American Idol....and So You Think You Can Dance

So last week I headed up to Milwaukee.  Twice.  We went on Monday to get Lyric's wristband, and then again on Wednesday for the actual audition.  The Monday trip was nice.  Easy in, easy out, thanks to my parents' GPS.  Tuesday night, I got the girls into bed at 9pm....don't know when they fell asleep but when the alarm went off on Wednesday morning at 3am, they did actually get up.  We were in the car by 3:30am and off to Milwaukee.

We pulled into a parking lot at 5am, and walked a couple of blocks to the Bradley Center.  There was a ton of people there already but the Bradley center people and the American Idol people really were organized.  We got into line and then sat for about a half an hour.  Lyric and I are huge people watchers so we were having a great time with that.  After a while, we were moved around the building and then waited again.  And for some reason then we were moved back to where we started, well, actually, we were moved back around the building and were let in.

We were in our seats around 7:30am.  At 8am, the AI producer/MC dude announced that he wanted everybody in their seats so we could "Get started".  It took just a few minutes and then Matt Giraurd was on the floor....a few second later, Danny Gokey.  The girls were stoked.  Matt was always Lyric's favorite and we had just seen Danny the week before.  They helped get the crowd pumped up and we did some group singing and what not.  Then Ryan Seacrest came out and the crowd went wild!  We didn't get done filming until 10am.

Then they set up the floor with the tables for the judges.  12 tables.  Sectioned off.  And then they started lining people up for the auditions.  Lyric didn't get in line until around 3:30/4:00.  and we were out of there by 4:30.  Lyric didn't get picked, but she texted me as soon as she was done and said "I feel great". 

I'm so proud of her for even being able to get up there and try.  She's already talking about trying out again next year.

And now Jazz is looking forward to trying out for So You Think You Can Dance...stage mom, anyone?!?!?

American Idol

Lyric is 15.  American Idol just changed their age requirements, dropping the lowest age to 15.  American Idol auditions will be in Milwaukee.  We're going to Milwaukee.  YIKES!

I always told Lyric that she could try out when she was old enough.  Of course, I figured the show would be done by the time she hit 16.  Well, now the AI people have decided that there's some untapped 15 year old talent and they want to show it to the world.  So, Lyric is on her way. so to speak.

I would really love for her to make it far.  I really would.  This is something that she really wants to do and what a fun experience it would be for her.  I'm very nervous that something would go wrong.  Like they would tell her she wasn't good and she would take it to heart and cut herself again.  So how do I be supportive yet prep her for the worst without making it into a bigger deal than it needs to be?  Any suggestions?

American Idol Winner

Pick your winner, but I say that they will all do good things. Kris is gonna get a little screwed because now he's tied to the AI contract a little tighter than the others, but I can see the future and it includes CD's by all of these boys being played in the Random House. They all have good qualities and talent and a future in entertainment.

I've heard a lot of people call Kris the underdog, but I don't understand it. Why, if he made it to the top 2 with America's votes, is he the underdog? Because the judges picked Adam to be the winner all the way back in January?? Adam has a pretty tight fan base, Kris is more "boy next door". Kris knows that "everybody" expected Adam to win, and I think he is truly grateful for this opportunity.

Being the WINNER on AI is not always all it's cracked up to be. Adam is going to be okay. Come on, people. Look at Chris Daughtry. Top 4 when he was kicked off. Now he is the # 4 top selling American Idol of all time. Without being the winner. Who did win that season?? Oh, yeah. Taylor Hicks. Has anybody heard his album?? Radio play?? PR tour?? Nope nope and nope.

And in that vein, it's okay that Danny didn't win. I've already put aside money to buy his CD when it comes out.

Don't worrry. It's all gonna be okay!