THE OFFICIAL Taylor Hicks Discussion Thread

[Robinrs]

Leno mentions Taylor again...

On Idols visiting WH/Bush:

"Pretty cool, imagine awkward southern guy who nobody ever thought would win anything sitting down with the american idol......Taylor Hicks!"


Jay's the best isn't he?

I LOVE THAT!!!

As for Ms. Kat, I hope Mandisa gives her what for... the same what for she held back giving to Simon back in the beginning.... when she gets back.

 

[ckay87]

Sometimes I think we forget that it's all about the music. But to be honest, there's not a whole heck of a lotta music to talk about, just yet. Like when I participate on the Bon Jovi message boards there are literally hundreds of songs to talk about. Taylor's not there, just yet, but he will be! Stick around you guys, okay?

But I digress....point is, how about a music-related question for all of ya?

1. What was your favorite Taylor AI performance? And why? Really challenge yourself and try to come up with just one!

2. What's your favorite non-AI Taylor song?


My answers....
#1. Hands down, "Try a Little Tenderness." When someone asks why I like Taylor, I just show them the video of that performance. It had it all and it was ALL FOR US!

#2. I don't know. I enjoy them all, but I think he needs to do some collaboration to come up with some songs that will make my all-time-favorite list. Sounds harsh, but I am a tough customer, fan or not. "The Deal" and "Heart and Soul" are probably my favs.

 

[Robinrs]

Sometimes I think we forget that it's all about the music. But to be honest, there's not a whole heck of a lotta music to talk about, just yet. Like when I participate on the Bon Jovi message boards there are literally hundreds of songs to talk about. Taylor's not there, just yet, but he will be! Stick around you guys, okay?

But I digress....point is, how about a music-related question for all of ya?

1. What was your favorite Taylor AI performance? And why? Really challenge yourself and try to come up with just one!

2. What's your favorite non-AI Taylor song?


My answers....
#1. Hands down, "Try a Little Tenderness." When someone asks why I like Taylor, I just show them the video of that performance. It had it all and it was ALL FOR US!

#2. I don't know. I enjoy them all, but I think he needs to do some collaboration to come up with some songs that will make my all-time-favorite list. Sounds harsh, but I am a tough customer, fan or not. "The Deal" and "Heart and Soul" are probably my favs.

My answers:

1: "Do I Make You Proud" the night of the finale. I still have it on DVR. It literally stole my heart and made me cry buckets. I will never forget how I felt he was singing it for me. I kept screaming "YES"!!!

Also, in his audition "A Change is Gonna Come"... unbeLIEVable!! I remember being just BLOWN away by his rendition of one of my favorite songs. I wish I could find a long version of that.

2: "Georgia On My Mind"... the long version. It is AMAZING. I played it to my office and you could've heard a pin drop. Afterwards so many people came to me and asked me WHO WAS THAT? I love indoctrinating people into Tay's music.

I also loved him singing Gin And Juice with Snoop!!! Too cool!! He seriously gained some points with my hard core co workers who gave him HIGH props after seeing that video!!

 

[Robinrs]

I posted the photo of the Idols and GW on this thread.

 

[JESW]

It is just waaaaaaay too much of a coincidence that Kat all of a sudden got better - just in time to meet the President! Oh please.......

Jill

 

[LoraJ]

So is Kat going to perform tonight?


I saw on the AI boards someone said that Taylor was praising Clinton in an interview. Now I love him more. lololol.

 

[Horseshoes]

I am trying hard to figure out how to post my picutes of Taylor for you guys.

I registered at Photo bucket, but I still am trying to figure out how to resize the picture so its not huge.

I went to the tech support board, but couldnt figure it out.

Any advise?!?!?!?

 

[LoraJ]

You need some sort of photo software to resize. Did your camera come with anything?

I use photoshop elements. It resizes all of my photos in one step.

 

[Horseshoes]

I think I figured it out.

 

[Horseshoes]

This was from the screen, I wish I had gotten the whole picture because it was a good one.

 

[Robinrs]

This was from the screen, I wish I had gotten the whole picture because it was a good one.

OmG, what a great pic!!!! Soooo glad you figured it out!!

 

[Robinrs]

It is just waaaaaaay too much of a coincidence that Kat all of a sudden got better - just in time to meet the President! Oh please.......

Jill

Amen... she has time for everything else BUT her fans. Taylor had a bad fever this week but showed up at every show, every meet and greet and greeted his fans by the bus every night. I hope the DIVA BUG never bites him!

Instead of making excuses for her, her fans should demand an apology....

 

[ckay87]

Amen... she has time for everything else BUT her fans. Taylor had a bad fever this week but showed up at every show, every meet and greet and greeted his fans by the bus every night. I hope the DIVA BUG never bites him!

Instead of making excuses for her, her fans should demand an apology....

Amen to that. And does anyone remember poor Kellie at the start of this tour?
From: http://frequentflyer.oag.com/stories/07272006/american_idol_healthytravel.asp


“Kellie Pickler, the blonde down-home southern girl, had a rough start to the tour when her wisdom teeth had to be surgically removed just days before opening night.

They were impacted and growing underneath,” Pickler says. “Believe it or not, my mouth is too small for all of them! I had a few days to heal before the tour started, and I used ice packs and antibiotics.”

Pickler, originally from Albemarle, North Carolina, says that she still had stitches in her mouth for the first three shows, but “couldn’t imagine my fans paying all that money and have me not be there, so I sucked it up and did this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

I can't believe I'm citing Kellie as a role model. I found her to be kinda boring in the show but she, more than anyone, seemed so appreciative to be there. And she really wouldn't have been as missed if she had skipped a few shows. But she didn't want to let her handful of fans down, bless her. Again, not a huge Kellie fan, but she gets a couple of points from me for that one.

 

[ckay87]

It is just waaaaaaay too much of a coincidence that Kat all of a sudden got better - just in time to meet the President! Oh please.......

Jill

And the kicker is, she has been better. She's just been ordered to rest her vocal chords. But did she take that time to so much as observe or even travel with the others? Nope ... she took that time to persue her own interests.

Did you know that she departed New York yesterday with the supposed intention of joining the show in Pittsburgh at 5:40 pm? Ultimately, the plane was delayed and oh well she missed another show . But 1 hour and 20 minutes to fly from NYC to Pitt, then do whatever needed to be done for the 7pm show - a show for she hasn't even practiced - or even seen?

Fishy aint the word for that gal. Ok, I'm done.

 

[Robinrs]

And the kicker is, she has been better. She's just been ordered to rest her vocal chords. But did she take that time to so much as observe or even travel with the others? Nope ... she took that time to persue her own interests.

Did you know that she departed New York yesterday with the supposed intention of joining the show in Pittsburgh at 5:40 pm? Ultimately, the plane was delayed and oh well she missed another show . But 1 hour and 20 minutes to fly from NYC to Pitt, then do whatever needed to be done for the 7pm show - a show for she hasn't even practiced - or even seen?

Fishy aint the word for that gal. Ok, I'm done.

Instead of sitting with the ladies from the View fussing about how everyone's making up stories about her she could've sit up venues to meet and thank her fans for their support. I cannot imagine supporting a "star" who does not respect or acknowledge ME... like Tay always manages to do... but she has people who blindly follow her. Those trolls over at the AI board are relentless, and BEYOND immature...

When her cd came out they ran from store to store covering taylor's cd with hers...... can you believe that? Didn't help though, Taylor's cd outsold hers by leaps and bounds.

Evil NEVER outweighs good.

And GOD bless the PICKLE!! She has truly gained my respect since the competition!

I'm done, too....

 

[Robinrs]

HAPPY SUNTAY, SOUL PATROL!!

Wow, I'm am SO looking forward to THURSDAY!!! This will be my first concert in eons since I've not been to a concert since my 13yo son was born!!

He did NOT want to come with me so I'm going with my niece who is already fretting about me having a heart attack or totally EMBARRASSING her!! LOL! I told her that was MY JOB!!!!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I'm going to Michaels' to get some glow in the dark paint to make my Tshirt!! STEP ONE to my niece's complete humiliation......

 

[spacemountain]

I heard that Laura Bush's press secretary was Taylor's former teacher. If this is true, then I met her a couple of years ago, 2001, I think in D.C. It really is a small world!

 

[Robinrs]

Some eyecandy for a Sunday morning....

 

[ckay87]

Some eyecandy for a Sunday morning....

Dear Fairy Godmother, please turn me into a harmonica.

 

[Robinrs]

Dear Fairy Godmother, please turn me into a harmonica.

OmG you read my MIND!!!! Thought I'd keep it to myself since it was Sunday and all....