Crossfire | Monday, June 30, 2003 - 05:53 pm     That blows me away in about ten different ways, but you ask a good question. How one can pull that off is unknown to me. I know I certainly couldn't do it. Another thing, is if you don't know the words you are singing, you are kind of cut off from adding emotion. |
Crossfire | Monday, June 30, 2003 - 05:53 pm     Our judges impress me. They are very human. |
Jan | Monday, June 30, 2003 - 05:58 pm     THAT WAS ROTTEN! to end it like that! But I bet one of the two 26 year olds is actually older than 26! So does that mean they go with 29 or add another from the group that was disqualified? |
Jan | Monday, June 30, 2003 - 05:59 pm     yes cross, I love our judges..no Paula's and no Simon's |
Crossfire | Monday, June 30, 2003 - 05:59 pm     Shoot, I missed the end, what happened? |
Jan | Monday, June 30, 2003 - 06:02 pm     Ben came on and said that in late breaking news one of the 30 was disqualified. Then he said to get all the details, tune into etalk daily tomorrow on ctv at 7PM...so we don't know who or why or what they will do. The way it was tagged on, it looked like it just happened recently, after the taping of the show |
Crossfire | Monday, June 30, 2003 - 06:04 pm     Hmmm, ok, Thanks for filling me in. |
Scorpiomoon | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 01:42 am     Poor Kevin! He handled things well though. I felt so bad...so, so, so bad for Joel--the guy who completely forgot the words to the song. Poor guy. Most people handied things so well and because of that seeing that one girl cry hard and loud was so heartbreaking. Do you guys remember the beginning of the last AI when the 100+ people were at the hotel? Remember how some of the guys made asses of themselves and the girls were being catty? I was so proud to see none of that happen on CI (I'm sure they would have shown it if it had). |
Spitfire | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 12:14 pm     Can you believe that I missed the re-run on Saturday. Bummer. Darn house building is taking away my TV time. I had to pack away my VCR so I can't take care of these things myself and my mom always forgets to tape it for me. So needless to say I missed last night again. I actually caught about the last 5 minutes. Am I right in saying that they did not show who actually did make the top 30. The website does not say who did yet. BTW if you go to the website message board and go to "The Water Cooler" there is a thank you there from Kevin. If it really is him..... |
Jan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 01:21 pm     Spitfire, no I don't think they named all 30 but they showed the ones who are in the first group. Sharon and Mike made it for sure as did Billy and the 26 year old man and woman. (that's why I think it is one of them that got disqualified) |
Jan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 02:28 pm     llkool in case you missed Kevin's message go here: CI MESSAGE BOARD - Kevin's Message |
Jan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 04:02 pm     and the disqualified person is: the one who made them all cry at the auditions... Tynisha Goddard. Disqualified because of criminal conviction which prevents travel to USA. She came clean as soon as she had to fill out a form. She served 27 months for intent to deliver (drugs, I guess). She got out of jail three days before the audition!!!! |
Jan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 04:03 pm     she is the one at the end with the freckles and hat that had all 4 judges near tears |
Jan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 04:05 pm     she's gained a LOT of weight since the auditions it looks like. Canadian idol disqualified her because she cannot travel to the USA, they were very clear to say. Ben said we did not disqualify her for her criminal charges because she has served her time. It was the travel restrictions that disqualified her (unlike the US IDol show) Ben told her he was sure she would make it, maybe not on CI but elsewhere because she is so talented. From Ben's comments, I have the feeling Frenchy would not have been disqualified in this competition. |
Jasonfan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 04:05 pm     I'm wondering-- do the producers do absolutely NO background checks on the contestants? Shouldn't something this big have been noticed sooner? This is just like the Frenchie situation, a person the judges love and the fans are invested in, and she's gone. thanks for the update Jan! You're quick! |
Jan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 04:06 pm     her replacement was consistently in the top 30 in ratings (26, 25 etc) until the end of the day when she was 31 in the ratings. But they aren't telling us who she is yet. Not till later in the show. |
Jan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 04:17 pm     and Tynisha's replacement is: Miranda Wash (I think...Miranda for sure but I may have missed on that last name).. I don't remember ever seeing her at all. She is a black girl with cornrows. She was number 40261 and sang with two white girls. She was called last Friday and actually thought about it for two days before agreeing to come back. She said that she has been singing for some time with her sister so some people may know her. |
Jan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 04:20 pm     OK I want to be politically correct here. I only said she was a black girl to help people remember who she was. If she had been white, I would have said a white girl. I didn't think I had to say that with Tynisha as she is the only one that had all 4 crying at the last audition. I know it is PC to say African American...but she is Canadian...so can anyone help me here? Have I committed a faux pas? If so, I apologize. |
Scorpiomoon | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 05:00 pm     Jan: No, no. I don't think you did anything offensive. I think the phrase "black girl" would only be considered offensive if it was used in an offensive context. No worries! Jasonfan: You are so right! The girl had just been in prison for 27 months. How could they have not found that out? |
Crossfire | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 05:10 pm     Here is an article that names the final 30, where they are from, their ages, and occupations. Final 30 This is prior to the DQ, but it is mentioned. |
Crossfire | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 06:09 pm     Here is an article on the bootee. 'Canadian Idol' singer axed over drugs |
Jan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 07:19 pm     so it is Miranda Walsh, not Wash and jason, looks like they didn't find the conviction for Tynisha because it was an American conviction and she served in a US detention centre. |
Jan | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 07:24 pm     hmmmm crossfire both your links appear to be for the "singer axed" story. Is there another link for the final 30? |
Crossfire | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 07:27 pm     Darn, that is so annoying. Canoe is always messing around with their links. Let me try to its new home down. I'll post the full articles from now on. |
Crossfire | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 07:43 pm     I can't find it yet. I am hoping that it will show up on their archive page shortly. I'll check periodically. |