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Dear Constantine Maroulis,

Lots of grownups voted for you on Tuesday. I think your teen base is pretty fickle. You have the ability to entertain grownups, too. Choose well and you will have a career that isn’t dependant on the teen vote.

Signed,

A loyal non-teen fan

P.S. This is my last post on Constantine until he comes up with something new and interesting to talk about.

Update: Constantine makes the social scene at the 2005 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, or at least the after parties.

“Bloomberg’s lavish after-party at a Wyoming Avenue mansion that was transformed into an exclusive nightclub for a few short hours of fabulousness. The star of the party was the huge, floor-to-ceiling ice chandelier that dominated a back room full of designer martinis and enhanced blondes. Celebrity sightings included Bill Maher, Joe Pantoliano, Harvard’s Larry Summers, “American Idol” contestant Constantine Maroulis (who shared sex-symbol honors with Denton) and Elizabeth Smart , the 17-year-old Utah girl who was abducted three years ago and was just named one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People.'’ “Is it just me, or is it weird that she’s here?” asked one appalled dad. No, it’s officially weird.” From Out & About by Roxanne Roberts of The Washington Post website.

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Moi? Overreact? Well, maybe… But here’s the thing that made me mad about Constantine getting voted off of American Idol. To quote Terrie:

“With Constantine Maroulis, AI finally featured a contestant who shared my musical frame of reference and appreciation for an eclectic variety of genres. He was easily the most versatile of all the AI4 performers. He could sing the cool jazz of Cole Porter, the daring theatrics of Freddy Mercury, the emotional simplicity of Bonnie Raitt, and even reinvent Bee Gees’ disco – all with his distinctive interpretation…”

It is very frustrating when your favorite loses. For the first time ever this show offered me a contestant that was actually interesting. It is disconcerting, though, to see Scott and Anthony remain and a talented person leaving. Makes no sense, like many other things in life. I indulged in childish disappointment and now I’m over it.

I saw Constantine on Jay Leno last night for about one minute. He looked fine, although he was in his Pray for the Soul of Betty leather jacket, with the stringy hair and torn jeans. I do agree that he needs to grow up and embrace a more mature image, rather than kick at the camera and play the rocker. That was dumb for him to choose that style on Tuesday night. I thought he could pull it off because his talent was already so obvious, but he overestimated his fan base, I guess.

I will watch the rest of the season. I will watch next week. I’ll watch next January, too. But I’ll be watching with a jaded eye…

About the cell phone…I really did cancel it, although it was my second phone that I really didn’t use anymore. I was glad to be able to make a consumer’s statement. I do think the voting is not regular and should be made public, so I voted with my dollars. I realize this makes me look like a hypocrite, being against that Walmart boycott and all, but I don’t think that individual boycotting is wrong if you feel strongly about an issue.

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Here’s an update on Arianna’s blog…

Wednesday April 27, 2005
The Guardian

Welcome!!!!! posted by “Huff” on Mon May 9 2005 at 09:00 PDT
Hi everybody! Allow me to introduce my innovative new publishing venture, a groundbreaking “group blog”, where over 250 creative minds from every corner of my Rolodex weigh in on topics ranging from the political to the personal, and anything in between! Well, that’s enough from me - let’s blog!

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Great New Experiment in Democracy, posted by “Huff” on Mon May 9 at 09:02 PDT
The “blogosphere” is the biggest leap forward in journalism since the days of Tom Paine, a unique opportunity to tap directly into the cultural bloodstream. But I’m not here to put words in anyone’s mouth, I’m just providing the megaphone!

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A New Kind of Communication, posted by “Huff” on Mon May 9 at 09:07 PDT
Instant, interactive, intelligent, informed; reaching out across the political spectrum. What? Did everybody forget their passwords already?

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I can’t think of anything to say, posted by G Paltrow on Mon May 9 at 09:21 PDT
Arianna: its rlly uncool whn my cell rings during pilates. i said id post whn & if i had something to say. rt now im just too busy. stop bugging me.

Gwynniex

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It is known that Constantine is a favorite of many teen girls. As a non-teen girl, I would have to guess that it is his looks that interest that age group. To all you Wednesday morning quarterbacks ridiculing Constantine’s fans, I just want to say that there are people who recognized his talents and we aren’t 17 years old.

I have been one of those non-teenaged fans who recognized Constantine’s abilities early on. Terrie Rosas is also a “non-teen”; a fact I think she would admit proudly. She writes substantive posts and has demonstrated keen musical insight. Her post today, Idol Lost, Game Over has vindicated me as a reasonable, non-teen woman with legitimate comments on musical talent.

Terrie writes:

With Constantine Maroulis, AI finally featured a contestant who shared my musical frame of reference and appreciation for an eclectic variety of genres. He was easily the most versatile of all the AI4 performers. He could sing the cool jazz of Cole Porter, the daring theatrics of Freddy Mercury, the emotional simplicity of Bonnie Raitt, and even reinvent Bee Gees’ disco – all with his distinctive interpretation and sexy, toe-curling style.

Without Constantine Maroulis, this competition is the same old recycled crap that wasted my time last year – the manipulations, the favoritism, the reactionary herd mentality. If you don’t understand how Constantine’s charisma and magical talent revitalized viewers and resuscitated a show on its last wobbly legs, just try to imagine AI2 without Clay Aiken. Since the idiots-in-charge were so careless that year with Clay and his fans, I think they have been squandering borrowed time.

Thanks, Terrie.

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So that people don’t think I’ve gone insane over American Idol, I offer proof that I have other interests…

Mitch Berg of Shot in the Dark guest hosted on Hugh Hewitt tonight. Actually, it was the NARN and not just Mitch. It is always fun to hear our local guys subbing for Hugh. I must say that Mitch Berg must have said “John “Hindrocket” Hinderaker” about a zillion times or at least once a minute. I kept waiting to hear Hindrocket crack up, but he didn’t.

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The integrity of American Idol is now in question and I will not participate as a fan any longer. I will support Constantine as a fan, but I’m done with American Idol.

Update: I just cancelled my Cingular wireless phone…seriously. And I told them why, too.

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Terrie Rosas writes a funny piece on American Idol today at EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO MY OPINION

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Constantine Maroulis is my favorite to win American Idol this season. He has stood out from the pack since the very beginning. His cool style, his seasoned stage presence, his seemingly confident and happy good looks, along with his amazing voice total a winning package. So, why the strange performance tonight? I think it is pretty simple, although I admit to having no more than a casual fan’s knowledge of Constantine. He’s scared of winning. He really wants to win and knows that he is the one contestant truly deserving of the win; but he heard us talking about him, predicting him as the winner, and now he’s scared. Why do I say this? Because he went out there tonight and put up a front - a mask that says “I’m a tough guy and I don’t care if you pick me.” He sang a song with provocative lyrics, marched around the stage like a tough rocker and sang mediocre vocals. He froze tonight, like a star pitcher that everyone expected to win the game. I hope that he can do some soul-searching this week, throw away his childhood fears and perform like a man capable of doing the job. But like I said, what do I know? I’m just one of his fans and I want to see him get what he deserves: the American Idol crown for 2005.

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I can hear them now….I can literally hear Terrie Rosas and Glen Piper typing their posts about this week’s American Idol episode. Or if they aren’t typing, then they are furiously scribbling or maybe the wheels are just turning. Whatever it is they are doing, I can hear it. I sit here confused and don’t know what to say. I have some thoughts that are trying to form in my head, but I have the added pressure of knowing that whatever I say will be said better by my two experts. You see, if Glen and Terrie can’t explain to me what happened to Constantine tonight, then how will I figure it out? I will have to put on my analyst’s cap (do they wear caps?) and analyze my boy Constantine.

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New blog on the block: The Huffington Post

Political commentator Arianna Huffington will launch a news and opinion Web site next month including blogs written by more than 200 celebrities and leaders such as retired journalist Walter Cronkite, writer David Mamet and billionaire Barry Diller, CEO of IAC InterActive Corp.

“The two most interesting things happening online are the news and the blogosphere and what we’re doing here is bringing them together,” Huffington, a one-time candidate for California governor, told The Associated Press Monday.

One feature of the site, called The Huffington Post, will be breaking news drawn from Huffington’s network of sources.

Huffington said more than 250 people have accepted her invitation to write blogs - or personal journals posted on her new Web site - on a variety of topics from politics to religion, sports, architecture and entertainment.

Oh, this ought to be very, very interesting. The big question is: “Will they have the comments enabled?” No, that would just be too easy:

The site will not edit or censor opinions. Participants will include “Seinfeld” creator Larry David, Viacom Inc. (VIAB) co-president Tom Freston, former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart, DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen, director Rob Reiner, cable talk show host Bill Maher and actor John Cusack.

Click on the link to sign up for email updates about the still-developing site.

From myway.com news

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