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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 9:18 pm
It was almost freaky, like it shouldn't be happening! I think she's going to win the whole thing. Scary neck guy... couldn't watch him but I'd vote for him! Definitely a Vegas show there!
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 6:07 pm
Next week is wild-card week!!! I'm sorry, but I don't think that is fair. These people have already auditioned and performed and not been voted through by American popular vote, and now they get another chance because the judges like them? Sounds to me like they are just trying to fill up air space.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 7:14 pm
Who got through tonight of the video tube crowd, please?
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 8:31 pm
Dan Perry - weird magician Jackie - little girl opera singer The pretty singer from South Dakota The 16 year old piano player Sorry not good with names. LOL
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 9:13 pm
The Wild Card acts are: Michael Grasso (magician) Connor Doran (kite flying guy) Swing Shift Side Show (drilling holes in his face guy) Kruti Dance Academy (Indian/Bollywood) Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon (acrobats) Hot Shot Tap Dancers (the 3 bros and sis tap dancers) RNG (little girl dance troop) CJ Dippa (little boy rapper) Harmonica Pierre (...) Anna and Patryk (little ballroom dancers) Doogie Horner (comedian) Rudi Macaggi (illusionist with the saw) I think the one I marked as Bollywood was the Bollywood act - if so I'd like to see them go through. The rest don't really interest me much.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 4:38 am
Looking at the Wild Card acts, I see that two of them were passed over during the judge's picks, so that means they originally got 4th or 5th place that week with the public vote: RNG Anna and Patryk But the other two acts that got passed over by the judges that had received 4th and 5th place during their week from the public were: Wreckless Belly Dancers Wonder why they weren't Wild Cards??????
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 8:14 am
I'm really disappointed in most of the wild cards.. Doogie and Swing Shift, for instance, I really didn't want to EVER see again.. and I'll FF if I watch the show.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 9:28 am
I was expecting to see the belly dancers, I thought they were kind of special because they really did belly dance, whereas a lot you see really just shake their booties. Two of the selected acts I can't watch anyway - the one who pierces himself and the guy who did the trick with the saw - I don't want to watch Doogie, and too be honest I wasn't keen on the boy rapper. I guess I'll be fast forwarding a lot too.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 10:20 am
I think I'll just read a book instead!!!
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 2:22 pm
The only worthy acts would be the young ballroom dancers, the bollywood dancers, the acrobats and harmonica pierre. But Breaking Gravity, the young opera singer and the subway singer are probably going to be top 3 in the finals.

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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 4:44 pm
I can see why they have the wild card. They obviously try to group acts by the way they think they will be eliminated. In other words, they try not to put the stronger acts together in one show. But sometimes they misjudge and you have more than 4 really good acts in the same show. This eliminates someone that really should have gone through. By having the wild card, it gives the judges a chance to put through someone who was eliminated this way. I have no problem with the wild cards because if they are good enough to win, then they belong there, if not they will just get voted off again.
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Erniesgirl
Member
06-26-2006
| Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 9:46 am
DH didn't believe that girl was really singing. I went over to You Tube and plunked in her name and we listened to all of her stuff. She is so cute. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jackie+evancho&aq=f
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 11:25 am
She's going to be the new Charlotte Church.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 1:19 pm
That is just incredible!
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Hereiam
Member
03-29-2002
| Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 1:51 pm
Check out Dan Sperry too. He is the life saver guy that spooked Howie. Apparently he is an award winning magician. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dan+sperry&aq=f A couple good finds from youtube.
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Monday, August 16, 2010 - 9:37 am
Think about it,if we didn't have the wild card on American Idol we would have missed out on getting to know RJ Helton and Clay Aiken.There may be hidden talent that we missed the first time round.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 4:27 am
I didn't know that about Clay Aiken, Luvie! I only started watching these talent-type reality shows when Susan Boyle came on the scene last year. I'm very surprised a "wild card" made it to the final two, and actually has outsold records from anybody else from season two. Thanks for pointing that out...t'was an interesting read from Google.
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 6:38 am
Your welcome Alaginger 
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 9:14 pm
Tonight Wild Card wins: Anna and Patrick Michael Glasso? - magician The arial act Connor - boy with kites
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 10:13 pm
In 2008, Donald Braswell was eliminated in the quarterfinals and brought back as a wild card. He ended up in fourth place. If none of you have ever heard him, go to Utube and take a listen. Especially his Phantom of the Opera Music of the Night. How he ever got voted off the first time, I will never understand.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 8:45 am
My 3 faves are Alice Tan Ridley, Jackie Evancho & Connor Doran.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 11:17 am
I love the boy with the kite, but how is that an hour long Vegas show?
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 11:35 am
Found a link to Donald Braswell. If you have not heard him, it is worth a listen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKfVDsCEKL0
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 12:41 pm
"""""WOW""""" Oh ... and my favorite three are Fighting Gravity, Michael Grimm, and Jackie Evancho.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 1:10 pm
Double Wow. 
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