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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 6:31 am
Alaginer, I'm with you on Michael Grimm. I love him. What a great, bluesy voice.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 12:15 pm
The other catch this year is that 10 or 12 acts that applied over the Internet at YouTube.com, were selected by the judges. So we really have 48 plus probably 12 more to pick from. Tonight is the first 12, so I guess next week is the 2nd group of 12, for a total of 4 weeks??? and then a 5th week where we see 12 Internet picks??? Just not sure how this is suppose to work.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 9:31 pm
The gross drill down throat guy "had to withdraw from the competition." Makes you wonder if maybe he hurt himself practicing. I'm only half way through but so far I'd only bother voting for the two cute little boys.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 6:00 am
I voted for Maricar. I love art 
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 12:46 pm
lol Ketchup! In the end I think the cute little boys, the group of girls (RNG? NRG?), the black light puppets and.... someone else should be the four to go through.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 1:24 pm
I've never watched this show much. I do like the judges. I watched a couple of the acts last night. I wasn't too impressed (cute sister girls but not the best singers, esp. the younger sis) and air guitar guys, oh, and the martial arts guys...didn't like that routine. I just couldn't muster up any more patience for the show. I think the caliber of everyone is so much better past the auditions for AI and esp. SYTYCD that I can't stick with this show. Is Gabby's mom one of the final 48? I hope so. I saw very few auditions, but I saw hers.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 9:05 pm
I think Gabby's mom did get through, but she wasn't in last night's show. The sisters have a genetic condition affecting their breathing and causing progressive lung damage - I think it might by cystic fybrosis - so that's why they're a sentimental favourite. I presume the little boys and the little girls were in fourth and fifth place, and that's why the the judges had to choose, otherwise how cruel!! I don't know how anyone could say no to those boys, and I think Howie said Future Funk as the recording cut out - can anyone confirm?
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 9:16 pm
At the very last second, just before L&O:SVU started, Howie said Future Funk. They are cute, but I still don't think the show should be open to children. I'd love to see a separate show for kids under 16 or under 18.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 9:49 pm
I agree. The decision process must be quite traumatising for them, and it's not like they'd even be allowed to perform a nightly show in Vegas anyway, at least I can't imagine the laws allow that. Better to do a sort of Star Search and have a more appropriate award. Thanks for the confirmation on Future Funk, they timed that section awfully. And the littlest boy was really crying at one point, it seemed so cruel to draw it all out like that.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 9:30 am
Pics of the first 4 winners from the first group of 12 semi-finalists:
Nathaniel Kenyon (Young male singer who had a throat infection at the semi-final. Was first to stay in the final 48, and booted the 75 year-old lady whistle blower, and the Air-rock group that didn't use instruments.)
Christina and Ali (2nd to stay, booting the artist under water act, and the 4 sibling tap-dancers.) All the children in the family evidently have Cystic Fibrosis, and one sister died last year.
Fighting Gravity (3rd to make it through - College Fraternity Brothers who do an act in the dark, that similates things floating in space to the beat of the music. This booted Nick who did the fire act, and the Kung-fu group.)
Future Funk - Judges Pick (Of the last three remaining contenders, the acts that received the 4th and 5th most public votes got to stay on stage for the judges pick, and the 3rd one was eliminated right off the bat ... singer that sang in the 1940's style crooning. Sharon voted for RNG, the girls dance routine, and Howie and Piers voted for Future Funk, making them the 4th to get through to the Finals).
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 2:53 pm
Those judges did not make up their minds at the last moment. They knew who they were voting for. It was just too convenient that they ended in a tie and Howie had to break the tie at the last second. I am not saying the judging was rigged, but the way it was presented certainly was. All for the drama. And I agree that the pause before the contestant is announced is so long it becomes ridiculous and annoying. I thought the pause on American Idol was annoying, but this is dreadful. I do agree with the acts that went through, although, I could have gone with the male singer over the funk dancers and been OK with it. He was pretty good, but I think he chose a horrible song to sing. After Susan Boyle's version, everyone else trying to sing it just seems lame. Very poor choice.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 5:13 pm
They always try to give one vote to the one going home when it is a hard choice. On my recording it cut off before Howie voted but I was confident that Future Funk was put through.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, July 16, 2010 - 12:54 pm
I agree allie that the pause is absolutely ridiculous.....If I were up there, I would have a tendency to tap dance. Which reminds me.......I think the 4 sibling tap dancers could do a Vegas one hour show a lot better than the two cutey-pie funk boys, but America voted and the tap dancers were sent home.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, July 16, 2010 - 8:34 pm
I like the guys who glow in the dark.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 1:00 am
Yep, Fighting Gravity is awesome and has a real shot at winning. I can see the potential there for a great Vegas act.
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Ritfie
Member
05-09-2006
| Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 6:09 am
Does anyone know what happened to the older man with the tap dancing act? I didn't see him in Vegas.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 1:31 pm
His name is Phil Trau. Looking at the list of 48 acts that made it through, his name is not on there......so I guess he didn't make it.
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Curious
Member
07-17-2010
| Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 7:50 pm
I love the rich soul in Michael Grimes voice and am highly impressed with Asendance
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 9:14 pm
Michael Grimm and Alice Tan Ridley both sang tonight and they were both great. Alice sang Midnight Train to Georgia and she sent goosebumps up my spine. I swear she was better than when she sang At Last in New York. And she looked beautiful. Someone did a magnificent job on her hair and make up. She was the only one who got a standing ovation from all three judges. Piers told her there was a red carpet in her future and people would be asking her daughter if she was Alice Tan Ridley's daughter. If she does not go through, the show should be canceled. That is how good she was. Michael was good, can't really remember what he sang. I am afraid the wow factor has worn off a bit on him, but I thought he was very good and I would suspect will go through. None of the other acts really made me go wow. The 12 year old boy was not so good tonight. Hopefully the impersonator who was even worse tonight will fall by the wayside. Piers and Sharon both buzzed him. Bollywood, the Indian dance group was not bad. The strong man basically picked up a motorcycle and turned over a car. Not entertaining. The rock climbers were pretty good and have added two more "dancers," but this act is beginning to get boring for me. Don't really remember the others.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 10:30 pm
I really don't think the impersonator knows he's bad... I think Howie's missing the point on that one. I liked the Bollywood people the first time round, but not so much this time. And I don't remember the group who were in the carnival costumes from before, but this time I liked them a lot. Alice was good. I know America loves the cowboy type guy with the guitar, but Michael doesn't do much for me. I don't think I'd get up and vote for anyone tonight.
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Ritfie
Member
05-09-2006
| Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 11:40 am
Thanks Alaginger. I see Phil Trau did not make it to Hollywood. I didn't see his performance in the Vegas shows. Don't know how I missed it. I thought he was great.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 5:26 am
The second winning group of 4, from last night's show were: Ascendance - wall-climbing dancers (went first) Alice Tan Ridley - New York Singer (went second) Michael Grimm - 30 yr. old soul singer (went third) Antonio Restivo - magic/fire act (judge's pick)
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 9:21 am
Am I the only one who thinks the magic/fire act is a bit rubbish?! He does the same thing all the time - there's a girl in a box and then there's a lot of flashy fire. I don't know why the judges like him so much.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 9:24 am
I'm with you Kitt. I totally don't get this "act". Other than fire shooting out all over the place...not much else going on. I would have much rathered the dancers gone through.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 12:15 pm
Not to worry, because he was tied for 4th place by the public, so that tells me he will not win when push gets to shove. The winner should come out of the first three put through at each session since we are never told if they placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd by public vote.
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