I hate American Idol.

[LoungeMachine]

nope.
it's pay to play out here.

Not for real bands, moron.

Only desperate suckers and hacks "pay to play" in Italian Restaurants on a wednesday night. for 6 people.

Dude, you're not playing The Whiskey for god's sake, get over yourself.



There's a word for musicians who play gigs for free.

They're called amateurs.

But then again, calling you a musician is kinda cheapening the word.

[LoungeMachine]

pawnshops out my way would have charged 3 times as much.

[chefcraig]

The King of Siam, when asked how truthful was the woman who wrote a memoir about him (that would be adapted to become a book, musical and film known as Anna and the King) replied that Anna Leonowens "has supplied by her invention that which is deficient in her memory."

This just might be the case with ace. Although I believe if he'd claimed to be deaf rather than blind, things would have gone smoother. At least it would have explained the music...

[kwame k]

The King of Siam, when asked how truthful was the woman who wrote a memoir about him (that would be adapted to become a book, musical and film known as Anna and the King) replied that Anna Leonowens "has supplied by her invention that which is deficient in her memory."

This just might be the case with ace. Although I believe if he'd claimed to be deaf rather than blind, things would have gone smoother. At least it would have explained the music...

Ladies and gentlemen, best post of thread.

[ace diamond]

Not for real bands, moron.

ALL BANDS HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PAY TO PLAY SYSTEM IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.

Only desperate suckers and hacks "pay to play" in Italian Restaurants on a wednesday night. for 6 people.

I play for free there. i have an open invitation from the owner to play there anytime i want. Mr. Romano loves my show.

Dude, you're not playing The Whiskey for god's sake, get over yourself.

I played there in 1998 in a band called "Veneno Lulu".
the same guy that books bands at the whisky these days, "MR. GIG",
is the same guy that books shows in the inland empire.

There's a word for musicians who play gigs for free.

They're called amateurs.

Lounge, some people truly play just because the love playing and don't give a damn about being paid for it.
the are called "purists".
i am one of them.

But then again, calling you a musician is kinda cheapening the word.

NO IT ISN'T.
a musician is a person who plays a musical instrument, however proficiently or however badly.
it is not cheapening the term.

btw, where is that video of you proving you can play better than me?

oh that's right, you can't prove it.

so lounge, the challenge still remains.

prove that you can play better than me or else shut the fuck up.

[Igosplut]

pawnshops out my way would have charged 3 times as much.

You play at pawnshops??

[ace diamond]

You play at pawnshops??

do your homework, igosplut.

[LoungeMachine]

You play at pawnshops??

mg:


How the FUCK did I not see that one coming?

Well played, Iggy.

[LoungeMachine]

do your homework, igosplut.

As the joke flies over his fat head........

[ace diamond]

[hambon4lif]

...I had serious doubts about Ellen, but having a donut-humper on the judges panel is kinda cool, 'cause she's greenlighting all the hot chickies!

[Terry]

Even the missus, who watches virtually every reality competition show that is churned out, refuses to watch AI.

[Mr Walker]

I still watch it. I enjoy the whole ritual that my wife and I go through in watching it together. It's nice. For me it's an overdone Karaoke contest... no more, no less and has little impact on my musical tastes, likes or dislikes.

With that being said... there's a curly haired blond on the show this season who looks like a young version of Kim Bassinger in her fuck-doll prime.
Good stuff!

[Mr Walker]

Next season's judges... Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez & Steven Tyler

[GreenBayLA]

I heard the JLo & Elton John rumor, not Tyler but it's all over the internets. Chance to enhance "Brand Tyler" w/ Idol reboot?" Maybe but that show has jumped the shark and sinking fast w/out Cowell.

video link but marked as private WTF?

http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/08/02/american-idol-steven-tyler-says-hell-probably-be-a-judge

"One obstacle to Tyler being a regular is his schedule. Right now, Aerosmith has dates booked through September. Lots of them. They have many more lined up around the world, and are expected to make an album before the end of the year. It’s not clear if Tyler understands the “Idol” schedule. What will the other band members do from January through May of next year if Tyler has to be in a TV studio two days a week?"

Ah, replace Tyler with another famous rock singer?!?!?!? But just 2 days a week....