Posted on 03/15/2005 5:53:32 AM PST by silent_jonny
She's a curmudgeon. It brings her happiness, I guess.
Deaf voters voting in a singing competition is hilarious, true. Good one.
Someone said upthread that Vonzelle's dog died that day and that's why she was crying.
I would think that her family would hold off telling her about the 12 year old mutt's demise until AFTER the completion of the contest.
But what do I know?
I saw that about her dog. And that is a sad thing, and I'm like you, I can't figure out why they would tell her, OR why Paula would even ask her "How you doing" the way she did. She was setting her up to have a crying jag. The whole thing stunk IMO:).
And also, IMO:), Anthony did better then all the others that night and especially better then Vonzell. I didn't like either one of her songs.
Becky
I appreciate that, but I should be thanking you and all the other good Freepers here for making this thread so much fun and such a joy to participate in. Being host is just icing on the cake :)
There is definitely more than a touch of prima donna about Vonzell. I could easily see her getting into a snit about something and then falling back on a good old crying jag -- the best weapon many young women have for getting their way.
I was thinking the same thing, but I didn't want to get flamed for saying it :) My antenna has been up ever since it was revealed that she "doesn't talk on Mondays" and replies to everyone with a written message. Pffft, what a diva. Add that to her cutesy-tootsie schtick on Tuesday night and her surprisingly calm audition tape that aired last night and you've got all the ingredients of a manipulative phony. Most everyone here can see through her act, so I'm hoping the AI voters will, too, and kick her loose next week.
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Thanks for the heads up to the Kelly Clarkson article. I went over there and read it. You're right, it is a good article.
I'm not sure what I think about the blonde hair though. She was so cute as a brunette. But I guess these stars need to constantly change their look so people don't get bored.
My kids just loved the concert on Monday. My 17 year old has been to two Kelly concerts so far. She says she gets better and better.
That's what I was thinking.
I saw that audition when the aired it the first time, but I never made the connection between that and the Vonzell we have been seeing.
You're right, she looked and acted much older.
She's a cute girl and she seems very sweet. I just thought Anthony was better, so I was disappointed last night.
I'm so glad to see that you guys liked Bailey. (now that I know who you were talking about!)
I wanted to BE her when that show was on.
You are being a very bad boy. :-)
I wonder why they don't just assign individual phone numbers to each contestant at the beginning of the show?
They shut down phone numbers each week anyway, so it seems like that would help avoid this problem.
I'm sure there is something I don't understand about the way this is done though.
Chart Beat
Edited by Barry A. Jeckell. May 12, 2005
THIS ONE'S BY THE GIRLS: Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway" (Hollywood) is No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for the 11th week in a row. That's the longest consecutive reign for a solo female artist on this chart since Celine Dion set the all-time record of 21 weeks in 2002 with "A New Day Has Come," the longest-running No. 1 in AC history.
Since Dion's record-setting rule, there have been seven chart-toppers by solo female artists. Clarkson's "Breakaway" is tied with Faith Hill's "Cry" as the longest-running No. 1 by a solo female artist since Dion's "New Day." [However,] Hill's "Cry" had a non-consecutive visit at the summit.
Here is a summary of the No. 1 AC hits by solo female artists since 2002, in order of longest stretches on top:
"A New Day Has Come," Celine Dion (21 weeks), 2002
"Breakaway," Kelly Clarkson (11 weeks consecutive to date; on track to be #1 next week), 2005
"Cry," Faith Hill (11 weeks non-consecutive), 2002
"This One's for the Girls," Martina McBride (nine weeks), 2004
"A Thousand Miles," Vanessa Carlton (seven weeks), 2002
"Forever and for Always," Shania Twain (six weeks), 2003
"Beautiful," Christina Aguilera (five weeks), 2003
"The First Cut Is the Deepest," Sheryl Crow (two weeks), 2004
In addition, Kelly's "Since You Been Gone" spent 7 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Pop 100 chart, and it is now #2. Kelly's newest single "Behind These Hazel Eyes" has been flying up the Pop 100 chart and is now #10.
So while we have our favorites, it's not necessarily based on who is the cutest or the popular kid etc.
It's who musically appeals to us and with the acknowledgment that even our favorites have good days and bad days. Each of them have talent and voting based on one song seems unfair in a way. At least for me. I wouldn't vote against one of my favorites, just because they sang one song poorly.
Remember, most of us don't have your educated ear for music. (Especially me.)
I just vote for who touches me personally.
You mentioned the prejudices that are present no matter how a singer might sound on any given night.
That's true to some extent. Scott Savol suffered the very worst from that sort of thing though. I don't remember if you ever said any of those things about Scott or not, but many, many people here did.
Lots of people never actually heard Scott's voice because of that.
That really does seem to make a difference for some. Especially in the very early phases, like when the semi finals start. One of the girls voted off very early made that point. She said nobody knew her because of that.
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