Guy with John Wilkes Booth connection makes ‘threat,’ Kara tells one girl her audition was a joke and another to go sleep with her fiance
Be careful, “American Idol.” Just in whatever you do. Be careful to include good singers, be careful not to bore the judges, be careful not to tick off strange hillbillies.
Simon: “Is it me or is the show getting weirder this year?”
It’s certainly not getting better. At one point in Louisville, the judges were so bored they started singing — or chanting, really — “I’ve Been Working on The Railroad.”
At least we had nerdy physics Chinese character guy and Kara thinking a girl’s audition was literally a joke. (It wasn’t.) And Laneshe, who could have a legit career in songwriting even if she doesn’t become the next American Idol.
Mark Mudd Jr., whose ancestor was the doctor who patched up John Wilkes Booth after he shot Lincoln, did not impress the judges. But he did say (or threaten, as Paula interpreted it) that they should be careful. Tip: Don’t ask this guy to stitch you up any time soon.
AUDITIONS
Tiffany Shedd
Blonde in black polka dot dress.
“If she makes it to Hollywood I’d be the happiest father.”
“And I’d be the happiest mother.”
If she doesn’t make it, she’s going to college.
Simon: “Well, the good news is, you’re going to college.”
Simon puts it in horse-racing terms: “Imagine 22 horses and a donkey. You just wouldn’t stand a chance.”
She’s going on and on about she doesn’t care, they can’t sing themselves, etc.
She’s from Philadelphia. She’s beautiful.
She was on A&M records. Kara knows her. It just didn’t work out.
Sings Pat Benetar’s “We Belong” – her voice isn’t that impressive to me, but she’s sparkly.
Simon: I’ll say yes.
Paula: I think you’re worthy.
Randy: I’m definitely going to say yes.
Mark Mudd Jr.
Kentucky good ole boy.
His great-great-great-great-grandfather was Dr. Samuel Mudd, who fixed John Wilkes Booth’s leg after he shot President Lincoln.
That’s why we now have the expression “Your name is Mudd.”
He gets all hillbilly in the song.
It’s a no.
Paula: Well, Mark, you’re not bad. I don’t think this is the right competition for you.
Simon: What is? Wheel of Fortune.
Mark: All right. Take care and be careful.
Paula: What?
Mark: Be careful in whatever you do.
Paula: Was that a threat? That was a threat.
Mark: No, I’m just saying, be careful. In whatever you do.
Paula: That’s not a normal thing to say to people.
Brent Keith Smith
Blonde and good-looking.
Paula: I was surprised that you even had that in you. You’re good.
Simon: I’ll tell you my problem. I thought the song was ridiculous. I think you could’ve come in with a more emotional song, made a bigger impact. It sounded a bit buskerish.
Kara: You’re the kind of artist if you had one great song …
(Simon keeps cutting her off, she’s getting increasingly angry.)
Simon gives him a yes anyway and Kara gets so irritated she goes under the table.
Matt Giraud, dueling piano player
Paula: You’ve got a different sounding voice from what we’ve been hearing and that’s what we’re looking for. Something unique.
Kara: Yeah, I like you.
Simon: You remind me of Elliott from season five. Your problem is you don’t believe in yourself.
Randy: You just swagger on high, baby. Yes.
Ross Plavsic the academic who came in a suit
He took some of the most common Chinese characters and arranged them in terms of radicals. (?)
Butchers “Cara Mia” – sounds like Lurch.
The air was really dry so that’s why it didn’t sound as good as it normally does. He says.
He has a bachelor’s degree in physics and made the dean’s list three times. We learn this as he takes a drink of water.
He sings again.
Simon: This has not made any difference.
Alexis Grace
21, stay-at-home mom
Father of the 2-year-old girl is at military school.
“Dr. Feelgood” by Aretha Franklin.
Randy: Different from what I thought would come out of you.
Simon: Good. You’ve got a very commercial face.
Kara: Based on the voice alone, I think she can sing.
Randy: I think you could come out of your shell and impress the world.
Dirty yourself up, they say. Don’t wear pink.
Kara: Make love to your fiancé. (!)
What’s wrong with pink?
Aaron Williamson
Woooah! – This guy yells all the time. He’s like Cuba Gooding Jr. in “Jerry Maguire.”
CCR’s “Have you ever seen the rain”
Kara is singing along with him. Paula and Randy join in. Now they’re all barking and screaming.
Kara: Oh God that feels GOOD! (She bangs table. I think she needs to have sex with her fiance too.)
Simon: Well, that’s cheered us up.
Randy: Dawg, do you always perform like that?
Simon: I actually think you need to do something in your life that involves shouting.
After singing along and all of that, they all say no. Poor guy.
Rebecca Garcia
Paula saw her on the news that morning.
Sings Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats.”
Kara: Wait a minute, she was voted most humorous in high school. That’s all starting to make sense.
Simon: Are you saying this was a joke?
Kara: Wasn’t it?
Rebecca says no.
Kara to Paula: Just hit me.
Paula: Why?
Kara: Because I was mean.
Simon says he can tell her a trillion percent she could not have a career in singing. Her mom says not to give up.
Ryan Johnson gets about two seconds in the spotlight in a montage of good singers. But he’s good and he’s HOT.
Leneshe Young
A pastor prophesized that she’d make her mother very wealthy someday.
“We were raised with nothing and homeless.”
Raised by single mom. In and out of shelters.
She stayed home with her mom to be a good role model for her brothers and sisters.
Sings song she says she wrote.
Simon: Leneshe, this may surprise you. I love you. … You come in current.
They think her song was written well too.
Randy: I think it was hot. I think you’re kind of what we need.
Kara: You’ve been the first girl I’ve seen who’s got her own thing on this show.
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