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Rabbit
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 11:32 am
During the 3/23 review show. When asked about her controversial Mohawk hairdo, Nadia said it was a dedication to Mario, the dearly departed. Was this a good strategic move? Mario had a large rabid fan base, will this endure her to them? It sure had potential to piss off Simon, is he seething and planning a get back at her in his critics over the next few weeks? Did Nadia mistakenly think Mario's hats were actually hairdos? Did Nadia just throw Mario's name out of the blue as a slap in the face at Simon because she was pissed at him for his critical review? Will the other contestants be mad at Nadia for trolling for Mario's fans or just kick themselves for not thinking of it first? Didn't they feature Nadia being heartbroken over the departure of one of the girls eliminated a couple of weeks ago, because they had become so close during the show?
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 11:40 am
Probably not the best idea.. and Simon certainly didn't appreciate it. Result? Hard to say.. any or all of the above could be true.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 11:58 am
I'm going with a "Yes" to Rabbit's #3 scenario: Did Nadia mistakenly think Mario's hats were actually hairdos? 
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 12:32 pm
She said they were good friends, and she probably misses him. She was giving a shout out to a friend. Unless I hear otherwise, I'm not gonna assign her ulterior motives. Not everyone has them.
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Rabbit
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 12:49 pm
With no ulterior motives on her part, do you think she communicated with Mario in advance to say I am wearing a Mohawk dedicated to you? She didn't mention a Mario connection the night she wore it and couldn't have known that she would be getting a second chance to mention it on the extra show, so maybe it was a private thing between them in advance, but was it good or bad for her chances of winning to bring it up on the 2/23 show? Speculation anyone?
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Jeep
Member
10-17-2001
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 1:02 pm
Rabbitt, didn't Fantasia do the same thing last year? Calling out to different people that had been voted off. Didn't seem to hurt her. I don't think the fans will mind, just the judges. JMHO
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 1:07 pm
I remember last year so many people were in a tizzy because Fantasia gave a shout out to Jennifer and said Tasia was trying to "manipulate the vote." LOL. Of course everything Fantasia did was purportedly a form of manipulation. LOL.
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Rabbit
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 1:11 pm
I agree that the fans won't mind, and some of the Mario fans might even see Nadia in a more favorable light learning of the friendship with their former fav. But I see the potential for a big backlash from Simon. I guess we will see how he evaluates her from this time out. She is one of my draft picks so I don't want Simon campaigning against her because I think he does exert a degree of influence over the broad base of the voting.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 1:16 pm
I see this as similar to Constantines's wearing ofthe Guarini shirt. I don't know that Mario had such a large rabid fanbase, some people liked him, but I did not see the passion. I think the question is will she offend people who were voting for her, especially aftger she had such a not nice performance?
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 1:48 pm
I didn't see the passion for Mario either, but he was said to have a large, rabid fan base. And Rabbit, perhaps you need another option.. Did Nadia mistakenly think her hairdo WAS a hat?
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Rabbit
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 2:11 pm
On the official Idol board Mario had the most impress fan base in that it was not only good sized but it had a large percentage of dedicated hardcore fans. On the who did you vote for and how many times did you vote polls Mario's fans dominated even Constantine's teen army. He had a very strong Latino following, though his fans were not limited to that. Camille's ferocious speed dialing Island fans kept her around for weeks despite nonexistent support to be found on boards like ours. Mario's base was Legion compared to Camille's and that was why a record company pursued him early, because he had the best fan base of the lot. (It is also why he was my first draft choice, the best fan base is better the having the most talent for going deep into the contest.)
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Babyboo
Member
06-16-2003
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 3:32 pm
yes, Mario had a lot of fans, i was one of them.
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Lori
Member
04-18-2003
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 4:35 pm
Well if Nadia wanted to piss off Simon, she most likely succeeded. Her fans (and Mario's) won't mind at all.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 8:40 am
I was a Mario fan too but I think that Nadia needs to concentrate on her own performance and singing and not worry about people who have ditched the show. I love Nadia but this week she wasn't as strong...get back to doing what you do best and win this show, girl!
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 11:28 am
The thing is, this early in the show just about anything can happen with the voting. At one time people used to split votes but there has been so much publicity of the "speed dial" voters that I think most people just pick their favorite and dial the whole time for that person. So if you are everyone's second pick you still hardly get anything. There are a number of people on this show who are going to have the devoted followings and I think Nadia could fall through the cracks, especially if she gets too arty.
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Highlighter
Member
09-03-2003
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 5:01 pm
Alisons, That is a *really* good point! Hadn't thought of it, but it's true that I am focusing my voting more this year. That's a shame because you are right that someone who would be an acceptable winner might not even make it far. Many people on these threads have said they like several different contestants, but I wouldn't think they are voting for all of them. Bummer! 
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