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[Sherry E]

Sherry, you hit on the perfect person to replace Simon. I don't like him, but Gene Simmons would be the perfect replacement. Wow, I wonder if they thought about him? He rubs me the wrong way, Simon may be abrasive but he isn't repugnant, there in is the difference.

Hopefully they've thought of Gene. If I recall, he was a sit-in celebrity judge a few years ago (during the auditions) and he was good. He is annoying - no doubt about that - but I think he could be a good fit on AI. Otherwise, it's just going to be a lot of hemming and hawing with Randy and Ellen (even though I like them) because they won't want to come out and say that the performance was bad and what specifically was wrong with it. Kara will be trying to spit it out but will fall short of saying, "That was ridiculous."

You know what they really need to do to revamp Idol other than get the right 4th judge? They need to discontinue the horrible group song on elimination night, for one. That reminds me too much of the Brady Bunch singing "I think I'll go for a walk outside now; the summer sun's calling my name...it's a sunshine day!" Ugh.

Also, if they are going to do 'theme nights' where everyone has to sing one type of music, they have to remember that there are many young girls voting who have no interest in Frank Sinatra songs, Barry Manilow songs or Neil Diamond songs or whatever. I'm not even sure how many middle-aged people really care about "Big Band Night." They have to hip things up a little bit and get more current - or a little edgier. I mean, sure, I'd be happy if they did all classic rock songs because it would appeal to me, but I don't think their main demographic would want to hear a bunch of Tom Petty songs.

 

[kaoden39]

I think that you are right about them needing to revamp the musical choices. Maybe mix it up a bit with the genres. I hope they do otherwise they don't have a choice.

 

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[kaoden39]

Oh boy, Shawn and her "existential crisis that whole thing just gets me. Who doesn't want to go to Disneyland? I mean my DH will say he doesn't like it and doesn't want to be there but you get him there and he is a happy camper.

I have another set of words to describe the Shawn mood, and none of them are nice. I am bad.

I hope it all works out Sherry. I am trying to figure out when Dina and I should go and I am thinking February because of the lack of crowds at that time and the fact that HM and Small World should be open again.

 

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[kaoden39]

Hee hee! Believe me, I was not thrilled with her either, and really, when I think back to that behavior, I am still not thrilled. I am not the type to rub it in anyone's face - "I did this for you or did that for you" - though I may be thinking it!! I always just want my friends with me so we can all have a fun time. That's the most important thing. And again, it would have been fine if Shawn had just said up front - as soon as any Disneyland mention was made - "I'm not in the mood to go this year." But it was the fact that she was jerking me around or making me wait for information, and then had the nerve to act as though she was so put upon by having to pick me up or take me home. Some people are not lucky enough to ever be able to go to Disneyland in a lifetime, and Shawn has gotten free tickets and hotel stays repeatedly, yet acts as though I am treating her as a taxi by asking her for one favor - which I have never asked of her before - to pick me up and take me back home, even if she wasn't coming along to DLR. I think she was expecting her own sister to side with her, but that's not what happened. Bridgette told her she was rude to me for no reason.

So this year, I'm not bothering with Shawn. If she wants to come, she can come, but not on my dime. She's great fun when she doesn't have "too much going on."

Febriary might be a good time for you to go to DLR (if you don't care about being there during the holidays or anything). It will be cool - it may even be raining - and crowds should have died down considerably.

And best of all my kids will be firmly entrenched at school!! An all grown up girls trip. Dina didn't go to Disneyland growing up so it is really exciting to her as an adult.

 

[Sherry E]

And best of all my kids will be firmly entrenched at school!! An all grown up girls trip. Dina didn't go to Disneyland growing up so it is really exciting to her as an adult.

That will be super-fun!! Even though I'm sure it's wonderful to go with kids, it's a different experience entirely being with your adult buddies!

 

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[bumbershoot]

I used to do surveyspot, but I think they've changed in the last year.

If I ever can coerce myself into doing surveys again I'd do it with sunshine rewards. They are my go-to site, and I have a lot of loyalty to them. They now have 6 different survey opportunities a day and you can earn something like $5/day if you get them all.



The key to surveys is to only do one *of each kind* on any given day. So if you have a Greenfield survey tomorrow on x site, do NOT do a Greenfield survey on y site tomorrow as well. Ultimately Greenfield will notice your IP address twice, and will contact the survey sites that you're doing them through, request that you be canned, and you'll be gone from both sites. You do NOT want to do that, as the sites won't give you what you've already earned if you are doing fraudulent things, and taking more than one of the same type per day is fraud.


What's funny is that more and more normal sites are getting into the survey action. I just got an email from Alaska Air offering that DH join (I have all three frequent flyer accounts under my email address so I get it all) e-surveys or something like that, and he would get 250 miles with the first survey he completed!

 

[kaoden39]

What's funny is that more and more normal sites are getting into the survey action. I just got an email from Alaska Air offering that DH join (I have all three frequent flyer accounts under my email address so I get it all) e-surveys or something like that, and he would get 250 miles with the first survey he completed!

Whats funny about you mentioning this is I got one from a "Disney co-sponsor" that is what they called themselves, asking me to do surveys. I think it is because I did the survey on the Disneyland website and they asked if I would do a live survey with their rep. I did and then the other day I got an email asking me to regularly do them. I declined.

 

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[deejdigsdis]

Looks like I'm a little late in joining the AI discussion, but...

You know what they really need to do to revamp Idol other than get the right 4th judge? They need to discontinue the horrible group song on elimination night, for one. That reminds me too much of the Brady Bunch singing "I think I'll go for a walk outside now; the summer sun's calling my name...it's a sunshine day!" Ugh.

"I hear ya now...I just can't stay inside all day...i gotta get out, get me some of those raaa-a-ays!"

When you first mentioned AI jumping the shark with the exit of Simon, the first thing I thought of (well, after Happy Days and - was it Fonzie?- water skiing over the shark) was the Brady Bunch version of jumping the shark...adding Cousin Oliver to the family. Big Mistake!

Also, if they are going to do 'theme nights' where everyone has to sing one type of music, they have to remember that there are many young girls voting who have no interest in Frank Sinatra songs, Barry Manilow songs or Neil Diamond songs or whatever. I'm not even sure how many middle-aged people really care about "Big Band Night." They have to hip things up a little bit and get more current - or a little edgier. I mean, sure, I'd be happy if they did all classic rock songs because it would appeal to me, but I don't think their main demographic would want to hear a bunch of Tom Petty songs.

And what did you think of this year's finale? SO MANY old performers. I kept wondering if today's teens who were watching even knew who most of them were. Crazy! I am really going to miss Simon's "calling it like it is" way of judging. I thought he was right on most of the time.

OK, off to post a few more pics on the Christmas thread...

 

[bumbershoot]

After you talked about the visa giftcards, I did wonder if you were doing surveys or some sort of rewards site.

Biggest thing with sunshine is to join their forum and read read READ. Before doing anything, just read.

After you join the site and forum, see if you can find me! I have a 3 year old pic of me and E on Autopia in my avatar.


Oh the other tip for you...go slowly. I mean, not crazy-slow, but don't speed. That's the biggest thing that can get people booted from surveys when halfway through, because they are going too fast. That's what I've learned from the sunshine forum...that and the issue with doing surveys from the same survey company too many times in one day.


I signed up for homescan and they said they were sending me the scanner but nothing ever came.

 

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[kaoden39]

Umm Sherry if you are old....I must be too!!

No!! I refuse to believe it!! We are not old, we are experienced!!

 

[Sherry E]

Umm Sherry if you are old....I must be too!!

No!! I refuse to believe it!! We are not old, we are experienced!!

Or..."seasoned," as some folks call it!

 

[kaoden39]

Or..."seasoned," as some folks call it!

As long as we aren't well done.....or over cooked.....

 

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