I got three of four predictions right for the first week. I feel awful, though, because Fox played things below the belt, man.
I never liked Judd Harris to begin with, but I certainly didn't think he would be the first to be booted off American Idol. He had charisma, he sang the songs on-key, he was having fun. A little too Elvis for my taste, but he was good, certainly better than Travis Tucker or Scott Savol, whose song selection was horrendous. Jared Yates deserved to be booted out; he looked defeated the minute his song was over, and I have no respect for contestants who give up the fight.
As for the ladies, well, Sarah Mather was an obvious choice, but I was torn between Melinda Lira's uninspired Power of Love and the godawfully boring How Am I Supposed to Live Without You from Amanda Avila (come on, Joseph Murena sang that one out of the ballpark, despite the saccharine dripping from his flavor saver). I think, contrary to what Randy Jackson thought, it's not a good think to look or sound like Kelly Clarkson, because she's already there. Why would America want another Kelly? I think Lira got the boot for that.
Furthermore, Fox's ridiculous one-hour drama was wrong, wrong, wrong! While Ryan Seacrest never told certain contestant groups they were safe (or not), the action was misleading and WRONG. Poor Judd, the look on his face will haunt me until dinner.
Friday, February 25, 2005
The one where Deborah let us down
As some of you may have heard, Deborah Gibson, she of 80s Electric Youth fame, has posed for Playboy magazine in an eight-page spread, following in the steps of her inane, gravel-voiced 80s contemporary Tiffany. I imagine she did that to promote her new single, Naked, currently available for download at iTunes and other e-tailers.
This comes as a big shock to Cathy and myself. We've loyally supported her even when her pop career began to wane. We have every album, and at least four singles, quite impressive considering the Philippines doesn't get access to 95% of what's available in the US marketplace. She has songwriting talent, and is obviously still a looker despite being in her 30s. She should not have done this.
This comes as a big shock to Cathy and myself. We've loyally supported her even when her pop career began to wane. We have every album, and at least four singles, quite impressive considering the Philippines doesn't get access to 95% of what's available in the US marketplace. She has songwriting talent, and is obviously still a looker despite being in her 30s. She should not have done this.
Thursday, February 24, 2005
The one with Feb 23 pictures
Nathan in his new suit that's actually for a two-year-old! He's a year and four months.
Nathan with his nanny Maricel in the car.
Nathan insisting to Cathy that up there is the "moo."
Nathan stares at me from inside the Revo.
Gigil!
Terri: Start praying, y'all!
From the ProLife-Blogs emailing list:
Tuesday, February 22, 2005, the courts rejected the pleas of Terri’s parents to stop her husband, Michael, from withholding food and water from her. He has promised to begin starving her today at 1 pm.
Many are aware that Terri is not a "vegetable" or "brain-dead" as Michael and his lawyers claim, but responds to others and is aware of her surroundings. She laughs, smiles and, according to her nurses, has a small vocabulary. Terri is not on life support and is healthy. She needs help eating and is fed through a tube (helping someone eat and drink who is impaired has never been considered artificial life support). While Michael asserts he is carrying out Terri's wishes, he waited until after he received a large sum of money from a lawsuit against her doctors before making this claim.
During the lawsuit, he alleged negligence and motivated a financial award with the potential cost of Terri’s rehabilitation. However, Terri has been denied rehabilitation that experts testify could allow her to eat and talk. The courts in Florida have consistently blocked appeals to give Terri proper tests and therapy that would improve her life. Terri may not have the capabilities she once had, but she is no less valuable and no less a person. Here is what you can do to help Terri:
1. Pray for Terri and her family.
2. Blog - communicate the truth about what is going on and rally support for Terri and the Schindlers.
3. Visit BlogsforTerri ( http://www.blogsforterri.com) for information and to join the team of blogs for Terri.
4. Deluge Gov. Jeb Bush with emails and phone calls. He has the power to intervene. Here is his contact information: Governor Jeb Bushjeb.bush@myflorida.com850 / 488-4441850 / 487-0801 (fax)
5. Support HB701(click here).
6. Important - Bypass the Mainstream Media - pledge support a paid advertisement in the St. Petersburg Tribune to inform its 450,000 paid subscribers about what is really happening to Terri. [http://www.blogsforterri.com/pledge.php].
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