Max Sutter has a new baby sister. Her name is Blakesley. No, you’re right. It doesn’t roll off the tongue. But yeah, I think it’s kind of cute too. Read more at Baby Center’s FAMEbaby.
When Simon says wear a hat…wear the stinkin hat! This, Von did not do Thursday night on American Idol’s wild card show. And THAT, is just one of the reasons he’s no longer a part of the show. There was no funk, no spunk, just nerves. Von was one of eight previously dissed singers to get a second chance. Unfortunately he sang what the judges called a “serious” and “dark” song. So it is with sadness we say goodbye to the final Missouri contestant. The good thing about it is home town fans won’t have to wait as long to see him in person.
This happened a couple weeks ago, but still definitely worth posting. All of the American Idol winners got together in the same place in February…Disney World. They were helping open the new American Idol Experience attraction. David Cook and Carrie Underwood did a duet of Fleetwood Mac’s “Go Your Own Way.” Super cool if you ask me. It just goes to show you country and emo can work together.
Finally, we got to see our Von do his thang. My thoughts are this…first half of the song…eh. Second half of the song…that boy blew it out da box!!!…as Randy would say. Von seemed really nervous at first when he walked out on stage, the first to do so for the night. There was a smidge of shaky voice breaking out if you listened closely enough. But then, then he pulled out a little Stevie Wonder-esque styling and bammo I was on board, as was the rest of America we’re hoping. For a few seconds there I gave up on our Show Me state hero. l guess I’ll have to ask his forgiveness when I go back stage at one of his concerts. I definitely took the time to dial 1-866-Idols-01. And you should too.
Oh and let’s not forget the mom and sister, or whoever that other supporter was. I love seeing the family member’s expressions right after the performance. They both looked like they were in the middle of a Pentecostal sermon. Amen for shots of the mommas.
Every season on ABC’s The Bachelor there’s at least one loon. This season’s was Marshal native Shannon Bair. The crazy girl kept viewers on their toes as she played the stalker to Jason Mesnik’s kind, single dad persona. Chances are it was really a lot of prodding and producing behind the scenes, but who knows. Apparently a little seeming instability hasn’t kept her from love. People reports Shannon was back on the dating horse as soon as she got her cell phone back. Read more here.
But only because he’s an Idol face viewers have maybe seen before. Smith appeared with Rosie O’Donnell and the other View ladies back in 2007 after becoming a “YouTube Sensation” — not my words people. He sits in the company of 10 others this season with some previous claim to fame. I think some folks are getting there math wrong when it comes to 15 minutes.
Anyhow, our one remaining Missourian on Idol has to sit out another week. We won’t get to see him until the month of March. The great thing about that is he gets the chance to watch many of those before him crash and burn, making it his competition to win or lose by learning from their mistakes.
Southwest Baptist University is not renewing the contract with Survivor contestant Ben “Coach” Wade. He will no longer coach the women’s soccer team. And by reading the Missourinet Sports and Springfield News Leader’s articles about it, I’m pretty sure it’s because his ego no longer fits in the building there. Turns out he doesn’t seem to be remorseful about the role he may have played in losing his contract…like uh not telling the school or his team where he was going or for how long. One might speculate by the article that he has done well with the game of Survivor, but as usual he’s not allowed to say. I hope Thursday’s episode will shed more light on this guy, so we can see if he really is full of himself or if he’s just full of…something else.
This dude will definitely get noticed on season 18 of CBS’ Survivor Tocantins. He’s the women’s soccer coach at Bolivar’s Southwest Baptist University. But this hunk with hair is more than a super athlete. He’s also a musician. That’s quite a combo when you’re one of only a few men. Plus the 37-year-old is single…hmm, usually a good thing on this reality show. Let’s see if our Missouri man can bring home a million and a maiden. The show started an hour and a half ago. I think I’ll go watch it now. And hopefully he didn’t get kicked off already. I’ll let ya know.
Hollywood week on American Idol is only half over, but at this point the Show Me State still has two contenders in the running. India Morrison showed her stuff on Wednesday night’s group performance episode. This 22-year-old Kansas City native rapped her way into my heart and those of her three male group mates I would imagine. Plus, she’s cute as a button.
Our other hopeful is Von Smith of Greenwood. This guy had a mini-meltdown on Tuesday night’s episode but only because he wants this sooo bad. If you recall, his is the performance Simon called “indulgent rubbish” I believe, then went on to compare him to a 10 year old. But the judges still love him, and this home state does too. I just hope he can get a little more self confidence going and not over think himself into breakdownville.
And so the torture will continue for these two next week. The competition will be broken down to 36 contestants. Then we get to watch as the judges bring them into a room one by one and tell them their fate. It sure would be nice to see these guys on the live performance stage. They’ve both got great potential.
It’s season 21 of MTV’s The Real World and yet another Missourian gets to be on it. This time it’s former Miss Teen Missouri and Miss America Teen Devyn Simone Sims. Cast previews would lead you to believe she’s a prissy prude with an attitude. (I’m a poet, did ya know it?) But we’ll see. She’s pretty, that’s for sure. And even though I haven’t watched an episode of the show in years, I remember the prissy prudes who entered the Real World house tended not to leave it that way. We’ll see.