American Idol - L.A.

I really don't know if it is me or not, but the auditions just aren't as entertaining this year.

Let's take L.A. for instance, it was horrible.  Out of the whole show I have like ten words written down to share with you about it.  And more than half of those words are here when I say... Randy wore these god awful shiny metallic gold shoes.  I was thinking "FLAVA FLAAAAAVVVVV!"  It looked like he had two Oscars, one on each foot.  It was too funny.  He was trying to work 'em, but it just wasn't happening for me.

The auditions they showed didn't have too many people that made me feel "that's the idol" inside.  They brought in some people who had auditioned on myspace and Karen Rodriguez was one of those that stood out for me when she sang.  I thought she had a really good voice.  

The last two guys they showed, the Gutierrez brothers, I thought they were funny and they sang pretty good too.  I don't know if they were sensational, but they were one of the best from the auditions they showed us.

And it all ended with the "I Feel Good" tornado guy.  WTF???  He was screaming through my TV screen, and my son started screaming back to him, and I realized how tired I was and that it was time to throw in the towel. 
So Good Night Everyone!

American Idol - Austin

Tonight wasn't much better, there wasn't too many people that they showed that made me feel the hour I wasted on the show was worth it.  They did show Randy "dawgin'" alot of people, I guess they were missing Simon's negative vibe and Randy ran with it.  There were three people that auditioned in Austin that turned my head when I had the show on....
John Wayne Shulz - he came with a sad story, his mother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer a few years ago and he promised her he would audition.  He was cute, he was good, and he loved his momma!  Just give the guy a million bucks and lets call it a day!
Janelle Arthur - they spotlighted her, but for once it wasn't a sad story and she didn't seem psycho.  She was really good in a Cary Underwood kind of way.
The last guy, yes he did look like the Seth Rosgen guy, but his name was Casey Abrams.  Will he make it?  I don't know, he's not American Idol cookie cutter kind of person, but I liked him and his singing wasn't that bad either.
The funny moment of the night was the girl that was head over heels in love with Ryan Seacrest.  She reminds me of how Francesca might be if she met Robert Plant.......
Other than that, nothing really impressed me or TomTom.  Here's hoping tomorrow night gets better.

American Idol - Tennessee

My gosh!  Tonight, I don't know if I wasn't feeling it, or they just did a really bad job of putting tonight's show together, but it was hard to get through.  It started out with a screeching audition and it seemed like the crackpots were out in full force.  Full moon, maybe? 
There were sooooo many wrongs that I only wrote down the rights.

Rob Bolin & Chelsee Oaks - they are young and sing as a duet, but they both made it through.  I thought they were good.
They put through a past Ms. Teen something whose name was Stormi, but I didn't think she was very good. 
 
Adrienne Beasley had a great story and a great voice.

Jackie Wilson, she was OK.

Paul McDonald is someone to watch.

Matt Dillard reminds me of a guy Truman that we used to go watch sing.  He was in overalls with a cowboy hat and was complete country.  He made me laugh out loud when he said "I can pretty up if you want me to."

The last audition they showed seemed to make it all worthwhile.  Her name was Lauren Alaina she is only 15 and definitely one to watch!

TomTom didn't want to write anything down tonight.  He sat and watched quietly and is ready to be tucked in - good night!

American Idol - Milwaukee

Tonight the auditions from Milwaukee came on, 2 hours of it and I think they were just wasting some time.  Remember the scene from Wayne's World when Wayne and Garth go to see Alice Cooper in Milwaukee?  "We're not worthy!  We're not worthy!"

Anyways, TomTom did not participate in tonight's blog because of his inability to do things the first time I ask him and he lost his privilege last night.  Better luck to him for tomorrow night!

So here's the skinny....at this point we realize that Steven Tyler is a camera hog and attention whore, but yes he is the only one that makes me laugh this season.  What was JLo wearing for day 2?  It looked like a stripper costume for Laverne & Shirley or carhop or something???? 

They stated that all the 15 year olds that tried out here made it through to Hollywood.  We only got to see one or two of them audition.  There were about 8 really bad auditions that they showed us instead.  The guy with the insanely large toothbrush?  The civil war reinactor?  The Obama imitator?  WTF??

The people to watch from my sofa: Molly DeWolf, Haley, Tiwan, Big Goon (I don't remember his first name but his last name was a take on these words), Scott Dangerfield.

The OK's from my sofa: Scott Mcrary (he sang Josh Turner and I love that guy), Emma - the 15 year old audition they did show, the judges were split up over this decision, Jerome Bell & Thia Megia (I think she was 15 too so maybe we saw two of those guys).

My favorite part of the two hour drawn out drama... Tiwan makes it through to Hollywood and goes out side to his family.  They all start hooting and hollering, but one little lady in the bunch keels over and grabs Ryan's hand screaming louder than all the others "Oooooo! OOOOOOO!  Charlie Horse!  Ooooo!  Charlie Horse!  Oooooo! I gotta Charlie Horse!"  Ryan didn't know what to do with that and she totally upstaged Tiwan's win.  HA!

American Idol Recap - New Orleans

Another night of American Idol fun! 
Tonight it was only for an hour, guess we didn't impress too much down in New Orleans.  A total of 37 people made it to Hollywood: 10 of them they sent through and we didn't get to see their auditions, 10 of them did not make it to Hollywood and we got humiliating highlights of their auditions. 

Here is my list from tonight's show.

People to watch:

Jordan - He was up first, a music teacher from Laplace - had a great voice I think

Sarah - Steven Tyler asked her where she got her lips from??

Brett - he came with a sad story

Jacee - he was young and great voice

People that were "OK":

Jovani - can we get some wine with that cheese???

Jaquelyn - she was good, but no David Cook if you know what I mean!

Paris - she has a sad story too.  She was OK, but I think her story helped her through to Hollywood.

OMG... WTF????

Blake Patterson??? He was the first clip, throwing a temper tantrum as he sung "Smile" because he did not make it.

Gabriel - he was the Steven Tyler/Mick Jagger look alike... a tad on the weird side.

What were they thinking?

Tonight they aired short clips of these horrifying auditions...

Najsha

Jarrell

David

Liana

Alex

Better luck next year!

Our Sad Stories of the Night:

Brett - he was constantly picked on and was sending a message to bullies.

Paris - she is trying to support her daughter when doctors recommended she should not have been born.  However the baby is healthy and dealing with hearing loss issues.

There wasn't really anyone I really favored and no Hotties tonight.  There also wasn't the infamous music collage. 

Now for Thomas' list.  These are the names of the auditions we watched and whether or not he would put them through to Hollywood:

Jordan - yes

Najsha - no

David - yes

Liana - no

Sarah - yes

Jovani - yes (he checked no first, then changed his mind)

Brett - yes

Gabriel - he didn't check off anything for this poor guy

Alex - yes (hmmmm... I'm not sure about this one, he wasn't that good)

Jaccee - yes

Paris - yes

However, TomTom does win the quote of the night because this was his thought about JLo as a judge.  Straight out of the mouth of babes...."She has a hard time making decisions.  She wants to say yes to everybody, but she can't."

Next week they go to Milwaukee. 
Milwaukee makes me think of Wayne & Garth's road trip to see Alice Cooper.
And Laverne & Shirley (wasn't that Milwaukee???)

American Idol - New Jersey Auditions

Thomas and I have kept careful track of the newest star hungry American Idol auditions.  First of fall they dramatized the announcement of the new judges....
Steven Tyler - a success - best choice the show and Steven could have made - who can't love this guy?
Jennifer Lopez - the verdict is still out on this one with her inability to say no and look for sympathy about it...
Randy Jackson - what's up dog?  You're still awesome!

The first stop for auditions was New Jersey - Jersey Baby!  Jersey! 

51 made it through, but we only saw about 16 on the show tonight. 

Here is my list from tonight's show.

People to watch out for:

Rachel - the opera chic - if she can get it together in Hollywood

Caleb - he was just laid back cool, but is his voice that good???

Kenzie - I think she was a youngin'

Robbie - he was really good and has a huge nose, I'm feeling Barbara Streisand talent here.

Melinda - she's got potential

Travis - pretty much perfection in the voice department

What were they thinking??!!:

Achille - she sang "Dress Me Up" by Madonna - it was horrible

Ashley - I think she might be on a lot of caffeine or something else,  and I am a huge fan of Thoroughly Modern Millie, but I thought it was a bad song choice for her audition.  However, she begged her way to Hollywood.  Amazing.

Genise - this clip was for humiliation only

Ima - humiliation only clip

Rob - yeah, humiliation clip

OMG.. .WTF????:

Tiffany - with stars taped to her tatas - however she was an OK singer and made it through

Chris - this was REALLY BAD advertising for the Boy Scouts

Michael - I don't remember, but I didn't like him when he was on the screen

Victoria Huggins - she is just weird, but made it through

Jimmy - again I'm clueless, but it was bad

Yogi - Michael Jackson impersonator, humiliation clip

Sad Stories:  This is when Idol finds out about a personal struggle and airs a longer clip on these guys.

Robbie - AKA nose guy - he was in a wheelchair when he was 5 & 6 years old, but again he was a great singer

Melinda - her parents were war refugees and moved to America - she had a good voice and made it to Hollywood

Brielle - her dad was a lung cancer survivor - she had a good voice and made it to Hollywood

Travis - his family has struggled all around over the years - he had a GREAT voice and made it to Hollywood

My favs:

Caleb - he needed a cut & a shave and might be a cutie

Devyn - singing waitress and I loved the way she sang

The musical collage of the night was set to Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA".  This is when they air all the people who auditioned (good and bad) and piece all the clips together of them singing this song.

This is how TomTom would have voted for all the people who aired before his 8 PM bedtime:

Rachel - yes

Caleb - yes

Kenzie - yes

Ashille - he first said yes and argued it was about the feel not the voice.  I reminded him it was a singing competition and he later changed his vote to no.

Tiffany - no

Robbie - yes

Chris - yes

Michael - no

Ashley - yes

And there you have our summary of the two hour show tonight!  Tomorrow night is my home town of New Orleans!  Until then........



American Idol starts tonight!

We are very excited in my household for the premiere of American Idol’s Season 10 tonight.  We are hunkered down in the living room enjoying the best and worst of the auditions.  I am going to keep track of our “people to watch” list as the auditions air on my blog.  Will anyone ever replace David Cook????? I think not!

So come on and say it with me…. “You could be the next American Idol!”