American Idol, January 31, 2006 "Gambling for the Big Jackpot in Las Vegas  1/31/06

By Marcus

            Vegas is a city of make believe. You can make believe that you are in Paris or in Venice . You can make believe that you are in a pyramid or climbing the Empire State Building . You can make believe that the driver of that ’59 grape blue Caddie really was Elvis or the next pull of the slot machine absolutely positively definitely has to pay off.

          But when you audition before those American Idol judges, your make believe hits cold harsh reality. And the reality is more often than not-- you do not possess and will never possess the superstar “it” factor.

            Here is a brief recap of some of those dreams:

            Tearful faked Jamaica accent Alexia simply failed to impress anyone.

            The court jester wasn’t allowed to sing even sing a single note. Seriously. Not a single note.

            Rust red-headed Erica’s psychic sister’s crystal ball was cracked.

            But petite adorable belly dancing Mecca with her sweet exciting voice is going to Hollywood .

            Vulgar ghost screaming Ryan’s attitude and voice was thankfully a brief apparition.

            Cowgirl prison counselor Heather’s country western song assured her a ride to Hollywood .

            Jason the gondolier couldn’t get rowing.

            Singing loud enough to wake the long time dead, animal loving Anthony returns home to his  wife and to their 75 animals.

            The adorable Pearson twins tried their best for musician dad, but they just were not good   enough.

            Dancing David’s voice was overshadowed by his painful facial expressions. I seriously thought he had caught his foot in a bear trap.

            Overly confident perfectionist Princess the Sassy’s voice was short on quality.

            But southern gentleman Taylor’s voice won him a Hollywood spot.

            Was Vegas lucky? Were there some winners? Just like in gaming, the odds are stacked against you and house always wins. But maybe for a select few they will have the luck of the cards and win big time. Life is indeed gamble. We all start out somewhere and we all finish the same. It is what you do with that “in between time” that counts.

            Throw the dice, contestants. Let’s see if you are a winner.

see also:

2/2/06 American Idol February 1st “Where is the Talent In Austin?”

1/26/06 January 25th “Cable Car Bells are Ringing, but there is singing in San Francisco?”

1/25/06 American Idol January 24th “Getting Lucky in Greensboro”

1/19/06 American Idol January 18th “Singing for high stakes in Denver”

1/18/06 American Idol January 17th Part 1 “So many big dreamers and so little talent”