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Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 11, 2007, 8:57 pm - IP Logged |
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To follow up on your FYI DD.... I wonder if the site "vote for the worst" really has an influence on the results! Have you seen that site? Sundance wasn't the best, but he was far superior to Sanjaya which is the contestant the site is promoting. That said, a 12 year old girl can text message faster than most adults with good taste, so maybe that's why this 17 yr old with all the hair is still a contestant! I'm glad Jarad was voted off, but I don't know how some of these people can honestly think they have a lot of talent. I really think Sabrina was one of the best singers, but a big mistake IMHO was voting A.J. off the previous week. Obviously the voting audience has no appreciation for style. It will probably come down to Melinda, Lakisha and Stephanie, although Mandesa was voted off last season, so ya never know. Since I'm female, I can't really say I find Gina"hot" but I do think she's very good and I've enjoyed her performances. As pretty as Antonella is, I'm happy she was voted off, but I honestly don't care about all the gossip. I like Nashville Star better - more talent. My favorite so far was Rock Star INXS, although I wasn't a big J.D. fan. I often wonder if the outcomes of these shows are fixed. Chris from American Idol has one of the top selling albums in the country and he was voted off the show. Makes you wonder. Thanks JXP. I liked Taylor Hicks because he was different, but Chris Daughtry is , pardon the pun, blowing them all away right now. Taylor has his own little following , but Chris was the real winner ....... This year, I believe that it is Melinda Doolittle's race to lose, but only IF the voters vote for who is best, not who is better looking in their opinion. I also feel that the fan vote can be manipulated any way that Fox wants it to be. Heck, they never share the numbers with us, do they ? I would like to see actual number of votes for each contestant- not just the totals... DD
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United States Member #3066 December 12, 2003 2040 Posts Online |
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Thanks JXP. I liked Taylor Hicks because he was different, but Chris Daughtry is , pardon the pun, blowing them all away right now. Taylor has his own little following , but Chris was the real winner ....... This year, I believe that it is Melinda Doolittle's race to lose, but only IF the voters vote for who is best, not who is better looking in their opinion. I also feel that the fan vote can be manipulated any way that Fox wants it to be. Heck, they never share the numbers with us, do they ? I would like to see actual number of votes for each contestant- not just the totals... DD Is this american idol or comments about ga trucker winning the lottery?? Just wondering..as Todd would say put this in your blog 
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Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 12, 2007, 10:19 am - IP Logged |
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Thank you , post police....... Just got off topic a bit, sorry...............................
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United States Member #3066 December 12, 2003 2040 Posts Online |
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Thank you , post police....... Just got off topic a bit, sorry............................... Your welcome DoubleDown 
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United States Member #38211 April 19, 2006 146 Posts Offline |
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Can You say Beverly Hillbillies? Just a rich country Bumpkin that tries oh so hard to live the simple life around a bunch of rich peeps. If I were to win, anything over say $20Mil, I would first go into partnership with my brother, form an LLC (Ltd Liabilty Corp) and then claim winnings through lawyer hired to spokesperson for the company. You dont see my face and dont know my name. That way you avoid civil liabilty and secure privacy. And something like this, I wouldnt claim for maybe 2-3 months. Let the heat die down or maybe see pot build up again, then win that one too...:) LoL. 
Party Like Rockstar. Vote for Gina on Idol. Oh, well... You CAN'T do that in California. You have to go through a press conference and release your name.
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California United States Member #47277 October 1, 2006 270 Posts Offline |
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Oh, well... You CAN'T do that in California. You have to go through a press conference and release your name. ambelamba...you are half right. In California they will release your name. If you want to claim as an entity they require the name of a natural person who will get the funds which will be released. They do not release the city of residence but they do release where the ticket was purchased. One Does NOT have to go through a press conference. The most recent example of this was Richard Roberts who won a SLP jackpot in July of last year for $110 million. He declined the press conference saying he would do his own press. The lottery was not that happy about this situation. Here is a link to the article: http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/138494.htm?q=%22Roberts%22&rp=search&get=648914
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NY United States Member #24178 October 16, 2005 1471 Posts Offline |
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"He declined the press conference saying he would do his own press. The lottery was not that happy about this situation." I certainly understand that the lotteries want publicity, but I don't understand why anybody would force somebody to do a press conference they don't want to do. If I won the lottery and was forced to do a press conference I'm pretty sure I could make the lottery a lot less happy than if I hadn't been forced to do a press conference.
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