Clp | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 12:43 pm     Found this discussion on a Billy Joel fansite. The original poster seems to work at Sony music, so could be accurate. It also seems as if it will be a Billy Joel night, but he won't be the judge. As always, I have no other confirmation, just found this on this site! Billy Joel Discussion Boards |
Ginger1218 | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 01:46 pm     I really wish they would do Broadway Show tunes. I would love that. |
Snee | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 02:23 pm     ooh, show tunes would be fun! |
Spygirl | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 02:55 pm     Since I didn't watch last year, what are the themes left? Assuming they do the same ones.... |
Wcv63 | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 03:42 pm     Well one that I absolutely loved was "Big Band" week. They sang big band songs accompanied by a live full orchestra. I truly hope for a repeat of that theme! There was also Burt Bacharach week where the contestants all sang songs written by Mr. B. I am assuming that Billy Joel week will supplant Mr. B in the "theme of things." There was judge's choice week where the judges picked the songs they wanted each contestant to sing. Ummm...lemme see...Motown, 60's, 70's, 80's, Current Hits. 80's week seemed to provide many struggles for the contestants. They didn't have disco, movie songs or country last year. They seem to be trying to mix things up some. |
Not1worry | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 03:43 pm     Can we hope for Billy Joel week and pick songs for the contestants like we did for the other weeks?? It's so much fun to read everyone's picks and if they do a change to some other theme, then it will just be entertaining possibilities! Clay could do a great job on "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" if it wasn't so long. Otherwise "Innocent Man" seems to be his style. Billy Joel will be a good week for him. If he did "Only the Good Die Young" that would be a change of pace. Joshua could only pick "Shameless" since that's both Garth and Billy. Kim C. could do "Don't ask me Why" or "Big Shot" I have no idea what Ruben would pick, but I'm sure he would do something interesting and wonderful with it. I hope no one does Piano Man. I can't think what the others will do. OK, now it's everyone else's turn! |
Clp | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 04:34 pm     I'll have to think up the rest but I would LOVE it if Clay attempted something like "Pressure"! I admit Ruben is my favorite, as I live in Alabama, but I would love to see Clay change it up a bit and I can't think of a more different song to sing. |
Jasonfan | Saturday, April 12, 2003 - 03:51 pm     THis is sort of off-topic, but on last night's Entertainment Tonight (Or maybe it was Extra), Luther Vandross said he was going to be a guest judge in early May. I wonder if the theme will be love songs? |
Seamonkey | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 07:15 pm     Bad news.. Luther Vandross suffered a stroke and is hospitalized.. just this minute saw it on Fox News.. his condition is unknown at the moment (to the press). |
Wcv63 | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 08:25 pm     Oh no....That is sad. I hope he comes through alright. My father had 2 strokes and was given a drug that reversed the paralysis of the stroke. There is a small window after the stroke for the drug to be administered (4 hours) but my father was left with only light residual weakness in his left hand and minor speech problems. Major strokes both times. Luther is such a legend. I pray he will be okay. |
Seamonkey | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 10:10 pm     I also hope that he was able to benefit from some of the newer immediate therapies. I cannot find anything online so far, maybe on the news tonight.. I wish it wasn't true. |
Spygirl | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 10:28 pm     oh no!!!! I hope it is not serious  |
Seamonkey | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 11:12 pm     I'm flipping between 11pm news. CBS, NBC, ABC. so far nothing, but ABC did mention that they'd cover it, so it seems to be true.. "a big health scare for Luther Vandross, stay tuned to learn why he is hospitalized" |
Seamonkey | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 11:25 pm     CBS says he is hospitalized, suffered a stroke yesterday, family hopes for a full recovery. He's only 52.. no further details released. ABC says he was stricken yesterday and immediately hospitalized. His agent said friends and family hopeful of a full recover.. he turns 52 Saturday. |
Ladytex | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 06:15 am     http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,11640,00.html?eol.tkr This is a url for an article on Luther at EOnline. |
Cupcake | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 06:36 am     Thanks for passing along the info on Luther, Seamonkey. I didn't see anything about it on our local SF Bay Area news. Will check the morning shows now. I love Luther. I have nearly every one of his albums -- whoops -- I mean 8 tracks -- errrr - I mean cassettes and CDs (guess I am showing my age)! I have been concerned about his health for a long time because he has lost and gained so much weight over and over and that much dieting is not good for the body. Anyway, I wish him a swift and full recovery. Hope this stroke does not affect that beautiful, sexy voice in any way. |
Seamonkey | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 11:25 am     Doctors say it will be "awhile" before the effects of the stroke will be known.. He is "resting comfortably". CNN news right now. |
Grooch | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 11:41 am     There was an article in the National Enquirer last week or the week before that he had a really bad stroke last month. Is this a second stroke, or are the newspapers picking up on it now? And from what I remember, it didn't sound good for his recovery. |
Ladytex | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 11:56 am     If you click on the link I posted above, you will find some information on this subject. |
Grooch | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 12:03 pm     Good grief. I am blind. It was right in the 2nd sentence. <<felled by a stroke Wednesday>> When I get home, I will check out my NE and I will post what info they have. |
Monkeyboy | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 01:31 pm     How sad! |
Snee | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 09:41 pm     i just heard the luther news. how terrible! i pray he can sing again, but i think we're lucky that he has already given us so much great music. it was sure weird to watch entertainment tonight and hear about the stroke and then that he was supposed to be a guest judge and that he wanted to do a duet with ruben sometime. e.t. called it a 'life- threatening stroke' and didn't make it sound hopeful at all. i want to think that he'll have a good recovery. |
Seamonkey | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 10:11 pm     OH, that's sadder.. yes the reason i put this here was that it was posted in this thread that Luther was to be a guest judge in May (which makes sense since he had a new cd coming out). Only being 52.. wow.. I want to think he'll recover and it can happen.. |
Spygirl | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 11:28 pm     My dad is 54 and my mom is 51. That is way too young to be having a stroke.  |
Seamonkey | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 11:53 pm     One of my cousins had one at age 56.. that was a shock even though he drank too much, smoked too much and was a diabetic.. the really bizarre thing was, after the stroke he wasn't diabetic, but sadly he also can't talk very well either. Way too young. |