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Monkey
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09-10-2006
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 12:22 am
I knew Lucas would win after the first episode. His look and presence on stage nailed it for him, and I love his voice. When he did Creep, he had it in the bag. I'm not sure what all the Dilana hype is about, I don't care for her at all and there was NO way Supernova would have a female singer to front their band Also Toby absolutely did not have the stage presence of Lukas during any kind of ballad, he was only good for the faster songs. Magni had no stage presence at all at any time. Go Lukas!!!!!! Enjoy the ride! Canada, 2 years in row, Love it.
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Texannie
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07-16-2001
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 3:14 pm
Dilana didn't go Supernova, but plans for stardom remain By BRUCE WESTBROOK Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle After a stirring, stormy run on CBS' Rock Star: Supernova, Dilana Robichaux is a budding star known by millions and ready to rock with her solo career. Take that, Supernova. "I'm extremely happy with my position right now. ... I promise to bring out something amazing and to tour, and it's all good," Dilana said from a Los Angeles studio where she's recording. For now the Houstonian will remain in L.A., where she got an apartment last week. "I'm going to stay here for as long as it takes to get my album out and get everything rolling," she said. South African by birth, Dilana, 34, recorded two albums for small labels in Europe before moving to Houston with her then-husband 4 1/2 years ago. She was among 20,000 people who applied for Rock Star's second season and, when chosen, moved into an L.A. mansion with 14 others before its July 5 premiere. Bursting from the pack with her fiery vocals, Dilana became Rock Star's presumed front-runner. Then, in typical reality-show fashion, she became a focus for conflict, with her offstage missteps magnified in the edit. "They wanted ratings, obviously," Dilana said. "I was under a lot of pressure and started having emotional problems, so I was their pawn. They wanted drama and targeted me." Finally she went to the show's producers and asked, "When are you guys going to have enough? You've drawn every bit of blood out of my skin." She said they told her, "You're the most interesting person to pick on." The spiral "really hurt me," said Dilana, who vows never to do another reality show. "But I'm so over it, and in a way it's good, because it showed the world I'm a real person. I get angry. I cry. I'm a human being. We all make mistakes, but I stood up and kept going." Now she's tight with her former rivals. Magni Asgeirsson and Toby Rand cheered her from the audience when Dilana was on Ellen last week, and she also stays in touch with Storm Large and winner Lukas Rossi. "We are the best of friends," Dilana said. "I was never on bad terms with anyone. That's just the way TV depicted it." On Sept. 27 she's even joining Magni for a show in his native Iceland. "It's worth it," Dilana said of the long trip. "I love Magni. He'll be my soul mate for the rest of my life. He helped me get through this." When Rossi and Rock Star Supernova (the band's new name, after a legal battle) tour in 2007, Dilana, Magni, Toby and Storm will front Rock Star's formidable House Band as opening act. (So far, there's no Houston date.) Each will perform three songs. This delights Dilana, who said the House Band inspired her to try out for Rock Star after its first season. Its drummer, Nate Morton, "is in the studio now doing drum tracks for me," Dilana said. "Everything's working out brilliantly." So don't cry for the woman who often shed tears as Rock Star colleagues were sent packing. "Supernova got who they wanted, and we got the exposure, so I'm not complaining," Dilana said. "I was aiming at the prize, and for me the prize is my career. "Bands break up all the time, and it might not have worked out. My motivation was to go as far as I could, get as much exposure as I could, and if they didn't pick me, I'd have a name people knew and could do my own thing — as I am right now." In the studio, Supernova guitarist Gilby Clarke is producing two songs for Dilana. One is her raging original Supersoul, which she projects as her first single. Another is her haunting spin on Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire. Her manager will pitch them to major labels to secure an album deal. Now if she could just get her Harley motorcycle to L.A. "It sounds expensive to ship," Dilana said, "but I'm trying. For now I'm driving a rental car." She said she's broken up with her Houston boyfriend but still has an extended family here. "I don't really have a family, but family can take many forms," Dilana said. For her, a Rock Star highlight was dedicating Every Breath You Take to her mother, who'd loved the song. But she still hasn't heard from her. "I don't know her number or where she's living. We never really got on and drifted apart. I call other people my family now." She promises to drop in on her Houston family and fans. "Please tell everyone in Houston that as soon as I get a chance I will come to Houston and have a welcome-home or farewell concert," Dilana said. "If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be where I'm at, and I will not let them down." bruce.westbrook@chron.com www.chron.com
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Donners
Member
09-15-2006
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 8:29 pm
Thanks for the article, Texannie. I wanted to be a Dilana fan through the show, and found it harder and harder as the weeks went on. I'm curious, though, why anyone who rides a Harley can't figure out the easiest way to get it from Texas to LA??? I'm not much of a US geography whiz, but it's not that far from Houston to LA, is it? You'd think anyone who actually loved their bike would want to ride it there, not ship it.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 6:16 am
It's expensive to have a vehicle transported, no matter the size. And it's a long drive from Texas to California. At least two days' worth of driving (or riding, as the case may be). If she's busy in the studio, she may not have the days needed to ride the bike out.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 7:06 am
not far from houston to la??? 1380 miles. Like Costa said, it's at the very least two hard days and at this time of year, you go thru some seriously hot stretches, ie desert, where on a bike you'd be smart to only ride at night or early morning.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 7:13 am
Donners, it may be a straight shot on I10, but it's a long, long way! LOL LT is right.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 7:15 am
Sometimes people don't realize how big Texas is. I think I heard sometime that it is as many miles to travel across Texas as it is from the border of Texas to LA (across New Mexico and Arizona). It is a BIG state!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 7:16 am
just a little trivia..Houston is closer to Chicago than it is to El Paso (other side of the state from Houston) El Paso, Texas is closer to Los Angeles on the Pacific Coast than it is to Port Arthur on Gulf Coast of Texas. Port Arthur, on the other hand, is closer to Jacksonville, Florida on the Atlantic Coast than it is to El Paso. The land area of Texas is larger than all of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois combined. It extends 801 miles from north to south and 773 miles from east to west.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 9:14 am
Not to mention that we are still irritated that we had to give away part of the state that is now Oklahoma and Kansas...LOL!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 10:09 am
hell yeah! LOL
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Ladytex
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09-27-2001
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 10:40 am
lol
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 1:38 pm
Texas is wider than California is long. Two of us driving for almost 12 hours a day (with stops for food and gas), and it took us two days to get to Austin. El Paso was about halfway. And riding alone on a bike would be a long, tiresome, and (likely) extremely uncomfortable ride. The first time I went thru Texas (from west to east), I thought I'd never get OUT of Texas. It never seemed to end!!!
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 1:46 pm
Costa, the size of The Lone Star State is just fine with us. That way we can sightsee forever and never have to leave home.

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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 1:56 pm
Coupla things... 1 -- the "Donners" post above was me, forgetting to logout my BF (I just convinced him to join TVCH and now forget that there are two users who could potentially be logged in.). Just don't want you guys thinking that the newbie is completly ignorant, LOL. 2 -- that said, I apparently AM completely ignorant. Had no idea that Texas was so big. Well, I knew it was big, but not THAT BIG. The only point I was trying to make was that I would think that anyone who has a Harley would understand the romance that comes with it and wouln't think twice about riding it across the country.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 2:04 pm
ah the romance, but at what price? LOL hell the worst part about driving to Colorado from here is half way you are STILL in Texas!!! you feel like you make such progress when you hit the Texas/NM border! LOL
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 6:38 pm
I think Dilana is in the "strike while the iron is hot" stage of her career. She can't afford to leave LA right now while she is getting all the publicity. I'm sure they are preparing for the tour after the first of the year and everything is hectic. I remember driving to Albuquerque one night...after you pass the Texas border into New Mexico you had BETTER have filled up with gas at the last open station...it's a long way between places to fuel up and they close early!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 7:16 pm
And there isn't a frickin' Starbucks to be found once you leave Tucson! Lovely yummy apple strudel in Fredericksburg, but no Starbucks until Austin. Seriously, I hadda survive on McDonald's (!!) coffee. Yuck and double yuck! And there are LOOOOOONG parts of that drive that are just plain BOR-RING! I remember when I saw my first armadillo pancake... I was so excited. It was something NEW to see! 
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 7:48 pm
Storm sang the National Anthem at The Contender Finale tonight ... she was awesome!!!
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Lenzyjo
Member
09-04-2006
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 9:00 pm
I live in Houston ---- are any of you from Texas going to see the RS SN show in Dallas ? I went to the INXS show in Houston and was dis-appointed that Marty was not there. It would be a long drive for me to go to the Dallas show ( plus I have 2 dogs) but, I wonder if they are going to do a show in Houston and if so, will Dilana, Toby, Magni, and Storm still be with the House band.......ect? What about Dave N and the panic channel ? Any thoughts ?
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 7:21 am
I haven't thought about going to the RSSN show in Dallas...but if a bunch of people decide to go I will join along! I'm just generous that way -- just a natural born joiner...LOL! But only to see Toby. I could care less about seeing Lukas and SN.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 7:43 am
I read on Storm's myspace last night that she was in the studio with Dave Navarro recording a more 'rocklike' version of Ladylike. Yay!! I love that song!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 7:57 am
I do too, although I'm such a prude I would just as soon she leave out the original lyrics. I can't be singing THOSE lyrics in the WalMart in Seagoville, Texas...LOL!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 8:57 am
LOL, I hear ya ... I listen to the PG version at least once a day so I hope they don't change it too much.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 3:01 pm
Texannie, Houston is closer to El Paso, Tx than it is to Chicago by 250 miles. Don't mean to be a stickler just saying.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 3:25 pm
hmm..wonder which city in Tx I am thinking of. and you are a stickler! LOL and I am calling the stickler police!
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