February 2007 - Posts

'Idol' and '5th grader'
28 February 07 12:01 AM | Zach | 3 comment(s)

I tried a different format last week for Idol and it seemed to work well, so this week, I will use the same format, unless someone else has an idea. Tonight is the top 10 guys! Hopefully they are better than last week.

I have decided that this season I will watch the show and judge without the imput of the judges. I mute them while I type my results. Then I replayed the results during breaks and said who I agreed with. Honestly!! These performances are in order so if you are still up until 12:00 PM EST tonight, you can still call in! Remember the number is 1-866-IDOLS(43657)-(their two digits eg. 01 or 12) OR if you have a Cingular Wireless phone, you can text the word VOTE to 57(their two digits). ((OK now I really feel like Ryan))

01. Philip Joel "Phil" Stacey sang Missing You by John Waite.

How I think they did: he started way off pitch. He did pick a pretty good song for who he dedicated it to. At parts he looked like Chris Daughtry. Just didn’t sound like him.

I agree with Simon on replay.

My Order (This week: 5) (Last week: 3)

02. Jared Cotter sang Lets Get It On by Marvin Gaye.

How I think they did: He sang better than he did last week. It was pitchy at times. But he did a very good job.

I agree with Simon on replay.

My Order (This week: 8) (Last week: 8)

03. Antonio Javier "A.J." Tabaldo sang Feeling Good by Nina Simone.

How I think they did: He is feelin good after that one! That was awesome!!

I agree with Randy on replay.

My Order (This week: 6) (Last week: 4)

04. Sanjaya Malakar sang Steppin’ Out With My Baby by Tony Bennett.

How I think they did: I thought it was really bad actually. His song was too easy.

I agree with Simon on replay.

My Order (This week: 9) (Last week: 7)

05. Chris Sligh sang Trouble by Ray LaMontagne.

How I think they did: It was a very good song! He did get ahead of the music at times but it was very good.

I agree with Simon on replay.

My Order (This week: 3) (Last week: 2)

06. Nicholas Pedro sang Fever by Peggy Lee.

How I think they did: It was better than last week. But I think he could do better. It was pitchy…

I agree with Randy on replay.

My Order (This week: 7) (Last week: 6)

07. Blake Lewis sang Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai.

How I think they did: It started off like last week, but I thought it was weak. He missed the high note. The beat boxing was nice though. I still think he is the best guy singing.

I agree with Randy, Simon on replay.

My Order (This week: 1) (Last week: 1)

08. Brandon Rogers sang Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper.

How I think they did: The song was dedicated to the right person. It just wasn’t … good. It did not wow me.

I agree with Simon on replay.

My Order (This week: 10) (Last week: 11)

09. Chris Richardson sang Geek in the Pink by Jason Mraz.

How I think they did: I like this song from Mraz, This rendition is pretty good actually. He needs new moves.

I agree with All three on replay.

My Order (This week: 4) (Last week: 5)

10. Jason “Sundance” Head sang Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett.

How I think they did: WOW, that was awesome!!! He is back!

I agree with Randy on replay.

My Order (This week: 2) (Last week: 9)

The guys did well tonight, but they could still do better. After the show was “Are you Smarter than a 5^th Grader” which was awesome! I knew all the answers except one. Tomorrow, more Idol and 5^th Grader.

Filed under: Off Topic, Idol

2-26 Dish: ThanksUSA 2 Hunt
27 February 07 12:30 AM | Zach | with no comments

I know there are those out there who just come here for the Celebrity Dirt. I have also just gained another reading crowed, American Idol, which has consumed my life. Which kinda stinks for those “hard-core celeb-dirt” readers. Hopefully, I will have some more free time soon and will be able to work on 2 daily blog posts. For today, here is your dish you Hard-Core Celeb-Dirt lovers!

ThanksUSA 2 Hunt has begun!!

I am going to cover the hunt called ThanksUSA. I am not trying to take anything away from Joe, so most of the stuff about ThanksUSA 2 will be in the forums. I will update in here when we finish a Chapter. We finished Chapter 1 today and most of the answers are making their way over to the forums. I don’t want to give all the answers away so you will have to do a little work. Don’t be stunned if I catch you cheating…

Appeals Court Halts Anna Nicole's Bahama Burial…

Basically, here is the story. Anna’s Mom doesn’t want her to be buried in the Bahamas anymore. So they moved the body from the Bahamas back to Florida. I am starting to think she needs to stop. They were not that close to begin with!

Friend: 'Idol' Contestant Not in Nude Photos…

You knew I couldn’t last one post without something Idol didn’t you? There were pictures all over the internet of Antonella Barba nude. If you want to see the pictures, go to IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com. They have tons I am told.

But here is the new story. A friend is claiming that those pics are not of her! Idol Producer, Nigel Lythgoe, was unaware of the photographs. So this means, she might be kicked out of the competition. Only time will tell.

Filed under: Celeb Dirt, Off Topic, Idol

You are the first to leave American Idol Season 6
23 February 07 07:57 AM | Zach | 3 comment(s)

Tonight is basically a wasted hour when it could take 5 minutes just to say “Ok, You 4 are going home.”

Before the show starts, I want to say that I think Paul Kim and Nicholas Pedro from the guys and Amy Krebs and Alaina Alexander (This is upon further review) are going home tonight. Lets see how things roll out.

The first thing that they did, which was new, was have the top 24 sing a song together (Seeds of love I think)

They next took the back row of guys and sent each one of them back to take a seat. One guy in that row would be eliminated as well as one guy from the bottom row. Paul Kim was eliminated. Not to brag or anything, but I kinda could tell he was going home. Then they make them sing after they have to go home. That has to be the hardest thing to do.

After the commercial break, the girls were up for elimination. The back row as well went down for the “moment of truth” and they were all sent back to their seats. Ryan then called out Amy Krebs (who was in the front row) and eliminated her. So that’s 2 for 2 so far for me tonight. She actually sang worse tonight I think, I cant really remember…

They took a break from eliminating and had a performance by Fantasia, winner of Season 3. She sang a song off of her new album which was pretty good. I definitely like this song better than songs off of her first album. They made me fall asleep.

Now its time to get serious. The ladies were dragged out again and sent people to sit down once again. Nicole Tranquillo was eliminated which really shocked me. I thought she was a bit better than Alaina. So now I am two for three…

After the final break, the guys had to get up and live the moment of truth. Rudy Cardenas was eliminated. I guess 2 out of 4 is good for one night.

They have a much better “I was eliminated” song this year. “Home” by Daughtry

Filed under: Idol

The Ladies BROUGHT IT
22 February 07 12:30 AM | Zach | 3 comment(s)

Tonight we watch the lady’s perform. Hopefully, there will be some GOOD singing tonight. Last night the guys were Terrible!! And after I reviewed the tape, I have changed who I think will go home: Paul Kim, Nicholas Pedro, I replayed their performances a few time and just listened and they were really bad.

I am trying a different way to post how everyone did since the table format didn’t quite work.

I have decided that this season I will watch the show and judge without the imput of the judges. I mute them while I type my results. Then I replayed the results during breaks and said who I agreed with. Honestly!! These performances are in order so if you are still up until 12:00 PM EST tonight, you can still call in! Remember the number is 1-866-IDOLS(43657)-(their two digits eg. 01 or 12) OR if you have a Cingular Wireless phone, you can text the word VOTE to 57(their two digits). ((OK now I really feel like Ryan))

01. Stephanie Edwards sang How Come You Don’t Call Me by Alicia Keys.

How I think they did: She looks a lot like Latoya London, but doesn’t sing like her. That definitely set the bar high! It was a bit pitchy but best so far this season.

I agree with All three on replay.

My Order (This week: 3) (Last week: -)

02. Amy Krebs sang I Cant Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt.

How I think they did: The song was boring, it was very pitchy, way too safe tonight. She has the personality of a candle according to Simon. She really needs to do something to make her stand out, but she might be out of time.

I agree with All three on reply.

My Order (This week: 10) (Last week: -)

03. Leslie Hunt sang (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin.

How I think they did: She did try very hard singing the song. It was a good performance but you shouldn’t try to pick a song from a HUGE star! She was a bit pitchy and looked nervous on stage a bit…

I agree with Simon on reply.

My Order (This week: 8) (Last week: -)

04. Sabrina Sloan sang I Never Loved a Man by Aretha Franklin.

How I think they did: WOW. That was awesome. She is the one to beat tonight! She had a good plan, don’t go with a ballad because it rarely does singers good in this stage of the game

I agree with Randy, Simon on reply.

My Order (This week: 4) (Last week: -)

05. Antonella Barba sang I Don’t want to miss a thing by Aerosmith.

How I think they did: I think I nodded off during this one. She was off pitch, she was very nervous. Could send her home.

I agree with Simon on reply.

My Order (This week: 12) (Last week: -)

06. Jordin Sparks sang Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman.

How I think they did: That was awesome. Pure talent! She is already in the top 12. As long as she doesn’t mess up next week. She has a very, very good voice and she will do fine. I see a record in her future.

I agree with All three on reply.

My Order (This week: 5) (Last week: -)

07. Nicole Tranquillo sang Stay by Chaka Khan.

How I think they did: She got the audience moving that’s for sure. It was hard for me to get into the song. This is a tough one… I think she needs to pick a different song.

I agree with Simon on reply.

My Order (This week: 7) (Last week: -)

08. Haley Scarnato sang Its all Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion.

How I think they did: This is not a song you sing on your first Idol performance. I can see this on finale night, but not now. It was just really OK. Not much more to say about it. It wasn’t wow, it was just eh.

I agree with Randy on reply.

My Order (This week: 11) (Last week: -)

09. Melinda Doolittle sang (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone by Aretha Franklin.

How I think they did: Before she even went on stage and Ryan said she was singing an Aretha song, I thought it wouldn’t be over the top. That was AWESOME! Best so far tonight!!! I have to go change the order of good singers now! She just blew the roof off. I was waiting for the sparks in the background. BEST so far.

I agree with All three on reply.

My Order (This week: 2) (Last week: -)

10. Alaina Alexander sang Brass in Pocket by The Pretenders.

How I think they did: Pitchy, just OK. Wasn’t her own, didn’t use any umph. It wasn’t “Special.”

I agree with Simon on reply.

My Order (This week: 9) (Last week: -)

11. Gina Glocksen sang All by Myself by Eric Carmen.

How I think they did: I never liked her much. And she chose a ballad for her first song, that’s never good. It was a surprising performance, and she sang it well.

I agree with Simon on reply.

My Order (This week: 6) (Last week: -)

12. LaKisha Jones sang And I Am Telling You, I’m Not Going by Jennifer Holliday.

How I think they did: That was definitely a show stopping performance! She has the cat in the bag! I saw her from the start as an Idol.

I agree with ALL THREE on reply.

My Order (This week: 1) (Last week: -)

Tonights show was DEFINITLY better than last night. They had to bring it, and they brought it! I am ecstatic!

Filed under: Idol

Britney in, Lindsay out
21 February 07 08:08 AM | Zach | 2 comment(s)

Due to American Idol, my Celeb Dirt Posts have run a short reciently. This morning, I thought I would post a bit about these two crazy freaks...

Britney Back in Rehab...
Britney Spearshas entered a rehabilitation center, her manager said on Tuesday, after the troubled pop star's recent wild ways escalated this weekend to a bizarre incident in which she shaved her own head.

"Britney Spears has voluntarily checked herself into an undisclosed rehab facility today," manager Larry Rudolph said in a statement. "We ask that the media respect her privacy as well as those (privacy concerns) of her family and friends at this time."

Isn't anyone paying attention to her? She is crying out for attention! She NEEDS help and more family attention.

Lindsay Lohan Out of Rehab...

Lindsay Lohan wasted no time getting back to her hard-partying lifestyle after a stint in rehab - she was spotted out in Los Angeles the night before her treatment ended.

The actress officially checked out of the Wonderland Center in the Hollywood Hills after completing a 30 day stay on Friday.

The night before being released from the facility, Lohan was spotted partying at Hollywood nightclub Teddy's.

I did respect her for going to Rehab, but now that she is out and partying again.... She is probably going to need a TON more help in the future.

Dont ask me why these two young ladies needed their own blog post... It was a spurt of the moment thing.

Oscar Nominations
21 February 07 12:43 AM | Zach | 1 comment(s)

Here are this years Oscar Nominations. Courtesy of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.

Performance by an actor in a leading role
	Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
	Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson” (THINKFilm)
	Peter O’Toole in “Venus” (Miramax, Filmfour and UK Film Council)
	Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
	Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
	Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
	Jackie Earle Haley in “Little Children” (New Line)
	Djimon Hounsou in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
	Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
	Mark Wahlberg in “The Departed” (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
	Penélope Cruz in “Volver” (Sony Pictures Classics)
	Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)
	Helen Mirren in “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
	Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox)
	Kate Winslet in “Little Children” (New Line)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
	Adriana Barraza in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
	Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)
	Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
	Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
	Rinko Kikuchi in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)

Best animated feature film of the year
	“Cars” (Buena Vista) John Lasseter
	“Happy Feet” (Warner Bros.) George Miller
	“Monster House” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Gil Kenan

Achievement in art direction
	“Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Art Direction: John Myhre Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
	“The Good Shepherd” (Universal) Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins
	“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta
	“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista) Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
	“The Prestige” (Buena Vista) Art Direction: Nathan Crowley Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti

Achievement in cinematography
	“The Black Dahlia” (Universal) Vilmos Zsigmond
	“Children of Men” (Universal) Emmanuel Lubezki
	“The Illusionist” (Yari Film Group) *** Pope
	“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Guillermo Navarro
	“The Prestige” (Buena Vista) Wally Pfister

Achievement in costume design
	“Curse of the Golden Flower” (Sony Pictures Classics) Yee Chung Man
	“The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox) Patricia Field
	“Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Sharen Davis
	“Marie Antoinette” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Milena Canonero
	“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Consolata Boyle

Achievement in directing
	“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Alejandro González Iñárritu
	“The Departed” (Warner Bros.) Martin Scorsese
	“Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood
	“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Stephen Frears
	“United 93” (Universal and StudioCanal) Paul Greengrass

Best documentary feature
	“Deliver Us from Evil” (Lionsgate) A Disarming Films Production Amy Berg and Frank Donner
	“An Inconvenient Truth” (Paramount Classics and Participant Productions) A Lawrence Bender/Laurie David Production Davis Guggenheim
	“Iraq in Fragments” (Typecast Releasing in association with HBO Documentary Films) A Typecast Pictures/Daylight Factory Production James Longley and John Sinno
	“Jesus Camp” (Magnolia Pictures) A Loki Films Production Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
	“My Country, My Country” (Zeitgeist Films) A Praxis Films Production Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer

Best documentary short subject
	“The Blood of Yingzhou District” A Thomas Lennon Films Production Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
	“Recycled Life” An Iwerks/Glad Production Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad
	“Rehearsing a Dream” A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
	“Two Hands” A Crazy Boat Pictures Production Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr

Achievement in film editing
	“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
	“Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.) Steven Rosenblum
	“Children of Men” (Universal) Alex Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón
	“The Departed” (Warner Bros.) Thelma Schoonmaker
	“United 93” (Universal and StudioCanal) Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson

Best foreign language film of the year
	“After the Wedding” A Zentropa Entertainments 16 Production Denmark
	“Days of Glory (Indigènes)” A Tessalit Production Algeria
	“The Lives of Others” A Wiedemann & Berg Production Germany
	“Pan’s Labyrinth” A Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production Mexico
	“Water” A Hamilton-Mehta Production Canada

Achievement in makeup
	“Apocalypto” (Buena Vista) Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
	“Click” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso
	“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) David Martí and Montse Ribé

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
	“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Gustavo Santaolalla
	“The Good German” (Warner Bros.) Thomas Newman
	“Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight) Philip Glass
	“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Javier Navarrete
	“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Alexandre Desplat

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
	“I Need to Wake Up” from “An Inconvenient Truth” (Paramount Classics and Participant Productions) Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge
	“Listen” from “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler Lyric by Anne Preven
	“Love You I Do” from “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Siedah Garrett
	“Our Town” from “Cars” (Buena Vista) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
	“Patience” from “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Willie Reale

Best motion picture of the year
	“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) An Anonymous Content/Zeta Film/Central Films Production Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik and Steve Golin, Producers
	“The Departed” (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. Pictures Production Graham King, Producer
	“Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) A DreamWorks Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Production Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers
	“Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight) A Big Beach/Bona Fide Production David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub, Producers
	“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) A Granada Production Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers

Best animated short film
	“The Danish Poet” (National Film Board of Canada) A Mikrofilm and National Film Board of Canada Production Torill Kove
	“Lifted” (Buena Vista) A Pixar Animation Studios Production Gary Rydstrom
	“The Little Matchgirl” (Buena Vista) A Walt Disney Pictures Production Roger Allers and Don Hahn
	“Maestro” (SzimplaFilm) A Kedd Production Géza M. Tóth
	“No Time for Nuts” (20th Century Fox) A Blue Sky Studios Production Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier

Best live action short film
	“Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)” A Peliculas Pendelton and Tus Ojos Production Javier Fesser and Luis Manso
	“Éramos Pocos (One Too Many)” (Kimuak) An Altube Filmeak Production Borja Cobeaga
	“Helmer & Son” A Nordisk Film Production Søren Pilmark and Kim Magnusson
	“The Saviour” (Australian Film Television and Radio School) An Australian Film Television and Radio School Production Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn
	“West Bank Story” An Ari Sandel, Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ravi Malhotra and Ashley Jordan Production Ari Sandel

Achievement in sound editing
	“Apocalypto” (Buena Vista) Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
	“Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.) Lon Bender
	“Flags of Our Fathers” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by Paramount) Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
	“Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
	“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista) Christopher Boyes and George Watters II

Achievement in sound mixing
	“Apocalypto” (Buena Vista) Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Cámara
	“Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.) Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
	“Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton
	“Flags of Our Fathers” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by Paramount) John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
	“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista) Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff

Achievement in visual effects
	“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista) John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
	“Poseidon” (Warner Bros.) Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett and John Frazier
	“Superman Returns” (Warner Bros.) Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum

Adapted screenplay
	“Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (20th Century Fox) Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips
	“Children of Men” (Universal) Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby
	“The Departed” (Warner Bros.) Screenplay by William Monahan
	“Little Children” (New Line) Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
	“Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight) Screenplay by Patrick Marber

Original screenplay
	“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Written by Guillermo Arriaga
	“Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) Screenplay by Iris Yamashita Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis
	“Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight) Written by Michael Arndt
	“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Written by Guillermo del Toro
	“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Written by Peter Morgan

From 24 to 1, I will give you my input...
21 February 07 12:28 AM | Zach | 4 comment(s)

Well my friends, we are down to 24!!! Tonight is the guys and tomorrow will be the gals. Just think, on 5/23 we will crown our American Idol. This is also when the blog posts will be a bit different. Just read and you will find out that I don’t care much about the frilly stuff, its all about good singing.

I have decided that this season I will watch the show and judge without the imput of the judges. I mute them while I type my results. Then I replayed the results during breaks and said who I agreed with. Honestly!! These performances are in order so if you are still up until 12:00 PM EST tonight, you can still call in! Remember the number is 1-866-IDOLS(43657)-(their two digits eg. 01 or 12) OR if you have a Cingular Wireless phone, you can text the word VOTE to 57(their two digits). ((OK now I really feel like Ryan))

Phone number	Name	Song	How I think they did	Judge(s) I agree with ((on replay))	My Order This \| Last week \| week
01	Rudy Cardenas	Free Ride – Edgar Winter Group	It started off a little off, but he warmed up really quick. It was a bit unoriginal. He reminds me a lot of Clay Aiken. A little creapy!	Simon, Randy	10	-
02	Brandon Rogers	Rock With You – Michael Jackson	Started a little off beat and a bit pitchy. He is very nervous. Barely hit the high notes. Was just an ok performance for me. Predictable…	Randy, Paula, Simon	11	-
03	Jason “Sundance” Head	Nights in White Satin – The Moody Blues	Let’s hope he sings well tonight. I have been waiting for a good one… Again, was always pitchy. It is definitely a forgettable performance. I liked his audition much, much better.	Randy, Paula, Simon	9	-
04	Paul Kim	Careless Whisper – Wahm!	Ah, the shoeless Kim! I think it started off pitch. Way too low! His falsetto was bad too! Right when he hit the high part. Bad, bad, bad…	Randy, Simon	12	-
05	Chris Richardson	I don’t want to be – Gavin DeGraw	Bo Bice sang this on his season. I thought Bo sang it better. This rendition was a bit too fast. And his dancing was really bad. He brang it though! Not his best but its bout time the show started.	Randy, Paula	5	-
06	Nicholas Pedro	Now and Forever – Richard Marx	Pitchy, very Pitchy. I really didn’t like it. Actually, I started another blog post during this audition and I never do that. LOL, vote for Pedro. Ryan said that during the time when he gave out the numbers. If you have ever seen Napoleon Dynomite (which is a horrible movie) that’s where its from.	Randy, Paula	6	-
07	Blake Lewis	Somewhere only we know – Keane	Hey it’s the beat boxer! I don’t think he will make it far. Ah, a Keane song. I would like to see him beat box to that song. He forgot his lyrics in the middle there, he was looking up into his head. It was good.	Randy (I was waiting for the beat boxing too), Paula, Simon	1	-
08	Sanjaya Malakar	Knocks Me Off My Feet – Stevie Wonder	The song was a bit too big for him. He shouldn’t have wasted his time with a Stevie Wonder song. This was a tough one to write about. I was really looking for something better out of him.	Tough decision. I might go with Paula	7	-
09	Chris Sligh	Typical – Mutemath	Oh, did the show just start? He did start to get ahead of the Chorus toward the middle. He is a character though	Randy, Paula	2	-
10	Jared Cotter	Back at One – Brian McKnight	Cheesy Song. Lemme pull a lighter out! Played it way too safe tonight. He also hit some bad pitchy parts too in the middle and at the end. Not a favorite of mine.	Simon	8	-
11	Antonio Javier "A.J." Tabaldo	All My Love – Stevie Wonder	He looked like he was having fun. Vocally it was ok. It was just ok for me. Played it too safe.	Simon	4	-
12	Phil Stacey	I Could Not Ask for More – Edwin McCain	He has big ears. Started off bad. He was not all there… Then it started when he hit the Chorus. He was spot on pitch and tempo after that. Haha, Ryan said that “He is going with the Britney Spears hair cut tonight.”	Simon	3	-

Overall, the guys were really bad tonight. You may start to notice that I am a Simon-like Judge. That will be a reoccurring theme throughout Idol.

I must say, I always love the Coca-Cola commercials. They had one tonight that was all red screen and it says “Every time you open a can of Coke, 12,345 bubbles are born. Happy birthday bubbles.” Makes me laugh. I think it inspires me to start a new segment on the dish! Commercial of the week. Check it out every Friday!

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2-19 Dish: Anna Nicole Smith, Britany Spears and Daniel Radcliffe
19 February 07 07:36 PM | Zach | 2 comment(s)

I am in a writing mood today I guess. Maybe it’s the new music on my iPod. I just wanted to get the celeb dirt up and a few other things.

First comes the Anna Nicole Smith Update.

Back in September (or around that time) when Smith’s son died, I said something like “I will never post about Anna Nicole Smith again” because I thought the story was a bit out of hand. And now, that’s about all there is to talk about. I have some audio that you should listen to. Its here and here. The first one is from about a week ago. Its of the doctor who did the autopsy on Anna Nicole Smith. The second on is of Zsa Zsa’s husband. There is some bleeping in the second one…

I also have a poll going on over here about who you think is the father of the baby.

Also, the minister in the Bahamas has retired…Minister Shane Gibson resigned on Sunday amid controversy over his involvement with Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate who died earlier this month, the Bahama Journal said on Monday.

Gibson announced his resignation on state television and denied any wrongdoing or any romantic link to the billionaire's widow, the online edition of the newspaper reported.

Brittany Spears is a HEADACHE!

Must I say more?

If you haven’t seen the pictures yet, Brittany Spears is bald now because she is sick of people touching her I guess. But get this! She was seen wearing a wig to a party this weekend! So why did she shave her head?!? She also got two tattoos! She is a mess!

She had a busy weekend after she left rehab didn’t she? If you would like a piece of her hair, you can find it on eBay.

I also had to post about this…

Space quidditch gets Nasa seal of approval

Most Harry Potter fans would never expect to take part in a real-life game of quidditch. Flying around like wizards is, however, precisely how Nasa imagines that the Moon's first residents will stay entertained, and fit, when the space agency establishes the permanent lunar base it is planning to build by 2024.

Also, there were rumors that the WB was going to fire Daniel Radcliffe for being in the play Equis which turned out to be false. The play was this past weekend and he received a standing O for his performance.

I think that is all I have for you today.

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Zach's Top 20 for February 2007
19 February 07 04:10 PM | Zach | with no comments

It is getting close to the end of February already, so I thought it was time for another “Zach’s Top 20” post. There were not too many songs that were new and were good. So I also had to go through the archives and pick some good ones for the iPod. Here is the top 20.

20. Don Henly – Nobody else in the world but you

This was a song off of a CD that I got as a gift not too long ago. This song really caught my ear.

19. Sympathy – Goo Goo Dolls

I really like their music, just time I added that song to the iPod.

18. Streetcorner Symphony – Rob Thomas

I also like Matchbox Twenty’s music. Rob Thomas has a few hits on this list today.

17. What goes around, comes around – Justin Timberlake

Eh, its an OK song. It was on the “You should hear this” list on iTunes today.

16. Keep holding on – Avril Lavigne

Another song on my “You should hear this” list today.

15. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

Chasing Cars was a song that I thought I had on my iPod, but I checked today and it wasn’t there. So I decided to add it.

14. Say it Right – Nelly Furtado

Back when she did Fly or whatever that song was called, I really did not like her. Then when she came back with whatever her new album is called, I really didn’t like it either. Now that she released this song, I am starting to be a bit of a fan of hers again.

13. Check on it – Beyonce

This, again, was on that list in iTunes.

12. Waiting on the World to Change – John Mayer

I just bought the John Mayer album a week ago and I have heard this song several times on the radio. It is a good song. He also has another hit on the chart today.

11. Must have done something right – Reliant K

This is a localish band that went big. They used to stink but this song is actually pretty good.

10. U + UR Hand – Pink

I actually didn’t understand this song for a while when it first came out. After I read the lyrics I went “OH, I get it!!” and my stupidity has forced me to add it to my iPod.

9. The Riddle – Five for Fighting

I really like the name of this band, and I like their music even more. I haven’t bought their album yet but am working on getting it since I get all their singles through iTunes.

8. Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

Everyone I know is sick of this song. Their CD was the first I ever purchased from iTunes. I definitely listen to it a lot!!

7. Nothing Left to lose – Mat Kearney

Just a good song.

6. Into the ocean – Blue October

I didn’t know I had this song on a free cd from Wal*Mart a while ago! I am starting to get to like Blue October…

5. Window in the Skys – U2

I am not much of a U2 fan but this song was OK.

4. Here it goes again – OKGO

This song probably has my favorite video. If you get a chance, go to youtube or google video and watch the video for this song.

3. Gravity – John Mayer

Gravity is actually a weird song. At least it is to me.

2. Little Wonders – Rob Thomas

This song was used a lot at the Radiothon for the Children’s Hospital I talked about last week. It actually has not been released to public yet but I ended up with a copy. You can listen to it on AOL Music as far as I know.

1. This ain’t a scene – Fall out boy

I don’t know about you but this song pumps me up! Probably the only song I can wake up to now so it’s a good thing its on my iPod!!

These songs this week are in order. I wasn’t too into order last month but I was asked to do so this week.

Tune in later Idol fans for my “Idol Predictions 2007”

Lent starts Wednesday
19 February 07 12:28 PM | Zach | 2 comment(s)

Well, Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and those religious folk out there know what that means. It is the start of lent. I usually don’t post about religious stuff (since it is usually covered by Uncle Jesse and other bloggers) but I thought I would get a good look at what everyone is “giving up” for lent.

I didn’t realize how close Ash Wednesday was until yesterday when my Grandma told me. So I had a few ideas for lent, but most of them will not work. Here they are:

Stop blogging for 40 days
Stop using the pc for 40 days
Stop eating for 40 days
Don’t eat meat for 40 days
Don’t drink soda for 40 days

There are a few more for the list, I just cant think of them right now… Anyways, that is my list. I really cant stop blogging, since that would leave one bare blog. I cant stop using the PC for 40 days because my articles have deadlines (if you didn’t know, I am a reporter. That’s why I ask so many questions) and they have to be typed articles. I cant really stop eating for 40 days, I would probably die very fast after that started. I think I will combine the last two and stick with it! I can give up soda, that’s no problem, the meat part will be the challenge. Looks like a lot of salads in my future!!

So what are you going to give up for lent? Let me know in the comments.

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Winner of the Zach Roast announced!
18 February 07 01:04 PM | Zach | 2 comment(s)

Oh, did I say winner? I meant winnerS! I was planning on giving everyone who entered a prize for this one which was the official American Idol, Coca Cola cups. Our winners were fleur_de_lis and Scoutmom!! I am going to email them later and get their information so I can send them their cups.
Here are the winning entries:
Scoutmom:
Revenge? No, it's the Dish, the best. Served up by one not so old!

fleur_de_lis
Zach, my mind's ready to explode with info overload--so go sleep with the fishes, you and your Dishes and as for your trivia, go to oblivia!

Let me explain what a Roast is. These were ok entrys but next time I think we might need a bit
more to win. If you have ever watched a Comedy Central Roast

The video above is an example of a "good" roast. Even though the roasters roast everyone but the person that is supposed to be roasted first, they are funny. Work on your roasts and I hope to see you all again next year!!

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Just announced! American Idol top 12 and TONS of snow!
15 February 07 12:17 AM | Zach | 2 comment(s)

Now today, we are at 40 finalists and we will be eliminating 16 more people. Only one person can win and that person is so close! You can almost touch it! I will post in a day or two how far the finalists will make it thru this competition before they even sing! Then next week its Triple Idol! Tuesday we will see the girls, Wednesday we will see the guys and then Thursday, we will see who gets eliminated (the first two days are 2 hours, the third day will be an hour, also 2 people from each group will be eliminated)

Here they are!

The Guys

Sanjaya Malakar
Brandon Rogers
Phil Stacy
Chris Sligh
Blake Lewis
Rudy Cardenas
Paul Kim
Chris Richardson
Nick Pedro
Jared Cotter
A.J. Tabaldo
Sundance Head

The Girls

Melinda Doolittle
Haley Scarnato
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Jordin Sparks
A.J. Tabaldo
Alaina Alexander
Sabrina Sloan
Lakisha Jones
Nicole Tranquillo
Amy Krebs
Antonella Barba

I also wanted to post about how much snow I got last night. Here are some pictures from my patio and driveway. It was about 12 inches, 15 inches in some spots.

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Hollywood Week Day 1: You forgot your lyrics, your going home.
13 February 07 11:45 PM | Zach | 1 comment(s)

172 people, 5 days, 1 nightmare. This is American Idol.

Today’s post and tomorrows will be hard to write. I will have to write about the rounds. That’s basically all I can do. Here is the story.

The girls get to go first tonight. They are split into groups of 6. All we get to see before the commercial break is one group of six. This year, there are about twice as many girls as guys. This means, there are going to be a TON of cuts from the first round. The first group of 6 I thought were terrible except for one person. But it is not up to me and they all went home.

After the break, we saw the rest of the girls on stage. I really thought they were sending the wrong girls home. Some of the people they sent through to day two couldn’t sing. Of the 114 Girls that went to Hollywood, 56 of them went to day 2. Hopefully the rest of the bad ones will go home later tonight.

The next 6 minutes were dedicated to the guys where about 35 of them went through to group day. This time, I was right about who stayed and who went home. Next is groups! The groups are always the worst. Usually by now, everyone is in party mode. There are very few “good” groups. This is also how most of the good singers go home. After the break, lets see how they do.

The groups slowly came together. They had to pick a song out of a list of 9 to sing. They were given from 8 to midnight to practice at the theatre. Then they had to go back to the hotel for the night.

After the last commercial break, we got to see the rest of the groups. They were pretty bad. Most of them didn’t know there words!! I would spend at least an hour memorizing the song. Some of the best people went home because they forgot their words. It’s a shame. 96 people were here today when this started, and now there are 56. After the next commercial break, we learn which rooms stay and which room goes home.

They split everyone into three groups. Two of the groups had 20 people, the other had 16. The smallest group went home. Tomorrow night we see our top 24! See you then!!

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Your full Grammy Winners List
12 February 07 08:07 AM | Zach | 1 comment(s)

Here is a complete list of all the winners from the Grammys. This is courtesy of Grammy.com

Category 1

Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

Not Ready To Make Nice
Dixie Chicks
Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Category 2

Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks
Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Category 3

Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Not Ready To Make Nice
Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia; Publishers: Scrapin' Toast Music, Woolly Puddin' Music, Chrysalis Music, Sugar Lake Music.]

Category 4

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

Carrie Underwood

Field 1 — Pop

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Ain't No Other Man
Christina Aguilera
Track from: Back To Basics
[RCA Records]

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Waiting On The World To Change
John Mayer
Track from: Continuum
[Aware/Columbia]

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

My Humps
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Monkey Business
[A&M Records]

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

For Once In My Life
Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[RPM Records/Columbia]

Category 9

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Mornin'
George Benson (& Al Jarreau)
Track from: Givin' It Up
[Concord Records/Monster Music]

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Fingerprints
Peter Frampton
[A&M Records/New Door Records]

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Continuum
John Mayer
[Aware/Columbia]

Field 2 — Dance

Category 12

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

Sexy Back
Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

Confessions On A Dance Floor
Madonna
[Warner Bros.]

Field 3 — Traditional Pop

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Duets: An American Classic
Tony Bennett
[RPM Records/Columbia]

Field 4 — Rock

Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Someday Baby
Bob Dylan
Track from: Modern Times
[Columbia]

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Dani California
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros.]

Category 17

Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Woman
Wolfmother
Track from: Wolfmother
[Modular/Interscope Records]

Category 18

Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Eyes Of The Insane
Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion
[American]

Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

The Wizard Turns On...
The Flaming Lips
Track from: At War With The Mystics
[Warner Bros.]

Category 20

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Dani California
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Moebetoblame Music.]

Category 21

Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers
[Warner Bros.]

Field 5 — Alternative

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

St. Elsewhere
Gnarls Barkley
[Downtown/Atlantic]

Field 6 — R&B

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Be Without You
Mary J. Blige
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records]

Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Heaven
John Legend
Track from: Once Again
[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban Music]

Category 25

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Family Affair
(Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks
[Epic/Legacy Recordings]

Category 26

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

God Bless The Child
George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott
Track from: Givin' It Up
[Concord Records/Monster Music]

Category 27

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Crazy
Gnarls Barkley
Track from: St. Elsewhere
[Downtown/Atlantic]

Category 28

Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Be Without You
Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music Corp., Babyboy's Little Publishing, Jason's Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.]

Category 29

Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

The Breakthrough
Mary J. Blige
[Geffen Records]

Category 30

Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

B'Day
Beyoncé
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia]

Field 7 — Rap

Category 31

Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

What You Know
T.I.
Track from: King
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Category 32

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)

Ridin
Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
[Universal Records]

Category 33

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

My Love
Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

Category 34

Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Money Maker
Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)
Track from: Release Therapy
[Disturbing The Peace/Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Waters of Nazareth Publishing.]

Category 35

Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Release Therapy
Ludacris
[Disturbing Tha Peace]

Field 8 — Country

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Jesus, Take The Wheel
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19]

Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

The Reason Why
Vince Gill
[MCA Nashville]

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Not Ready To Make Nice
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Category 39

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

Who Says You Can't Go Home
Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles
Track from: Have A Nice Day
[Island]

Category 40

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Whiskey Before Breakfast
Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
Track from: Not Too Far From The Tree
[Sugar Hill Records]

Category 41

Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Jesus, Take The Wheel
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]

Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Category 43

Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Instrumentals
Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder
[Skaggs Family Records]

Field 9 — New Age

Category 44

Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Amarantine
Enya
[Reprise]

Field 10 — Jazz

Category 45

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

The Hidden Land
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
[Columbia]

Category 46

Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Turned To Blue
Nancy Wilson
[MCG Jazz]

Category 47

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

Some Skunk Funk
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Some Skunk Funk (Randy Brecker w/Michael Brecker)
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]

Category 48

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

The Ultimate Adventure
Chick Corea
[Stretch Records]

Category 49

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Some Skunk Funk
Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]

Category 50

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Simpático
The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
[ArtistShare]

Field 11 — Gospel

Category 51

Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)

Victory
Yolanda Adams
Track from: The Gospel — Soundtrack
[Verity Records]

Category 52

Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Imagine Me
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
[Fo Yo Soul/Verity/Zomba; Publishers: Zomba Songs, Kerrion Publishing, Lilly Mack Music.]

Category 53

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Turn Around
Jonny Lang
[A&M Records]

Category 54

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Wherever You Are
Third Day
[Essential Records]

Category 55

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Glory Train
Randy Travis
[Word Records/Curb/Warner Bros.]

Category 56

Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Alive In South Africa
Israel & New Breed
[Integrity Gospel]

Category 57

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Hero
Kirk Franklin
[Fo Yo Soul/Zomba]

Field 12 — Latin

Category 58

Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Adentro
Arjona
[Norte/Sony BMG]
Limón Y Sal
Julieta Venegas
[Norte/Sony BMG]

Category 59

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Amar Es Combatir
Maná
[Warner Music Latina]

Category 60

Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Directo Al Corazón
Gilberto Santa Rosa
[Norte/Sony BMG]

Category 61

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Historias De Mi Tierra
Pepe Aguilar
[Norte/Sony BMG]

Category 62

Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Sigue El Taconazo
Chente Barrera y Taconazo
[Q-Vo Records]

Category 63

Best Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Historias Que Contar
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa Records]

Category 64

Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Más Allá Del Sol
Joan Sebástian
[Musart]

Field 13 — Blues

Category 65

Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Risin' With The Blues
Ike Turner
[Zoho Roots]

Category 66

Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

After The Rain
Irma Thomas
[Rounder]

Field 14 — Folk

Category 67

Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

We Shall Overcome — The Seeger Sessions
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia]

Category 68

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Modern Times
Bob Dylan
[Columbia]

Category 69

Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Dance With The Wind
Mary Youngblood
[Silver Wave Records]

Category 70

Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar — Live From Maui
Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]

Field 15 — Reggae

Category 71

Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Love Is My Religion
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]

Field 16 — World Music

Category 72

Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Blessed
Soweto Gospel Choir
[Shanachie]

Category 73

Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Wonder Wheel - Lyrics by Woody Guthrie
The Klezmatics
[Jewish Music Group]

Field 17 — Polka

Category 74

Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Polka In Paradise
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
[Rounder]

Field 18 — Children's

Category 75

Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)

Catch That Train!
Dan Zanes And Friends
[Festival Five Records]

Category 76

Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)

Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs
Bill Harley
[Round River Records/Empyrean Records]

Field 19 — Spoken Word

Category 77

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
(Narrated/dramatized books include authors' names in parenthesis for identification.)

Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis (Jimmy Carter)
Jimmy Carter
[Simon & Schuster Audio]
With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together (Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee)
Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee
[Time Warner]

Field 20 — Comedy

Category 78

Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

The Carnegie Hall Performance
Lewis Black
[Comedy Central Records]

Field 21 — Musical Show

Category 79

Best Musical Show Album
(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parenthesis.))

Jersey Boys
Bob Gaudio, producer (Bob Gaudio, composer; Bob Crewe, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young & Others)
[Rhino]

Field 22 — Film/TV/Visual Media

Category 80

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)

Walk The Line
Joaquin Phoenix (& Various Artists)
T Bone Burnett, producer
[Wind-Up Records]

Category 81

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)

Memoirs Of A Geisha
John Williams, composer
[Sony Classical]

Category 82

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Our Town (From Cars)
Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)
[Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Pixar Talking Pictures.]

Field 23 — Composing/Arranging

Category 83

Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)

A Prayer For Peace
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: Munich — Soundtrack
[Decca Records]

Category 84

Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Three Ghouls
Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea)
Track from: The Ultimate Adventure
[Stretch Records]

Category 85

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

For Once In My Life
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[RPM Records/Columbia]

Field 24 — Package

Category 86

Best Recording Package

10,000 Days
Adam Jones, art director (Tool)
[Tool Dissectional/Volcano/Zomba Label Group]

Category 87

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Stadium Arcadium
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor, art directors
(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
[Warner Bros.]

Field 25 — Album Notes

Category 88

Best Album Notes

If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It!
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller)
[Bluebird/Legacy Recordings]

Field 26 — Historical

Category 89

Best Historical Album

Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]

Field 27 — Production, Non-Classical

Category 90

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))

At War With The Mystics
The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, engineers (The Flaming Lips)
[Warner Bros. Records]

Category 91

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))

Rick Rubin

American V: A Hundred Highways (Johnny Cash) (A)
God's Gonna Cut You Down (Johnny Cash) (T)
Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (A)
Taking The Long Way (Dixie Chicks) (A)
12 Songs (Neil Diamond) (A)

Category 92

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)
Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (Coldplay)
Track from: Talk Remix EP
[Capitol Records]

Field 28 — Surround Sound

Category 93

Best Surround Sound Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

Morph The Cat
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen)
[Reprise Records]

Field 29 — Production, Classical

Category 94

Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))

Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes
Michael Bishop, engineer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
[Telarc]

Category 95

Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))

Elaine Martone

Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Hila Plitmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Chorus)
Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue (Michel Camilo, Ernest Martinez Izquierdo & Barcelona Symphony Orchestra)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Songs Of A Wayfarer (Benjamin Zander, Christopher Maltman & Philharmonia Orchestra)
Renaissance Favorites For Guitar (David Russell)

Field 30 — Classical

Category 96

Best Classical Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)

Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer (San Francisco Symphony)
[San Francisco Symphony]

Category 97

Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)

Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
[San Francisco Symphony]

Category 98

Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears
Robert Spano, conductor; Kelley O'Connor, Jessica Rivera & Dawn Upshaw; Valérie Gross & Sid McLauchlan, producers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Category 99

Best Choral Performance
(Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.)

Pärt: Da Pacem
Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
[Harmonia Mundi]

Category 100

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)

Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)
John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony)
Track from: Cleveland Chamber Symphony: Music That Dares To Explore, Vol. 6
[TNC]

Category 101

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)

Chopin: Nocturnes
Maurizio Pollini
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Category 102

Best Chamber Music Performance
(Award to the Artists.)

Intimate Voices
Emerson String Quartet
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Category 103

Best Small Ensemble Performance
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))

Padilla: Sun Of Justice
Peter Rutenberg, conductor; Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Cappella
[RCM — Rubedo Canis Musica]

Category 104

Best Classical Vocal Performance
(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)

Rilke Songs
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Peter Serkin)
Track from: Lieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto
[Bridge Records, Inc.]

Category 105

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
(A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.))

Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears
Osvaldo Golijov (Robert Spano)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Category 106

Best Classical Crossover Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)

Simple Gifts
Bryn Terfel (London Voices; London Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Field 31 — Music Video

Category 107

Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)

Here It Goes Again
OK Go
Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video directors; Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video producers
[Capitol]

Category 108

Best Long Form Music Video
(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)

Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Thom Zimny, video director; Thom Zimny, video producer
[Columbia]

Congrats to Akron Children's Hospital and 98.1 WKDD FM for raising a TON of money this weekend!!!!
12 February 07 12:50 AM | Zach | 1 comment(s)

This weekend has been a very VERY quick weekend. I quite frankly have not left this seat since I came home on Friday. As I said in my last post, this weekend was the Have a Heart, Do your Part Radiothon which was held at the Akron Children’s Hospital and hosted by the morning Radio personalities (NOT DJ’S) Matt Patrick and Angela along with other 98.1 WKDD FM Personalities.

Every day was full of stories from Change Bandits (people who collect change from co-workers and friends, or people who they don’t even know) and people at the hospital. I cant give out names of people who I met at the hospital or of any of the Miracle Kids, but you can go (for a short time) to http://www.wkdd.com/pages/radiothon07/index.html and view the Miracle Kids.

I personally donated twice over Radiothon, once as a Change Bandit, I donated $273.31 (which I want to turn into $3,000 next year) and again on Saturday when they were sending up to the kids, toys. I donated a 20x12 which is $20 a month for a year and that turns into (where is my calculator??) $240!!

I left home at 5:30 PM EST today (Sunday) to go watch the final Carl’s Heating and Air Conditioning Tote Board roll out at 9:00 PM EST. I do this every year but this year I got to come home and write a nice blog post about it (which I will be sending Matt and Angela).

The big total last year was $845,098 and this year we raised another $858,376.98!!!! I also chipped in the last 98 cents ;)

I am sure you are wondering how I plan on raising on $3000. Hopefully, I will be able to do this in a few steps. I plan on raiding the local middle school and putting a jar in every classroom to collect. I also want to send letters to all parents in that building to get them to send in change. I also want to have a “Pie your favorite Teacher contest” and A TON more!! I just don’t want to list it all here yet. In due time, I will let you know what I am doing!

That’s all from me tonight, I forgot to tape the Grammy’s, but I will have another blog post tomorrow morning, bright and early!!

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