Paula says that since the girls look gorgeous, they’re ready to sing tonight. Yes, because a pretty face and pretty clothes equal a great voice, as we saw with Kellie Pickler. cough cough
01– Gina Glocksen is dedicating to her boyfriend, and her dedication is sweet and all. She’s singing “Alone” by Heart, and this is going to have to be really good, because Carrie did this two years ago and brought down the house, even got Simon to give it up for her. Except Carrie had really bad hair when she did it. Oh, plus when I do this one at karaoke, I’m pretty good. Just sayin’. That reminds me of a story. At Rachel’s Halloween party this year, there were these people there that we had never met, and mind you, I sing Heart all the time, Heart is perfect for my range, I generally hog all the Heart songs at karaoke (we have a machine ourselves), and I usually handle their songs with ease, except maybe a few low notes that get in my way. Anyway, this neighbor lady from down the street, when she saw what song I was singing (“Alone”), said, “Wow, you’re going to attempt Ann Wilson?” and I just held my microphone, waited for my words to come onscreen, and said kinda offhandedly, “Yeah, I’m gonna give it a shot,” and could not look at Rachel, because if I’d looked at her, we would have shared a look and I would have laughed. We can both sing, and we know it. I mean, I’m no Kelly Clarkson, but I’m easily as good as half the girls in the top 10 tonight. So the neighbor lady was a little surprised when I got to the chorus. I thought it was funny, and Rachel and I laughed about it after the neighbor went home. We didn’t want to be rude and laugh to her face.
Oh wait, this isn’t the Talk About Me Hour. Yes, back to Gina and American Idol. Gina’s hair is good. Still with the red tints in the black hair, perfect for her. I’m not sure about the way she’s dressed, because if she’s wanting to be a rocker, the red satin knee-dress is a little nice, but then again, it’s red satin, and red satin is a little sassy. The pretty jewelry, though — maybe it should have been spikes? No wait, there are spiky bracelets, so she’s covered there. It’s ok. At least she didn’t get rid of the tongue bolt. But listen to me. Last week I said that she looked as pretty as a girl with a tongue bolt could look, so shut up SarahK. Ok, to the singing. I have to relisten. Beginning is good. Chorus is good until the big “Alone”s at the end. The first time through, I thought she was pitchy there, but she wasn’t. But screechy for sure on the last couple of notes. I was going to suggest she stay with this kind of song. Heart, Evanescence, the pipey chick rocker songs with mega vocals, but she’s gonna have to work on not screeching the high notes. I thought it was good, probably a little better than last week because this is a better song choice for her, but not fantastic. And not as good as Carrie Underwood did it.
Randy says yo yo awesome dawg, pitchy at the beginning but you worked it out. He points out Charlotte, the backup singer, who was awesome during the song. I notice Charlotte is wearing a Tenacious D t-shirt — hahaha, I love it! Gina thanks Charlotte. Good girl. Paula says we were surprised when Carrie did it, but man, excellent job. Simon says good song choice, very forced vocals at the end. And Simon is confused about Gina’s image, because he thought she was edgier than this when they put her through to the top 24, and he’s talking about the way she’s dressed, and Randy says maybe she should have worn all black. No, Randy, Carrie did that. Invites more comparisons to a better vocal.
Oh yay. Alaina is going to do the Dixie Chicks. You’re the next American Idol, Alaina. No really, you are. Because I don’t still cringe every time I hear the name of that band. Really, I don’t. Every time Natalie Maines opens her mouth she says something more infuriating than the previous time, so I think that no one at all will think about that while you’re singing. They’ll just judge you on your singing. I don’t know why we need patriotism, anyway. Oops, look at me, I’m doing it already.
Who coaches these kids on their song choice?
BTW, I think global warming caused by people is a steaming pile of bull feces. Mkay? And that train commercial is stupid and horrible for a family show. It scares children, you awful people. Shame on you.
Archive of entries posted on 28th February 2007
Spacemonkey, Spamkiller Commentkiller
Hopefully the comment spam deluge has been squished as of a few minutes ago.
If you can’t comment on a recent post let me know. Unless you’re a filthy online-casino pimping, Russian-woman-pr0n peddling spammer, then you can go [bleep].
Update:Sorry I killed the comments. It was a result of a misspelled word. Go figure.
But they are back now.
Ahhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeaaaaahhhh
I was watching last night’s Glenn Beck show just now (yay Tivo), and right at the end was a lovely little segment of Glenn handily schooling the unbearable twit Keith Olbermann. I quickly jumped onto Hot Air to see if they had the video up yet. They do. I disagree with Allah, though; Glenn doesn’t need to stoop to drooling and screaming unintelligible non-words to fight that moronic monkey.
Meanwhile, did y’all see Rosie’s rage on the View today (I can’t stay away from that trainwreck)? She said Elisabeth can only have her conservative views because she’s so young. Since she’s only 30, that makes her naive and stupid. Y’all remember when I said that Joy is the insane Kwazy Kos Kid and Rosie at least isn’t a complete whackjob and respects other people’s opinions blah blah blah? They’re both freaking nuts.
A Line in the Sand
I think fighting against extremism is admirable, and even I think I’ve crossed some lines about being too anti-Muslim, but Dean Esmay’s line in the sand (reiterated here) for commenters and co-bloggers at Dean’s World is a bit unsettling… especially when I see how he responds to what seemed like reasonable questions in the comments.
Here are what Dean’s World bloggers (or former bloggers) who have responded on his site thus far:
Dave Schuler
Ron Coleman
Rosemary the Queen
I only post this because I like Dean’s World, I do think bigotry on the right-wing can be a problem if unchecked, but I think this is fighting fire with fire. I’ll be curious how it turns out.
As for IMAO, I’m not sure of any steadfast rules that all IMAO co-bloggers must adhere to other than not photoshopping me in ways that make me look gay. I don’t seen any place for reasonable people to debate on that.
UPDATE:
Kevin D. (who will be going on to Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch)
Dave Price
… worth a thousand words.
INACTION ALERT: Hybrids
INACTION ALERT! INACTION ALERT!
The actions of man could cause global warming and that could be bad, but scientists aren’t really sure and can’t seem to get their climate models right. Thus, it’s best we do nothing. Do not go out and buy a hybrid car. If you already bought one, don’t buy another.
UPDATE:
Sarcasm Man makes a good point. If you’ve done the calculations and think a hybrid will save you money on gas prices, then go ahead and get one. I guess the inaction should be that, if you were planning on buying a hybrid, then go ahead and buy one. If you weren’t planning on it, then don’t. So, if you read this inaction alert correctly, you should not be doing anything different now than you were before.
END INACTION ALERT
The Frank Truth: Dick Cheney
After Cheney was targeted by terrorists while in Afghanistan, numerous urban legends about him have surfaced, some old and some new. Here’s the facts sorted from the fiction:
Claim: Cheney could have been hurt in the bomb attack in Afghanistan.
Status: False
Cheney is invulnerable to conventional weaponry. According to DoD reports, Cheney can only be harmed by a direct nuclear blast or by magical attacks.
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Claim: After the attack, Cheney was rushed to safety.
Status: False
Reportedly, Cheney formed a one man death squad after the attack, killing anyone he suspected had anything to do with the attack or may have known anyone involved with the attack. Everyone in a nearby village was found dead, all having been blasted in the face with a shotgun. In the center of the village was Cheney’s usual calling card: a strangled puppy.
Claim: Despite his gruff demeanor, Cheney is a compassionate man.
Status: False
Cheney is a merciless killing machine and knows no emotion. According to Cheney’s staff, he wants to kill you right now. When asked for a reason, the only answer given was, “Because he’s Dick Cheney.”
Claim: To protect his health after numerous heart attacks, Cheney follows a strict, healthy diet.
Status: False
Cheney’s heart was reconstructed in a sole-source Halliburton contract, and Cheney needs to bite the heads off live kittens for fuel. The alternative fuel source is whiskey.
Claim: Cheney divorced all financial ties to Halliburton by insuring his pension.
Status: False
Halliburton continues to pay Cheney money out of fear. The amount is based on how much pain and suffering he causes in the world.
Claim: Cheney received five draft deferments to keep him out of the Vietnam War.
Status: False
The U.S. government decided not to deploy Cheney in the Vietnam War to avoid charges of war crimes.
Claim: One of Cheney’s daughters is a lesbian.
Status: False
You’re a lesbian.
Claim: Cheney swallows small children whole.
Status: False
He chews first.
Oh, Now This Is Just WRONG!
I saw this at SarahK’s other blog, Mountaineer Musings:
I have to ask:
What is that white thing just above Frank J’s belt?
Of course, maybe a better question is, “do I really want to know?”
Project A119
It was Potsie’s idea.
For anyone who is curious, according to Wikipedia that is the name of the U.S. government’s plans from the 1950s to nuke the moon. It was thought of fifty years ago, and I still haven’t gotten credit.