American Idol Round of 3: A Horseplayer's Perspective

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by YellowSnowMonster

I chose this handle because it popped in my head one day long ago and made me laugh. Still wondering who Zappa is...

As for last nights performances, I did think that Melinda stunk. Well, maybe stunk isn't quite the right word... She just didnt' shine. She didn't stand out. But she is overrated enough that I'm sure she'll stick around.

Frank Zappa was the front for Mothers of Invention and later had a successful career on his own. He was a fantastic guitar player and wrote classical music but is best known for his slightly "different" songs...amazing talent and funny as hell!

[ArlJim78]

"Dreamed I was and Eskimo,

Frozen Wind began to blow...."


One truly unique fellow.

[YellowSnowMonster]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Frank Zappa was the front for Mothers of Invention and later had a successful career on his own. He was a fantastic guitar player and wrote classical music but is best known for his slightly "different" songs...amazing talent and funny as hell!

Sounds vaguely familiar... But it doesn't sound like my kinda of music... Sounds sort of like a Pink Floyd or something?

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by YellowSnowMonster

Sounds vaguely familiar... But it doesn't sound like my kinda of music... Sounds sort of like a Pink Floyd or something?

No...wouldn't say Pink Floyd...maybe the Fugs or Captain Beefheart

[YellowSnowMonster]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

No...wouldn't say Pink Floyd...maybe the Fugs or Captain Beefheart

Hmmm... Dont' know either of them. If it isn't metal or country, I probably won't have heard of him *L*

[Byebyemermaid]

The one thing i admired about Blake this week over Jordin and Melinda is that for his final song he took a chance.Jordin and Melinda both were singing songs that they had already sung.All 3 of them are wonderful and it's too bad that somebody has to lose.With that said i think Chris and Catherine McPhee have gotten more noteriety than Taylor Hicks.Sometimes finishing first doesen't make for the greatest future.Just look at Alydar he was a much better sire than Affirmed.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

The one thing i admired about Blake this week over Jordin and Melinda is that for his final song he took a chance.Jordin and Melinda both were singing songs that they had already sung.All 3 of them are wonderful and it's too bad that somebody has to lose.With that said i think Chris and Catherine McPhee have gotten more noteriety than Taylor Hicks.Sometimes finishing first doesen't make for the greatest future.Just look at Alydar he was a much better sire than Affirmed.

good job at applying the horseplayer angle to AI. First time that it has gone into a breeding analogy. excellent

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

good job at applying the horseplayer angle to AI. First time that it has gone into a breeding analogy. excellent

Well, if we are gonna look at breeding, I want Haley back!