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Marymc

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 03:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i used to work retail....both as a sales associate and in management. i have a hard time believing that a MINOR would be given a management position considering the amount of responsibility it entails.

Prisonerno6

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 03:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nothing all that much new on the Today show. Matt started by recapping last week's show with little (very little) snippets from each performance. He mentioned 20 million people watched the show last week.

Ryan was the interviewee, live from LA. Matt asked him about the show doing so well in the ratings even during the first full week of the war. Ryan explained that we all need to take our minds off the war some time, and the show tried to provide family entertainment. He said that with the show being live, last week they didn't even know if there would be on or if they would be pre-empted. All they can do is prepare to go on.

Matt asked about Josh, both what will happen if he is called up, and does he have an advantage. Ryan said people certainly are aware about Josh, and that he would come back next year at the same place he left -- top ten, top five, top three, top two, whatever.

The next question was about the group sing, how did it come about. Ryan just said it really felt appropriate for the times, and when they got to the end of the show with about 2.5 minutes left to fill, it seemed right to ask for a reprise.

Matt also commented on how some of the AI performers don't seem to fit the physical mold of the typical pop star. He specifically mentioned Ruben and Clay, and they showed long clips of both of their songs from last week. Ryan (talking while they were singing -- I kept wishing he would shut up while Ruben's clip played!) said they both had that X-factor Simon mentioned, a special connection with the audience. Mentioning Simon's comment about Clay being the one to beat, Matt asked Ryan if he agreed. Ryan didn't say one way or the other, but he did say there are nine weeks left, and one mistake can cost you the competition.

That's about it. My little PocketPC made it quite easy to take notes while watching. :-)

Beachcomber88

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 03:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ahh, back to the Josh thing. Well, Fruit, I've stayed away long enough. Ryan was on the Today show this morning and interviewed by Matt Lauer. He asked about Josh, specifically two questions...
1. What will happen to the show if he is called up?
2. Does Ryan think this gives Josh an unfair advantage over the others, given the patriotic mood of the country.

Ryan basically confirmed what we already know (unfair as it may seem to me, Fruit, and Crazydog) - that Josh will be allowed to return to croon again next season at whatever point he left off. He didn't address the unfair advantage question. Let's hope America puts the three of us out of our misery and boots him off this week BEFORE the call up - that way we won't have to rehash these debates next season.

As far as Essence's post - Hmmm...it's the tried and true "friend of so and so" story. Well, it sounds so ridiculous that it just may be true. I'm reserving judgment on this one. Frenchie, that guy that punched someone and killed him, Trenyce, and now Corey. Poohbear would say this is a trend (see other topic "Trend or not!")...does that mean skeletons are coming out of the closet for one of the girls next? I'm waiting to hear what dastardly things that Kim C has done.

Car54

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 04:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Access Hollywood just did a piece on Corey's little indiscretion.

Hmmmm he has a real problem. He is due in court on April 15 (a TUESDAY). Court/compete...what's an idol to do.

Course it will be a non-issue if he goes home this week.

Fruitbat

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 04:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't see Josh winning nor do I see him being shipped out before the end of AI so it probably will not be an issue. I knew something would snag you sooner or later, Beach.

Car54

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 04:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey, somebody in a later timezone watch Entertainment Tonight. They too have a piece on Corey's history. They said this was his SECOND offense...I was out of the room...missed the whole thing. Something about a prior offense for the same thing.

Moondance

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 04:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I will watch it Car:)

Prisonerno6

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 04:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Same thing for Inside Edition. Just caught a snippet while channel surfing, and the last story is something about AI. All I saw was a bit of the group sing, and Julia saying she had a friend in the Marines serving overseas.

(I would *love* to hear Simon's POV on all of these "indiscretions.")

Car54

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 04:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Gosh don't they check these kids out. Seems like there must have been a lot of clean-cut kids that didn't get on.

Maybe this can be Corey's new strategy..vote for me or I will beat you up.

Moondance

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 04:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
He will beatcha with his hats!

Hotlantan

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 06:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From ETOnline:
The latest "American Idol" controversy has resulted in the expulsion of finalist COREY CLARK. FOX released a statement Monday afternoon saying, "Corey withheld information about a prior arrest which, had it been known, might have affected his participation in the show." The high-profile FOX show runs a routine background check on all participants, but due to "an error in a police report which misspelled Corey's name, the incident was not discovered."

Clark has been charged by the Shawnee County, KS, District Attorney's office with three misdemeanors, including the battery and criminal restraint of his 15-year-old sister. A third count of resisting arrest has also been levied against him. The charges stem from an October incident during which neighbors allegedly called Topeka police after hearing a girl yelling inside the Clark home. After both were questioned separately, Clark was allegedly forcibly placed under arrest. According to the Smoking Gun website, Clark is scheduled to appear in court April 15 and two of his sisters are listed on the prosecution's potential witness list.

Mak1

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 06:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe Fox should hire Smoking Gun to do their future contestants' background checks.

Webkitty

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 06:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Good grief! Who's next?

Pagal

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 06:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Dang. Guess that takes care of him.

Hummingbird

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 07:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Corey was probably next out anyway. He just didn't have the right stuff. Did ya see his hair in that mug shot?

Car54

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 08:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
no no no...You guys have no sense of drama...we need Corey to somehow stay on and miss in 2 weeks because he is in jail. If he goes now, he goes out in a big fizzle.

I will personally vote 200 times for him if we can get that to happen.

Then it is win/win...Yodel girl goes after killing disco forever, we get a big dramatic ending for Corey.

Wcv63

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 08:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hmmmmmmm.

Wilsonatmd

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 08:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is confimed, BTW...Fox says they didn't catch it in their check because the police report had his name spelled wrong...

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030331&Category=APN&ArtNo=303311101&Ref=AR

How are they going to work this now? They got less than 24 hours to decide how they are going to proceed....They won't eliminate 2 people in one week, as it will mess up their scheduling. Bring Julia, the last one eliminated, back on short notice for a second chance (wouldn't be fair to the others perhaps or to her, since she'd have no practice time)? Have a "freebie" week, where they are singing for a bonus prize perhaps, but no elimination (might work, but viewers might not like it)? Have an elimination now, but not have one, say in the final four or final three (which could work, since there's so much on the line there, viewers would know in advance it's two weeks of counted votes, so they could base it on 2 performances))...

Tess

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 09:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Dang, I voted him out over at mediiia, too. Now what?

Tabbyking

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 10:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
he supposedly passed bad checks, too...then made restitution at one place over the next couple of years.
i laughed at trenyce's charges being dropped or whatever because the clothes weren't her size. i guess maybe i should go steal a bunch of clothes that don't fit and maybe sell them on eBay?!

my niece stole a candy bar when she was 4 and i know it wasn't her size! hell, after a minute, it was no size at all! lol

this is like '10 little indians', 'and then there were none.' maybe we will find out clay stepped on a snail on purpose when he was 11 'just to watch it die'. or maybe ruben has anorexia. it is getting to the point where i don't sit on the edge of my seat wondering how their next song will sound, i am wondering what else these contestants 'oops! forgot to mention' on here!
where do they find some of these people?!
i swear, if the kims are conjoined twins, once removed, i am done watching forever! lol

Scorpiomoon

Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 12:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This is becoming hysterical!

So now they're left scrambling to deal with the Corey mess. What if Josh has to leave next week?

Prisonerno6

Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 01:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
You know the gallery of headshots Fox keeps on the Idol website? I think someone needs to do a gallery of mugshots...

Although I like the idea of heightened drama (will he or won't he attend his hearing!?), I'm glad Corey is gone. I don't know what the judges saw in him.

Fruitbat

Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 04:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well this is juicy news to wake up to! Bringing Julia back makes sense but the poor girl will probably just get eliminated again. I liked her and her interviews on ET and E! were very sweet. She said she was all set to sing "On the Radio" and sung that phrase on E!. If they brought her back she would be all set. Who knows, she could have been told she was coming back two days ago for all we know. She was very upbeat in her interviews and said she had some opportunities coming up.

I have a hunch we will not know what is up until tonight. They will keep that under wraps for the suprprize factor.

Prisonerno6

Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 04:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I doubt that they would bring Julia back (at least I hope not!!!), since she has already been voted OTD. I hope they just give everyone a pass this week and here is no elimination on Wednesday. There's probably been a lot of drama in the house the last few days, and they could use the rest and relaxation.

Azriel

Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 04:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They should bring Julia back! It would only be fair!