American Idol

[Karen]

If Crystal does win, I hope she cleans herself up.

What do you mean by that? Do you just not like her dreadlocks?

[carole]

yes i am somewhat puzzled by your remarks regarding Crystal too, i think she looks lovely, and the dreadlocks suit her so well, to me she never looks untidy or unkempt, but that is purely my opinion.

We have not seen the final performances yet, tonight , get this we are having three hours of Idol, even a tad too much for me, would have been better spreading it out a bit more, still looking forward to it, so until then my opinion is reserved, but for now i am still pulling for Lee, but if Crystal wins i will still be just as happy.

[kokopup]

Lee Wins

[Karen]

I was disappointed that Lee won, but not surprised. But Crystal was gracious about coming in second, and I think she could potentially do very well for herself, being the opposite of a lot of what's on the scene now in music.

I thought the "Simon farewell" part overwhelmed the results part, and it was fun to see some of the old-timer's sing, but sad that some of them no longer have the chops to pull off their old music. I even only hit the "skip" button through Janet Jackson's second number, she seemed poorly micced and it was annoying.

What did you all think?

[kokopup]

I think on the last day of competition that Lee came in second. Overall I liked him the most. I think both will do well after their obligation to American idol.

I fast forward through janet Jackson also. I thought that if Simon was judging
her it would not be pretty.

[Taz_Zoee]

It doesn't matter who wins. Look at all the past contestants who have wonderful success and they didn't win.
Chris Daughtry
Clay Aiken
Jennifer Hudson
Kat McPhee
Adam Lambert

There are LOTS more but I can't think of them right now.

Also, the second place person usually releases an album before the winner does.

I didn't care who won because I really like both of them equally. So it's a win-win for me!

[carole]

just thought i would put my kiwi 2 cents worth in, i am happy Lee won, as his voice was more to my liking, but i loved Crystal as well, anyhow they both have very promising careers ahead of them, i have to say i thought Janet Jackson was pretty rough too, and i usually love her music.

For me the show was really good, as they had all my favourites, chicago, doobies, joe cocker, hall and oates,who i thought were very good,it really was my era of music and to my taste.however screening the performance and finale all together was just too long.

Kokopup i am sure you did not realise this, but you let the cat out of the bag, when announcing Lee Wins, as we had not seen the show here yet because of the time difference, see Karen that was what i was afraid of, next time i will just have to have that separate thread, just to be on the safe side. Ah well no use crying over spilt milk as the saying goes.

Sure am gonna miss Ole Simon, but let us hope Idol continues to be just as popular in the future, ready for the next show already lol.

[redbird]

What do you mean by that? Do you just not like her dreadlocks?

I have always thought her smile needed some work meaning her teeth. Everytime she opened her mouth, it looked terrible. She also looks a little dirty to me, sorry but you asked and I am not the only one who feels this way.

I had read a dentist wrote to her and said he would fix her gaps at no cost but she turned it down. I think she better think twice about that. She does have a great voice but as I said, she better clean up her act.

[Karen]

I have always thought her smile needed some work meaning her teeth. Everytime she opened her mouth, it looked terrible. She also looks a little dirty to me, sorry but you asked and I am not the only one who feels this way.

I had read a dentist wrote to her and said he would fix her gaps at no cost but she turned it down. I think she better think twice about that. She does have a great voice but as I said, she better clean up her act.

To me her teeth look clean, but like she grew up without the attentions of an orthodontist, and probably dentist. There are several teeth that need to be shifted and aligned. Maybe now this is over, she'll think about getting it taken care of, especially now that, if you're in "show biz" or even just someone who is embarrassed by it, you can get "invisible" braces that work just fine.

Many people think dreadlocks look "dirty," but it's just a way of styling one's hair, and they get washed as often as anyone else's hair.

[redbird]

To me her teeth look clean, but like she grew up without the attentions of an orthodontist, and probably dentist. There are several teeth that need to be shifted and aligned. Maybe now this is over, she'll think about getting it taken care of, especially now that, if you're in "show biz" or even just someone who is embarrassed by it, you can get "invisible" braces that work just fine.

Many people think dreadlocks look "dirty," but it's just a way of styling one's hair, and they get washed as often as anyone else's hair.

Just to make myself a little more clear, I never mentioned her dreads, that is not what I meant by looking unkempt. Her teeth and the way she dressed just made her look dirty. Now if dreads were on Carrie Underwood, she would still look beautiful whereas Crystal is just dirty looking. I just couldn't stand to look at her when she opened her mouth. As I said before, she has a good voice tho if you like her type of music.

[carole]

gosh i just cannot agree with you on this one at all, some times she looked so lovely, i admit in the beginning she needed a bit of work, but what about the time she had on that beautiful black dress,?

I never once thought she looked dirty looking, maybe her style was not to your taste, but other than that, i cannot see why you think she looked dirty looking , the teeth were an issue for sure, but hey not everyone can have perfect teeth,and with some more work on them i am sure she will look fine.

Well we all have our opinions, and are entitled to them, but i do feel sorry for Crystal, imagine how you would feel if you read this about yourself,, let us hope she does not come to PT, lol.

[Karen]

I saw this story about Crystal Bowersox today and thought of this thread. So does this help, those who thought she looked "dirty?"

[Taz_Zoee]

I have always thought her smile needed some work meaning her teeth. Everytime she opened her mouth, it looked terrible. She also looks a little dirty to me, sorry but you asked and I am not the only one who feels this way.

I had read a dentist wrote to her and said he would fix her gaps at no cost but she turned it down. I think she better think twice about that. She does have a great voice but as I said, she better clean up her act.

Her teeth were very yellow at the beginning of the season. But they obviously did whitening treatments on them.

Look at Jewel, she didn't get her teeth fixed for YEARS! She was afraid getting her teeth fixed would affect how she sings. But now they are fixed, she sings just fine and she is even more beautiful.

I was not a huge fan of her dreads in the beginning either. But I got used to them and they fit her.

[carole]

I would agree about the teeth, it was the first thing i noticed about her, and they did appear to have had some whitening done to them as the show went on, but to say she looked dirty, i cannot agree with that statement, i think she looked so much better than when she began, and in fact i found her to look very elegant in some shows, i loved some of her clothes, and they even her styled the hair around her dreadlocks and made it look rather nice, and this comes from an oldie here, i think your criticism is a little harsh.,but each to their own.

Maybe her appearance did have some impact on the voting, but hey sometimes Lee looked a tad scruffy to me, but that is just fashion.

Regarding the dreadlocks, Karen i was always under the impression that they were hardly ever washed,i mean how would you wash them and keep them that way? puzzled?

[Daisy and Delilah]

I also noticed her teeth, as I'm sure we all did. I think her look is just her style. She has such a fantastic voice, I don't care much what she looks like. I do think they did whiten her teeth too. She appears to be missing her eye teeth but I'm not sure.
I agree with Carole. She was very elegant in some shows. She cleaned up very well but seemed to like her rough appearance better. I look forward to her CD coming out as soon as she gets a contract and makes it.

I really think Crystal and Lee were pretty equal in several things. Including appearance.