Posted on 04/05/2011 6:02:17 AM PDT by silent_jonny
OK.....I can see how that would make you sound like Marlon Brando in The Godfather...but lower her voice? (thats crap...no way that is true-—unless she was huffing eraser dust perhaps)
Have you already posted this?
ara DioGuardi Admits That the Producers Decide Who Stays on American Idol
Posted by thefunnystone on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 10:53 AM EDT
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o Simon Cowell
o Kara DioGuardi
o American Idol Exposed
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In a Rolling Stone article that takes bits out of her new book, Kara DioGuardi admits that the producers of American Idol are the ones who send the contestants packing during the Hollywood rounds, not the judges.
During the season 9 Hollywood week one contestant was eliminated in what seemed like an oversight by the producers. “I saw her walking out of the auditorium crying,” DioGurardi writes. “She was still on the judges’ list. So Randy, Ellen, Simon, and I tried to fight for her, but we weren’t permitted to change the decision. There was one other contestant some of us wanted as well, but there seemed to be an air of suspicion that Simon might be trying to sabotage the contestant pool in the wake of his leaving. I don’t know about that, but from my perspective he was definitely trying to help the show. I felt awful for these contestants...By the end of the week I didn’t have a good feeling about the mix of talent we’d ended up with, and I was right.”
So basically, the producers do whatever they want and the judges are there to look like they make decisions? That’s what we thought. It’s also interesting to see that the producers felt that Simon Cowell was trying to sabotage the show in his last season - he clearly succeeded since we ended up with Lee DeWyze as the winner.
OK.
Wait, WHAT?
Where’s Blondie when you need her?
http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/turners-voice-secret
ROMANCING THE STONE star KATHLEEN TURNER has unveiled the secret behind her trademark voice - she deepened it by sticking erasers between her teeth.
The 51-year-old actress’ gravelly tones have intrigued fans for a number of years - and she achieved her distinctive voice through lots of practice with erasers.
She says, “I don’t actually do it anymore, but the idea behind it was that everything is a muscle in here and the more you can stretch it the more resonance you’ll get.
“So you put little ends of pencils at the back of your back teeth and it forces a little more space. You get used to opening the oral cavity more and you get resonance.”
And Turner admits her voice has helped with more than just acting roles.
She explains, “It works great for restaurants, because you call up and you say, ‘I need a reservation for two. This is Kathleen Turner.’ They go, ‘Yes, it is!’”
Ok... I have you and Retro so far. Anyone else want a ping to the Wedding Snark thread? lol
Hey, bert...glad you survived the tornadoes.
There is some Bruno that makes designer shoes, I think......hell, I dont know...considering this program, it was probably some gratuitous name dropping.
Even it's live, I wouldn't be interested. Skip.
Dear Kara, we already knew all that. KTHXBAI.
You can ping me...not sure I’ll get up that early but I plan to try!
It’s not really that shocking though. We have always sort of suspected they mess with the results.
Bruno Mars is built like a dwarf. If you just saw his head, you would think he was 3’8”.
LOL!
In the bathroom at the MGM doing coke off the sink?
Give me a ping, probably won’t be up but will join later
Yes, please!!
YES! Please add me to the Royal Snark Ping List.
Oh, peggy...that’s like telling me there’s no Santa Claus...or Easter Bunny...or Tooth Fairy. ;)
I don’t think one person posted while Bruno was singing. I don’t know if he was that blah or we were all in the bathroom at the same time.
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