Local kids tell us what they think about what’s out there
The show came to the San Diego Sports Arena Wednesday. For tickets to other concerts on the tour, go to americanidol.com
Review: The San Diego Sports Arena echoed with the sounds of thousands of high-pitched screams as if people had just plunged from the ceiling. In reality, the screams were because “American Idol’s” resident daydreamer, Jason Castro, had just taken the stage. Jason did three tunes, and every time he hit his falsetto, there were cries of “OMG! He’s so hot!”
Pickler coming to Crawford Co. Fair
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Growing up in Albemarle, N.C., as Kellie Pickler rolled back and forth to customers at the Sonic Drive-In, her mind was on bigger things.
“Ever since I was little, I’ve dreamed of some day being part of country music,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to go after what I want.
“I’ve never believed in settling. I think you should go after those dreams.”
Not settling has worked very well for this small town girl. Pickler’s down-home southern charm, along with her big voice and honest and open demeanor, has made her one of country music’s rising stars.
She will appear at the Crawford County Fair at 9 p.m. July 14.
‘American Idol’ finalist serenades Rye crowd on Fourth
At the Fourth of July festivities Friday night in town, at least one person made some fireworks of her own.
Ayla Brown, an “American Idol” finalist in 2006, gave her many fans in her summer home of Rye a sampling of why she made it to No. 13 in the country on the popular television show.
Video - images set to Ayla Brown’s song “Forward (Unplugged)”
Singing not only one of the tunes from her album “Forward” in her clear, strong voice, Brown also unveiled her newest single, “Absolutely Everybody,” which had young and old alike dancing.
A tall, slender, attractive young woman, she was clearly very comfortable on the small stage at Parsons Field. And she had a blast, too, calling up many small children onto the stage with her, getting them rocking, bringing a sea of small arms up high into overhead claps.
Mojo:lations - ‘Idol’ success
With the latest season of AI, televiewers around the globe were pitted in a match of David vs. David as teeny-bobber David Archuleta and rocker David Cook battled it out for the “Idol” top spot. While Cook came out victorious (I was rooting for the younger David), I’m sure Filipinos will once again wait in eager anticipation for next season as “American Idol” goes through the rounds again.
Today’s Mojo:lations is my mini-homage to the AI conglomerate and some “Idol” news that pinoy fanatics are bound to enjoy. It’s music to everyone’s ears!
Jon Peter Lewis - 2004 American Idol Star Answers 11 Questions
“I love to write music.” Writes Jon Peter Lewis on his website. But his talents go beyond penning possible future pop hits. He’s directing the “American Idols Live” ensemble, performing on his own new CD “Break The Silence” and touring across the country.
If that’s not challenging enough, Plan B is pretty impressive too. “I was getting ready for Medical School; getting all of my microbiology out of the way…” He says. “I still have this dream of taking the MCAT and doing really well on it.”
Kelly Clarkson is TOAST
Kelly Clarkson celebrates the 4th of July by grabbing lunch at Toast Bakery Cafe with two of her close girlfriends on Friday.
The 26-year-old original American Idol is currently recording her fourth studio album with many collaborators including Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello and Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic (”Apologize”, “Stop and Stare”). Sam and Louis also wrote and produced the song “Anytime”, which appeared on Kelly’s debut album Thankful in 2003.
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From the JPL article… what is the American Idols Live ensemble? Is this the thing they were doing in Branson?
Yeah, they LOVE Jason’s falsetto!
I do, too.
fan video of Jason signing autographs and having his picture taken in Dan Diego
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZx2njY–3g
by Dreadhead #147
Jon Peter Lewis is appearing at the Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco.
Two shows tonight, 6:00PM and 9:00PM, with Lakisha Jones and Anwar Robinson.
No, Lu. The Branson show is different from this one…
Former ‘Idol’ Finalists Still Going Strong
Singers LaKisha Jones, Jon Peter Lewis and Anwar Robinson are enjoying modest careers despite not winning American Idol, a San Francisco newspaper reports.
The former Idol finalists are serving as the entertainment at San Francisco’s Rrazz Room for a nine-week stint, showing off their above-average singing voices, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday.
The three singers, who reached the early portions of the final rounds on the popular TV series, performed Wednesday, singing tunes such as Last Dance and If I Would Ever Leave You…
Thanks, sciencefan. :) That (as well as other Jason goodies) was also posted in the JC crack thread but some peeps may have missed it. And since that thread has already fallen off the front page, Jason fans and other interested parties may need some direction to find it…
click here for JC crack ;)
Incidentally, Jason’s mom, who now also posts at castrocopia, shared the tidbit that JC, DC, and MJ took a break (yesterday?) and went to Las Vegas to watch the fireworks. :)
Thanks Purps… the “directing the American idols” line through me off. I didn’t know JPL was directing anything.
purplesmile,
Thanks for the link to castrocopia for the Las Vegas trip news. I can’t wait to hear about the trip. That trio showing up in Las Vegas was bound to cause some fireworks too!
Hope they had a blast!
You’re welcome, Lu and Colleen. :)
Dreadhead #147 also posted this other fan video…
DC, DA, and MJ with the San Diego fans
ETA: Uh-oh…that girl at 1:11 should be making some cooktards very envious now. ;)
Carly interview
Carly talks about how the Idols on the bus may be collaborating on songs; in particular, she says she and Brooke have talked about possibly writing something together.
Oh, and she says “the boys’ bus is all bland” while the girls’ is very nice. lol
ETA: The interviewer also has a couple of nice DC pics here. ;)
Thanks, purplesmile.
I haven’t been able to stay up on everything.
I’ve had two kids deathly ill in the last 2 weeks.
They’re doing better now.
I can usually count on Castrocopia to have all the important Jason news right on their front page, so I check them every time I sit down at the computer.
That crack thread is too long for me to go through now.
I knew that would happen, but family takes priority.
Happy weekend everybody!
I am sorry to hear about the illnesses, sciencefan, but glad that the kids are doing better now. I agree, of course, that family takes priority. :)
(And, yes, castrocopia sure does a pretty awesome job! :D)
That was a great video. It was so cute of DA when asked where did he get his t-shirt. He laughingly said “oh this is from Target”. I just love living through the tour with YouTube hits.
New Archie blog
We may be going through a Jason blog/vlog drought (which hopefully will end soon), but at least him mom and the other Idols keep us on top of his whereabouts. Lunch with Archie and Fireworks with DC/MJ. Good to know.
Archie is too cute though.
Wow, I loved that fan video with MJ, and the Davids. I notice how well David A interacts with the young ladies. He doesn’t seem half as shy as he does with older women. He’s just breezy and chatty. He’s probably been waiting for this for a while now. Glad it’s going so well.
You can count me as another who hopes that the Jason vlog drought is over soon. I miss his cuteness although the updates from his Mom and videos like the San Diego fan video help a lot.