American Idol Season Premiere
The wait is over! Of course, tonight had the good, the bad, and the ugly covered. The judges were in Minnesota and it really brought out some…uh…interesting talent. I loved it when Randy called it “Minnehopeless.” What was the one dude doing dressed as Apollo Creed? I didn’t actually think his singing was that bad – maybe the judges would have taken him seriously if he had dressed normally.
Poor Jessica was the first casualty of the night. She did not handle rejection well. The crack baby story was sad, but I thought she was more of a yeller than a singer. However, the judges loved her and sent her to Hollywood. And the Lion girl – what was that about? It just never ceases to amaze me the goofy stuff people will do just to appear on television. I’d sooner be filmed robbing a bank!
You had to know the Navy guy was going to make it though, as did the Army reserve girl whose hubby is in Bagdad. I thought she was better than he was, but we will see what happens in Hollywood. I thought Michelle was just the cutest little thing and she could sing pretty well. If you don’t remember her, she was the little girl with long blond hair, wearing the long white sweater. I felt sorry for Dayna’s boss who flew her out for the audition after she had been told no once before. She was cute, but the judges just didn’t like it – even after she sang a second time. Simon said she was “terrible” and Randy said she was “tone deaf.” Oh well, at least she has a nice boss. Matt was good, but was I the only one distracted by that mole on the end of his nose. Yeah, yeah, I know, he’s only like 16 and it made me tear up when he called his mom and she was proud of him, but hopefully they have a dermatologist in Hollywood.
Sarah – please. I wrote down “yes” before she even quit singing. I knew the judges would send her through to the next round. Poor Jason the Juggler. I thought he would be better suited for “America’s Got Talent” just liked the judges but he took the rejection very bad. But again – if you are here to sing and have the judges judge your singing, why the juggling gimmick? I didn’t think Simon was that hard for him, but hey, he wanted to be a star at 16. Good luck kid.
Brenna proved to all of us that just because you know everything there is to know about American Idol does not mean you can sing. Ten years of training? A degree in vocal performance? Uh, she might want to get some of her money back. Then Josh – who I didn’t think was bad – lowered himself to singing Dancing Queen, but to no avail – the judges still said no. He was a cute kid – I liked that they encouraged him to work with his band. He was, as Simon said, just too one-dimensional. Which is exactly what I thought about Chris Daughtry last year, but we won’t go there.
All in all, seventeen lucky singers will go from “Minnehopeless” to Hollywood. Next episode, we get to see how they do in Seattle.
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