I rarely watch TV but I did watch some of AI when Diana Degarbo or whatever-her-name-is from Snellville, GA was on, and made it to second place. I lived in Snellville at the time, just a few miles from the high school she attended. For that whole season it seemed every sign in town said "Go Diana!" I heard she even sang at the local Wal-Mart. I tried doing that myself once, but people gave me odd looks and avoided me.
A couple months ago I watched a few minutes of it with my mother (who didn't understand why these people [doing first tryouts] were so bad compared to the final shows last season! But anyway...), and I saw two girls/women trying out. One was really into her looks and trying oh-so-hard to Be Cool, but couldn't sing worth much, and she didn't last 15 seconds (and I have no memory of what she tried to sing) before Simon rightfully booted her out.
The next girl dressed plainly, but sang a really good, bluesy, a capella rendition of Whipping Post. She seemed natural, and wasn't trying to be Janis Joplin or anything like that. Even Simon liked her, and she was sent on to the next audition thing. Did she survive, is she in the running?
Is there some online website where I can view AI episodes (presuming I really wanted to)? Much of my TV watching in recent years has been on the Internet.
didn't really do anything for me. Actually, Chris was the only guy I liked (though Elliot also had a great voice), & the fact that he didn't win was the final nail in that season's coffin.
