(DFU report from the Kodak Theatre) Taylor Hicks favored to win 2006 American Idol

DFU at the Kodak Theatre ^ | 5-23-06 | Doug from Upland

[doug from upland]

Dateline: Hollywood, California
May 23, 2006

The Kodak Theatre crowd was treated to great entertainment this evening by the two 2006 American Idol finalists, Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks.

Although it would have been more enjoyable to be on the floor, the mezzanine was still okay. One of my personal highlights of the evening was that I was in the Kodak Theatre, the home of the Oscars, and the stinking anti-American leftist scumbags like Alec Baldwin and Julia Roberts were not in the building. I was a little queasy however, knowing that they had been there recently.

Judging by crowd reaction and the comments of Simon Cowell, it appears that Hicks will be the next American Idol. The best performer they have ever had on the show, Chris Daughtry, was seated with his wife Deanna in the third row.

Hicks, appearing in a purple coat, and McPhee, showing a little less cleavage that usual, each did a reprise to previous numbers for their first two performances. They finished the evening with original songs written for them for the finale. Hicks won round one, McPhee round two, and Hicks had the superior performance in the finale.

The audience was introduced to other contestants, including Daughtry, Bucky, Paris, Chicken Little(yes, they called Kevin that), Mandesa, Elliot, Kellie, Ace,(who am I missing?). When Daughtry walked in to take his seat, the crowd erupted.

Randy Jackson was the typical Randy Jackson. Paula Abdul seemed to not be drunk or on medication. Simon Cowell actually wore a jacket over his trademark T-shirt.

Near the end of the show, the guy who was working the crowd during commercial breaks came up to the mezzanine. Mrs. DFU owes me big because I requested and he called down to Daughtry to stand up and wave to the mezzanine. Again the crowd erupted when he waved to the semi-nosebleed section.

After the event, we wandered around the area where reporters were setting up for interviews. After doing some scouting, I brought Mrs. DFU to the area where the performers were going to come out to greet the press. The three judges and two finalists gave interviews.

Mrs. DFU got Jackson's autograph and several pictures (hopefully, they will be viewable and be posted tomorrow), including a shot of Hicks from about two feet away. Yep, I sat back and watched my groupie wife really enjoying herself. She can sit back some day and watch me get excited over Tom Tancredo, perhaps the only man who can save our nation, other than the guys who will launch cruise missiles at Tehran and Mexico City.

For about 15 minutes, I had the pleasure to speak with a corporate security guard who was a 20-year veteran of the LAPD. He has worked with several stars, most of whom are very difficult. Although he has not worked with Streisand, from what his friends have told him, he would turn down the job no matter how much it paid.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Please not McPhee. Please please please please.......

[IamConservative]

Spoiler anyone? busy signal analysis

[cmsgop]

Go Taylor!

[ladyinred]

Thanks for the report doug. Wish I had been there darn it!

[Ciexyz]

I'm pleasantly surprised that Taylor pulled it off. Go Taylor!

[doug from upland]

Tuesday night at the Kodak. Groupie Mrs. DFU was waiting for them with the other groupies to leave the building and meet FOX for interviews.

[doug from upland]

[doug from upland]

Mrs. DFU had to lift up the camera and snap what she could. She got part of his face.

[doug from upland]

Simon talking to Taylor. Corporate security guard in the foreground served 20 years with LAPD and has done some security for some Hollywood elite. His pals warned him about Streisand. No matter how much money it would be, he would never work for Streisand.

[doug from upland]

[doug from upland]

[doug from upland]

Yo, dog. Check it out. We got a hot one tonight. You could be right on the charts; right now, baby.

[doug from upland]

[doug from upland]

Could this be the top of Taylor's head?

[doug from upland]

[A CA Guy]

That is a hat Doug, look at the pattern.

[doug from upland]

Look who had to show up tonight and demand a recount.

[A CA Guy]

That can't be happening, they have pills to stop that now.

Nice pictures.

[StrictTime]

RE: pic 126

Kat has lost an amazing amount of weight since she auditioned. I can't believe that there are posters on silent_jonny's live thread that still call her "fat". There is no fat to be seen in that shot.