Alright,
this is kind of random since I have not been doing weekly American Idol
Thoughts. However, I am sitting here this afternoon, and right after
This Week in Baseball got done, American Idol Rewind is on.
The episodes they are showing is the final episode of Season Two. That
was the show pitting Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken.
Maybe that is why I am not as into this season's Idol, because I really,
truly don't believe that American Idol has been quite as good
since this showdown. First of all, both singers were incredible vocally.
Both were humble and yet personable. They played off of each other so
well. You could tell they were truly great friends. Nothing against
Fantasia Barrino or Carrie Underwood, or that gray-haired guy
(Taylor Hicks), but there has not been a top two that comes anywhere
close to the talent and overall package that were Reuben and Clay. I got
chills again, five years later watching Reuben sign "Flying Without
Wings" or Clay singing "This is the Night" or "Bridge Over Troubled
Water." In the end, Ruben got 50.28% of the vote. Clay got 49.72% of the
vote. This is by far the closest vote.
The only thing that
was really close was last year when I really liked both Blake Lewis
and Jordan Sparks, but it wasn't even close. I thought Ruben
should have won, but even at work, I recall getting into arguments
people about that. Maybe is was the whole 2-0-5 thing. Maybe it was that
he was huge. Maybe it was the smile. It was nothing against Clay
Aiken, who was also incredible. Then recall that Kimberley Locke
took third place, and she was/is remarkable too. And military man
Josh Gracin finished fourth.
I
did buy Ruben's first couple of CDs. After his debut album, he turned
his attentions to the gospel music genre. I also bought Clay Aiken's,
and he is currently on working on Broadway. (OK, I bought Kimberly
Locke's too... and Josh Gracin's, although I never did listen
to that one.)
Or maybe the reason
that I liked that season better was because of the likes of Kimberley
Caldwelland Julia DeMato!
And I happened to think that Trenyce was incredible.
I don't know about
you, but the top maybe eight or nine from that season was amazing. I
would say that David Arculetta could compete with that group, but
that may be about it.
Anyway, seriously,
I am a dork, but that was very cool to watch again!
Here are a couple
of cool YouTube videos for you, to remind you of these two...
And a Ruben Studdard Tribute:
And then when that finished, I flipped it to Fox Sports North where they
were airing a "Twins Classics" which showed Johan Santana's 17 strikeout
game against the Rangers last August. Wow, has it been an emotional
afternoon!
Alright,
this is kind of random since I have not been doing weekly American Idol
Thoughts. However, I am sitting here this afternoon, and right after
This Week in Baseball got done, American Idol Rewind is on.
The episodes they are showing is the final episode of Season Two. That
was the show pitting Ruben Studdard and
Clay Aiken.
Maybe that is why I am not as into this season's Idol, because I really,
truly don't believe that American Idol has been quite as good
since this showdown. First of all, both singers were incredible vocally.
Both were humble and yet personable. They played off of each other so
well. You could tell they were truly great friends. Nothing against
Fantasia Barrino or Carrie Underwood, or that gray-haired guy
(Taylor Hicks), but there has not been a top two that comes anywhere
close to the talent and overall package that were Reuben and Clay. I got
chills again, five years later watching Reuben sign "Flying Without
Wings" or Clay singing "This is the Night" or "Bridge Over Troubled
Water." In the end, Ruben got 50.28% of the vote. Clay got 49.72% of the
vote. This is by far the closest vote. 
I
did buy Ruben's first couple of CDs. After his debut album, he turned
his attentions to the gospel music genre. I also bought Clay Aiken's,
and he is currently on working on Broadway. (OK, I bought Kimberly
Locke's too... and Josh Gracin's, although I never did listen
to that one.)