Make some noiiiiise!!! He commands the entire audience to get on their feet and clap. Then to wave their arms from side to side. Then to wave their arms three times and then clap. Then to punch their arms in the air. Then to punch once, and clap three times. Next, he asks for a gentleman from the audience to join him on stage. whilst pointing at said booty. He then tells the audience to yell, Shake that booty!...
American Idolis giving me some serious mixed messages, PopWatchers. Thats some serious fandom right there. Uh-oh, Whitney, youve gotcompetition.) Johnny D. introduced himself to the audience by announcing that Imthe guy with the free stuff. The louder you are, the more free stuffthey give to me to give to you. Two: Do not clap along with the songs. We love the swaying.Sigh. The relationship started off with such promise, too....
his cheer squad this week was a mini-spectacle onto itself. Next to Lowe sat, well, at first I thought it wasSean Michel, i.e. How he knows twoAmerican Idolcast-offs is a mystery best left to the Realty TV gods. the only other celeb I spied was Mimi Rogers.) Indeed, unlike theScripted-To-The-Max-Schtick of Corey and the Super-Pumped-Up-Flop-Sweat that poured out ofWhats-His-Name(Will? I cant remember), Johnny D., like his name implies,was totally old-school....
The mood in theIdolstudio going into elimination night on Thursday? (Well get to his female hair-alike later. With 10 minutes to air, Corey turned on his internal power button and started the pluck-from-the-crowd-and-onto-the-stage shtick. Elderly man shaking his booty disturbingly well? Teenager desperate to be cast on a reality show? Soccer mom who can handle the Axl Rose snake dance? She was still signing autographs this morning, Corey cracked. Talk about a thankless job....
I almost didnt make it, PopWatchers. For nostalgias sake, I mean. The rest of the show, though, I just plain enjoyed. But Im getting ahead of myself. First up, a tally of the best signs: Archuleta is mo betta and… thats it. The signage has been a massive disappointment this season thus far. Yes, for reals. !Are youcrying?! Yes, yes she was. I think Ryans hilarious fake out was plenty April fooling for one year, dont you?...
First of all, Corey the Warm Up Comic is no more. Or, rather, it appears he is dancing with the stars full time. and I lost all faith. My stomach, meanwhile, was in knots, but for a whole different reason. (In my head, theydid it with British accents.) From my vantage point, itlooked as if Blake was providing the beat-boxing while Chris thewicky-wickys. Chris even knelt down and gave Gina a sweetfrom-the-back-and-above hug of support....
On the Internet, nobody knows youre hoarse. As it happened, he barely did. That is most definitelynota complaint. But luckily, the two shows had enough subtle differences to delight any serious fan of the mans work. Which can only mean one thing: Time to break em down point by point and declare a winner! (News flash, anonymous dude: This is a rap show, not the ballet.) Even Jay repeatedly remarked that he was disappointed in the crowds reserved reactions....
She hugs Carrieand yells, Carrie Bradshaw! followed by something that sounds like Preston. The character then says something to the effect of, Mazeltov! Credit: Chris Noth: James Devaney/WireImage.com October, November, when? I am so excited! She points down to herown bare, pedicured feet and says, No shoes! As Carrie and Stanford walkaway, they hear the bang and jump with surprise. So PopWatchers, can you piece together the puzzle? Who, or what, is Preston?...
The whole thing was broadcast live oniClips.net, and I think theyre going to put it up again later. Theyre from Tennessee, ya know. And boy, were there plenty of digital cameras. (Its the oldest line in the book, but it still works.) But the invite said … and Special Guests, and there were a lot of those to get through. I love playing in Hollywood, Brad would tell us later....
Ah, Stage 36. Its been so long and my, how Ive missed you. Well, not really. Though eight months of Simon withdrawal does tend to make me a little testy. No, not yet or no, not at all? God, that ending was so genius last season, when is it coming back? My daze is disrupted by Corey the warm-up guy. This is the one part of theIdolaudience experience that irks me....
A torrential downpour pounded the Earths surface without mercy. And then, like a vision, he appeared: the one, the only Ja Rule. But he was also surprisingly willing to talk about the career setbacks hes faced. I looked at myself and said, Yo, Rule, this is your moment of truth. And what was his vision for the Uh Oh video? Its going to look like organized confusion. Its gonna be real intense, Ja explained, a lot of light and camera tricks....
Sorry if I insulted your intelligence there. (Im not one for subtlety.) Yes, this weekend I saw the Mandy Moore/Paula Cole show in NYC. Ill put the disclaimers out now. Mandys music (and acting) has always been sort of a guilty pleasure for me. I know all of her big singles by heart. And Ive always thought she was an adorable, talented girl. knitting a sound thats not quite pop, not quite folk, not quite rock....
He swung so hard it hurt. His explanation: Listen, I was nervous. After about 20 seconds, I really felt like I got into it, and I actually had fun. But its a scary thing. His 13-piece band may look likeThe Daily Showwriters on Emmy night, but those boys got soul. Youre getting married to me, yay! I loveyou, too! But Im still going to see other audiences. (Perhaps album producer David Foster does know what hes doing....
