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I ve been inside the Idol tapings so many times before but had

Summary: I ve been inside the Idol tapings so many times before but had never seen the Walt Disney Concert Hall So even though I had a ticket for both I chose to head downtown and spend my evening with Ellen DeGeneres Ellen was great as usual if not under used sitting inside watching Kelly Clarkson IL Divo Rascall Flatts Josh Groban and Earth Wind and Fire perform was definitely the better seat It s nights like these when I remember why I love this business There was not a dry eye in the house when Josh Groban sang with the African Children s Choir They were brought out during the commercial break and received a standing ovation even before they sang one note Watching it back on TV later I can tell you what you saw was nothing compared to the power of seeing it in person Josh s voice is absolutely beautiful and hearing the harmony of the choir together inside a venue with such strong acoustics was magical When it was all over the audience erupted in what seemed like never ending applause Women were bawling Grown men were crying Clearly the crowd was not the country music kind I was feeling the love for Rascall Flatts I love me some country music and sang along to every word of My Wish Two women in front of me stood up and danced along while the rest of the crowd seemed slightly uninterested I think by the end of the song most were converted to Flatts fans though The crowd who had paid up to a $1 000 for the best seats had to watch the action at the Idol stage on huge theater type screens To me the most memorable moment came courtesy of Paula When she appeared on stage with Ryan after her taped piece the entire 2 000 plus audience let out a huge gasp upon seeing her in that push up dress Men began whistling and cat calling her like she was passing a construction site I guess it was the size of the screen that made the size of her um girls seem so big because according to my spy at the Idol taping no one noticed there Someone in the control booth must have noticed When I watched the west coast feed back they had placed a Dial Idol banner with the phone number over most of her talking There was mass confusion when Ryan kicked off the show at both venues People were looking around asking did that just happen live and Is this really the start of the show It was It was fixed for later feeds just showing Ryan s second introduction of the Idols By far the most popular person of the evening was Kelly Clarkson Any time the audience coordinator Cory mentioned her name the crowd hooted and hollered Fans were on their feet when she walked out on stage with many screaming I Love You s The first time they showed Sanjaya during a quick cutaway of him in the Idol audience the entire concert hall erupted in laughter My spy inside told me that he was like the Belle of the Ball last night chatting up the judges the contestants and tons of folks in the audience He seemed to be enjoying every single minute of it One fan apparently asked him what his future plans were He played coy but I can tell you it s looking like his guest starring gig on Disney Channels Hannah Montana which I told you about last week is a done deal Billy Ray Cyrus told us on Tuesday night I m going to look forward to the little fellow coming on and doing his role on Hannah Montana It is not chiseled in stone but yeah we ve had the conversation Everybody s cool on it Everybody s cool on it and everybody wants to do it During the celebrity prompts to call the phone number and donate Hugh Laurie from Fox s House got the most applause and excitement from the crowd While all eyes were glued on the many heartfelt taped segments especially Carrie Underwood s incredible music video style version of I ll Stand By You Celine Dion s duet with Elvis didn t seem to be all that popular with the concert hall crowd Many people talked amongst themselves during it and others seemed bothered by it The crowd also did not take kindly to the news that no one would be voted out As soon as the decision was read 80 percent of the crowd got out of the seats and headed towards the exit missing the taped piece with Bono and the Idol s final performance On Tuesday I asked Randy about if he felt it was strange to have to kick someone off a show that is supposed to be all about charity He didn t seem phased It s American Idol it s American Idol It s the true Zen balance of the world if you will Some good some bad Somebody s got to go home Apparently not So the whole evening brought up so many questions for me I actually went home and watched it again from my house although a doggie emergency sent me to the Animal Hospital after my Beagle Spaniel mix had a seizure via DVR to check on a few things I have no answers yet to these questions So I m just throwing them out there hoping one day I will get them I ve been inside the Idol tapings so many times before but had never seen the Walt Disney Concert Hall So even though I had a ticket for both I chose to head downtown and spend my evening with Ellen DeGeneres Ellen was great as usual if not under used sitting inside watching Kelly Clarkson IL Divo Rascall Flatts Josh Groban and Earth Wind and Fire perform was definitely the better seat It s nights like these when I remember why I love this business There was not a dry eye in the house when Josh Groban sang with the African Children s Choir They were brought out during the commercial break and received a standing ovation even before they sang one note Watching it back on TV later I can tell you what you saw was nothing compared to the power of seeing it in person Josh s voice is absolutely beautiful and hearing the harmony of the choir together inside a venue with such strong acoustics was magical When it was all over the audience erupted in what seemed like never ending applause Women were bawling Grown men were crying Clearly the crowd was not the country music kind I was feeling the love for Rascall Flatts I love me some country music and sang along to every word of My Wish Two women in front of me stood up and danced along while the rest of the crowd seemed slightly uninterested I think by the end of the song most were converted to Flatts fans though The crowd who had paid up to a $1 000 for the best seats had to watch the action at the Idol stage on huge theater type screens To me the most memorable moment came courtesy of Paula When she appeared on stage with Ryan after her taped piece the entire 2 000 plus audience let out a huge gasp upon seeing her in that push up dress Men began whistling and cat calling her like she was passing a construction site I guess it was the size of the screen that made the size of her um girls seem so big because according to my spy at the Idol taping no one noticed there Someone in the control booth must have noticed When I watched the west coast feed back they had placed a Dial Idol banner with the phone number over most of her talking There was mass confusion when Ryan kicked off the show at both venues People were looking around asking did that just happen live and Is this really the start of the show It was It was fixed for later feeds just showing Ryan s second introduction of the Idols By far the most popular person of the evening was Kelly Clarkson Any time the audience coordinator Cory mentioned her name the crowd hooted and hollered Fans were on their feet when she walked out on stage with many screaming I Love You s The first time they showed Sanjaya during a quick cutaway of him in the Idol audience the entire concert hall erupted in laughter My spy inside told me that he was like the Belle of the Ball last night chatting up the judges the contestants and tons of folks in the audience He seemed to be enjoying every single minute of it One fan apparently asked him what his future plans were He played coy but I can tell you it s looking like his guest starring gig on Disney Channels Hannah Montana which I told you about last week is a done deal Billy Ray Cyrus told us on Tuesday night I m going to look forward to the little fellow coming on and doing his role on Hannah Montana It is not chiseled in stone but yeah we ve had the conversation Everybody s cool on it Everybody s cool on it and everybody wants to do it During the celebrity prompts to call the phone number and donate Hugh Laurie from Fox s House got the most applause and excitement from the crowd While all eyes were glued on the many heartfelt taped segments especially Carrie Underwood s incredible music video style version of I ll Stand By You Celine Dion s duet with Elvis didn t seem to be all that popular with the concert hall crowd Many people talked amongst themselves during it and others seemed bothered by it The crowd also did not take kindly to the news that no one would be voted out As soon as the decision was read 80 percent of the crowd got out of the seats and headed towards the exit missing the taped piece with Bono and the Idol s final performance On Tuesday I asked Randy about if he felt it was strange to have to kick someone off a show that is supposed to be all about charity He didn t seem phased It s American Idol it s American Idol It s the true Zen balance of the world if you will Some good some bad Somebody s got to go home Apparently not So the whole evening brought up so many questions for me I actually went home and watched it again from my house although a doggie emergency sent me to the Animal Hospital after my Beagle Spaniel mix had a seizure via DVR to check on a few things I have no answers yet to these questions So I m just throwing them out there hoping one day I will get them

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