Hollie made me like it.
Orlando
June 12th, 2012
2:52 pm
Hey Jtesla, that squat was the highlight of her performance…. lol
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
2:58 pm
Bknsty: HaHa! Though you are continuously amusing, I must admit! Maybe on your way to “beloved” status!
Jenny
June 12th, 2012
3:07 pm
Sam-A from yesterday, once again my identical twin! The original Halloween is my favorite scary movie ever. I can’t even count how many times I’ve seen it.
I don’t think an All-Stars Idol would be that great, unless it was an all-stars with non-winners only. Including winners would be too boring, with all the Lees and Phils and Scottys and Kris Allens.
Plus, we don’t want JT to drown in his drool over Fantasia’s pants.
(They’d need to make an exception and include Carrie and Kelly, though. I would want to see them.)
My top 11 (can’t pick just 10) female Idols: (Remember I only started watching season 3.)
Carrie Underwood
Katharine McPhee
Hollie Cavanagh
Alexis Grace
Carly Smithson
Jessica Sanchez
Haley Reinhart
Crystal Bowersox
LaToya London
LaKisha Jones
Pia Toscano
Honorable mention to Kellie Pickler and Allison Iraheta.
I’ll have to read MJ’s list and then post my “top moments”…
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
3:07 pm
Think about how hard it would be to pick just ONE performance from each season.
Good ol’ P-Squat……whatever happened to all that fame and fortune she was going to get?
Sam, can’t remember the name of the Ritter series. Falling Skies ended with Noah Wylie volunteering to go into the alien ship.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
3:13 pm
Sam-A, that was really nice of you to say! I really do appreciate it! I’m glad Carrie shared her opinion, which I’m sure doesn’t come with some backlash. But, imo, exemplifies what it means to be a Christian for me. Oh, and the name of the show was The Event. I didn’t watch it, but I did like FlashForward at the beginning and was disappointed when it got cancelled. Had a lot of promise, it just failed in the execution.
bknsty14, lol. I do agree on Bleeding Love and though Hollie did great with The Climb. All these lists are so subjective, but that’s what makes the debates such fun.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
3:13 pm
I’ll agree with JT on Kat’s Black Horse and a Cherry Tree. To me, that performance answered all her critics that she couldn’t do modern material
Cookie sing Hello was when I sat up and took notice of him.
And like her newest persona or not, Fantasia’s Summertime was perfection.
Clay’s Solitaire was amazing.
Adam’s Tears of a Clown
Phil’s Volcano
Anything Melinda sang.
Michael John’s It’s All Wrong but It’s Alright(ok he’s the same season as Cookie but I HAD to mention it)
Constantine’s I Can’t Make You Love Me
bknsty14
June 12th, 2012
3:18 pm
Just a random question, but after watching Crystal’s Up to the Mountain, does anyone else think that if she looked like Carrie or Hollie or Kristy Lee she would have won by a landslide?
bknsty14
June 12th, 2012
3:19 pm
And, Sam-A, thanks. In reality though, my given name does mean beloved.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
3:22 pm
Whoa, Twin Jen: Where is Ms Kelly Clarkson on that list of yours????
K&CF: You’re welcome, and I mean it! And, The Event – I liked that show, and would have liked to see where it was going. Especially liked the Oriential-ish alien who was fighting to help the humans. He’s on another show now, just can’t remember which, but very attractive and an intense actor! Oh, just remembered, he’s on “Hawaii 5-0″, and looking good.
Thanks D – I do remember that part. I’m really excited it’s back – been missing “Walking Dead” way too much.
Jenny
June 12th, 2012
3:33 pm
Wow. No way could I pick just one per season. Except Seasons 3 and 5.
Season 3: Latoya London, All By Myself
Season 4: Carrie, Independence Day and Bless The Broken Road.
Season 5: Kat’s first version of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”. The first time an Idol performance has literally brought tears to my eyes.
Season 6: Lakisha Jones, And I Am Telling You (I’m Not Going). With a close second to Melinda, There Will Come A Day, and Blake Lewis, You Give Love A Bad Name. (I couldn’t stop re-watching that one!)
Season 7: Too many great ones to list. Mike’s “Across the Universe” and “It’s All Wrong But It’s All Right”. Also tied with him: Carly’s “Come Together” and “The Show Must Go On”, and Kristy Lee Cook’s “Anyway”. (The studio version of that is ***wonderful***), David A’s “And So It Goes”, and David C’s “The World I Know”.
Season 8: Adam’s “Tracks of My Tears”, because I loved him from the beginning but this was when the rest of the world took notice. Tied with that: Mad World, Black or White, Ring of Fire, Whole Lotta Love, and One. Honorable mention to Allison’s “Cry Baby”.
Season 9: Siobhan’s “Wicked Game” and “House of the Rising Sun”. Crystal’s “Me And Bobby McGee” and “People Get Ready”. And the CCR song she did in the semis. Casey’s “Mrs. Robinson”. And Lee’s “Hallelujah”. Sorry, but I liked it with the choir and all.
Season 10: Pia’s All By Myself. Haley’s Blue, Bennie and the Jets, Rolling In the Deep, You and I, I (Who Have Nothing) and House of the Rising Sun.
And y’all know my faves from this season. Jess’s I Will Always Love You, Hollie’s The Climb, Rolling In the Deep, and Bleeding Love, Elise’s Whole Lotta Love, and Colton’s Love The Way You Lie.
Jenny
June 12th, 2012
3:34 pm
Sam – I only counted the seasons I actually watched as they happened! Otherwise, Kimberley Locke and Kelly would’ve made it for sure.
Jenny
June 12th, 2012
3:36 pm
Bknsty14 re: Crystal – hmmm, I wonder? But I don’t think so. I don’t think even Carrie or Kelly could win Idol today against the magnetic hold of the WGWG.
And I always thought Crystal looked very much like Jodie Foster. One of my all-time fave actresses.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
3:38 pm
Deirdre: “And like her newest persona or not, Fantasia’s Summertime was perfection.”
I’m still not sold on it. I’ve gone back a few times over the years and tried to “get” what has been called by many the greatest performance ever on Idol, and I don’t get it. Even before all the drama of the last few years. Now, if she did it with her current figure and… yes folks… those ripped pants = perfection!
Otherwise, your selections for Cook and Adam are spot on, and your opinion of Melinda is too. Michael and Constantine never did anything for me, one was decent (the tennis player) the other made me throw up a little in my mouth everytime I saw him.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
3:40 pm
I just remembered one: Carrie with “Alone”. I stood up and took notice of her then, if you know what I mean.
Jenny
June 12th, 2012
3:47 pm
KCF quote about Carrie – “But, imo, exemplifies what it means to be a Christian for me.”… Spot on. Me too.
And KCF and Sam, I liked that show for a while too! (Was it called Flash Forward or the Event?) I fell off after about 6 or 7 episodes, though… how did they close it out? Wasn’t April 19 important?
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June 12th, 2012
3:50 pm
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Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
3:52 pm
LOL JT!
I liked Constantine better when I didn’t look at him. The guy had a good voice but shot himself in the foot with a cheese gun.
As a former theater person, Summertime from Porgy and Bess is a heart-wrenching song when sung correctly. It was like Fantasia knew what it was about and maybe she did. Rodney gave high praise to her performance in the musical version of The Color Purple and I think she should have stuck with theater instead of going wherever the hell she went. Sausage World.
blkshepherd
June 12th, 2012
3:52 pm
and the black shepherd barks!
Well I don’t know what you guys favorite picks after 10yrs of idol but I know that the Best performance EVER on TV period was None other than The Daughter of the KING OF ROCK N ROLL HIMSELF..yes thats right..the amazing fantastic..out of body experience..performance of a Life time MS LISA MARIE PRESLEY! oh..my..GOD! I was floored! Days after her Stunning performance all I could do was Swoon I just didnt know what to say(Actually I said quite a bit the next day after her performance)..she left me breathless! Was I dreaming? I dont ever want to wake up!
Did the King’s daughter Actually Perform on this flimsy little cheap show like American Idol? If anyone saved American Idol from being dead in the water..it was Lisa Marie. Yall HEARD?
I wonder if she will ever grace AI stage again? LISA Please SAVE American Idol we Need You!..Forget the Judges and these tacky contestants..Bring BACK ELVIS’ daughter! LISA MARIE.. Thats MS PESLEY if YOUR NASTY!
Ok..I just had to get that off my chest I feel so much better now..Long Live the Queen of Rock and Roll, Madonna Who? Lady Ga Ga WHAT? ROOF ROOF!
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
3:53 pm
Yep, and thank you Jenny…Adam’s song was Tracks of My Tears not Tears of a Clown.
bknsty14
June 12th, 2012
3:56 pm
On that list ‘d have to say Kelly was the best performance (of those 11 songs). I could listen to her sing songs like that all day. I don’t get the Fantasia song either. I don’t like her voice, even with my eyes closed. I can understand where people would, but it’s just not for me.
bknsty14
June 12th, 2012
4:01 pm
http://www.mjsbigblog.com/pia-toscano-national-anthem-game-6-stanley-cup-finals-video.htm
I’m sure some saw, but here is Pia singing the National Anthem last night. She does have a great voice and though she was shaky on “rockets red glare”, the rest is spot on. And what I liked the most about it is that she just sang it. No show boating or grand-standing or unnecessary runs. It’s the F****N’ National Anthem! Just sing it.
blkshepherd
June 12th, 2012
4:02 pm
Ok..now to be serious
..the best performances..my pick..Fantasia’s Summertime(she Nailed it and breathed New Life in and ancient beautiful song..it was and still remains her best performance hands down why? because she didnt scream not once..and she has yet to beat it.
Most everything Clay Akien sung and his delivery of a song I liked. No other male had a sweeter voice.(His dont Let the Sun Go Down touched me deep,His version is Second Only to Elton’s Original. I also liked his version of Grease in his lil red jacket LoL..
Ruben was borning. nice voice but boring. No one else even joins this list. Most of them I needed to plug my ears from sound damage to the eardrums screaming their little heads off..just Awful..not singing at all.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
4:03 pm
I really liked Crystal. She has a very nice face, especially after getting her teeth fixed (thanks to Idol – sure she’d never been able to afford it on her own). If she’d just get rid of the dreds! I like her style, her voice and her song choices on the show.
I’m sure I’ll forget lots, but some of my fave performances:
Just about all of Kelly’s, but especially “Stuff Like That There”, “Don’t Play That Song”, “It’s Raining Men”, “I Surrender”, “Without You”.
Clay: “Solitaire”, “To Love Somebody”, “Bridge over….”, “Vincent”
Bo: “Time In a Bottle”, “Stand By Me”
Diana: “No More Tears (Enough is Enough)” and “Don’t Cry Outloud”
Blake Lewis: “She Will Be Loved”
David C: “The First Time….”, “Music of the Night”
Michael J: ‘It’s All Wrong..”
Carley: “Total Eclipse…”, “Show Must Go On”
Crystal: “People Get Ready”, “Me and Bobby McGee”
Lauren Alaina: “If I Die Young”
Constantine: “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Hard to Handle” (I don’t even like BR, but he was great on it)
Px2: “Hard To Handle”, “Home”
Certainly not the only performances I really liked, but these are the ones that stand out to me and I actually remember fondly.
Rodney Ho
June 12th, 2012
4:05 pm
Great topic guys. I’m sorry I haven’t been in the mood to join you. Without getting into any detail, just dealing with some personal, painful stuff right now. Thanks for holding the fort.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
4:08 pm
Oh how could I forget, Adam’s “Mad World” – wonderful performance.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
4:14 pm
RoHO: You take it easy. We’re all around here somewhere if you need us!
Guys above, I can’t get “Summertime” either, just picture Fword slithering around those steps on the stage, lisping thru the whole song. For me, it was dreadful, And JT, pantswise, I just think those would make it even worse for me.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
4:23 pm
Sorry to hear that Rodney. Hope things start to feel better soon.
Rickster
June 12th, 2012
4:25 pm
Fantasia gets my vote for “Least favorite winner.”
Heck, I’d rather listen to William Hung sing “She Bang” than anything she’d sing.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
4:33 pm
Rodney, sorry to hear that. Best of luck with whatever is going on! Don’t mind us, we’ll be here rambling on Idol still.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 12th, 2012
4:34 pm
Rickster, I’m with you. Fantasia is also my least favorite winner, joined by Lee, of course.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
4:35 pm
Rickster and K&CF: Put me on that list!
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
4:35 pm
I’d pay Wm Hung to sing at my wedding before I’d watch Fword on tv for one second!
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
4:39 pm
Winners in order(for me)
1. Kelly
2. Carrie
3. David Cook
4. Phil
5. Kris
6. Ruben
7.Taylor
8. Jordin
9. Scotty
10. Fantasia
11. Lee
Rickster
June 12th, 2012
4:41 pm
Sorry for your troubles, Rodney. Hope things turn around soon.
Sam-A
June 12th, 2012
4:46 pm
Deirdre: Close for me, I’d move Carrie down to 4th or 5th,switch Taylor and Ruben and Fword and Lee, but pretty close to my list. Definitely Kelly and David C first and 2nd.
JTesla aka Maybe
June 12th, 2012
4:46 pm
For me the winners:
1. Kelly
2. Carrie
3. David Cook
4. Taylor
6. Ruben
6. Jordin
7. Fantasia (while on Idol) – if I ignore the post Idol stuff she wasn’t that bad, it has always been about the story.
8. Phil
9. Scotty
10. Kris
11. Lee
Rickster
June 12th, 2012
4:54 pm
My winners:
1a. Carrie
1b. Kelly
3. David
4. Kris
5. Scotty
6. Kris
7. Ruben
8. Phillip
9. Lee
10. Taylor
11. Fantasia (and only under protest)
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
4:57 pm
Two Kris’s, Rickster
Rickster
June 12th, 2012
4:57 pm
ooops…
Please substitute Jordin at #6.
Doh!
bknsty14
June 12th, 2012
4:58 pm
Winners in order(for me)
1. Carrie
2. Kelly
3. David Cook
4. Kris
5. Lee (no I’m not kidding)
6. Phil
7.Taylor
8. Jordin
9. Scotty
10. Ruben (should’ve been Clay)
11. Fantasia
The thing about 3 on down the list is I’ve never listened to any of their post Idol stuff, but during the show did enjoy what they did. For Lee, I liked The Boxer, Hallelujah, Simple Man and loved Falling Slowly duet with Crystal. Should he have won? No. But I enjoyed his time on there. Kris I picked over Adam from the start. Just liked his style better. Cook I liked the first time I heard him sing (which wasn’t until the top 24). He was never featured, that I remember, during auditions. Same with Elise this year. I had no idea who she was. Phil is 6 by default because the rest are just not that good. Scotty should have been out between about 6-10. Lauren was so much better. Clay should’ve won his year. McPhee should have won hers. If those three won they’d be 3, 4 and 5 on my list. If Hollie had won she’d be 2 on my list. Crazy how things work out. To each his own.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
4:58 pm
Poor Jordin…she always gets forgotten. Why is that?
Rickster
June 12th, 2012
5:04 pm
WGWG amnesia, your queeness. After all those… everything not Kelly or Carrie kinda gets lost.
Have a great evening, everyone!
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
5:18 pm
Gosh, I was about to make a mistake and make a snide remark by saying, oh D., you forgot Adam… but I see you’re listing the official winners… this is why I would love to see an All Star a la Project Runway All-Stars, where the non-winners were competing and a grave mistake was rectified when MONDO won…
Jenny
June 12th, 2012
5:28 pm
Shoot, I missed a couple of songs for the top moments! Thanks, Sam-twin!
Carly’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and Diana’s “Don’t Cry Out Loud”.
And on the Summertime debate… I liked it. A lot. It just didn’t *quite* make my top list.
On Deirdre’s game…. Well, I haven’t liked very many of the winners, so:
1. Carrie
(big gap)
2. David Cook
Not counting Kelly and Ruben cause I didn’t watch their seasons, but they would’ve fit in here, probably.
(huge gap)
3. Lee
4. Fantasia
5. Jordan
6. Kris
(enormous gap)
11a. (tie) – Scotty, Taylor
11b. Worst winner ever: Phil
Jenny
June 12th, 2012
5:32 pm
Mercedes – I should’ve listed Adam anyway. Count him at #1 in a tie with Carrie for “best winner” in my book.
D – Poor Jordin gets forgotten because she was so mediocre. She only won because TPTB wanted a young pop type winner, so they started with all that r i d i c u l o u s pimping. IMO…
Mercedes S.
June 12th, 2012
5:34 pm
My Idol winners in favorite order:
1. Kelly
2. Carrie
3. David Cook
4. Phil
5. Scotty
6. Jordin
7. Ruben (shoulda been Clay)
8. Fantasia (only because of Summertime)
9. Taylor
10. Kris shoulda been Adam)
11. Lee (shoulda been Crystal)
If my should haves had won, the list would have been:
1. Adam
2. Kelly
3. Clay
4. Carrie
5. David Cook
6. Phil
7.Crystal
8. Scotty
.9 Jordin
10. Taylor
11. Fantasia
Only three guys with guitars and one with harmonica.
Oh wait, which was J-Hud’s year??
Whoever took her pkace – was that Fantasia?
It’s getting complicated.
Good Evenin.., Stacy Jaxx awaits!
Jenny
June 12th, 2012
5:35 pm
And bknsty14, glad it wasn’t just me who had Lee ahead of many others. For me, it wasn’t so much that I liked him (except for Hallelujah and The Boxer)… but even with his off-key problems, he was more interesting than all the other WGWGs and Fantasia and Jordin.
Jenny
June 12th, 2012
5:39 pm
My list of *real* winners (those who either did win or should’ve won their seasons) in order:
1. Carrie
2. Adam
3. Katharine
4. Jessica
5. Haley
6. Carly
7. Crystal
8. Melinda
9. LaToya
Jenny
June 12th, 2012
5:45 pm
If Hollie had won, she’d sub in at #4 for Jessica.
And bk, I forgot about Falling Slowly for Lee! That was a good duet (though it played up how much better Crystal was than him.) Yeah, he was much easier to watch than those like Phil and Scotty.
Deirdre
June 12th, 2012
6:03 pm
I think Jordin get forgotten for 2 reasons. 1. She’s the middle child…not the best, not the worst. 2. She was very middle of the road on Idol. Good voice but caught between an interesting beat-boxer(I always have to be reminded of his name, too) and a powerhouse. Jordin again was just the happy medium between the two of them.
Things will very likely change for Jordin however when her movie comes out. Whitney Houston was going to draw a big audience while she was alive…..now, even bigger.
Highlander
June 12th, 2012
6:50 pm
Jenny, we will definitely have to place you on the “Glamberts” alumni board for including Adam’s version of “Ring of Fire” in your top performances list.
Highlander
June 12th, 2012
6:50 pm
Hope things work out for you, RoHo!
JTesla
June 12th, 2012
8:46 pm
I hear that Lauren (yes from Season 10) and Carrie will be working with Aerosmith on their new album. Very interesting, two country ladies singing with the old man?
G
June 12th, 2012
9:04 pm
Excellent job from Jessica Sanchez on the National Anthem for the NBA Finals. She’s been busy. She just sang the same for the mega boxing match over the weekend. Good for her!!!
G
June 12th, 2012
9:13 pm
Winners in order(for me)
1.Ruben
2.Fantasia
3.Kelly
4.Carrie
5.Taylor
6.David Cook
7.Kris
8.Jordin
9.Scotty
10.Phil
11.Lee
Orlando
June 13th, 2012
7:06 am
My order, just in case anyone cares… lol
Kelly
Ruben
Fantasia
David Cook
Carrie
Jordin
Scotty
Lee
Taylor
Phil-should have been Jessica
Deirdre
June 13th, 2012
7:10 am
Morning!
Big shocker for me this morning! G doesn’t have Phil on the bottom of his list!!!!
JT, I heard that Carrie was working with ST and this isn’t the first time. Those 2 enjoy singing together. But I hadn’t heard about Lauren joining him.
Highlander
June 13th, 2012
7:59 am
Morning, all!
Okay, I’ll play. My personal, “doesn’t mean anything”, “just an opinion” ranking of the Idol winners…
1. Kelly Clarkson
2. Carrie Underwood
(I would have them at a tie but I think that would be a cop-out so I go with the “original” first!)
[...small gap]
3. David Cook
4. Taylor Hicks
5. Kris Allen
[...somewhat larger gap]
6. Phillip Phillips
7. Ruben Studdard
8. Jordin Sparks
9. Scotty McCreedy
[...leaning over the edge, looking into the abyss]
10. Off-Key Lee
11. Fantasia Barrino
(The last 2 could also be a tie.)
Harriett
June 13th, 2012
8:18 am
Good morning! I don’t have a list, but my favorite winner is David Cook and my favorite non-winner is Adam.
Deirdre
June 13th, 2012
8:20 am
LOL Highlander. looking into the abyss.
Next challenge: Worst performance ever by a top 10, 12 or even 13 finalist. Adding the youtube version will just enhance the experience.
My vote goes to Mikalah Gordon:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1iioj_mikalah-gordon-love-will-lead-you-b_music
Mercedes S.
June 13th, 2012
8:32 am
Wish I could link, but coming to my mind, immediately, is Caw-Caw’s “Rockin’ Robin” – that’s when she waved her arms, right?
And good morning to all!
Also, anything by Beanpole this past season.
Deirdre
June 13th, 2012
8:39 am
I could only find one youtube version that wasn’t studio but, for Mercedes, Megan Joy Corkery singing Rockin Robin(off someone’s tv) I actually didn’t think this was too bad. She stayed on key through most of it and she meant for it to be fun and funny. She just didn’t pull it off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-56Dn2ssPA4
Sam-A
June 13th, 2012
8:41 am
See, Bknsty, you’re starting to further endear yourself – your post of 4:58 has much that I agree with, ie Lauren better than Scotty, Clay should have won, loved Hollie. But Kelly would have been my undisputed #1, and I’d have to shuffle your list a bit. And, didn’t like anything about Lee or McPhee. But we obviously agree on lots of stuff Idol-related.
RoHo: I hope you had a restful evening and a better day is ahead for you.
Pitchy
June 13th, 2012
9:15 am
Good morning. I’ve missed two days of blogging. Didn’t realize it’s been 10 years. Hope I was missed (lol).
G
June 13th, 2012
9:16 am
@Deirdre. Believe me, it was closer than you think for me to place pp above off-key Lee. LOL!!! Lee is probably the worst winner of any show that I’ve seen……..really.
Harriett
June 13th, 2012
9:23 am
Hey, Pitchy! Welcome back.
I think I remember a bad one from Nikki McKibbin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gYIZRdrgAM&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL0DE75FE7ECBE2DC6
Deirdre
June 13th, 2012
9:39 am
Happy to see you have returned, Pitchy.
Harriett, Nikki was truly awful and I cannot understand how she could have made it to 3rd unless Kelly and Tamyra were splitting votes
Mercedes S.
June 13th, 2012
9:48 am
Thank you, D., for the RR video… such a pretty girl, so sadly felled by lack of impulse control. IF she hadn’t picked that awful song, IF she hadn’t “cawed” and flapped her arms so stiffly, IF she hadn’t ruined her arm with that godawful tattoo… who knows where she’d be today. Where is she today?
Checked on other videos on that page – there was Carrie and “Alone”. That should have been on my ten best moment lists. Amazing. Would have liked to hear Hollie sing it – without Carrie’s country twang.
WIll now check out bad Nikki.
Mercedes S.
June 13th, 2012
9:54 am
Not a good Nikki. Poor lower register. Also seemed unrehearsed. Her kid must be a teenager now.
Harriett
June 13th, 2012
10:03 am
She definitely did not belong in that company, D!
Pitchy
June 13th, 2012
10:05 am
One of the more memorable look backs on AI is Simon’s facial expressions whenever Tamara was on stage. That man could have eaten her alive if allowed! He was truly smitten with her. And, she had a beautiful voice.
Deirdre
June 13th, 2012
10:06 am
Um, the challenge isn’t like an assignment. Y’all don’t HAVE to do it…just if you think of someone who made you cringe.
Sam-A
June 13th, 2012
10:11 am
Simon was crazy for Tamyra, however, it was Christina that he batted his eyes at, and said on a number of occasions, “I have a crush on you”. I think he’d have run off with her if there’d been any encouragement on her part. Took him several weeks to finally admit Kelly was the gigantic talent of the whole show.
Mercedes S.
June 13th, 2012
10:21 am
Caw-Caw was also a Simon girl.
For my fellow Georgians out there, it’s a copperhead year… just killed my third one in two weeks. A baby one, but they’re just as poisonous.
JTesla
June 13th, 2012
10:35 am
Let’s see, that guy that Ramielle hung all over, Ramielle, DeAndre, Jason Castro. The worst performance though was Ace Young showing his permanent scar on “Drops of Jupiter” I still cringe when that song comes on the radio. No YouTube for me.
Sam-A
June 13th, 2012
10:41 am
Mercedes: the babies are even more dangerous, because their poison is more concentrated than in adults. A girl I work with’s aunt’s puppy Bulldog was bitten by a copperhead last week, and died before they could get him to the Vet, And there was an AJC story a couple of weeks ago about a man who was clearing his back yard in ATL, and a baby copperhead (or maybe rattlesnake) bit his hand. It swole the size of a baseball mitt, and he spent days in intensive care – the cost $250,000!
I’m so horribly scared of snakes (any of them) I can’t even look at a picture or watch a movie scene with one in it. Can’t believe you can actually take them on! Brave lady!
JTesla
June 13th, 2012
10:52 am
There is a solution to the snake problem: MOVE!
You people are crazy.
Rickster
June 13th, 2012
10:53 am
Sam-A, I guess you never watched the Indian Jones movies all the way through without closing your eyes?
Rickster
June 13th, 2012
10:59 am
From the AJC Buzz:
Another reason to stay as far away from Twitter as possible:
Some time ago, according to Twitter lore (is there a more reliable source of information?) her current boo Kanye West may or may not have tweeted a photo that did or did not show Kim K’s bare assets.
Rickster
June 13th, 2012
11:03 am
Snooki’s complaining about nude pics that are making the rounds. Now KK.
If you don’t want the naked picture out there… don’t take the blooming picture!!
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
June 13th, 2012
11:05 am
D, I like these challenges. I can play, but I can’t add youtube links at work…before I do, here’s my winners’ list:
1. Kelly
2. Carrie
3. Cookie
4. Kris
5. Jordin
6. Phil
7. Scotty
8. Ruben
9. Taylor
10.Lee
11.Fantasia
As for horrible performances, I’m voting for Lisa Tucker attempting Because of You, pretty much anything Sanjaya ever sung, especially Besame Mucho (ugh!), Chris Richardson doing Mayberry, Kristy Lee Cook’s Eight Days a Week (shudder!), the mentioned Rockin’ Robin, and finally, Tim Urban’s whole time on the show, especially Under My Thumb…
Sam-A
June 13th, 2012
11:10 am
Rickster: I put hands over eyes, with thumbs in ears (Spielberg always seemed to pick “hissing” snakes – noise scares me too), and whomever I was with had to tell me when the scenes were over. Worst scene, the pit where Indy and the Karen gal were put in the first movie – wowsa!
It wasn’t too much easier in the Harry Potter movies with Nagini, even though I knew it was computer-generated!
Sam-A
June 13th, 2012
11:12 am
K&CF: I didn’t care at all for Chris Richardson or Tim Urban, and I too would shudder if I ever went crazy and remembered KLCs murder of “Eight Days A Week” – criminal dismemberment of a Beatles song! Definitely a felony.
Rickster
June 13th, 2012
11:13 am
“Indiana” Jones – not “Indian” Jones
Deirdre
June 13th, 2012
11:34 am
k&cf…omg I forgot about Urban’s Under My Thumb!!! Reggae-style….one of the funniest awful moments on Idol.
Kristy Lee sang Eight Days a Week just fine…it was the arrangement….country hoe-down… that made me run screaming from the room.
Deirdre
June 13th, 2012
11:35 am
Re snakes…I’m afraid of snakes but I’m more afraid of the frickin vet bills when Maggie gets bitten. That thought and a pair of snake boots gives me the courage to kill the dang things!
Deirdre
June 13th, 2012
11:37 am
And re nude photos getting out…agree with Rickster! Why take them if you don’t want them published. Seriously, if ya ain’t married to the guy…don’t take pictures in the buff!
Deirdre
June 13th, 2012
11:52 am
Here’s the Tim Urban version of Under My Thumb…a happy little Island ditty!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3ueLArZNvo
JTesla
June 13th, 2012
11:57 am
Then there is Madonna who flashed her gnarly right whatever that was to a crowd in Turkey. She is proof that the adage “there is no such thing as a bad set” is not always true.
People are desperate for attention, some more than others.
Deirdre
June 13th, 2012
11:59 am
In other Idol news, Phil’s family’s pawn shop was broken into with a large piece of earth moving equipment after the perps(did I get that right Woodpappy?) cut the phone and electric leading to the store.
I guess they think Phil is going to be rich now so his family won’t need the money they stole. Jerks!
Rickster
June 13th, 2012
12:26 pm
And don’t take the pictures on a device that can be hacked!
Rodney Ho
June 13th, 2012
12:30 pm
New thread up!