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

By Marcus

Five thousand tryouts and only a dozen selected for Hollywood . Something was missing in Austin and that something was talent.

Here is a brief recap:

            Julian the dreamer failed both as a ballet dancer and as a singer. His attempted “Lemon Tree” was so bad, that he couldn’t even make lemonade.

            Gypsy-looking Paula had a spicy appearance, but her rendition of “Proud Mary” sunk that paddle wheeler quicker than a torpedo.

            And then there was Danielle’s “Amazing Grace.” Her version was unable to save a single soul.

            We finally had a voice and it belonged to embalmer Jason. He may be the last man to let you down, but his “You Raise Me Up” earned him a ticket to Hollywood .

            Stunningly beautiful Cierra the animal doctor sang “O Holy Night” so badly that the angels flew into hell for cover.

            Jittery Allison was so uncoupled with stage fright, that the judges gave her a 30 minute time out just to compose herself. When the 30 minutes were over, she sang again with no improvement.

            Music Major Randy made his professors proud and he is heading to Hollywood .

            First singing with open mouth and then with mouth closed (really, believe me), Ashley the fitting model has the embers of the “it” factor. She is going to Hollywood to sing her heart out and could well be crowned American Idol.

            JR the flirting waiter loves older unmarried women almost as much he adores himself. His “Ain’t No Sunshine” earned him a slot to Hollywood .

            Kevin, a young look-alike of judge Randy, sang “Hot Sun” but just did not have the sizzle.

            There are times in this show when the sure force of natural talent grabs you by the collar and demands your attention. A very young 16 year old William has that talent and he was heard. He is going to Hollywood .

            And then there are times that you wonder what are these people doing on stage? Are they kidding themselves? Are they self-deluded? Did they stop taking their medicines? Have they ever just once sung OUTSIDE of the shower? Such was the terrible voice of Tessie. All three judges said “no way” but she remained adamant that they were wrong about her and she was the next superstar waiting to be discovered. Well, Tessie, continue waiting.

            That’s it for Texas . A huge state that produced little singing talent.

see also:

2/1/06 American Idol, January 31, 2006 "Gambling for the Big Jackpot in Las Vegas

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”