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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 11:19 pm
With all due respect, Sharinia, saying Sanjaya looks like Kaysar is like saying K-Fed looks like Prince Charming. LOL 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 11:47 pm
I just think they look like whoever they are. I was sorry to see Stephenie go but you have to look at voting blocs and I know I would vote for Jordin, Melinda, LaKisha or Gina ahead of her. Last night I thought Gina was in the most jeopardyd of that group, so that was where my votes went. I think Sanjaya, after seeing clips of him all over, is really feeling awfully full of himself. I'd rather see Melinda being modest WAY more than watch Sanjaya mugging for the camera. But I'm certainly not in his target demographic. However I do buy the CD of idols I find worthy, so I'm in that potential demographic. And I have to admit that I DO think there is a combination of forces working to keep Sanjaya, the younger girls, all the clips on so many different tv shows, vote for the worst, Howard Stern, Crying Girl, People in his area, I would imagine th viewers of Indian descent and heck all the reasons are fine (except the ones voting who believe he is the worst) and I can't blame him for wanting to be there longer. I just hope it ends soon, before some REALLY talented people fall victim to not having some voting blocs that they cannot control. I mean was Stephnie penalized because she didn't have raunchy photos on the internet? Or a fan who got a favored position and publicity.. But then I thought Sabrina deserved to stay even more.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 11:48 pm
I guess I'm remembering how close Justin Guarini came to winning. 
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 12:09 am
Bandit, heehee Please be sure to note that I did NOT see a resemblance I recently saw a replay of a show from the first Idol season, and scary enough, Simon indicated that Justin Guarini would be a threat to Justin Timberlake. And Sea, I was thinking how Sabrina would have blown all of that top 12 away.
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Lateeda
Member
12-01-2006
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3:47 am
I've lost interest in AI, and last night's results reaffirm my decision to watch Criminal Minds instead. And after reading that article about crying girl, seeing how the producers 'planted' her there...I'm probably done watching altogether. I'll keep tabs on who goes through this place, but I'll save my sanity and keep my level of disgust in check by watching NCIS instead.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 4:33 am
Do anyone know what the theme will be next week and/or who is going to be the guest coach?
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 5:14 am
crying girl is on the "TODAY" show this morning.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 6:07 am
awwwww, crying girl was so cute on the Today Show. I sure hope she gets her wish and Idol gives her tickets to the finale.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 7:01 am
On the finale it'll be Ashley Fern v. David Hasselhoff.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 7:14 am
I'm fine with last night's results - Steph. never stood out to me. No bottom 3 - I'll bet it would have been Phil. Dang them - I would have got more points in the game.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 7:28 am
It's not like crying girl was an actress that AI planted in the audience to act the way she did. It seems that she is just an emotional little girl who had the good fortune to attend a rehearsal. She was having an incredibly exciting experience and as an obviously enthused fan, AI gave her the opportunity to see the real show. Yes AI did it for ratings and for effect but it seems her emotions were genuine. I don't see that as a bad thing. I've attended rock concerts where the band was loud but it was nothing compared to the ear splitting shrieks of some of the young girls in the audience. Texasdeb very succinctly spelled out Stephanie's problem. She is a good performer but she just didn't standout and couldn't find a fan base.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 7:33 am
She did attend on her own, but the producers did plant her front and center for PR purposes.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 7:42 am
Yes they did. I imagine that they are pretty careful about who gets to sit in the front at most of these events (including non-AI events). They sure don't want someone who is going to look bored or fall asleep!
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Aahlife
Member
08-06-2005
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 8:15 am
I am surprised no one has mentioned Peter Noonan's lip synching of his song last night. It was obvious, as he did a poor job of matching his lip movements to his pre-recording. He was never a great singer, had a pleasant but not spectacular voice. His voice has lost what limited range he had, even in his pre-recording he chopped off many of the notes and strained to reach others. That said, I still enjoyed his performance. I am wondering if he opted to do this after Diana Ross's disasterous live performance. Lulu also lip synced her song, but she did a better job, and they did not show her face as often. I did detect an out of sync moment towards the end of her song.
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 8:36 am
I also have lost interest in this show but will continue to read here to see who gets booted. I'm apalled that Sanjaya is still there.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 8:52 am
So those of you who wanted Sanjaya to make it to the final 10, so he'll be on the road show... can we now make him GO AWAY?????? Please??
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 8:58 am
Simon may want it to be a singing competition and some of the fans may want it to be a singing competition but it is largely a popularity competition. And you know what – that just reflects what the music business is today. There are many incredibly successful popular singers with large fan bases who honestly aren't very good singers. However, they are able to entertain their fans and that is what makes them successful. I agree that Sanjaya is not the greatest singer, but neither is Mick Jagger and he seems to have been able to eke out a career in the entertainment field (LOL). If Sanjaya is able to entertain people, then good for him and good for his fans. (I think Mick Jagger is talented and I enjoy watching him perform but I'm not going to say that he is a great singer)
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 9:22 am
Now Jimmer, don't tell me you think that young Sanjaya is the next Mick Jagger (I agree with you totally about the Mickster, by the way.)
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 9:31 am
Keep giving people dirty water they will drink it. Keep giving people pisspoor performers and they will listen.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 9:39 am
Stephanie was a really good singer -- but compared to the "flashier" styles of Melinda and Lakisha she was not grabbing enough attention. I think she was trying to distance herself from their type of performances and didn't do herself any favors. In another season I think she would have gone much further. Isn't it funny the way that happens some years? Like the Fantasia year -- there were so many great women singers -- they all got clumped together in that "diva" thing and Jennifer Hudson was the loser (only for the short term of course) in that equation.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 9:44 am
LOL Roxip! I knew that someone was going to make that inference. Thanks for agreeing with me about Mick. Opera and classical singers are probably among the finest most technically talented singers in the world but we don't all listen to Opera. The fact is that people listen to a lot of singers who probably can't sing a whole lot better than any average decent singer. And that does not mean that I don't think these successful singers are not talented at what they do. I don't think just anyone could be Mick Jagger. It's just that using pure singing ability as a standard for judging AI doesn't reflect the reality of the music business. It seems rather ironic that Simon keeps saying it is a singing competition and yet often focuses on other aspects than singing when doing his critiques.
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Zadeira
Member
10-03-2006
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 9:47 am
There are many incredibly successful popular singers with large fan bases who honestly aren't very good singers. However, they are able to entertain their fans and that is what makes them successful. Interesting theory ::coughBritainySpearscough:: Sorry, something got caught in my throat
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Zadeira
Member
10-03-2006
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 10:06 am
Oh, and I believe they said Gwen Steffani is the guest next week
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 10:22 am
Well I must agree that Sanjaya did come out of his comfort zone the other night and perhaps surprised us all. But if he is not doing the Mick Jagger run around the stage wielding the microphone, yelling and making the girls swoon, he has proven to be a pretty poor performer. Up until the other night I have felt that he was pretty uncomfortable on the stage and out of his element. And, while I do think he showed us another side, I didn't think his performance the other night was all that great. He still seemed pretty uncomfortable and unnatural...
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Jandy
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 10:46 am
coughJimmyBuffetcough
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