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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 10:02 am
I really felt sorry for the kid who had been living in his car. He was so obviously spent emotionally and physically at the last audition. I am not sure he would have been able to take the stress of the competetion. I wonder if he has any contact with his parents. I hope if not that someone clues them in on what is going on and they make some move to reconnect with him. I know thousands of kids his age live on the street, but there is just something so vunerable about him. It breaks my heart to think about what can happen to him out there. He is 18, but he looks about 15. I think the show should have contacted his parents and had them there waiting for him. If he did not want anything to do with them, fine, but it would have been a great gesture. It was so sad that he had no one to turn to and he was just so devasted. And I just loved the last guy to get cut. Of course we never really heard the other guy that much, but I totally agree with Simon here and hope he does something to help the kid. I think this kid could have made it a long way. He has a very good voice and a great personality. I also really like the 16 year old guy with the dark hair. Great maturity in his voice and his personality. To my mind the favorite right now is the guy who sang Bohemin Rapsody (sp?) He gave me goosebumps. And Simon liked him.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 10:35 am
The Buddy Holly guy did get cut. You know, regarding the "didn't get a fair chance girl" -- they probably already had another girl in her "type" - I always feel like they try to get a variety of people and it wouldn't do to have too many beautiful blondes. With only 12 girls they have to spread it out among different types of singers, different ethnicities, etc. That's just my opinion but I like seeing a more diverse group of people. You know, when you consider how many people audition its amazing that some of the people have gotten through in the past. I hope this year they have picked wisely. They have told us over and over and over and over and over again that this is the "most talented group ever" -- can't wait to see how true that is. IMO in year's past there have been some real losers.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 11:19 am
I did not like the 'didn't get a fair chance" comment. She got the same chance as anyone else did. After all, she did go on and sing part of her song again. Even though they cut her off before she got to do the part she messed up on, she got to do more than most of the others. She blew the audition and did not have enough "credit" from the previous auditions to carry her. Why did she feel she did not get a fair chance? Because they did not let her do her entire audition over again?
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 12:20 pm
Oh I was sad the "buddy holley" guy didn't make it thru. I liked him. He was interesting and fresh. Terolyn, are you talking about Kyle from TX? He sang the Josh Groban song, "You Lift Me Up" on Tuesday. My husband thinks he looks like Buddy Holly also. I love his voice and can't believe they let guys with worse voices through over him. I don't want to hear these judges whining this year that they heard people differently in person than we did on TV like they have in previous years. I think they've just lost their touch in differenting between wonderful voices and those that would make 'their' show more interesting. BAH!
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 12:22 pm
Cricket, I thought they put Brooke through. I think I may have the name wrong. Was her name Blake? She was slim, tall and blonde and missed one of her high notes and wouldn't let her retry.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 12:46 pm
Cricket - YES, Kyle. I really liked him. Brooke/Blake was the Beauty Queen that Simon found annoying. She was cut and she was complaining that it wasn't fair. Simon was right..she IS/WAS annoying.
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Whisp
Member
02-08-2008
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 1:00 pm
regarding Josiah Leming (kid in car) my understanding from other web sites and people who say they are from his town is that he has never been on the outs with his family. He simply left home to do his thing, which in his case happens to be driving around trying to make it in music. Some people go to college, some join the military, everyone leaves home eventually, he just left earlier and took a different route. His choice. He said in his little backstory shoot that he lives in his car by choice and his parents thought he was staying with friends.
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 1:41 pm
To my mind the favorite right now is the guy who sang Bohemin Rapsody (sp?) He gave me goosebumps. And Simon liked him. I LOVED that guy!! I can't wait to see/hear more of him! I wish Simon got his way with the Buddy Holly (Kyle) guy! I want to hear more from him. He was very interesting.
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Biginjapan
Member
07-23-2005
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 3:40 pm
My favorite is Danny. I am one of Danny's Fannys. 
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Jasper
Moderator
09-14-2000
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 4:42 pm
The 16 yr old that they love so much, when he sings I hear every intake of breath and it sounds phlemy to me. Anyone else notice. The Bohemian guy is the Aussie, Michael, he's one of the oldest ones in there at 29. My dh thought he was great and he has a much better ear than I do. I think Brooke who played the piano and had the Carly Simon/Carole King thing as Simon put it going on made it. Brooke just seemed like a girl who had never been told no. I quite like the Irish girl as well. What were they all eating that day, they all had blue tongues at the final auditions of Hollywood. The final guy Kyle, his chest must have just swelled with pride, Simon does not give out praise like that on a regular basis.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 5:31 pm
Kyle took the news really well and Simon was great to let him know that he wanted him in the top 24. That would mean alot to me. I wonder if all the 'borderline' decisions come down to Paula and Randy vs Simon. Do you think that Paula ever stands alone?
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 5:34 pm
Wait, I'm getting the blondes confused. I thought Brooke was the newlywed who didn't watch R-rated movies. She had a job as a nanny.
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Alliet
Member
07-11-2005
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 9:02 pm
Paula stood alone with the one male rocker - both Simon and randy put him through and said that they had been alone in the decision. Our DVR cut just as they were about to tell the final 2 women who got through. Which of the two made it? Anyone?
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Whisp
Member
02-08-2008
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 9:26 pm
Joanne the plus size model made it. I swear I have seen at least twenty posts on different message boards from people saying their dvr cut out just as they were about to tell the final women. what on earth happened???
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 11:45 pm
Fox over ran their alloted time by a few seconds. <wags finger at Fox, grrrrrr>
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 1:05 am
Is it a spoiler to talk about people's past history now that they are all selected?
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 6:27 am
That should be fine, Sadiesmom.
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Jasper
Moderator
09-14-2000
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 10:34 am
Lexie quote:Wait, I'm getting the blondes confused. I thought Brooke was the newlywed who didn't watch R-rated movies. She had a job as a nanny.
You are correct, and she made it to the 24
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Madelane
Member
08-20-2001
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 11:22 am
Ha ha I noticed the blue tongues, too! What WERE they eating?
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 11:22 am
Whew!!! Thanks Jasper - I thought the nanny's name was Brooke and that she made the Top 24. She's the one with the whole Carole King/Carly Simon thing going on. I love her!!!
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Biginjapan
Member
07-23-2005
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 11:24 am
What does everyone think about Carly having a cd out already on a major label from 2001? Ultimate High. She was dropped.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 12:01 pm
Interview with the kid in the car: http://blogs.accesshollywood.com/archives/2008/02/eliminated-idol-josiahs-next-s.html
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 12:36 pm
I think the blue stuff on the tongue was a throat spray. I remember someone spraying it into someone else's throat. I finally figured out that that must have been what it was.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 1:22 pm
Somebody having had a CD out before and being dropped doesn't concern me. There are many reasons an artist doesn't make it with their first try. Since I don't have a favorite right now I'm just going to vote for the artist that I like best and hope for the best. I think the Aussie guy has also already had a CD out and there are several others. Didn't David Archuleta win Star Search or something like that? It just doesn't bother me that much. May the best performer win!
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Whisp
Member
02-08-2008
| Friday, February 15, 2008 - 2:57 pm
Robbie whoever is a former boy/girl band member. There are quite a few this year with some background apparently. I know it's not the first time though, I remember hearing someone or other was a back up singer. I've never watched AI prior to this year so couldn't say who it was for sure.
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