America’s Got Talent: Houston and Miami Auditions
I now know why last night’s “America’s Got Talent” seemed to have only good acts – they were saving most of the bad ones for tonight! There was Divani, who I believe stunned the judges so much with her singing (and not in a good way) that they couldn’t physically press the buzzers for a few seconds. Jolie and Lester had some weird act where he balanced a running lawn mower on his chin while she and Nick threw produce into the blades. Rusty Reece was a cowboy who sang Broadway. The judges did not appreciate that.
Marti Brill told them he was the greatest magician ever, but as it turned out, he wasn’t. However, if self-confidence can get you anywhere, Marti will go far. Even as Piers looked bored and the crowd booed, he seemed to continue to think he was doing well. Brandon Paxton read poems he had written about his ex-girlfriends. Why, I don’t know. Diego Baner had a deep voice that Sharon and the Hoff likened to a sheep and the Midwest Entertainers just turned out to be wrestlers. But, the one guy looked like the love child of Bruce Willis and Vin Diesel, so that was mildly amusing.
Two of the really good acts were acts that I normally dislike. The Lake Houston Performing Arts Center (they really needed another name) consisted of 27 young girls between the ages of 8 and 14 in reddish afro wigs, but man, those girls were coordinated! Their jumps were in synch – I was highly impressed. When I saw Pam Martin walk out with her dog Viva, I rolled my eyes. I love dogs – I love all animals – but dog acts bore me. She said she got Viva after her husband died to fill a void and they danced together. I just knew this was going to be bad, but it was actually very cute.
One of the reason’s I hate this show was exemplified when illusionist Joseph Constantine was being judged. His act was good, but both David and Sharon said they had seen it before and they had to think about it. Meanwhile, we saw Joseph and his partner/wife holding hands in anticipation. We saw their children backstage and heard how much this would mean to them and how it could change their lives because they been through a rough few years. Hoff kept saying they had seen the same act 6 or 7 times and hadn’t let any of the other people through. After he finally said no and Piers said yes, Sharon finally said yes. It was just all unnecessarily drawn out.
The last act, Hairo Torres, was different. He was a break dancer, but I’d add contortionist to the title as well. His act was weird, but good. I loved it when Nick said “I don’t think he’s got any bones.” Hopefully we will see more of him.
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