American Idol 2007 - discussion ***possible spoilers***

I'm wondering how long it took you to come up with that work of art. Nice job!

 

haha wasn't me ... theres a whole website full of this art ...I just post as I see fit Wish I could take credit glad it made ya laugh tho!

 

6 american idolist have an album in the top 50. Man looking at the top 100 no wonder i have a hard time finding something i like. It must be a over 50 thing.

 

You have to look elsewhere than charts to find music you might like. It's out there.

 

I'm bored,first time i've look at one in 5 years easy.

 

Story from TELUS NEWS:

Abdul says she found her purpose in life when she became a judge on 'Idol'

NEW YORK (AP) - Paula Abdul says she didn't figure out her purpose in life until she became a judge on Fox network's "American Idol."

"I knew since I was a little girl that I had this profound way of touching people. My purpose is bringing out everybody's best and being that cheerleader to other people's success," the 44-year-old singer-dancer tells OK! magazine in its latest issue.

"Being a judge on 'American Idol' overshadows being a Grammy Award winner and selling millions of records," she says.

Abdul has been diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), a chronic neurological disorder that causes severe pain.

"I have four titanium plates in my neck. I've had 14 surgeries over the years. I had an operation the same evening as the first season finale of 'American Idol,"' she says. "It can come and go at any time, but I no longer have the intense nerve pain that is associated with RSD, thank god."

Abdul - who says she was hit by a drunk driver in 1987 and injured in an emergency plane landing in the early '90s - says she is treated with anti-inflammatory medications and has massage and acupuncture treatments for her pain.

"If I appear exhausted on television, it's because I am!" she says. "I have a lot of sleepless nights because I'm in so much pain. I was taking far more medication on earlier seasons (of 'American Idol'), and nobody said anything. I try to say something and I stumble, and that's what people have picked up on. I'm not polished."

When asked how she responds to claims that her behaviour during "Idol" is sometimes bizarre, Abdul replies:

"I'm sick of it. I've never been drunk. I don't do recreational drugs. It's defamation of character."

The choreographer and former Laker girl also says: "I'm a warrior. I'm not the best dancer, and I'm certainly not the best singer, but I am an entire package of a great performer."

The Canadian Press, 2007

 

Paula is probably being honest. She could appear as loopy as she does sometimes simply due to taking medication as prescribed. One of my coworkers recently started taking Vicodin for pain and sometimes he's obviously, slightly impaired in his speech.

As for AI, I found myself feeling happy this week that this season has ended. It's nice to not have those 2-3 hours of TV per week that I feel compelled to watch, even if it really only does take me about 1-1.5 hours to watch it on my TiVo.

 

That doesn't sound like fun. Constant pain can take it's toll.

 

On the other hand, celebrities always say they're taking medication for pain when they're whacked out or when they check into rehab.