Comments on: AMERICAN IDOL Season 8 — San Francisco Recap

By: ShelleyP

ShelleyP — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:22:05 +0000

Wow, Perth is gorgeous, and on the other side of the country – the distance between our east and west coasts is similar to yours. I’ve only been there once but it was amazing to see the sunset over the beach. Because we are on the east coast (we are an hour’s drive from beaches) we get the sunrises instead. I’m sure you will make it here someday and you’ll love it!

I imagine we have as many kooks at our auditions as yours, but I’ll let you know for sure asap 🙂

By: popculturenerd

popculturenerd — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:58:03 +0000

A numb butt doesn’t faze me at all; I’d hop on a plane in a heartbeat if I had the money right now. My father has visited Sydney (I have a bunch of aunts, uncle, and cousins there) but it looks like I can only dream about it for now. I also have friends in Perth who recently had their first child whom I’d love to meet one day.

Oh, I hope you do get to see Akilah. She’s definitely unique!

Is Australian Idol as looney as the American version? If you do check it out, I’d love to hear your thoughts about how the two compare. I will say I think your Opera House trumps our Kodak Theatre, where our finale is held.

By: ShelleyP

ShelleyP — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:45:59 +0000

Hi PCN, thanks for the extra laughs !!

I’m from Brisbane, capital city of Queensland (‘The Sunshine State’) on the east coast. Sydney is an hour and 10 mins flight south. It’s a heck of a long flight to get from the USA to here but I’d be willing to bet you’d find it worth the potential dehydration and numb behind!

Australian Idol is on Channel 10 every year and we don’t miss a bar of it! They time it to finish at the end of November and have the grand finale at the Opera House. I just trawled around the TV Guides and found American Idol on Fox 8, so I’ll start tuning in! If I’m lucky, maybe we are behind enough in episodes that I can still catch Akilah in action 🙂

Thanks again!

By: FFBUFF8

FFBUFF8 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:12:18 +0000

I tune in every year just to watch the crazy auditions, other than “rectum” girl, there hasn’t been a lot. Maybe I’ll just DVR it, read your re-cap and see if it’s worth the playback. Thanks for your thorough-ness.

By: popculturenerd

popculturenerd — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:29:01 +0000

Hi ShellyP!

Wow, I didn’t know you’re from Australia! What part? I have family and friends there but I’ve never been. Hope to visit one day.

As always, thank you for your comments about my posts. I wasn’t even trying to be funny with Akilah. She did all the work. She didn’t point to her diagrams when she made the rectum comment, but she said she should’ve been singing from what sounded like “the larynginal area” and made hand gestures around her, um, female part. Randy said, “The what?!” I laughed so hard I choked. It’s hilarious how she seemed to think she had to use every other orifice except her mouth to sing.

I think in the past Idol aired on Network Ten in Australia. Do check it out. It’s addictive and very entertaining!

By: ShelleyP

ShelleyP — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:50:15 +0000

***After the judges nixed the original song she performed, she begged for another chance, saying, “It came from the wrong rectum.” My soup almost came up through my nose.***

You are so funny, PCN!

Did she point to her anatomical diagrams to demonstrate? I wonder what she actually thought she was referring to …

I’m in Australia and I think American Idol is on cable (or maybe just starting when they get past auditions) so I’ll try and hunt it down to watch it.