Idol Results: Thoughts?

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By Nads | Thursday, May 26, 2011 | 4:00 am | 11 Comments
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lauren and scotty

Well, the Idol finale came and went. The results show was far more interesting than the last few weeks of Idol. I managed to sneak my phone in to live tweet for the Gasm courtesy of my friend Mike’s great idea to put tampons and Vagisil in my purse. No joke. But I must say there’s a science to sneaking your phone in. First thing–stuff your purse full of tampons. Second, go to a male security guard (if you’re a female), especially one that looks like he’ll get squeamish when he sees tampons. Third, give him a smile as he opens your purse, and ask him if you’re all set…as soon as he sees the tampons, you’re in. I know it sounds gross, but it worked. I think the Vagisil was a bit excessive, but Mike swears that’s the thing that did the trick.

Check out my purse:

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Ok, let’s discuss the finale. Bono and The Edge, Gaga, Beyonce, Gladys Knight, TLC and Lil’ Jon, Tony Bennett, Steven Tyler, Judas Priest, Tom Jones. Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, J.Lo and Marc Anthony, and Jack Black…it was quite a star-studded results show. I obvi wasn’t a huge fan of the finalists, and knew that Scotty McCreepy would win, but whatevs…I was stoked to see the performances. Winning Idol has become a curse the last few years, so Scotty can have that title as far as I’m concerned. That final should have had James, Pia, or Casey. Anyway, that was my night…

Thoughts on the winner? Is everyone over it already?


P.S. Here are some pics from the night:

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blake

casey

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after party
bono
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Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

11 Comments

  1. 1
    whoochile
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 4:43 am

    cutest picture with Casey, what a fun night! I tuned out of Idol mid-way through the season, it is just too damn long.

  2. 2
    itchy
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 5:53 am

    Here’s exactly what I was thinking watching this: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

  3. 3
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 8:58 am

    I agree with your friend, Nads. Tampons alone aren’t that “threatening.” That’s more of a 50/50 chance the guy will flinch but they do offer the fence around the phone that won’t get breached. The Vagisil, though? That made sure he retreated before he even got to the fence.

    As for the finalists, they were children so I’m not going to diss either of them, although I’d rather the final two be from Pia/Casey and maybe Haley. She still sounds like a drunk chick at karaoke to me, but she at least has some reference points in her arsenal. But of the final two, I do think Scotty has more poise and maturity on stage. He’s one of the few who sang with another artist who didn’t look completely outclassed by their experience. (Poor Lusk. Totally outclassed on the BSC front by Kurt Franklin and totally outusng by Gladys Knight.) Scotty’s single sucks but I could easily see him following in Carrie’s footsteps where he has to sing MOR country/pop/Christian pablum for a year or so then breaks out with whatever his version of “Before He Cheats” will be.

    But I was just glad to see Marc Anthony rep the Caribbean so well. He may be tiny and ghoulish looking, but he can perform. And it’s always great to watch Sheila E. pound on the drums. Favorite performance of the night. And JLo wasn’t stealing Shakira’s moves. She was straight up doing the classic mambo step every little PR is born dancing and filling it out with various Cha Cha/Afro-Caribbean moves you can see at any club or block party.

  4. 4
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 9:25 am

    Casey and Jack Black came off as a terrible joke, as did James Durbin in his Village People costume.

    Reeve Carney outsang Bono…but I doubt he’ll be able to save the expensive trainwreck that Spiderman The Musical has become.

    Lady Gaga is a lot of flash…but her run-of-the-mill vocals bore me.

    I don’t understand the appeal of Mark Anthony or J-lo, but I loved Sheila E.

    TLC’s attempt to be relevant by having Lil Jon help them sing their nearly twenty year old hits failed.

    And I though Kurt Franklin, Gladys Knight, Jacob Lusk trying to get people to smile in regard to the tornado ravages was sick. People in Oklahoma experienced that devastation on Tuesday. Considering how many people have died in the last few days, I doubt by Wednesday night they were ready to smile.

    The right two performers were in the final…and both Lauren and Scotty will have good careers. It was very apparent as they sang the last two nights they’ve listened well to the vocal coaches, because their ranges have expanded considerably since they auditioned. (Unlike certain other contestants who obviously already thought they were stars who knew everything.)

    I wish they would shorten the finale, though, 2 hours and seven minutes is excessive.

  5. 5
    Fan-Ann
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 9:28 am

    Tampons and Vagisil??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I hope that while the guard looked in your purse you stood uncomfortably to add to the picture! As for the results…BLECH!!!
    The only good thing about this is that now Scotty is off my tv! Here’s hoping that he fades into obscurity quickly so I don’t have to accidentally see his shmoozy broken neck stance. He probably has a great future on the Christian music scene.

    Thanks for the tampons and Vagisil idea!

  6. 6
    georgiababe
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 10:01 am

    Worst Idol finale of all time. Actually. These two were SO dull, I stopped caring after James was eliminated. This whole season of Idol has been dullsville, actually. I agree with itchy when I say zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

  7. 7
    Nads
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 10:04 am

    yeah, james should have been in the finals. it was ridic.

  8. 8
    itchy
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 10:47 am

    A James/Haley finally would have been really interesting. Even though that James kid gives me the willies.

    I did laugh out loud at the little sketch with Casey/James/Pia. So there’s that.

  9. 9
    baymenxpac
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    james should have been in the finals had it been a competition on who could put on he most trite rock performance while singing the most out of tune. then YEAH, james would have been fantastic!

  10. 10
    itchy
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    I’ll take out of tune out of date hard rock to out of tune fundie country treacle any day.

  11. 11
    Angela
    Posted May 26, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    Haha. I use that same trick to sneak airplane bottles of booze into non-alcohol serving events (like college FB games). Does that mean I have a problem??? Hmmm.
    As for this season I can sum it up in one word. Meh.

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