"When I heard him play the harmonica for the first time--that's when I knew."
Me too - loved him from that point on. I couldnt' believe Simon didn't like him. Just a week or so ago, on Fox & Friends, Brian interviewed him and Simon said, "I was afraid Taylor was going to win".
Odd thing this year is - I don't seem to have a real stand out favorite to pull for. I guess that will happen as time goes on.
I'm fairly new to Free Republic but now that I have found this thread I'll be looking forward to it each week. - thank you for posting it.
I tend to agree with the others who think that they edited the show this way on purpose, so we don't have any clear favs. Taylor got his fan base really early.
But what bothers me is that I feel like those first few weeks were wasted. They got us all geared up emotionally with the sob stories and then a scant few of those people actually made it through. What happened to crack girl? What happened to Jenry? What happened to beard guy? It actually sort of ticks me off. If they don't want us to pick favorites early, then start the show at the top 24 like Nashville Star does. Part of the charm of the show was seeing people from the first audition all the way through and seeing them grow.
Welcome to FR! Sorry, I didn't mean to rant at you! LOL! I just got carried away.
Welcome to FR and to the thread :)
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