LOL--good eye! And now that you mention it, she did look like JonBenet. Disturbing.
just a few weeks ago, the judges all thought Carrie was a shoo-in to win it, now they are not so high on her. Paula gave me the impression they were prepared to be tougher on Carrie next week.
This might be all part of the "no-one-is-safe" drama of AI, not that Carrie deserved praise for "McArthur Park"--she didn't. I don't know if that was her worst song, but it was very bad.
I never knew Paula was in a plane crash.
That's news to me, too.
Google turned up a 2003 MSNBC interview, where Paula talks about the crash and all the resulting pain. Paula Abdul's Second Act
From the interview:
Ann Curry: “What kind of pain were you in?”
Abdul: “It’s something that is so aggressive that it takes your breath away and makes your teeth start chattering because it’s so uncomfortable. They gave me pills that would put a 300 pound man out. And there were no answers. Sometimes medicine doesn’t work.”
For years she suffered, undergoing 10 spinal surgeries, having three metal plates put in her neck, and losing an inch in height. Her final surgery was scheduled just two months before she was to start an exciting new job. She began praying out loud.
Abdul: “Please let this work because I’m going to take the job called ‘American Idol.’ And I deserve to do this job. I have to do this job because there’s nobody else who can do it but me. And well it’s either going to work or it’s not.”
Today Paula says she feels reborn. She is completely pain free and is even dancing again. But she’s learned the hard way, a lesson about the value of not pushing so hard, that you forget to take care of yourself.
Abdul: “I’m not willing to go back and be unhealthy no matter what that means. I can’t.”
Now that I know this, I won't be laughing at her as much, but still, there's something very odd about her recent behavior. And apparently we're not the only ones that noticed.
Thanks for the ping to the other AI thread. I'll keep my comments on here, though.
Paula definitely seemed to be drunk or on something this morning during that Good Day L.A. appearance. I feel sorry for everything she went through due to that crash. And she may truly not have an addictive personality, as she says. But I also don't think there's any question something weird is going on with her. If it really isn't due to, ummm, medicinal reasons, then she needs to have herself checked out by a neurologist. Small strokes and other neurological problems can also cause someone to appear drunk.
I read all the comments on the other thread. Pretty much reflects what the kids over on the AI boards say. I think it's hilarious that a website is dedicated to voting for the "worst" singer. However, they first have to agree on who the "worst" singer is, and we can see from the wide range of opinions that it's tough to do.
I still think the backstage make-over artists, coaches and such manipulate the candidates more than we realize. I mean somebody had to do Carrie's hair that way. Somebody let Nadia walk out there with her hair in that horrible Mohawk and sing that awful song -- she was gone the next week. In the meantime, Vonzell, who was totally forgettable early in the competition, is looking very glamorous and is getting better songs to sing.
No one can tell me that the contestants -- especially the younger ones -- totally blow off the recommendations of the backstage coaches and stylists. I think they're more easily manipulated than we may realize.