American Idol 2007

[missy4gordon 0]

I agree with you Missy... Could you imagine him having to put out that single?

Yeah, that would NOT have been a good thing! I think his performance with Doug E. Fresh was fantastic! I can't wait to see where his career goes from here.....

[DynamoMini 1]

BJean - that is a wise thought. Jordin will be able to develop "entertainment" qualities, but she really has a great voice too. I'm glad she won. Last year I really liked Taylor, but now see that the entertainment factor doesn't always convert to idol fame.

I was worried Blake would win. He needs a free rein to develop and now he will have it. I wonder what kind of cut Simon gets from record production. Perhaps the people with more freedom like Chris Daughtry can really go for it and have artistic freedom.

I'm relieved that the season is over.

[BJean 16]

Dynamo: I would love to know how the whole record deal thing is structured for the Idol contestants. My son used to be in the business and we know that the music industry is full of sharks! The artists used to have all the clout and became rich. Now more often than not, the producers, et.al., are making all the money and the artists are their slaves. If the starving musical artists weren't all wanting to be stars so bad, they might ban together and turn it around at least so that things are more equitable.

[green 6]

My ex-husband was a musician. Like most musicians he was poor and unfaithful. It is more fun being a musician than being married to one.

[BJean 16]

Way more!

My DIL has done an incredible job of making the "real" living for them. Now that he's out of the music biz, they had twin boys and it still made more sense for him to work out of the home and keep track of the kids than for her to quit her very lucrative job.

As the mother, it was only fun during the gigs. Between gigs, being the mother wasn't all that much fun either.

[DynamoMini 1]

BJean - told like a real "Hollywood" mom, just kidding!

You and Green have a lot more insight to the workings of the music industry. I know that computer downloads have really skewed the profits from music CDs, and Simon Cowell loves when his idols make it big, heard it on an interview, so I know he makes money off them. I suppose you have to really have a huge ego and a tough backbone to make it. My hats off.

Hugs to all you idol watchers - what are we gonna do next Tuesday?

[teacher 1]

"Hugs to all you idol watchers - what are we gonna do next Tuesday?"

I was just wondering the same thing.........what are we going to watch now??? Dancing with the Stars and Bachelor and Americal Idol are all over in the same week. How about the new one starting tonight called...So you Think You can Dance???

[chimboree26 24]

...what are we going to watch now??? .... How about the new one starting tonight called...So you Think You can Dance???

That's what I'll be watching tonight. Yeah, Tuesdays are gonna be a little weird, now. Oh well.

[Tricia K. 0]

Yay for Jordin!!

[marjon9 6]

Sanjaya!!!!

[DynamoMini 1]

Mark - there is no accounting for taste, but you are not alone.

This has been a crazy Idol season with the blog to vote for Sanjaya because he was the worst! I kind of thought the internet pics made the season interesting. Now, whose taste should we question? It does really come down to a singing contest and Jordin was better than Blake, but Melinda was better than both and she was voted off because she doesn't have stage appeal.

Who's to say? I think I need a life!

[green 6]

Melinda was robbed.

[chimboree26 24]

Melinda was robbed.

I wholeheartedly agree!!!

[marjon9 6]

Melinda was robbed.

Is she OK?

[chimboree26 24]

Is she OK?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are a mess. LOL!!!