Season 12 General Discussion

[Kariann1]

It's that time of the year again - American Idol is here!  It would be nice to know a little bit about each other.  Please share as little or as much as you like.

Nickname:  Kariann or Kari

Demographics:  Over 55

Residency:  Michigan

Watching Idol: Since Season 1 and a member of this forum since then.

Favorite Female Contestant(s):   Siobhan Magnus, Diana DeGarmo, Jessica Sanchez, Brooke White

Favorite Male Contestant(s):  Jason Castro, Taylor Hicks, Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert, Anthony Fedorov

Favorite Season:  Season 7, Season 5

What you would like to see on American Idol:  More time for contestants/less focus on Judges.  Folk Rock as a musical theme.  Good diversity with great voices in the TOP 10.

[naimanlauren]

I'm Lauren and I'm shy.  Really, I'm shy!

[naimanlauren]

Boom is not a squirrel

Rev is not a real rev

Hab is a hockey fan ( that's because he's a boy)

Syb is a do-gooder (while she may disagree with this, it's definitely true)

Maria has finally surpassed the three rental storage unit for her shoes and will be participating in Storage Wars this summer

Tee is the only person I know that can answer a yes or no question with a three paragraph answer that I will actually read

Reb has an avi so hot it should be modeling Calvin Klein underpants

Kariann actually knows the answer to all your questions (for real!)

Nffftshewasgone has the best ever AI screen name (I took a survey, who cares if I'm the only one who responded!)

aarte is really a cat

PW used to have a different name and got lazy and had Maria shorten it

kitnk has a collection of sparkly Bucky jackets (My personal favorite is the blue one)

wietzy has a secret wish to be Taylor's love slave (maybe that's not so much a secret

And me, I'm shy.

[PW]

I'm PW and I did not have Maria shorten my name 'cause I'm lazy. I shortened it myself 'cause I'm lazy (a new function we could do last year)!

I live in Minnesota where it is at this moment, 15 degrees below zero! {{{{Brrrr!}}}} I wish I lived in Hawaii!

I am female and in my mid 50s.

I have been watching Idol since the last month of S1 and have never missed a show since. Been on these boards since S9.

My favorite Idol so far is Adam Lambert. I don't see that changing, but hope springs eternal. Meaning, I hope someone will come along and really WOW me like Adam did S8, but so far, that hasn't happened. Close...but no cigar.

I LOVE to post graphics that relate to the thread subject, an individual post or maybe even a poster. Some people hate this but many others (I actually did take a poll) really enjoy them. So be forewarned, I WILL be posting 'em!

[kitnk]

Nickname:  kit

Demographics:  Over 65

Residency:  Kansas City, MO

Watching Idol: Since Season 4 and a member of this forum since season 5.

Favorite Female Contestant(s): Crystal Bowersox, Kelly Pickler, Amanda Overmeyer

Favorite Male Contestant(s): Bucky Covington, Scotty McCreery, Bo Bice

Favorite Season: Seasons 5, 9 & 10

naimen, the blue one matches Bucky's eyes

PW, I love your graphics

[naimanlauren]

Did someone say BO BICE? 

[the_president]

I've been following the show since season 3, when it was first aired in the UK. As you might have guessed, I am not the actual president of the USA!

Nickname:  the pres

Demographics:  40 - 50

Residency:  London

Favorite Female Contestant(s):  Latoya London, Jenifer Hudson, Vonzell Solomon, Melinda Doolittle, Siobhan Magnus, Crystal Bowersox and Katharine McPhee

Favorite Male Contestant(s):  Bo Bice, David Cook, Constantine Maroulis, Elliot Yamin, Michael Lynche

Favorite Season:  Seasons 3, 4 & 6

[naimanlauren]

I swear I heard someone say BO BICE again!

[Kariann1]

PW, you're so cute!

I tried to edit, but couldn't.   How could I forget ANTHONY FEDOROV!!  I really got involved in his journey and still follow him on Twitter!   He is is joining the group, 7th Heaven, as lead singer!!

EDIT: For some reason, I was able to edit. It's great to see old friends returning!

[wietzema]

Good idea Kariann, there are some that are newer that I don't know or haven't seen much or at all. Good thinking..

Nickname:  wietzema or wietz

Demographics:  Well over 50 lol

Residency:  South Dakota

Watching Idol: Since season 5 started, didn't join here until after the season was over though.

Favorite Female Contestant(s):  Holly Cavanagh,Haley Reinhart, Siobhan Magnus, Pia Toscan, Mandisa

Favorite Male Contestant(s):  Taylor Hicks, Kris Allen, Lee Dewyze, Paul McDonald Elliott Yamin

Favorite Season:   Season 5

What you would like to see on American Idol: Just good entertainment and fair judging.