http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter Trib staffer Nathan Wade keeps up with the good, bad and oh-so-tone-deaf antics of American Idol.If you you use an RSS reader, here is the feed for 'Idol' Chatter: XML. en-us pending replacement 2008-05-22T04:24:06-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Trib staffer Nathan Wade keeps up with the good, bad and oh-so-tone-deaf antics of American Idol.If you you use an RSS reader, here is the feed for 'Idol' Chatter: XML. David Cook is the winner. He will sell tons of records, so it’s hard to argue with the voting, a vote that far eclipsed the previous high voting tally. But David Archuleta will also sell tons of records, so if... http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/22/hard_to_argue_with_results.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter David Cook is the winner. He will sell tons of records, so it’s hard to argue with the voting, a vote that far eclipsed the previous high voting tally. But David Archuleta will also sell tons of records, so if... 4055703@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Discussion 2008-05-22T04:24:06-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/21/david_wins_the_night.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter So here’s a paraphrase of an old joke: Last night I was watching a hockey game and an “American Idol” episode broke out! Did anyone else find the continued boxing metaphors, the corners, the robes, the freaky boxing announcer at... 4028703@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Discussion 2008-05-21T08:20:49-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/20/simon_losing_girlfriend.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter We’ve heard about Simon’s girlfriend several times this season. Paula even commented once on wishing Simon would follow his girlfriend’s advice on fashion. But now, new information comes forward. Could Simon be about to get dumped by this girlfriend? Terri... 3998203@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Idol news 2008-05-20T08:26:40-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/19/fixing_idol.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter Last week FOX executives talked about their upcoming season and announced they would fix a problem with Idol by rolling back the results show to 30 minutes. Thank You, Executives! Those result shows last forever now, with very little of... 3967603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Idol news 2008-05-19T08:23:49-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/16/following_the_careers_of_male.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter With a finale starring two male singers now locked up, attention turns to what happens to the male Idol winners versus the female ones. Carrie Underwood has the highest debut album sales of any Idol, with 6.4 million units.... 3914603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Idol news 2008-05-16T08:30:06-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/15/david_and_goliath.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter Like Simon said, “It’s going to be a humdinger” of a finale. I’m amazed no one on stage understood what he meant. As we’ve suspected all along, the finale will be a battle of the Davids. I’m calling it “David... 3882903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Discussion 2008-05-15T08:08:12-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/14/its_david_cook_by_default.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter Last night’s performances left me disappointed. I was expecting an all-on-the-line, wow-em set of performances. What we got were good, but not great, performances. They were musically solid, but lacked the star quality you’d hope for. The best performances of... 3852403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Discussion 2008-05-14T08:17:40-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/13/best_of_three_tonight.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter Tonight’s round is all about threes. There are three contestants and three judges. There will be three songs for each contestant. And each contestant’s songs were picked by three different entities. Yes, as in past seasons, each contestant will sing... 3823003@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Discussion 2008-05-13T08:08:21-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/12/david_archuletas_dad_banned_ba.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter I’ve passed along before that David’s dad was the epitome of the bad stage parent, yelling at his son and others during rehearsals and causing some to cry. Apparently now, he’s been banned from going backstage because of his behavior.... 3793803@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Idol news 2008-05-12T08:04:57-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/09/hope_for_the_teen_crowd.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter Simon Cowell has announced that the minimum age on “American Idol” will have to be lowered soon. According to this report, Cowell believes the show will have to “go younger,” dropping the age from 16 to 14 soon. While some... 3744403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Idol news 2008-05-09T08:19:31-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/08/america_gets_it_right.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter Based on recent performance, the right person went home last night. Well, they’re all going home this week, but you know what I mean — left the competition. In a week where we’ve lost Tamayra Gray and Chris Daughtry in... 3713903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Discussion 2008-05-08T08:18:41-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/07/performances_leave_no_doubt_wh.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter 3683903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Discussion 2008-05-07T08:28:38-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/06/poptart_your_way_to_an_america.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter Are you eagerly anticipating the appearance of this year’s top 10 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas (August 25) or the Toyota Center in Houston (August 24)? Maybe you’d prefer the show in Oklahoma City (August 28) or Tulsa... 3648703@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Idol news 2008-05-06T08:23:01-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/05/looking_toward_the_past_with_n.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter As we wait eagerly for David Cook to rock the house tomorrow night on “Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame Week,” let’s turn our attention to an almost Idol of the past. Clay Aiken finished second in season 2 in... 3616603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Idol news 2008-05-05T08:20:42-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/entries/2008/05/02/the_woman_that_made_simon_blus.html?cxntfid=blogs_idol_chatter OK, so apparently it is for real. Simon’s first kiss, at age 9, was with Tara Miller, now Tara McDonald Smith. And apparently, before all the “Idol” madness really got going several years ago, he listed her as his first... 3565403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/idolwaco/ Idol news 2008-05-02T08:14:45-06:00