The NBA said yesterday that Kevin Garnett’s Celtics jersey was the top seller at the NBA store and on NBAstore.com for the holiday season. Boston also was first in team merchandise sold for the first time since the lists were compiled in 2001. KG replaced Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who dropped to No. 2. Denver's Allen Iverson is third, followed by Cleveland's LeBron James and Phoenix guard Steve Nash.
Matthew McConaughey is gonna be a daddy. He made the announcement on his Web site today. The actor and his 22-year-old Brazilian model girlfriend, Camilla Alves. According to his post, she's three months pregnant. Awww.
Prediction: The trend is for pregnant celebrities to grace the cover of magazines with their protruding tummies and no clothes. But since McConaughey is photographed more often WITHOUT a shirt, Camilla will probably be photographed in full coverage.
So it looks like we're on schedule with the Dallas episode coming tomorrow. What happened to San Diego, I have no idea. Did you notice how the preview footage made Dallas look like a huge open pasture with cows? I think now that the producers are the ones who need to go back to school. See y'all tomorrow!
Costumes are soooo first-season-of-Idol -- why do they continue to let them in?!?! But forget that -- Dallas is up next tomorrow!!! I'll reserve all my audition-episode hate for after that episode, hehe!!
Watching this Brooke White girl sing to the babies she's taking care of makes me sort of queasy. And now she's talking about how she doesn't drink, smoke or watch R-rated movies. Aaand she's going to Hollywood. So help me God, if she becomes this season's Sanjaya, I'm picketing outside the Kodak Theater.
Christina, with her brilliant nerdiness, may not be the perfect fit for 'Idol' stardom, but I would watch the hell out of a Napoleon Dynamite sequel starring her.
I think I'm becoming one of those people who don't like the audition shows. Or maybe I just don't like that they last two hours. The guy who waxed his hair, though. Wow. I don't feel bad that he went to such trouble just to get rejected. He needed a wax, regardless.
Oooh, this Chris Watson has a smooth, silky voice. And that fantastic bone structure ain't hurtin' his chances in my book, either!! Cuuuuute!! And he's going through to Hollywood!!
Why can I already see that name on the cover of a country album? Her "Amazing Grace" didn't give me chills or anything, but I predict she'll do pretty well when she gets to Hollywood. So, with Angela Martin, that makes two contestants so far that are possible Top-Twelvers.
... If we're still in Philadelphia, and we've still got San Diego to go before we get to the Dallas auditions, does that mean we won't see our city's own this week? Me confused.
Alyse has a lovely personality and an even lovelier salmon dress. Too bad she broke every mirror in Philly with her rendition of "Feeling Good." Hurts.
I can't go without acknowledging that it's a little difficult to focus on live 'Idol' blogging with the Brad Renfro news in the back of my mind. It's heartbreaking that such a talented guy is gone. His work in 'Bully' and several other films hinted at great insight into the human condition, something every good actor needs. But I was most impressed with his breakout part in 'The Client.' To show such range at a young age isn't something most people can do. But that's all for now -- I'm sure we'll hear more about the circumstances of his passing in days to come. Back to regularly scheduled programming ...
You know, her singing wasn't terrible, even if her look was. At least the judges are telling her she's good enough to be in a cover band, as if that's not some sort of sly dig.
I think her look was probably just a little overwhelming to pass muster. I'm rather enjoying her post-audition freakout. I'm sure they'll parade her onstage for the finale.
"I'm going for actressing! ... I'm gonna show you guys that I CAN be victorious and [expletive] [expletive] [expletive]."
Brad Renfro, whose film career began at age 12 with The Client before dissolving as he struggled with drug and alcohol problems, has died, reports the Associated Press. He was 25. His body was found in his Los Angeles home early today, said his lawyer, Richard Kaplan. The cause of death was not immediately known. Renfro served 10 days in jail in May 2006 after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated and pleading guilty to attempted possession of heroin. His other film credits included Bully, Ghost World and The Jacket.
"It was just completely tuneless. Nothing was right! Just, slightly disturbing, the whole audition." This was after Simon referred to the contestant, named Udi, as "Oogy."
Mark Hayes, I’m tired of your cricket-sound trick, and I only just heard about it. I can’t imagine what your friends think of it. Oh, and your version of White Christmas would make a Bing Crosby hologram want to kick your ass. Hey, maybe they can arrange that for the Idol Gives Back special!
And Udgeet?? The So You Think You Can Dance tryouts are two doors down ... People really say he sounds like Sinatra?? "How 'bout I give "My Way" another try?" he threatens, as Paula howls. This is what Idol is made of ...
Why does Idol bother investing time in people's back stories if they're gonna sing like Temptress. Yes, Simon, she's a nice person, but homegirl can't sang!! Oh, don't cry!!! One Quick staffer remarked that she "sings like a Chia pet. If a Chia pet could sing." Huh?!?? And yet I totally agree.
You know, hearing these people sing badly at the top of their lungs really makes you feel sorry for the judges, even if they do get paid insane amounts of dough.
All of these people getting sent to Hollywood right now -- good on 'em, but I've yet to see anything that blew me away. We had a Ruben wannabe, a Zac Efron wannabe, and an Enrique Iglesias wannabe.Maybe the female football player will impress me. We'll see.
It was cool to see the Idol judges advance a singer who crooned Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart" in Spanish ... wonder if we'll see more of that tomorrow night in the Dallas episode!!
James, 22, tour guide. Claims he sounds like Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam. I think he sounds more like a 45 RPM record on 33 speed. God, I love when the judges can’t contain their laughter. OMG Paula just snorted.
Egypt import Alaa won me over immediately when he said a girl told him, "You are sexy face." Too bad his rendition of the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love" didn't charm me quite as much. But at least he got a little flirting with Paula in there. I was waiting for someone to do that, and it didn't take long.
Idol should get a citation for exploiting people like that!! Sexy face was adorable, though.
That cutesy Melanie Nyema gave a sprightly rendition of "Unwritten," though -- she was pretty spunky!!
James Lewis' voice will haunt my nightmares tonight, fo sho. But when Randy lifts a sheet of paper to his face to laugh behind, it's over for me -- too funny!!! And, HA, we've got our first, "would you like me to sing something else?" of the season!!!
Yay!! Joey, our first prospect in Philly, is going to Hollywood -- I hope this is an ongoing trend for the auditions, for us to actually see talented people, and not just oddly dressed freaks who warble into the camera. Oooh, look what's coming up ... an oddly dressed freak yelling into the camera. I see some things on Idol never change ...
I love how this show has to give you the history lesson on every city it visits for the audition process. It's almost like producers are banking on the fact that its audience didn't pay attention in government class. Really? The Liberty Bell is in Philadelphia? I didn't know that!
Ahh, it looks like the first auditioner, Joey, lost a huge amount of weight. Let's see if he can sing ... And he can! Good. Glad I didn't invest in his personal story for no reason.
Is everybody here? Are we ready? The breathless American Idol blogging will begin in a few minutes. There are some who hate these first episodes, which have a history of highlighting the suckalicious and leaving out the truly talented. Last season even Paula joined in the crueltyfest, often waiting until freaky auditioners left the room before making fun of them. But my prediction is that the judges will back off the "bush baby" comments a bit and just focus on how bad the warbling is. And I hear there's plenty of bad warbling this time around. As for me, I love the folks who are so hopeless that they are more entertaining than the ones who actually can sing. But that's enough for now. I'm just typing to distract myself from my OVERWHELMING EXCITEMENT. IDOL SEASON IS HAPPENING. AAA!
A California family wanted to fulfill their ailing grandmother's last wish and took her on a road trip to visit family in Arkansas. Then they decided to go see other relatives in Oregon. But Grandma didn't make it Oregon. According to a report in The Oregonian, the 78-year-old woman died somewhere in Wyoming, but the family decided to keep driving to Oregon, then called police.
Hey, at least they didn't tie her to the top of the car or leave her on a doorstep.
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