August 8, 2007
American Idle
American Idol tryouts. Not nearly as glamorous as you might think. I mean, I had pretty low expectations, and it far exceeded them. Or… deceeded them? Is that a word? Probably not. But, since when has that actually made an ounce of difference to me?
So, the first round of American Idol “auditions” is composed of getting up at 5:00am Saturday morning, driving to Texas Stadium, and standing in line for four hours just to get a ticket and an armband (see previous post). It continues with waking up at 2:30am on Monday morning, driving to Texas Stadium, standing in line for five hours, sitting around for six more hours, all so that you can have the honor, joy, and privilege of experiencing the most built-up thirty seconds of rejection you’re likely to encounter your whole life through.
All that to say, not an experience I expect to ever repeat unless under threat of… well, one of the few things in the world that would be worse than going through that again. That would have to be one creative threatener. Something like, “launched into the sun submerged in acid” or “devoured by piranhas while my bones are slowly being liquefied.”
Well, maybe it wasn’t quite as bad as I’m making it out to be for the sake of an entertaining read. It still wasn’t all that great, either. Fortunately, I went in to this for the experience and the “bragging rights,” though as I’ve already demonstrated, there wasn’t much worth bragging about, so I wasn’t too disappointed when I didn’t make it.
Probably the highlight of the whole ordeal, though, was a girl standing next to us in line, who was holding a sign saying, “Justin Nubby. The Next America Idol.”
He didn’t make it either.
Yeah, I’m kind of glad I skipped that for theatre camp.
But you’ll always be an American Idol to ME, big brother, just for being the best “you” you can be.
I read this on FoxNews. Interesting.
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IDOL CONTESTANT IN LABOR NAILS AUDITION
A pregnant Idol contestant battled scorching heat, hotter competition and even labor pains to complete her “American Idol” audition at Texas Stadium this week.
Antoria Gillon, 20, went into labor right as she was getting ready to sing for the producers.
“I started singing and I was still having contractions, and my right hand was kind of shaking, and my left hand was on my stomach,” Gillon said. “I was still singing and having contractions the whole time.”
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I’m sure your experience was equally unpleasant.
I need you to cheer up charlie. You haven’t been the same since the utter rejection you received from the AmId intern. Don’t let it get you down. I gave you a shout out on my blog, so smile! And Happy Birthday.
So let me get this straight: You got beat out by a pregnant woman – in labor?!? Dude, that’s gotta be depressing. But at least you had fun!! OK, seriously, knowing what happens to 99% of people who do this, I gotta hand it to you for bravery above and beyond the call of duty!
Oh, Moica wants to know if you actually sang for the big three….
Geeze louise. I felt okay until I read about that pregnant woman. Now I just feel retarded for trying!
Not that you should feel retarded, of course. Be proud of your failing attempt. I know I am.
that was my sign lol ….. im justin nubby from velma oklahoma and i was holding a orange sign lol it was fun …