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American Idol: Birmingham Auditions

This year, the auditions stopped in Birmingham, where three "Idol" finalists (two of them winners) were born and bred. From the amount of families screaming in this one-hour episode, it looks like the stop was well worth the judges' time. Not sure if it was worth mine. Here are my highlights...

• Erica was cute. I didn't think she was as painful as the judges claimed -- until she tried to sing over their shouting. That's one of my "Idol" pet peeves.
• Katie Bernard was cute too, but also has the worst speaking voice in "Idol" history. If she makes it to the voting stage, America will punish her promptly.
• Did anyone catch Simon's comment about Katie's husband being "the one with the twitch?"
• Tatiana was quite the sass for a 17-year-old.
• I'm guessing that Diana Walker could do splits better than she could sing Whitney Houston -- and that says a lot.
• Bernard was a good singer, but I wasn't feeling the Michael Jackson.
• Margaret was 26 about 26 years ago.
• I thought Jamie Lynn's voice was as annoying as Katie's, but she seemed so sweet. If she doesn't make it on "American Idol," she is definitely a candidate for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
• Chris Sligh definitely gets my vote for funniest contestant in "Idol" history. He's a definite underdog, but you have to root for anyone whose goals involve David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff.
• Day 2 must have coincided with Randy's laundry day. That could have been the worst shirt I have ever seen him wear. And again -- that one sentence speaks volumes.
• That freaky Cousin It family... she actually thinks that looks good? If she wants to be a real role model, donate that hair to Locks of Love.
• If that montage is accurate, Birmingham is the friendliest place on the planet. And I thought that place was Disney World!
• Nichole wasn't just old-fashioned, but I don't like the "h" in her name.
• It seems that the show rarely saves the best for last -- unless you consider the most psychotic to be the best.
• Was Brandy drinking with Paula before her audition?

Happy to see that "American Idol" is back to the one-hour format. It's just the proper amount of time to hit the highlights, while allowing me to still have a life. See you back here tomorrow night. -- Rachel Cericola

Posted by Rachel Cericola on January 30, 2007 8:40 PM
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\n $\"hollywood.jpg\"$ This year, the auditions stopped in Birmingham, where three \"Idol\" finalists (two of them winners) were born and bred. From the amount of families screaming in this one-hour episode, it looks like the stop was well worth the judges' time. Not sure if it was worth mine. Here are my highlights...\n\n• Erica was cute. I didn't think she was as painful as the judges claimed -- until she tried to sing over their shouting. That's one of my \"Idol\" pet peeves.\n• Katie Bernard was cute too, but also has the worst speaking voice in \"Idol\" history. If she makes it to the voting stage, America will punish her promptly. \n• Did anyone catch Simon's comment about Katie's husband being \"the one with the twitch?\"\n• Tatiana was quite the sass for a 17-year-old.\n• I'm guessing that Diana Walker could do splits better than she could sing Whitney Houston -- and that says a lot.\n• Bernard was a good singer, but I wasn't feeling the Michael Jackson. \n• Margaret was 26 about 26 years ago.\n• I thought Jamie Lynn's voice was as annoying as Katie's, but she seemed so sweet. If she doesn't make it on \"American Idol,\" she is definitely a candidate for \"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.\"\n• Chris Sligh definitely gets my vote for funniest contestant in \"Idol\" history. He's a definite underdog, but you have to root for anyone whose goals involve David \"The Hoff\" Hasselhoff.\n• Day 2 must have coincided with Randy's laundry day. That could have been the worst shirt I have ever seen him wear. And again -- that one sentence speaks volumes.\n• That freaky Cousin It family... she actually thinks that looks good? If she wants to be a real role model, donate that hair to Locks of Love.\n• If that montage is accurate, Birmingham is the friendliest place on the planet. And I thought that place was Disney World!\n• Nichole wasn't just old-fashioned, but I don't like the \"h\" in her name. \n• It seems that the show rarely saves the best for last -- unless you consider the most psychotic to be the best. \n• Was Brandy drinking with Paula before her audition?\n\nHappy to see that \"American Idol\" is back to the one-hour format. It's just the proper amount of time to hit the highlights, while allowing me to still have a life. See you back here tomorrow night. -- Rachel Cericola\n\n

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