30
Aug
American Idol Rejects
Topic: Family and Friends
Tags: Relatives
My brother John and his girlfriend Miss - doing their best to look like braindead hicks in this picture - sang in the American Idol tryouts last month in Cranston, RI. John said there were hundreds of eager folks there to try out. Everyone had to sing a capella and solo - Miss did a song from Little Mermaid and John sang the old blues standby Sitting On Top of the World. He said he blanked on some of the lyrics while singing it, but was able to substitute some lines from the NoMeansNo version without missing a beat. That’s my boy 
! John wasn’t planning to tryout, but when he told his boss Miss was going, his boss offered him the day off with pay if he agreed to sing too. So John was proud that he was probably the only person getting paid to be there.
They weren’t shocked or crestfallen that they weren’t among the finalists. But John said it was bizarre and sad to see how devastated some folks were. There were even people who were so agitated they threw up when they found out they were rejected. If you’ve put all your eggs in the basket of making it onto American Idol, you probably need some help. Fortunately there weren’t many who had such extreme reactions. Overall, it sounds like it was a good time.
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