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Posted on 01/15/2007 3:32:39 PM PST by silent_jonny
Birmingham next time: Just saw the previews--Holy crap!
Hey! Watch it!! :) AT least they showed one good singer in the previews.... other than that, I may be afraid to leave the house again after watching it. Be worried about the loonies out there.
Wait till we see that gal in Birmingham next week :o
Oh, by the way, that wasn't me, I swear!
Rachel, the opera singer, is my favorite after four cities. She has a great voice.
No, only a percentage gets through to the judges. They look for personality more than singing in some cases.... which is kinda frustrating, because we knew some that tried out in B'ham and are really good singers, but didn't make it to the 3 judges.
and goes back in June...they will both be over there at the same time....different locations though...I hope they can link up...
Didn't know he was going back.... let us know if you need anything. God bless each of you for your service.
Enjoy :)
Anyway, we had another guest judge tonight, and it was none other than Mrs. Garrett's new rival, Joan Collins. Oh wait, never mind. It was merely Carol Bayer Sager
Next up was Ohio's Sarah Burgess, a girl who would set the melodramatic tone of the night. You see, she lied to her parents about coming to audition ... Sarah marched into the audition room... and cried some more. She told the judges that she had come to the auditions against her dad's wishes because she wanted it that bad, and because she was pretty and sympathetic, the judges actually seemed moved by this story. Of course, if there's one thing we know about domineering, hardheaded fathers, it's that nobody puts Baby in the corner.
Of course, there was only one thing left to do: call Dad! With Ryan Seacrest hovering over her like the meddlesome DJ he is, Sarah called up her father, BOB, and immediately began crying into the phone. If I were him, I would have thought a) she'd been mugged, b) she was pregnant, c) she was raped, or d) all of the above. Of course, that's assuming he even knew who she was, which he didn't."Please don't be mad at me, Dad," she said, causing Bob to reply, "Who is this?" The dreaded truth comes out: SARAH HAS NO DAD!
Afterwards, the Sarah Show continued as she revved up another rant, saying how all the auditioners were people and they deserved resepect and yada yada yada. "I HAVE BECOME FRIENDS WITH THESE GUYS! I HAVE BECOME FRIENDS WITH RAY AND JEN AND RAY THE SECURITY GUARD," she yelled. "And they told me that THESE PEOPLE went out last night DRINKING in New York City until three o'clock in the morning, and THAT IS RUDE!!!!" Amen, sister. Now shut up and go away.
Anyway, Isadora revealed that she was a professional clairvoyant, ie. she read palms, ie. she had no tangible skills. She then boasted that her voice sounded like Pat Benatar or Stevie Nicks or Janice Joplin. Or a garbage disposal, but that's neither here nor there. Isadora stepped in front of the judges and immediately clammed up, saying she was thankful for God's gifts, the main gift being MASSIVE DELUSION. After a few nervous moments, she then began singing "Lady Marmalade," but honestly, using the word "singing" is entirely too generous. It sounded like one big, breathy orgasm, replete with squeals and gasps. Yeah, it was fairly terrible, especially because in conjured up images of this girl having sex, and that was unwelcomed.
:)
"she needs to chop off the hair."
She needs to grow more of it to cover her Rottweiler with lipstick and eye shadow face...
ROTFLMAO!!! That is soooo funny!! It's her doppleganger!
LMAO!!!
I agree with you. We all know there are plenty of people they put through not for their voices, but for the drama element they will add.
Very funny recap. Thanks for posting!
Sara Burgess done screwed herself! She does have a nice enough voice (and she didn't just imitate Blondie's singing of Call Me) , but everyone thinks she was just a 'pity win'. The first time she goes out and sing, she could sing so good it would make the angels weep from awe and Pavoratti from envy-but she'll still lose. There's the perception that better singers (eg, that black woman who sang about a river in Memphis, or the guy with the cheerleaders) got shot down, while she got through because she cried, and so the voters will be out for her blood.
Funny in a different way, 'cause I was thinking of you when I came across this discussion over on Pulse re why Clay Aiken's career is in the dumpster. His hardcore fans blame RCA. Others see where the problem really is. I like the last post (Reply #2583) from someone who goes by the screen name Focus. "I'd say by the sales of the current album that a whole lot of fans went somewhere and it wasn't into the record stores to buy his cd." Focus is my kind of person. :)
Yikes! Did I actually use the word "hardcore" in a post about Clay Aiken. ;-)
Well, I am shocked to learn that he's actually a Christian rocker. With that hippy look I assumed he was hostile towards any religion type, that's what I get for assuming.
He's got a nice voice, BUT his song writing is a bit lacking. It's like he writes 5 lines and just repeats them over and over and over and over.... A few times I starting thinking, "Man, this isn't over YET?" Plus they never seemed to go anywhere; there was no build. It was like winding up for a sneeze and then never actually sneezing.
Did you read some of the comments? One girl said he was the best looking contestant.
Kelly was cutting her first NASCAR commercial. The clip includes a wonderful meeting between Kelly and a young girl in a wheelchair. Kelly apparently is not getting paid for her NASCAR endorsements, but is doing it for charity. Amazing. In this hard, cold, often cruel world, she is a breath of fresh air.
Can we nickname Porcelana "toilet girl?"
LMAO!!! Sure!
Whyyyyyyyyy would her parents name her Porcelana?? I just think of that cream for age spots.
RE: American Idol auditions NYC.
IMPRESSIONS
1) Ian Benardo wants to milk his 15 minutes of fame and beyond like William Hung. And he’s succeeding somewhat.
He was interviewed by FOX last night and he’s celebrating by saying : “I’m still on your TV set”. Today, he’s at the front page of the New York Post.
This remark of his takes the cake : “After they hear me, they’ll forget the past winners… it’ll be Taylor who, Carrie Under where and Fantasia when…”
I had close captioning on and it was spelled Carrie Underwear. LMAO.
2) Sarah Burgess, the run-away girl who sang BLONDIE’s CALL ME, looks very much like a young Mandy Moore. That, and a sympathetic backstory pulled her through. But will she last ? That's another question.
3) Felt bad for Ashanti Johnson. She’s 28 and by next year will reach the cut-off age. Her mistake was trying to tackle Minnie Riperton’s LOVING YOU. FOLKS — NOBODY, like NOBODY can sing Loving You like the late, great Minnie Ripperton. I’ve heard other singers try to emulate Minnie Ripperton… nobody has yet touched this song the same way she did.
4) We’ve got two mental cases yesterday ( and NY has a lot of these ) — Sarah “Fatal Attraction” Goldberg and Isadora ( the clairvoyant ) who seems to be hearing voices.
5) I predict Jory Steinberg, the Canadian who lives in Santa Monica will be the Ayla Brown of Season 6, but might not necessarily going the tragic early exit route. She was one of the best last night.
6) ROCKY GIRL — Porcelana Patino, I believe she made it to the top 24. Why do I say that ? If FOX goes to the extent of filming your private life — what you do, where you go, how like the female ROCKY you are… that means that your backstory is interesting enough and you’ve gone far enough at the Hollywood auditions for them to spend the money on you.
7) Christopher Henry — the Simon lookalike with the high alto-like voice…. I still think that with proper training, Christopher can potentially be like the lead singer of the SPIRAL STAIRCASE or even Neil Sedaka. They really should have asked him to sing a second song. I would have wanted to see him try out in Hollywood. Look, they took Dave Hoover in last season…. why not Chris Henry ?
8) Opera singer Rachel Zevita…. She’s probably not going to go far, but at least she’s someone to root for. She reminds me in some ways of Charlotte Church, who at the tender age of 12 became a singing sensation with her light opera and traditional music album — VOICE OF AN ANGEL. After she reached 18, she decided to trash all that and went mainstream pop, thus for me, TOTALLY LOSING HER MAGIC.
Rachel similarly, wants to do away with opera and become a rock star. WHY ? We have too many rock singers, not enough young opera singers. Same question goes to Charlotte Church… why do you want to be a pop star when you can be better than Sarah Brightman ?
9) I’m impressed that Chris Richardson knows the genealogy of a “Song for You” ( he knows his music, like Taylor Hicks ). It shows that he’s REALLY SERIOUS about it. He had a short audition, but I believe he can go far.
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