American Idol

“My wife and I enjoyed the 2-hour show tonight. It was fun to watch. I thought Kellie Pickler with Wolfgang Puck was funny. Lots of cute things tonight.

I agree with Hobbit. I think Kat is the better singer, but Taylor won the audience with his personality.”

“TAYLOR HICKS ALL THE WAY BABY!!
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mapleleaf
9:04:14 AM
3/02/06


I loved him from the start! no more stupid bubble gum pop music!
somone who is having fun.
id buy his CD. maybe”

“Wow, 2nd winner from B'ham. The town is pretty excited.

DDX - I got a big laugh out of Hasselhoff too.

Kat looking longingly at Meat Loaf in the spirit of the song was pretty naucious.

It just didn't have the same drama for me as the other 2 with B'ham folks in the finals because this time it was obvious who would win.”

“Taylor's grandmother lives down here....she and the "Soul Patrol" were at Lulu's last eve.....sheesh......this is all they want to to discuss on the news.....”

“Meatloaf was a disgrace. I can't believe that guy would even get up on stage sounding like he does. Even more surprising is the fact that Katherine Mcphee actually finished the song with him in spite of his embarassing performance. I'm proud to say that I don't own even one of Meatloaf's albums.”

“hobbit:

http://www.local6.com/entertainment/9278704/detail.html”

“I give you your next American Idol!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGPtQkZsn7k”

“LOL...it would BE WORTH it to stick some people like that on Idol.”

“Can someone please tell me why Taylor hasn't released a CD yet?????”

“No.”

“Thanks Chili...you are so full of info! I knew I could count on you!! hehehe”

“Almost time for this mess to start up again. :-)”

“Well...I was asking because I have seen CD's by Chris Daughtery, that 'Calmari' girl, Reuben has a new CD out and so does Clay but No Taylor...AND Bo hasn't had a new CD since his first. I have to admitt I followed Taylor from the beginning to the end...I am going to try and stear clear of the madness this season but I would love to have a CD by Taylor!”

“I thought the winners got a recording contract?”

“They do..this is what is so strange. I'm sure there is some info online but I'm A) too lazy to go look & B) there is so much knowledge on the board I'm sure I would get an answer!”

“Maybe he's actually trying to record a good CD and is taking his time on it?”

“It's being released on Tuesday crazygurl.”

“Yooo Hooo...Moonglo...Thank you thank you!!!”

“maybe cuz hes too busy showing his fierce independence making lame-ass commercials hawking crappy cars”

“Just because he doesn't wear NOTHING on tv like Brittany or some of those other Trashy girls that doesn't make his commercials lame!”

“don't forget Miss Jessica's idiotic commercial!!!”

“Just because he doesn't wear NOTHING on tv like Brittany or some of those other Trashy girls

then theyd just be gay”

“you know what I mean....you guys don't say anthing about the stupid girl commercials...in fact the less clothes the better!!! I'm tired and not making sense but you get the idea!”

“the jessica commercial is pretty stupid. that better?”

“Yes thank you... :-) I'm sorry for being so defensive...it has been a long week. I need to go home.”

“But Jessica has BIG bumps on her shirt.
What's not to like? ;-)”

“cause he sucks!”

“speakin of "that calamari girl", anybody see the pic of her in her prom dress???

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“....anybody catch an eyeball on the premiere last night?

Minneapolis? sheesh.....not a soul there could sing a lick....lots of laughs though...I can't wait until tonight....looks like they're moving on to Seattle....maybe we'll see some Cobain wannabes.....”

“I saw it...pretty funny stuff! I cant believe some of those people actually think they can sing. LOL!”

“17 out of 10,000 went on to hollywood. wow.

the prince covers were the best. and by best, i mean worst”

“ugh, I hate it when this dam show starts up again. My wife is so into it. I swear she watches every episode at least twice, and for some reason, she never watches it when I'm not home.”

“this belongs on the "WHY" thread.”

“dontcha be knocking the Midwest, ;-P”

“Oly chit! the auditions rawk! Seattle is turning out to be 100x "better" than "MinneHopeless"!

LOLOLOLOL!”

“Dontcha.....dontcha”

“Sheesh, there were some awful "singers" on that show. I was embarrassed for them. After seeing themselves made fun of on national tv, I wonder if they feel like shooting themselves.”

“I cannot watch that show. I tried. I failed. I'll never be able to discuss who got voted off. =(

It was just too painful.”

“I would rather have to watch The View than the early shows of AI.”

“Yeah, American Idol really is better once the audition part is over. They are pretty funny though.

It is fun to watch as each contestant gets further and further and realizes, "Hey...Um, I guess this is kinda for real. I better start growing up a bit." Because they all kinda do in some way. The beginning makes it look like a circus but as it goes on, it really does get "for real".”

“I'm the opposite - I just like watching the crazy people in auditions. :)”

“Its all good man....I love the early stuff for all the goobers who think they're the next poster child for Billboard magazine and paradoxically I love the later auditions because you witness the genesis of a pop star....it truly is a reflection of the iconic contemporary culture we are part of whether you like to think you don't...

That dude last night from Utah...the software geek....had to be the most manicial being i've ever seen on AI....the dude was as serious as a heart attack...an ideal candidate for Bellevue....what a whack job he was.....”

“Yeah, i just watch the auditions. :p

They've got to know the risk. And if they don't know how bad they are then they need to be told.

Did you see the "Bushbaby"? Ok, that was borderline cruel, maybe, b/c he might have been a little DD. But his new friend was definitely DD and they were quite civil/gentle to him.

It's kind of like Circus Maximus, no?”

“There were 2-3 on there last night that seemed borderline retarded.”

“i thought bushbaby looked more like gollum

preeeeciioussssssssssssss”

“Wow, I hadn't thought about that.

My favorite had to be the girl with the bleached white hair and black-rimmed glasses.

I'm like some of you, the show is no good at all after the initial auditions with all the crazy people. I quit watching once they get to Hollywierd.
last edited: 1/18/07 9:32:07 PM”

“http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/mocked-american-idol-6-hopeful-special-olympics-participant-4594.php

Mocked 'American Idol 6' hopeful a Special Olympics participant


By Christopher Rocchio and Steve Rogers, 01/20/2007

In a development that would add more fire to the growing criticism that American Idol's judges and producers have gone too far with their ridicule of some of the show's less talented contestants, it appears that Jonathan Jayne, one of the contestants who was mocked during Wednesday night's broadcast of the show's sixth season Seattle auditions, is a Special Olympics participant.

When the 20-year-old Renton, WA resident stepped into the audition room during Wednesday night's broadcast, Idol judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson were still laughing about Cowell's demeaning "you look like a bush baby" criticism of Kenneth Briggs, a large-eyed 23-year-old who had befriended Jayne as the two spent hours waiting in show's audition line.

Upon first sighting Jayne, Jackson asked, "Are you alright?" and Cowell asked him, "Have you borrowed Randy's trousers?" -- an allusion to what The New York Times, which reported Jayne's Special Olympics participation in its Friday edition, described as Jayne's "portly" physique.

When Jayne later performed "God Bless America," Cowell appeared to continue to mock Jayne by sarcastically mouthing the song's last few words.

After Jayne finished the song, the judges -- presumably having finally realized that Jayne appeared to be mentally challenged -- appeared to soften their tone. "The spirit that you have, and you do have a great personality... I don't think this competition is right for you, but I appreciated your audition," said Abdul to Jayne. "Always believe in yourself." Added Cowell, "You're a nice guy, I like you, but this is not the career path for you."

When Jayne left the audition room, he was met by both Briggs and Idol host Ryan Seacrest. "You fought for it," said Seacrest.

"I did fight for it. I just wanted one chance," Jayne said. "They would make a ton of money if I got on that show." As he and Briggs departed, Seacrest said, "Sorry it didn't work out. Sorry you didn't get that shot. You're a fun guy."

According to the school's website, Jayne is a 2004 graduate of Family Academy, a fully-accredited private school in Seattle, Washington. His online senior biography states that his hobbies "include Special Olympics' basketball, bowling, cycling, tennis and softball." The listing goes on to state that Jayne also "likes to fish, sail, hike, camp, play video games and watch television," and lists his talents as "playing the piano, singing songs and working on the computer." According to the Special Olympics of Washington website, Jayne was also a member of the organization's "Renton Alley Dogs and Cats" 2006 bowling league team.

In a statement issued to The Times on Thursday, Idol executive producer Ken Warwick defended the show's decision to include Jayne's audition -- and another introductory segment that appeared intended to mock Jayne and Briggs' fast friendship -- in Wednesday's night broadcast, stating that the show "prides itself on not discriminating against anyone during the audition process."

During an interview broadcast on Thursday evening's Access Hollywood broadcast, Jayne told the syndicated entertainment news program that he'd like to tell Idol's judges that "you've hurt some people's feelings and that's not very nice."

However as humiliating as his ordeal might seem to some critics and viewers across America, Jayne told Access that he still has Idol stars in his eyes. "Hopefully they'll come back to Seattle [and] I'll audition again."



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Some of you people should be embarassed.”

“Some of you people should be embarassed.”
StoveStomper
11:48:13 PM
1/21/07

How PC of you. I suspected he was DD. So, if he wasn't DD then calling him a "bushbaby" would be OK?”

“Not mocking Special Olympics participants is PC?
Yeah, I'm PC on this subject.
I call it being a decent human being.

I blaim the producers of this show for putting up these sweet people to be ridiculed.”