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American Idol - Season 7 Performance Finale Recap

As soon as I saw the microphone descending from the rafters, I said out loud “Please don’t let Michael Buffer be at the end of that mic…” and apparently today is not my day for wish-granting. I have to admit though, instead of the pomp and circumstance of previous shows where all they wanted [...]

Something that’s long overdue

Friends are hard to come by.  True friends are really hard to come by.
So I preface this post with those somewhat ominous words.  But they are heartfelt and sincere.  Christy and I are really blessed to have a good many close friends here in Birmingham.  As most of you know, Rusty and Gina are very [...]

One of the cooler things I’ve seen in a while

As you all know, I’m a huge MMORPG gamer…MMORPG stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. These are mostly games like Everquest, World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings Online, etc. Anyway, one of the newer games in development by Cryptic Studios is called Champions Online.
Here’s the trailer, so take a look! Pretty impressive [...]

American Idol - Reaction To Top 3 Results Show

Well, well, well…where to begin?  I could spend a couple of paragraphs talking about the train wreck that was Fantasia.  My God, I think the judges were even aghast.  Was it me or was she basically running around the stage and studio yelling “Go!  Go!  Go!” over and over while her back-up singers/dancers were doing [...]

American Idol - Top 3 Sing 3 Songs Each!

I didn’t know what else to call this post…so forgive the lack of a cool title. I was going to call it the “American Idol - Just How Much Can We Fit Into One Hour” or “American Idol - It’s The Week Where The Contestants Go Home But You Won’t Be Able To Tell [...]