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Re: 2011 American Idol
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Top 13 - Results Recap"Over 30 Million votes" / "One-time Save in effect" "Casey sick at hospital" Group Song: A decent Michael Jackson medley Ford music video ("The World") Idols at "Red Riding Hood" premiere Jacob, Karen, Stefano... "All Safe" ... except for Karen, who's in the Bottom 3 Adam Lambert performs "Aftermath" (unplugged) Lauren, Ashton, Haley... Lauren is safe. Ashton and Haley both in the B3 - Everyone else is safe! Diddy-Dirty Money perform "Coming Home" B3: Karen, Ashton, Haley... Karen's safe. Haley's safe. Ashton sings Diana Ross again for her life. Terribly, again. J-Lo: "Not this time, baby, I'm sorry" Ashton's video tribute to the tune of David Cook's version of "Don't You Forget About Me" -- I'm 1-0 so far. 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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I actually have liked Paul from the beginning, until that first live performance. I'm hoping he'll do much better next time!
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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I wish Paul would've left tonight but he's the vftw pick. Wow! Ashton was SO BAD that I can't believe you'd say that! 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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I wish Paul would've left tonight but he's the vftw pick. Wow! Ashton was SO BAD that I can't believe you'd say that! They both sucked so I just picked him to leave But Ash leaving is just as good.
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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Why is everyone ganging up on Ashton like that. I think she could very well be a a star in the making. She's a great singer, she's got the looks and pretty much the whole package. The only thing that I'd like to see is more energy. More heart. Her last performance wasn't her best. She definitely needs to sharpen her tools, but I know she can do it. Her leaving wasn't a shocker to me, but I thought Loren and Karen were much worse than her.
The guy I'm rooting for is Jacob Lusk. What a voice. What a performer. Anyone taking bets here? It's between him, Pia and Casey.
"What is given, can be taken away. Everyone lies. Everyone dies." - Casey Anthony, in a poem, July 7, 2008
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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Do you think that country singer Scotty has a chance? He's a seriously good country singer. I see great things in his future. I would be surprised if he wins this, simply because of the country thing and American Idol is definitely more pop than country. I know you're rooting for him Mignon. That's a good thing. Keep voting for him. But I really like him. A cool kid.
"What is given, can be taken away. Everyone lies. Everyone dies." - Casey Anthony, in a poem, July 7, 2008
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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Sorry Vin, your Ashton fixation is wasted. She had a nice butt, and that was it. She tried to cry when they told her she lost, but even that was lame. Mig, I never vote. The whole show is fixed. The producers pick the winner. They are trying to make money, they can't rely on the public. Yes, I'm cynical. The show is fixed? I'm not buying that. Well not, unless Don King is in involved and he isn't. Where did you get that? Do you have source on the inside or something? Kris Allen won over Adam Lambert. What kind of an idiot would fix that.
"What is given, can be taken away. Everyone lies. Everyone dies." - Casey Anthony, in a poem, July 7, 2008
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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Sorry Vin, your Ashton fixation is wasted. She had a nice butt, and that was it. She tried to cry when they told her she lost, but even that was lame. Mig, I never vote. The whole show is fixed. The producers pick the winner. They are trying to make money, they can't rely on the public. Yes, I'm cynical. The show is fixed? I'm not buying that. Well not, unless Don King is in involved and he isn't. Where did you get that? Do you have source on the inside or something? Kris Allen won over Adam Lambert. What kind of an idiot would fix that. Just a hunch. Do you think its coincidental that all the ethnicities are represented when the judges pick the 24? Cover the ethnic backgrounds and you're sure to capture more viewers. Have we ever been told the demographics of the voters? Sometimes it looks a little suspicious. As far as Kris Allen over Adam Lambert...Adam was a little too far out there for the producers.
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, whoever humbles himself will be exalted - Matthew 23:12
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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American Idol is very mainstream. It's pop and it's the most watched reality show in the world. Most of the people I know that watch it are just regular Joes and Janes. I think the majority of these people want the best singer to win. What would the producers gain by going against the audience? As far as them picking people based on race, so they can represent all the ethnic groups, I think that's ridiculous. What bothers me is sympathy votes. People are sometimes getting in because they have a sad story to share. And why do you say Adam was a little too out there for the producers? Do you know the producers personally? Almost all of the top music producers in the industry talked about how good Adam Lambert was. They definitely had their money on Adam Lambert. Yet, Kris Allen wins. It made absolutely no sense. I don't know why it happened, but I can't help but wonder if all the homophobes in the South got together and made a pact to vote Kris Allen.
"What is given, can be taken away. Everyone lies. Everyone dies." - Casey Anthony, in a poem, July 7, 2008
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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Top 12 - Songs from Contestants' Year of BirthThis was a fairly disappointing week overall. And wow, do I feel old!  Besides the Top 2 and bottom, ranking was difficult:
A- Stefano (1989) "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
B+ Scotty (1993) "Can I Trust You With My Heart"
B Pia (1988) "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?"
B Lauren (1994) "I'm The Only One"
B- Thia (1995) "Colors of the Wind"
C James (1989) "I'll Be There For You"
C Casey (1991) "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
C Jacob (1987) "Alone"
C- Paul (1984) "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"
C- Karen (1989) "Love Will Lead You Back"
C- Haley (1990) "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
D Naima (1984) "What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Naima was simply horrible and needs to go next. S: Loved it, beautiful; J: Consistently pitchy; R: Vocals a mess, all over Paul's quirky voice is great for Rod Stewart, but it's getting old. J: Sounded good, struggled; R: Pitchy, made it your own; S: Distinctive voice Thia was kinda boring, some rough notes but not bad. R: Vocals okay, boring, safe; S: Beautiful, but is that you?; J: Vibrato needs work James, my favorite, seemed off tonight - wrong key? S: Don't be too poppy; J: Loved it; R: Couple of pitch spots, tastefully done Haley didn't start out great, meh. Was in B3 last week. J: Amazing vocals but tense; R: Gotta find out who you are, not great; S: More blues Stefano did a great job, made it his own. R: Best of Night, slayed it; S: Beautiful phrasing; J: You can take this thing Pia didn't move me, but not bad, kinda boring. S: Why this is called American Idol; J: Perfect for you; R: Pia in it to win it Scotty can freakin' sing, but needs to expand his repertoire more. J: Right there, keep it up; R: Did Travis Tritt proud; S: Really good, going places Karen wasn't strong enough, Zzzzzz, still had to add Spanish lyrics? B3 last week. R: Started rough, welcome back; S: Love ethnic-ness; J: Play to your strengths Casey was a little off, was expecting much better but it was off. S: So good, crazy, talented; J: Parts a bit screamy screechy; R: Not best performance, but fearless Lauren, with the flu, was pretty good in her higher register. J: Very nice; R: Very nice, liked it; S: Shining star Jacob was interesting, but too many misses/too high/over-the-top. R: Lost modulation, but found it, genius; S: On fire; J: Amazing to watch, we have a competition -- Karen and Haley were in the B3 last week, but need another chance. Naima needs to go first.
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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'Idol' finalists brave birth-year tunes– 2 hrs 8 mins ago LOS ANGELES – "American Idol" finalist Thia Megia could be gone with the wind come Thursday. The breathy 16-year-old high school student from Mountain House, Calif., didn't dazzle the Fox talent competition's judges Wednesday with her rendition of Vanessa Williams' "Colors of the Wind" from Walt Disney's "Pocahontas." Megia defended her choice on the evening of birth-year songs, but Steven Tyler questioned whether it defined her as an artist. "I felt like I was at some pageant somewhere," blasted Randy Jackson. Other wannabe divas also failed to impress. Jackson admitted he was still confused by Haley Reinhart, the 20-year-old college student from Wheeling, Ill., who pummeled Whitney Houston's "I'm Your Baby Tonight." Reinhart, a victim of a "lipstick massacre" during her performance, received her critique as "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest wiped a smudge off her chin. "I feel like you're still a little tense in your body," Lopez told Reinhart. The diva judge also advised bilingual 21-year-old college student Karen Rodriguez of New York to stop being nervous after taking on Taylor Dayne's "Love Will Lead You Back" in English and Spanish. She also wasn't in love with the version of Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do with It" from Naima Adedapo, the 26-year-old dance instructor from Milwaukee. "You're consistently pitchy," Lopez said. "That's hurting you, and it makes me worry." Illness didn't stop several singers from pleasing the panel. After battling ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, in the hospital last week, Casey Abrams, the 20-year-old film camp counselor from Idyllwild, Calif., boldly tackled Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Jackson told Abrams he loved "that you're putting art first then commerce." Lauren Alaina, the 16-year-old high school student from Rossville, Ga., battled through the flu to infuse Melissa Etheridge's "I'm The Only One" with her country twang. Paul McDonald, the quirky 26-year-old singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tenn., also overcame his raspier-than-usual tone for Elton John's "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues." "You define a cool dude in a loose mood," Tyler told an ill McDonald. Other performers were effectively consistent. James Durbin, the unemployed 22-year-old rocker from Santa Cruz, Calif., rocked his signature wail at the end of Bon Jovi's "I'll Be There For You," and Pia Toscano, the 22-year-old make-up artist from Howard Beach, N.Y., didn't break down with her up-tempo take on Whitney Houston's "Where Do Broken Hearts Go." Scotty McCreery, the 17-year-old high school student from Garner, N.C., turned in another trusty country performance with Travis Tritt's "Can I Trust You With My Heart," while Jacob Lusk, the commanding 23-year-old spa concierge from Compton, Calif., pumped his gospel style into Heart's "Alone." Jackson lauded Lusk's makeover of the classic rock song. "This was a tough one for you because you did step out of your comfort zone," he said. However, the most praise Wednesday was reserved for Stefano Langone, the unemployed 21-year-old crooner from Kent, Wash., who powered through "If You Don't Know Me by Now," the soulful ballad written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and covered by Simply Red in 1989. Jackson said Lagone "took a song with the highest degree of difficulty and slayed it." One of the top 12 singers will face dismissal Thursday. ___ Fox is a unit of News Corp. ___ Online: http://www.americanidol.com
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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Top 12 - Results RecapTop 12 performed a mash-up of "Born to be Wild" and "Born This Way" (to commemorate the years they were born) Ford music video inexplicably entitled "Val Kilmer" "10th anniversary" / "250 million downloads so far" Top 12 video montage of things we didn't know about the contestants. Jacob, Lauren, Casey... Safe. Haley, Paul... Paul's safe, Haley isn't. Lee DeWyze sings his single, and I swear, I had totally forgotten about him! What a bad Idol year last year was, wow. Very weak. Hopefully this year will be better. Scotty, Pia, James... Safe. Stefano, Naima... Stefano safe, Naima B3 - of course... Thia, Karen... Thia safe, Karen B3.... The horrendous Black Eyed Peas perform "Just Can't Get Enough" and suck almost as bad as they did during the Super Bowl. Ugh. B3: Karen, Naima, Haley.... Naima's safe?!?!?!?! WTF??!?!!? So is Haley... Karen sings for her life, and much better than Naima ever did, but... "Not unanimous, but, we're not gonna use the save tonight" BS
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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The horrendous Black Eyed Peas perform "Just Can't Get Enough" and suck almost as bad as they did during the Super Bowl. Ugh.
I missed the first half hour. Why couldn't they performed during the half hour that I missed?
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Re: 2011 American Idol
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Top 11 - MotownThis week was certainly better than last week, and some I had written off had surprisingly good performances. No real duds this week....
A James "Living for the City"
A- Paul "The Tracks of My Tears"
B+ Lauren "You Keep Me Hanging On"
B+ Naima "Dancing in the Street"
B Casey "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"
B Stefano "Hello"
B Scotty "For Once in My Life"
B Jacob "You're All I Need to Get By"
C Pia "All In Love is Fair"
C Thia "Heat Wave"
C- Haley "You Really Got a Hold on Me"
In order of appearance: Casey was great in the middle, but I didn't like beginning or ending. S: Perfect entertainer; J: Can carve a niche for yourself; R: True original, great Thia wasn't terrible, but not good enough for Top 10, IMHO. J: Get it in you; R: Take some chances, continue; S: Great, I'm good with it Jacob held back a little, so better; good. R: Best performance of yours on this stage; S: Beautiful; J: You made us beg for those notes Lauren was flawless until the end. S: Beautiful; J: So much attitude, really good; R: She's ready Stefano was good, but cruise-ship-ish/theatrical. J: Intensity should come from heart; R: Missing connection, can sing; S: Voice is so beautiful Haley wasn't good enough, B3 again, but a little better at the end. R: Started a little rough but came back; S: Beautiful [his favorite word]; J: Effortless control, most soulful girl Scotty went total country - did that help or hurt? Help probably. S: Beautiful, ripped it; J: Great version, not strongest vocal; R: Young lady killer Pia is consistent, but Zzzzzzzzzz. J: You kill us, need stage presence; R: Hit the notes but ballad/ballad/ballad; S: Closest star in this AI universe Paul was much, much better - great version! R: So unique, but cool; S: Different, love it, great; J: Complete package Naima was a surprise, better than usual, but how to make this song kinda boring? S: Whole package, great; J: First goose bumps of the night; R: Finally all of Naima showed up James has amazing vocals, wow! J: OMG, OMG, OMG; R: Started a little rough but then unbelievable; S: Great, incredible, nailed it
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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