Yeah. I had been meaning to edit that. I noticed the mistake about a week ago. Anyway K Preston, you're right. I wrote Mariah, but I meant Mikalah. Thanks for posting. Fixed it. I was wondering whether anyone would call me on it before I fixed my mistake.
Good call InBloom! Those picks match the ones I just posted on my weblog.
Click here for my latest article Last year I did a little bit of amateur handicapping on American Idol. I gave each contestant odds on how far they'd go. Here goes my shot at this year's batch of contestants. Let's see how my predictions hold up. (I will list the contestants from most- to least- likely to win, plus non-official odds and comments.) It is a lot harder to pick a favorite this year than last y
Thanks Kelly. Your kind words serve as encouragement! I am still thinking about the first cut... I tend to agree with what you posted however Kelly.
Yesterday my friend Andy and his wife Chialing had a baby. Her name is Madelyn. (I hope that I spelled the name right!) She's so cute!
Click here for my latest article The results are in, and the twelve finalists have been chosen. Next week will mark the beginning of the theater/ theme-based shows. My predictions for which four contestants would be eliminated were pretty accurate this time (75%,) with Nikko Smith taking Constantine's place in the list of eliminated performers. I'll tell you: Constantine dodged a bullet again. After three consec
Click here for my latest article Hey there Idol friends. Tonight's report is going up a little late, as I had to stay at my job until eight o'clock for the last day of parent-teacher conferences for the year. So I got to watch the show on tape tonight. (At least conferences have passed. Yay! -I don't mind talking with the parents, but the day ends up to be a bit of a grind.) On a personal note: I woul
Thanks foreverserenity. It is comments like yours (and KellyW's) that encourage me when writing these recaps. I have a lot of fun doing it, and the feedback is always a bonus!
Oh I am sure that Constantine will have success on the heels of his appearance on American Idol. Apparently besides the band, he has appeared in several network television shows, and performs in musicals. Idol will just give the guy a boost.
Click here for my latest article Tonight's episode of Idol kicks off the last week of studio shows. In a way I am sad, because I actually like the studio shows (where the performers can choose any song they like) better than the theater-based theme shows in the next round. Once again, the men as a group performed wonderfully. By the time the show was half-over, I was wondering whether any of the contestan
Well it is March! The snow will soon melt, the plants will return to life, robins will return, Spring will be here before we know it, and McDonald's now has Shamrock Shakes. This is our one chance per year to enjoy those yummy mint-flavored shakes. Sometimes a year goes by when I forget about the shakes. Then in April or May I realize my mistake, and promise myself to "get one next year!" Fortunately, I didn't forget this year. I went to get a shake on
Hello there readers. I have a few baby pictures to post here, seeing that I haven't in a while. My daily schedule has been busier than usual lately, so I haven't taken as many pictures as before. I got a few on my computer today, so here they are. Like I have written about recently, my son has really taken to the computer. He LOVES the Teletubbies website. Here are a few shots of him playing the "move the bunnies" game. <IMG style="WIDTH: 488px; H
One of my third-graders wrote a really cute closing paragraph to a paper about penguins. He wrote: Penguins are birds that can not fly. They live in Antarctica. I hope someday I can be one of them. Isn't that cute? </P
The cuts weren't necessarily surprises, but David was the first contestant with significant TV time who was let go. I am surprised that Travis has garnered enough support.
Click here for my latest article After tonight's episode of American Idol, the men's field and the womens' field have each been reduced to eight. One more week before we find out who the final twelve contestants are going to be. Following last week's agonizing results' show, FOX wisely decided to cut back on the histrionics and performances. The results were announced more matter-of-factly, and I believe that tonight's show came
Click here for my latest article. Last night's men's show was fantastic. Ending with Bo Bice's "Whipping Post," that may have been the best episode of Idol so far. Nikko Smith, Mario Vazquez, Anthony Federov, and Bo put in exceptionally good performances. (Travis Tucker and Scott Savol acquitted themselves quite well too.) Tonight I was expecting the women to follow suit with more strong performances. Unfor
Speaking of Bo Bice, here is something funny I read from a photo caption on the USA Today online version from February 22nd: Bo Bice may look like Matt Dillon's grunge singer from Singles, but he's got much better pipes. I was wondering how to describe his "look." I think that this caption nailed it!
Mario is reading your blog! I laughed and thought about that when he addressed the bald issue! Thanks Kelly. This is the second time that I have had the feeling that my blog is influencing the show. (The first time being when I posted that John Stevens looks like Stan Laurel the day before that was brought up on television.)
Click here for my latest article My Idol commentary is going up a bit later than usual tonight. I was in at work doing some parent-teacher conferences. Coming home to watch the show back on videotape, I was blown-away with how well the men were able to perform as a group. Tonight's show was fantastic. There were a few downsides to tonight's show: Constantine , Anwar , and David Brown</ST
It is the same reason why you stop hanging out with your friends who have "found Amway." That sort of stuff should be kept personal, regardless of whether you want to be "evangelical."
A while back, my wife opened an account at a local bank. One of the "perks" for opening an account was a free DVD. (A DVD is the least they can do considering the hidden-charges of your everyday commercial bank. But hey, we need to use the coin counter at the grocery store branch on a daily basis.) After a bit of thought, we decided to order "Man on the Moon," an Andy Kauffman biopic starring Jim Carrey. The movie is really good. It is a look at the life
As some of you know, I write frequent blog entries on the "American Idol" television program. I recap shows, and give opinions of each program. My "Idol" articles are among the most widely-read ones that I post. In order to keep my forum discussion timely, I place a link to my latest article on each entry. Regardless of that, I have recently found responses to my American Idol articles in all sorts of different articles. I have found some replies
Jesse Landon: Who were you expecting to read this post?
I am really getting to like Nadia. She's awfully pretty, and she's a good singer. I have a strong feeling that she'll be the last woman in the competition. I can't even imagine Carrie sticking with her all the way to the end.
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