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Brian said,
May 20th, 2004 

Hey Jasmine, what’s Hawaiian for “don’t let the door hit you on the way out?” Her 15 minutes were over a long time ago. I especially liked how Simon practically begged America to vote her off. I’ll be shocked if she gets a record deal. Poor girl couldn’t carry a tune if it had handles. But if William Hung could get a deal… who knows?

I’m not excited about either finalist, but if I have to choose, I would like to see Diana win. She has worked much harder than Fantasia to make it to the finals. Unfortunately, Simon has made it clear that he wants Fantasia to win. Whatever… It’s probably better if Diana doesn’t win. The sappy songs they write for the winner to sing are painful in their mediocrity. I felt bad for Tamyra Gray two years ago when she didn’t win, but now she’s writing some of those sappy songs. What’s up with that?

For perhaps the first time, I kind of enjoyed the cheesy cover tune video on Wednesday. The irony is that “Somebody’s Watching Me” hit the charts in 1984, before Diana and Jasmine (and perhaps even Fantasia) were born.

Brian

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Vic said,
May 20th, 2004 

I don’t know dude… On Tuesday I thought Fantasia smoked everybody else by a mile.

Vic

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Brian said,
May 21st, 2004 

I agree that Fantasia sang consistently well, while Jasmine consistently sucked and Diana was hit-or-miss. But I think Diana’s strong performances are as good as or better than Fantasia’s strong performances. Also, Diana is much better suited to pop. Fantasia strikes me as more of a “raise the roof” gospel singer (which was also George Huff’s primary shortcoming).

Just out of curiosity, when did you start liking Fantasia again? I thought you couldn’t stand the poor girl. :-P
Brian

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Vic said,
May 21st, 2004 

As I noted in the article, Fantasia seems to have dropped her “yeah, tha’s right, I’m the one” attitude and replaced it with a more humble one.

Vic

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Brian said,
May 21st, 2004 

Point taken, but it’s easier to act humble after you feel like you have “arrived.”

Brian