Well, today is the first official day that American Idol auditions will be aired on TV. They'll continue tomorrow. I'm actually not sure if the San Francisco auditions will be on tonight or tomorrow. I'm feeling a little nervous about what will actually air. A camera crew followed me around, a bit, between auditions, and (unlike most people) all of my auditions were on-camera... By the time I made it to the Executive Producers, I was completely exhausted, my sense of hearing was wrecked by the sensorium of the Cow Palace, and I was pretty sick. I even went in for emergency surgery, the next week... Oh well. We'll see what airs. Afterwards I'll post my final updates about the auditions & I'll try to get a home movie of what airs up on your screen.
TOP SECRET: For those of you who just can't wait, you can check out an interview I gave with Jon Brumit, of NPR (Neighborhood Public Radio). Click here and scroll down to the October 20th episode of Catch & Release. The show was a contribution to The Way We Work, at Southern Exposure, which made it to Pamela Lee's Top Ten of 2004 List, in Artforum. YAY!
Hi Marisa! Great blog and how true! As far as American Idol is concerned, I'm a fan, as I personally know and have recordings with some of them.
It's true: a (talented) person can make it without having to subject themselves to occasional crushing criticism. Funny, I was never interested in auditioning for Idol, but I ended up winning an American Idol karaoke contest in Orlando, after my brother signed me up behind my back!
Posted by: L Turner | May 14, 2009 at 14:07
How do you find out when and where auditions will be held?
Posted by: Elizabeth Marshall | February 01, 2005 at 18:13
I can't wait to see you on the SF episode of the show Marisa!
Your blog truly is inspiring!
Posted by: judge jru | January 25, 2005 at 00:38