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Monday, September 8, 2008
9/9: Blake Lewis coming to Atlanta October 20, my favorite interview subjects
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This has been around awhile but as you can tell, I was in no rush to report this because really, not many people care: Blake Lewis from season six is launching his first tour.
In Atlanta, he’s going to be at a venue that fits a whopping 300 people called Vinyl in Midtown on October 20 at 8 p.m. And the price of tickets? $10. Yes. $10.
If you want to buy them, here ya go.. I might go, though. I’m that dedicated to y’all. I have never interviewed the guy before one on one. He does seem like a good guy even if he is not a star by any stretch.
-And since I said Kellie Pickler was one of my top 5 “Idol” subjects, now I actually have to come up with a top 5, eh? I have never done a one on one with the big four: Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson (well, you know I almost did). But I’ve talked to most everyone else of note. Of the 82 “Idol” alums, I’ve interviewed about 36 of them one on one in a meaningful way.
In terms of ease and pure friendliness, the ones that come to mind besides Pickler include George Huff (yes, the man who hugged me as if we were old friends), Chris Sligh (the only one who says he actually reads this blog on a regular basis), Ruben Studdard (he’s like a teddy bear indeed) and Clay Aiken (since I did avoid asking anything, um, personal).
-Oh, and here’s the video of Jordin Sparks defending the promise rings the Jonas Brothers wore after Russell Brand, the VMA host, mocked them. I don’t know why there was that much backdraft to his comments, which I thought were silly, but not offensive.
-Josh Gracin is making a return visit to Cowboys in Kennesaw November 7. I’m on the Cowboys Web site and can’t figure out how to buy tickets yet because nothing is available on Ticketmaster.
