AI6: live-blogging the Minneapolis auditions
Lots of build up to this audition! The media coverage of the auditions was intense. My daughter begged me to let her go, but (thankfully) she had school. Prince is a good way to open the introduction; he really has become a home-town hero despite all his quirkiness.
A young Jewel fan, Jessica, from Cottage Grove (great hockey town, by the way) was featured for the first singer. What a sad way to open the Minneapolis auditions. The way she crouched to the ground upon rejection reminded me of Carol Burnett’s Eunice character singing on the Gong Show. Pretty girl, sweet voice, just not spotlight material right now. Hope she’s recovered…
Then there’s a weird Amish wannabe guy, Troy. I’m glad he made it clear he wasn’t from the Twin Cities. He’s from WISCONSIN! (just kidding…I think) Why do people want to look like that or waste people’s time. Aaaahhh, he’s never actually seen American Idol. Nice. Thanks for stopping by. Bye!
More people who can’t sing…more wasting time. More people who honestly think they can sing. L-O-V-E-L-Y! I really hate this kind of stuff. I’m heavily using the DVR right now. Good thing I didn’t get home until 7:30pm!
Now to a guy who dressed like Apollo Creed, striped robe and all. OK, buddy…we don’t do that kind of thing around here. Oops, he can sing opera. Any guy who can sing an Italian aria that nicely impresses me. Now I feel bad that I laughed at his outfit. Still, not Idol material. I think his true calling is as a motivational speaker.
Denice Jackson, age 16, Madison, Wisconsin. Neat girl. Great attitude! Loud and on key….hope they send her just for the experience. Very potential Idol! Very cool! They are giving her lots of time, so I think she’s a keeper.
Tie-girl, Tashawn…well, if you can’t remember the words under pressure, I guess that’s it. More guilt-trip for me. No tone, really…
Girl from Columbia. Very beautiful, cute accent, but can she sing??? Husband says she’s a “hoochy-hoochy girl”. Calls Simon “Simone”. Nice. Too bad she doesn’t actually know the words to Blondie’s “Call Me”. Then she sings like Shakira, complete with hip-shakes. Randy and Simon are obviously impressed. Figures. Someone call Charo, quick; Perla just stole her act. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!! See, men, this is what we women complain about. Well, at least she’ll be at home in Hollywood. Uggh! Men.
Cowboy from Elk River (another good hockey town). I love that he sings country and I love the cowboy outfit; too bad he can’t actually sing more than one note. Too bad. He actually seems like a nice guy. Pretty typical Minnesota guy - low-key, realistic.
Nicely dressed guy from Rhode Island - can’t sing. Some other weird dude- can’t sing.
Navy guy, Jarrod Fowler. He’s had a lot of media coverage, but no one has heard if he can sing other than hearing that he won his ship’s singing contest. He’s got to be headed to Hollywood. Yes!
Trista from Brainerd (yet another good hockey town). Great imitation of the Lion from Wizard of Oz. Hey, Brainerd is a nice place and should have intervened on her behalf.
Steven, the music teacher from New York, had a good voice, but was not Idol material. Yikes! He shouldn’t have tried those high notes. Rule #1 - don’t argue with the judges. My daughter says that Randy has become the bad guy (she didn’t actually use the word “bad”, but a euphemism that would get her in trouble most places.)
Michelle from Excelsior! Hey we are in Excelsior a couple times a year. Very typical-looking Minnesota girl- pretty, thin and blond. Wow! She’s in. I’ll have to see if I can’t find anyone who knows her.
***Break in action - had to take son to hockey!***
Matt Sato of North St. Paul. What can I say? I’ve known about Matt for some time. He’s my husband’s student! It has long been rumored that Matt has made it through to the final 24 and tonight provided our only hope. He’s not talking…not to anyone. He can’t or he’ll be sued! He’s a 16 year old junior at North St. Paul High School. He’s a member of the very well-know Northern Lights, North St. Paul High School’s show choir. Tonight, as my husband watch the show, my daughter saw tears in his eyes. He’s very proud!!! I’ll try to get some words from Matt himself, if my husband will cooperate.
Fascinating.
The one thing that is in favor of his making it through Hollywood (aside from the time they spent on him) is that they really seemed to play up the tension & redemption/approval aspect of his relationship with his parents.
He does seem like a good kid, though — emotional, but good.
[…] 1 golden ticket for someone actually known by a FoTB (Friend of Territorial Bloggings) — 16 y/o Matt Sato. (TK - it’ll be interesting to hear if the home situation is as strained as it sounded, or if that was primarily a construct of editing/storytelling…) […]
Reality Check…
Last night was a big one in the reality television world. At least it was in my living room. We had two hours of American Idol, followed by a much ballyhooed episode of Top Chef. How’d it all go?
We’ll start with American Idol, which was i……
[…] This excerpt from a local blogger seems to suggest we’ll be seeing Matt for a little while yet ~ and maybe his parents will get a chance to redeem themselves: Matt Sato of North St. Paul. What can I say? I’ve known about Matt for some time. He’s my husband’s student! It has long been rumored that Matt has made it through to the final 24 and tonight provided our only hope. He’s not talking…not to anyone. He can’t or he’ll be sued! He’s a 16 year old junior at North St. Paul High School. He’s a member of the very well-know Northern Lights, North St. Paul High School’s show choir. […]
My blogmother writes:
Hi TK!
Why can’t I find a comments section on Katies Beer? Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that the Excelsior girl from American Idol is my father-in-law’s cousin’s son-in-law’s niece. How’s that for a shoestring relative!
I still need to update the link on my blog to the latest Katie’s Beer. It’s fun to see you link to Blobjects. Have a great Idol season!
Suzi
My reply to Suzi (also sent by email)
I’m sorry! I need to post the directions again or more clearly. All you do is click on the colored box at the top of each post. Most boxes have a “0″ (perhaps because no one can figure out how to comment). If the colored box has another number, it means someone has commented. A little to esoteric? I loved the template and didn’t even find out about the secretive way to comment for a few weeks.