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    American Idol

    Top 12 men tonight and boy oh boy it was pretty weak. I kind of liked the dreadlocked kid with the guitar and the Australian certainly has stage presence, but other than that ... lotsa crapola. The thing with the Australian is even at his best, he's gonna be what? A poor man's Gavin Rossdale? Danny Noriega is utterly comical to me. Looking forward to seeing what Amanda and Carly do tomorrow night.
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    I haven't really been watching, but the fact that Amy Davis made the Top 24 is HUGE news in these parts. She's been performing at our bar for about a year now, and I can honestly say is a sweet girl. I'm silently rooting for her if it's truly what she wants.

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    Quote Quoting Lucky (view post)
    I haven't really been watching, but the fact that Amy Davis made the Top 24 is HUGE news in these parts. She's been performing at our bar for about a year now, and I can honestly say is a sweet girl. I'm silently rooting for her if it's truly what she wants.
    Cool. I haven't really noticed her thus far, but I'll be looking forward to seeing how she does tomorrow night.
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    The kid with the guitar was pretty terrific, I thought. And though the style of music does nothing for me, that 17 year-old shy kid that they all loved was a pretty darn good singer. The last guy was also pretty good, but he's no Jim Morrison.
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    Quote Quoting Benny Profane (view post)
    What a waste of energy.
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    Quote Quoting Benny Profane (view post)
    It will never happen, but if it did, that would be glorious. I think even if it did catch on, if the producers thought this was happening they'd start rigging the voting. No chance they'd give a record deal to some slouch who couldn't sing.

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    Quote Quoting Kurosawa Fan (view post)
    It will never happen, but if it did, that would be glorious. I think even if it did catch on, if the producers thought this was happening they'd start rigging the voting. No chance they'd give a record deal to some slouch who couldn't sing.

    Like Taylor Hicks?
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    Quote Quoting Benny Profane (view post)
    Like Taylor Hicks?
    He couldn't have been close to the worst. I don't watch the show, so I can't say for sure, but he seemed to have a niche from what I saw of him.

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    Quote Quoting Kurosawa Fan (view post)
    He couldn't have been close to the worst. I don't watch the show, so I can't say for sure, but he seemed to have a niche from what I saw of him.
    I think the point is that "the worst" changes every week. If by chance the "real" worst one gets voted off, then they come up with the new worst person to vote for. So Hicks might not have been the worst to start, but he might have been the worst of, say, the last 10 contestants.

    Many people attributed Sanjaya's staying power last year to this site. It is a lot more popular than you might think.

    I don't really watch the show either, my wife does, but someone forwarded me the site and it's fun to read all the negative comments this guy gets on a daily basis. He also goes into pretty great detail of the dishonesty of the show, based on former contestants' comments.
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    Right, my comment was intended to mean that if "the worst" that made it to Hollywood kept advancing, someone who was obviously in way over their heads, the producers would interfere before the end of the show.

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    Next we'll be finding out that pro wrestling is fake.
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    Quote Quoting Raiders (view post)
    Next we'll be finding out that pro wrestling is fake.
    I wasn't saying it in a negative way. If I were a producer, I'd find a way to interfere as well. I sure as shit wouldn't give a contract to a guy/girl with no talent.

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    The final guy was definitely the best of the night. The two Elvis guys were beyond horrible. The girls should be interesting tonight. At the risk of sounding extremely shallow, there are some very good looking girls in the top 12.

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    Quote Quoting Raiders (view post)
    And though the style of music does nothing for me, that 17 year-old shy kid that they all loved was a pretty darn good singer.
    I can't stand that kid. I don't get the appeal.
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    I get it. He's my second favorite from the show. He seems to be actually humble and has a very good voice. I think he picked a bad song last night, but he really stood out in Hollywood.

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    Quote Quoting Spinal (view post)
    I can't stand that kid. I don't get the appeal.
    Obviously you are not a 13 year old girl.

    Or a kid toucher.
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    Quote Quoting rocus (view post)
    He seems to be actually humble and has a very good voice.
    I find his 'aw shucks' personality to be grating and his voice to be nothing special, but that's just me.
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    Quote Quoting Benny Profane (view post)
    Obviously you are not a 13 year old girl.

    Or a kid toucher.
    I'm glad both those things are obvious.
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    Quote Quoting Spinal (view post)
    I can't stand that kid. I don't get the appeal.
    His voice isn't very unique, I admit. He reminds me of someone like Josh Groban, who has great technique and pitch, but whose vocals lack much of anything distinguishable or emotional.
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    Didn't really like any of the girls. The one who sang Piece of My Heart did well. That Tobacco Road was painful.

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    Wow, really? I thought they were far superior to the dudes. I enjoyed Amanda and Carly in particular, but I thought that there were only a few shaky performances. Unlike the men, there was nothing comically bad. Just a bit boring from time to time.
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    They voted this girl off the show?

    Idiots.
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    Poor Amy getting voted off the first night. Oh well, she didn't pick a good song and that's what happens. Hopefully she'll be back playing next month.

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    Bummer your gal went so early. That song was indeed kind of a killer. Right now Amanda and Jason Castro seem most interesting to me. Will have to see how versatile they are. I'm still wondering if Amanda has another gear, but that one gear she has is pretty smooth.
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    Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
    Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***

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