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Wednesday January 20th, 2010 – How The Stars Would Fare, Toby Doesn’t Care, & The Winner Goes Where?
OK, I admit it. Maybe, just maybe, I’ve been a little hard on those American Idol wannabes.
Sure, some of them truly cannot sing, but I have seen signs of talent in those that did not get the Golden Ticket last night.
I blame nerves, for sure. How can somebody NOT get a little nervous on that show?
What gets me is that there are a TON of singers out there right now that, I truly believe, also would be denied a trip to Hollywood if they were to try out for American Idol;
Britney Spears – I believe she’s a good singer, but not a great one. She could luck into a Golden Ticket, but I doubt a Top 12 finish would be in the cards for her.
Ashlee Simpson – This train wreck showed how ‘great’ she is by getting busted for lip synching on Saturday Night Live, and the response 72,000 fans gave her during her halftime performance at the 2005 Orange Bowl in Miami. 4 ‘no’s', sorry dah’ling!
Miley Cyrus – I like Miley, and, like Britney, I believe she’s a good singer, but do you think Simon would give her a resounding ‘Yes’?
Garth Brooks – It’s all about ‘Entertainment’ for the Garthman! This guy could belch the alphabet and still rock the crowd, but sing well enough for a Golden Ticket? I don’t think so.
I could name 100′s more but luckily, a number of artists today, did it the hard way. With great live shows, playing the bars, and earning the respect of each and every fan, they managed to climb that ladder to get their record deals and sell out stadiums.
So when a ‘loser’ leaves the AI set and says, ‘They were wrong, they haven’t heard the last of me’, who knows, they could be right!
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Toby Keith has had a more successful career than most artists, of any genre. With 39 Top 20 songs, including 22 No.1 hits, more albums sold in the past decade than Britney Spears and Jay-Z and more airplay than Pink and Lady Gaga, he is certainly at the top of his game. But there is one career achievement that continues to elude the superstar, and he says he has finally made peace with it. “The Grammys don’t respect country,” Toby tells CMT. “The Grammys would take the four biggest artists in this genre and ask them to come to a show, perform on the same song at the same time and not do a country song.” Not only has Toby never won a Grammy, the multi-platinum-selling artist has not won a major award since 2005.But, he says, he doesn’t need a trophy to measure his success. “My decade will stand with anybody’s … That’s all you can do. You just go do your thing. The people at home, sitting listening to music, don’t know the difference.” Once very vocal about his disappointment over not receiving any accolades for his achievements, he says he’s learned his lesson. “If you try and fight and politic your way into that, you’re going to waste a lot of creative time doing what you do best. So I quit a long time ago trying.”Amen Toby! You ROCK!
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Check out this picture;
Participants of a winter competition clothed in beach wear sit in beach chairs in temperatures around the freezing point at the water’s edge of the famous landmark ‘Aussenalster’ in Hamburg, northern Germany. A Hamburg radio station awards the participant that endures the icy temperature the longest with a trip!
To where? Someplace warm? Tropical?
No!
The winner gets a trip to Canada!
Should we tell them?
Nah!