American Idol Top 2 Finale results show 5-16-2013

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American Idol Top 2 Finale results show 5-16-2013
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The show begins with the top 10 singing "I'm Glad You Came"

The judges are introduced. Adam Lambert is in da house Nicki is
wearing white pants so tight that they should be illegal with her
hips.

Ryan introduces Kree and Candice and makes some small talk.
There will be performances from The Band Perry and Mariah Carey.
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Janelle sings with The Band Perry on some song I never heard of and
can't understand much of the lyrics to. This is exactly the type of
song that I hate. Frenetic, no melody to speak of and lyrics about
hating somebody.
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I'm not bothering to write up all the stupid contrived skits and phony
banter that they scripted for this show. Except that Jordin Sparks
tells the guys from the top 10 who were eliminated early not to feel
bad; she says that American Idol losers do really well on The Voice.
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The five guys from the top 10 -- Paul, Devin, Lazaro, Burnelle and
Curtis sing a 50's medley.
Frankie Valli comes out and sings "You're Just Too Good To Be True"
and a couple of other oldies (I didn't even know he was still alive ).
The five guys sing with him.
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Mariah Carey sings a medley of her hits next. She's wearing a
gorgeous form-fitting silver and white gown befitting a superstar. I'm
reminded of just how good she really is. Love her or hate her this is
how it's done, folks. Perfect vocals, the songs are part of her,
drawing the audience into her performance.

Mariah says 'Thank you Randy Jackson." (Did you know that Randy
worked with Mariah?) ;-)
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Amber Holcomb sings, "Next To Me." Emile Sandé, the artist who
recorded the song, comes out and her and sings it with her.
I like this a lot. "Next To Me" has a great lyrics, a great beat and
a great hook.
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They show a Ford Fiesta mission of Candice and Kree inviting special
people to attend the Finale (Candice's grandma and Kree's mentor).
Ford gives them each new Fiestas.
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They actually bring "Psy" out and have him "perform" "Gentleman" (this
is the "Gangnam "style" guy).
Oh, for cripes sake. Why not have William Hung sing next? This is
ridiculous.
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Keith Urban sings his new single, "Little Bit Of Everything." It's so
funny to hear this Australian's voice transform into a hillbilly
twang when he sings. I'm not crazy about this song, but I suppose
fans of contemporary country music will love it. Keith can flat play
the guitar!
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Ryan talks to Cancice's parents in the audience; Scotty McCreery is
sitting right behind them.

Candice sings, "Inseparable." Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
Jennifer. Wow! Wow! Two true divas showing a complete range of
dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting. (Giggles, I hope
you have your earplugs in, lol). This is a real American Idol
"moment," the kind that will be remembered.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Angie Miller plays the piano and sings "Titanium." Adam Lambert
sings with her. Adam looks good; he's toned down the outrageous hair
and makeup. This is fantastic! With this song, Adam is giving a
master class in how to connect with a song!

The UK's Jessie J., Angie's personal idol, comes out and sings with
Angie. Jessie is bald and is wearing hoola hoops for earrings. The
neckline on her dress plunges to her waist; she's more flat-chested
than I am. She sure can sing! This is the kind of music that Angie
should be singing. Very, very good.

Jessie says she heard that Angie had to compromise by not singing her
new single on the finale in order to sing with her on tonight's show.
So she offers to fly Angie to the UK to do a concert with her and sing
her new single there. Angie accepts. (DUH!)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Keith Urban and Kree sing his new song "Where The Blacktop Ends" and
Randy Jackson plays bass. This is another one of those contemporary
country songs that sounds exactly like every other one. I hate it. The
best part about it is Keith's guitar playing.
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Ryan says that tonight is the end of an era because tonight we say
good-night to Randy Jackson. They show a montage of Randy on the
show over the years.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Aretha Franklin joins Ryan via satellite. Ryan says that she is an
AI fan and has been invited since season 1 to appear on Idol but she
has a fear of flying. Aretha says that she wants to take this
opportunity to say, "Candice, win or lose you're a winner." Ryan
says, "You don't have the results, do you? And Aretha says, "I do,
but I won't tell you." She looks like she's not joking.

The top 5 girls (Kree, Candice, Angie, Amber and Janelle) sing a
medley of Franklin's hits live with Aretha via satellite. It's
interesting to me that during this medley, Candice is in the center of
the 5 girls with Kree next to her. I would think it would have been
more appropriate to have one of the others in the center and C&K on
each end to be fair.
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Ryan gives C&K the keys to their new Ford Escapes.
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They show a montage of scenes from this American Idol season with P2's
new song, "Gone, Gone, Gone" playing in the background. "G3" sounds
exactly like, "Home." Same beat, same chord progressions.
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Jennifer Lopez performs next, "Live It Up" with Pitbull. This is all
flashy choreography, high tech lighting and is seriously autotuned.
Meh. It's a club dance song and is good for that I guess. It's not
listening music.
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Kree and Candice sing a medley of the old Marilyn McCoo song, "One
Less Bell To Answer" and "A House Is Not A Home."
They sound great together.
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Time for the results. Telescope has counted and verified the results
which are in an envelope handed to Ryan by some accountant-looking
guy.
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For the last time this season, Kieran, dim the lights, here we go.
After the nationwide vote the winner of American Idol Season 12 is...
Candice Glover!
All the top 10 join Candice on stage and give her hugs .
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Season 12 ends with Candice singing her new winner's single, "I Am
Beautiful."
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--

Zob

[Scarlett]

"Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message
news:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi...@4ax.com...

> American Idol Top 2 Finale results show 5-16-2013
>

> Candice sings, "Inseparable." Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
> her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
> Jennifer. Wow! Wow! Two true divas showing a complete range of
> dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting. (Giggles, I hope
> you have your earplugs in, lol). This is a real American Idol
> "moment," the kind that will be remembered.

Best performace of the year! Show stopper!

--
Scarlett
Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee later than others.
~Kin Hubbard~

[darkst...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:22:27 PM UTC-7, Scarlett wrote:
> "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi...@4ax.com...
>
> > American Idol Top 2 Finale results show 5-16-2013

> > Candice sings, "Inseparable." Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
> > her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
> > Jennifer. Wow! Wow! Two true divas showing a complete range of
> > dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting. (Giggles, I hope
> > you have your earplugs in, lol). This is a real American Idol
> > "moment," the kind that will be remembered.
>
> Best performace of the year! Show stopper!

And pretty much the moment you knew who won. Show really went FU on the "brand" situation on this one.

If Candice wins, how did Mandisa and Lakisha not?

Mike

[Giggles]

On May 16, 9:11 pm, Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote:
> American Idol Top 2  Finale results show 5-16-2013
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> The show begins with the top 10 singing "I'm Glad You Came"

No, it begins with 50 dancers and backup singers....and oh yeah...they
threw in the top 10. Kind of a "where's Waldo" thing. I am going to
pray every day until the next season starts that they NEVER do this
again! No dancers. No backup singers. Just the contestants
PLEASE!

>
> The judges are introduced.  Adam Lambert is in da house  Nicki is
> wearing white pants so tight that they should be illegal with her
> hips.

Somewhere in there they showed Taylor Hicks and Bo Bice. Love my
Alabama idols!

>
> Ryan introduces Kree and Candice and makes some small talk.
> There will be performances from The Band Perry and Mariah Carey.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Janelle sings with The Band Perry on some song I never heard of and
> can't understand much of the lyrics to.   This is exactly the type of
> song that I hate.  Frenetic, no melody to speak of and lyrics about
> hating somebody.

They play that song twice an hour on country radio. Janelle sings it
better.

> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> I'm not bothering to write up all the stupid contrived skits and phony
> banter that they scripted for this show.  Except that Jordin Sparks
> tells the guys from the top 10 who were eliminated early not to feel
> bad; she says that American Idol losers do really well on The Voice.

Did anyone other than Jon Peter Lewis from Idol appear on The Voice
this season? They made it sound like there were more.

> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> The five guys from the top 10 -- Paul, Devin, Lazaro, Burnelle and
> Curtis sing a 50's medley.
> Frankie Valli comes out and sings "You're Just Too Good To Be True"
> and a couple of other oldies (I didn't even know he was still alive ).
> The five guys sing with him.

They always have to throw in someone from waaaaaay back in the day.

> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Mariah Carey sings a medley of her hits next.   She's wearing a
> gorgeous form-fitting silver and white gown befitting a superstar. I'm
> reminded of just how good she really is.  Love her or hate her this is
> how it's done, folks.  Perfect vocals, the songs are part of her,
> drawing the audience into her performance.

I thought she was lip syncing. Maybe because she couldn't breathe in
that dress. Live or Memorex, she can still sing!

>
> Mariah says 'Thank you Randy Jackson."  (Did you know that Randy
> worked with Mariah?)  ;-)

No way dawg!

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Amber Holcomb sings, "Next To Me."  Emile Sand , the artist who

> recorded the song, comes out and  her and sings it with her.
>  I like this a lot.  "Next To Me" has a great lyrics, a great beat and
> a great hook.

Eh, it was alright.

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  They show a Ford Fiesta mission of Candice and Kree inviting special
> people to attend the Finale (Candice's grandma and Kree's mentor).
> Ford gives them each new Fiestas.

They were honoring mentors. But I think they've watched the show
enough to know the "mentor" would get some kind of prize, so they
picked someone they wanted to get the prize.

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> They actually bring "Psy" out and have him "perform" "Gentleman" (this
> is the "Gangnam "style" guy).
> Oh, for cripes sake.   Why not have William Hung sing next?  This is
> ridiculous.

They should have had Zoanette instead of him! She was robbed again!

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Keith Urban sings his new single, "Little Bit Of Everything."  It's so
> funny to hear this Australian's voice  transform into a hillbilly
> twang when he sings.  I'm not crazy about this song, but I suppose
> fans of contemporary country music will love it.  Keith can flat play
> the guitar!

It's a fun song to play while going for a drive.

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ryan talks to Cancice's parents in the audience; Scotty McCreery is
> sitting right behind them.

I totally missed seeing Scotty. I was thinking the only past winner
there was Taylor.

>
> Candice sings, "Inseparable."  Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
> her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
> Jennifer.  Wow!  Wow!  Two true divas showing a complete range of
> dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting.  (Giggles, I hope
> you have your earplugs in, lol).  This is a real American Idol
> "moment," the kind that will be remembered.

Wow! Now that's how you sing without screeching! There's a big
difference between belting and screeching. Belting is putting more
power into your vocals while still singing within your vocal range.
Screeching is trying to push out notes that are not within your vocal
range. Candice and Jennifer should record together! That was the
best duet of all AI time!

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Angie Miller plays the piano and sings "Titanium."   Adam Lambert
> sings with her.  Adam looks good; he's toned down the outrageous hair
> and makeup.  This is fantastic!  With this song, Adam is giving a
> master class in how to connect with a song!

I liked that Adam didn't try to outshine her...which he could have
easily done. She actually didn't screech. Too late now Angie.

>
> The UK's Jessie J., Angie's personal idol, comes out and sings with
> Angie. Jessie is bald and is wearing hoola hoops for earrings.  The
> neckline on her dress plunges to her waist; she's more flat-chested
> than I am.  She sure can sing!  This is the kind of music that Angie
> should be singing.  Very, very good.

Eh, it was okay.

>
> Jessie says she heard that Angie had to compromise by not singing her
> new single on the finale in order to sing with her on tonight's show.
> So she offers to fly Angie to the UK to do a concert with her and sing
> her new single there.  Angie accepts.  (DUH!)

She gave her another offer to choose from but I couldn't understand
what she said. Something about a video?

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Keith Urban and Kree sing his new song "Where The Blacktop Ends" and
> Randy Jackson plays bass.  This is another one of those contemporary
> country songs that sounds exactly like every other one. I hate it. The
> best part about it is Keith's guitar playing.

That's not a new song. Josh Gracin I think was the first of many
idols to sing it on AI. It's a fun line dancing song. You are just
going to have to come down south so I can countrify you!

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ryan says that tonight is the end of an era because tonight we say
> good-night to Randy Jackson.   They show a montage of Randy on the
> show over the years.

I couldn't keep up drinking shots when they did the reel of him saying
"in it to win it".

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Aretha Franklin joins Ryan via satellite.   Ryan says that she is an
> AI fan and has been invited since season 1 to appear on Idol but she
> has a fear of flying.  Aretha says that she wants to take this
> opportunity to say, "Candice, win or lose you're a winner."  Ryan
> says, "You don't have the results, do you?  And Aretha says, "I do,
> but I won't tell you."  She looks like she's not joking.

She also said that both Candice and Kree were going to have a great
future in music...or something to that effect. Aretha has lost weight
which is wonderful but it left her looking saggy.

>
> The top 5 girls (Kree, Candice, Angie, Amber and Janelle) sing a
> medley of Franklin's hits live with Aretha via satellite.  It's
> interesting to me that during this medley, Candice is in the center of
> the 5 girls with Kree next to her.  I would think it would have been
> more appropriate to have one of the others in the center and C&K on
> each end to be fair.

Since all they were doing was singing backup for Aretha, it didn't
really matter. And it was even worse when those damn back up singers/
dancers came out. Why bother having the top 5 girls out there if you
are going to hide them?

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ryan gives C&K the keys to their new Ford Escapes.

I didn't know we were voting on which one they would get.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> They show a montage of scenes from this American Idol season with P2's
> new song, "Gone, Gone, Gone" playing in the background.  "G3" sounds
> exactly like, "Home."  Same beat, same chord progressions.

Zoanette! She was robbed!

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jennifer Lopez performs next, "Live It Up"  with Pitbull.  This is all
> flashy choreography, high tech lighting and is seriously autotuned.
> Meh.  It's a club dance song and is good for that I guess.  It's not
> listening music.

She's kind of gone downhill on her dancing skills. Or maybe that
corset was too tight.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Kree and Candice sing a medley of the old Marilyn McCoo song, "One
> Less Bell To Answer" and "A House Is Not A Home."
> They sound great together.

And no dancers! I loved it!

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Time for the results.  Telescope has counted and verified the results
> which are in an envelope handed to Ryan by some accountant-looking
> guy.

And since he spoke on camera, he gets paid.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> For the last time this season, Kieran, dim the lights, here we go.
> After the nationwide vote the winner of American Idol Season 12 is...
> Candice Glover!
> All the top 10 join Candice on stage and give her hugs .

I thought she was going to faint! Especially when Ryan asked her to
say something. Three years of trying was all she could say. That's
more than what I could have said. I probably would have peed in my
designer dress. Congrats to both Candice and Kree! The best two
vocals made the top two!

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Season 12 ends with Candice singing her new winner's single, "I Am
> Beautiful."

And did pretty damn good trying to sing and keep confetti out of her
mouth.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>
> Zob

Giggles

[Nancy2]

On May 16, 9:22 pm, "Scarlett" <anywh...@everywhere.net> wrote:
> "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi...@4ax.com...

A whole lot of screaming and shouting...Jennifer more even than
Candice. Ugh.

N.

[Universe]

Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in news:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi7elrr19sb16c65lp5@
4ax.com:

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> They actually bring "Psy" out and have him "perform" "Gentleman" (this
> is the "Gangnam "style" guy).
> Oh, for cripes sake. Why not have William Hung sing next? This is
> ridiculous.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Psy is awesome! Or was anyway, for about an hour. I hadn't heard his new
song yet, but it turns out it's EXACTLY THE SAME as his previous song. Just
replace "Gangnam Style" with "Gentle Man", that's about it.

[Bigolhomo]

On Thu, 16 May 2013 19:40:27 -0700 (PDT), darkst...@gmail.com
wrote:

>
>And pretty much the moment you knew who won. Show really went FU on the "brand" situation on this one.
>
>If Candice wins, how did Mandisa and Lakisha not?
>
>Mike

Yeah! And why weren't Shirley Hemphill, Precious, and Oprah Winfrey
winners either?

[Tim Hall]

Yeah, I think his 15 minutes of fame is just about over.

--
X Factor Season 2 Certainty Contest Champion

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is
a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." -- Albert
Einstein

[Ron C]

On 5/16/2013 11:55 PM, Tim Hall wrote:
> On 5/16/2013 8:45 PM, Universe wrote:
>> Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi7elrr19sb16c65lp5@
>> 4ax.com:
>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> They actually bring "Psy" out and have him "perform" "Gentleman" (this
>>> is the "Gangnam "style" guy).
>>> Oh, for cripes sake. Why not have William Hung sing next? This is
>>> ridiculous.
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> Psy is awesome! Or was anyway, for about an hour. I hadn't heard his new
>> song yet, but it turns out it's EXACTLY THE SAME as his previous song.
>> Just
>> replace "Gangnam Style" with "Gentle Man", that's about it.
>>
>
> Yeah, I think his 15 minutes of fame is just about over.
>

IMHO, well over ...some time ago.
==
--

[Moni]

"Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message
news:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi...@4ax.com...

> American Idol Top 2 Finale results show 5-16-2013
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> I'm not bothering to write up all the stupid contrived skits and phony
> banter that they scripted for this show. Except that Jordin Sparks
> tells the guys from the top 10 who were eliminated early not to feel
> bad; she says that American Idol losers do really well on The Voice.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------

I actually thought this one was clever. I laughed. :) I also laughed at
them making fun of Nicki, especially when...um...whatshisname...stood up
with a fake booty a la Nicki. LOL

> The five guys from the top 10 -- Paul, Devin, Lazaro, Burnelle and
> Curtis sing a 50's medley.
> Frankie Valli comes out and sings "You're Just Too Good To Be True"
> and a couple of other oldies (I didn't even know he was still alive ).
> The five guys sing with him.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------

Oh my. That was bad. Ouch.

> Mariah Carey sings a medley of her hits next. She's wearing a
> gorgeous form-fitting silver and white gown befitting a superstar. I'm
> reminded of just how good she really is. Love her or hate her this is
> how it's done, folks. Perfect vocals, the songs are part of her,
> drawing the audience into her performance.

On the West Coast feed, it appeared that the sync was off between the sound
and the lips. Awkward and you'd think the networks would have done a better
job.

>
> Mariah says 'Thank you Randy Jackson." (Did you know that Randy
> worked with Mariah?) ;-)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

I did not know that. I wonder why that was never mentioned before?

> Amber Holcomb sings, "Next To Me." Emile Sandé, the artist who
> recorded the song, comes out and her and sings it with her.
> I like this a lot. "Next To Me" has a great lyrics, a great beat and
> a great hook.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

I did like that a lot. I think Sande is someone I'll have to check out.
Good song.

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Keith Urban sings his new single, "Little Bit Of Everything." It's so
> funny to hear this Australian's voice transform into a hillbilly
> twang when he sings. I'm not crazy about this song, but I suppose
> fans of contemporary country music will love it. Keith can flat play
> the guitar!
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

He's good. I wouldn't mind seeing him in concert.

> Candice sings, "Inseparable." Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
> her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
> Jennifer. Wow! Wow! Two true divas showing a complete range of
> dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting. (Giggles, I hope
> you have your earplugs in, lol). This is a real American Idol
> "moment," the kind that will be remembered.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Wow, wow, wow! My mom and I were both blown away by this one!

> Angie Miller plays the piano and sings "Titanium." Adam Lambert
> sings with her. Adam looks good; he's toned down the outrageous hair
> and makeup. This is fantastic! With this song, Adam is giving a
> master class in how to connect with a song!

Nice! That really was a good pairing. Interesting that Angie got two songs
with stars.

>
> The UK's Jessie J., Angie's personal idol, comes out and sings with
> Angie. Jessie is bald and is wearing hoola hoops for earrings. The
> neckline on her dress plunges to her waist; she's more flat-chested
> than I am. She sure can sing! This is the kind of music that Angie
> should be singing. Very, very good.

Jessie J. is an interesting person. Jessie shaved her head in March to
support some cause, but I don't know which one. Their song together was
excellent and Jessie J. knows how to share a stage. Gracious.

>
> Jessie says she heard that Angie had to compromise by not singing her
> new single on the finale in order to sing with her on tonight's show.
> So she offers to fly Angie to the UK to do a concert with her and sing
> her new single there. Angie accepts. (DUH!)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Cool!

> Keith Urban and Kree sing his new song "Where The Blacktop Ends" and
> Randy Jackson plays bass. This is another one of those contemporary
> country songs that sounds exactly like every other one. I hate it. The
> best part about it is Keith's guitar playing.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Yeah, not good.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Aretha Franklin joins Ryan via satellite. Ryan says that she is an
> AI fan and has been invited since season 1 to appear on Idol but she
> has a fear of flying. Aretha says that she wants to take this
> opportunity to say, "Candice, win or lose you're a winner." Ryan
> says, "You don't have the results, do you? And Aretha says, "I do,
> but I won't tell you." She looks like she's not joking.

--------------
I love Aretha, but I don't think she was singing the same song as the girls.
That was really strange.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Kree and Candice sing a medley of the old Marilyn McCoo song, "One
> Less Bell To Answer" and "A House Is Not A Home."
> They sound great together.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Loved it! Those harmonies, which I first heard when Streisand did a duet
with herself with the same arrangement years ago!

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> For the last time this season, Kieran, dim the lights, here we go.
> After the nationwide vote the winner of American Idol Season 12 is...
> Candice Glover!
> All the top 10 join Candice on stage and give her hugs .
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Wow. You mean I actually picked one? Good for her! I will buy her first
album. That is one glorious voice.

> Season 12 ends with Candice singing her new winner's single, "I Am
> Beautiful."
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

I kind of wish they hadn't done that. I know it's a tradition, but does
*anyone* sound good when they're crying?

Thanks for the updates, Zobbie!
--
Moni

Cool Kid since 2008

> --
>
> Zob
>
>
>
>

[Moni]

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>
> Candice sings, "Inseparable." Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
> her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
> Jennifer. Wow! Wow! Two true divas showing a complete range of
> dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting. (Giggles, I hope
> you have your earplugs in, lol). This is a real American Idol
> "moment," the kind that will be remembered.

Wow! Now that's how you sing without screeching! There's a big
difference between belting and screeching. Belting is putting more
power into your vocals while still singing within your vocal range.
Screeching is trying to push out notes that are not within your vocal
range. Candice and Jennifer should record together! That was the
best duet of all AI time!

------------

Yup. I agree. The two of them need to get a studio and set that one down.
It's better than the coronation song, that's for sure! :)

[Cheri]

> "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message

>> I'm not bothering to write up all the stupid contrived skits and phony
>> banter that they scripted for this show. Except that Jordin Sparks
>> tells the guys from the top 10 who were eliminated early not to feel
>> bad; she says that American Idol losers do really well on The Voice.

I have never seen such a horrible results show as far as talent goes. The
only really good song from the guest stars was Adam. I just love his voice.
I FF through most of the rest of that gar-bahge! :-)

Cheri

[darkst...@gmail.com]

Depends, Tim... How much is the machine behind him working to keep it going?

K-Pop is VERY powerful...

Mike

[Nancy2]

+1000.

N.

[Cheri]

"Susan" <su...@nothanks.org> wrote in message
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> x-no-archive: yes

>
> On 5/17/2013 1:34 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
>> I have never seen such a horrible results show as far as talent goes.
>> The only really good song from the guest stars was Adam. I just love his
>> voice. I FF through most of the rest of that gar-bahge! :-)
>>
>

> Adam's vocals were incredible and I really liked Jesse J, too.
>
> They sure did this finale on the cheap.
>
> So glad that the best singers rose to the top and the best one won,
> though.
>
> Susan


Yes, I always thought that Candice had the best voice from just about day
one, but was afraid she was going to get "screwed" with the voters. I was
happy for her! I did hear most of Jesse J, but Angie got on my nerves for
some reason. Angie is very talented without a doubt, but there's something
about her that annoys. :-)

Cheri

[Larc]

+1

Larc

[Universe]

"Moni" <fmo...@fakeaddress.net> wrote in
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>
> "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi...@4ax.com...
>

>> The five guys from the top 10 -- Paul, Devin, Lazaro, Burnelle and
>> Curtis sing a 50's medley.
>> Frankie Valli comes out and sings "You're Just Too Good To Be True"
>> and a couple of other oldies (I didn't even know he was still alive
>> ). The five guys sing with him.
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Oh my. That was bad. Ouch.
>

Even leaving Frankie Valli mercifully out of it, this medley was an
absolutely horrible choice for the boys. Singing a bunch of Four Seasons
songs didn't suit any of them. One of the songs in the middle, not one of
them got a solo line and I'm not sure any of them were even harmonizing to
it.

Hard not to notice that all 5 girls got featured solos while none of the
boys did. That's what happens when Lazaro is #6. I think he only got to
sing one line in the whole show.

[Larc]

That's probably all he could remember. It was a far cry from the duet with Cher that
he talked so much about earlier. His most noteworthy action of the night was making
himself ridiculously obvious by standing next to Candice after she was announced
winner and very industriously chewing gum.

Larc

[Tim Hall]

I thought Devin sounded really good in the beginning and then it went
rapidly downhill from there.

[Judy]

On May 16, 6:54 pm, Giggles <giggles_y...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On May 16, 9:11 pm, Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > American Idol Top 2  Finale results show 5-16-2013
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > The show begins with the top 10 singing "I'm Glad You Came"
>
> No, it begins with 50 dancers and backup singers....and oh yeah...they
> threw in the top 10.  Kind of a "where's Waldo" thing.  I am going to
> pray every day until the next season starts that they NEVER do this
> again!  No dancers.  No backup singers.  Just the contestants
> PLEASE!

That was a bit much and really kind of wild and frantic, and not at
all pleasing.

> Somewhere in there they showed Taylor Hicks and Bo Bice.  Love my
> Alabama idols!

I saw Taylor, but wasn't watching the season Bo won, so he's not that
familiar to me. I kept searching the audience for past winners, as
thought there would be more there, and then....somehow I missed
Scotty, which can't believe I did. Surprised that Phillip at least
wasn't there, since he won just least season.

> > Janelle sings with The Band Perry on some song I never heard of and
> > can't understand much of the lyrics to.   This is exactly the type of
> > song that I hate.  Frenetic, no melody to speak of and lyrics about
> > hating somebody.
>
> They play that song twice an hour on country radio.  Janelle sings it
> better.

I wasn't thrilled about this song either, as like Zob, it's not
exactly the type of country I really like, but I do thought Janelle
sang it better.

> > The five guys from the top 10 -- Paul, Devin, Lazaro, Burnelle and
> > Curtis sing a 50's medley.
> > Frankie Valli comes out and sings "You're Just Too Good To Be True"
> > and a couple of other oldies (I didn't even know he was still alive ).
> > The five guys sing with him.
>
> They always have to throw in someone from waaaaaay back in the day.

His voice, like most of the singers from the "old days" really isn't
all that pleasing, and his was even worse than most.

> > Mariah Carey sings a medley of her hits next.   She's wearing a
> > gorgeous form-fitting silver and white gown befitting a superstar. I'm
> > reminded of just how good she really is.  Love her or hate her this is
> > how it's done, folks.  Perfect vocals, the songs are part of her,
> > drawing the audience into her performance.
>
> I thought she was lip syncing.  Maybe because she couldn't breathe in
> that dress.  Live or Memorex, she can still sing!

I didn't pay much attention to whether she was lip syncing, and she
has a powerful voice and I thought she looked like the diva she is,
but I can't say I cared much for it to be honest, though I suppose
others would say it was great.

> > Amber Holcomb sings, "Next To Me."  Emile Sand , the artist who
> > recorded the song, comes out and  her and sings it with her.
> >  I like this a lot.  "Next To Me" has a great lyrics, a great beat and
> > a great hook.
>
> Eh, it was alright.

This I really liked...heard her sing it on DWTS too and it's a catchy
tune, and she's full of energy, which is rather contageous.

> > They actually bring "Psy" out and have him "perform" "Gentleman" (this
> > is the "Gangnam "style" guy).
> > Oh, for cripes sake.   Why not have William Hung sing next?  This is
> > ridiculous.
>
> They should have had Zoanette instead of him!  She was robbed again!

I think I might have actually enjoyed that more. I wasn't familiar
with that guy, and hope that's the last time I see him!

> > Keith Urban sings his new single, "Little Bit Of Everything."  It's so
> > funny to hear this Australian's voice  transform into a hillbilly
> > twang when he sings.  I'm not crazy about this song, but I suppose
> > fans of contemporary country music will love it.  Keith can flat play
> > the guitar!
>
> It's a fun song to play while going for a drive.

I think it was just "okay", but not my favorite by Keith.

> > Ryan talks to Cancice's parents in the audience; Scotty McCreery is
> > sitting right behind them.
>
> I totally missed seeing Scotty.  I was thinking the only past winner
> there was Taylor.

I did too and can't believe I did...love that kid!

> > Candice sings, "Inseparable."  Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
> > her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
> > Jennifer.  Wow!  Wow!  Two true divas showing a complete range of
> > dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting.  (Giggles, I hope
> > you have your earplugs in, lol).  This is a real American Idol
> > "moment," the kind that will be remembered.
>
> Wow!  Now that's how you sing without screeching!  There's a big
> difference between belting and screeching.  Belting is putting more
> power into your vocals while still singing within your vocal range.
> Screeching is trying to push out notes that are not within your vocal
> range.  Candice and Jennifer should record together!  That was the
> best duet of all AI time!

Guess I am different (no comments!) but I wasn't really overwhelmed
with love for their duet, but as great as some feel Candice can sing,
her voice has never appealed to me, but as I've always said, I don't
deny she isn't a powerful singer, with great control over her vocals,
but not one I find partiularly pleasant, but I feel the same about
many power-house singers, such as Celine Dion, Barbra Strisend
(spelling?) Whitney Houston, etc.

> > Angie Miller plays the piano and sings "Titanium."   Adam Lambert
> > sings with her.  Adam looks good; he's toned down the outrageous hair
> > and makeup.  This is fantastic!  With this song, Adam is giving a
> > master class in how to connect with a song!
>
> I liked that Adam didn't try to outshine her...which he could have
> easily done.  She actually didn't screech.  Too late now Angie.

I have to admit Adam looked much nicer last night than I've seen him
at other times, and did sound very well with "toned down" vocals, and
didn't go into any of his screeches. I enjoyed him more than I did
Angie!

> > The UK's Jessie J., Angie's personal idol, comes out and sings with
> > Angie. Jessie is bald and is wearing hoola hoops for earrings.  The
> > neckline on her dress plunges to her waist; she's more flat-chested
> > than I am.  She sure can sing!  This is the kind of music that Angie
> > should be singing.  Very, very good.
>
> Eh, it was okay.

That was about my same reaction.

> > Keith Urban and Kree sing his new song "Where The Blacktop Ends" and
> > Randy Jackson plays bass.  This is another one of those contemporary
> > country songs that sounds exactly like every other one. I hate it. The
> > best part about it is Keith's guitar playing.
>
> That's not a new song.  Josh Gracin I think was the first of many
> idols to sing it on AI.  It's a fun line dancing song.  You are just
> going to have to come down south so I can countrify you!

I'd never heard this song before, but thought it had a good beat and
lots of rhythm.

> > Aretha Franklin joins Ryan via satellite.   Ryan says that she is an
> > AI fan and has been invited since season 1 to appear on Idol but she
> > has a fear of flying.  Aretha says that she wants to take this
> > opportunity to say, "Candice, win or lose you're a winner."  Ryan
> > says, "You don't have the results, do you?  And Aretha says, "I do,
> > but I won't tell you."  She looks like she's not joking.

> Since all they were doing was singing backup for Aretha, it didn't
> really matter.  And it was even worse when those damn back up singers/
> dancers came out.  Why bother having the top 5 girls out there if you
> are going to hide them?

This just seemed to go on and on.....and ON! I'm not that much of a
fan of Aretha's, I guess, but this seemed exceptionally bad and
boring, as it was like she was singing something completely different
than what the girls were, and they weren't on the same page, but could
be because she wasn't appearing live on the show, so probably more
difficult to do.

> > They show a montage of scenes from this American Idol season with P2's
> > new song, "Gone, Gone, Gone" playing in the background.  "G3" sounds
> > exactly like, "Home."  Same beat, same chord progressions.
>
> Zoanette!  She was robbed!

%-} you're right, Giggles! Why do they always seem to get rid of the
best of the audition litter!? LOL

> > Jennifer Lopez performs next, "Live It Up"  with Pitbull.  This is all
> > flashy choreography, high tech lighting and is seriously autotuned.
> > Meh.  It's a club dance song and is good for that I guess.  It's not
> > listening music.
>
> She's kind of gone downhill on her dancing skills.  Or maybe that
> corset was too tight.

This performance was really bad, I thought!

> > Kree and Candice sing a medley of the old Marilyn McCoo song, "One
> > Less Bell To Answer" and "A House Is Not A Home."
> > They sound great

I agree...very nice indeed!

> read more »

Judy

[Judy]

On May 16, 6:54 pm, Giggles <giggles_y...@yahoo.com> wrote:

I agree...from this season, and though I was rooting for Kree, I
wasn't really disappointed Candice won, as felt she deserved it,
though I'm not really sure how successful she will be from now on out,
but I never thought Phillip had a chance either, but.....look at him,
so never say never. I won't be buying her CDs, but I wish her the
best.

> > Season 12 ends with Candice singing her new winner's single, "I Am
> > Beautiful."
>
> And did pretty damn good trying to sing and keep confetti out of her
> mouth.

It's a wonder the winner doesn't choke on that stuff going into their
mouth when singing their coronation song!

I'm just glad this season is over, and hopefully the changes they make
for next season, will be a big improvement.

> > Zob
>
> Giggles

Judy

[Moni]

"Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message

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> And it should have been Zoanette in the finals with Candice!
>
> --
> Zob
>
> "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 6 Certainty Contest champion

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Moni]

"Tim Hall" <ihat...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> On 5/17/2013 9:44 AM, Universe wrote:
>> Hard not to notice that all 5 girls got featured solos while none of the
>> boys did. That's what happens when Lazaro is #6. I think he only got to
>> sing one line in the whole show.
>>
>
> I thought Devin sounded really good in the beginning and then it went
> rapidly downhill from there.

Yup!

[Giggles]

On May 17, 1:57 am, Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 May 2013 19:54:47 -0700 (PDT), Giggles

>
> <giggles_y...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >On May 16, 9:11 pm, Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote:
> >> American Idol Top 2  Finale results show 5-16-2013
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> The show begins with the top 10 singing "I'm Glad You Came"
>
> >No, it begins with 50 dancers and backup singers....and oh yeah...they
> >threw in the top 10.  Kind of a "where's Waldo" thing.
>

> ROFL!!!!!
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------

>
> >Did anyone other than Jon Peter Lewis from Idol appear on The Voice
> >this season?  They made it sound like there were more.
>

> On the first season of The Voice, Frenchie Davis -- who got kicked off
> American Idol for showing her tits in a magazine -- was a contestant.
> I guess they're counting her too.

>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>They actually bring "Psy" out and have him "perform" "Gentleman" (this
> >> is the "Gangnam "style" guy).
> >> Oh, for cripes sake.   Why not have William Hung sing next?  This is
> >> ridiculous.
>
> >They should have had Zoanette instead of him!  She was robbed again!
>

> Yes!  I'm going to start an online petition!  :-))
>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

> >> Candice sings, "Inseparable."  Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
> >> her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
> >> Jennifer.  Wow!  Wow!  Two true divas showing a complete range of
> >> dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting.  (Giggles, I hope
> >> you have your earplugs in, lol).  This is a real American Idol
> >> "moment," the kind that will be remembered.
>
> >Wow!  Now that's how you sing without screeching!  There's a big
> >difference between belting and screeching.  Belting is putting more
> >power into your vocals while still singing within your vocal range.
> >Screeching is trying to push out notes that are not within your vocal
> >range.  Candice and Jennifer should record together!  That was the
> >best duet of all AI time!
>

> +1  Completely agree.
>
> >> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

> >> Jessie says she heard that Angie had to compromise by not singing her
> >> new single on the finale in order to sing with her on tonight's show.
> >> So she offers to fly Angie to the UK to do a concert with her and sing
> >> her new single there.  Angie accepts.  (DUH!)
>
> >She gave her another offer to choose from but I couldn't understand
> >what she said.  Something about a video?
>

> Yeah, she gave her a choice between flying her to England to do a
> concert with her there, or to make a YouTube video.

>
> >> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Keith Urban and Kree sing his new song "Where The Blacktop Ends" and
> >> Randy Jackson plays bass.  This is another one of those contemporary
> >> country songs that sounds exactly like every other one. I hate it. The
> >> best part about it is Keith's guitar playing.
>
> >That's not a new song.  Josh Gracin I think was the first of many
> >idols to sing it on AI.  It's a fun line dancing song.  You are just
> >going to have to come down south so I can countrify you!
>

> You know, the odd thing is that a close personal friend of mine in
> Norfolk, VA owns the biggest country western nightclub in the
> Southeaast ("The Banque")   Back in the 80's I used to go there,
> learned the line dances and could two-step with the best of them. I
> went through this whole phase where I bought out all the men's Western
> wear at Acredale Saddlery in Virginia Beach and wore yoked back
> shirts, big belt buckles, and wore boots all the time even with dress
> clothes.  Somewhere along the line either the music changed or my
> taste in music (and fashion sense!) changed.  I'm still not sure which
> it is.
>

You HAVE to dress like that when you, me and our Zoanette debut as
judges next season! I'll wear my Daisy Dukes and cowboys boots!

[Giggles]

On May 16, 9:11 pm, Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote:
> American Idol Top 2  Finale results show 5-16-2013
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> The show begins with the top 10 singing "I'm Glad You Came"
>

> The judges are introduced.  Adam Lambert is in da house  Nicki is
> wearing white pants so tight that they should be illegal with her
> hips.
>

> Ryan introduces Kree and Candice and makes some small talk.
> There will be performances from The Band Perry and Mariah Carey.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Janelle sings with The Band Perry on some song I never heard of and
> can't understand much of the lyrics to.   This is exactly the type of
> song that I hate.  Frenetic, no melody to speak of and lyrics about
> hating somebody.

> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> I'm not bothering to write up all the stupid contrived skits and phony
> banter that they scripted for this show.  Except that Jordin Sparks
> tells the guys from the top 10 who were eliminated early not to feel
> bad; she says that American Idol losers do really well on The Voice.

> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> The five guys from the top 10 -- Paul, Devin, Lazaro, Burnelle and
> Curtis sing a 50's medley.
> Frankie Valli comes out and sings "You're Just Too Good To Be True"
> and a couple of other oldies (I didn't even know he was still alive ).
> The five guys sing with him.

> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Mariah Carey sings a medley of her hits next.   She's wearing a
> gorgeous form-fitting silver and white gown befitting a superstar. I'm
> reminded of just how good she really is.  Love her or hate her this is
> how it's done, folks.  Perfect vocals, the songs are part of her,
> drawing the audience into her performance.
>

> Mariah says 'Thank you Randy Jackson."  (Did you know that Randy
> worked with Mariah?)  ;-)

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Amber Holcomb sings, "Next To Me."  Emile Sandé, the artist who

> recorded the song, comes out and  her and sings it with her.
>  I like this a lot.  "Next To Me" has a great lyrics, a great beat and
> a great hook.

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  They show a Ford Fiesta mission of Candice and Kree inviting special
> people to attend the Finale (Candice's grandma and Kree's mentor).
> Ford gives them each new Fiestas.

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> They actually bring "Psy" out and have him "perform" "Gentleman" (this
> is the "Gangnam "style" guy).
> Oh, for cripes sake.   Why not have William Hung sing next?  This is
> ridiculous.

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Keith Urban sings his new single, "Little Bit Of Everything."  It's so
> funny to hear this Australian's voice  transform into a hillbilly
> twang when he sings.  I'm not crazy about this song, but I suppose
> fans of contemporary country music will love it.  Keith can flat play
> the guitar!

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ryan talks to Cancice's parents in the audience; Scotty McCreery is
> sitting right behind them.
>

> Candice sings, "Inseparable."  Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
> her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
> Jennifer.  Wow!  Wow!  Two true divas showing a complete range of
> dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting.  (Giggles, I hope
> you have your earplugs in, lol).  This is a real American Idol
> "moment," the kind that will be remembered.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Angie Miller plays the piano and sings "Titanium."   Adam Lambert
> sings with her.  Adam looks good; he's toned down the outrageous hair
> and makeup.  This is fantastic!  With this song, Adam is giving a
> master class in how to connect with a song!
>

> The UK's Jessie J., Angie's personal idol, comes out and sings with
> Angie. Jessie is bald and is wearing hoola hoops for earrings.  The
> neckline on her dress plunges to her waist; she's more flat-chested
> than I am.  She sure can sing!  This is the kind of music that Angie
> should be singing.  Very, very good.
>

> Jessie says she heard that Angie had to compromise by not singing her
> new single on the finale in order to sing with her on tonight's show.
> So she offers to fly Angie to the UK to do a concert with her and sing
> her new single there.  Angie accepts.  (DUH!)

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Keith Urban and Kree sing his new song "Where The Blacktop Ends" and
> Randy Jackson plays bass.  This is another one of those contemporary
> country songs that sounds exactly like every other one. I hate it. The
> best part about it is Keith's guitar playing.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ryan says that tonight is the end of an era because tonight we say
> good-night to Randy Jackson.   They show a montage of Randy on the
> show over the years.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Aretha Franklin joins Ryan via satellite.   Ryan says that she is an
> AI fan and has been invited since season 1 to appear on Idol but she
> has a fear of flying.  Aretha says that she wants to take this
> opportunity to say, "Candice, win or lose you're a winner."  Ryan
> says, "You don't have the results, do you?  And Aretha says, "I do,
> but I won't tell you."  She looks like she's not joking.
>

> The top 5 girls (Kree, Candice, Angie, Amber and Janelle) sing a
> medley of Franklin's hits live with Aretha via satellite.  It's
> interesting to me that during this medley, Candice is in the center of
> the 5 girls with Kree next to her.  I would think it would have been
> more appropriate to have one of the others in the center and C&K on
> each end to be fair.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ryan gives C&K the keys to their new Ford Escapes.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> They show a montage of scenes from this American Idol season with P2's
> new song, "Gone, Gone, Gone" playing in the background.  "G3" sounds
> exactly like, "Home."  Same beat, same chord progressions.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jennifer Lopez performs next, "Live It Up"  with Pitbull.  This is all
> flashy choreography, high tech lighting and is seriously autotuned.
> Meh.  It's a club dance song and is good for that I guess.  It's not
> listening music.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Kree and Candice sing a medley of the old Marilyn McCoo song, "One
> Less Bell To Answer" and "A House Is Not A Home."
> They sound great together.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Time for the results.  Telescope has counted and verified the results
> which are in an envelope handed to Ryan by some accountant-looking
> guy.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> For the last time this season, Kieran, dim the lights, here we go.
> After the nationwide vote the winner of American Idol Season 12 is...
> Candice Glover!
> All the top 10 join Candice on stage and give her hugs .

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

> Season 12 ends with Candice singing her new winner's single, "I Am
> Beautiful."

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>
> Zob

I forgot to mention, did you notice who didn't perform? Randy
performed with Mariah. Randy performed with Keith and Kree. Keith
performed. Even past judge JLo performed. Hmmm.....who is missing
from the list of judges? Was Nicki not asked to perform or did she
refuse to perform?

[AnnieB]

On 5/18/2013 5:18 PM, Giggles wrote:

>
> I forgot to mention, did you notice who didn't perform? Randy
> performed with Mariah. Randy performed with Keith and Kree. Keith
> performed. Even past judge JLo performed. Hmmm.....who is missing
> from the list of judges? Was Nicki not asked to perform or did she
> refuse to perform?

They didn't have enough "bleepers" to cover a performance by her.

;-)

AnnieB

[Moni]

"Giggles" <giggle...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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I forgot to mention, did you notice who didn't perform? Randy
performed with Mariah. Randy performed with Keith and Kree. Keith
performed. Even past judge JLo performed. Hmmm.....who is missing
from the list of judges? Was Nicki not asked to perform or did she
refuse to perform?

---------------
What would she do? Does she actually sing?

[azurespirit]

"Cheri" wrote in message news:kn4fh...@news4.newsguy.com...

***************************************

This really was the worst results show/finale ever. I remember when they
used to be real extravaganzas. Almost all of the top people got to perform
with an actual "star". AI really dug up past contestants for this one. I
felt sorry for Kree that all she got was the combo of Randy and Keith! Nicki
must have really *issed people off because they didn't let her do anything.
She must have some sort of number that was suitable to do. It just seemed
odd that all of the other judges got to perform....and they brought back
J-Lo!

I did want Kree to win because I just loved her voice. I have to say that
Candice really came into her own though over the last few weeks. She's been
good all along, but I felt the last few weeks just pushed her beyond.

Well...now I can cross "Survivor" and AI off my list for this season.

Did you hear that "24" is coming back?

.......still watching hockey......

Thanks again, Zob for the recaps!

[azurespirit]

"Larc" wrote in message news:bsncp8ln4d6e91its...@4ax.com...

**********************

+1 Klassy!

[azurespirit]

"Larc" wrote in message news:bsncp8ln4d6e91its...@4ax.com...

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+1 Klassy!

[Larc]

On Sat, 18 May 2013 17:18:11 -0700 (PDT), Giggles <giggle...@yahoo.com> wrote:

| I forgot to mention, did you notice who didn't perform? Randy
| performed with Mariah. Randy performed with Keith and Kree. Keith
| performed. Even past judge JLo performed. Hmmm.....who is missing
| from the list of judges? Was Nicki not asked to perform or did she
| refuse to perform?

Nicki said she had already committed to perform her single "High School" at the
Billboard Awards and wasn't permitted to perform it on both there and at Idol. She
wanted to premiere her "High School" video on Idol earlier, but they thought it was
too "risque."

http://tinyurl.com/by87spf

Larc

[Tim Hall]

On 5/16/2013 10:34 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
>
>> "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message
>

>>> I'm not bothering to write up all the stupid contrived skits and phony
>>> banter that they scripted for this show. Except that Jordin Sparks
>>> tells the guys from the top 10 who were eliminated early not to feel
>>> bad; she says that American Idol losers do really well on The Voice.
>
> I have never seen such a horrible results show as far as talent goes.
> The only really good song from the guest stars was Adam. I just love his
> voice. I FF through most of the rest of that gar-bahge! :-)
>
> Cheri

I finally got around to watching the whole finale, and I agree, Adam and
Angie were great! I also liked Janelle and TBP. The rest, I could take
it or leave it.

[Nancy2]

On May 18, 8:18 pm, "Moni" <fmom...@fakeaddress.net> wrote:
> "Giggles" <giggles_y...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

She raps. Allegedly.

N.

[SLGreg]

She seemed to have a giant stick up her butt during the finale. Major
attitude.
--
greg

[Larc]

On Thu, 16 May 2013 22:34:41 -0700, "Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote:

|
|
| > "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message
|
| >> I'm not bothering to write up all the stupid contrived skits and phony
| >> banter that they scripted for this show. Except that Jordin Sparks
| >> tells the guys from the top 10 who were eliminated early not to feel
| >> bad; she says that American Idol losers do really well on The Voice.
|
| I have never seen such a horrible results show as far as talent goes. The
| only really good song from the guest stars was Adam. I just love his voice.
| I FF through most of the rest of that gar-bahge! :-)

You may like this video of Adam performing "Mad World" in the opening show of Chinese
Idol even more. The show just aired, although it was taped several weeks ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHZ9wN4Wii8

Larc

[Giggles]

On May 18, 10:28 pm, Larc <l...@notmyaddress.com> wrote:

I thought Lil Wayne was in jail. Some jail! Must be nice to be
famous. You get to make a video with Nicki or you get to go on
vacation before going to court ordered rehab.

[Cheri]

"SLGreg" <SLG...@madeitup.com> wrote in message speakin of Nicki Minaj

> She seemed to have a giant stick up her butt during the finale. Major
> attitude.
> --
> greg

Yes, she certainly seemed less than happy through the whole thing.

Cheri

[Cheri]

"Larc" <la...@notmyaddress.com> wrote in message
news:i0lhp812i5rsamia9...@4ax.com...

> You may like this video of Adam performing "Mad World" in the opening show
> of Chinese
> Idol even more. The show just aired, although it was taped several weeks
> ago.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHZ9wN4Wii8
>
> Larc

Yes I do!!! I love his voice. Thanks for posting that.

Cheri

[Universe]

Tim Hall <ihat...@invalid.invalid> wrote in news:kn9usg$itn$1@dont-
email.me:

> On 5/16/2013 10:34 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>>>> I'm not bothering to write up all the stupid contrived skits and phony
>>>> banter that they scripted for this show. Except that Jordin Sparks
>>>> tells the guys from the top 10 who were eliminated early not to feel
>>>> bad; she says that American Idol losers do really well on The Voice.
>>
>> I have never seen such a horrible results show as far as talent goes.
>> The only really good song from the guest stars was Adam. I just love his
>> voice. I FF through most of the rest of that gar-bahge! :-)
>>
>> Cheri
>
> I finally got around to watching the whole finale, and I agree, Adam and
> Angie were great! I also liked Janelle and TBP. The rest, I could take
> it or leave it.
>

Fantastic song choice, too. "Titanium". I don't know if it was Adam's idea,
but I wouldn't be surprised.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 16, 7:40 pm, darkstar7...@gmail.com wrote:

> On Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:22:27 PM UTC-7, Scarlett wrote:
> > "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message
>

> >news:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi...@4ax.com...

>
> > > American Idol Top 2  Finale results show 5-16-2013

> > > Candice sings, "Inseparable."  Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
> > > her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
> > > Jennifer.  Wow!  Wow!  Two true divas showing a complete range of
> > > dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting.  (Giggles, I hope
> > > you have your earplugs in, lol).  This is a real American Idol
> > > "moment," the kind that will be remembered.
>

> > Best performace of the year!  Show stopper!

>
> And pretty much the moment you knew who won.  Show really went FU on the "brand" situation on this one.
>
> If Candice wins, how did Mandisa and Lakisha not?
>
> Mike

Melinda Doolittle was better than all of them and she only made it to
top 3.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 16, 7:54 pm, Giggles <giggles_y...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On May 16, 9:11 pm, Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > American Idol Top 2  Finale results show 5-16-2013

> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > The show begins with the top 10 singing "I'm Glad You Came"
>

> No, it begins with 50 dancers and backup singers....and oh yeah...they

> threw in the top 10.  Kind of a "where's Waldo" thing.  I am going to
> pray every day until the next season starts that they NEVER do this
> again!  No dancers.  No backup singers.  Just the contestants
> PLEASE!
>
>
>

> > The judges are introduced.  Adam Lambert is in da house  Nicki is
> > wearing white pants so tight that they should be illegal with her
> > hips.
>

> Somewhere in there they showed Taylor Hicks and Bo Bice.  Love my
> Alabama idols!
>

Even Ruben????

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 16, 8:10 pm, Nancy2 <ellorysg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 16, 9:22 pm, "Scarlett" <anywh...@everywhere.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi...@4ax.com...

>
> > > American Idol Top 2  Finale results show 5-16-2013
>

> > > Candice sings, "Inseparable."  Jennifer Hudson comes onstage and joins
> > > her in the song. What an awesome duet! Candice is every bit as good a
> > > Jennifer.  Wow!  Wow!  Two true divas showing a complete range of
> > > dynamics from soft and gentle to unbridled belting.  (Giggles, I hope
> > > you have your earplugs in, lol).  This is a real American Idol
> > > "moment," the kind that will be remembered.
>
> > Best performace of the year!  Show stopper!
>

> > --
> > Scarlett
> > Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee later than others.
> > ~Kin Hubbard~
>
> A whole lot of screaming and shouting...Jennifer more even than
> Candice.  Ugh.
>
> N.

I couldn't agree more, I couldn't figure what all the fuss was about
that, the only good thing about it was it showed that Jennifer lost a
lot of weight from her idol days but other than that Jennifer was
waaaaaaaay over the top with her screaming, that was just bad.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 16, 8:55 pm, Tim Hall <ihates...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 5/16/2013 8:45 PM, Universe wrote:
>
> > Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in news:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi7elrr19sb16c65lp5@
> > 4ax.com:

>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> They actually bring "Psy" out and have him "perform" "Gentleman" (this
> >> is the "Gangnam "style" guy).
> >> Oh, for cripes sake.   Why not have William Hung sing next?  This is
> >> ridiculous.
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>

> > Psy is awesome! Or was anyway, for about an hour. I hadn't heard his new
> > song yet, but it turns out it's EXACTLY THE SAME as his previous song. Just
> > replace "Gangnam Style" with "Gentle Man", that's about it.
>
> Yeah, I think his 15 minutes of fame is just about over.

>
> --
> X Factor Season 2 Certainty Contest Champion
>
> "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is
> a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." -- Albert
> Einstein

It could be but it was fun while it lasted.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 16, 10:34 pm, "Cheri" <cher...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> > "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> I'm not bothering to write up all the stupid contrived skits and phony
> >> banter that they scripted for this show.  Except that Jordin Sparks
> >> tells the guys from the top 10 who were eliminated early not to feel
> >> bad; she says that American Idol losers do really well on The Voice.
>
> I have never seen such a horrible results show as far as talent goes. The
> only really good song from the guest stars was Adam. I just love his voice.
> I FF through most of the rest of that gar-bahge! :-)
>
> Cheri

I liked the idea that Idol brought back some of their performers to
take part in the show, so for me I ended up watching a lot more of it
than I had planned on seeing. The 3 things that I did speed past on my
DVR was when MC got up there and sang, then when the baldheaded white
chick sang with Angie and finally when Mrs Franklin sang, I thought
she died years ago and by looking at her I think I'm still correct on
that....

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 17, 5:41 am, Susan <su...@nothanks.org> wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes

>
> On 5/17/2013 1:34 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> > I have never seen such a horrible results show as far as talent goes.
> > The only really good song from the guest stars was Adam. I just love his
> > voice. I FF through most of the rest of that gar-bahge! :-)
>

> Adam's vocals were incredible and I really liked Jesse J, too.
>
> They sure did this finale on the cheap.
>

I'm pretty sure you know why that is right? They blew their whole
budget when they signed MC as a judge.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 17, 6:16 am, "Cheri" <cher...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> "Susan" <su...@nothanks.org> wrote in message
>
> news:avmmrq...@mid.individual.net...

>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > x-no-archive: yes
>
> > On 5/17/2013 1:34 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> >> I have never seen such a horrible results show as far as talent goes.
> >> The only really good song from the guest stars was Adam. I just love his
> >> voice. I FF through most of the rest of that gar-bahge! :-)
>
> > Adam's vocals were incredible and I really liked Jesse J, too.
>
> > They sure did this finale on the cheap.
>

> > So glad that the best singers rose to the top and the best one won,
> > though.
>
> > Susan
>
> Yes, I always thought that Candice had the best voice from just about day
> one, but was afraid she was going to get "screwed" with the voters. I was
> happy for her! I did hear most of Jesse J, but Angie got on my nerves for
> some reason. Angie is very talented without a doubt, but there's something
> about her that annoys. :-)
>
> Cheri

Oh so that is who the baldheaded girl is, Jesse J? I could have done
without her, but she did make Angie's night by telling her she is
going to fly her out to a UK show.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 17, 6:25 am, Susan <su...@nothanks.org> wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
>

> On 5/17/2013 9:16 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> > Yes, I always thought that Candice had the best voice from just about
> > day one, but was afraid she was going to get "screwed" with the voters.
>

> Me, too.  I've always thought her the best, expected her to go out
> earlier than the final, even.

>
> > I was happy for her! I did hear most of Jesse J, but Angie got on my
> > nerves for some reason. Angie is very talented without a doubt, but
> > there's something about her that annoys. :-)
>

> I agree.
>
> Susan

Maybe it's her BIG over the top smile.....

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 17, 9:44 am, Universe <unive...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> That's what happens when Lazaro is #6. I think he only got to
> sing one line in the whole show.

No, I think that's what happens when Lazaro can't remember the
lyrics...

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 17, 10:19 am, Tim Hall <ihates...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 5/17/2013 9:44 AM, Universe wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Moni" <fmom...@fakeaddress.net> wrote in
> >news:sLmdndB-TJDaIwjM...@giganews.com:

>
> >> "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message

> >>news:7d4bp89sdch09kbdi...@4ax.com...
>
> >>> The five guys from the top 10 -- Paul, Devin, Lazaro, Burnelle and
> >>> Curtis sing a 50's medley.
> >>> Frankie Valli comes out and sings "You're Just Too Good To Be True"
> >>> and a couple of other oldies (I didn't even know he was still alive
> >>> ). The five guys sing with him.
> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Oh my.  That was bad.  Ouch.
>
> > Even leaving Frankie Valli mercifully out of it, this medley was an
> > absolutely horrible choice for the boys. Singing a bunch of Four Seasons
> > songs didn't suit any of them. One of the songs in the middle, not one of
> > them got a solo line and I'm not sure any of them were even harmonizing to
> > it.
>
> > Hard not to notice that all 5 girls got featured solos while none of the

> > boys did. That's what happens when Lazaro is #6. I think he only got to

> > sing one line in the whole show.
>

> I thought Devin sounded really good in the beginning and then it went
> rapidly downhill from there.
>

Thankfully I was in FF mode with my DVR when that was going on.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 17, 11:21 am, Judy <gramma...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On May 16, 6:54 pm, Giggles <giggles_y...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> > On May 16, 9:11 pm, Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > American Idol Top 2  Finale results show 5-16-2013

> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > The show begins with the top 10 singing "I'm Glad You Came"
>
> > No, it begins with 50 dancers and backup singers....and oh yeah...they
> > threw in the top 10.  Kind of a "where's Waldo" thing.  I am going to
> > pray every day until the next season starts that they NEVER do this
> > again!  No dancers.  No backup singers.  Just the contestants
> > PLEASE!
>

> That was a bit much and really kind of wild and frantic, and not at
> all pleasing.

>
>  > Somewhere in there they showed Taylor Hicks and Bo Bice.  Love my
>
> > Alabama idols!
>

> I saw Taylor, but wasn't watching the season Bo won, so he's not that
> familiar to me. I kept searching the audience for past winners, as
> thought there would be more there, and then....somehow I missed
> Scotty, which can't believe I did. Surprised that Phillip at least
> wasn't there, since he won just least season.
>

I think AI should introduce their past winners that are in the house,
like the NCAA does with their past winners at the heisman trophy award
show, come on AI embrace the past at the same time welcoming in the
new AI.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 18, 5:18 pm, Giggles <giggles_y...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> I forgot to mention, did you notice who didn't perform?  Randy
> performed with Mariah.  Randy performed with Keith and Kree.  Keith
> performed.  Even past judge JLo performed.  Hmmm.....who is missing
> from the list of judges?  Was Nicki not asked to perform or did she
> refuse to perform?

Good question and that did stand out like a sore thumb, my guess is
because her music wouldn't be suitable for TV.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 18, 7:55 pm, "azurespirit" <gkn...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Cheri"  wrote in messagenews:kn4fh...@news4.newsguy.com...

> > "Zob" <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> I'm not bothering to write up all the stupid contrived skits and phony
> >> banter that they scripted for this show.  Except that Jordin Sparks
> >> tells the guys from the top 10 who were eliminated early not to feel
> >> bad; she says that American Idol losers do really well on The Voice.
>
> I have never seen such a horrible results show as far as talent goes. The
> only really good song from the guest stars was Adam. I just love his voice.
> I FF through most of the rest of that gar-bahge! :-)
>
> Cheri
>
> ***************************************
>
> This really was the worst results show/finale ever. I remember when they
> used to be real extravaganzas. Almost all of the top people got to perform
> with an actual "star".  AI really dug up past contestants for this one. I
> felt sorry for Kree that all she got was the combo of Randy and Keith! Nicki
> must have really *issed people off because they didn't let her do anything.
> She must have some sort of number that was suitable to do. It just seemed
> odd that all of the other judges got to perform....and they brought back
> J-Lo!

Well as far as Nicki is concerned, I guess that's what happens when
she showed up late to 2 AI shows this season and those are just 2
shows that we know of, I wonder how many times during the auditions
she held them up...

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 18, 8:28 pm, Larc <l...@notmyaddress.com> wrote:

Thank you for the update, I knew there had to be an answer...

[azurespirit]

"Nancy2" wrote in message
news:36ad3d48-8dab-4777...@k6g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...

*****************************

I've seen her perform a couple times. I was wondering if she was going to
put something "tame" together for AI.

[Ron C]

Hmmm, so in other words she doesn't have
the depth to have been able to present anything,
that is ...anything in her catalog fit for AI.

Did I get that right? ;-)

==
Later...
Ron C <<< cynic-in-training >>>
--

[Larc]

Nicki may have thought she was punishing Idol because they wouldn't air her video
earlier. It certainly wasn't punishment for me, but a very welcome gift that she
didn't perform.

Larc

[Cheri]

"The_LA_Flash" <Phil...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c8108e83-e963-4b13...@z10g2000pbn.googlegroups.com...

========

Yes, Angie will probably do a lot better by not winning.

Cheri

[Cheri]

"The_LA_Flash" <Phil...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:6b1ed06e-50a3-409a...@oy6g2000pbb.googlegroups.com...

=========

Not so much over the top, as completely phony...like Giada DeLaurentiis.

Cheri

[Cheri]

"Larc" <la...@notmyaddress.com> wrote in message

news:kruip8pha1l8pg1aj...@4ax.com...

> Nicki may have thought she was punishing Idol because they wouldn't air
> her video
> earlier. It certainly wasn't punishment for me, but a very welcome gift
> that she
> didn't perform.
>
> Larc

+1

Cheri

[Moni]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:knc10...@news6.newsguy.com...

I can think of a few who went out at #3 who probably did better than if they
had won, so I agree with you, Cheri.

[Ron C]

I'll add /roger that/ ...like totally!

==
Later...
Ron C
~~
[And for the benefit of Feffeleskin and plodnik-the-magnificent]

~~
Ron C
Later...
==

I'll add /roger that/ ...like totally!

> Cheri
>
> +1
>
>
>> Larc
>>
>> didn't perform.
>> gift that she

>> earlier. It certainly wasn't punishment for me, but a very welcome

>> air her video

>> Nicki may have thought she was punishing Idol because they wouldn't
>

> news:kruip8pha1l8pg1aj...@4ax.com...
On 5/19/2013 10:18 PM, Cheri wrote:> "Larc" <la...@notmyaddress.com>
wrote in message

[Bigolhomo]

On Sat, 18 May 2013 22:55:18 -0400, "azurespirit" <gkn...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Well...now I can cross "Survivor" and AI off my list for this season.

You don't want to see Rupert yet again? Or Colton? I'm thinking this
is going to be the first season of Survivor I skip.

[Bigolhomo]

On Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:31 -0700 (PDT), Giggles
<giggle...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On May 18, 10:28�pm, Larc <l...@notmyaddress.com> wrote:

>> On Sat, 18 May 2013 17:18:11 -0700 (PDT), Giggles <giggles_y...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> | I forgot to mention, did you notice who didn't perform? �Randy
>> | performed with Mariah. �Randy performed with Keith and Kree. �Keith
>> | performed. �Even past judge JLo performed. �Hmmm.....who is missing
>> | from the list of judges? �Was Nicki not asked to perform or did she
>> | refuse to perform?
>>
>> Nicki said she had already committed to perform her single "High School" at the
>> Billboard Awards and wasn't permitted to perform it on both there and at Idol. �She
>> wanted to premiere her "High School" video on Idol earlier, but they thought it was
>> too "risque."
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/by87spf
>>
>> Larc
>

>I thought Lil Wayne was in jail. Some jail! Must be nice to be
>famous. You get to make a video with Nicki or you get to go on
>vacation before going to court ordered rehab.

He's not in jail. He's the one that keeps ending up hospitalized for
seizures, allegedly caused by too much sizzurp. He also got fired by
Mountain Dew a couple of weeks ago.

[TheChris]

Finally watched the finale... I liked it... Some things were just stupid - I can't
understand having auto-tuned, lip-synced crap like PSY and Jennifer Lopez on a
singing show... To me, it's like serving McDonalds at a cooking show finale.

I did like some of the past winners/performers coming back. I always like that.
Surprised McCreary or Hicks didn't get a shout-out.... They were clearly in aisle
seats.

For some reason, I got really choked up watching Aretha Frankin. She truly is an
incredible talent. THAT'S what singers should strive to sound like....

Other than that.... Ryan still is the best host EVER on television.... and who knows
what's going to happen with the judges next season.

Was it just me, or did Iovine not even attend??? I remember seeing him in a video
clip, but, was he there/mentioned?

[Larc]

On Mon, 20 May 2013 14:30:12 +0000 (UTC), TheChris <cab...@nospam.gmail.com> wrote:

| For some reason, I got really choked up watching Aretha Frankin. She truly is an
| incredible talent. THAT'S what singers should strive to sound like....

Almost everybody has a sell-by date. As great as Aretha Franklin's career has been
and as nostalgic as it may be to think back on some of her outstanding work, she is
well past hers now, IMO. Idol claims they want to attract younger viewers. They
certainly won't do it by propping up relics like Aretha and Frankie Valli to perform.

| Other than that.... Ryan still is the best host EVER on television....

Strongly agree!

Larc

[Cheri]

"Larc" <la...@notmyaddress.com> wrote in message

news:crjkp899dstdfc478...@4ax.com...

I don't really like Ryan at all, but...he was less annoying to me this year.
At least he wasn't rubbing heads like he did with Chickeezee!

Cheri

[AnnieB]

Same here, but Tom Bergeron has to be a close second. I like Cat
Deeley, too.

AnnieB

[azurespirit]

"Bigolhomo" wrote in message
news:6jijp8lbuhjarrjth...@4ax.com...

****************************

No...I just meant to now. I've watched every season. The difference is that
it is possible for me to wait a day or two to catch up on an episode. It's
entertaining and I enjoy the scenery of the various places they film.

[TheChris]

Larc <la...@notmyaddress.com> wrote in
news:crjkp899dstdfc478...@4ax.com:

> Almost everybody has a sell-by date. As great as Aretha Franklin's career has
been
> and as nostalgic as it may be to think back on some of her outstanding work, she
is
> well past hers now, IMO. Idol claims they want to attract younger viewers.
They
> certainly won't do it by propping up relics like Aretha and Frankie Valli to
perform.
>

You know... I do see your point... Sometimes, like when they had Lulu on, I was
wondering if I was the only guy that knew who she was.

I'll say this... Even though in my posts, I strongly play up the 'pop' angle of
the show, I think it was wise of them to change the name from the British version.
I *thought* it would attract *singers*, and they would look up to people like
Frankin...

But, seeing pop people like Lopez, and PSY, and whoever they had last year LMAOF
(whoever they were) and that chick who sang the song about taking pictures....
They seem to be going for 'pop' idols.....

Valli was a strange choice.... I liked hearing Grease...but... odd choice... I
mean, if that's the case.. where's Adam Ant and Boy George! :)

[TheChris]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in news:kndkj...@news1.newsguy.com:

> I don't really like Ryan at all, but...he was less annoying to me this year.
> At least he wasn't rubbing heads like he did with Chickeezee!
>
> Cheri

Well, that was pretty bad :)

But, I honestly believe he is the best MC I have ever seen on any show...
Sometimes it's the little things he says - he's just always aware of the perfect
joke at the right time... And to keep live shows flowing like that... he's like a
surgeon....

I can't imagine what you'd find annoying... He is truly an American Icon.... This
show is just the first step in a LONG distinguished career IMO..

[Judy Haffner]

Cheri wrote:

>I don't really like Ryan at all, but...he
> was less annoying to me this year. At
> least he wasn't rubbing heads like he
> did with Chickeezee!

I really like Ryan and don't find him at all annoying....compared to the
judges! He was my favorite part of this season, and think he does an
excellent job as a host. The first season I ever watched the show (S5) I
wasn't sure about him, but in time, he grew on me, and feel he does an
excellent job.

I just hope they get some decent judges for S13, that are likeable and
compatible with each other and do a good job critiquing the contestants.

Judy

[Judy Haffner]

AnnieB wrote:

>Same here, but Tom Bergeron has to be
> a close second. I like Cat Deeley, too.

They are both great, and so is Nick Cannon as a host for AGT. I'm glad
they got rid of the Kardashian gal on 'X-Factor' and the "jury is still
out" on Mario Lopez, but I guess he's 'okay'.

Judy

[Cheri]

"Judy Haffner" <jhaf...@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:9574-519A...@storefull-3251.bay.webtv.net...

>
> Cheri wrote:
>
>>I don't really like Ryan at all, but...he
>> was less annoying to me this year. At
>> least he wasn't rubbing heads like he
>> did with Chickeezee!
>
> I really like Ryan and don't find him at all annoying....compared to the
> judges! He was my favorite part of this season, and think he does an
> excellent job as a host. The first season I ever watched the show (S5) I
> wasn't sure about him, but in time, he grew on me, and feel he does an
> excellent job.

We have different opinions on him. LOL

Cheri

[Tim Hall]

The show is just going for ratings. I doubt if they really care about
anything else at this point. They know they're not likely to discover
another star like Clarkson or Underwood that they can cash in on, so
it's all about the show itself. So, they're just trying to maximize
ratings by packing the panel and the results shows with popular
entertainers (or at least the closest they can get), not necessarily
great singers. They would probably sell their souls to get a Bieber or
a Swift on the show.

--
X Factor Season 2 Certainty Contest Champion

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is
a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." -- Albert
Einstein

[Nancy2]

Nope, Tom Bergeron is the best host...he can be irreverent without
being a smart ass, unlike Ryan. And, he is much more quick-witted and
just downright funny.

N.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 19, 7:15 pm, "Cheri" <cher...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> "The_LA_Flash" <Phil3...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

Maybe, but then again if enough people think her smile is "completely
phony" it might ended up hurting her career.

[Cheri]

"The_LA_Flash" <Phil...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:7b40b670-e142-4f97...@n5g2000pbg.googlegroups.com...

======

Well, if she's making records, who has to see her smile? :-)))))

Cheri

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 20, 7:30 am, TheChris <cab...@nospam.gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Was it just me, or did Iovine not even attend??? I remember seeing him in a video
> clip, but, was he there/mentioned?

That was a plus the way I saw it...

[The_LA_Flash]

+2

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 20, 9:56 am, "Cheri" <cher...@newsguy.com> wrote:

>
> I don't really like Ryan at all,

I agree only if you are talking about the guy that posts in this
group...haha

[Ron C]

Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star

In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Pictures came and broke your heart
Put the blame on [DVR]
[ ... ]
8-)
==
Later...
Ron C
--

[Lesmond]

Adam Ant may be bald, but he still has those cheekbones.

--
If there's a nuclear winter, at least it'll snow.

[The_LA_Flash]

On May 20, 10:13 am, AnnieB <Ann...@privacy.net> wrote:

>
> Same here, but Tom Bergeron has to be a close second.  I like Cat
> Deeley, too.
>

I'm not sure what shows TB or CD are on so I'll have to take your word
for it that they are good, but for my money Nick Cannon is the second
best host behind AI's Ryan.

[The_LA_Flash]

As much as some of the judges didn't get along with each other this
season, I have to give them all credit for NOT going after Ryan the
way Simon would tend to give Ryan crap....

[Cheri]

"Ron C" <r.c...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:wcSdnb6NP4J1JQfM...@giganews.com...

LOL, and I doubt she'll making "records" either.

Cheri

[The_LA_Flash]

+1, it's good to see Mario get another shot on XF, as far as child
stars go, he is one of the very few that hasn't been in trouble with
the law.

[Cheri]

"The_LA_Flash" <Phil...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:0696e926-2e05-4ccb...@ua8g2000pbb.googlegroups.com...

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He was a child star? What did he star in?

Cheri

[Ron C]

On 5/20/2013 8:15 PM, SLGreg wrote:

> "Saved By The Bell"
> --
> - greg
>
Loved that show. Hey, what ever
happened to Topanga ?

==
Later....
Ron C <<< cynic-in-training >>>
--

[Cheri]

"SLGreg" <SLG...@madeitup.com> wrote in message
news:t3flp89lqd4tnkfqv...@4ax.com...

> On Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:03 -0700, "Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com>
> wrote:
>

> "Saved By The Bell"
> --
> - greg

OK, thanks. I never saw that.

Cheri

[Ron C]

Ah, such a sheltered life. Up your nose
with a rubber hose, and all that.
==
8-)
--

[Cheri]

"Ron C" <r.c...@verizon.net> wrote in message

news:DcqdnaiiA_B3RAfM...@giganews.com...

In your ear with a rubber gear buddy. :-)

Cheri

[Ron C]

I think I'm in love. How are your
skills with vulcanization?
==
8-)
--