American Idol: Season 5 - Page 8

Livia · #**106** 01-19-2006, 05:58 PM

They'll cut Bjork girl cuz she's "too Broadway and showtune for this competition."

Homeless girl certainly hasn't missed any meals - and her whole freaking family traveled with her from Kansas to Denver for her audition. Whatevah. Sob story my arse.

Sorceress · #**107** 01-19-2006, 10:45 PM

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I work with homeless people and 100% of the time, the people I work with have lost everything to drugs or alcohol. That girl had a whole ****load of people supporting her and she's homeless? You have to not pay your rent for a while to be evicted. And evicted twice? Eh. Sorry- I don't buy it.

Just to go on record, I didn't like her because of her sob story, but because of her voice.

You all have some very good points. Obviously with so much family support she won't be sleeping on the streets anytime soon. I guess she thought it would be a good gimmick? Apparently it worked, since we're now all talking about "the homeless girl!"

It's sort of a shame, since she actually has talent and didn't really need a gimmick to get noticed.

Sorceress · #**108** 01-19-2006, 10:54 PM

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I work with homeless people and 100% of the time, the people I work with have lost everything to drugs or alcohol. That girl had a whole ****load of people supporting her and she's homeless? You have to not pay your rent for a while to be evicted. And evicted twice? Eh. Sorry- I don't buy it.

Just curious--what percentage of the people you work with would you say have some sort of serious mental illness? That's the population I work with, and I know many of my clients have been homeless in the past. Of course most of them had substance abuse issues too, so, what you said makes sense. Sorry, totally OT! Back to our regular Idol programming.

jannieC · #**109** 01-20-2006, 09:21 AM

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Just curious--what percentage of the people you work with would you say have some sort of serious mental illness? That's the population I work with, and I know many of my clients have been homeless in the past. Of course most of them had substance abuse issues too, so, what you said makes sense. Sorry, totally OT! Back to our regular Idol programming.

It's hard to tell because when someone is messed up on drugs, you really can't get an accurate diagnosis. I believe you're on target though- I've always felt that the majority of homeless people suffer with some level of mental illness.

What bugs me about that girl on American Idol is that she's probably using the homeless schtick to get votes (if she gets that far, of course), not just to be noticed. It's such a serious issue and well, it just bugs me. She does have a great voice- she should have just stuck with that.

skcin · #**110** 01-24-2006, 11:23 AM

Everyone ready for 2 more hours tonight?

SuzeQuze · #**111** 01-24-2006, 12:25 PM

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Everyone ready for 2 more hours tonight?

Yes. I may need some wine!

ontheEdgeof17 · #**112** 01-24-2006, 12:30 PM

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Everyone ready for 2 more hours tonight?

I definately need a nap first. Me tired already.

ontheEdgeof17 · #**113** 01-24-2006, 08:12 PM

Aw....That Kelly girl just brought tears to my eyes. I hope she does well.

GypsySorcerer · #**114** 01-24-2006, 08:14 PM

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Aw....That Kelly girl just brought tears to my eyes. I hope she does well.

Me too.

She seems so sweet.

GODDESS6 · #**115** 01-24-2006, 08:30 PM

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Me too.

She seems so sweet.

was that the cute little blond w/ the sad story, mom left & dad was in & out of prison & on drugs?, man if it is, she blew me away, whata voice she had on her!!!~

Brwn_eyes0511 · #**116** 01-24-2006, 09:07 PM

Oh My God I Love This Girl!!!!!!!!!!!

GypsySorcerer · #**117** 01-24-2006, 09:10 PM

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was that the cute little blond w/ the sad story, mom left & dad was in & out of prison & on drugs?, man if it is, she blew me away, whata voice she had on her!!!~

Yes, that was her.

JazmenFlowers · #**118** 01-24-2006, 09:42 PM

I can NOT believe Ms. Ann Nesby was there. I couldn't catch the relation to the girl that auditioned, but for sure she got Ann's talents. I have been a fan of Ann's for years. That woman can SANG honey...

jannieC · #**119** 01-25-2006, 09:22 AM

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I can NOT believe Ms. Ann Nesby was there. I couldn't catch the relation to the girl that auditioned, but for sure she got Ann's talents. I have been a fan of Ann's for years. That woman can SANG honey...

I think she was her grandmother(?).

Last night's show was filmed where I live (Greensboro)- kind of embarrassing, but the blonde girl from Abermarle (sp?) kind of made up for everyone else.

I had an American Idol revelation, though. At the end, when they showed everyone singing Fame, I noticed that it included several people who had auditioned with other songs. So, do they have whoever makes it to Randy, Paula, and Simon do several songs, then use what they think is best for the show? You all probably noticed this in maybe, season one, but I'm slow. It took the performance of Rhonetta ("You think I'm gonna drink off you, motherf*cker?) to light the bulb in my head.

SuzeQuze · #**120** 01-25-2006, 09:35 AM

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Aw....That Kelly girl just brought tears to my eyes. I hope she does well.

She's amazing. There were a few with really amazing talent tonight. How about that Guardsman? He really put it out there. And he's married! Probably good for Paula and her rep, hehe.

I loved Nesby's granddaughter (? - I'm not sure if they said the exact relation, I missed it). She is really great. I wondered why her makeup and everything was perfect at such a young age until I realized who she was. I was really moved by her performance. She's something to behold!