You might have seen Adam sing Change is Gonna Come on American Idol. But casual fans probably don't know that he first sang that song exactly 6 years ago. On 12/15/04 he made his debut solo performance for the Zodiac show at the Music Box in LA and blew people's minds with his makeup and... Continue Reading →
Adam Lambert didn’t have to win American Idol – clearing up a rumor.
(This blog will return to regularly scheduled programming next week. Need to continue the brain dump from the last two weeks) Clearing up what I call the BIGGEST misconception about American Idol. I heard this while talking to fans at all three shows this week and while I know my little barely visited blog wont... Continue Reading →
Enough Ranting – here’s some sunshine for you
Before I lose my status as Little Miss Sunshine, here are a few things from the last couple of weeks that made me smile: Spring has sprung! It’s warm enough to open windows and with the star jasmine in full bloom the whole house ends up smelling just fabulous! Stepping into the backyard to water... Continue Reading →
Book 11 of 52 – Back in the saddle again!
Why Obama Won: The Making of a President 2008 by Greg Mitchell My rating: 3 of 5 stars A pretty cool compilation of editorials written during the 2008 Presidential campaign. Gives a fascinating glimpse into the reactions of the political right and left leaning media to the unfolding events. Naturally the articles on Sarah Palin... Continue Reading →
What I loved about 2009
Ah yes, the dreaded end of year list. Hey, be happy I'm only doing end of year, not DECADE - gawd, those are already gnawing at my sanity! Also, since I am totally a Power Of Positive Thinking (POPT forever!) kind of gal, and because I already did my airing of grievances, well this is... Continue Reading →
American Idol San Diego tour stop review
And now, here's is a VERY LONG review of the concert last night which is currently also posted at Mjsblog. I sat down to write this when I got home after midnight so that I wouldn't forget anything. I'll have to put most below the fold since I really do kind of go on and... Continue Reading →
Adam Lambert made me clean my room!
Seriously. You see, he and Kris were sitting in for Ryan Seacrest for the American Top 40 radio show this weekend. In San Diego that gets broadcast from 8-12 on Sunday mornings. So I stayed up in my room with the alarm clock radio and listened while reading the paper and having breakfast. My plan... Continue Reading →
Adam Lambert links – my favorites.
There have been a high number of hits to the site as results of searches on Adam Lambert. Since I know those are hitting older posts from when the show was running - and that the people probably want to find places with more current info/pics - I thought I would provide this public service... Continue Reading →
American Idol post game analysis
Congrats to Kris Allen. He won the trophy. He's a great, talented, sweetheart of a guy with adorbale parents and a beautiful wife. Go Kris. the show last night was SO much better than Tuesday night. Clearly everyone was way more energetic and thrilled to be performing with established artists. Of course this Rock Girl... Continue Reading →
Flat out tired
No, not me - that will hit around Friday again. American Idol last night was NOT what I thought would be at all! I thought everyone just looked dog tired. There was a post performance interview with Adam and Kris that really showed that. The combination of the bigger stage and a crappy song and... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 