# American Idol auditions 1/29 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 29, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477 "2008-01-29T18:22:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/41 "2008-01-30T16:45:33Z")
You mean Bride of Meatloaf? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/42 "2008-01-30T16:49:07Z")
[QUOTE=drm] …I’m glad she made it through because she is easily the most adorable thing on the planet. [/QUOTE] Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/43 "2008-01-30T16:59:06Z")
Homecoming queen is interesting. They haven’t had an OPENLY gay guy make it through ever, have they? I liked the rocker, enough. I thought he had a good modern-rock voice. Nothing special, but I bet he nails a couple. This was the best audition ep I’ve seen so far, but I only watch on Tuesdays. > [@jsc1953](#): > > I’m usually the last one to notice that Paula may be a bit “under the weather”…but jeez. Plane delayed? Or too hung over to get out of bed? Yeah, doped-up Paula finally made an appearance. Her limbs and torso were all over the place at one point. She dropped a couple ,“yesh”'s. Good stuff. More Pain-killer Paula, please. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/44 "2008-01-30T18:16:04Z")
The gay guy? Are you talking about the first guy, who’s getting the local news gig? Because he didn’t make it. He got three “no” votes. (And he was awful.) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/45 "2008-01-30T18:26:40Z")
Nobody really exciting in this audition. Moving along. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/46 "2008-01-30T18:36:28Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] The gay guy? Are you talking about the first guy, who’s getting the local news gig? Because he didn’t make it. He got three “no” votes. (And he was awful.) [/QUOTE] The last guy. Or close to last. He said his momma always knew she’d raise a homecoming queen, she just thought it would be a girl. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/47 "2008-01-30T18:37:38Z")
I like when Paula burped or hiccuped or whatever the hell it was, and Simon called her a ‘disgusting pig’. I’ve never been one to notice the ‘drunk Paula’ thing, but last night she looked like she was about one drink away from needing a stretcher. ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/48 "2008-01-30T18:40:42Z")
[QUOTE=Icarus] Seconded. [/QUOTE] I dunno, I still like the bronc-bustin’ martial arts blonde from the first audition. She could sing, too. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/49 "2008-01-30T21:00:06Z")
They seemed to show more “golden ticket” winners in this episode. In the end, they only found 19 total. I’m positive some other auditions pulled more than 20 “winners”. I would guess that this has more to do with a lack of loonies than an overall increase of quality. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/50 "2008-01-30T21:11:35Z")
[QUOTE=Genghis Bob] I dunno, I still like the bronc-bustin’ martial arts blonde from the first audition. [/QUOTE] Oh, yes, she was indeed memorably hot. But faux Norah - to me, intoxicating. ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/51 "2008-01-30T21:21:40Z")
[QUOTE=Icarus] Oh, yes, she was indeed memorably hot. But faux Norah - to me, intoxicating. [/QUOTE] True, true. They’re both enchanting, in their own uniquely enchanting ways. It’s too bad I’ll never see either one again, as I only watch the audition episodes for the melt-downs. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/52 "2008-01-30T21:24:44Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] The gay guy? Are you talking about the first guy, who’s getting the local news gig? Because he didn’t make it. He got three “no” votes. (And he was awful.) [/QUOTE] As **Biggirl** said, the guy right at the end. Homecoming queen. That guy you’re talking about was terrible, and while he was Gay as Clay, it wasn’t made explicit. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/53 "2008-01-30T22:19:00Z")
I guess I missed it, then. He seemed perfectly averagely ordinary to me. I vaguely remember the homecoming queen thing, but I could have sworn he mentioned his sister or something. […shrug…] Well, whatever kind of plumbing he likes, I thought he could really blow. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477/54 "2008-01-31T01:28:47Z")
Well - it appears our fair faux Norah is a bit of a ringer. [Samantha Sidley](http://www.musiclyricsfyi.com/blog2/index.php/competitions/samantha-sidley-american-idol-winner/) [Samantha Sidley (scroll down)](http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/7279) [New York Times review of performance](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/02/arts/music/02sibl.html) …I still like her. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-auditions-1-29/435477.md?page=2)