Stories from American Idol Thoughts
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Idols in Upstate New York this summer
American Idol Thoughts &bull Jun 11, 2010American Idol 5' winner, Taylor Hicks, headlines this Sunday at the Jamesville Balloon Festival. Taylor will take the stage at 6:45 p.m. Admission to the event is $7 and includes parking. A variety of local bands, including The Farewell Drifters… Full Story »
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'American Idol 9' - Lee edges out Crystal for the win
American Idol Thoughts &bull May 27, 2010What, you ask? No 500 word diatribe on how Crystal Bowersox was robbed after having completely stomped Lee Tuesday night? Nope! No rants on how America doesn't really need another non-threatening, average looking, white guitar strummin' singer/songwriter as the Idol winner. And I'm not even going to mention what an uphill battle Lee is going to have creating some kind of album… Full Story »
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'American Idol 9' - Crystal and Lee face off in the finals
American Idol Thoughts &bull May 26, 2010The songs have been sung, the tears have been shed, and now it's up to the voters. For me, at least, the choice is (pardon the pun) crystal clear. Based on Tuesday's performances, Crystal Bowersox should be the next American Idol. Crystal and Lee each sang three songs - one of their own choosing, one… Full Story »
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'American Idol 9' - Crystal or Lee, who will it be?
American Idol Thoughts &bull May 25, 2010Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox will face off Tuesday for the final round of 'American Idol 9.' I still don't get all the Lee love and was disgusted by the judges' obvious favoritism towards him during last week's live performance show. I get it. They want him to win, but what I can't figure out is why?… Full Story »
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'American Idol 9' - Crystal and Lee heading to the finals
American Idol Thoughts &bull May 20, 2010Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox are the 'American Idol 9' Top 2.next Tuesday at the Nokia Theater in L.A. Certainly, the elimination of Casey James came as no surprise to anyone, particularly after the judges' ever-so-obvious anointing of Chicago's Lee… Full Story »
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Win an 'American Idol' tee shirt
American Idol Thoughts &bull May 19, 2010Will the results show run over an hour? Whoever gets all these answers correct will win a shirt. In the event of more than one correct entry, the winner will be decided in a random drawing. Entries must be posted… Full Story »
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'American Idol 9' - Did the judges hand Lee the 'Idol' crown?
American Idol Thoughts &bull May 19, 2010Something rather unusual happened during Tuesday's American Idol 9 Top 3 performance show. Lee DeWyze, a former paint salesman and part-time musician from Chicago stepped forward and with one fell swoop, snatched the Season 9 crown away from Crystal Bowersox. Of course, Lee had more than a little help from the four Idol judges who fell all over… Full Story »
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'American Idol 9' - Evaluating the Top 3
American Idol Thoughts &bull May 18, 2010Amy Sancetta / APCrystal Bowersox takes a video of the crowd gathered to see her perform Friday in Toledo, Ohio. contestants are challenged with songs picked for them by the judges and have one more chance to wow America with a selection of their own. Results night is one of the most intense of the entire season. After months of competition, they are all so close to the finale, but only two will move forward. Usually, the right two advance, but there have been years when that did not happen. Season 6's Melinda Doolittle saw her Idol journey end in… Full Story »
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Video: 'Idol's' Casey James rocks Fort Worth
American Idol Thoughts &bull May 16, 2010I spent part of Saturday afternoon reading Idol message boards for insight into this puzzling season and somewhat baffling Top 3. I read about the Idols' hometown visits, watched their local interviews, and checked out some of the performance videos… Full Story »
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'American Idol 9' - The end for Michael Lynche
American Idol Thoughts &bull May 13, 2010For his part, Michael took it well, acknowledging his gratitude for the judges having used their "save" on him and giving him the chance to get to the Top 4. He knew he was living on "borrowed time" and lasted… Full Story »
