Meh, Dallas auditions. I admit I am distracted a bit tonight by the SOTU address but I think even without that we could all agree there wasn't too much going on there other than those cheerleaders. Shake it, madam. Capital knockers!
The first day, we saw the chick who sang "Lady Marmalade" from first season. She still sucks, but I daresay not as bad as sue used to. I did laugh though when both guest judge Neil Patrick Harris and Simon were more interested in her handiwork on her pathetic sign than her vocals.
Neil was a bit bitchier than I had some reason expected although unlike some of the other guest judges he definitely has props as a performer and singer. But he was the meanest one about Lady Marmalade lady, saying about her refusal to leave, "Do you think that's gonna help? That's just annoying." I mean, it is true. But usually judges just go "Aaw," and look away in discomfort. On the other end of it, he and the other judges put a Broadway-inspired girl through seemingly to piss off Simon, who I believe was right in thinking she wasn’t too special.
I also couldn't believe that the judges put through Erica Rhodes, the former Barney and Friends cast member who dressed up in a dominatrix outfit for her audition. I thought the whole performance was a little desperate, but the judges liked her. No surprise here that her mom seems like something of a stage mother. My palate was cleansed though by Dave Pittman. I was predisposed to dislike him since he has Tourette's; not because he has Tourette's, but because of the inevitable way the show would treat him. Surprise: I liked him a lot as a singer and he had nice presence. I'm not even going to attempt to try to blog a Tourette's joke here but you can have at it.