DooPlenty! AI Re-cap 2/28/07
flkofcguls
out there who follow "America's Next Top Model." I, myself, don't
watch the show and never have but I came across five minutes of it
tonight and it struck me- This is, what, the 500th season of this show
or something and, other than being used for other Viacom-based reality
shows, have any of the winners actually gone on to do anything else,
you know like actual modeling? Just wondering.
Well, after last night's show, in which everyone tried to pretend the
boys didn't suck as badly as they did last week, there's a small
glimmer of hope- we get to see the ladies perform. I get to hear the
lovely, lilting tones of Stephanie and Melinda, feel sorry for
Antonella and rag hard on Alaina, Haley and Gina. Such fun. Randy is
wearing a fugly-assed paisley shirt that looks like Prince's old
backing band threw up on him. Even more hideous is the lie he keeps
perpetuating that the guys are actually starting to do well. I
thought more about it today and there wasn't one performance I'd even
remember or want to watch again. Not one single standout. And it's
way too late in the competition for these guys to not have their game
faces on. Forget nerves, forget inexperience. There isn't a star
performer in the bunch.
But you came here to see me beat up the girls and, good news, we're
starting with a doozy- Gina Glocksen. Don't forget, it's still
dedication week. Let's see if Gina decided to single out a song to
anyone else but herself. Surprise, surprise, Gina has a boyfriend.
She found someone who can put up with her me-me-me bullshit. Gina
yammers on about how she wasn't going to audition for Idol this year
because she felt so rejected from the years before. There's that
entitlement creeping in. Gina is in the dreaded first position, so
let's hope it works its magic, though to be honest, I could put up
with her ass for one more week if it meant dumping Haley and Alaina.
As much as Gina bugs me, I can at least stand to listen to her sing.
Taking another page out of her strategy book, Gina decides to sing
"Alone," by Heart. You really can't go wrong with an Ann and Nance
song; hell, even Melissa McGhee managed to keep her ass in the game
with one. Is it me, or are the songs cut down even shorter this
year. It doesn't even feel like Gina was onstage for longer than 60
seconds. Anyhow, it was not very good. The first verse was pitchy
and not confident, then when she got into the chorus, the back-up
singers harmony blew her out of the water. She managed to hit one of
the three money notes toward the end, which should be enough to carry
her through, but the sad part is, Heart songs are no longer a sure
thing. I can still remember Carrie Underwood's performance of this
song two years ago. It gave me chills and she never came close to
duplicating that talent on the show again, though she's done well
where it counts. Randy liked it but called it pitchy. Paula brought
up Carrie Underwood and then seemed to completely lose her train of
thought and Simon said he was confused as to what image Gina was
trying to go for, because that concerns him more than the singing,
sometimes. He thought Gina was edgier, which brings up the first hoot-
worthy comment of the night, made by Randy- "That song IS edgy." No,
hon, that song was a Number 1 Adult Contemporary single. Edgy it is
not. Your fucking hideous shirt is edgier than that song. Paula
starts going off on what Gina is wearing, completely obliterating the
point Simon was trying to make. Ryan insinuates himself into the
conversation, trying to get Gina's boyfriend to propose. Hey, Ryan,
if I were you, I' be concerned with my own sham marriage preparations
than trying to stick my nose in to other folks' real business. This
one needs to buy the best beard money can find.
Alaina Alexander is next and she answers Ryan's hard hitting question
about song choice by saying that this week she picked a really well-
known song. Uh, "Brass in Pocket" is a really well-known song,
sweetheart, you just stabbed it over and over with a dull butter
knife. Song choice ain't your problem, lack of talent is. Alaina has
chosen "Not Ready to Make Nice," by the Dixie Chicks, which she
dedicates to her mom. After the first three notes, I know I'm not
ready to make nice, either. Shaky, off-key and completely drowned out
by the back-up singers during the chorus. And a really bad dye job.
Why is she here again? Alaina's voice is so weak, there are times
when I can't even hear her over the ladies in the back. This is
probably a blessing in disguise. Now she's shouting. Paula is in her
cups and standing and clapping. If this chick doesn't go this week,
there's no justice. Randy says it was a mess and Alaina sticks her
tongue out. Paula baldly lies and says it's a hard song to sing,
which even Randy can't swallow. It's not hard to sing, Paula, the
back-up singers were handling it just fine. Simon said Alaina ran out
of steam, which causes her to roll her eyes. Sweetie, if you can't
take criticism, especially when it's warranted, go the fuck home.
Paula feels bad and plays the "you look beautiful" card. They keep
cutting back to some bitch sitting next to Alaina's mom in a crocheted
cap who keeps throwing out these nasty looks to the judges. Family,
gotta love how blind they are. Ryan lets Alaina rebut (fuck this
rebuttal shit that's become de rigeur this season. Take your
criticism and deal with it.) Alaina whines and moans to the judges,
"What would you like me to do?" Go home.
Lakisha is next. I'm curious as to why she didn't go first since she
went last the previous week. Phil went first last night after being
in the final spot the week before. Lakisha is dedicating her
performance to her 90 year old grandma. Grandma looks damn spry for
90! Good for her. Grandma is in "luv" with Ryan Seacrest, so perhaps
dementia is beginning to set in. Lakisha is singing "Midnight Train
to Georgia," and unlike Gina with Carrie, after Paris' wretched
performance of this song last year, there's nowhere to go with it but
up. I'll be honest, I would have preferred hearing a better voice
such as Melinda do this song. Lakisha was fine, but definitely off-
pitch in spots. She's better at handling lower range than Mandisa
was, but she still resorted to some shouting toward the end when it
wasn't necessary. She gets a pass this week with hopefulness about
her future prospects, but I have still yet to be blown away by her.
The judges all liked her, though Simon wasn't crazy about her orange
top. Pardon me, "Salmon," as Seacrest is quickly and emphatically
pointing out. Umm, I'm gay and even I couldn't tell the difference.
I'm surprised Ryan didn't look over at Sanjaya and go- back me up
princess, it's salmon, right?
Melinda Doolittle is next and I see they're subtly trying to make the
audience make a choice between black female divas. Big mistake.
There's room for all of them, especially this year, where the show
would be nothing without them. Melinda is the first person not to
dedicate her performance to a family member, and I love her for that
even more. Instead, she's singling out her two best girlfriends,
though when we find out one is her vocal coach and one is her stylist,
I don't know that's going to go over too well with poor, Midwest
working folk. Doolittle is singing "My Funny Valentine," and I see we
already have a theme week going- Recycled Songs- not that after
Melinda's first two notes will anyone really be able to remember
Constantine's anemic take on this one from two years ago. Okay, that
performance gave me literal chills. I still have gooseflesh. Folks,
if you saw this, you just witnessed the birth of a star. Amazing.
I'll happily sit through the rest of the chaff if I'm allowed to hear
Melinda once a week until the end of the season. The judges agree and
I have definitely found one person I would eagerly pick up the phone
for. Excellent job, Ms. Doolittle.
Thankfully, the show has decided not to address the nastiness going
around the internet about Antonella Barba. I, for one, am in full
support of her. I don't think she did anything wrong and I think the
photos, real, photoshopped or otherwise, have nothing to do with the
competition. That being said, she still sang like shit last week, so
I'm not giving her a pass on that. Tonight's song is dedicated to her
foxy brother Vincenzo. Barba is singing "I Turn to You," and I
already know before she sings one note that she's going to get slammed
for doing an Xtina song. Okay, whoops, she's singing "Because You
Loved Me," by Celine Dion, so just repeat that comment and sub in the
French bitch's name. I kept that blunder in there because I wanted to
illustrate just how much those two songs sound alike, and not in a
good way. Barba is marginally better this week, but much like Jason
Head before last night, she's run out of chances. Over her shoulder,
I keep seeing Haley Scarnato smirking during the performance, as
though that skag has anything to feel superior about. Shouldn't you
be at a bris singing Hava Nagila? By the way, Antonella looks really
hot this week and her dress is sexy. Randy thought it was terrible,
Paula thought she improved considerably and Simon thought she was
worse this week. Antonella makes an enemy of Simon by saying that
she's not going to listen to him because he rejected Jennifer Hudson
and look what happened to her. And the Chris Sligh Out of Your Depth
Sass award this week goes to... Simon swiftly corrects her that the
voting public tossed Hudson out, not him. Only Antonella's notoriety
will save her if she makes it through another week.
Ryan makes a gay panic joke about Sanjaya's hair (8) before
introducing Jordin Sparks. Thanks, Ryan. Here I am trying to listen
to Jordin dedicate her performance to her brother and all I can
picture is how badly you want to give a pearl tiara to The Brown
Bunny. Jordin is babbling and crying and just sing already. You're
seventeen fucking years old and your dad is richer than Croesus. You
wanna cry, come spend a week at my house. Jordin is pitchier than a
Tilt-a-Whirl and singing yet another song done by someone last season,
"Reflection," which I think was done by Ayla Brown, but I can't be
certain. Jordin hit her power notes, but the rest of the performance
was kind of a mess. Not good tonight. And now she's crying again,
and I hope it's because she realized she tanked it. Randy says the
pitchiness doesn't matter, Paula uses the word "really" 1700 times and
Simon manages to get in another veiled dig at Alaina.
Finish slopping the pigs early tomorrow, because Idol's special guest
will be Kellie Pickler, whom they are desperately trying to push into
legitimately going gold, not just lying about it. That's five minutes
I can fast forward through. Five minutes I wouldn't dare fast forward
through are coming up next in the form of Stephanie Edwards. Ryan
wants to know all the gossip. Using the word catty won't do much for
your image, bub. God, Seacrest just has no discernible skills.
Stephanie dedicating to parents. Over the whole dedication thing.
Just sing. Out of the gate, Stephanie is completely out of synch with
the music. I have no idea what this song is but it's a terrible
choice. It makes Stephanie sound worse than she is. It's too
staccato to show off any sense of vocals. I still have faith in
Edwards, but she made a serious blunder. Oh, okay, this is a Beyonce
song, which explains the staccato vibe. That bitch can't handle more
than two notes strung together without needing a breath and a cocktail
and someone to fix her weave. Ladies, NEVER sing a Beyonce song if
you want to show yourself off. Okay, I now fear for Steph's safety.
Randy is nuts, saying it was SO much better than last week. Stephanie
fucking KILLED last week. Thankfully, Paula and Simon give her a
pass. I wouldn't have been so generous, but we need Stephanie in this
competition and I think they realize that.
Ryan is trying to climb the steps to the ladies' holding area and
almost steps out of one of his lifts. Seriously, they may need to get
him an elevator if his little legs can't handle the trek. Leslie Hunt
is next, dedicating to Grandpa Bob. She's singing "Feelin' Good."
Apparently, we've run out of songs from last season, so now we're
feeding on last night. I gotta say, Leslie is definitely growing on
me. I think she sang this really well, though I'm not sure what the
fly-overs will make of the scatting. She totally blew AJ Tabaldo out
of the water and performed it more masculinely, to boot. Definitely
one of the best of the week for me. Randy didn't like it. He says it
was pitchy, and he's running on fumes. Paula loved it and Simon gets
out one of the best zingers in a while when he says the reason she
liked it is because the scatting reminded her of herself judging the
show- unintelligible. Of course, none of this helps Leslie when she
really needs it. Come on, guys, help this girl out. Simon says that
no one will remember the performance. Oh, I will. Ryan comes out
with a pathetic attempt at humor, trying to interpret the scatting
Leslie did. He's getting harder and harder to defend, those of you
who still like him, isn't he?
Scarnato is next. Her dedication is to her fiancée Bobby. Haley says
he's not good with her being so far away. Awww, that's so sad. Let's
help out the happy couple and send this hack home. Good lord, Haley
is actually tryin to do some Whitney- Queen of the Night. Honey, you
aren't even Queen of three in the afternoon. If she makes it through
this week, she ought to send a fruit basket to each of the backup
singers, who are rescuing her like her own personal Bodyguard.
Haley's power notes were wobbly, at best, and I think what's missing
from her performance is her asking for everyone to give a big hand for
the new Mr. & Mrs. Tzeitelbaum. Randy says the thing he doesn't like
about the song is that there are more background parts than lead.
Simon quips that that's why Haley chose it and doofus Randy believes
him, asking Haley if that's true. Haley gets all superior and sneers
at Simon. Send this bitch HOME. Randy says no good, Paula doesn't
try to discuss the actual performance tonight, other than it was
better than last week. Simon says the effort was there, though it was
a little manic and you can just see Haley completely checking out,
mentally. After Simon tells her she's one of two or three very
vulnerable girls tonight, we actually see that familiar McPhee-I-just-
smelled-a-fart look cross her face. Ryan tells Haley that her fiancée
enjoyed it and the camera cuts to him with an expression of "I'm gonna
dump this chick as soon as she gets booted, so please stop showing
me." Haley starts to well up, trying hard to garner sympathy where
none is due. No, hon. I feel sorry for Antonella. You, I could care
less about.
God, one more and I thought we were home free. Sabrina Sloan, or as
Ryan says- "THIS. IsSabrinaSloan. Performance dedicated to Grandma.
Sabrina is talking completely out of her nose. Let's hope she doesn't
sing that way. Man, she has one fugly profile. And it's another
Whitney joint, "All the Man That I Need." Sabrina has an okay voice,
but she runs out of gas halfway through each of her power notes, so
she should probably use them sparingly. She gets incredibly wobbly.
All in all, she wiped the floor with Haley in terms of doing a Whitney
song. Randy and Paula liked it, Simon not as much, but still likes
Sabrina and thinks she'll be back next week.
Okay, my Tivo just cut off, so if anything else happened, I missed
it. Boo Hoo.
My rankings 1-12
1- Melinda Doolittle
2- Leslie Hunt
3- Lakisha Jones
4- Sabrina Sloan
5- Stephanie Edwards
6- Gina Glocksen
7- Jordin Sparks
8- Haley Scarnato (only because the backup singers helped)
9- Antonella Barba
10- Alaina Alexander
Who should go: Alaina and Haley
Who will go: Alaina and Leslie
These 90 minute shows are too long. Without all the dedications and
Seacrest shtick, this coulda been an easy hour.
Seagulls tired.
Magnus, Robot Fighter.
>with a pathetic attempt at humor, trying to interpret the scatting
>Leslie did. He's getting harder and harder to defend, those of you
>who still like him, isn't he?
Over the years I've thought Ryan's best function was to be there for
the contestants to hold onto after getting run over by the judges.
(The contestant, not Ryan) Not that I've really seen that happen this
year, but there have been times I've said "God bless you little Ryan
Seacrest. I don't want to have to see this girl collapse into a heap
walking back to her seat"
>
>God, one more and I thought we were home free. Sabrina Sloan, or as
>Ryan says- "THIS. IsSabrinaSloan. Performance dedicated to Grandma.
>Sabrina is talking completely out of her nose. Let's hope she doesn't
>sing that way. Man, she has one fugly profile.
My wife said Sabrina looked like SpyVsSpy from Mad Magazine. At that
point I thought my wife was the smartest woman in the world....then
she ruined it in the middle of "Are you Smarter Than A Fifth Grader"
when she asked me if The Moon was a star.
Robin O
Seagulls, I actually feel privileged to be able to read your commentary.
And fairly jealous over your facile use of the language. This is
becoming the best part of the show.
> Jordin is pitchier than a
> Tilt-a-Whirl
What a great line.
I can still remember Carrie Underwood's performance of this
> song two years ago. It gave me chills
Completely agree, still gives me chills. Gina didn't come close. To
paraphrase Kurt Luedtke "This is an easy song to sing and almost
impossible to sing well."
>
re: Melinda
Folks,
> if you saw this, you just witnessed the birth of a star. Amazing.
It was perfect. I didn't know what the heck the judges were talking about.
Of course, I rarely know what Paula's talking about anyway. But, in
that, I'm not so different from anyone else.
Robin
fille
<snip>
Gina decides to sing
> "Alone," by Heart. You really can't go wrong with an Ann and Nance
> song; hell, even Melissa McGhee managed to keep her ass in the game
> with one. Is it me, or are the songs cut down even shorter this
> year. It doesn't even feel like Gina was onstage for longer than 60
> seconds. Anyhow, it was not very good. The first verse was pitchy
> and not confident, then when she got into the chorus, the back-up
> singers harmony blew her out of the water.
I thought Gina did alright with this - nothing great, but I disagree
with you about the backup singers. They were giving kudos to
Charlotte, who I thought was KILLING the vocals....tone it down,
toots.
<snip>
Alaina's voice is so weak, there are times
> when I can't even hear her over the ladies in the back. This is
> probably a blessing in disguise. Now she's shouting. Paula is in her
> cups and standing and clapping. If this chick doesn't go this week,
> there's no justice. Randy says it was a mess and Alaina sticks her
> tongue out. Paula baldly lies and says it's a hard song to sing,
> which even Randy can't swallow. It's not hard to sing, Paula, the
> back-up singers were handling it just fine. Simon said Alaina ran out
> of steam, which causes her to roll her eyes. Sweetie, if you can't
> take criticism, especially when it's warranted, go the fuck home.
These contestants don't realize how bad this pouting makes them look -
take the criticism like a (wo)man or you will never make it in the
cold hard entertainment world.
>
�Lakisha is singing "Midnight Train
> to Georgia,"
I really like her but wish she'd chosen a diff song - that ISN'T the
only Gladys Night song but maybe they don't know this? :-p
>
<snip>
Melinda Doolittle is singing "My Funny Valentine," and I see we
> already have a theme week going- Recycled Songs- not that after
> Melinda's first two notes will anyone really be able to remember
> Constantine's anemic take on this one from two years ago. Okay, that
> performance gave me literal chills. I still have gooseflesh. Folks,
> if you saw this, you just witnessed the birth of a star. Amazing.
> I'll happily sit through the rest of the chaff if I'm allowed to hear
> Melinda once a week until the end of the season. The judges agree and
> I have definitely found one person I would eagerly pick up the phone
> for. Excellent job, Ms. Doolittle.
SO agreed - she is a class act singer and was easily the best of the
night. My only "concern" is whether she is really as "insecure" as
they/she are trying to portray her. I get a vibe that it is a bit of a
put-on.
<snip>
(Antonella) Barba is marginally better this week, but much like Jason
> Head before last night, she's run out of chances. Over her shoulder,
> I keep seeing Haley Scarnato smirking during the performance, as
> though that skag has anything to feel superior about. Shouldn't you
> be at a bris singing Hava Nagila? By the way, Antonella looks really
> hot this week and her dress is sexy.
I thought she looked good from the front but the cameraman kept
shooting her from the rear and (*catty bitch alert*) her dress did NOT
hang very flattering over her butt. And I think she is a much weaker
singer than some others.
<snip>
Jordin is pitchier than a
> Tilt-a-Whirl and singing yet another song done by someone last season,
> "Reflection," which I think was done by Ayla Brown, but I can't be
> certain. Jordin hit her power notes, but the rest of the performance
> was kind of a mess. Not good tonight.
I have to disagree with you on this one - maybe I'm blown away by the
fact that this girl is only 17 years old but I really think she has
the chops. Not perfect, mind you, but really, REALLY good. I would
definately keep her in.
<snip>
Out of the gate, Stephanie is completely out of synch with
> the music. I have no idea what this song is but it's a terrible
> choice. It makes Stephanie sound worse than she is. It's too
> staccato to show off any sense of vocals. I still have faith in
> Edwards, but she made a serious blunder.
Agreed - I think she is much better than her song choice(s).
<snip>
�Leslie Hunt
> is next, dedicating to Grandpa Bob. She's singing "Feelin' Good."
> Apparently, we've run out of songs from last season, so now we're
> feeding on last night. I gotta say, Leslie is definitely growing on
> me. I think she sang this really well, though I'm not sure what the
> fly-overs will make of the scatting. She totally blew AJ Tabaldo out
> of the water and performed it more masculinely, to boot. Definitely
> one of the best of the week for me.
I'm glad you said that as I was sure I'd be the only one who felt this
way. I liked her voice on the song and the bit of raspiness that came
thru. And she has a bit of 'tude that I like as well. My only
"complaint" was that the song stayed kind of flat - it felt that it
just needed a bit of a "high", an unexpected note or ending or
something like that. But I really liked her.
>
<snip>
�And it's another
> Whitney joint, "All the Man That I Need." Sabrina has an okay voice,
> but she runs out of gas halfway through each of her power notes, so
> she should probably use them sparingly. She gets incredibly wobbly.
I love that song and think she did a pretty good job with it but
certainly not in the Whitney caliber. But I still like her and hope
she stays.
Another great job with the recap flock!!!!!!
The Chris
@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com:
> (Antonella) Barba is marginally better this week, but much like Jason
>> Head before last night, she's run out of chances. ĸOver her shoulder,
>> I keep seeing Haley Scarnato smirking during the performance, as
>> though that skag has anything to feel superior about. ĸShouldn't you
>> be at a bris singing Hava Nagila? ĸBy the way, Antonella looks really
>> hot this week and her dress is sexy.
>
>
> I thought she looked good from the front but the cameraman kept
> shooting her from the rear and (*catty bitch alert*) her dress did NOT
> hang very flattering over her butt. And I think she is a much weaker
> singer than some others.
>
Speak for yourself.... It hung perfectly from where I was sitting!! It was
kind of a weird outfit... but, there were NO problems in the backyard :)
jewahe
I can't believe that you didn't mention her antics during the judging,
which were worst than Alaina's. Antoilet actually rolled her eyes and
acted more entitled and spoiled that Gina. After that, any sympathy I
felt for her evaporated, especially since she made a complete mess out
the song and hit not a single not but one "glory note".
Antoilet needs to be gone. Now.
But she'll stay around. She is VFTW's pick this year, and she'll pick
up the pervy old guy vote and the horny teenage-guy vote.
Bob Rudd
flkof...@aol.com says...
> I'm curious as to why she didn't go first since she
> went last the previous week.
>
Flock, my theory (in general) has always been that TPTB will put who
they believe has the best performance of the week on last and the second
best on first. Around the middle is where they will hide, who they
believe, is the worst of the show. At the same time, almost no one gets
the same spot, two weeks in a row in order to keep from making this
appear obvious, IMHO. Once or twice a season (when they really want to
throw someone in front of the train) they will put, IMHO, the worst (or
their biggest PITA) in the first spot so as to really do them in with
the worst judge's comments of the night.
So, by that theory, TPTB felt that Lakisha was near the middle of the
pack last night, probably right in the middle, overall.
--
I hope we can all be good neighbors online!
dixichik
>
> - Show quoted text -
I'm with you on that one. Antonella is a spoiled little brat with
little discernible talent. Granted, she's very pretty in a Girls Gone
Wild sort of way but her voice needs a lot of help. As far as Alaina,
just go now.
callen...@yahoo.com
> In article <1172735417.969741.78...@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> flkofcg...@aol.com says...
>
> > I'm curious as to why she didn't go first since she
> > went last the previous week.
>
> Flock, my theory (in general) has always been that TPTB will put who
> they believe has the best performance of the week on last and the second
> best on first. Around the middle is where they will hide, who they
> believe, is the worst of the show. At the same time, almost no one gets
> the same spot, two weeks in a row in order to keep from making this
> appear obvious, IMHO. Once or twice a season (when they really want to
> throw someone in front of the train) they will put, IMHO, the worst (or
> their biggest PITA) in the first spot so as to really do them in with
> the worst judge's comments of the night.
>
> So, by that theory, TPTB felt that Lakisha was near the middle of the
> pack last night, probably right in the middle, overall.
Bob, I'm not sure your theory makes sense. I don't think they
believed Gina would do second best, and I don't think they see Lakisha
as being in the middle of the pack.
JMO, of course.
Callen in VA
Vandar
Hey! I'm a pervy old guy (my daughter tells me 37 is old) and I won't be
voting for her any time in the forseeable future.
daveparks
Ahh - we all know it's just because you're a jealous beauty-hating
lesbian.
Bob Rudd
davepa...@hotmail.com says...
Until he corrected me in Season 3, I thought that part was filled by
Itoshi.
:-)
(semi-seriously)
Bob Rudd
callen...@yahoo.com says...
I'm speaking on a "by week" basis, Cal. If we're talking just singing,
Lakisha last night, I think, was around 4th or 5th of 11. As for Gina,
TPTB, if I am on to something, have to go by practice performances (they
wouldn't change after dress rehearsal, barring an emergency, because
then it would smell to high heaven). Folks may be the second best all
week in practice but lose something when they hit the stage. Myself, I'd
have put her in the top 3 last night.
Vandar
So?
Judy Haffner
Callen wrote:
>Bob, I'm not sure your theory makes
> sense. I don't think they believed Gina
>would do second best, and I don't think
> they see Lakisha as being in the middle
> of the pack.
<JMO, of course.
Callen~~ I'm with you on you're line of reasoning..it makes no sense to
me either. I read Bob's post over a couple of times, while scratching
my head, as this just doesn't sound logical, but of course none of us
really KNOW how, or why they line the singers up, so it's just "a guess
and by golly."
Judy
Xarias
I'M a pervy old guy and I like Alania!!
"jewahe" <jew...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > Antoilet needs to be gone.
Tzigaane
> > Ryan comes out
>
>>with a pathetic attempt at humor, trying to interpret the scatting
>>Leslie did. He's getting harder and harder to defend, those of you
>>who still like him, isn't he?
>
>
> Over the years I've thought Ryan's best function was to be there for
> the contestants to hold onto after getting run over by the judges.
> (The contestant, not Ryan) Not that I've really seen that happen this
> year, but there have been times I've said "God bless you little Ryan
> Seacrest. I don't want to have to see this girl collapse into a heap
> walking back to her seat"
"Little Ryan Seacrest". I like that. His elfin stature was most
apparent standing next to Jordin. She looked like a regal Amazon queen
next to him.
tzigaane
Judy Haffner
Flkofcguls wrote:
>But you came here to see me beat up
> the girls and, good news, we're starting
> with a doozy- Gina Glocksen.
I'm with you on Gina...just don't think she is "that" good, and we've
had enough of her Pity Party about losing out the year before!
>Alaina Alexander is next and she
>answers Ryan's hard hitting question
> about song choice by saying that this
> week she picked a really well- known
> song.
I saw her stick out her tongue, but looked as though it was for someone
in the audience, and was just being silly. She is a lovely looking girl,
and thought she was a bit better than the week before, but...that's
debatable?!
>Lakisha is next.
She wasn't quite up to the caliber she was the week before, but still
amazing, and I don't feel she "shouted" any of the notes. I also didn't
agree with Simon, as I thought she looked very nice.
>Melinda Doolittle is next and I see
> they're subtly trying to make the
> audience make a choice between black
> female divas.
You and I are definitely on the same page with our thoughts on Melinda's
performance...she is indeed a star, and I thought she pulled ahead of
Lakisha last night on showmanship and vocals.
>Thankfully, the show has decided not to
> address the nastiness going around the
> internet about Antonella Barba.
Yes, she was a small step (a "Ryan step" maybe? ha!) up from the week
before, but not good enough to earn her right to stay on another week. I
actually do feel sorry for her and all the negative "buzz" going on
about her.
>Jordin is pitchier than a Tilt-a-Whirl and
> singing yet another song done by
> someone last season
Many have said Jordin was pitchy last night, and I just didn't hear
that...I thought she sounded extremely good, and only 17 years old...a
lovely girl!
> Five minutes I wouldn't dare fast
> forward through are coming up next in
> the form of Stephanie Edwards.
I didn't care for Stephanie's song choice, but regardless she sounded
good. She is another that is so poised for her age.
>Leslie Hunt is next, dedicating to
> Grandpa Bob. She's singing "Feelin'
> Good."
You liked her more than I did, but do think she was better than the week
before, but the majority were, with the exception of Lakisha, who I
liked better last week.
>Scarnato is next. Her dedication is to her
> fiancée Bobby.
You don't care for Haley, and I like her very much, and was so happy
that she chose a "livelier" song last night..she looked relaxed and as
if she was having fun. I felt bad for her when the judges were knocking
her down...she looked so vulnerable standing there.
>Sabrina Sloan, or as Ryan says- "THIS.
> IsSabrinaSloan.
She isn't a favorite with me....she is one that is more in the "screamy
range" on the high notes..compared to Lakisha, or any of the others, and
it's grating.
I actually liked several of the guys this week, and can remember most of
their performances well. I'm also looking forward to seeing Kellie on
the show tonight, as I like that little gal. Oh, well...hey! we do
agree on Melinda 100%! :-) Thanks for another great read here!
Judy
Bang_Vamberg
Loved your re-cap, but I couldn't disagree more about Leslie Hunt.
Her "performance" was amateurish at best. Her pitch was all over the
place, and the scatting literally made me cringe. Scatting is
something a singer does either really, really well or really, really
badly. Leslie's was of the latter variety. It sounded like she got
her scat-babble out of a book about an hour before airtime.
BV
Giggles
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Bob has fleas. That's why you are scratching your head. :-D
I've heard they choose the position by song. You don't want too many slow
songs in a row. You want to try and start the show off with a bang, end
with a bang and keep it interesting in between. Songwise, not necessarily
vocal wise.
fille
> "fille" <filledep...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:1172756180.449105.31620
> I thought she looked good from the front but the cameraman kept
> > shooting her from the rear and (*catty bitch alert*) her dress did NOT
> > hang very flattering over her butt. And I think she is a much weaker
> > singer than some others.
>
> Speak for yourself.... It hung perfectly from where I was sitting!! It was
> kind of a weird outfit... but, there were NO problems in the backyard :)
Oh, you're such a man! :-O
hamburger helper
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Oh Magnus, you funny fucker. You and your wife are lucky to have found each
other, I don't know who is more hilarious. I'm dying here.
HH
KC
>On Mar 1, 2:50?am, "flkofcguls" <flkofcg...@aol.com> wrote:
>
><snip>
>Gina decides to sing
>> "Alone," by Heart. ou really can't go wrong with an Ann and Nance
>> song; hell, even Melissa McGhee managed to keep her ass in the game
>> with one. s it me, or are the songs cut down even shorter this
>> year. t doesn't even feel like Gina was onstage for longer than 60
>> seconds.
nyhow, it was not very good. he first verse was pitchy
>> and not confident, then when she got into the chorus, the back-up
>> singers harmony blew her out of the water.
>
>I thought Gina did alright with this - nothing great, but I disagree
>with you about the backup singers. They were giving kudos to
>Charlotte, who I thought was KILLING the vocals....tone it down,
>toots.
>
>
><snip>
>Alaina's voice is so weak, there are times
>> when I can't even hear her over the ladies in the back. his is
>> probably a blessing in disguise. ow she's shouting. aula is in her
>> cups and standing and clapping. f this chick doesn't go this week,
>> there's no justice. andy says it was a mess and Alaina sticks her
>> tongue out. aula baldly lies and says it's a hard song to sing,
>> which even Randy can't swallow. t's not hard to sing, Paula, the
>> back-up singers were handling it just fine. imon said Alaina ran out
>> of steam, which causes her to roll her eyes. weetie, if you can't
>> take criticism, especially when it's warranted, go the fuck home.
>
>
>These contestants don't realize how bad this pouting makes them look -
>take the criticism like a (wo)man or you will never make it in the
>cold hard entertainment world.
>
>>
>?Lakisha is singing "Midnight Train
>> to Georgia,"
>
>I really like her but wish she'd chosen a diff song - that ISN'T the
>only Gladys Night song but maybe they don't know this? :-p
>
>>
><snip>
> Melinda Doolittle is singing "My Funny Valentine," and I see we
>> already have a theme week going- Recycled Songs- not that after
>> Melinda's first two notes will anyone really be able to remember
>> Constantine's anemic take on this one from two years ago. kay, that
>> performance gave me literal chills. still have gooseflesh. olks,
>> if you saw this, you just witnessed the birth of a star.
mazing.
>> I'll happily sit through the rest of the chaff if I'm allowed to hear
>> Melinda once a week until the end of the season. he judges agree and
>> I have definitely found one person I would eagerly pick up the phone
>> for. xcellent job, Ms. Doolittle.
>
>
>SO agreed - she is a class act singer and was easily the best of the
>night. My only "concern" is whether she is really as "insecure" as
>they/she are trying to portray her. I get a vibe that it is a bit of a
>put-on.
The vibe I get is that she knows she has talent but also knows that AI
voting can take many twists and turns, so she's not confident about
going all the way. She strikes me as more sure of her ability than
she is sure about viewer's tastes and preferences and given that
Sanjaya is still around, she's not wrong to be prepared for the
stupidity of voters.
KC
The Chris
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Who better to judge a female ass? :)
azurespirit
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I wish they would draw for placement like they do in skating competitions!