AMERICAN IDOL 2006!

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by T. Hoffman

I can't wait for Karthik and I to battle it out on "International Mid-life Crisis Idol".

My wife and I were both born and raised in Southern California. When I was 41, I got a job offer here in Redmond, Washington. After living my whole life in one place (a very nice place at that -- coastal Orange County), I was ready for change and, besides, the job offer looked good.

I told Melinda that there comes a time in every man's life when he went through a mid-life crisis and then either had to get a 20-year-old blond girlfriend, a Corvette, or do something crazy like move to Washington. Without a pause, she said, "How much is a Corvette?" I love that woman.

[JulieB]

YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA

The Bama boy won.
2 idols from ALABAMA

[aallen88]

YAY to Taylor !

[Elgin Clock]

HA! When you said Taylor, I thought of Hanson.. Where is Grady anyways??


Needless to say, I have never watched an episode of that show, nor do I intend to in the future. The only ones I watched were the ones on the internet with the 10 worst or whatever. Those were great.
And back in the day, Paula was my favorite singer, and I won't watch it just because of her. She doesn't have the power to draw me into what ever she is involved in that she used to.

As far as "making it big" from AI, I love Kelly Clarkson who has had major air play with her CD's and I love her songs personally.
Most of the other winners i know of have had what? One hit?? Ruben, Clay.. Were there any others?

Anyways, It seems the women of AI have more staying power than the men.

Wonder why that is.

And, time will only tell how this Taylor fella' will do.
Will we be hearing some original music from him in the next coming months??

What kind of music was he partial to singing in the competition btw??
As in what Genre? Rock, Rap, Country, R&B?
Just wondering what genre he would be most likely to break into when/if his CD hits store shelves, and mp3 players worldwide.

[Lil' Lavery]

Taylor won, what a shocker, I never saw that one coming (did I mention I was also blind, deaf and dumb?)

And, sorry to offend anyone, Chris was a jerk

[jacob07]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Taylor won, what a shocker, I never saw that one coming (did I mention I was also blind, deaf and dumb?)

And, sorry to offend anyone, Chris was a jerk

What Makes you say he was a jerk. He was an excellent singer. America let me down when he was voted off

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by jacob07

What Makes you say he was a jerk. He was an excellent singer. America let me down when he was voted off

His response to getting kicked off. The day after it was announced that he was kicked off, during an interview it was brought up that some of his die-hard fans said they would boycott the show now that he was gone. He told them to go ahead and do it. He then backed off the comment later when he realised he would be touring with the American Idol Top 10 tour or whatever.

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

As far as "making it big" from AI, I love Kelly Clarkson who has had major air play with her CD's and I love her songs personally.
Most of the other winners i know of have had what? One hit?? Ruben, Clay.. Were there any others?

Clay technically came in second to Ruben.

Carrie Underwood won last year and won awards for "Top New Female Vocalist of the Year" and "Breakthrough Video of the Year", and was nominated for "Most Inspiring Video of the Year", from the Country Music Television Music Awards in April. Yesterday, she won "Top New Female Vocalist Of The Year" and "Single Record Of The Year", and was nominated for "Top Female Vocalist Of The Year" and "Song Of The Year", at the 2006 Academy Of Country Music Awards. I think she's doing alright.

[fatjoe3833]

I was also a big fan of Kevin. He had heart and poise. And he's a member of Team 545!

[JulieB]

Originally Posted by fatjoe3833

I was also a big fan of Kevin. He had heart and poise. And he's a member of Team 545!

Kevin was awesome. So cute. Really he was on robotics AWESOME.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Most of the other winners i know of have had what? One hit?? Ruben, Clay.. Were there any others?

And, time will only tell how this Taylor fella' will do.
Will we be hearing some original music from him in the next coming months??

What kind of music was he partial to singing in the competition btw??
As in what Genre? Rock, Rap, Country, R&B?
Just wondering what genre he would be most likely to break into when/if his CD hits store shelves, and mp3 players worldwide.

Carrie Underwood - w00t.

Taylor Hicks - Rap Star. I could see that working.... Someone should try impersonating that combo at the IRI Talent Show.

Taylor's got the soulful Otis Redding/Michael McDonald vibe going on. No one on that show was more genuine and down to earth as he was. Plus he's almost 30 and has gray hair - Soul Patrol!

A typical Taylor performance

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by T. Hoffman

Taylor's got the soulful Otis Redding/Michael McDonald vibe going on.

Michael McDonald?!?! The same one that was playing on the big screen at Smart Tech in The 40 Year Old Virgin??
Ughhh...

What did Kat sing mostly?? Maybe she'll make it big too.

[GlitterRave113]

Sadly, i stopped watching after Kevin got kicked off...It kinda bums me out that he didn't make it all that far, but at least he's got talent and knows it, it must be rough getting as far as he did

[Danielle H]

Originally Posted by GlitterRave113

Sadly, i stopped watching after Kevin got kicked off...It kinda bums me out that he didn't make it all that far, but at least he's got talent and knows it, it must be rough getting as far as he did

He got kicked off the night he sang my favorite song!!! I was saddened.

On a side note: The "kid" who came in and was a real country boy... almost cried when Simon criticized him. He was invited back Tuesday night to sing some cowboy songs... he's my Assistant Choir Director's cousin... I think. Either way, she's related to him somehow.

[Ashley Weed]

I was never into the whole "Reality TV" gigs that we have today, I would much rather watch a sitcom. However, if I am bored I usually watch the last episode because they finally get to singing and not talking by that point. I was very disheartened by the fact that 60 some million people voted, "more than any American Presidential election." Something has gone wrong in our society.