The Millers were the last act to be called, in some sort of attempt to cause faux-suspense even though we knew that LJ, the greatest harmonica player, like, ever, would definitely get another shot to strut his stuff. This time, in leather pants! He really is awesome playing the harmonica, which was something I didn't think was possible to be impressed by. I mean harmonica? Snore. But this kid just kills is. Not too surprisingly, however, Piers has a suggestion to make: LJ should lose his older, singer/guitar playing brother. This instantly sends the 12 year old LJ into tears, because he, and all of us, have been expecting to hear someone say the same thing. His brother plays it totally cool, but poor LJ is annihilated, and tells Piers he's not breaking up anything. Yeah, let's talk in a few years. Your brother is half way out the door, man. Highlight here though is that Reege refers to LJ as a young Wayne Newton, and I am completely lost.
The judges take some time to talk it over and although they liked the yodeler Taylor Ware and cloggers All That, they choose The Millers to go through to the next round, which is the right choice, although I'm sure that Piers guilty conscience also helped tip the scales in their favor.
The next night we're treated to 24 minutes of filler, that included an encore performance by the Millers and some other acts that aren't in the competition like a guy who wanted to jump rope with 3 hot girls on him. No kidding, I'd like to do the same thing. Weird.
The suspense ends when we find out that Taylor Ware was the viewers choice (2nd place was All That) and she is continuing on to the finals. I'm very pleased.
Okay, Okay, this show is starting to wane. I don't know how it's going to last in the fall when it's up against actual show's as opposed to, say, Windfall. But that's not my problem right now. My only problem right now is making sure Bianca Ryan wins $1,000,000!
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Comments (4)
I can't figure out why I'm still watching this show week after week. I know it's bad -- terrible -- and yet each time I see it in the TV listings, I turn to that station and am riveted. Did I mention how awful the show is and what a waste of time it is to watch?
1 of 4 | Posted by AppleBlossom
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Posted on July 18, 2006 12:17 AM
I didn't really watch this show since it was on opposite Nightmares and Dreamscapes but I did catch a few of the acts THe Millers included. Now while I'll admit that that kid can really play the harmonica I'm rather surprised that everyone (who watches the show, so you know not that many people) is so blown away by him. Haven't you ever listened to the blues? Great harmonica players are a dime a dozen in the blues genre, and there have been many that are better than him, granted he is young but I just don't see what makes his play so special. Aside from that I wanted to say that Corina absolutely destroyed Knockin' on Heavens door, she sounded really bad, if she has stuck to the old school Dylan version she could have killed it but she went with the much more dull Guns and Roses version. I just realized that this is an incredibly long post for something I didn't even watch...
2 of 4 | Posted by wniffene
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Posted on July 18, 2006 6:08 AM
Whew - thank you AppleBlossom (#1) - I'm afflicted with the same condition...maybe even worse - I actually DVR'd it last week since I knew i'd be watching Project Runway "live". When I actually watched AGT, I kept thinking I should just fast forward, fast forward, fast forward, but I didn't - I kept wasting time riveted to the screen. What is wrong with us?
I did have to laugh when Mr. Dog Whisperer Dude got silence from the audience after his horrible act. Even the dogs were rolling their eyes.
Damn - 3 more of these semi-finals?? Maybe they'll have a vaccine ready for us by next week...
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3 of 4 | Posted by fieldboy22
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Posted on July 18, 2006 6:43 AM
Sorry but I just don't get the Millers. Maybe I had too much of Taylor Hicks' spastic leg tics but to see that encased in leather pants from a chubby 13 year old... not impressed at all.
4 of 4 | Posted by MrsC
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Posted on July 18, 2006 2:52 PM