tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651336868771178522008-05-09T04:52:26.269-06:00Steffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16937508388700765904noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665133686877117852.post-14870074655680986702008-05-08T11:46:00.005-06:002008-05-08T21:31:07.372-06:00

I'm upset. Furious, actually. I've been told that I was wrong to vote the way I did. And frankly, that pisses me off. A couple of months ago, Simon Cowell made a statement on Larry King Live that continues to make my blood boil to this day. In response to a comment about Taylor Hicks winning Season 5 of American Idol, the thinks-he-knows-it-all Brit said "I think America got it wrong". I know.

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America, you are a fickle people. And, based on Michael Johns' elimination last night on American Idol, a pretty unforgiving people as well. Thanks to you, my Webmaster is still going through Kleenex like it's chocolate candy. My fear is that once she's done sobbing, she'll actually start going through the chocolate candy! But last night's shocking AI elimination has been par for the course for

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When "American Idol" made it's seventh season premiere back in January, something very important and major was left out of the show: Taylor Hicks. Our gray-haired Modern Whomp soul singer had been removed from the opening credits of the show. As the computer generated guy in the opening credits rode up the elevator and walked down the catwalk, he passed by Kelly Clarkson, Reuben Studdard,

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There is a good chance that this blog entry will result in my being tarred and feathered. After all, an Administrator of the largest non-official Taylor Hicks fansite shouldn't do something like this. It's imcomprehensible. It's unexcusible. It's inconceivable. What did I do? I forgot about Taylor Hicks. That's what I did. That distant sound you hear is my Webmaster, Steff, blowing her top.

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Have you noticed anything different about this season's American Idol? Yes, Simon Cowell hasn't been anywhere near as mean as he has been in previous seasons. Actually, he's been downright nice and pleasant at times. He's hugged contestants, awed over cute puppies, and has even felt bad about dashing the dreams of a couple of auditioner's. Heck, he even walked out of the audition room with one

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So the other day I was listening to one of my favorite groups from the 80s, and a friend of mine who was visiting got this really weird look on his face. He then had the gall to say, "You really like this junk?" After tossing said friend off my third floor balcony, I began to think about the rest of my 80s music and wondered if it really is junk, or proof positive that I have a good taste for

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We all knew it was only a matter of time. After all, nothing lasts forever. As much as we might hope it will, we know better. We know that these things need to be thought about ahead of time. But we didn't think about it. Instead, we ignored the signs. We ignored what we knew to be true. We ignored the ever growing elephant in the room. In other words, we put off until later what we didn't want

jatterbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12370413398517787519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665133686877117852.post-7119162853490148892007-09-29T17:30:00.000-06:002007-09-29T18:34:33.396-06:00

I've debated for several days now about whether to write this blog entry or not and, if I did write it, how I would word it. Although, obviously, I've decided to write it, I haven't yet figured out the wording. So please forgive me in advance if something doesn't come out right. All Soul Patrollers, no matter which site or sites we belong to, have one thing in common: We are all fans of Taylor

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I have been to several concerts in my lifetime, but until the Taylor Hicks concert at the House of Blues - Dallas, I had never sat in the back row. The main reason for this is that at most concert venues, the back row is usually located 5.3 miles from the stage. In order to see the singer/band on stage, you have to have either 20/1 eyesight or a pair of binoculars as powerful as the Hubble Space

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Well folks, I have finally seen Taylor Hicks in concert. I know, I know. It's sad that the Administrator of the largest Taylor Hicks non-official fansite could have gone this long without seeing our gray-haired guy in concert. But it's not my fault. I've been busy these last 15 months. Someone has had to be online to keep all you crazy Soul Patrollers in line. Besides, Steff has been cracking

jatterbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12370413398517787519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665133686877117852.post-79834568376286184702007-08-18T14:17:00.000-06:002007-08-18T16:12:38.227-06:00

Anyone who knows me, or at least has read my A look at my favorite American Idols from Seasons 1-3 entry from mid-May, knows that Clay Aiken was my favorite Idol from season 2. As I said back then, "Clay was a nerd, but a confident nerd. He knew he was a great singer and didn't let anyone stop him." According to Clay's Wikipedia page, he has been on seven tours since his American Idol

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I have tickets to see Taylor Hicks in concert on August 31 at the House of Blues in Dallas, TX. So I thought it would be a good idea for me to finish up my "A trip down memory lane" series before the concert. But considering my track records, I make no promises. Since it's been 107 days since I posted part 2 (and 172 days since I posted part 1), here are the two links so you can catch up. A

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So a lot has happened since my last blog entry. As you may remember (or may not have known if you haven't read the hard work and soul baring I put into my last entry ), Darryl, the host of Idol Radio Show announced on the air a few weeks ago that Taylor Hicks was going to be a guest on his show on July 18 (last night). Darryl then shocked me by inviting me, on air, to be his co-host that night.

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Prior to yesterday, the title of this blog entry properly summed up three weeks worth of thinking about what I wanted to write about. Life has been kind of crazy for me lately, what with multiple doctor visits, medical tests, physical therapy, massage therapy, etc. I couldn't really think of anything music related to blog about. I had no clue what to say. But that was prior to yesterday.

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Ever since the American Idol season finale on Wednesday, I've been trying to come up with something related to the show to blog about. After all, I did spend the entire season talking about American Idol on the Idol Radio Show. I really wanted to do a blog entry that closed out the season for me. But this season was capped off with a finale that was a let down, especially being a Taylor Hicks

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An interesting thing about having a blog is how you end up revealing things you otherwise might never have revealed, at least not to the entire world. For example, in my last blog entry, I revealed that one of my favorites from American Idol Season 5 was Kevin Covais. That's right. I liked Chicken Little. As a matter of fact, I feel like listening to some Covais right now. Yes, I know.

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It has certainly taken me long enough, but I am now ready to do part 2 of my trip down memory lane. Yes, I know it's been 65 days since I posted part 1 of the series. But I got a little hairtracked...... I mean, sidetracked...... along the way. As a reminder, I'll share with you what I thought about his performance for each night both then and now. Please remember that all opinions are my own

jatterbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12370413398517787519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665133686877117852.post-33135473494102734782007-04-19T11:21:00.000-06:002007-04-19T12:08:53.222-06:00

The day many of you feared would never happen has now happened. Sanjaya Malakar has been sent home. I'll give you all a few hours to do your happy happy dance. (6 hours later) Now that you all have that out of your system, I can continue. For weeks now, article after article after article was being posted and published about how people both inside and outside of American Idol were afraid

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I don't plan to make a habit of going off-topic with my blog entries. But sometimes an event so incomprehensible occurs, it just can't be ignored. As most of you know, someone went on a rampage this morning on the Virgina Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. The gunman first killed two people at a women's dormitory around 7:15 AM. The campus police believed it was a case of domestic violence and

jatterbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12370413398517787519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665133686877117852.post-58459233237825593122007-04-04T11:45:00.000-06:002007-04-04T13:20:36.850-06:00

When I was on the Idol Radio Show last night (go to the Archive section over there to listen to it), I had the pleasure of announcing yet another project that some of our members have put together. As the night went on, I started thinking about all of the different projects our members are involved in that are supported and encouraged by TheOfficialSoulPatrol.com. I am so very proud of everything

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I had PLANNED to do Part 2 of my Trip Down Memory Lane series today, but things around here just don't go the way they're suppose to. So what has me off the beat and path today? An American Idol voting controversy, of course. Week after week after week after week after week after week after week after week after week after week after week after week after week after week after week after week

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I had planned to do part 2 of my Trip Down Memory Lane series today, but recent discussions regarding Taylor Hicks' video release for his single Just To Feel That Way has led me to talk about it instead. For those of you who have not yet seen the video, here it is. Please note that some people have said the video can take a couple of minutes to display. The video starts off with an

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I had not intended to make another post about Sanjaya Malakar, but two things happened today which made another post a necessity. But I promise this will be the last one for at least three weeks. (Disclaimer: I reserve the right to post about Sanjaya again should he be voted off during the next three weeks. So unless you want to read about him again before then, I suggest you vote for him. )

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I know I wrote in easy to understand sentences in my last blog entry. I clearly said I was upset that "American Idol" had forced Sanjaya Malakar to be one of the last two standing for two weeks in a row. I also mentioned we completely understood that AI doesn't like Sanjaya. So what happens? AI totally ignores me and makes Sanjaya one of the last two standing for the third week in a row. And

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As those of you who read my blog regularly knows (and if you don't know, why haven't you been reading my blog regularly?), I picked Sanjaya as one of my four Top 24 favorites (My favorite "American Idol 6" contestants). I liked the kid from the moment he flashed his 5,000-watt grin at the audition. I liked him even more when he belted out some Stevie Wonder for the judges. What? You don't

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