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| Inside the American Idol Mansion – Pictures! Posted: 26 Mar 2009 11:55 PM PDT Have you seen the pictures from inside the American Idol mansion? Talk about living in the lap of luxury! I can't imagine what it is like to go from living an ordinary life and then moving to Hollywood to live in this house just because you did well on an audition! It's crazy! Fox provided the images but I spotted some details over on Luxaholics and the home is as outrageous as it looks! There are nine bedrooms (I wonder who is sharing a room!), 20 bathrooms (that's just ridiculous), a media/screening room, basketball court, bowling alley, private gym and both an indoor and outdoor swimming pool. Click on the images to enlarge!
Okay, I had to enlarge this image of the bowling alley because, at first, it just gave me the creeps and then I figured out why. Doesn't this look a bit like the one used in the film There Will Be Blood? Did any of you see that? Anyway, I just had to share my deja vu moment with you guys!
image © 2009 FOX BROADCASTING CR: Frank Micelotta / FOX Tags: american idol house, american idol mansion, american idol mansion pictures |
| Michael Sarver Eliminated on American Idol Posted: 26 Mar 2009 06:02 PM PDT Matt Giraud, Michael Sarver and Scott MacIntyre were in the bottom three this week. Scott was the first to be sent back to the couch and then the results were revealed – Michael Sarver had the lowest number of votes.
He had to sing for his life and he did a better job than he did last night. There was an actual debate about whether to save him but Ryan kept reminded the judges that another show was coming on. Finally, Simon stopped the deliberations and without consulting the others, he told Michael that he was going home. *sob* He's such a good singer but he is an example of someone who makes poor song choices. I'm very, very sad for the first time tonight. At least he made it to the tour! What do you think? Was it Michael's time to go home? I think he just continued to make really bad song choices this week but his better performance tonight showed that maybe listening to Smokey Robinson's advice got him into trouble last night. image © 2009 FOX BROADCASTING CR: Frank Micelotta / FOX Tags: michael sarver, michael sarver eliminated, top 10 eliminations |
| American Idol 8 Motown Week - Recap Posted: 26 Mar 2009 09:16 AM PDT It was Motown Week on American Idol and it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Honestly, in the past there have been some real disasters in the past with this genre but it was pretty good.
Matt Giraud kicked off the night with his rendition of "Let's Get it On" and, I thought it was pretty good, but I did think there were some flaws. Still, I love Matt's voice but I just don't find him all that exciting. The judges really liked his performance, though. Kris Allen followed with a quirky, adorable version of "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" as he accompanied himself on the guitar. Kris is kind of like a dark horse for me. I really didn't pay too much attention to him before but these past couple weeks he's really shown what a great singer and artist he is. Scott MacIntyre sat behind the piano and, I'm sorry folks, I did not like this very much at all. I like Scott and respect him as an artist but I have felt that, in the past, the judges have been a little lenient on him and I don't agree with that. This week, Simon voiced what I was thinking and Randy and Kara kind of agreed. Megan Joy sang "For Once In My Life" and it looked like she had a reasonably good time but she also sounded lost and overwhelmed. I didn't like it very much (I didn't like her outfit either) and the judges weren't too impressed either. I think she's really in danger this week. Anoop Desai surprised me yet again by singing "Ooh Baby, Baby." For much of the competition, he's picked uptempo, less serious songs but for the past two weeks, he's cranked out the ballads and done very well with them. Randy challenged him to bring some of the fun back while keeping the strong vocals and I hope he does. Michael Sarver sang "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" and he said that he originally planned to sing it a certain way but mentor, Smokey Robinson, told him he needed to put more aggression and desperation into the performance and it looked like he tried – and failed. Michael's been sick this past week too, which is unfortunate, so I hope he doesn't go home. Lil Rounds sang "Heatwave" and I just didn't like her song choice. As Simon pointed out, she could have sung something like "Heard It Through the Grapevine" and it would have been amazing! I just felt like it sounded like she was yelling towards the end. Adam Lambert shocked me yet again but, this week, he toned down him image. There was no makeup, no spiky hair and no nail polish (he kept the earrings) and his voice was so soft and tender as he sang "Tracks of My Tears." I liked him for the first time last week and this showed me a whole side of him that I didn't know existed. Danny Gokey gave a very energetic performance with "Get Ready" and I really liked it. Simon didn't like it (Kara and Randy weren't jumping out of their seats either) but Paula loved it. I thought he did a good job. Allison Iraheta ended the night with her rendition of "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and it was really good. I didn't go as crazy for it as the judges did but considering the fact that this girl is only 16 years old, it very well done. image © 2009 FOX BROADCASTING CR Tags: adam lambert, Allison Iraheta, anoop desai, danny gokey, kris allen, lil rounds, matt giraud, megan joy, michael sarver, motown week, scott macintyre |
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