American successor

Paula Abdul had better watch her ass.

The latest (sixth, if you're counting) edition of American Idol began last night with a compilation of auditions from Minneapolis and, tonight, from Seattle. And yes, of course, I'm aware that this show is a copy of Pop Idol (is that the right title?), which was a British hit first.

A 16-year-old girl from Madison, which is about 20 minutes from us, was chosen for the next round on the show last night. Our local news channel highlighted her selection after the show concluded, and then managed to talk over every word she sang as they told her story. We missed her actual audition on the original show, so that was annoying.

I'm not a big fan of this show. I tend to catch the introductory shows because they're on sequential nights for hours, then I kind of follow what's going on by reading updates in the newspaper, then maybe I'll catch part of the finale.

Tonight, our family sat down together to watch some of the "unusual" (to say the least) people who auditioned in Seattle. And that's why Paula had better enjoy her gig while it lasts.

Another train wreck of a singer got up and started singing, and Julia took her thumb out of her mouth and said, "He's not a good shinger." You got that one right, little girl.