Nobody pull a Mario Vazquez!

I hereby announce that if I do not make the Top Ten, I will withdraw my entry.

OK, I admit it. I don't watch the show. What is a Mario Vwhoever move?

DJP said:

OK, I admit it. I don't watch the show. What is a Mario Vwhoever move?

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He abruptly pulled himself out of the running citing "personal reasons."

Translation: Someone has some dirt on him.

I don't watch the show either but I do skim through ET.

It could be the gay "dirt" thing. I prefer the "he didn't want to sign the very nasty exclusivity contract" version. He's said to have an offer from Puffy Diddy (although I would say pan into fire on that score).

Here's Mario's reason:

"Hmm ... I'm nowhere near good enough to win, nor to get a recording contract, so I'll fade into obscurity within a year of this show ending. No money there. I know! I'll create a media blitz by quitting and pretending I have deep, dark reasons! Heh heh! Those record labels'll be busting down my door!"

Alphabeter said:

I prefer the "he didn't want to sign the very nasty exclusivity contract" version.

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I'd say that is very plausible. As a musician myself, I'd rather scoop out my eyeballs with a red hot spoon than sign a major label contract in the current environment. I've chosen writing as the safer option (and I'm sure not many people could say that).

Mario who? Am I the only one who doesn't know this person?

Alphabeter said:

I hereby announce that if I do not make the Top Ten, I will withdraw my entry.

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Me too!

Ray - I'm with you on the don't know Mario vibe. But...thanks to eating and reading the newspaper at the same time, I learned that Mario supposedly left American Idol because someone called someone to say something about how Mario had a special someone of the same gender. No one's confirming nothing from what this blurb said.

And now you and I know too!

Alphabeter said:

I hereby announce that if I do not make the Top Ten, I will withdraw my entry.

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Not me. As I said in another thread, even if I don't make the top ten I'm going to use the prompts as a weekly writing exercise. I use a writing exercise every morning, so this one will be a bonus.

american idol

mabye mario decided he wasn't up to being riddled by simon. i'll tell ya. all those contestants are talented. but, it takes a thick skin to stand up to simon's
cutting barbs week after week.


generally speaking, one must be incredibly thick skinned to get through life,, anyway.


good luck to everyone who submitted entries in AbsoluteWrite Idol!!



--mudflat

I've got the thick skin. Not so sure my audition will hold up as well.

I didn't know who Mario was either.

mommie4a said:

Ray - I'm with you on the don't know Mario vibe. But...thanks to eating and reading the newspaper at the same time, I learned that Mario supposedly left American Idol because someone called someone to say something about how Mario had a special someone of the same gender. No one's confirming nothing from what this blurb said.

And now you and I know too!

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But doesn't "bowing out" kind of confirms the rumor? True or not, I think that's just sad someone has to give us his dream because of fear of something trivial like sexuality.

Oh well.


PS I am not bowing out !!! Yes, I admit, I've been hot tubbing with multiple beautiful women and a sexy d00d named 3 (or was it 7? I don't remember -- you know, it was the booze)...

Couldn't agree with you more. I don't follow American Idol, but I would think that that audience wouldn't be the least bit affected by his sexual preference in this day and age, despite the right-leaning proclamations of many in the regulatory wing of the entertainment industry.

To me, yeah, bowing out is like fleeing police who are walking toward you before you've interacted with them.

Hope you're enjoying all your hot tub soaks and massages (though you seem to give more than you receive??). You seem to get a lot of action either way.

Mario who?

rhymegirl said:

I didn't know who Mario was either.

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I don't know who Mario is either... and what show is (was) he in/on? Is it a broadway show, or a television show?

blakeovard said:

I don't know who Mario is either... and what show is (was) he in/on? Is it a broadway show, or a television show?

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Someone above said that he'd been chosen for the top 12 on American Idol and then dropped out.

(I don't watch it either.)

Wasn't the last dude that won American Idol a homerseshwal, too?

Clay, or somesuch?

I mean, it's entirely likely he was flamingly straight; but really, now, it's the music industry -- who gives an eff?

Watch it, Truman. Jenna LOVES Clay. Don't even joke.

Really?

Eek!

I wasn't trying to insult him. Just trying to dig for truth!... and the truth of the matter is: she'd probably like 'im even better if he was gay! That way, they could flirt/ineract/grope without that pesky gender role and commitment **** getting in the way.

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PS I am not bowing out !!! Yes, I admit, I've been hot tubbing with multiple beautiful women and a sexy d00d named 3 (or was it 7? I don't remember -- you know, it was the booze)...

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And we liked it!

Yep, I love me some Clay. I don't care whether he's gay or straight. I just love the voice.

I DO care if he's a raging egomaniac, though, which I recently heard from someone who worked with him. I hope she's wrong... I like imagining Clay as a total sweetie.

Now, let's talk about BO BICE.

Anthony has a complex now because I blew dry his hair straight the other day. He looked in the mirror and said, "Hey! You made me look like Bo!"

Yummy, yummy Bo and his Whipping Post. Wait, I'm in the wrong thread...