Posted on 05/08/2006 4:22:13 AM PDT by silent_jonny
Sweet!
We are not G-rated anymore!
The writer got this right! (Though I think Kat's "scowl" is really more of a worried frown than a hateful frown -- shown mostly when she thinks she's about to get booted off.) Calling her "Pod Girl" is a bit harsh, though. I think she is basically a fairly nice, very beautiful, somewhat talented girl who has been "shaped" from birth by her wannabe-singer mother and her pushy stage dad. She's probably been told, "Smile! Smile!" every time she stepped on stage since she was two. After watching her for so long, I have come to like her, but I feel sorry for her that she does not seem to be able to access true emotion in her singing. I wonder if she'll ever get past the micromanaging that her parents have apparently done on her in order to reach her real self.
LMAO!!
I'm not surprised. :)
Well...only if Taylor leaves....then I don't care who wins.
Precisely. Having lived in L.A. for half my life, I can tell you Los Angeles is as much a state of mind as a locality. It's a city and a county filled with many smaller satellite cities to L.A. city.
Depending on who does the counting and when, the city has the largest or second largest (behind NYC) population of any city in the nation. L.A. County is definitely the largest county in the nation. It's huge both geographically and in population.
Yet we are the largest major market in the nation without an NFL team. We haven't had one for years, and no one cares. Everytime the local politicians announce a new scheme to bring in an NFL team, the reaction from the general public is a collective shrug.
If we care to, we can see celebrities every day of the week, but the vast majority of us merely shrug about them, too, and go on about our daily lives.
The only reason Katharine's event at her former high school attracted L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is because he's a pretty-boy publicity hound with ambitions of being governor or higher someday. He'd trample his own mother for a few seconds being seen on a popular TV show.
As for Schwarzenegger, he knows what it is to be a superstar. To him, McPhee doesn't even rate as much notice as a garden-variety chorus girl.
I'm not one of her fans, but, it wouldn't have hurt for him to set aside a couple of minutes for her and give her the key to the city like the other governors did. While there are bigger stars in that area, the idea was that this was supposed to be her day, not theirs. jmo
Also, the topic has been changed to "Heated discussion". Weird.
They had to make room out in the non-smoky front room for all those calm immigration threads. ;-)
He might not've available.
"Schwartzenegger's Travels Lead to Criticism"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1632533/posts
Now we can say words like, "Poop" and "fart" and no one can say a gosh darn thing about it!!!
It would be great for ratings!
I don't disagree. I'm not a fan of Schwarzenegger's either as governor or actor. Just explaining the prevailing attitude. He considers himself too big to be civil to the Presient of the United States, let alone to some -- from his point of view -- unknown on a reality show. Celebrities sometimes are among the worst snobs ever.
But never fear, Mayor Villaraigosa gave her something. Don't know if it was a key to the city though. As governor, Schwarzenegger can't give out keys to cities. He can only give out keys to the state government to Leftists hired by his wife, Maria.
Yeah. Arnie has not given up his celebrity lifestyle. When he leaves the state, he figures it's in the good hands of all those Leftists Maria hired for his staff.
LOL! And the guys can drool over Kat's cleavage to their hearts' content. :)
He travels for lots of reasons, usually to promote CA.
Hopefully next time he leaves, it'll be left in the hands of Lt. Gov McClintock.
From that other link:
Word of Schwarzenegger's travel often comes after he has left. On Saturday, April 29, his office disclosed that he'd departed California but provided no details. The following Monday, Schwarzenegger's photograph appeared in the New York Post as he browsed clothing racks in Manhattan, and local media reported he had been the beneficiary of a fundraiser at the home of billionaire Ron Perelman.
I supposed he could still be clothes shopping. ;)
Just explaining the prevailing attitude. He considers himself too big to be civil to the Presient of the United States, let alone to some -- from his point of view -- unknown on a reality show. Celebrities sometimes are among the worst snobs ever.
Yes, I understand. :)
It's too bad that he has taken that attitude. He came from small beginnings himself. He might do well to remember that.
I still find the look of the judges after Ryan announced Chris’ departure to be unforgettable.
We can ignore Paula’s tears and harried look, that is a given. She did that when Constantine got the boot last season.
But Simon’s speechless reaction was priceless. He twiddled his fingers around his chin as if saying to himself — NOW WHAT DO I DO ?
You see, Carrie Underwood was VERY EASY to sell last season. She had a good voice, was pretty and was Southern. For Simon, it was a simple matter of pointing her towards Nashville and the promotion problem is 2/3 done.
This year, Chris Daughtry could have been easy to sell to the CREED, LIVE, FUEL Alt-Rock/Grunge Crowd, which would make the effort less of a burden. After all, there are a lot of them out there.
What was going on in Simon’s mind that night I surmise is this — HE IS ASKING HIMSELF, HOW AM I GOING TO PROMOTE THESE 3 PEOPLE LEFT ?
Kat Mcphee ? She’s a Cabaret/Theater/Broadway type of singer. Who is going to buy her ?
Elliott Yamin ? Good gosh, how am I going to sell the kid with his Mr. Tumnus look and bad teeth ? The Justin Timberlake crowd aren't going to buy him. How I wish Ace Young had the voice of Elliott Yamin….
And of course, his ultimate nightmare — Taylor Hicks. The guy with SOUL who is a blast from the past ( what Simon still overlooks is he’s already got a market right there staring him in the face. His main problem is — he’s still blind to its existence ).
Well Simon, YOU GOT YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU. You make $36 Million a year, now show us you deserve it.
EXACTLY! It was an Idol moment to remember. :)
And of course, his ultimate nightmare — Taylor Hicks. The guy with SOUL who is a blast from the past ( what Simon still overlooks is he’s already got a market right there staring him in the face. His main problem is — he’s still blind to its existence ).
I agree.
Well Simon, YOU GOT YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU. You make $36 Million a year, now show us you deserve it.
I just hope he doesn't try to destroy anyone.
Because all LA cares about is being entertained and because they don't have a local team, they can watch every top-tier game available on any channel without blackouts-- and always be entertained. The NFL is something people will always watch even if they don't have a dog in the fight. It's not like baseball, hockey, or basketball, for example, where people pretty much only follow "their" team on TV. I watched a Texans game last year in an airport with this other guy I'd never met and we were both entertained-- mainly laughing at their horribleness.
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