Moi? Overreact?
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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