Post by sybille on May 31, 2006 19:04:13 GMT 1
Idol Madness
It was obvious that America wanted Taylor Hicks to win American Idol. At the A.I. viewing party on May 23, every seat in the venue, which was dubbed, "Club Idol" for the night, was taken. Taylor got a standing ovation, even though he wasn't actually there. People were going crazy screaming, "Taylor, I love you! The soul Patrol has got your back baby." There were a handful of people rooting for Catharine McPhee, but clearly the masses hadn't been infected with Mcpheever.
During commercial breaks, Wyclef Jean, Pauley Shore, Carlos Ponce and Tommy Davidson would comment on the performances. I really wish I could watch all TV shows with them because I hate commercials. Davidson and Shore did some hilarious stand up at the end of the night. Fort Lauderdale duo Black Violin tore it up with their hip-hop fiddle performance, but Wyclef stole the show at the end of the night. I have seen Wyclef perform about four times now and I never get tired of watching him. He always brings his audience a different show with many surprises. He opened with "No Woman No Cry" and went on to perform "Ready or Not" with a backing track from Lauryn Hill. After doing some backflips and a little break dancing, he leaped behind the drum set to pound out some island rhythms. His rendition of "Blue Suede Shoes" was sweet. I also enjoyed his version of "Guantanamera." He went on to do a freestyle political rap in English, Spanish and French, asking Prez Bush to bring the troops home and also rapped that if he could go back in time, he would've saved Princess Diana and Aaliyah as well as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and many other vital politcal figures. After seeing Baghdad ER on HBO last week, I especially wish the troops could come home.
But since Americans seem more interested in American Idol, I should get back to that. Deco Drive was broadcasting live from the venue and anchor Louis Aguirre is quite an idol himself with the local ladies. Piercing screams of "Louie, Louie!" filled the air. Hundreds of people called into work sick to snag the free tickets to the Idol party, which were distributed last week. Within an hour, all the tickets were gone.
After the show was over, Wyclef went to Saints and Sinners bar inside Hollywood Choppers to have a shot before hopping a flight to the south of France. Viva la Wyclef!!!
blogs.southflorida.com/citylink_joaniecox/2006/05/
It was obvious that America wanted Taylor Hicks to win American Idol. At the A.I. viewing party on May 23, every seat in the venue, which was dubbed, "Club Idol" for the night, was taken. Taylor got a standing ovation, even though he wasn't actually there. People were going crazy screaming, "Taylor, I love you! The soul Patrol has got your back baby." There were a handful of people rooting for Catharine McPhee, but clearly the masses hadn't been infected with Mcpheever.
During commercial breaks, Wyclef Jean, Pauley Shore, Carlos Ponce and Tommy Davidson would comment on the performances. I really wish I could watch all TV shows with them because I hate commercials. Davidson and Shore did some hilarious stand up at the end of the night. Fort Lauderdale duo Black Violin tore it up with their hip-hop fiddle performance, but Wyclef stole the show at the end of the night. I have seen Wyclef perform about four times now and I never get tired of watching him. He always brings his audience a different show with many surprises. He opened with "No Woman No Cry" and went on to perform "Ready or Not" with a backing track from Lauryn Hill. After doing some backflips and a little break dancing, he leaped behind the drum set to pound out some island rhythms. His rendition of "Blue Suede Shoes" was sweet. I also enjoyed his version of "Guantanamera." He went on to do a freestyle political rap in English, Spanish and French, asking Prez Bush to bring the troops home and also rapped that if he could go back in time, he would've saved Princess Diana and Aaliyah as well as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and many other vital politcal figures. After seeing Baghdad ER on HBO last week, I especially wish the troops could come home.
But since Americans seem more interested in American Idol, I should get back to that. Deco Drive was broadcasting live from the venue and anchor Louis Aguirre is quite an idol himself with the local ladies. Piercing screams of "Louie, Louie!" filled the air. Hundreds of people called into work sick to snag the free tickets to the Idol party, which were distributed last week. Within an hour, all the tickets were gone.
After the show was over, Wyclef went to Saints and Sinners bar inside Hollywood Choppers to have a shot before hopping a flight to the south of France. Viva la Wyclef!!!
blogs.southflorida.com/citylink_joaniecox/2006/05/
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