Wednesday, January 24, 2007

singing is secondary

Day one ended on a good note -- literally -- when a female entrant made it to Hollywood, although we also got Clifton, a harmonica-playing quasi-nerd who botched his take on ZZ Top. And didn't even have the courage to flaunt a gnarly beard while doing it.
The second day started sans Cowell, who was ambiguously MIA. No word on Amanda and Antonella's whereabouts, either. Draw your own conclusions.
Tyrese look-alike Jenry made it through to Hollywood immediately, but then we were graced by the presence of female losers Sarah Goldberg and Nakia. Overweight Nakia slaughtered both "Dancin' in the Steets" and "Dreaming of You," and then hit the cameras with a psycho speech during which she vowed, "I just wish I could change their mind...You just get tired of hearing no."
Especially when you request a to-go box at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
But her follower, Sarah Goldberg, was even worse. But at least she took off her red cowboy hat before butchering Selena. The elimination, however, was especially bizarre, as she claimed, "Even if I don't sing, I can be the next American Idol." While persuasive, the argument didn't work. Didn't Sarah know we already have a non-singing Idol?
Two words: Ruben Studdard.

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