Because Taylor Hicks was so 2006
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- January
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Forget Florida-Ohio State. (Trust me, Buckeye fans are trying.) The quest for the real national champion starts next Tuesday.
Da-NA-da-NA- na-NA-na-NA! Errrrr-RAAAAH! (That’s my pathetic phonetic attempt at the “American Idol” theme.)
Last season, Westchester had two residents among the top 24 finalists: Dobbs Ferry’s Becky O’Donohue and Mount Vernon’s Brenna Gethers. But it could be argued that they became more famous for what they did when they weren’t singing.
O’Donohue and twin sister Jesse hit a home run in a Maxim spread, which was shot before Bex reached the finals. O’Donohue wasn’t half-bad in her Top 24 singing debut, but I’m guessing a lot of core viewers—teenage girls—felt threatened, and she was eliminated in the first round of voting on Feb. 23. I’m not sure what she’s done since, but as far as I’m concerned, she can do whatever she wants.
Gethers lasted one week longer, perhaps because VoteForTheWorst.com asked visitors to vote for her and infamous “Copacabana” singer Bobby Bennett. After the site failed to propel either of them to the Sweet Sixteen, she told the New York Post: “It’s all about Brenna Gethers. You gotta either love it or hate it, but you will talk about it—I will be talked about.’” Since then, the self-proclaimed “triple-threat” has performed with Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard and become the lead vocalist for funk band Bomb Squad. I won’t say whether I love it or hate it, but Gethers is right in saying that I’m talking about it. (Slow clap.)
So will any LoHudsucker Proxies make it to the Season 6 finals? All I know is that Paula Abdul will love them all for their energy and spirit.
(Publicity photos courtesy of Fox.)
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on Tuesday, January 9th, 2007 at 1:42 pm by Chris Serico.
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