Congratuations, Joe!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Sunday, December 06, 2009
X-Factor Semi-Final Results
Simon just said Danyl is a ... "LOSER!!!!!!"
JOE! STACEY! OLLY! Finale!
Joe FTW!
Rarely have I been so gleeful over a contestant's elimination.
JOE! STACEY! OLLY! Finale!
Joe FTW!
Rarely have I been so gleeful over a contestant's elimination.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
X-Factor UK: Top 7
Jamie Archer – “Radio Ga Ga” – I like the rough edge to Jamie’s voice but he didn’t totally “go for it” on this song. I thought Louis’ comments were inappropriate and smack of a deal with Simon to pimp Danyl over Jamie. 4/5
Lloyd Daniels – “A Crazy Little Think Called Love” – Not as bad as I feared, in fact he was relatively good to past performances. Definitely getting a bit more comfortable but he’s out of depth in this competition. Still, he’s cute as a button though. I didn’t realize he was only 16 until tonight. Good grief. It’s too young for these competitions. Louis is right, he’d be a shoe in for a boyband. 3/5
Olly Murs – “Don’t Stop Me Now” – What a mess. Is that dancing? Vocal was ok. Hair is better this week. Not his best performance. He still strikes me as a theme park performer. 3/5
Joe McElderry – “Somebody to Love” – Pleasant in parts but he doesn’t have the X-Factor. He should end up in musical theatre. 3/5
John and Edward – “Under Pressure” – LOLZ. Best they’ve been since “Oops.” They’re not great singers but quite entertaining when they try and I can’t say that about most of the acts. 3.5/5
Stacey Soloman – “Who Wants to Live Forever” – A bore and didn’t reach far enough. 3/5
Danyl Johnson – “We are the Champions” – What do they see in this guy? Are they all stoned? Wow. His voice is thin at times, his tone is boring, he still performs like he’s doing it for himself in a 360 degree mirror. It was lifeless, he’s still a middling, prima dona douche. Pimpage a mammoth turn off. Kris & Adam (in particular) blew him away in the Idol finale. Wish he’d just go away. 2/5
Who will be bottom 2: Stacey & Lloyd. Who will go home? I was wrong last week, but I’ll pick Lloyd again this week.
Who do I want to send home? Danyl
Bottom 2 were Lloyd and Jamie. The public vote sent Jamie home. There was a long segment about recording the charity single consisting entirely of a monologue by Danyl. Joe's vocal on the charity single has made me take new notice of him.
Lloyd Daniels – “A Crazy Little Think Called Love” – Not as bad as I feared, in fact he was relatively good to past performances. Definitely getting a bit more comfortable but he’s out of depth in this competition. Still, he’s cute as a button though. I didn’t realize he was only 16 until tonight. Good grief. It’s too young for these competitions. Louis is right, he’d be a shoe in for a boyband. 3/5
Olly Murs – “Don’t Stop Me Now” – What a mess. Is that dancing? Vocal was ok. Hair is better this week. Not his best performance. He still strikes me as a theme park performer. 3/5
Joe McElderry – “Somebody to Love” – Pleasant in parts but he doesn’t have the X-Factor. He should end up in musical theatre. 3/5
John and Edward – “Under Pressure” – LOLZ. Best they’ve been since “Oops.” They’re not great singers but quite entertaining when they try and I can’t say that about most of the acts. 3.5/5
Stacey Soloman – “Who Wants to Live Forever” – A bore and didn’t reach far enough. 3/5
Danyl Johnson – “We are the Champions” – What do they see in this guy? Are they all stoned? Wow. His voice is thin at times, his tone is boring, he still performs like he’s doing it for himself in a 360 degree mirror. It was lifeless, he’s still a middling, prima dona douche. Pimpage a mammoth turn off. Kris & Adam (in particular) blew him away in the Idol finale. Wish he’d just go away. 2/5
Who will be bottom 2: Stacey & Lloyd. Who will go home? I was wrong last week, but I’ll pick Lloyd again this week.
Who do I want to send home? Danyl
Bottom 2 were Lloyd and Jamie. The public vote sent Jamie home. There was a long segment about recording the charity single consisting entirely of a monologue by Danyl. Joe's vocal on the charity single has made me take new notice of him.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Idol 8 Wild Card Results
(Ricky Braddy, robbed by American Idol)
Listen to Ricky perform Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" (mp3)
This season really irritates me. Despite more unflawed vocals, Ricky Braddy was not picked by the judges for the Finals over some pathetic contestants. The show changed it up and put four in, not three, but of the three I predicted on Wednesday/Thursday's blog, all three were chosen: Anoop, Matt Giraud, Megan Corkrey. Jasmine Murray also advanced and that was no surprise either.
If he's so good, why not Ricky?
He's very good but they don't see him as commercial or fitting their desired demographic (numbers are down this season). As for Ricky, I don't know a thing about him but wish him well. My interest in the show is at new lows and I don't much care how it plays out.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Idol 8 Wild Cards
(Clockwise from Top Left: Megan, Jasmine, Ricky, Anoop)
Best - Great voice and control, good stage presence.
• Ricky Braddy
Next best - Decent voices; lousy songs or weird stage presence.
• Von Smith - Jesse McCartney looks with a far better range, people make fun of his wide open mouth singing, comes across as phony like a theme park attraction singer rather than recording artist.
• Anoop Desai - bad song, "drunken fratboy" vibe
• Tatiana Del Toro - sung the song ok but bizarre persona
• Jasmine Murray - pretty, ok voice, lousy song choice
Meh - No thanks.
• Jesse Langseth - mediocre voice, bad hair, weird outfit and presence
• Megan Corkrey - nice, quirky look and vibe, not a great voice
• Matt Giraud - weak voice, bad song, too much the Timberlake imitator, way over sold
That said I suspect these to go through to the Top 12: Giraud, Anoop and Megan.
I’m not really liking this season. Kristen McNamara was just great and deserved a WC slot but her song choice (Gimme One Reason - Tracy Chapman) and “sound” was probably panned as too “old skool.”
While I see potential in Kris Allen, I really don’t see anyone clearly relevant to the current market besides Lil Rounds.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Safari 4: Top Tabs? No Thanks!
Trying out Safari 4? On a Mac and can't stand those dumb-ass top tabs? Type this into a Terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop -bool NO
To get them back, change NO to YES.
Update: More hidden settings to revert to Safari 3 UI.
(Happy Birthday, Steve Jobs.)
Friday, January 23, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009
2008 Is Finally Over
I couldn’t take much more of 2008. In the last month it dealt me a friend’s death from brief illness of pneumonia. He was 45. There was a real lesson or two about life in that. First, work is not as important as your health. Had he seen a doctor, rather than continue working, he may well be alive today.
Second, trust your gut, the irritating sensation in your skull, your instinct, whatever you want to call it. Had he gone to emergency when his housemate asked if he wanted to, perhaps treatment could’ve been successful. Instead he was found deceased later that day.
Like Brian’s housemate, I had a similar sense when Mother was gravely ill a few years ago. I expressed that while she had no fever, had been seen twice by health care providers and had been under treatment for pneumonia, I had the nagging brain quake that this illness was different somehow and more serious than had been diagnosed. I was correct and, ultimately, by the time she asked to go to the ER, by medical standards she was beyond help and died within 12 hours. The diagnosis of pneumonia had been in error, she was suffering from sepsis, a systemic infection.
The final week brought hospitalization for friend, a circumstance which is as yet unresolved. I couldn’t hazard a guess as to the outcome. He’s had serious medical problems in the past and I wouldn’t speculate. While he expressed great concerned, it still took some effort to get him to agree to be transported to the ER. I was genuinely exasperated.
The end of 2008 brought breakups and jobless for some and struggles with depression for others.
Second, trust your gut, the irritating sensation in your skull, your instinct, whatever you want to call it. Had he gone to emergency when his housemate asked if he wanted to, perhaps treatment could’ve been successful. Instead he was found deceased later that day.
Like Brian’s housemate, I had a similar sense when Mother was gravely ill a few years ago. I expressed that while she had no fever, had been seen twice by health care providers and had been under treatment for pneumonia, I had the nagging brain quake that this illness was different somehow and more serious than had been diagnosed. I was correct and, ultimately, by the time she asked to go to the ER, by medical standards she was beyond help and died within 12 hours. The diagnosis of pneumonia had been in error, she was suffering from sepsis, a systemic infection.
The final week brought hospitalization for friend, a circumstance which is as yet unresolved. I couldn’t hazard a guess as to the outcome. He’s had serious medical problems in the past and I wouldn’t speculate. While he expressed great concerned, it still took some effort to get him to agree to be transported to the ER. I was genuinely exasperated.
The end of 2008 brought breakups and jobless for some and struggles with depression for others.
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