American Idol: Seattle Audition Recap Video

Here is a 3:00 minute video recap of season six auditions from Seattle. It's a must see parade of monumental geeks and freaks.The only missing characters were the bearded lady, a fire eater and circus midgets. The rest of the squad were all present and in rare form. It's a gory car wreck that makes you queasy but somehow you still can't look away. Ryan Seacrest called Seattle the second stop on the "Idol" tour. Truth be told Seattle was the last stop on the tour and then they aired it out-of-sequence for, well, the obvious reasons. Watch the agony of defeat for yourself. (Nick Zitsmann above) 

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[MadSpanky]

American Idol’s Seattle stop certainly was a train wreck.

I moved to Seattle over 12 years ago. Geographically, I love the area. In the summer, I believe that there are few better places in the world that you would want to be! I’ll skip over the long grey winter months, let alone the recent snow, wind and ice events that have made us all cabin crazy. But, I digress…

Before this season, I had not spent any time watching American Idol. My kids had previously seen the show a few times, and insisted on watching this weeks’ two evenings worth of audition shows. We certainly laughed. And, we felt sorry for those people that sincerely thought that they had talent. I wonder if these talent-less people have any true friends? Aren’t friends supposed to be honest with you? Shouldn’t they tell you that it’s really a bad idea to go on national television, because you’re really not that good? In fact, you’re downright bad? However, what I found most disturbing about the Seattle auditions was the provincial arrogance that I have come to recognize, and unfortunately, am forced to tolerate. The arguing with the judges. The weirdness for the sake of weirdness. By golly, we’re from Seattle. See how cool it is for us to be SO different? After all, we are the home of grunge. Jimi Hendrix is buried here. MicroSoft lives here. How could it be that the judges don’t recognize our superiority over the rest of the nation? This is God’s country!!!

I say, “Get over it”. The judges have seen LOTS of auditions. And, our fair city’s were the worst. Let’s be honest, and admit that they’re on to something. It really does rain a lot here. We’re not brilliant because Bill Gates decided to house his company here. And, for one, I‘m sick of eating nothing but unseasoned salmon and over-rated Tom Douglas blandness. I am working to figure out where I will go when I retire. Perhaps I’ll visit the Northwest in the summer months. But, only as a tourist.

[Mr. Besilly]

All of that to really say that you wanted to audition. Come on admit it. After all, you could not have been worse than Nick Zitzmann. Or could you? Next year.

[katrina]

I wonder if these talent-less people have any true friends? Aren’t friends supposed to be honest with you?

One of my colleagues--(who, I admit, I really don't like very well on the best of days)--auditioned for the show. We made him practice his selections in front of us and gave him feedback. I was definitely the Simon Cowell of the group; admittedly because I don't like him anyway. But I was brutally honest in what I liked or didn't like.

And despise the fact that I loathe the guy with the white hot heat of a thousand burning suns, I can unequivocally say that he was freakin' Ray Charles compared to this line-up of fools.

So is Seattle really the worst batch of singers compared to every other city in the American Idol pantheon? Doubtful. The producers are on the lookout for trainwreck television and a new way to lure in viewers. After 5 years of this television dreck, there's got to be some new hook to keep people interested. Boldly declaring that one city or another is the absolute worst is good promotion for them. Simon's got to find a new way to get his zing on.

Have I mentioned I hate this show?