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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Friday, June 27, 2014 - 2:29 pm 
This is the only Idol tour without a live ban!
there are only 23 shows and hey are being cancelled already. The venues are smaller and still some venues are being set to smaller places. With all the theaters and concert halls in NJ, the tour is only playing at Monmouth university? 4K seats, but will probably not fill it.
I am not going, I guess I have fallen into the how bad will it get instead of a fan of the acts.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, June 27, 2014 - 2:56 pm
Are the contestants just not as good anymore or have people just lost their enthusiasm regardless?
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Friday, June 27, 2014 - 10:37 pm
I think the show has lost it's way. If you watch, the judges are the center of the show - it worked so well for other singing shows - but that was not what built Idol.
When the contestants sing, about have the visual is of the judges dancing in their seats,not paying attention or talking. the show is too long for the amount of singing, so people turn the channel off and on and the relationships are not formed as well. The interviews of the contestants are so scripted now, it just builds another wall.
But to have a show without at least a 4 piece band is bad, very bad.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, June 28, 2014 - 8:35 am
Especially when they expect people to pay money to see it. That would be pathetic.
I think your post pretty much summed up the franchise's problems. Fan apathy augmented by everything else you mentioned. It's a shame.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Saturday, August 02, 2014 - 3:14 pm
I have no idea where to post this, but I am now reading that Michael Johns died yesterday. He died from a blood clot emanating from a minor ankle injury. 
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, August 02, 2014 - 3:48 pm
That is very sad news. I have to confess that I looked him up because I didn't remember him at first but now I definitely remember him. 
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Saturday, August 02, 2014 - 6:05 pm
He got such a raw deal when he was eliminated. David Cook had a really bad night and terrible reviews from the judges. Cook and Johns shared the same fan base - women over 30. I think the fans freaked out and voted to save Cook, even though Johns had a great night. It was one of the few "shockers" I remember back when I used to watch Idol.
But Johns was a perfect example of why it is best to not win Idol. He had a very successful career and worked with David Foster.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Sunday, August 03, 2014 - 11:49 am
I read this too. I remember him as being so talented.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 6:32 pm
we should rename this thread to general AI talk.
Josh Gracin posted what looked like a suicide note on facebook. Apparently marital problems. The post has been taken down, the police rushed to his house ad he was not there, but they reached him by phone and he came home. His manager has taken over his twitter and facebook account and says he is fine, but needs time and asks people to not bother the family.
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Mak1
Member
08-11-2002
| Sunday, August 17, 2014 - 3:51 pm
How sad about Michael and Josh! I'm glad Josh is said to be doing fine and hope he can continue to do so.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, August 17, 2014 - 4:16 pm
Sad as well. I hope he is doing better. I didn't particularly enjoy his performances but I remember that he seemed like a very nice guy.
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