Idol chit chat

Alright I have another confession to make. Prior to last season I never once saw a single episode of American Idol. Not one episode, not one minute, I don't think I so much as caught a glimpse of it while scanning through the channels even. If I had a dime for everytime Christine from Ramblings from a Gyspy soul, bugged

pestered

hounded

nagged

TRIED!

If I had a dime for every time she tried to get me to watch it, I would indeed be a rich man. Now though, I have to admit I am fairly hooked. This also means I suppose having to admit that she was right cough cough.

Anyhow, I have avoided posting so much as a word about it until now. Even through the auditions I bit my tongue. I was tempted to mention the girl that got up and did her singing ,occasionally throwing a sound like the lion from Wizard of oz into the middle of her lyrics, but I refrained. I was tempted to mention how not only was it utterly ridiculous of her to try such a thing, but it also sounded more like Chewbacca from star wars than the lion. I figured she had humiliated herself enough, so I bit my tongue.

I really wanted to blast her family and friends for allowing her to make that big of a fool of herself, but I did not. I get supporting your loved ones and their dreams. I get 'you can do anything you set your mind to.' But at some point someone, anyone should have been just a little bit truthful with her.

Memo to Mom, family, Girlfriend, online friends, or anyone else that I let read anything I write. If anything I let you read of mine looking for input makes me look 1/1000th that foolish, Please please PUUUUHLEASE someone, ANYONE have the balls to tell me so before I send it out to the real world. Telling me 'this is good' when you are actually thinking 'holy crap that sucks' is NOT doing me any favors. Likewise, telling that young lady 'sure go do the chewbacca thing in the audition' did nothing but allow her to make a complete idiot of herself.

Okay enough of that. Back to what I started to post this for. With football over and baseball still a month or so away I guess I am jonesing a little bit. No fantasy football, no fantasy baseball, no nothing. I guess I should go ahead and confess to being a fantasy geek as well huh? I propose a little contest which I am kind of sort of making up as I go along to fill the void. Fantasy American Idol. Fellow AI watchers feel free to participate if you wish. If you are still not willing to admit it and are still in the closet fair enough, you may do so anonymously. In the comment section each week tell me your picks to move on, and who will get eliminated. Here is how it works. You can name as many singers as you wish that you think will move on to the next round.

Correctly name a male singer that survives = 10 points each
Correctly name a female singer that survives= 10 points each.

Correctly name one of the male singers that gets cut each week=50 points.
Correctly name both male singers that get cut=additional 100 points.

Correctly name one of the females that gets cut each week=50points
Correctly name both female singers that get cut =additional 100 points.

Picking a singer to survive that gets cut = MINUS 100 points


For now that is it but I will take suggestions for other ways of scoring. Each week will be scored and a winner will be announced. Winners will receive absolutely NOTHING other than the adulation of 4 readers world wide.

If it seems to have any interest we will also have a running season long total as well. Season long winner will receive ummmmm lets see ,,,,,,that would be TWO brand NEW absolutely Nothings other than double the adulation of 4 readers world wide.

This week's totals will NOT count in the season totals, but we WILL play this week just to try and work out the kinks. Who knows, Maybe it just ends up being me and CHristine. Or maybe there are a few others out there still in the closet. Then again, this may well cause my readership to plummet to three who knows. Only time will tell. Deadline for picks will be 7 pm est thursday nights.

BD

Cant believe I am doing this