May 21, 2008

• I’m More Famous Than Danny Noriega ;-)

  
  

  
  Danny Noriega did a webchat where he let his fans know that he was not
  invited to the American Idol finale this year. You know, the show he
  was on?! Not only that, he had to track down people to get tickets, only
  to be told the show was full. Fellow semifinalists Colton Berry and
  Kady Malloy were also dissed as well. Idol, seriously. What the fuck?
  Give Danny a ticket to the show. Pulling crap like this just makes
  people hate you even more. To deny him a ticket is pretty low, but then
  again, we should expect this from Idol by now. Video highlight: Danny
  says Idol is full of shit. We know, Danny. We know.  Source:  VFTW.

  
  

  I met Lora, Frank & Tiffany at 3:00 and we headed downtown.  The show was actually really good.  I was disappointed  a few months ago when I heard that this year’s American Idol finale would be held at the new Nokia Theater instead of the Kodak Theater, where it has been held in the past.  The Kodak is walking distance from my house, and for the last two years I’ve walked to the finale and sneaked onto the red carpet with a fake press pass.  Lora came through in the clutch though, and we had VIP tickets tonight, unlike poor Danny!  So, we left the house around 3:00 and we were in our seats before 4:00.  No lines, no hassles.  It took me several minutes to stop shaking from camera withdrawal (no cameras or cell phones allowed past the metal detectors), but by the time the show began at 5:00 Pacific Time, I was only convulsing mildly.  The wrestling opening was pretty lame, but once David Cook took the stage to sing U2′s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, everyone was on their feet.  His rendition of the song actually gave me goose bumps.  The acoustics in the Nokia were great, and his voice sounded rich and pure.  Artichoke’s rendition of Elton John’s, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, was also excellent, though somewhat reminiscent of Clay Gayken. 

  I’m kind of rooting for David Cook, but after watching the performances live tonight and then coming home and watching them on TV, I’m pretty sure that Simon is right, and that Archuleta scored a knock out.  That said, it was a fairly predictable, sappy season.  And speaking of Clay, VFTW summed it all up by saying, “Vote for Gaspy (David Archuleta)! 1-866-IDOLS-02, 04, and 06, or text ‘VOTE’ to 5702. We
  have 4 hours to vote, so hopefully this favors Gaspy, as his tweenies
  will vote longer. We are THIS close to unleashing Jeff Archuleta on the
  entertainment industry. THIS close. If David can pull this off, the
  resulting trainwreck will be hilarious. It must happen. Even the judges
  seem to favor David’s shlock tonight, meaning braindead America will
  vote for him since they do whatever the judges say. Yay! David winning
  would be hilariously awesome, as he would probably sell less records
  than Jordin or Taylor, and once that happens, people will wonder how he
  won again. So please. Let David win. The tabloids could use stories
  about Jeff Archuleta pissing off every record producer. And the world
  needs another Clay Aiken. Vote vote vote!“  Admittedly, I do look forward to Jeff Archuleta fodder on TMZ.  LOL  Anyway, I snapped a few photos out of the car window on the way to the parking structure, but that’s when I had to give up my camera.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  Can you spot me?

  
  I’m the one in the brown pants.  LOL

  

  By the way, both of their song contest choices sucked.  They would have done much better performing Seth’s submission, “You Give Me Wings”.  I can still see David Archuleta rising to the rafters singing that song.  LOL

   

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