Green Room - Week 31 - Day 2

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

I was thinking this morning about how, given that it's a Final 3 and there are 4 contestants available, with two of them being guys, that we are guaranteed to have our second male contestant in the finals, and one of them at very least tying the best performance by a male during an Idol season ever!

Up until now - the winners have fit a pretty clear profile - white, female Americans. Most people know this. What might not be completely on your radar though is that there has also been a "kids pattern" - no, yes, no, yes, no, yes.

Which means regardless of what happens in the finals one of these "Idol Truths" is about to be broken.

A guy could win. A damn foreigner could win. Or, maybe someone with kids will break that pattern.

http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/479084.html is where the entries will go that will help determine what is going to happen next, and who those 3 contestants are going to be!!

Or, as I like to say, one of these four is one step away from having a really good excuse why they won't sign up next season! :P

Comments

Home Game thread

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Go ahead and link your Home Game entries to this spot. :)

Re: Home Game thread

[comedychick.livejournal.com]

Baby with the bathwater (http://comedychick.livejournal.com/520618.html) (fiction)
Up in smoke (http://comedychick.livejournal.com/520871.html) (non-fiction ponderings)

(I'm hoping to write for the other topics, too. If I do, I'll just edit this comment).

Re: Home Game thread

[yachiru]

in which I confuse babes with babes and babes

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

I realized last week or so about the guy thing. It looked pretty good for a guy to possibly won it this year...or at least make the finals. And one way or another, the pattern will be broken since it'll either be a male, a foreigner or a veteran that wins it. Some of these people have more than one trait that separates them from the norm too. Interesting stuff to watch in the coming weeks...

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

There has been a vibe all season long that the trend was going to be broken this time. As it turns out - no matter the outcome, it will.

Granted, technically speaking, a Damn Foreigner (someone who does not live in my apartment/The Real 'Merica!)has won every single season.

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

Where is everyone today? Slow GR this morning...

[ecosopher.livejournal.com]

I'm here! Just procrastinating getting ready for bed.

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

I for one am busy writing ;) One down! I'm being good and not checking my email or f-list in case I get super distracted, but I figured seeing if there was a GR during my break between topics wouldn't hurt too much... and at least *that* sort of distraction is in the spirit of the game!

[lawchicky.livejournal.com]

Great stats Gary! It's been looking like one of those norms might change for awhile now, but that confirms it.

I'm already missing the GR and it's still here!

OK, back to the grindstone. Getting back from vacation means there's a ton of things to catch up on this week. Plus I'm taking tomorrow off for college sister's 21st birthday. We're going to the beach :)

[ecosopher.livejournal.com]

That's a lovely thing to do for a 21st birthday! Have a wonderful day - break out the champagne :)

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

I'm already missing the GR too :(

Yay for her 21st birthday! Have fun!

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday to her! Beach party yaaay! :D

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

Welcome back, nice to see you and have a great time with College Sister! :-)

[similiesslip.livejournal.com]

This is probably not a big deal (and may not be even measurable really) but I have wondered, did the winners have SO/spouses living with them during the season they won?

I know that sounds nit picky but I (personally) think living with a SO can really cut into "Idol time" and the time needed to respond to comments, etc.

So I've been curious and I may be TOTALLY wrong (maybe all past winners were married or whatever?)

Anyone know? I know about last year's winner (BeautyOfGrey) only.

I just think it would be an interesting statistic (maybe only to me.)

Anyone else have a SO who...was/is "jealous" of Idol?:)

[snarkerdoodle.livejournal.com]

I've actually had the same thought about that, plus the 'job' factor as well (or kids, or anything else). Meaning, there's only so much time available -- does not having to divvy it up between as many different factors provide any seeming advantage, or is it negligible?

Speaking for myself, I know I definitely had progress hindered by my pesky jobs (god, they pay you and they suddenly think they own your time or something! geez, the nerve!), and a few times where family obligations took a huge cut out of my week -- I thought more than once that doing Idol when I was back in college (not that it existed, lo those many years ago) would have been much easier time-wise. ;)

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting question....my ex didn't mind too much until he would want to go do something and I'd tell him I had a deadline. Then he'd get pissed. I remember the week I was Java's champion and my ex was my ex, he wanted me to do a hundred different things and when I told him I had to write, he'd get annoyed. But hey, that's why he's an ex. He was an ass :P

I was lucky to have a boyfriend in Idol. We would write together if the deadline hindered on our time together. Neither one of us was bitching at the other over a deadline getting in the way of things. It meant just as much to both of us.

Now my job...that's another story. It did get in the way of things, mostly reading and commenting...that's a stat I'd like to see too. Who can hold down a full time job, maybe keep a relationship and kids going, and also win? They are super duper awesome to do that! (I know Grey probably fits that description).

[theafaye.livejournal.com]

Since my husband bankrolled the first Idol book and thus had the faith that it would be good enough that he'd get his money back, I think he falls into the supportive of Idol camp... :oD

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

It's a balancing act, I think. It's much easier, of course, if one's SO is supportive of the Idol experience, but even then there are times when it becomes a little hairy.

[beautyofgrey.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I think being a single parent really cut into my Idol time more than having a SO other there (although he didn't live with me then). it was hard, especially in the last few weeks, to get good entries in and also still do all the stuff I needed to do for the boys. That, and work. Work was terrible for this. :)

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

My cat was jealous of my "Idol time" as it cut into his "feeding time" and "scritching time" and "pay the hell attention to me so I can ignore you time". :-)

[comedychick.livejournal.com]

I am very excited to see which of the past Idol truths will be broken. Very excited indeed. Thanks for giving us a HG thread in here, too. I'll come back and link my entries once I've written and posted them.

I've just gotten home from seeing comedy at a venue I haven't been to for a year. It was good to see some of my friends, and have the host ask me if I was ready to get back on stage again. Idol has partially kept me from getting back up there because I haven't given myself time for things like writing and practicing stand up. But being asked about it was encouraging so hopefully I can make time for myself to get back into it. And next week I get to see some local improv comedy.

[amenquohi.livejournal.com]

I think statistics were made to be effed with. And I do love the diversity of this group - and not just the finalists. It's amazing how so many people with so little in common can have so much in common.

[similiesslip.livejournal.com]

We all love to write and read:)

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

It really is absolutely diverse and I love that Idol brings so many different and unique people together... I love that I've met people I wouldn't have otherwise.

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

Wow. Seems like forever since I've stepped into a GR!

Howdy Folks! I'm very interested to see if and how those Idol "truisms" will be broken, that's for sure. As far as I can see, there is only one person that fits the past winner's profile! Should be a very interesting finish, that's for sure...

Slogging through another workday here... dreaming of winning the lottery and never having to come here again. *le sigh*

And I'd meant to post my goodbye entry last night but got into a bit of a squabble with LJ... so anyway... if anybody is interested, here's my goodbye... (http://java-fiend.livejournal.com/383605.html) *sniffle sniffle sniffle*

Hope everybody's have a great Friday Eve! I think the lovely pixie117 and I will be partaking of the new Transformers movie tomorrow night! *squeals like a 5 year old boy*

[comedychick.livejournal.com]

She breaks the newbie stereotype, though :P