So me and Banjo have a three hour date tonight less commercials for the finale of American Idol, so I need somewhere to give my thoughts because I can’t go online without getting spoiled. For those of you new to the site, my dog Banjo and I watch The Voice and American Idol together and I sing to him. And I could not carry a tune in a bucket. But Banjo loves it. And I love quality time with him. I’m often just typing and not really bonding with him so I hate that this show is over. So I’m just going to ramble in this recap because I’m enjoying a few beers and kind of forgot to eat. So for the newbies who have shown up and hate my personal stories, this is not the forum for you. And also PLEASE READ THE COMMENTING RULES IF YOU ARE NEW OR JUST NEVER BOTHERED TO READ THEM . Because. y’all TRYIN’ me! š Also, just because a post isn’t on the first page doesn’t mean we are not talking about you there. You can post whatever you want WITHIN THE COMMENTING RULES on the latest Open Forum.
Shine Bright Like The Diamond You Are Willie!
I’m from the ATL so I am totallyĀ rooting for Willie! I barely got my votes locked in before it was too late. And I was spoiled on who went out first. I kind of want Willie to come in second because the winner is stuck with whatever bullshit contract they signed during the audition and the second place person is free to explore better opportunities. They are all good but I don’t know any of Chayce’s songs. Plus I hate people whose parents spell their kids names wrong.
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOMEONE LITERALLY JUST SPOILED ME ON THE SHOW. I GUESS I CAN STOP TALKING ABOUT IT NOW> GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!Ā I’m SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PISSED. I thought it was my neighbor calling about Lawn Boy. FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!Ā Well I guess I saved myself two hours of television. I’m just going to start unplugging my phone unless I am calling someone. It rings all day and night. God Dammit. Now Banjo thinks I am mad at him. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCK! This is all I wanted to watch all night. Banjo is now hiding in his crate. #DoggieDateOVER.
LAWN KID IS TO BLAME
Since the battery died and I needed to basically hitchhike to the beer store, my good neighbor took me and who did I see outside the store but Lawn Kind and his girlfriend that he has told both of us he is not seeing. She said he told her the same thing and she saw them at a taco shop. She had six bags of new hair on her head. So I was already pissed. I didn’t want to keep her so I sent her a lengthy email. She has an out of state cell so I assumed it was her and didn’t want to ignore her call. Okay, Chaka Khan is making me calm down.
It should have been Willie and the female in the final two. I hate the world. I see nothing in Chayce. I mean he is fine. But, he should have been third. Also, I know one of you knows who spoiled me and don’t tell her. She doesn’t know my schedule. Just say nothing. She has A lotĀ going on, we talk about American Idol and she doesn’t understand I have to work before I can watch what I want. I’ll call her later. I love that Willie’s mama is there live. It’s a really good show regardless. Banjo is still cowering though. I’ve gone from anger to sadness.
OOOOH Murphy is back! He was a fan favorite that got cut early on and SOCIAL MEDIA WENT WILD. He gets a solo and it is fantastic. I love him! He is going to get a contract from this performance. America loves him!Ā They basically forced them to put him back on the finale. Blake also sang with Casey which was great. She’ll get a contract too. So as much as I wanted Willie to win, he’s going to be better off. This girl singing a duet with the Fleetwood Mac guy is blowing him out of the water. Blasphemy I know. But she is. And he is shredding the guitar. Wow. Grace blew it out of the water in her duet too. But now I am just ready to get to the end.
SOBBING through WIllie’s last song. He’s the next Luther. Only DARE I SAY BETTER? HE WAS ROBBED!
How the fuck did he lose???????????????????????????????
Iām dying over the AC photo! š
Fun fact… HE IS LAWN KID!
LOL.
The neighbors are so mad at lawn kid. Does he have a driver’s license? Did he steal a car? WTF Is going on? We can no longer believe him at this point. There is helping others in your hood and being lied to… I probably should have listened to you guys and feel bad for all the people who send him food.
You have a heart of gold! Everything youāve done, you did selflessly. I mean, Iād have reservations about how much future help I offered, but donāt let it harden your heart, because you truly have a good one.
On a weird personal note, as most of you know I don’t have a cell phone. And I need a cellphone number so I got a fake one on Google.
It is… (404) 923-0830
Apparently, I have to use it or lose it in a few days. If I can figure out how to keep it… I will text you all back there. Let’s see how this goes. I will need to text you guys instead of just using it as a text number. So… Text at will. Thanks.
If that is Banjo in the picture, he is a handsome fellow! Dogs make the world a better place, donāt they? I canāt imagine life without my little fur baby. Iām so sorry your show was ruined – looking forward to the results of a favorite show is one of lifeās little pleasures!
Congrats to all three finalists! They all will have great careers . Can someone explain to me the choice of dresses? Chaka Khan looked gorgeous in her ensemble yet grace looks so uncomfortable in those tight dresses. Both are curvy. What Am I not understanding?
If that’s Banjo in the picture, I love, love, love his sweet face!!
That is indeed my boy. We have a date for The Voice tonight. For the love of God, don’t spoil me! š
No worries!
I was gonna ask if that’s Banjo too. He is ADORABLE! Look at that face! I love that color too, the golden shades.
I was totally thrown off by this when you said it should have been Willie and the girl not Chayce – was thinking Chayce and Grace made it to top two. Willie and his mom made me cry – so sweet!
So happy to see Murphy get a solo. Never got your thoughts on Arthur Gunn whom I love!
So strange seeing Lindsey Buckingham singing that song without Stevie Nicks! Saw him in mid-80’s walking in Union Square – downtown SF in a full length mink coat – I recognized him and he knew I did and seemed relieved I didn’t freak out but I’m thinking – “don’t wear the full length mink coat if you don’t want to be recognized!!!” He was very tall so definitely stood out…..
I didn’t want this season to end either. I was for Willie & Chayce the whole season so I am happy for the winner.
I did read somewhere that the record company is now the original one that actually did something with Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood so hopefully we will see an actual album from Chayce. They will probably sign Willie and Grace as well. This won’t be the last we hear of either of them. It was nice to see Grace sing an upbeat song on her duo.
I read an article about Chase, sorry can’t spell!! something about overcoming addiction and he’s a huge thing in Apple Valley where he’s from. I feel like they can exploit him more, plus don’t they usually love country/pop singers anyway. To be real I can’t remember any winners past original show from many moons ago. Lawnkid is a hustler, better to learn now rather than later.
I think this is the first time I have seen a photo of your beautiful boy. He is so stinking cute!
I love that he loves when you sing to him.
How cute is Banjo??? I’ve heard you mention him for a few years now but it’s the first time I’ve seen him. He’s as cute as his name.
Some dogs really like you to sing to them. My groomer sings to my girl when she’s in the tub because she gets nervous. When the singing begins…she calms right down.
Banjo is adorable. He looks like our dog Ripley, who’s a Lab-Shar Pei mix.
Thanks Matetia. He’s probably the same. The Shar-Pei is evident, but he’s bigger than a Shar Pei so I figure it might be Lab or Retriver? I’m so grateful he rescued me. He’s been a life saver.
Banjo is handsome.
I took a very old āstrayā dog to the animal shelter on Saturday. Heād been wandering for at least four days prior, according to a neighbor. His condition tells me he was neglected for years. He was adopted from the center I brought him to, 13 1/2 years ago. A voicemail was left at the phone number on the adoption records on Tuesday. Iām waiting for a foster application to be approved. He needs medical care that is $$$$$. If I foster, the animal center pays for his medical care. Iām hoping he can be fixed up to a point that he can be comfortable and live the rest of his life with me, and my other sweet nugget, in peace. Cross your fingers. Cross your toes. Light a candle. Light a match.
Lawn boy news is a bummer. Good job āseeingā him, though. I had a Lawn Boy but her name was Junkie Granny. (Not my Grandmotherāneighbor). Something tells me that you are very good at setting and enforcing boundaries once you know they are needed. I just texted your ācellā. Use it or lose it.
Aw! That dog will be lucky to have you!
Had to check up on this to see why Chayce won. It seems that one of his songs already hit number #1 on ITunes even before the finale. Apparently he has written new songs to fulfill that contract already. He is fine looking but I didn’t think he was the best but read it was thought he would fulfill his obligations in the contract. Also, now that he is moving to Nashville, maybe he will get motivated with Luke’s help. Btw Tamara, I tried that singing thing with Beau and he was not interested in listening..One bit.
Ha! The problem I have is I don’t listen to music anymore. Not even in the car. So I don’t no the songs unless they are from the 80s or church music or songs you would hear in bars in the 90s. lol. I am sort of learning that song about a girl getting her drivers license because the young girl on every competition show this year sang it and then whoever really sings it was on SNL. I sing You Are My Sunshine to Banjo my daddy used to sing that.
On Idol, the winner’s contract is REALLY BAD. So it is usually better for the artist to be in top two or three. The Voice also crowned a winner tonight. I won’t spoil it here for those who haven’t watched yet, but I new the winner by the package they showed. You can tell he had representation and had already had success in the industry since he was a child. He was the best performer by far. But it seemed to me like he had an unfair advantage. Chayce was a truck driver or something. The purpose of the show is to discover UNDISCOVERED talent and I don’t think that was the case for the winner.
Did anyone catch wind of the Arthur Gunn drama? He was SUPPOSED to sing with Sheryl Crow, not the Graham guy. Apparently, a couple of the producers got wind that Arthur might bail and sure enough – 5 FREAKING MINUTES BEFORE HE WAS TO SING WITH Ms. Crow, he wouldn’t come out of his trailer! The producers who “had a feeling” about this had already had Graham practice the song for a few days before the finale and Graham did a great job of filling in at literally the last moment. Apparently, Arthur made a very vague post later that there were “some significant environmental issues” or something to that effect and he didn’t feel it was in his best interest to sing with Sheryl. Sorry, but that’s not going to look good at all to any future record companies. Oh, and he then invited Ms. Crow to sing with him at some small-time venue he’s doing this summer – yeah, I’m sure she’ll just jump right on that one after you bailed on her, Arthur. Oh well, maybe somewhere down the road, Arthur will choose to give a better excuse as to why he bailed 5 minutes before he was due on-stage…..or not. To each, his/her own.
I was wondering why Arthur wasnāt in the finale and then saw the same but I didnāt see they had Graham rehearse before. I love Arthur but yikes…… this was such a bad move!!!
I thought it was odd too, but I also follow Season 15 runner-up, Clark Beckham, on You Tube, and he had the “tea” on what happened with Arthur the night of the finale, as he had done an interview with Graham (who took Arthur’s place) ahead of the show and is going to have him also on his YouTube channel later this week. Someone in Production had a “feeling” Arthur was going to pull a stunt, so Graham had rehearsed the song by himself for a few days before going on-stage with 5 minutes notice on the finale night. Yes, I will own the fact as well that I am 100% a Clark Beckham music geek, mainly because his love and true appreciation for music itself, as well as the fact he is multitalented and an awesome vocalist, combined with the fact I am myself a music geek and my college degree is in Music Ed as well. I really have enjoyed his take on the American Idol seasons the last couple of years as well. He’s one of the very few contestants who did not win, who came in 2nd place, who has publically said he would do AI all over again if he had the chance because he truly enjoyed every second of the show, even though it was grueling too. His love of music comes through everything he does.
I didn’t realize Arthur was supposed to be on the finale. And I’m not sure who Graham is. I guess I was not paying enough attention.
JillyAnne: Just listened to Clark Beckham as well. Arthur definitley shot himself in the foot – yikes! Such a talent but can’t be pulling that shxt!
My comment about using a jar to pee in was blocked by you … you may not be as desperate as you advertise?
I just want to highlight this comment because itās fucking hilarious. Can we all just point and laugh, please?
I’m not sure what that comment even means? Though I don’t understand half the comments lately. I’m still being called a cunt because idiots in another commenting section keep trying to tell me I spelled “Aretha” wrong and I will not admit that I am wrong and they are right. Also some it talking about folding T-shirts and that they like the T Shirts that I DO NOT HAVE. It’s making my brain hurt.
First time visiting this site/page and all the times you have talked about Banjo finally get to see a picture of him, I was picturing a small breed, maybe some kind of lap dog, but he’s a cutie for sure. I wish I had a small dog at times, because dogs give you a reason to go out for a walk, but I have a cat Miss Besse, and I look at her and say ” if you were a dog you could come with me” she just looks up at me and gives me this evil eyed look, and then turns over. She’s so much fun, lol