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Day 5!!!!!!!!!!! American Idol Day!
We got up and Lou went to take a shower and make himself pretty. He was warming up his voice in the shower, and remember how he was sick? Well... his voice kept cracking. I could hear it in the other room where I was eating breakfast, and when he came out, I told him that he didnt have to do it if he didnt want to. He said that he wanted to at least try for himself, and so I said that sounded good. We packed our bathing suits (for the ill-fated pool party), his fancy AIE clothes, and left. The bus took a while to come, and we were getting worried, but then it was okay, we got there a little after we had the first day.
However, when we were on the bus, I was watching this girl. And I had a feeling she was from New Jersey. Not that there is anything wrong with New Jersey (I love New Jersey, Colleen!!!!!), but the girl who won the show we saw was from there, and there seemed to be a lot of Jersians there that week. Is that a word?
Anyway, she seemed to be dressed a little too fancy for the park, and she was being very dramatic on the bus. I KNEW she was auditioning, and I was like Oh man, I hope theyre not in the same show if she gets it too. And I was right.
Let me back up a bit though. We got to the park, and went through the turnstiles. They were already having people audition, and Im glad we made it when we did. The audition space was off to the side, and Lou went off to get a drink of water before doing it, so I went to drop stuff off in a locker, but then changed my mind. I stood by that stand in the center, where they have the key rentals, and watched as the AIE CMs tried to recruit singers. Most people didnt do it, and I saw a guy coming towards me a couple times, but kept asking other people instead.
Lou finally came over, and we went over to that guy, and he goes, You want to audition!?! I was like, ME?!? Ohhhh no. Him. So the guy brought him over to these other AIE CMs, and they gave him an I Auditioned For American Idol button that they wrote Lou on. Thats what you get if you dont make it any further, I guess.
He was waiting to go next, because there was a girl in front of him who was going. I was standing there, freaking out for him, while he seemed as cool as a cucumber. I asked if I could take pictures, and they said yeah, go for it! So while I was getting my camera out, I was watching the girl before him. She was singing, but I couldnt even hear her. I was maybe 10-15 feet away, and I was like Wow, Im not even going to be able to hear him, its so loud. Thats not cool.
Well, I was wrong. Because she didnt make it. And I knew why after Lou got up there. He started singing, and he was LOUD. And his voice didn't crack!!!!!! He sounded AWESOME. I could hear him as well as if I was standing next to him. Everyone around me was like Wow, why were you worrying? As you can see, even the guy who he sang for was impressed look at his jaw dropping!
And yes, the girl on our bus made it too. They all got paper signs to pin on themselves, like in a marathon. So these 4 people (Lou was the last person they picked) and a selected member of their family (or in Lous case he had no choice but me), got to come with this great guy, Mike, and a couple other CMs to the AIE building.
First though, they pulled them aside to film them (I dont know if they really did) saying Im the next American Idol! and then getting all excited. Lou was kinda crap at that, but its okay. He made up for it later in talent
So we were walking over to the building, and I contrived it so that Lou and I were up at the front with Mike, chatting them up. Well, mostly me. But I was making them laugh, or they were good actors, so I figured that really helped our chances. Im a good PR person. And secretary. And pack mule. And we told them why we were there, and how our trip was so far, so we had fun while we were getting over there.
Once we got there, they showed them this little movie clip, and showed them into the Coke Lounge. I have a feeling that Coke sponsors this attraction just a bit .
No flash was allowed after this, so the pictures may be sort of blurry.
So what happened was that they had iPods set up with all the different possible songs, and you had to pick two that you wanted to perform for the producer. They had noise-cancelling headphones, so you could sing out loud, and the other people right next to you wouldnt hear you.
Lou was like where are the bathrooms? and they told him, and he was like Can I go now? So they laughed and told him yes, but he would only have about 10 minutes before he had to be ready for the producer. Which was fine with him. So I sat down and listened to some of the songs while I waited, and when he came back, he was listening to them, and then just started singing. Before this, no one else had sung, but after he started it, they did too. And I was getting nervous. No one was bad! Ahhh!!! But they all picked sort of lame songs nothing really that showcased voices. More like safe songs.
Then Lou started singing Your Song by Elton John. Impersonating him.
So he was doing it all silly, but he still sounded really good. Its a LiitTTlle bit FuUnnNNnny, this feeling inSSIIDe, Im not one of those who can easily hiiIIIddDDeee! I wish I could have you all hear it, he was hilarious, having his voice vibrato all over. I was dying laughing, and one of the other family/friends who came to support another girl was laughing too. Mike the CM came over and was like No laughing! but he was kidding. Lou picked Your Song and then Aint Too Proud to Beg, because he wanted to show off his better song second, but then realized that they wanted the song you wanted to do first, so he switched it around quickly.
Now what happened was that the first person to pick both their songs went in, and then next, next, next. So this woman (Lauren?) went in first, and she made it onto the show. Her song was I Will Survive. Lou went in next, and I was allowed to go in with him. Basically, he stood there and sung into a microphone, with the words on a screen on the wall.
Karaoke with this dude staring at you.
And me taking pictures from behind him, since I wasnt allowed to get off my chair.
He sang Aint Too Proud to Beg in one key, and his voice cracked. And I cringed, and I bet he did too. So the producer dropped it down into the alternate key they had available, and he sang it again. And his voice cracked at the same point. At this point, I hadnt given up hope, but I was worried. But the producer was saying good things, that he really wanted to show off his range, and since he had trouble on that note both times, might as well stick to the higher key. So he did it one more time, and I think he was okay that time, I dont remember. Then Ryan Seacrest came on the TV screen and said he couldnt tell Lou he was going to Hollywood, but he could tell him he was going on the show!
He got assigned to the 11 am show (the first one), so he had a limited amount of time until he had to be back (they had to be back an hour and 10 minutes before the show), and it was about 9:30 at this point, so we had 20 minutes.
He gave us Fastpasses to use for any ride in the next two days at DHS, since we would have our whole day eaten up (we didnt know just how much of it at this point though). He also got a Vote for Me! sign for his neck. And off we went!
Turns out all four people made it, but Jersey girl made it into the 12 pm show, which made me feel better. I kept seeing her around the park though!!!! It was weird.
I texted everyone at Disney (Danielle, Faith, Colleen, & Tammy), Lou called his house, and I called my mom. Everyone was super excited, but we were bummed no one could come to the show, since it was so early.
Hmm, bet youre wondering how Colleen had photos then, huh?
Well, sorry, but Im going to end this here! I need to get to sleep. But hey, he made it on the show!
I will share a few photos though, of before he left for prep.
We got up and Lou went to take a shower and make himself pretty. He was warming up his voice in the shower, and remember how he was sick? Well... his voice kept cracking. I could hear it in the other room where I was eating breakfast, and when he came out, I told him that he didnt have to do it if he didnt want to. He said that he wanted to at least try for himself, and so I said that sounded good. We packed our bathing suits (for the ill-fated pool party), his fancy AIE clothes, and left. The bus took a while to come, and we were getting worried, but then it was okay, we got there a little after we had the first day.
However, when we were on the bus, I was watching this girl. And I had a feeling she was from New Jersey. Not that there is anything wrong with New Jersey (I love New Jersey, Colleen!!!!!), but the girl who won the show we saw was from there, and there seemed to be a lot of Jersians there that week. Is that a word?
Anyway, she seemed to be dressed a little too fancy for the park, and she was being very dramatic on the bus. I KNEW she was auditioning, and I was like Oh man, I hope theyre not in the same show if she gets it too. And I was right.
Let me back up a bit though. We got to the park, and went through the turnstiles. They were already having people audition, and Im glad we made it when we did. The audition space was off to the side, and Lou went off to get a drink of water before doing it, so I went to drop stuff off in a locker, but then changed my mind. I stood by that stand in the center, where they have the key rentals, and watched as the AIE CMs tried to recruit singers. Most people didnt do it, and I saw a guy coming towards me a couple times, but kept asking other people instead.
Lou finally came over, and we went over to that guy, and he goes, You want to audition!?! I was like, ME?!? Ohhhh no. Him. So the guy brought him over to these other AIE CMs, and they gave him an I Auditioned For American Idol button that they wrote Lou on. Thats what you get if you dont make it any further, I guess.
He was waiting to go next, because there was a girl in front of him who was going. I was standing there, freaking out for him, while he seemed as cool as a cucumber. I asked if I could take pictures, and they said yeah, go for it! So while I was getting my camera out, I was watching the girl before him. She was singing, but I couldnt even hear her. I was maybe 10-15 feet away, and I was like Wow, Im not even going to be able to hear him, its so loud. Thats not cool.
Well, I was wrong. Because she didnt make it. And I knew why after Lou got up there. He started singing, and he was LOUD. And his voice didn't crack!!!!!! He sounded AWESOME. I could hear him as well as if I was standing next to him. Everyone around me was like Wow, why were you worrying? As you can see, even the guy who he sang for was impressed look at his jaw dropping!
And yes, the girl on our bus made it too. They all got paper signs to pin on themselves, like in a marathon. So these 4 people (Lou was the last person they picked) and a selected member of their family (or in Lous case he had no choice but me), got to come with this great guy, Mike, and a couple other CMs to the AIE building.
First though, they pulled them aside to film them (I dont know if they really did) saying Im the next American Idol! and then getting all excited. Lou was kinda crap at that, but its okay. He made up for it later in talent
So we were walking over to the building, and I contrived it so that Lou and I were up at the front with Mike, chatting them up. Well, mostly me. But I was making them laugh, or they were good actors, so I figured that really helped our chances. Im a good PR person. And secretary. And pack mule. And we told them why we were there, and how our trip was so far, so we had fun while we were getting over there.
Once we got there, they showed them this little movie clip, and showed them into the Coke Lounge. I have a feeling that Coke sponsors this attraction just a bit .
No flash was allowed after this, so the pictures may be sort of blurry.
So what happened was that they had iPods set up with all the different possible songs, and you had to pick two that you wanted to perform for the producer. They had noise-cancelling headphones, so you could sing out loud, and the other people right next to you wouldnt hear you.
Lou was like where are the bathrooms? and they told him, and he was like Can I go now? So they laughed and told him yes, but he would only have about 10 minutes before he had to be ready for the producer. Which was fine with him. So I sat down and listened to some of the songs while I waited, and when he came back, he was listening to them, and then just started singing. Before this, no one else had sung, but after he started it, they did too. And I was getting nervous. No one was bad! Ahhh!!! But they all picked sort of lame songs nothing really that showcased voices. More like safe songs.
Then Lou started singing Your Song by Elton John. Impersonating him.
So he was doing it all silly, but he still sounded really good. Its a LiitTTlle bit FuUnnNNnny, this feeling inSSIIDe, Im not one of those who can easily hiiIIIddDDeee! I wish I could have you all hear it, he was hilarious, having his voice vibrato all over. I was dying laughing, and one of the other family/friends who came to support another girl was laughing too. Mike the CM came over and was like No laughing! but he was kidding. Lou picked Your Song and then Aint Too Proud to Beg, because he wanted to show off his better song second, but then realized that they wanted the song you wanted to do first, so he switched it around quickly.
Now what happened was that the first person to pick both their songs went in, and then next, next, next. So this woman (Lauren?) went in first, and she made it onto the show. Her song was I Will Survive. Lou went in next, and I was allowed to go in with him. Basically, he stood there and sung into a microphone, with the words on a screen on the wall.
Karaoke with this dude staring at you.
And me taking pictures from behind him, since I wasnt allowed to get off my chair.
He sang Aint Too Proud to Beg in one key, and his voice cracked. And I cringed, and I bet he did too. So the producer dropped it down into the alternate key they had available, and he sang it again. And his voice cracked at the same point. At this point, I hadnt given up hope, but I was worried. But the producer was saying good things, that he really wanted to show off his range, and since he had trouble on that note both times, might as well stick to the higher key. So he did it one more time, and I think he was okay that time, I dont remember. Then Ryan Seacrest came on the TV screen and said he couldnt tell Lou he was going to Hollywood, but he could tell him he was going on the show!
He got assigned to the 11 am show (the first one), so he had a limited amount of time until he had to be back (they had to be back an hour and 10 minutes before the show), and it was about 9:30 at this point, so we had 20 minutes.
He gave us Fastpasses to use for any ride in the next two days at DHS, since we would have our whole day eaten up (we didnt know just how much of it at this point though). He also got a Vote for Me! sign for his neck. And off we went!
Turns out all four people made it, but Jersey girl made it into the 12 pm show, which made me feel better. I kept seeing her around the park though!!!! It was weird.
I texted everyone at Disney (Danielle, Faith, Colleen, & Tammy), Lou called his house, and I called my mom. Everyone was super excited, but we were bummed no one could come to the show, since it was so early.
Hmm, bet youre wondering how Colleen had photos then, huh?
Well, sorry, but Im going to end this here! I need to get to sleep. But hey, he made it on the show!
I will share a few photos though, of before he left for prep.
the smile on Lou's face in your last pictures! Good stuff!
It shows up right under each other on my computer. I will go fix the post now! Sorry!!!! Tell me if it's better! 
)
but I do like them when I don't know to I like to try and figure it out! 
or is it the way we dress? 
LOL! Just playing Haha
So really what made you think she was from Jersey?
Whattttttt!?!?!?!!
I didn't!?!?!?!?! I stopped texting you after a point, because I didn't want you to waste your day with your fingers on the keys, not enjoying the parks with your nieces... but I thought I texted you the results!!!!
