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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 8:31 am
I just got an email from Playbill Online saying that Taylor Hicks is joining the cast of Grease on Broadway in the role of Teen Angel.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 9:47 am
He started on June 6, and you can find some video on youtube.

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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 11:02 am
Good for Taylor! Although he was kind of a bust as an "American Idol" he still remains one of my favorite all time contestants. I just loved him...and I'm happy to see he is still out there working away!
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 12:07 pm
Thanks for the pic. He looks happy.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 1:21 pm
Although isn't he Season 5's winner?
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 2:19 pm
Sorry, I was trying to count back and I (blushing) didn't count our David C. I think I started counting back from Jordin. My bad.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 5:23 pm
I just saw his name and didn't even look at which thread it was in, LOL. In Season 6 news, Blake Lewis' contract with Arista records has not been renewed. mjsbigblog.com/blake-lewis
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Friday, June 27, 2008 - 6:10 am
I guess the beat-boxinng didn't appeal to a large enough audience. Now he needs to find a label that specializes in his type of music or he needs to open for a group like Maroon 5 (I think that that was one of the groups that he liked a lot) and get more exposure. Things will work out fine for Blake.
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Mush
Member
09-09-2002
| Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 6:00 am
I hope so. I wasn't a great fan of the beat-boxing, but I really liked his song choices and arrangements (and, yes, his voice). I was actually listening to my Blake playlist yesterday on the iPod while I was doing yard work :-) His album wasn't my style, but I loved his stuff on AI. I still think that You Give Love a Bad Name was the best thing ever. Blake and this year's David C renewed my interest in the show because I was always looking forward to what they would come up with.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 9:35 pm
I was reading another board and it seems like Blake is sinking pretty fast for an idol. I never understood the whole way it works where you like and idol and then you don't because I mostly never vote or get that involved, more as the years go on, it seems. Blake had a lot of die hard fans, I used to watch them vote for him and there are still a devoted crew left on the IDF, but nothing like there used to be. Are idols more disposable as the shows go on and more and more are out there performing? Blake was scheduled to do a tour with 30 seat clubs and most of the venues have cancelled after not being able to sell tickets for $10. This doesn't sound right, it has just been 18 months since he came in second, I think Justin Guarini, after all these years has more fans now. Of course, he has been working hard at keeping his fans happy over the years with direct contact. I don't know if he has had a successful tour since AI, but he does make appearances and has his TV show on Cable.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 3:33 am
Sadiesmom, I know a then-13 year old girl who was a big fan of Taylor Hicks. The year after he won, I told her I had gone to one of his solo concerts and knew she was a big fan. She said "Oh, that was last year. This year, I like someone else." She had no interest in her previous year's favorite. If she is typical of the younger voters, that would explain some of it.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 9:01 pm
Idol's LaKisha Jones to Marry on Sunday She may have captured the viewers' hearts as the single mom with soul on American Idol's sixth season – but now LaKisha Jones's heart belongs to Houston financial adviser Larry Davis. The two will marry Sunday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. "I'm very excited," Jones, 28, tells PEOPLE. “My [5-year-old] daughter Brionne is the flower girl, and she woke up this morning and said, 'We have [a few] days, Mommy, and then I can put on my dress!' " Before an anticipated intimate gathering of family and friends, Jones will walk down the aisle amid a bridal theme of old-fashioned Hollywood glamour, in black and white. <snip> I'm so happy for her! I wish her and her husband to be all the best!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 8:18 am
Mak & Sadiesmom, I am pretty much the same way with most Reality Show contestants... I tend to forget them when their season is over. Unless they are like Fantasia or Clay and they really resonate with me.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 9:08 am
I think Melinda, who IMO had the best voice, will have a CD out soon. I read on her blog that the recording was done. The note was fron 8/3/08. I hope it is out before Christmas, what a great gift!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 11:22 am
I thought Lakisha had a chance of winning it in the first few performances of her season...but then she kind of got muddled into some mediocre performances...she had a hard time with anything that wasn't in her "genre" plus I think her nerves got to her. But she had an AWESOME voice. I thought Melinda's voice was fantastic but IMO she didn't have the "it" factor that makes people superstars.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 10:42 am
Refresh my memory please, was Lakisha the one that Simon made jokes about her weight durig the audition phase?
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 1:40 pm
Yes.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 5:00 pm
He made fun of Mandisa's weight during the previous season. She told him she forgave him, and he apologized.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 5:39 pm
Thanks Mak!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, October 13, 2008 - 6:43 am
I actually think he flat-out told Lakisha (is "flat out a Texas/Southern term or do you Yankees understand it too?) that she needed to lose weight.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, October 13, 2008 - 1:02 pm
Yankees use "flat-out" too, Roxip. Knowing Simon, I wouldn't be a bit surprised that your memory of that comment is correct. yw, Beach.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, October 13, 2008 - 1:25 pm
Just wanted to ensure that we all knew the context of the word, thanks Mak1.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, October 13, 2008 - 3:28 pm
yw, Roxip! I don't think anyone living in the north refers to ourselves as Yankees, though....except for that dreaded baseball team.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 7:03 am
LOL...well, you know how we are down here in the South...anybody from north of Texas is a Yank! (Just teasing by the way.)
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 11:11 am
LOL
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 4:11 pm
Has anyone heard anything about Melinda's CD? I thought it was supposed to be released this month.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 5:00 pm
Sugar, the release date for Coming Back to You is now February 2. Melissa is giving a free mp3 download of the title track on her website. You can also listen to the rest of the cd there. I especially like the second track It's Your Love. The cd can be preordered on the site, too. MelindaDoolittle.com
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 9:28 pm
Thank you Mak1
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 4:01 am
I discovered the other songs listed on the site only let you play 30 second snippets, not the whole song. It sounds really good.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 4:56 am
NEW YORK - Even Jordin Sparks knows how giddy she sounds. As the 19-year-old "American Idol" champ rattles off a list of favorite tracks from her new album "Battlefield" -- due out July 21 on 19 Recordings/Jive Records -- her excitement is contagious. "I can't wait for you to hear them," she says. "I'm sure you can hear the smile in my voice." There are plenty of reasons why Sparks is so happy. She's been able to give her second set more attention than her 2007 self-titled debut, which was recorded in four weeks and rushed to stores soon after the Phoenix, Ark., native won "American Idol." That album sold 1 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Story continues below ↓advertisement | your ad here This time, Sparks spent four months writing and recording, entering the studio in January. "I knew I'd be able to get more involved because we had the time," Sparks says. "It's an amazing feeling to put my experiences on paper, and all of a sudden it becomes a song." Like Sparks' debut, "Battlefield" leans heavily toward midtempo pop ballads with some songs skewing into R&B territory. The title track, produced and co-written by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week after Sparks introduced it on "Idol." Another standout track is the Dr. Luke/T-Pain collaboration "Watch You Go," the only song that features another artist. "It's got a slow, urban vibe," Sparks says of the song, "but don't worry -- I don't think my voice is in AutoTune." <snip> ‘Idol’ champ Jordin Sparks ready for battle msnbc link
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