Neal E. Boyd Wins AGT

Posted by Amy Winder
October 2nd, 2008

NBC owes Sikeston’s Neal E. Boyd a million dollars and a show in Vegas. The Opera singer, who moonlights as an insurance salesman, (or something like that) won America’s Got Talent Wednesday night.  After the win, Boyd first cried, of course.  I loved it that host Jerry Springer called him a cry baby.  Takes one [...]

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Assisting the Stars…and Their Pets

Posted by Amy Winder
September 17th, 2008

Tom Vize is an assistant to comedian/actress Kathy Griffin.  The pair can be seen on the Bravo series My Life on the D List. Vize is a fan favorite who hails from Fenton, Missouri.  He now lives with Griffin in Hollywood, but they travel the country for Griffin’s gigs.  St. Louis Magazine has a great [...]

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Bailey Gets Jerk Rap Before Show Begins

Posted by Amy Winder
September 11th, 2008

Eagle Rock resident Randy Bailey is the one and only representative of Missouri on the upcoming season of Survivor: Gabon. The videographer’s bio is making its way across the blogosphere, with most painting him as a big meany. Bailey brags that he enjoys picking on those with less “strength and intellect.” The new [...]

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Neal E. Boyd - The King of the Cry Fest

Posted by Amy Winder
September 10th, 2008

He’s mighty talented but for goodness sakes, he’s turning me into a bawl bag. Neal E. Boyd sang the mother, of all his songs so far, with such conviction and ease you would never guess he’s not already contracted. And in addition, we get to hear about the town of Sikeston pulling together [...]

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The Boys are Back

Posted by Amy Winder
September 7th, 2008

The two Missouri acts remaining on America’s Got Talent will hit the stage again this week. It will either be Tuesday or Wednesday, 7p.m. NBC.  Neil E. Boyd and The Cadence will need your votes to keep them on the show, since it’s down to 20 acts now.  Opera and percussion, perhaps they could combine [...]

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The Cadence takes on Neal E. Boyd

Posted by Amy Winder
August 27th, 2008

Is it me, or is America’s Got Talent better every summer?  Or could it be there are more peeps from Missouri gracing the stage. On tonight’s live semi-final show, Pierce Morgan called opera singer Neal E. Boyd, the Michael Phelps of the show.  This pleasantly plump fella from Sikeston brought goose bumps to my elbows, [...]

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From Singers to Chefs

Posted by Amy Winder
July 9th, 2008

Missouri is a hot bed of reality TV talent.  “American Idol” winner David Cook is from Blue Springs. “Hell’s Kitchen” winner Christina Machamer is from St. Louis. That’s just two. We have winners from top rated shows as well as those little known. Find out which reality television celebrities hail from the show me state [...]

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