Archive through September 16, 2003
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Archive through September 16, 2003
Llkoolaid | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 04:20 pm     I like the idea of one vote per contestant per phone line, but I really don't expect it to happen, I am sure they love the big numbers and the more people vote the happier CTV will be. Show is on in 15 minutes, talk to you guys later. |
Scorpiomoon | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 05:38 pm     I am so glad this show is over. And can I just say, I am sick of seeing the commerical for the new season of Degrassi High. |
Kellirippa | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 05:44 pm     Amen to that Scorpiomoon! |
Kellirippa | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 08:45 pm     I didn't want to care...I tried not to care...but damn it! I really, really want Ryan to win. Is anybody else voting tonight, I haven't been getting through yet? (Can you believe,September 15th and it's Freekin' snowing here!!) |
Scorpiomoon | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 09:48 pm     Snowing? Aye, aye, aye! |
Cute1073 | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 12:46 am     whats wrong with the show? I love the show. My opinion on Gary is that people are voted for his style of music not necessarily his talent. If someone else was singing that same style that was better gary would already be gone. He couldn't compete. But since he's the only soul or R&B type person there he made it as far as he did. This in my opinion is also the reason why billy isn't here this week. I soooo wanted billy and ryan in the final but it wasn't to be I just don't think Gary has the talent to be there. He does sing off quite a bit...but hes young he has lots of time to develop his talent. Ryan to me is the clear choice. He is very personable and his persona on stage is magnetic I just love the guy go ryan go |
Llkoolaid | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 05:33 am     Gary blew Ryan off the stage last night. Ryan is a good singer but why did he try to be Billy last night. I liked Billy but what was Ryan thinking. |
Llkoolaid | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 05:35 am     Did anyone vote, I got in 1 lousy vote and I voted non stop for 2 hours. The lines were totally jammed, I would have to wait almost a minute just to get a dial tone and that was for the whole 2 hours. |
Spitfire | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 05:46 am     My observation of last night is that they are both talented in what each does. They both have very different styles and it's all the the "ear" of the beholder. Anyway.....I always knew that I liked Ryan's style better for me and nothing changed last night. IMO the single for release was performed much better by Ryan. It was exciting and actually made me want to listen to it. That didn't happen with Gary for me. Good luck to both guys. What matters is that they are both very nice and humble and deserve what they have coming to them. |
Llkoolaid | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 06:32 am     I can't wait until this is over. It was so much easier watching AI. I can't vote there and have no effect on the outcome so it is so much easier just to sit back and enjoy the music. Neither Gary or Ryan were my favorites at the first of the show. I am still wishing for Karen-Lee Batton. It was a toss-up for Gary and Audrey for me for a while. Billy grew on me, I actually thought he got better each week. To me he had the most growth on the show. I used to split my votes but when it got down to the last 3 I had to pick who's songs touched me the most. I am not into technicalities of music and I thought Gary was the most moving of the 3. I will admit that Ryan has an extremely good voice but he just doesn't do anything for me, he never has. I hope they all have a good future but I am looking forward to AI so I can just sit back and enjoy. |
Tweety | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 07:00 am     Llkoolaid - I heard this morning on Canada AM that Acadia had a phone bank set up to call for Gary - maybe that's why you couldn't get a dial tone! Also one woman in Halifax claimed she voted 500 times for Gary (as previously discussed here I find that hard to believe given how hard it is to get through on the lines!) I managed to get in 47 votes (for Ryan -sorry!); 27 of them between 10:30 and 10:50! Getting a dial tone wasn't a problem - it was the line on the other end that was busy. I don't think last night was Ryan's best performance and Gary sang much better than he has for a few weeks, so I think it will be a very close call. I was wondering, is the live show broadcast at the same time across Canada? Having been to Halifax a couple of times, I know those folks never get anything early, so I would think it would show at 9pm local time. But what about Alberta and B.C.? Is it show at 8pm local time there? The reason for my question is that the phone lines are open for two hours after the show - was it the same two hours the lines were jammed for all of Canada? |
Snee | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 07:34 am     the show airs at 8 in b.c. (which surrounds sneeworld) and 9 in alberta. i think we both vote during the same two hours. not sure. i thought gary was at his peak last night, but i think ryan is the better singer and i hope he wins. i still miss karen-lee, too, llkoolaid. |
Rissa | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 08:29 am     I get the show at 7pm in Calgary but have to wait for them to open the phones up until it airs again later. I got in at least 60-70 calls (for Ryan) with only the rare busy signal but I am just outside of the city... my sister who is IN the city said she had lots of busy signals. So maybe being rural worked in my favour... was on a different switch? I am still pouting that Toya is gone, Karen and Billy too.... them plus Ryan (goodly english )is who I would have put in the top four. |
Flamingo | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 09:01 am     Gary is a likeable enough guy, but his voice is very very weak. He was off-key and screachy most of the night, and sounded much of the time like he was singing with marbles in his mouth. I don't get what people are liking about his singing. Don't get me wrong, I like R&B too, but I like it when it's sung well. Gary needs some vocal training before he is close to being where he needs to be. |
Snee | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 10:24 am     rissa, i'm smacking myself on the forehead--i got the time zone thing wrong. i should have said 8 in b.c. and 7 in alberta instead of 9. it doesn't work for us to be in sync the other way! p.s. go ryan! also, i would definitely buy a billy c.d. if he had more mainstream stuff on it rather than alternative. i love the guy's voice! |
Jan | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 10:33 am     I tried to vote for Gary for 2 hours and never got through once..busy busy busy the whole time...and I am in Ontario |
Llkoolaid | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 10:56 am     Gee, Jan, I didn't think you were a Gary fan, so nice to finally have company. I got 1 call through, my mother and brother both didn't get any through. |
Jan | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 11:03 am     llkool actually I was a Toya fan, then Jenny etc..until we were down to the final 2. I was never really a Gary or Ryan fan before final 2. Last night I decided that I would vote for whomever sang the best , in my very uninformed opinion. To me that was definitely Gary, so he got my attempts at a vote but unfortunately I never got through. However, a friend of mine here, who is a good singer, told me today that he also thought Gary did the best job so he voted for him and did get through. I take it as a good sign that I could not get through. Obviously many agree with us that Gary was best last night and deserved to win. But I bet the vote is really, really close! It is Ruben and Clay all over again!!   |
Llkoolaid | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 11:07 am     I hope they do what they did on the Clay and Rueben thing and sign the both of them no matter who wins the title. Toya will get signed anyway. |
Neko | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 12:32 pm     I voted last night about 50 times for Gary. And that was only in 45 minutes. If I had voted through out the entire 2 hours, I probably would have been up to 80. I like the way Ryan sings, sort of, but his "twitching" (Hard to describe what it is) is very distrating to me. But I didn't not vote for him because of that.. I think, with just a tiny bit of nudging, Gary could be even better than he is right now. Plus, he was very nervous last night, and he did wonderfully, so Go Gary! I really want to go to the Metro Centre tonight, but I couldn't find anyone to go with me so oh well, I'll watch the finale from the comfort of my own home instead.  |
Kellirippa | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 12:40 pm     I was dialing for the full two hours, I didn't get one vote in (for Ryan) until 11pm, and the busy signals continued right up until the last moment. I got in only about 30 votes in the entire two hours. I checked Gary's line about 10 minutes after the show ended, and got through (Gary got a vote from me!!). I'm guessing that would indicate that in Alberta the Billy's fans threw their support to Ryan. Good luck to both of them...but let it be Ryan... |
Snee | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 01:50 pm     i tried voting for ryan right from the get-go and didn't get through at all until 10:30, then it was just sporadic. at around 10 i tried a vote for gary and got right through so i don't know what that means. different stories from all over! |
Beaver_Gal | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 03:46 pm     I tried to voted non-stop from 9 til 11 but only got in 4 votes and the first one was a few minutes before 9, just after the judges finished talking. I'm from Kingston and often could not even get a dial tone. I did stay up though and started voting again at midnight and got in a total of 101 votes. Morning sure came quickly though! Was anyone else disturbed by Sass's behavior? She seems like she is in heat when she watches Gary. I think she could chew him to pieces, so to speak. |
Shoofly | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 04:42 pm     Well, ever the late one...I just watched the tape from last night and, groan. Is that all there is? Sorry, not a wit of pull for either. I will watch the show tonight to remind me how many got away |
Llkoolaid | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 05:12 pm     Wow, I am watching the show now , they just did a review of the best moments, and I am shaking my head wondering how either Gary or Ryan made it this far. The best talent is long gone. Neither of them are as good as at least 5 or 6 of the ones that left. Sorry. |
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