while you are waiting for the show..here are some renditions of pants on the ground
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-01-18/the-best-pants-on-the-ground-covers/
this story says that the contestants are told some of you are here because you are bad...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-01-19/secret-rituals-of-american-idol-auditions-exposed/
LOL! The girl with the autoharp & the bongo player are too funny! They even ask for spare change-haha!