tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post6634131026949124167..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: 20 Things I Learned from Tonight's "The Sing-Off"Nikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-33458474388563308502010-12-15T17:59:23.900-05:002010-12-15T17:59:23.900-05:00@Joan: Thank God it isn't A.C. Slater, at leas...@Joan: <i>Thank God it isn't A.C. Slater, at least. That man makes my knees feel oogy.</i><br /><br />So what you're saying is that the A.C. stands for "absolutely creepy"?Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-57288551899208071082010-12-14T23:00:11.060-05:002010-12-14T23:00:11.060-05:00Ha! I saw Nick Lachey's big doofy face on TV a...Ha! I saw Nick Lachey's big doofy face on TV and I was like <i>"What's this asshole doing?"</i>. Thank God it isn't A.C. Slater, at least. That man makes my knees feel oogy.<br /><br />Here is a pic of him kissing his brand new baby. Look at it. <i><b>Really look at it.</b></i> <br /><br />http://igossip.com/gossip/Mario_Lopez_mario_lopez_baby_gia_Rumors/1321988<br /><br />Horrifying, yes? And what's creepier is all the comments I have read - things like <i>"Aww, so sweet!</i>" and <i>"What a good dad!!!1!!!</i>". <br /><br />Seriously? <br /><br />Is it just me who can't stop frowning when I look at it?Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-63820848343902638612010-12-14T11:41:21.807-05:002010-12-14T11:41:21.807-05:00Here's the only way to watch this show: record...Here's the only way to watch this show: record it, and fast forward past the commercials AND everything the judges have to say! Only the music is good. The host is terrible and so are the three stooges they call judges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-11874696921028251912010-12-14T10:05:57.713-05:002010-12-14T10:05:57.713-05:00Just watched for the first time last nite and then...Just watched for the first time last nite and then stopped by here --- which (confession here) I hadnt' been here for awhile -- and can't believe you watched too!<br /><br />Okay- all the corny stuff aside -- well maybe not since we are talking about the Sing-Off. Changes did TOTALLY suck! I was like, that chick was all over the place and the beginning was awful -- like this year's American Music Awards performance awful. And they ripped on Committed -- I know their name because they were my favorite of the night -- for not being "rock" enough! Love the Commodore guys too. So fun! Do we have a new show to critique?!!?Kikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-47427206828809362222010-12-14T09:38:20.408-05:002010-12-14T09:38:20.408-05:00I saw this show -- literally, it was on closed cap...I saw this show -- literally, it was on closed captioning at my gym and I forgot my earbuds -- and Ben Folds worded his critique beautifully and looked quite pleasant. Incidentally, this season I've been playing my Christmas album that has the beautiful Boyz II Men version of Silent Night. Just lovely.Linda345https://www.blogger.com/profile/14686832191040401466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-13742049311900695052010-12-14T08:30:07.869-05:002010-12-14T08:30:07.869-05:00I love this show! Oh, sure, the production values ...I love this show! Oh, sure, the production values and promotion are cheesy and Nick and Nicole lower the collective IQ points in the room each time they open their mouths but HEY, that happens on C-SPAN too, so I'm amenable.<br /><br />I've always been a big fan of acapella music so I was hooked from the opening episode of last year's first season. A group called the Beelzebub's came out and did a marvelous performance of The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour". I was IN. While the quality of the performances, and the song selections, vary widely, the show is good fun and a venue for music you normally do not hear - on the radio, on TV, on stage - ANYWHERE, for the most part.<br /><br />The lead singer of the "Commodores"-style group is Jerry Lawson, former lead singer of The Persuasions, one of the seminal acapella groups of the 60's and 70's. I had seen them live several times before they broke up in 2003 (they had been singing together for nearly 40 years) and was thrilled to see that Jerry was making a comeback in this venue. If you want a genuine thrill, seek out The Persuasions' <i>MIght As Well - The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead</i> — or their Frank Zappa tribute album (NOT a typo). They OWNED the genre — and Ben Folds, among others, has pointed out that it is a bit unfair that Jerry and his band, Talk of the Town, is in this competition against the younger amateur and semi-professional groups. It's not against the rules, though and Jerry deserves to be here to demonstrate the power of traditional acapella that never takes its eye off modern melody and dynamics.<br /><br />Ben Folds, I think, does an excellent job of offering kind compliments mixed with genuine criticism of the performance. I presume he practices this on Chat Roulette. ; ]humanebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717844158635399246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-25631221651768105312010-12-14T04:44:56.333-05:002010-12-14T04:44:56.333-05:00OhKAY!So, a little anecdote. I hung out one evenin...OhKAY!So, a little anecdote. I hung out one evening with the dude from Boyz II Men at my little private liberal arts school in northern NY. He was dating a friend at the time, who was acting in a play with me. I had a sore throat, and he was giving me advice on what to take to make it better (honey). He also told my friend he thought I was pretty, and she got pissed off with him. She told me. I was 18. They were MTV. I was thrilled.The Chapati Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916089544395886858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-42691978028102311322010-12-13T23:06:52.209-05:002010-12-13T23:06:52.209-05:00I couldn't believe the guy from Boyz II Men wa...I couldn't believe the guy from Boyz II Men was a Radiohead fan, either. (or that Nicole is, too.)<br />I thought the Temptations-type group did a good job with "Satisfaction."Carolnoreply@blogger.com