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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
7/2: Idols live tour starts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More “Idol” tour previews here via the LA Times in this insanely long interview with the five gals.
“We sing three songs each,” Brooke White said. “David Cook five, [David] Archuleta will sing four. I think a lot of people had the impression it was going to be a bunch of group numbers, but it’s not. We actually are going out as individual performers and doing our own set, our own music.”
Given how poorly this group did in group sings, I’m not surprised there will be more solos than usual:
I may update this with reaction from the first concert Wednesday morning or start a new blog entry. Not sure yet!
-Not to rag on “Nashville Star” some more (okay, yes, this is to rag on them some more), but how did you like them condensing each act’s second songs to 45 seconds Monday night? What was the point? Good news: two acts are being canned next week. In other words: let’s get this over with!
-Vonzell Solomon pled not guilty for concealed weapons charge at the airport. No word on her house situation, which was set for foreclosure last month.
-I met someone I play tennis with who actually went to school with Ryan Seacrest in Dunwoody High School. She said he looked a lot more dweebish in the day than he does now. She does recall he played football but not all that well, at least in her estimation.
-Eldrin Bell, Justin Guarini’s dad, injured his hand at a shooting range of a ranch of a strip club owner. Here’s the http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/2008/extramustard/06/30/derek-jeter-interview/p1_underwood.jpgdetails. Strip club owner Jack Galardi runs the Pink Pony South.
-Okay, it’s a slow day when I note that Derek Jeter likes “American Idol,” courtesy of Sports Illustrated.
SI.com: Who is your all-time favorite American Idol?
Jeter: Carrie Underwood’s pretty good. She could sing.
SI.com: Are we gonna read about you and Carrie Underwood in Page Six now?
Jeter: [Laughing and raising voice] No, no. I’ve never met her! I’ve never met her!
