Simon is nothing if not totally inconsistent in his appraisals of the contestants -- from year to year, from week to week and even from performance to performance on the same night. In interviews, Randy Jackson often says Simon doesn't know what he's talking about. I agree with Randy.
Simon appears to know what he's talking about, but it's an illusion. He usually states the obvious in a blunt way. When there isn't anything obvious to say, he usually says something snarky and/or off the wall. He also does that when he doesn't want to praise a good performance by a contestant he doesn't like.
Clay was "too Broadway." Diana was "too young." Remember when he asked Taylor after a performance earlier this year, "Are you drunk?!" This year Simon has ditched, "it's karaoke," for "it's indulgent."
Bo Knows Bar Fights: Bice Allegedly Scuffles With Ex-NFL Player
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1529145/20060420/bice__bo.jhtml?headlines=true
04.20.2006 2:46 PM EDT
Former 'Idol' finalist punched ex-New York Giant star Glenn Parker, according to bar manager.
We could make a joke about picking on someone your own size. Or even crack wise about how in New York recently, Bo Bice almost punched a one-way ticket to the "Valley of Angels" he sings about on his debut album.
Hell, we could even come up with some clever play on words, like Bo versus the Volcano. But, here's the thing: Even we don't think it's that funny that the former "American Idol" runner-up allegedly picked a fight with a 6-foot-5-inch, 300-pound former NFL lineman at O'Brien's Bar & Grill.
According to bar manager Cormack, a tipsy Bice was sitting at the bar Sunday night a few stools down from ex-New York Giants player and 12-year NFL veteran Glenn Parker, 39, who at some point leaned over and asked the singer if he was the Bo Bice from "Idol."
Cormack said Bice denied his identity and said his name was Kevin. A short time later, "Glenn came over to apologize to him and [Bice] had a go at 'im," Cormack said. "Glenn caught him and didn't swing back and I tried to separate them and as I was getting him off Glenn, he caught Glenn on the chin.
"Glenn's a big man and he never laid a hand on him. I have no idea why [Bice] acted that way, but Glenn could have really hurt him."
A spokesperson for Bice had no comment on the incident at press time.