American Idol - Season 10

[Ringo]

Urban Dictionary definition
racism:
Pure Bull****.
Fresh out of the bull's arse.


everyone knows I am full of bull****

[NDN]

I didn't watch any of the videos, but I still didn't like your post or at least the way it was worded.

[Ringo]

I didn't watch any of the videos, but I still didn't like your post or at least the way it was worded.

My Grandmother once said "You are never too old to learn"


Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

---Albert Einstien

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.

---Elbert Hubard; 1856

[Ringo]

Lee DeWyze’s guest performance on American Idol last week has proved a masterstroke for the season nine winner.

Sales of the singer’s new single have skyrocketed following his appearance on the results show last Thursday.

Following his appearance, DeWyze sold 12,000 copies of his single, Beautiful Like You, which is a sales increase of a staggering 8,068 per cent.

***8068% increase? what was his sales before? 15 sold?

...12,000 x .091 (royalties) = 992.00
possibly another $600 for using his mug shot

Lee made a whopping 992.00-1592.00 in 1 week.

[Ringo]

Avenue Q are very very talented bunch
thanks for turning me on to them Klink and HI TAY!
My daughter and I have been watching several others on youtube and have enjoyed everyone of them.

And who wouldn't want to watch Lisa Lampenelli threaten to give Simon Cowell a lap dance.
I want to take up a collection to pay to see that happen. ROFL

EEJIT needs to come back soon before more snow dumps in Duluth

[klinkman]

I didn't watch any of the videos, but I still didn't like your post or at least the way it was worded.

Really? I thought there were some pretty good videos there!

On a note related to that, Tay and I are going to see Avenue Q this weekend, I'm excited!

[NDN]

On an American Idol note; this week is Elton John week. My expectations are high since I am a big fan, so hopefully the Idols don't disappoint!

[Ringo]

it's a well known fact that 11-18 year old girls control the largest voting block for American Idol

So who will they vote for this year?

Scotty got 13mil votes and James got 7mil last week

the rest of the contestants show no appeal to the teenage girl group

Pia is now the front runner in the sportsbooks, but how many teens will vote for her?

It's a race between the 2 young heart throbs

I love James to death, but I don't think the girls are going to support him as much as Scotty because he has a kid and they won't relate with his handicap as much as the 30 + year old crowd.

Scotty will have to fall on his face to lose I believe. He has the girl vote and the country vote. Remember Kevin Skinner the chicken plucker who won America's got talent over an incredible singer. She is very hot right now and he is nowhere to be found. And Last year Lee Dewyze won over a much better singer because of the teen girl vote.

I will still root for James and laugh this year instead of throwing my remote when America gets it wrong AGAIN.

[NDN]

it's a well known fact that 11-18 year old girls control the largest voting block for American Idol

So who will they vote for this year?

Scotty got 13mil votes and James got 7mil last week

the rest of the contestants show no appeal to the teenage girl group

Pia is now the front runner in the sportsbooks, but how many teens will vote for her?

It's a race between the 2 young heart throbs

I love James to death, but I don't think the girls are going to support him as much as Scotty because he has a kid and they won't relate with his handicap as much as the 30 + year old crowd.

Scotty will have to fall on his face to lose I believe. He has the girl vote and the country vote. Remember Kevin Skinner the chicken plucker who won America's got talent over an incredible singer. She is very hot right now and he is nowhere to be found. And Last year Lee Dewyze won over a much better singer because of the teen girl vote.

I will still root for James and laugh this year instead of throwing my remote when America gets it wrong AGAIN.

Lol. Last week you said there was no way James would lose and now you're saying there's no way Scotty will lose?

I'd gladly take your bets if you are willing to put money on Scotty winning the whole thing.

[NDN]

The thing that bugs me most about Scotty (aside from the same performance week after week) is the stupid impish grin he has when he sings.

There's just something not right about a singer smiling through a song about a soldier reading a letter from home while away at war.

[Ringo]

yes I did say last week James would win

But something happened since last week

Scotty didn't drop in popularity after a crummy performance and
James isn't becoming the big hit with the teen crowd like I thought he might.

James odds went up not down this week

So it looks like my money will be split between Scotty and James and still magage a nice 2.5 to 1 odds in the end

I am looking through the lense of a bettor, not a fan.

As a Fan I want James to win of course and so do most fans over the age of 30.
that demograph is not strong enough to win American Idol

[klinkman]

Scotty: Scotty really is a one trick pony. It’s the best trick in this competition, without a doubt. He sounds ready to go make a country album right now. I don’t think anyone is as polished, both as a singer and as a performer as he is.
Naima: I have no idea how to evaluate that. It was so different from anything I expected from Elton John week that I’m kind of in shock. I don’t even think it was bad. It was just so far from left field that I don’t know how to rate it.
Paul: Nope, I still don’t like Paul. His voice was completely breathy, and it seemed like Paul is just terrible at inflections and dynamics. I pretty much would have done the exact opposite at every point in the song, except for the ending-which you have to actually hit the note instead of just whispering.
Pia: Strong as ever. Her voice was big and was on all of the notes. I don’t think I would have gone for the big ending as she did, I would have taken it back and ended quietly, but that certainly didn’t ruin this performance.
Stefano: Stefano improved a little bit this week. It seems like the producer worked him really hard to get him to that point. It still was weak and karaoke-ish compared to everyone else so far in the competition. Therefore, I think this was bottom 3 material.
Lauren: Lauren seemed off the entire performance. It seemed to me she was trying her hardest, but was off key the entire time and just could not hear it. I completely disagree with the judges, had she sounded like that I wouldn’t have kept her around very long.
James: EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thia: I think she was just okay this week. Her voice was decent, but not amazing, and she didn’t really have enough feeling to move me. She’ll need to find more feeling and a bigger performance if she wants to stick around much longer.
Casey: Nailed it again. Elton John songs need to have a certain ending, and many contestants botched it hard this week. Casey showed how they SHOULD be done. Props to him for that.
Jacob: I think the producer nailed it on the head when he said “When Jacob gets overdramatic he loses the audience”. I think that’s what happened here. I did like the last note, but much of the song was just as he said-overdramatic.
Haley: I’ve figured out why Haley is still on this show. She’s that terrible cabaret singer that you can’t even enjoy when drunk and you really only go see to try and get a look up her dress. Too bad she’s not even good for that!
Winner: James. Not even close.
My bottom 3: Haley – Stefano – Lauren
Going Home (in my view): Haley and Lauren
Haley has deserved to go home for several weeks, and this is no different. She is just a cut below the rest. Lauren has been in my bottom three for a while, and this week she was even worse in my opinion. Stefano improved a little bit, but I won’t feel bad if he gets eliminated.