tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post7282727055509935861..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: AMERICAN IDOL -- Movie night for the top (magnificent?) 7By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59773256008911447472009-04-21T21:23:00.000-07:002009-04-21T21:23:00.000-07:00Stiowa said...
Can you advise me where to go to ge...Stiowa said...<br />Can you advise me where to go to get a copy of one of the archived tapes of Sam Riddle's Ninth Street West Show? It'd be from 1964-65, when Long Beach Poly (Polytechnic HIgh School) was represented by student government to dance. My date and I were named Mr & Miss Happy Face, and my good friend got the dancing award. Can you please tell me who to contact about getting this?? I'd SO appreciate it,<br />stiowa@msn.com Sharon Hoke Thomas<br />ASAP, as this is for early May birthday surprises!! THANKS, Ken!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19034170306008194792009-04-18T20:35:00.000-07:002009-04-18T20:35:00.000-07:00I think the four judges is because Paula's out nex...I think the four judges is because Paula's out next year and they wanted you to get used to Kara instead of thrusting her on you out of nowhere. Backfire move since she's so unlikable. The great thing about those 3 judges is that even thought they're clumsy and awkward, they're all genuine. They're being themselves. Kara looks like she's putting on an audition every time she critiques. Go MATT!Carson Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439555051697115476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50658165671096603652009-04-16T16:05:00.000-07:002009-04-16T16:05:00.000-07:00JB,
You're right. Of course, in an AI all-Bond so...JB,<br /><br />You're right. Of course, in an AI all-Bond songs night, they would have to sing EVERYONE DOES IT BETTER.<br /><br />TMTallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91309456233445085322009-04-16T10:59:00.000-07:002009-04-16T10:59:00.000-07:00On the Canadian version, the judges actually give ...On the Canadian version, the judges actually give some technical advice to the contestants, and they all seem to be coming from a more constructive place.<br /><br />Of course, the show was postponed this year because it was too popular -- or something like that. Oy, Canada.Kenjinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-459681670600889102009-04-16T10:17:00.000-07:002009-04-16T10:17:00.000-07:00Canadian Idol has always had a 4 judge format and ...Canadian Idol has always had a 4 judge format and doesn't have the problem with going over time. I don't get why it's so hard for the judges on AI to be succinct and actually SAY something once in awhile. <br /><br />Apparently they're going back to the 4 judging next week - I think they realized no one cares if Simon isn't critiquing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27353358090665822822009-04-16T08:45:00.000-07:002009-04-16T08:45:00.000-07:00Bruce: Did you work on "Get Dancin'"? Kudos.
Spe...Bruce: Did you work on "Get Dancin'"? Kudos.<br /><br />Speaking of, unless Simon was joshing last night, next week's Idol theme is disco.jbryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79664925750339811362009-04-16T08:41:00.000-07:002009-04-16T08:41:00.000-07:00Tallulah: YOU'RE SO VAIN wasn't a Bond theme. You...Tallulah: YOU'RE SO VAIN wasn't a Bond theme. You must be thinking of Carly's NOBODY DOES IT BETTER, which was the theme for The Spy Who Loved Me. Don't fret -- you have earned all your "senior moments."jbryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33221016147389698972009-04-15T21:44:00.000-07:002009-04-15T21:44:00.000-07:00That was the worst night of the season. Nobody was...That was the worst night of the season. Nobody was very good. And don't they have "producers" or "directors" to keep things on time?BWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537647090614666652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20582900784104578792009-04-15T19:57:00.000-07:002009-04-15T19:57:00.000-07:00All I could think when I saw the aging QT is . . ....All I could think when I saw the aging QT is . . . Garrison Keillor.amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82986973768182059202009-04-15T17:36:00.000-07:002009-04-15T17:36:00.000-07:00If only you had mentored them, exactly my thought ...If only you had mentored them, exactly my thought at the exact same time I was reading it. Weird! You and Earl lately, I surrender, I surrender!<br /><br />Yes, what tunes should the idols sing, sir Levine? Please, do tell.growingupartistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399714569663568902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32973327309232392032009-04-15T17:21:00.000-07:002009-04-15T17:21:00.000-07:00My suggestion, cut the singing altogether, and hav...My suggestion, cut the singing altogether, and have nothing but judge's assessments and Ryan's creepy "You're gay!" "No, YOU'RE gay!" gags. <br /><br />I want a more specific Movie Song Night, and do JUST James Bond movies title songs. Lil Rounds could make GOLDFINGER all Gospelly. Adam could shriek LIVE AND LET DIE. Kris could try to be sexy singing THUNDERBALL and fail. And then all the contestants could sing YOU'RE SO VAIN to Simon.<br /><br />If Allison's voice gets any smokier, she could sing SHAFT. I hear Janis Joplin from beyond the grave, saying "Even I sounded less rough-lived than that at 16." And Amy Winehouse is calling from England, saying "Pace yourself, kid, or you'll never live to my age."<br /><br />I love THE ROSE, and did not care for Lil's mangling of it. Adam convinced me he was BORN TO BE WILD, or, at least, Born To Be Flamboyant.<br /><br />Never vote for anyone who sings a Bryan Adams song. It only encourages them to do it more.<br /><br />Actually, the theme was "Songs You Missed as You Left the Theater During the Closing Credits."Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48876773686678748872009-04-15T15:31:00.000-07:002009-04-15T15:31:00.000-07:00hey...............let's show some respect. I was t...hey...............let's show some respect. I was the arranger on DiscoTex and the Sex-o-lettes......and proud to be!bruce millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89759936871804282812009-04-15T12:07:00.000-07:002009-04-15T12:07:00.000-07:00If you are going to make Nazi jokes, you need to s...If you are going to make Nazi jokes, you need to spell "Fuehrer" or "Führer" correctly, otherwise you look like a nitwit.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Alan TomlinsonAlan Tomlinsonhttp://www.voicemedia.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82904728567797815612009-04-15T11:00:00.000-07:002009-04-15T11:00:00.000-07:00I'm still trying to figure out if Quentin is rocki...I'm still trying to figure out if Quentin is rocking that haircut on purpose to promote his new movie. You put that little mustache on him, ain't nobody wondering if it might supposed to be Charlie Chaplin.Monsterbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311231025129040824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39296681785612836432009-04-15T10:55:00.000-07:002009-04-15T10:55:00.000-07:00They've never had anything as good as this on Amer...They've never had anything as good as this on American Idol. <br /> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY<br /><br /><br /><br />Do Brits have more talent or is it just our tastes are inferior?<br /><br />WV: herit (tic) Guilty as charged.David O'Harahttp://marquisdesod.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80491519511552889862009-04-15T10:53:00.000-07:002009-04-15T10:53:00.000-07:00Oh yeah and I was hoping Adam was going to say Bor...Oh yeah and I was hoping Adam was going to say Born to Be Wild from the great Dana Carvey vehicle Opportunity Knocks!BDUBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59196240629328502422009-04-15T10:49:00.000-07:002009-04-15T10:49:00.000-07:00Ease up on Kara, she's not that bad. She gives th...Ease up on Kara, she's not that bad. She gives the show a bit more legitimacy. I agree that it was an odd choice to cut back on Simon. He is the star of the show and the reason that many watch, while my wife watches for Kris.BDUBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80752068800639707142009-04-15T10:43:00.000-07:002009-04-15T10:43:00.000-07:00You get style points, Ken, for not only invoking "...You get style points, Ken, for not only invoking "The Woody Woodpecker Song" but knowing the name of the cartoon it was introduced in, way back in 1948!<br /><br />WV is "waying". I am waying my options in defining this one.Dave Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454782108761662940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62275230827710430812009-04-15T10:03:00.000-07:002009-04-15T10:03:00.000-07:00Hitler didn't pick the songs, did he? If he had, I...Hitler didn't pick the songs, did he? If he had, I think we might have had a chance to see Adam recreating Sammy Davis's fabulous rendition of Moritat from Die Dreigroschenoper.vicariousgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75777297970160986992009-04-15T09:48:00.001-07:002009-04-15T09:48:00.001-07:00Ken, I think it's funny that we both referenced Bi...Ken, I think it's funny that we both referenced Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo in our respective recaps. I, however, should have spell-checked mine before posting.<br /><br />I thought Lil butchered the song worse than a blind guy with a dull cleaver but I bet she has enough fan base to stay on another week. (I'm in an AI pool, so I really am betting.)<br /><br />They could have cut the Quentin video in half and had room for Simon to talk after each contestant. At least they didn't pair Kara and Paula or we'd still be waiting to hear the last performance of the night and my DVR would explode.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56038479511002131772009-04-15T09:48:00.000-07:002009-04-15T09:48:00.000-07:00Unless they use the "judges' save" tonight, I'm gu...Unless they use the "judges' save" tonight, I'm guessing that the "half-judging" will be gone next week, with only 7 performances to squeeze into the hour.<br /><br />I love Danny Gokey's voice, but man I wish he had better taste in music. He's always taking a girlie ballad and adding a little soulful grit to it, which does make it more palatable, but it's getting old. By the way, every now and then someone complains about him "playing the dead wife card," and I just don't see it. The producers throw something in every once in a while, but Gokey himself never seems to mention it.jbryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13778230033355907332009-04-15T09:13:00.000-07:002009-04-15T09:13:00.000-07:00Well, in, say, 1967 a Dunaway/Brando scene wouldn'...Well, in, say, 1967 a Dunaway/Brando scene wouldn't have been objectionable.<br /><br />I only caught the final rehash with the phone numbers and found every performance clip pretty unlistenable, thought they were mostly songs I dislike to begin with. Actually, Lil Rounds was the only one I liked at all.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447739612072333635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51857361503257716042009-04-15T07:58:00.000-07:002009-04-15T07:58:00.000-07:00"Loretta Young"
... I feel like my namesake on BR..."Loretta Young"<br /><br />... I feel like my namesake on BROADCAST NEWS: I say it here, it comes out there!Aaron Barnharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217586961304101454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70437609519888897532009-04-15T07:57:00.000-07:002009-04-15T07:57:00.000-07:00Love the "Loretta" entrance remark about "Seacrest...Love the "Loretta" entrance remark about "Seacrest out", and agree that it's odd to muzzle the uncredited star of the show - Simon. Like Nathan, emo/goth shtick aside, why does a 27 y.o. male wear sooooo much makeup? Perhaps the guy has an acne thing going? Yup, Lil Rounds is packing.jackscribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128217315905954305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10043373945656039422009-04-15T07:19:00.000-07:002009-04-15T07:19:00.000-07:00Every time they cut to a closeup on Adam's face, I...Every time they cut to a closeup on Adam's face, I think I'm looking at a porn star's ass before they learned how to do makeup for HD.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.com