tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post9176433697568414813..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: AMERICAN IDOL: Top 11By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78558774874317218752009-02-04T04:28:00.000-08:002009-02-04T04:28:00.000-08:00I am gonna to download American Idol episodes as p...I am gonna to <A HREF="http://americanidol.edogo.com/" REL="nofollow">download American Idol episodes</A> as per my interest and episodes quality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25676363246723609602008-03-21T16:40:00.000-07:002008-03-21T16:40:00.000-07:00Tallulah Morehead...As the resident chronicler of ...Tallulah Morehead...<BR/><BR/>As the resident chronicler of celebrity singing, I doff my hat to you for remembering Mae West's "Day Tripper," and direct you to this video someone made for the track so that everyone can bask in its wonder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY7vj5PlSec<BR/><BR/>The only thing in her canon that can compare to it is her version of the Doors' "Light My Fire," in which her Polygrip pronunciation renders the famous line "our love becomes a funeral pyre" into "our love becomes a flaming pie." <BR/><BR/>On a personal note, I watched this show on the DVR after spending the evening sitting front row center at Maureen McGovern's new show in which she performs songs of the '60s and '70s that mean the most to her. She included a playful "Rocky Raccoon" and breathtaking interpretations of "Imagine" and "For No One." It was a master class in vocal artistry. Watching "AI" after seeing that was like going from a five-star restaurant to a cold can of Spaghetti-O's. When you see those poor karaoke kids trying desperately just to hit the right notes with at least 50% accuracy (never mind conveying the meaning and emotion of the lyrics or creating an original interpretation), you realize how far they have to go before they deserve to be called "singers." Either that, or just how low our standards have fallen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76022918729211520632008-03-20T10:41:00.000-07:002008-03-20T10:41:00.000-07:00teri - thanks for finding me FUNNY (in all caps ye...teri - thanks for finding me FUNNY (in all caps yet!). I'm flattered, because any woman who rocks a Don King hairdo clearly knows funny. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87331473354500096152008-03-20T10:14:00.000-07:002008-03-20T10:14:00.000-07:00You know, for "best final 12 ever," there are a LO...You know, for "best final 12 ever," there are a LOT of bad performers. I'm going to have to go with Underwood-Daughtry-et. al. as the best group. <BR/><BR/>And wasn't Carly Sold-no-records-son riffing on and off key for the better part of her performance? That's why Simon called it "self indulgent."RAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183569169416447437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8606699514545408632008-03-20T09:33:00.000-07:002008-03-20T09:33:00.000-07:00No problem,Teri. -- I was just offering a little m...No problem,Teri. -- I was just offering a little more humor...Tom Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959628996361620134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43078499229310868092008-03-20T08:33:00.000-07:002008-03-20T08:33:00.000-07:00d., i, teri, posted the comment you're referring t...d., i, teri, posted the comment you're referring to as "anonymous" because, as it was my first time posting, i didn't pay enough attention to the identification part. i should have said SOME black people's hair grows that way. the only point i was trying to make is that syesha's wasn't a coiffed, outrageous hairstyle like sanjaya. rather, it's very likely just how her hair grows. you're right tom, i did take us on a tangent. sorry, didn't mean to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44535521481843159092008-03-20T06:01:00.000-07:002008-03-20T06:01:00.000-07:00Ken --Have you started to get the feeling that som...Ken --<BR/><BR/>Have you started to get the feeling that somehow control of this blog has gotten away from you?....Tom Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959628996361620134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89826808718492454212008-03-20T02:20:00.000-07:002008-03-20T02:20:00.000-07:00Oh and Teri, my comment wasn't directed at your co...Oh and Teri, my comment wasn't directed at your comment. It was at "Anonymous's: "that's how black people's hair naturally grows unless they cut it or chemically straighten it."<BR/><BR/>I thought I'd made that clear by addressing him as "Anonymous", just as here I addressed you as Teri, and you addressed me as d.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24212178661714188482008-03-20T02:16:00.000-07:002008-03-20T02:16:00.000-07:00Sorry Teri. You don't type black.Sorry Teri. You don't type black.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19119711802045028182008-03-19T23:26:00.000-07:002008-03-19T23:26:00.000-07:00no, d., you're missing my point. i AM black, you c...no, d., you're missing my point. i AM black, you crazy kid. i have hair just like syesha's. i was only saying that that's how some people's hair grows naturally. it's not like a fright wig or a joke on her head. the alternative is to straighten it, which is cool, but i like the natural look. as for you, j bryant, you're FUNNY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40599565408442882762008-03-19T23:03:00.000-07:002008-03-19T23:03:00.000-07:00So "Anonymous", you're saying ALL black people hav...So "Anonymous", you're saying ALL black people have the same type of hair?<BR/><BR/>You'd best stay anonymous, if you'll be posting more raving racism like that. Ever met any black people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81753351478583213572008-03-19T20:54:00.000-07:002008-03-19T20:54:00.000-07:00I can't believe you don't have Google PageAds. Th...I can't believe you don't have Google PageAds. The revenue from that AI recap alone would have paid you more than your MASH residuals this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63345496708596747832008-03-19T20:38:00.000-07:002008-03-19T20:38:00.000-07:00i still do not get the brooke allegiance. she sho...i still do not get the brooke allegiance. she should have been auffed long before now. and take jason with her.<BR/><BR/>in their BRAND NEW FORD! tell the folks about it, kenny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31274726532864349552008-03-19T20:17:00.000-07:002008-03-19T20:17:00.000-07:00teri: I, too, wish you could send me some post-sho...teri: I, too, wish you could send me some post-shower pics. Seems to me if we both wish hard enough, we could make it happen. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64479373633533613142008-03-19T19:56:00.000-07:002008-03-19T19:56:00.000-07:00Amanda Overmyre sang “Back in the U.S.S.R.” She sh...<I>Amanda Overmyre sang “Back in the U.S.S.R.” She should have sung “I Want to be Your Man”.</I><BR/><BR/>And then finished with <I>“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away”.</I> I knew it was more than a bad LBJ impression that has people down here in Lone Star Land pronouncing the show <B>"Merkin Idol."</B> <BR/><BR/>BTW Ken, we're just finishing up a documentary on native American boarding schools, and I was talking with Chippewa's in Michigan much of the morning. These were schools where they sent kids like Jim Thorpe to get de-Indianized. We figure the assimilation was pretty much complete when Jim Plunkett became a "patriot." Incidentally, the oddest thing, all the Indian school team mascots are like guys in grey flannel suits, or blazers, rep ties, dockers and tassle loafers. Except, of course for the cowboy, the policeman, the sailor, the biker and the construction worker. Oh, here they are getting ready for this weekend's big Easter Sunday game against Brigham Young:<BR/><BR/><B>http://home.roadrunner.com/~mgol1/jesus-YMCA.jpeg</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79190018349231105942008-03-19T19:52:00.000-07:002008-03-19T19:52:00.000-07:00don king's hair is straightened i'm pretty sure. a...don king's hair is straightened i'm pretty sure. as far as the "troll" look, i can assure u that is exactly how some people's hair grows if they just get out of the shower and shake it. wish i could send u a photo of moi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87508787352012360212008-03-19T19:31:00.000-07:002008-03-19T19:31:00.000-07:00anonymous - I really don't think the untreated hai...anonymous - I really don't think the untreated hair of black people resembles that of a Troll doll. I don't know what Don King does to his hair, but surely it's not natural.<BR/><BR/>By the way, you don't have to fill out the "url" part. Just pick a name. And you can use the preview button to see how it's gonna look.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Amanda is the one with Munster hair, not Carly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60413752323011274292008-03-19T19:27:00.000-07:002008-03-19T19:27:00.000-07:00Carly Smithson reminds me the mom on the Munsters....Carly Smithson reminds me the mom on the Munsters. <BR/>Pepe Le Pew called. Wants his hair back.<BR/>What American Idol did to the Beatles is no worse than Heather Mills. Yoko Ono. Or John Hinckley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32643028750842672252008-03-19T19:17:00.000-07:002008-03-19T19:17:00.000-07:00i agree w/ you about syesha's singing, but uh, tha...i agree w/ you about syesha's singing, but uh, that's how black people's hair naturally grows unless they cut it or chemically straighten it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79722814587642295272008-03-19T19:16:00.000-07:002008-03-19T19:16:00.000-07:00i agree w/ you about syesha's singing, but uh, tha...i agree w/ you about syesha's singing, but uh, that's how black people's hair naturally grows unless they cut it or chemically straighten it. (i didn't mean 2 publish anonymously, but don't know what "url" is).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51902863794257396322008-03-19T15:31:00.000-07:002008-03-19T15:31:00.000-07:00How can so many great Beatles' songs be butchered ...How can so many great Beatles' songs be butchered so many times? It was almost painful. This group has no idea how important the Beatles were and what they meant to so many people. It's astounding that these "musicians" have never heard of some of these songs!<BR/><BR/>And I'm soooo tired of Amanda!mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159992386642158559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66261675067334847122008-03-19T14:16:00.000-07:002008-03-19T14:16:00.000-07:00YOU ARE SO ON!I nearly died laughing when the Seac...YOU ARE SO ON!<BR/><BR/>I nearly died laughing when the Seacrest had to fake his way through that iPhone/AT&T ad embedded in the show. <BR/>but lil' Castro is SOOOO cute!<BR/><BR/>i've been a fan of your site for a long time now, and i'd just thought I'd give my new blog http://barredowl.wordpress.com/ a little free press on here<BR/><BR/>thanks, keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64877479421561507602008-03-19T14:09:00.000-07:002008-03-19T14:09:00.000-07:00What was Carly Smithson wearing. We wondered if s...What was Carly Smithson wearing. We wondered if she'd just won the Kentucky Derby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69610380468856298742008-03-19T12:35:00.000-07:002008-03-19T12:35:00.000-07:00If I'm being honest, Ken, this whole post was an a...If I'm being honest, Ken, this whole post was an absolute disaster. From the product placement plugs, to the misquoting of atrociously mediocre song lyrics. It was...let me finish...very cabaret.<BR/><BR/>It reminded me of a drunken, helium inhaling debutante singing karaoke in a Singapore brothel at two thirty seven in the morning after a Purim carnival. Just my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63868118099150291872008-03-19T11:41:00.000-07:002008-03-19T11:41:00.000-07:00Ken, first I have to say you look beautiful tonigh...Ken, first I have to say you look beautiful tonight. You're a gift to this blog. Your authenticity really comes through. You are going to be a star! I love you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com