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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 9:16 am
I'll go with not Haley.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-30-2001
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 9:19 am
She looks pissed off, not shocked Same pissed off look she got when she was criticized
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Dobiheart
Member
05-09-2011
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 9:25 am
OK, I am just a lurker... in fact never became a member til I had to ;) just so I can read all these posts. Back to the subject. I too am glad Haley is gone. What I didn't like about her was every time she was judged and wasn't her way, she would get this spoiled look on her face, just wanted to smack her and make her listen! As far as Lauren and Scotty, love them both, but I fear they will have a problem handling the outside world. Watching Scotty last night, he seems so afraid to become someone. He still is hanging onto his parents. Country music actually is for everyone of all ages. This rock stuff I could care less, probably cause my age, but the young uns would be-bop to it.
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Maineiac
Member
08-24-2009
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 9:34 am
Jimmer, you explained exactly how I feel. I don't dislike Scotty and Lauren but Haley brought the excitement and spark, just like James did. She final lost some life to it last night.
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Maineiac
Member
08-24-2009
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 9:43 am
Let's not forget Pia's reaction, anyone have a picture?
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Maineiac
Member
08-24-2009
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 9:44 am
Haley acted pissed when the judges gave her negative comments because no one else recieved them, only her. I would be mad too.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 9:50 am
I grew to love Haley and I'm sorry as hell she's not in the finale. Nigel tweeted that Haley got 25 million votes and also that he's heard Jimmy's work with Haley on a single. So after the finale and after the news of Lauren & Scotty being signed, look for a Haley record deal also. No big surprise. What is a surprise is that MJ has posted news items that country radio has been resistant to playing Scotty & Lauren's studio recordings thus far. Country radio has been very very supportive in playing all country Idol releases up to now.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 10:02 am
If Lauren and Scotty were both pop or rock, we would not be having a 'genre' discussion about how they are 'country' idols. To me, that's just dumb. America voted in the country kids. Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini: Both pop. What about Fantasia and Diana DiGuarmo? Kat McPhee & Taylor Hicks?
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Lazylu
Member
04-09-2010
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 10:08 am
If country radio welcomed Danny Gokey, I can't imagine them not welcoming these two especially if the listeners want to hear them. BTW, who is MJ?
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 10:30 am
I think the fact that Scotty still hangs out with his parents is endearing, and speaks to the stability of the relationships in his life. I think he was very overwhelmed by the welcome he got in his homecoming last night. I think the "Idol Bubble" had not prepared him for exactly how huge of a fan base he has. For some reason, if Scotty does become a huge hit, I don't see him crashing and burning. He might get a huge head for a while, but he seems to be a pretty decent young man who will be kept pretty grounded by his family. Kidd Kraddock said he had heard that Lauren is pretty rude to her mother...speaks sharply and dismissively to her, etc...LOL...isn't that routine with a teenage girl? I know my daughter and I had to have a "come to Jesus" meeting yesterday over the way she was speaking to me and how she has been speaking to me over the last few days. I think Haley is very talented, but for some reason I have never been drawn to her as a contestant. I thought she was a little too quick to try and argue with the judges (even though I agree they were always more critical of her than others) and then kind of blew off any criticism...she might just be "too cool" for this competition! She never seemed to care whether she won or not, and I think that's off=putting for many people. However I was surprised to see her go instead of Lauren.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 10:45 am
Best Idol blog for current and all past Idol news: http://www.mjsbigblog.com
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Mak1
Member
08-11-2002
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 10:51 am
Welcome, Dobiheart! I always noticed that look on Haley's face, too. In the past, contestants who didn't gracefully accept the judges' criticism didn't last long, so I was surprised Haley made it this far. I'm more concerned about Scotty's and Lauren's maturity and emotional strength than I am about their genre. Lauren seems way too vulnerable and homesick to fulfill all the travel and performance obligations that go along with winning. Scotty didn't look receptive to criticism, either, but he knew enough to accept it and not argue like Haley did. I think they both can put out great sounding cds. Maineiac, for you:
shock, followed by sadness:

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Dobiheart
Member
05-09-2011
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 11:00 am
Thank you Mak1, you said it much better then I! I am not knocking Scottys relationship with his parents at all. I was trying to say it would be much harder for him because he is so close to them, to be on his own right now. And maybe they aren't playing the country tunes on the radio is because of their ages along with a mess of legal stuff.
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Scbarber
Member
06-08-2005
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 11:08 am
Am I the only one who is annoyed by the way Lauren 'drops' words at the end of some lyrics? She's so busy rushing into the 'big note' that the phrasing suffers. She's a charming young girl but I've wondered all season why no-one coaching her has corrected this.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 11:21 am
Actually I noticed that more on Scotty this week than on Lauren..."I could change the wurl...if she was my gur..." and it really bugged me...LOL! Not criticizing, but did it look like Scotty's parents were pretty comfortable? Not wealthy, but his neighborhood looked like a nice neighborhood and his home (if what they showed was the outside) certainly looked nice. I don't know...I just get the feeling that Scotty's parents will guide him well.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 11:55 am
Here is some info on the country radio reception to Lauren & Scotty: http://mjsbigblog.com/will-scotty-mccreery-and-lauren-alaina-be-welcomed-at-country-radio.htm
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 12:19 pm
Both Scotty and Lauren will have a parent or legal guardian with them at all times until they're 18, as they have throughout this process. It's the law. I see nothing wrong with a 16 and 17 year old spending time with their parents. To me that's the sign of a healthy family. There's an awful lot of sour grapes on this site today.
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Lazylu
Member
04-09-2010
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 12:27 pm
Thank you Bonzacat, very interesting.
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Lazylu
Member
04-09-2010
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 12:38 pm
Once I said to one of our CM DJs, that I wish they would quit playing a young lady that really can't sing and he said I wish I could. So, I agree with the person in that article that said the djs play what the boss tells them to. I also think that only time will tell whether either of these young people do well, but let's not bury them before they are even given a chance. As far as Lauren being snarky to her mother, I have had a 16 year old daughter and that is what they do at that age. 
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 1:09 pm
I totally agree that the DJs will play what they are instructed to play what the program directors tell them to play. Plus, there were positives in that MJ article too. And clearly, there will always be an Idol bias that they all will have to live down or live up to. It's a shame when they are dismissed before they are even signed. Both F2 have a big fan base and if they all buy, the numbers will be there.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 2:21 pm
roxi,i agree about scotty. i know this is going to sound awful and isn't fair to judge on appearance, but i kind of wondered if Lauren treated her mother badly because of the way the mom dressed. it seemed like the mom was trying to look 'young and cool'. It made me wonder if she was trying to be a 'friend mom'. I have found in my experience the 'friend moms' are usually treated fairly badly by their daughters. not talking the usual teenage girl snarkiness (i have a 17 year old so i know it) but the real talking down 'cause you have no respect for that person cause they are not an authority figure' way.
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Lazylu
Member
04-09-2010
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 2:26 pm
I really think it is an age thing. I sure wasn't trying to be a "friend mom", I was a "parent mom" This is going to sound bad too, but I thought Lauren and her mom should go on What not to Wear. I know, that was snarky.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 3:40 pm
As much as I love Lauren, she doesn't do herself any favors wearing those light colored boots with the dark jeans. Cuts her legs in half and accentuates the fact that she's not a stick (which is a good thing, but why make yourself look chubby?). Snarky, I know. I love her though. She just needs someone to dress her (NOT Gwen Stephani!).
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Lazylu
Member
04-09-2010
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 3:45 pm
Lauren is just so cute and whoever is dressing her has done her a disservice. And yes, it is okay to not be a size 2. I am assuming they have people that help them pick out what they want to wear.
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What555456
Member
06-14-2005
| Friday, May 20, 2011 - 7:26 pm
It certainly sounds like very few of the star makers in country music care much for Scotty and those that have a positive sense about Lauren find her much too young and immature. Oh well, another bust for American Idol.
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