American Idol 7 - Page 21

RBL · #**301** 04-24-2008, 10:18 AM

I dont know why I allow myself to get caught up in this show...lol
Brooke and Jason are the worst left but both were safe..... I actually think ONE of them MUST go next week.. but since its Neil Diamond Week (and i dont have clue what he or any of his songs sound like) I'm not gonna bet the farm on it

srmom · #**302** 04-24-2008, 10:52 AM

I haven't posted in this thread, but decided to come out of hiding today.

Jason is the best friend of one of our dear family friends (who was in the audience last week - which I have to admit was fun to see). Anyway, he thought he was a goner this week, and frankly (from what we've been told) was kind of ready to go. He tried out for AI as a lark, never thinking he would make the cut. Once he did, he has gone along for this very strange ride, never thinking he would make it this far.

Y'all he is your typical college kid, extremely involved in his fraternity at A&M (Aggie Men's Club - a Christian fraternity). He is a great kid, really sweet and unassuming, who is in over his head and kind of freaking about it. His plans for his future did NOT include a musical career - he is a really good student and planned to finish his degree. Now, with having to do the tour and whatnot, he's in somewhat of a quandry.

So, the hateful comments are painful to read. He will breathe a sigh of relief bigger than yours when he gets "the boot".

nittanyalum · #**303** 04-24-2008, 11:34 AM

Sorry, srmom, I hope you don't take things too much to heart, I'm sure he's a nice kid, he seems to be sweet-natured in general and I'm sure he's a good friend to your friend.

But I do eagerly anticipate his exit from my TV screen every week.

ComradesTrue · #**304** 04-24-2008, 11:56 AM

Srmom-

I don't think anyone has any true "hate" for Jason. He does seem like a nice guy, but is clearly uncomfortable with the spotlight, and his music is just not my taste. I have found that there are others on this board who agree. It is not that we don't like him as a person, it is that we have others in the competition that we would rather go further.

My aunt lives in Rockwall, so she keeps me posted of the local Jason flavor there. It also helps keep the perspective that these are in fact real people performing on that stage.

Sorry if we took things a bit far. No hate intended at all. Just getting in the competitive spirit of some of our favorites in the competition.

Leslie Anne · #**305** 04-24-2008, 01:38 PM

Oh no! Now I feel really bad. I didn't mean to be hurtful with my comments. It's nice to hear he's a good kid. I had mistakenly taken his casual attitude for arrogance. Now it makes sense. My apologies.

He certainly does have charm and charisma. I wish him well with whatever he chooses to do in life.

srmom · #**306** 04-24-2008, 02:20 PM

Thanks for the replies. No problems

I just wanted to inject that he really is a good kid, and just a normal guy.

Although many of the performers this season are really "seasoned pros" who've been trying to break into the business for years, for some, this is the first foray into "show biz", and that they are getting the first taste of stardom and all it entails.

He made the choice to audition and he made the show. Now, the problem is that it opens you up to appraisal and comments from all over the place, both good and bad, including all the creeper fans (which there are plenty). The bummer for him is there is no going back to what has been a pretty awesome life - college student hanging around College Station with buddies, playing the guitar once in a while.

It was funny earlier in the season when Simon made a comment about how his singing sounded like a college kid in his dorm room, late at night, singing to a girl. Wellll, that's what he was doing a few months ago

Don't get me wrong - I'm not trying to say, "Oh, Poor Jason" because he is having fun and enjoying it while it lasts, but at the same time, his life is changed forever, and maybe not for the better.

ZTAngel · #**307** 04-24-2008, 02:25 PM

Jason reminds me a lot of that red-headed crooner kid from Season 3 (cannot remember his name). Both seem to be way out of their league on AI but have the rabid fan base of teenage girls. And both really wanted to go home. I feel bad for him. It would suck to have to get onstage every week with your heart not being into it and knowing that you're not as good as the people around you but you're contractually bound to stay.

nittanyalum · #**308** 04-24-2008, 03:53 PM

Yeah, but at the same time, it also really sucks for the people like Michael Johns and all those cut before him that really, really want to be there. If his heart's not in it and if he doesn't want to do music for the rest of his life, he's taking the spot of someone who wants it more than anything.

srmom · #**309** 04-24-2008, 04:47 PM

True - but short of saying on national TV - "VOTE ME OFF - PLEASE!!!" His Castromaniacs, or whatever they are calling themselves

, will keep calling in.

He should get the axe soon, the contestants who are left (besides Syesha) seem to have pretty big voting blocks. IMO, it's going to come down to David vs. David and it's been that way from the beginning.

This season has been unusually unsatisfying to me for some reason. Except for the fact that we are keeping up with Jason, no one really reaches out to me and keeps me wanting to watch. I wistfully think back to the first season when Kelly Clarkson blew me away. I literally got chills that year, this season - Meh...

Leslie Anne · #**310** 04-24-2008, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by srmom

His Castromaniacs, or whatever they are calling themselves

, will keep calling in.

On the AI forums they call themselves "Dreadheads." He has a huge fan base there; second only to the "Archies."

Tippiechick · #**311** 04-24-2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by srmom

He tried out for AI as a lark, never thinking he would make the cut. Once he did, he has gone along for this very strange ride, never thinking he would make it this far.

Y'all he is your typical college kid, extremely involved in his fraternity at A&M (Aggie Men's Club - a Christian fraternity). He is a great kid, really sweet and unassuming, who is in over his head and kind of freaking about it. His plans for his future did NOT include a musical career - he is a really good student and planned to finish his degree. Now, with having to do the tour and whatnot, he's in somewhat of a quandry.

That's odd considering he's already been on MTV as the boyfriend of music wannabe Cheyanne Kimball.

Quite frankly, I find it really horrible that he tried out "as a lark" and had no plans of a musical career. He took a spot that someone else could have had. THEY probably wanted it, too...

Thing is, all he has to do is QUIT. But, I doubt that's gonna happen...

Leslie Anne · #**312** 04-24-2008, 10:51 PM

It really is rather upsetting to find out that Jason doesn't even want to be there. On the one hand, I think those who deserve a recording contract will get one regardless of who wins. What worries me is that if Jason stays it's going to affect who the winner will be.

There's been some talk amongst David Cook's fans about whether winning AI would really be such a good thing (the stigma, less control over the creative process, etc.). However, according to his friends running one of his fansites, David REALLY wants to win and feels it would be a great honor.

With Jason staying in, it's possible that it could come down to him and Archuletta in the finale. Odds are that Archuletta would win. With Jason out, it would probably be the two Davids in the finale and that's a hard one to call. Cook could win it.

Yes, it's just a talent competition but I hope Jason realizes that he's playing with people's lives.

srmom · #**313** 04-25-2008, 11:05 AM

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That's odd considering he's already been on MTV as the boyfriend of music wannabe Cheyanne Kimball

From what I've heard about that: in highschool he was a drummer in a band in the Dallas area and their manager and Cheyenne's were one and the same. She was just starting to break into the biz, anyway, they asked him to be in a video (I guess because of his looks) and they became friends. MTV asked him to appear in her show and they kind of made it look like they "had a thing" but they didn't, they were just casual friends. Typical of reality TV - making something look like something it isn't.

He had been a drummer for years and didn't start singing until college. This is what's new for him, and he is surprisingly good at it, at least that's what the judges thought when they let him through.

You find if horrible that he tried out? That's kind of strong. Yes, he tried out, and God forgive him, he actually made the cut! What a terrible person

Isn't American Idol supposed to be about newbies trying out to see if they can make it? I find it more horrible (jk-too strong) that this year's season is full of people who have already given it a shot as professional singers, been rejected (dropped from their labels or shown the door by producers), and now are trying to repackage themselves as wide eyed naifs trying to break into the music business. American Idol shouldn't be about re-treads trying to get another shot at stardom. There is a sense of desperation seeping out of some of the contestants that is pungent, but I guess I'd feel the same way if I felt my life and future happiness depended upon my being able to make it as a performer. There- that's my rant!

As I said before, he is having a good time and will ride the wave as long as it lasts, but he has contingency plans if he doesn't become the American Idol of 2008. Is that so horrible??

srmom · #**314** 04-25-2008, 11:27 AM

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I hope Jason realizes that he's playing with people's lives

Don't you think that's a bit strong? He's a kid, the same age as my sons, and no, I don't think he realizes that he's playing with people's lives. He's just trying to get by, just like the rest of us, except he has a lot less life experience to fall back on to help him make the right decisions.

I think he has probably felt deeper sympathy for people on mission trips he's taken to impoverished areas where people are living in mud huts with no sanitation. At least I hope so....

Leslie Anne · #**315** 04-25-2008, 11:40 AM

No, actually I don't think it's a bit strong.

You have your ideas about what American Idol is "supposed" to be about. I've never heard anything on the show that supports the idea that the contestants have to be newbies. There is, however, an assumption that the contestants should actually want a career in music. If Jason doesn't want a career in music, he shouldn't be there.