Thursday night televises auditions from Pittsburgh for another two hours. While you await tonight's slog, here's some more news from last night's Season 11 debut:
While ratings fell, social media postings on sites like Twitter, using the #Idol hashtag, spiked to impressive numbers.
And it turns out "Tent Girl" Amy Brumfield, (above, Fox/Idol) who had the requisite hard-luck story and, thankfully, somewhat decent vocals, has a past, ie, an arrest record according to TMZ research. Read here.
Meantime, follow me on Twitter @HowardCohen for live commentary, soon as I get back from assignment, and have fun in this playground, Idol Watchers.
An Asian Michael Bolton? Not sure I'm ever going to get over the American Michael Bolton.
Posted by: HoCo | January 19, 2012 at 08:06 PM
Kudos to Creighton for singing an original song during his audition, but if a runny nose could sing it would sound like his voice. I'd say no to Hwd but the judges are in love with the guy.
Posted by: HoCo | January 19, 2012 at 08:23 PM
Why is this kid singing such a draggy, depressing Isn't She Lovely? Was the baby still born? And shame on Idol for airing his family's dirty laundry. This whiney kid blasts his mother on Idol and she doesn't have the opportunity to respond. Shame on the judges for passing this kid on to Hollywood.
Meantime, where are my usual playmates?
Posted by: HoCo | January 19, 2012 at 08:38 PM
Just an hour tonight. Yay.
Posted by: HoCo | January 19, 2012 at 08:51 PM
Amy Brumfield your are simply the best
Posted by: Philadelphia House | January 20, 2012 at 10:46 AM