2010 Nakamoto Walk Or Run For Fun Video
Posted on | June 22, 2010 | 2 Comments
We done did it again and next year will be the fifth one. We’re going to have to do something big next year.
But for now, you can watch this year’s video.
American Idol Season 9 – And Then There Were 2
Posted on | May 25, 2010 | 5 Comments
If I was live at American Idol last week, I would’ve made a sign that said, “If Casey Wins, We Riot”. And I would’ve been kicked out of the building, but that’s not the point. The point is, Casey making it to the final nearly became a reality and it would’ve been the biggest American Idol blunder since Chris Daughtry was kicked out with three weeks to go.
Thankfully, we didn’t have to riot.
People have faint memories of earlier in the season and maybe Crystal peaked too early, but I’m amazed at all the Lee DeWyze love. This is the same dude who slept-walked throughout the first half of the season. This is the same Lee DeWyze who still has issues answering questions without stuttering, looking down and perspiring heavily. I think he’s done really well in the last two weeks, but has he jumped ahead of Crystal in my book? No. I’ll take consistently good week after week, mature, polished, and someone with a bit of a rebellious streak in her over someone who has no idea how he got here.
The Hot List (based on last week’s performances)
1. Crystal Bowersox
2. Lee DeWyze
The Departed
1. Young Lacey Brown
2. Young Paige Miles
3. Young Didi Benami
4. Young Andrew Garcia
5. Young Katie Stevens
6. Young Tim Urban
7. Young Creepy Girl
8. Young Aaron Kelly
9. Young Michael Lynche
10. Young Casey James
Don’t forget that Lionel Richie will give me his thoughts tonight, like always on the final Tuesday night show.
Ryno says it’s Simon’s last week of shows. I’m already sad.
Lee looks scared out of his mind already. He may hyperventilate. Bowersox looks focused and excited.
There are three stages tonight.
1. Their favorite song they performed this season.
2. A track chosen by executive producer Simon Fuller.
3. Their first single if they win.
Stage 1
Crystal won the coin toss and she makes Lee go first. He’s singing The Boxer. This is the song he performed on the week that I missed the show. I can see why he picked it as it is a great way to start the show. But, his performance is pretty sleepy here. He needs to drink some coffee or something. Randall says it was a great way to start off the night, but he wants Lee to pick it up. Ellen says she couldn’t be prouder than if she birthed him herself. Kara says he has to punch harder. Simon says he expects more passion and excitement. Lionel says that it could’ve been outrageous, should’ve been outrageous, but was just outrageously decent.
Crystal is performing Me And Bobby McGee. The woman understands what night this is and gives an energetic, and slightly wild performance near the end. Good stuff. Randall thought it was dope. Ellen says it was stunning. Kara says she has fire in her belly tonight. Simon says she’s back on her best. Lionel says he knew Bobby McGee and she wasn’t as outrageous as Crystal was tonight.
Stage 2
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Tags: American Idol Season 9 > Crystal Bowersox > Ellen DeGeneres > Kara Dioguardi > Lee Dewyze > Lionel Richie > Simon Cowell > Will Young
American Idol Season 9 – And Then There Were Three
Posted on | May 18, 2010 | 6 Comments
I could go on and on about how Casey James doesn’t deserve to be in the final three and how it should be Michael Lynche hanging out with Lee and Crystal, but that’s yesterday’s news.
Instead, I thought about how “long in the tooth” this show feels. I watched another “long in the tooth” show finale the other day. I have been hit or miss with Survivor for the entire existence of the show. If I can get into the characters early on, I’m in. If I can’t, I’m out.
There are two things that have helped this show of late. The first is high definition. Much like sports, this show is must-see in HD. The second thing is that they throw some familiar faces on the show from time to time. This past season was the villains and the heroes. Everyone on it was on the show at one point before, thus it was very easy to get into the characters. You felt like you knew them.
That’s part of the issue with this American Idol. The characters have very little personality and no one has the kind of story that you simply want to root for. The creepy girl was eliminated so now you know no one is going to be bitten on the neck and have their blood sucked dry.
The familiar characters are Ryan and the judges. Last year, Kara was added. This year, Paula was left out and Ellen was added to the mix. We’re not too sure about this foursome of judges. And next year, Simon’s gone. So not only will we have 12 new folks, we’ll have a new judging crew.
Basically, I’m saying that next year, we’re in trouble unless they do American Idol All-Stars! Bring back anyone who wasn’t able to make the top three of their season (or aren’t huge recording stars like Daughtry) and have them all make it to Hollywood and go from there. Then we lessen the Simon blow. They’ve already had tryouts for next season you say? Well, they weren’t forward thinking enough.
The Hot List (based on last last week’s performances)
1. Crystal Bowersox – Why does Simon think she’s not the front runner?
2. Lee DeWyze – The general Lee
4. Casey James – Poof pow, be gone
The Departed
1. Young Lacey Brown
2. Young Paige Miles
3. Young Didi Benami
4. Young Andrew Garcia
5. Young Katie Stevens
6. Young Tim Urban
7. Young Creepy Girl
8. Young Aaron Kelly
9. Young Michael Lynche
Casey James is up first and is singing Ok, It’s Alright With Me by Eric Hutchinson. This is a very likable song. He seems to be struggling with singing it though. I’m not sure it was that huge, winning, bottom two kind of song though. Randall says it was safe and easy. Ellen says she wishes he would’ve brought it. Kara says the song wasn’t well known enough. Simon says the song choice is a salad rather than the main course. He also called it a dud song choice.
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Tags: Casey James > Crystal Bowersox > Ellen DeGeneres > Kara Dioguardi > Lee Dewyze > Randy Jackson > Simon Cowell
2010 Nakamoto Walk Or Run For Fun – JJ Calls It
Posted on | May 17, 2010 | No Comments
JJ calls his shot.
Tags: Eddy Zucko > HJ > JJ > Nakamoto Walk Or Run For Fun > Young Randall
Hume Lake With Brian
Posted on | May 17, 2010 | 3 Comments
Here’s a video I put together about my trip with Brian and his class to Hume Lake:
Hume Lake from Garrett Gonzales on Vimeo.
American Idol Season 9 – And Then There Were Four
Posted on | May 11, 2010 | 10 Comments
Casey James is officially Jasmine Trias. You remember Jasmine Trias don’t you? Jasmine Trias was an undeserving Idol contestant in season three who overstayed her welcome. I’m officially tired of Casey James. Can we please send him away this week? I’m definitely fine with a Lee, Big Mike, Crystal final three. Do work America!
The Hot List (based on last last week’s performances)
1. Crystal Bowersox – Simon’s picking on her. I’m not sure why, but he is.
2. Lee DeWyze – I didn’t think he was great last week, but it was the first time all year that I thought he could win it.
3. Michael Lynche – For whatever reason, the judges loved Lee, overshadowing Big Mike’s great performance last week.
4. Casey James – Hey Casey, Big Brother starts taping in the summer. Make sure you send in your resume.
The Departed
1. Young Lacey Brown
2. Young Paige Miles
3. Young Didi Benami
4. Young Andrew Garcia
5. Young Katie Stevens
6. Young Tim Urban
7. Young Creepy Girl
8. Young Aaron Kelly
Tonight, the crew sing songs from the movies. And Jamie Foxx is the mentor. I thought he mentored earlier this year, but it was last year. And no, I didn’t mix him up with Usher.
Jamie is giving the crew shirts that say ARTIST on the front, or CONTESTANT, based on how well they do. This coming from a guy whose most famous song features the hook, “Blame it on the al-al-al-al-al-al-cohol”? I’m kidding. I’m a fan.
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Tags: Casey James > Crystal Bowersox > Ellen DeGeners > Jamie Foxx > Kara Dioguardi > Lee Dewyze > Michael Lynche > Randy Jackson > Simon Cowell
What I Learned At Hume Lake
Posted on | May 9, 2010 | 3 Comments
Last week, I went with Brian on his Science Camp field trip to Hume Lake. I was a chaperon and was one of three parents who oversaw a cabin of seven 10 and 11 year old boys.
I’m not a big outdoors person. I don’t like camping and am not a huge fan of hiking. And I had to do this for five days in a row. But, I can do anything with Brian. He’s probably the only person in this world who I can do stuff like this with and enjoy it.
My original mindset was that at the very least, he and I would spend some rare one-on-one quality time together and just hang out. That was an oh-so-very-wrong mindset, but that’s ok because I got something much more meaningful out of the trip.
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American Idol Season 9 – And Then There Were 5
Posted on | May 8, 2010 | No Comments
I was out all week at Science Camp with my oldest son and have absolutely no idea what happened. It’s as if American Idol is on Saturday morning and not Tuesday evening. That’s why this is so late.
When you write something like this for the past eight years, you yearn for people like Siobhan Magnus, aka creepy girl. People like her (and Sanjaya) make it easier to have fun writing a running American Idol post. I could comment on what goofy outfit she was wearing, how her teeth resembled that of Jacob the werewolf from Twilight fame, and even how whenever she came on screen I instinctively made sure that my front door was locked. She’s really one of the greatest American Idol characters of the last few seasons. And yet, so many people are happy that she’s gone. Not me.
The Hot List (based on last last week’s performances)
1. Crystal Bowersox – She’s in a zone. She’s in an f’in zone, even if Simon wants to make sure her britches don’t get too big.
2. Lee DeWyze – Hey Lee, how about you actually act like you belong here?
4. Michael Lynche – Big Mike is the feel good contestant of the year.
5. Casey James – In 6 months, he’ll be on the Amazing Race with his guitar as his partner.
6. Aaron Kelly – He’s very lucky to be under the radar.
The Departed
1. Young Lacey Brown
2. Young Paige Miles
3. Young Didi Benami
4. Young Andrew Garcia
5. Young Katie Stevens
6. Young Tim Urban
7. Young Creepy Girl
I just noticed that it’s Crystal and four dudes left. Sans Casey, they’d be decent backing vocals for her.
It’s Frank Sinatra night, which scares me. How can you make any of his music current? And how is Harry Connick, Jr. going to help them with that? He’s helping out with the arrangements for their songs as well.
Have you ever wondered what Harry Connick, Sr. is doing? Well, I googled him for you.
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Tags: Aaron Kelly > Casey James > Crystal Bowersox > Ellen DeGeneres > Harry Connick Jr. > Kara DiaGuardi > Lee Dewyze > Michael Lynche > Randy Jackson > Simon Cowell
American Idol Season 9 – And Then There Were 6
Posted on | April 27, 2010 | 7 Comments
Let’s play a game of fact or fiction.
I missed my first episode of American Idol in 8 years.
Fact: My cable went out and I didn’t see the show and wasn’t able to blog about it. I was heartbroken, but I think I needed the break. Why?
This isn’t the worst year for American Idol ever.
Fiction: They are actually losing some weeks to Dancing With The Stars, which I don’t think has ever happened. I usually buy a handful of Idol performances on iTunes during the season and I haven’t bought any yet.
Lee DeWeed is strong enough to battle Crystal if they get to the final two.
Fiction: He’s too boring. He has zero stage presence and when Ryan talks to him, he looks like he’s going to urinate in his pants.
The longer Big Mike goes, the better.
Fact: Other than Crystal, he understands showmanship more than anyone. He also doesn’t come off as a robotic child like Aaron, a whiner like creepy girl, and a complete one-trick pony like Casey James. He’s a real live adult like Crystal.
Kara DioGuardi is my wife.
Fact: Well, you all knew that already.
I don’t have a new hot list because I didn’t watch last week, so we’ll keep them in the same order that I had them before, which I imagine is a little bit different than what it should be, but oh well.
The Hot List (based on last last week’s performances)
1. Crystal Bowersox – She’s in a zone.
2. Lee DeWyze – Someone needs to buy him a personality. He’s not genuine like Elliott Yamin. He’s just scared.
3. Siobhan Magnus – She’s very close to being creepy, dramatic, and annoying girl.
4. Michael Lynche – American Idol needs a great Big Mike.
5. Casey James – One. Trick. Pony.
6. Aaron Kelly – The only reason he’s still here is because he’s under the radar. No more.
The Departed
1. Young Lacey Brown
2. Young Paige Miles
3. Young Didi Benami
4. Young Andrew Garcia
5. Young Katie Stevens
6. Young Tim Urban
Like Arsenio used to say, let’s get busy!
It’s Shania Twain Songbook night, and I have a feeling I will only recognize two or three songs. But that’s my bad. I do like pop country music, but I just don’t listen to it all that much.
Lee DeWeed is up next and he’s singing You’re Still The One. Someone wake Lee up, he’s on stage! Get to the chorus Lee! Hurry! I never noticed this, but Lee does the Rocky Balboa lip curl. The only thing I really like about Lee is his kickin’ soul patch. Eh, I wasn’t too pumped. Let’s see them drool over him. Randall says he made it his own and did a pretty good job with it. Elly says he made it his own and he looks cute. She’s copying Randall again. Kara says his voice makes everything relevant. Simon thought it was the perfect song for him out of Shania’s catalog. Notice that he doesn’t get heat from his lack of stage presence. The rules don’t count for their favorites I guess.
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Tags: Aaron Kelly > American Idol Season 9 > Casey James > Crystal Bowersox > Lee Dewyze > Michael Lynche > Siobhan Magnus
Did You Learn Anything?
Posted on | April 25, 2010 | 2 Comments
You know, I’ll never be a drill sergeant like Earl Woods, but then again, my kids won’t ever cheat on their wives with 30 Las Vegas escorts. Ok, so maybe Tiger has a lot of options. Still.
But one way that Earl and I are similar is in the way we handle our business. Watch below.
You can watch the inspiring video at Fanbase.
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