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Post by Kim on Mar 19, 2003 14:45:02 GMT -5
The previous thread was getting so long that I'm making a new one so we can carry on talking about American Idol!
Kim
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Post by LHR02 on Mar 25, 2003 21:20:02 GMT -5
Well, well, well...... country night! And we surely found out both who could sing country music and who does not know what a country song is.  Unlike previous shows, I was very biased from the start as this is my favorite genre these days....along with opera which they surely will not sing. So....THIS was what was going to catch my ear more than others. So.....scroll down for comments.....best to worst in order and those who did not even know what was a country song. And I am basing this on the 'requirement' for tonight- country...... best: Josh - his best chance-he IS a country singer and proved it here Kimberly Caldwell (white)- never sounded better! She's been singing the wrong songs! Kimberly Locke (black) - redeemed my good thoughts of her....although this was a 'marginal' country song Julia - 'pitch' problems a bit, but overall in my top 4 worst: Clay-did someone tell him this was a gountry song??? Have to agree with Simon....exactly the same as last week's offerings Corey- NOT remotely a country song, failed the week's genre Ricky- Gatlin surely country, but his version too falsetto for me Reuben- sort of country, more bluegrass 'rock' and he sang it toooooo slow for the song....I really like him, but this was not his week The rest, so-so....not good, not awful....better hope for something more in line with their own music. I felt very knowledgeable this week.... I know country, and good stuff, when I hear it! g |
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Post by Kim on Mar 26, 2003 0:04:15 GMT -5
OK, here's mine...
Josh - Really good but I would have liked to hear more singing where he could show his range. I love his voice but you didn't get it hear it cause the song was so fast.
Kimberly Caldwell - Excellent, fit her perfectly. She looked beautiful too-only she could pull off that outfit!
Kimberly Locke - Redeemed herself in my eyes too, loved it. Not sure if it really was country but it was wonderful.
Julia - Sounded off, didn't really like it all that much.
Clay- I LOVE Clay.. but.. I agree, it wasn't even remotely country and it did sound like last weeks. But I LOVE Clay!
Corey- I really don't like his voice so it doesn't matter what he sings!
Ricky- Wasn't all that impressed. How was that country? Boooring.
Reuben - Enjoyed it! I like Reuben cause he makes it look so easy. I wasn't a big fan when the show started but each week I like him more and more.
Carmen - Sounded good until she sang the chorus. Thought she sounded great for the rest of the song but every time the chorus came up..
Trenyce - Didn't do that much for me. It was fine but not her best.
This in all just in my expert opinion, of course.. ;D
I'm thinking the final two will be Rueban and Clay.
Kim
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Post by LHR02 on Mar 27, 2003 17:05:27 GMT -5
well. well. well....
Frenchie had to go but this is okay?
From 'the smoking gun"...
MARCH 27--Meet Lashundra Cobbins. The 22-year-old Memphis woman is better known as "Trenyce," one of the nine remaining "American Idol" finalists. And, in the proud tradition of reality TV, the unemployed singer has a rap sheet. Cobbins was busted in October 1999 on a felony theft charge, for which she was placed the following year in a pre-trial diversion program by a Shelby County Criminal Court judge (one of those, "keep your nose clean and we'll expunge the records" deals). Below you'll find Cobbins's official mug shot, as recorded by the paparazzi of the Memphis Police Department. According to a Q&A segment on the Fox Television web site, when Cobbins was asked about the most embarrassing moment of her life, she answered, "I don't have one that I can think of." The kid's real modest. Per network policy, a spokesperson told TSG that Fox does not comment on the private lives of its reality show participants. But since Cobbins apparently told "American Idol" producers about her criminal history, she's safe for now (until, of course, America votes her off the island). (1 page)
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Post by Kim on Mar 27, 2003 17:18:45 GMT -5
Well, isn't that interesting! (And hypocritical!)
Good job diggin' up the dirt, Ging! ;D
Kim
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Post by LHR02 on Mar 31, 2003 12:46:40 GMT -5
And yet more dirt and scandal! Didn't anyone at Fox check these folks out prior to making 'semi-stars' out of them???
Another "American Idol" Scandal
Reality show finalist facing trial for battering teen sister
Mug shot, October 12, 2002
MARCH 31--An "American Idol" finalist is facing trial next month on charges he assaulted his teenage sister and battled with cops while resisting arrest, The Smoking Gun has learned.
Corey Clark, 22, was arrested last October following a disturbance in his family's Topeka, Kansas home. Neighbors called police after hearing a girl yelling inside the Clark residence on SW 33rd Terrace. One witness told TSG that while he heard loud noises coming from the home, "what finally caught my attention was a lot of screaming. Then I knew somebody was getting hurt."
When police arrived, Clark--now one of nine remaining "American Idol" contestants--and his 15-year-old sister Alecia were questioned separately by officers. After about 15 minutes, Clark became confrontational with cops, screaming and yelling at officers, several of whom responded by wrestling the wiry, 6-foot singer to the pavement. Clark was handcuffed behind his back and placed in a Topeka Police Department cruiser.
While sitting in the squad car, he was somehow able to get his cuffed hands in front of him, causing police to yank Clark out of the car and attempt to re-cuff him, the witness said. When he again struggled with officers, a cop showed Clark a Taser and warned that if he continued to resist, he would be shot with the stun gun. Clark then relented.
He was booked into the Shawnee County jail and charged with a variety of misdemeanors, including battery on four law enforcement officers, battery on his sister, and endangering a child. After three days in custody, Clark was released on bond, a condition of which probibited him from contacting his sister. On a bond application form, Clark wrote that he had worked as a "self employed entertainer" for the prior eight years and was "currently enrolling into school for audio engineering."
On December 4, just days after Clark was tabbed as one of the final 234 "Amercan Idol" contestants, he was named in a three-count misdemeanor complaint filed by prosecutors in Kansas District Court. The complaint, which modified the original police counts, charged Clark with resisting arrest, battery upon his sister, and criminal restraint. If convicted of the charges, Clark faces a maximum of a year in prison on two of the misdemeanors, and a max of six months on the third count.
Along with three neighbors and five cops, Kansas prosecutors listed Clark's two sisters--Alecia and 19-year-old Ajia--as prospective witnesses. In preparation for Clark's trial, scheduled for April 15 in Topeka, prosecutors recently began serving subpoenas to those expected to testify as government witnesses.
In late-January, Clark was picked as one of the 32 "American Idol" semifinalists, and he has continued to advance in the competition. He is now one of nine remaining competitors who can be seen performing twice weekly in prime time on Fox Television. Shortly after his October arrest, Clark briefly relocated to Nashville, but he is now ensconced in a Hollywood Hills mansion with his fellow "American Idol" finalists.
The pending criminal charges against Clark were not the wannabe star's first brush with the Kansas court system. In April 2000, he was sued by Wal-Mart for passing more than $600 in bad checks at a Topeka store. One year later, Clark was sued by a Topeka grocery store where he allegedly passed a bad $50 check. In the case of the Wal-Mart lawsuit, it appears Clark made good on the bad paper nearly two years after the retail giant filed its District Court lawsuit. But that was not before Wal-Mart secured seven separate garnishment orders on Clark's bank account (though those attempts yielded only $49.77 and repeated notices from the Bank of American that Clark's account had "no funds," or was "overdrawn." The grocery store, JM Bauersfeld's, fared better, getting repaid just five months after filing against Clark in District Court.
So, were/are "American Idol" producers aware of Clark's criminal predicament? Well, TSG long ago stopped believing anything that reality TV producers say when it comes to what they did or did not know about a contestant's past. It appears that a combination of Keystone Kops background checks, participant mendacity, and unblinking network indifference has guaranteed that drunk drivers, bankrupt deadbeats, shoplifters, bondage actresses, and assorted convicted criminals will continue to populate reality TV shows.
For its part, Fox has adopted a blanket policy whereby network executives refuse comment "on the private lives of show participants." That's not a bad stance when you consider that this year's original 32 "American Idol" semifinalists included a convicted thief, an Internet porn model, and guy who's been charged in connection with a fight that ended in the death of a Pennsylvania man. In fact, Fox booted the contestant, Jaered Andrews, a month before he was even arrested for misdemeanor assault.
TSG will venture a guess that Fox knew about Clark's rubber checks, but were unaware that he had been popped for battering his little sister (if true, not exactly "Idol" behavior). Either way, April 15 will turn out to be a taxing Tuesday for him, with Clark scheduled to be in the Topeka dock at 10 AM and, as of now, singing live on TV later that day.
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Post by Patrick on Mar 31, 2003 13:29:11 GMT -5
That's a good story, but even if it's true it doesn't matter anymore. Corey's beyond the law now because he's a celebrity.  |
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Post by LHR02 on Mar 31, 2003 15:56:32 GMT -5
Patrick, Sad, but for the most part I have to agree you are right. Question is.....why throw Frenchie off the show, but allow these two to stay?  ging who must confess to regularly checking TheSmokingGun for all the dirt and police reports  |
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Post by Patrick on Mar 31, 2003 16:20:31 GMT -5
Who knows... if only they could kick them off two or three at a time, it's starting to drag on. If you want my honest opinion though, the only reason anyone payed any attention to Frenchie is - A. because she's big and B. because she has an odd name.
Does anyone remember the other big girl's name that sang with her in the original hollywood auditions??? I sure don't.
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Post by LHR02 on Mar 31, 2003 16:43:53 GMT -5
Sure I do.....Kimberly Locke! One of my early favs and still on....barely.
The country episode about did her in though...she's on shaky ground.
OOps...not the country one...she actually did fairly well there...it was the one before that. Forget what the genre was though.
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Post by Patrick on Mar 31, 2003 18:27:43 GMT -5
No, not Kimberly Locke. It was a different girl, I think she was bigger than frenchie - but I'm pretty sure they went out around the same time.
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Post by LHR02 on Mar 31, 2003 18:43:53 GMT -5
I only remember Frenchie and Kimberly singing the 'duet' when everyone had to team up...and them saying no one else wanted to sing with them coz they were 'so big'........what am I forgetting? |
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Post by Patrick on Mar 31, 2003 20:03:10 GMT -5
I could be wrong then? But Frenchie is still the only one of the 32 that is really remembered that much.
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Post by Kim on Mar 31, 2003 22:56:17 GMT -5
Yeah, Ging is right-Frenchy sang with Kimberly (the one that is currently one of the finalists)
Out of curiousity, do you guys get ads for the upcoming Canadian Idol when watching American Idol or is that just aimed at Canadians?
Kim
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Post by LHR02 on Apr 1, 2003 7:27:51 GMT -5
Must be just Canadian Kim......I've never seen anything about a Canadian Idol show. When is it supposed to begin airing? |
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