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Thursday, May 11, 2006
5/12: The Chris moment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The reaction when Chris gets voted off is probably the best in Idol history. His confidence melts instantly into shock and anger. Kat’s jaw drops to the ground. See the stills and watch the video at this site before Fox pulls it.
A few bloggers complained that the previous link I had included to the Chris departure had gay advertising and such. If that offends you, stick with the youtube.com link above. But in fairness, the original link is a lot clearer so you can check it out here if you choose..
5/12: Taylor Hicks Pacman
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Proving you can find anything on the Web, check this out. Yes, it’s Taylor Hicks Pacman and since this was obviously done at least a week ago, Paris, Elliott, Kat and Chris are all chasing him. Have fun!
5/11: Fuel asks for Chris
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
During the press conference with print media at 1 p.m. EST today, Chris hinted he was expected to be offered a job with a band, Extra says is Fuel (see press release below), though he wouldn’t be able to join the group til at least 90 days after the show is over. He’s not sure if he’d even take such an offer if it’s given. “I’m at a position this all just happened. I”m not sure what I think of any of it,” he said.
He acknowledged he was shocked and “bummed” getting voted off, that he had no idea he was going to be booted. “It was a shocker and gutwrenching,” he said. “I was not expecting that, not even a little.”
Chris said he thought Kat, as most of the audience thought, expected to go home. “I gave every performance like it was my last,’ he said. “I dont know if people got comfortable and assumed I’d be in the finals. You never know.”
I got in as the second media person to ask a question during the 30 minutes and asked him if he felt any pressure from being the early frontrunner. He naturally said no, that he blocked it out. He also said he began shaving his head three or four years ago, partly to ward off that recession issue.
He said he auditioned on CBS’s “Rock Star: INXS” but didn’t get far.
Here’s the Extra press release
(Los Angeles – May 11, 2006) In an EXCLUSIVE interview, the multi-platinum rock band Fuel comes to Extra and to say they want American Idol’s eliminated Chris Daughtry!
Fuel bass player Jeff Abercrombie and songwriter/guitarist Carl Bell came straight to Extra’s Idol Correspondent Terri Seymour with the offer of a lifetime… they want Chris.
The band has been searching for a new lead singer and definitely took notice of Chris’ rendition of their hit “Hemorrhage� March 1st on Idol. “Chris, if you’re watching,� Bell says, “we’ve talked about this before, if you wanna entertain it again, we’ll entertain it again and go!�
How’d the idea get hatched? Extra Senior Executive Producer Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey played the matchmaker. “It came to me last night as I watched Chris get voted off,� she says, “the wife of Fuel’s bass player works for Extra so I know the guys in the band well. It seemed like a perfect fit!�
As for Elvis, Bell says no worries. “Chris, you won’t have to do any Elvis songs if you come to Fuel bro- they’re no more! You won’t have to do that.�
