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Braddy superstition
Even though Ryan Seacrest and the producers of American Idol didn’t let Ricky Braddy talk after his performance in the wild card episode - AGAIN - he did get to say a few words before hand, which was good. He said that he was just going to go out there and have fun, and by God, that’s what he did. He sang Stevie Wonder’s ‘Superstition,’ and the crowd was loving it, and Ricky was having a good time, just like he said he would. Though Randy and Simon thought he should have picked a different song, Cowell said he had ‘chops’ and Kara and Paula both thought Ricky came out of his shell, got loose and showed us who he really is. I thought he did a great job on the song without doing the ‘roller coaster’ vocals so prevalent in most other vocalists’ styles. Unfortunately, Ricky didn’t get picked, because, as Kara said, ‘You didn’t show enough personality,’ but I have a question. HOW DO YOU SHOW YOUR PERSONALITY IF THE PRODUCERS NEVER LET YOU TALK ON THE SHOW?!!! Whew - glad I got that out of my system. Now I can go on with my life - and so can Ricky. Anoop, the dude from Chapel Hill, got picked as number 13, which they’ve never done on this show. He’s good, but I don’t think he can touch Ricky vocally, or even with his stage presence. But, hey, who am I? Next up, Ricky will probably be looking at some recording offers, or at least forming his own kick-ass band and blazing a trail through the music charts with his own music, which I hear is very good, by the way. Thanks, Ricky, we’ll be watching - and give me a call if you need a good drummer.
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