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American Idol 2005--Live Thread
3-15-05

Posted on 03/15/2005 5:53:32 AM PST by silent_jonny

AMERICAN IDOL 2005
LIVE THREAD

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: americanidol; americanidolbo; babymamasfault; bo; carriewon; funpeoplethread; getseriesguys; idol; losethefatguy; texasflower; thedemiseoffr; weloveyoutammy
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To: Ciexyz
How do you know this? And if it's so, wouldn't he have garnered a large gay voting base that would keep him in the competition?

Go to post 1147...

4,181 posted on 04/26/2005 8:56:50 PM PDT by StrictTime (Shameless BUMP for Taglinus FreeRepublicus!!)
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To: EmilyGeiger

He gives me the creepy shivers!

Big Boy Scott singing now. I like his singing. Losing te tone though tonight.


4,182 posted on 04/26/2005 8:57:30 PM PDT by oceanperch (I am learnin' all kinds of stuff today!)
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To: BamaDi

I will probably get flame-broiled for saying this, but I heard a Barry Manilow song on the 70's station last weekend that I think Bo could hit out of the park. "Could This Be The Magic"--I'd love to hear that with Bo's rock voice...minus the orchestra, plus an electric guitar!


4,183 posted on 04/26/2005 9:02:35 PM PDT by StrictTime (Shameless BUMP for Taglinus FreeRepublicus!!)
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To: Palladin

Nikko, the young black guy who was voted off a few weeks back, reminded me of a young Sammy Davis Jr. Maybe the producers were looking for the retro style?!


4,184 posted on 04/26/2005 9:38:18 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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To: StrictTime
Go to post 1147

How can I do that? I see on my screen 1-50, then 4000-4050. There is no quick way to get to 1147. I'd have to scroll thru a thousand posts at 50 at a time. Why can't you just tell me what it says?

4,185 posted on 04/26/2005 9:41:43 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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To: freedumb2003

I REMEMBER THAT SONG! It's funnier now that I get it. (I was just a little kid.)


4,186 posted on 04/26/2005 10:36:45 PM PDT by I'm ALL Right! (WWW.TEACH-YOUR-KIDS.COM)
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To: TonyWpi

"That could leave Vonzell, Anthony and Lt. Dan on the bottom."

Think you may be right about that. I voted for Vonzell just to keep her in the competition, though I wasn't impressed with her song tonight. She has a very good voice (though she could use some work on the bridge between her middle voice and head voice -- too much break there) but although she is charming, she is always on the "safe" side with her performances. I think the judges are looking for a "dangerous," exciting performance. We've seen precious little of that in this entire competition!

I was, to my surprise, somewhat impressed by Anthony tonight, though not enough to vote for him. Best performance I've seen from him.

As for Constantine, both he and Bo better learn to pick "singer" songs before they get booted! These monotonous one-octave songs are not going to win them any votes. I have a feeling that only their solid fan bases of 13-year-old girls voted for either of them tonight.

I thought Carrie sang the best tonight, and she seemed just on the verge of a really exciting, breakout performance ... but something keeps holding her back. (Probably her own notion of herself as a "good girl.") That hesitancy I see in her every week will keep her from becoming a real star, unless she manages to get rid of it ... even if she does win this competition.


4,187 posted on 04/26/2005 11:11:40 PM PDT by Hetty_Fauxvert (http://sonoma-moderate.blogspot.com/)
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To: Netizen

She was not beaten to a bloody pulp. He hit her in the chest with a phone.

Big difference.

This used to be my favorite thread, but there sure is a lot of meaness on here now.

Not just your post. Lots of other people's posts also.


4,188 posted on 04/27/2005 12:01:03 AM PDT by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: Netizen

Netizen, I just saw your other post and now I see that you were just being facetious.

I thought it was strange to see that out of you since you and I had discussed this same thing recently.

I'm very sorry I snapped at you like that.


4,189 posted on 04/27/2005 12:04:27 AM PDT by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: sissyjane

I love Anthony also. He did great tonight.


4,190 posted on 04/27/2005 12:17:20 AM PDT by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: bootless

I have always loved to watch Paula dance. I have absolutely zero talent for dancing, but love to watch good dancers.

Paula was definitely one of the best choreographers during that time. I wonder if she does much of that anymore.

Opposites Attract is a fun video. It was really cute.

You reminded me of the Coke commercial that she did awhile back. Wasn't she dancing with Gene Kelly in that one? From old videos of him?


4,191 posted on 04/27/2005 12:22:23 AM PDT by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: Netizen

I'm glad you got so many votes in for Anthony tonight. I didn't get home early enough to vote and had to watch it on TIVO.

He really did well tonight.


4,192 posted on 04/27/2005 12:24:17 AM PDT by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: TonyWpi; Netizen
Tony, I have written lots of police reports as well. Funny thing is, I wrote what actually happened, and didn't expect anyone to read between the lines.

You lose cases if you write in code.

If it isn't written, it didn't happen remember? That's the way police and EMS reports are written here. That's the way I have always taught my police and EMS students to write as well.

I don't know many police officers who don't write exact facts.

In my reading of that police report, combined with the teensy little sentence he got, there wasn't much too it. The judge apparently didn't see it as a big deal. The anger management courses have become standard for any sort of assault, even for those who don't normally have problems with anger.

Netizen is right, it has been grossly exaggerated around here.
4,193 posted on 04/27/2005 12:35:31 AM PDT by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: texasflower
You reminded me of the Coke commercial that she did awhile back. Wasn't she dancing with Gene Kelly in that one? From old videos of him?

I think I recall that one too. Is that the one where she had to lose some weight? It just seems like she was having a weight problem at that time.

4,194 posted on 04/27/2005 12:38:43 AM PDT by Netizen (Mat 6:15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses)
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To: Netizen

Yeah, I think you're right. She had gained some weight, enough to get really trashed in Hollywood, but not enough for most of us to notice.

I always thought she looked just fine. But I guess a dancer has to be really lean.


4,195 posted on 04/27/2005 12:45:49 AM PDT by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: texasflower

I think she is very muscular and muscle weighs more than fat. Its been so long ago, but it just seems like it had something to do with a 'lift'.


4,196 posted on 04/27/2005 12:49:54 AM PDT by Netizen (Mat 6:15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses)
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To: Ciexyz

In case you didn't go to post 1147, Anwar has a membership on a website for gay men.

His profile was posted. I think that's what's on 1147 anyway.

That's what "outed" him.

It wasn't trashy or anything, just a picture and some likes and dislikes I think.


4,197 posted on 04/27/2005 12:50:23 AM PDT by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: Netizen

I heard that she and Randy are still working on her new CD. I hope she does some videos too.

She was never the best singer, but she was good enough I thought.

I'd buy one of her CDs again.


4,198 posted on 04/27/2005 12:54:48 AM PDT by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: texasflower
She was never the best singer, but she was good enough I thought.

See, that's just it. You don't have to have the best or the most clear voice to make it big. But you need to appeal to a wide range of people. The guys flinging their long hair around while the gals with long hair don't, says a lot!

4,199 posted on 04/27/2005 1:00:36 AM PDT by Netizen (Mat 6:15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses)
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To: silent_jonny
Found a very interesting analysis of the remaining contestants here, written by an opera singer! I am not an opera singer (though I do love the opera) but I studied for a long time, and I think this guy just nails it. Here's a representative snip:

Bo Bice - man, I just think Bo kicks ass. He actually has the most limited voice in the group. No top, and his natural vocal register would be classified as baritone. That's cool - Elvis would have been considered a baritone, too. But what the dude does with what he has is very entertaining, and he makes up for not having the best vocal range, for already perhaps having a little wear and tear on his cords, by being totally invested in everything he sings. My stupid comparison from the part of the singing world I'm most familiar with, opera, is Placido Domingo. (Guarantee you that's the only time you'll see Domingo and Bo Bice mentioned in the same paragraph.) Domingo never had the clarion high notes of a Pavarotti... there were and are tenors out there who can out-sing Placido up in the stratosphere for days. But that didn't matter - he was Domingo. He used everything else he had; vocal quality, musicality, pitch, emotion, honesty. Bo Bice as a rock singer does the same thing; he doesn't try to be the next Robert Plant - he's Bo, and he puts his stamp on every song. He has a good ear for what fits him most of the time too. He will need to avoid the usual rock singer pitfalls if he wants to keep singing into his 40s - smoke, smoking, too much drinking, lack of rest, bad PA systems that don't give him proper monitors and force him to shout.

4,200 posted on 04/27/2005 1:10:03 AM PDT by Hetty_Fauxvert (http://sonoma-moderate.blogspot.com/)
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