Tuesday night, that is. American Idol night.
Let us take a break from Nittany Lion incarcerations, injuries, and insipidness over the Paterno situation; a break from the politics of Pennsylvania and the nation; a break from all else that is pressing on our cerebral cortices; and let’s get down to what is truly important: American Idol taking place at the iconic TD Garden!
OK, I’m over the top there. ????? ???? ???? But I just got done paying some bills and I’ve got heartburn. But to compensate that, I’d gotten a mail from the people I asked to compose some custom songs. I was glad that I’d be getting them later this week and was excited.
With the painful elimination of lovely Kristy Lee Cook last week, this Turkey lost his favored eye candy. Not that she was going to get much farther—no way in hell would she have—but she was still nice to look at and each week of watching her was like a dividend. ???? ??? ?????? For her swan song, she splayed herself out on the judges’ desk and sang to Simon, torch song style. It was perhaps her best performance of the whole competition. Too bad it had to be her last.
I’ll get over it.
Tonight is Andrew Lloyd Webber night. ???365 Accordingly, we’ll be hearing some old, overplayed, obnoxious Broadway music. The Rt. Hon. Lord Lloyd-Webber, Baron of Sydmonton, has dominated musical theater for much of the 1980s and 1990s. We’ll get songs from Cats, Jesus Christ, Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita, and Phantom of the Opera.
The only thing I can think of that might redeem the evening will be seeing how David Cook manages to pull something out of this collection of smarmy show music and do a rock rendition. Everyone else will probably do a straight take on the material.
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Turkey in da house.
So is the Redhead!
“The Important Musicals of Our Time”
David Archuleta will be the baby Jesus.
Paula: “Duh…..”
With few exceptions, I really detest Broadway musicals. Most of the stuff is insipid crap.
Years ago a friend of mine gave me a ticket to see Phantom of the Opera. This was my Christmas “gift.” Of course, I was obligated to go. It was one of the longest evenings of my life.
The dress wins it for me.
At least she’s not doing the Whitney thing. More singers should go down the jazz path but you can tell not doing the Whitney yodel is hard for her.
One rock ‘n’ roll too minay.
She hit a clunker there.
She’s learning that singing in the jazz style is a lot harder than singing in that Whitney style.
Yeah….I’d vote for the dress!
Randy is WAY off.
Paula’s in her happy place.
Did they just listen to the same singing I did?
Yeah, exactly, Simon. I agree with him and Randy. She was hot and she sold the song (such as it is) to me.
But I still don’t know what “too minay” means.
Yes, she was good performance-wise but not vocally.
Great smile, Syesha. She’ll be my new eye candy from now on.
So are you and I on the same page re: Broadway musicals? It seems so after reading your blog.
She keeps wearing outfits like that and I’ll forget Kristy real soon.
Yeah…buncha vacuous crap.
A couple of years ago when Bob and I met Geoff and his family in New York, we had to attend a Broadway musical–of Geoff and Karen’s choice. It was Mama Mia with the music of Abba. On the way our taxi passed the Beacon Theatre and Bob Dylan was performing. I nearly cried knowing I was missing Dylan for ABBA!!!
Back in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, Broadway produced a lot of good music. After that, well, it sucked.
You didn’t miss much.
Years ago I saw Les Miserables on Broadway. I know it was a hit and everybody in the world loved it. Well, everyone except me. I was so f–ing bored. What an overrated bunch of b.s. And I cannot remember one song from that show (which is probably a good thing).
We’ll get this one over with. It was one I feared would happen tonight.
Yeah, I love Bernstein’s West Side Story (most of it). And there’s some good tunes from Rogers and Hammerstein, and of course, the older stuff. Then guys like Weber came along…end of story.
I think I liked A Chorus Line because of the dancing.
Well, that HAD to do this one. Jason’s actually probably the best one to do this. The teen hearthrob thing and all. All those breathy sighs.
Jason is boring me.
I didn’t see A Chorus Line. I loved the dancing in West Side Story and I regret I never saw it onstage, just the film version.
The Jets are in gear!
I think that was utterly cruise ship.
It wasn’t terrible but it wasn’t too good either.
Paula loved it, though, Randy.
Can a female be a “balladeer?”
I just looked it up and I guess they can.
Magic lead Toronto, 37-26. Take THAT, Alex English!
Simon is hilarious!
You sure it isn’t a “balladette”?
But you’ve got to admit, my meeting and talking with Alex English was pretty damn cool.
Yes, and you didn’t even ask him for his autograph.
Let’s get Brooke over with.
Maybe Carly will take on Evita…or I Don’t Know How to Love Him.
Remember the musical Godspell? Another bad one.
I don’t do the autograph thing. Well, I did once when I met Chris Issak.
I was thinking that Carly would do Evita. She thinks she’s Madonna.
Hair…now that one had some music.
I got Pat Schroeder’s autograph when she signed her Visa slip. (:
Hmmm if you do the (: backward, it doesn’t make a 🙂
And Pat Schroeder annoys me.
You know, I liked some of the music from Hair. Three Dog Night did a good cover of People Can be Hard. Then there’s the very trippy Good Morning Starshine which pop singer Oliver crooned. I like those songs.
That’s “Easy to be Hard”
She lives in Celebration now and heads up the Publishers Assoc. of America.
Yeah, Easy to be Hard. I knew that didn’t sound right 🙂
Oh, hell…Brooke is going to get emotionally involved with the song again.
This is from Evita.
Did you see the movie with Madonna. Now that was a piece of s–t.
And Madonna can’t sing.
Isn’t this the second time she’s done that?
I think she’ll sell this pretty well. She’s a better singer than Madonna.
Altogether a major disaster…Paula will give her great credit for re-starting the song…but it lost the audience. We’re easily confused, you know.
I really don’t like this song, no matter who sings it.
I just want it to be over with.
The pain is over.
Brooke just has too many things happening to her. Every week it’s something.
Paula draws a blank.
Ooooh, Paula said something negative!
Tough love, Simon.
Paula was right but at the same time, it did make it more dramatic.
Actually, I agree with Simon.
Maybe Brooke has a personality disorder. Or maybe she’s just a drama queen.
Brooke has a silly butterfly dress.
Yeah, it’s a dumb dress.
Having a snack tonight?
The Raptors are coming back. It’s 51-46.
I just had dinner.
What did you have for dinner?
I had half of a chicken sub from Subway.
A pre-packaged NutriSystem salisbury steak and mushroom gravy over rice.
How was it?
Not half bad, in fact.
When are you coming for lunch again?
It’s a break from their usual red-sauce stuff.
Oh this guy will clean up with it.
I haven’t booked a day. I have a urologist appointment next Tuesday, so I’ll be in the neighborhood.
He’s great with the 11 year-olds. My friend Susan in Vermont has vowed to give up American Idol if the kid wins.
Math Guy gave his final exam today. School is over once he grades the tests!
I’ll send him an email about Tuesday, or you can just ask him if that works.
This is a cake walk for this guy.
Yes, I’ll ask him.
He’s got the girl vote, most def.
I’m not into this. He’s doing nothing for me.
From the wire: “PA vote too close to call.”
Yeah, boring stuff.
Crappy song. I don’t think it helped him or hurt him.
He’s technically good but boring.
From the O’Rena: Magic 55, Raptors 50.
I agree wholeheartedly with Simon. Blahhh.
Carly….I’m taking bets: Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina or I Don’t Know How to Love Him? Or Music of the Night?
Where’s the secret sex house? I wanna see Fox 35 News at 10 with that funny looking blonde.
I Don’t Know How to Love Him.
What’s the Rocker Guy gonna do? HE should do Don’t Cry for Me…that would be interesting.
But Don’t Cry is kind of a Carly song so that might be the one for her.
It’s Magic 59, Raptors 57, at the half. Not exactly what I would call playoffs defense!
Wouldn’t have guessed this one…but then the show has had a sort of Jesus theme this season.
This is a Passover song. It’s traditionally sung by the Hasidim after the Seder.
Finally, she’s showing me something.
I could do without the band guy getting into the act.
This is also the most relaxed I’ve seen her.
Yeah, Carly’s always been the best of the women. She’s just picked dumbass songs. She needed Lord Lloyd-Webber to fix her ass and pick for her.
Too much yelling over the band.
Yeah, that was good, from this old Turkey’s perspective.
Yeah, Weber did her a favor.
It was MY favorite performance of the night, Simon. Who else is memorable?
Haha!
It was the most spirited (pun intended).
(:
NBC: “Clinton Wins PA Primary.”
Turkey to NBC: No shit, Sherlock!
Who the hell was THAT? Ricki Lake?
I thought you dug Syesha’s performance.
Well, someone had to sing this song.
Didn’t Weber get into some romantic and/or sexual trouble at some point?
He’s going to do Music of the Night? Straight?
Was Lord Weber flirting with David?
He was married to Sarah Brightman for a while. I don’t know under what circumstances they parted.
I hate this already. It sounds like he’s doing it straight. Come on, dude, turn this into a hip-hop moment.
I think this is a clunker for him.
Weber and Brightman made a weird looking couple.
He hit the high note. And he articulates the soft passages. Hmmm…I didn’t think I’d like this but I think I do.
Man, he’s slowed this down and made it even worse than it should be.
David and violins are strange bedfellows, but he did a credible job, IMHO.
Paula has seen his “instrument”?
I didn’t dig it. IMHO it was not the bomb.
Thank you, Simon.
Turkey agrees with Simon.
I think we both know that Brooke is gone this week.
Jason is also in trouble.
I place them in this order for tonight: Carly, Syesha, David & David
Brooke, get started on your packing tonight.
Jason or Brooke must go. She fucked up, so it’ll probably be she.
I’m back to the Magic game. See you tomorrow! 😀
We’ll find out tomorrow night. I predict Brooke but I’ve been wrong a lot lately.
See you on the morrow.