American Idol kicked off their 2010 season tonight in none other than Boston, Massachusetts. True to form, Boston and the surrounding New England region was able to unearth their most interesting specimens out from underneath God only knows where, for not just a public, but nationally televised talent search. Our founding fathers never would have wanted freedom of speech and independence so badly had they known what was ahead. Our "dog" Randy, told reporters his thoughts on the auditions: "Boston has absolutely breath-taking scenery", oh boy, that's promising. But let's diverge for just a moment - as a native New Englander, and proud of it - I do indeed have a very high opinion of the place regardless of the eccentric youth. Call it socially elite thinking, even arrogance, but you have to admit, NE has an edge over the rest of the country for many reasons, but just to name a few:
1. Ivy League Schools & the Seven Sisters
2. The Boston Marathon
3. More history and famous historical figures than the rest of the country combined
4. The foliage - really people, you know you all come to us to see the friggin' leaves change.
5. REAL maple syrup
6. Our clam chowder rules all.
7. It's not New Jersey
8. We eat Nobel Prizes for breakfast.
9. Home of ESPN - enough said
10. Louisa May Alcott, Emily Dickinson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Norman Rockwell, Robert Frost, Carlton Fisk, Daniel Webster, JD Salinger, Steven King, half the women's 2010 snowboarding team and The Kennedy's, just to name a few (yawn).
Now that I have done my job to justify NE to the best of my attention-deficit ability, back to American Idol.
Where was Ellen?? I keep watching Amy Phillips impression of the talk show phenom in great anticipation and then we get Posh? Sorry Spice Girl, but I paid my tributes to you long ago (1997 Halloween costume...yeppers, me and the girls went as the ultimate girl power group) and you don't do the chair dance quite like Ellen, in fact, you don't do the chair dance at all. I will stand up for her though, make fun of the lace-doily head band she sported all you want but, "V", I think you rocked it. The woman could wear a trash bag and still look like a million bucks.
On the other hand we had to witness this guy:
It's like Janet Jackson meets the Lion King.
I have to say my favorite of the night? Berkelee School of Music's own Ashley Rodriguez, or Ashley Makailah as she goes by her stage name. Kara called everyone "pretty" or told them they had a "stage presence" but this chick has got it. I was sitting with my friend Kayce, flipping back and forth between The Biggest Loser and AI when we saw her audition and decided she's got a little Jessica Beale, a little Eva Mendez and a lot of Alicia Keys in the vocals. She's adorable.
Oh, and since I have free time I did my google research and discovered that Ellen will officially join the crew of judges on Feb. 2, after the auditions. Kara is already bothering me and it's day one, so I hope the next 3 weeks fly by.
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