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Post by butterfly on Aug 28, 2012 14:48:46 GMT -5
Leena @getbacktothat lollll comment from one of the drag queens: " he is can u tag me in it,
i wanna crop out millie lol and DP that spunk!"is.gd/TYzehf ??? Me Finnish -not understand -once again... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2012 14:51:55 GMT -5
That's not true. They get lots of very talented people auditioning, thousands. It's just that they are casting a show and they pick and choose who they put through, even at the first level of the arena auditions. I have a friend who auditioned and she said there was no rhyme or reason, that she could tell, to who made it to the next round. Adam even stated he wasn't sure if he would get through because at Hollywood week, there was another guy similar to him. So, he was never sure. IMO, the past 2 years have beeen filled with amazing talent. No one as great as Adam, but he is one of kind. I don't think the best person has won, either year, but to say there was little talent is doing a great injustice to these kids. Seems I chose the wrong words. By "better talent" I meant more experienced talent. All of the contestants that have made it though are really good singers. But few have the stage presence or presentation skills to keep a fickle public wowed for very long. It was a novel idea to use very inexperienced contestants when Idol first started, but now people are wanting more, especially now that there are a number of other singing contests on TV. Idol has gotten a lot of flack for being a glorified "karaoke" contest which makes it harder for people coming off the show to make it in the business. Bringing in some more experienced talent could help change this impression and add more spice to the show. But with the current contractual rules, this is not as likely to happen. And yet having contestants that are having their "last chance" is the main criticism The Voice gets. I'll bet XF and The Voice have similar contracts to Idol. Oh, and with Idol any contestant that doesn't get signed by "the" label, ends their contract with Idol around mid August. It just happened to last seasons contestants and 2 tweeted about it! So if RCA had not signed Adam, he would have been free around mid August. |
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Post by seoulmate on Aug 28, 2012 14:56:46 GMT -5
Leena @getbacktothat lollll comment from one of the drag queens: " he is can u tag me in it,
i wanna crop out millie lol and DP that spunk!"is.gd/TYzehf ??? Me Finnish -not understand -once again... Me Canadian---not understand, either. |
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Post by mszue on Aug 28, 2012 14:57:20 GMT -5
We who are women are very lucky to be so much less restricted in our fashion choices and I think it is a good thing that restrictions placed on men are lessening sloooooowwwwwlllllyyyy.... really? I haven't noticed any lessening in the mainstream, every day look...I am not talking "artsy" circles - these have always been out there.. Adam lives in that world, so for him it's not a big deal...but "on the street" - - no change IMO....same boring stuff... (which is OK with me actually - I find the fashion world to be pretentious and inconsequential...except it kills too many girls and women by imposing the ugly and impossible body image - but that's another topic altogether) I don't know about that nica...it is just that the changes really are slow as molasses in January... Men with hilights and colour are common everywhere on the street now, or at least the streets I am around.... I used to have to open the shop on a special day to do men years ago....or promise they would have the salon to themselves... Lots of men regularly carry some form of manbag...perhaps not in small middle America but in most urban centres...it has to start somewhere...but these cities certainly qualify as mainstream I think... if we describe mainstream as 'those that don't' do these things, we are dealing with a logical fallacy... Men often wear fashion scarves and wrap them artfully about their neck... Men often wear fashion jeans with rips and embellishments... I regularly see more use of colour...maybe I am just seeing what I want to see...that happens....perhaps I just don't notice the ordinary as it is so...ordinary...  |
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Post by FanOfTheMan on Aug 28, 2012 14:58:00 GMT -5
Leena @getbacktothat lollll comment from one of the drag queens: " he is can u tag me in it,
i wanna crop out millie lol and DP that spunk!"is.gd/TYzehf ??? Me Finnish -not understand -once again... Me Canadian---not understand, either. Me American - same here. :dunno: |
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Post by skylar on Aug 28, 2012 14:58:53 GMT -5
 Great idea!
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Post by seoulmate on Aug 28, 2012 15:01:20 GMT -5
Am I the only one who is STILL having hassles with the smilies??
Like in Kamar's last post, I see this: And above the reply box, I still see this:  So, is this just my dumb computer??
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Post by nica575 on Aug 28, 2012 15:02:57 GMT -5
Seems I chose the wrong words. By "better talent" I meant more experienced talent. All of the contestants that have made it though are really good singers. But few have the stage presence or presentation skills to keep a fickle public wowed for very long. It was a novel idea to use very inexperienced contestants when Idol first started, but now people are wanting more, especially now that there are a number of other singing contests on TV. Idol has gotten a lot of flack for being a glorified "karaoke" contest which makes it harder for people coming off the show to make it in the business. Bringing in some more experienced talent could help change this impression and add more spice to the show. But with the current contractual rules, this is not as likely to happen. And yet having contestants that are having their "last chance" is the main criticism The Voice gets. I'll bet XF and The Voice have similar contracts to Idol. Oh, and with Idol any contestant that doesn't get signed by "the" label, ends their contract with Idol around mid August. It just happened to last seasons contestants and 2 tweeted about it! So if RCA had not signed Adam, he would have been free around mid August. seems to me that the whole AI "model" is "I have no experience, I sing in the shower and now I win AI a become a star"....having pros compete makes it a total different show... - that is why I am still surprised that Adam was "let in" as far as the judges and I am even more surprised that he got thru the Hollywood rounds... it was really a miracle...this very miracle makes me believe that the UNIVERSE is on his side and he will succeed beyond our collective imagination.... |
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Post by skylar on Aug 28, 2012 15:03:38 GMT -5
Masculine schmasculine. Feminine schmemuline.  Hi Butterfly! Are you from US and teasing me or are you from another country and want to know what the above term means? |
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Post by seoulmate on Aug 28, 2012 15:05:29 GMT -5
Hi Butterfly! Are you from US and teasing me or are you from another country and want to know what the above term means? butterfly's in Finland!! |
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Great idea!