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Saturday, January 20, 2007

America's Sweethearts


The Odd Couple, circa 2007. Jonathan James and Kenneth Briggs met whilst waiting in the rain to audition for American Idol 6. To be frank, their voices were not up to par, but the lashing Kenneth took - being compared to a monkey - bush baby -by Simon, is gaining him sympathy and extending his 15 minutes of fame into a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, as well as mentions on various talk shows like The View. Kimmel even invited the duo to the Bob Hope Classic Celebrity Golf Tournament in Palm Springs to interview celebrities for him, so we will be seeing more of them.

In re-watching the video, I have to agree that the personal attacks on Kenneth were rather excessive, but I was actually impressed by the humanity the judges displayed towards Jonathan. They were suddenly on their best behavior, even Simon, and rightfully so.

Please take a look at this clip of Jonathan's audition, and tell me if you agree or disagree. Also particularly sweet was the way Kenneth was outside, fingers and elbows crossed. rooting for his new friend, after having just been dealt with so harshly himself... harsher than he knew at that point. Kenneth, you are a class act.



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2 Comments:

Blogger Carla said...

Ok maybe he doesn't look like a bush baby but he does look like a hobbit!

12:37 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think he looks like a possum...
and what are the judges to say to
something so pathetic... I know I can't sing and I sure as heck wouldn't go up there and think the judges would tell me I sounded good... Its TV and if they cant take it, why are they there.. Most cant sing... they are there so they show up on shows like that afterwards... it's for 5 minutes of fame... one way or another...

10:04 AM  

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