I didn't see your posts before I wrote mine.
Clowns, jugglers, Indian rubber men, Chinese acrobats, ballet dancers, opera singers, dog acts--come one, come all. The Circus is about to begin!!
(Brings back memories of The Ed Sullivan Show. Where is Senor Wences when you really need him?)
Speaking of talent, have you seen jonny's latest montage on his homepage?
GREAT JOB Jonny!!!!!
You've depicted expressions I've never seen an artist capture of him before. This would make a beautiful poster.
It is a shame Simon will not be one of the judges on this new show.
As far as AI contestants singing their own stuff...
No they are not allowed to do this, because it would not be fair to the other contestants who have not written their own before.
Chris and Taylor are both song writers and are way ahead of the other contestants in this area. (this is why many people have a gripe with them being on AI.)
I have tried to listen to Taylor's Non-AI music, but I just don't care for it. I don't like the way his voice sounds. I'll be 40 this year and Chris has the sound I like. But Chris' band is a little too far heavy metal for me. If Chris wins this or if Taylor does the winner will not be allowed to continue on with their bands. This will be a good thing for Chris IMO if he wins, because I feel his band's heavy metal sound (at times) is what was holding him back before.
Bo Bice's first album only includes 1 or 2 songs that Bo has written and he was not even allowed to have is band play when he cut them in the studio. The song "The Real Thing" was written by Bo. Bo was 2nd runner up.