(01-17-2013, 07:47 PM)Miguel Wrote: Haley was there last summer for the auditions in Chicago.
The live shows don't begin until the field is narrowed down.

Thanx u

I saw her on tv!!!

There was an interesting [possibly transgendered] contestant named Kez Ban (Catherine Sourbeer).

She performed some original tunes and displayed a good voice and an offbeat personality. Was surprised to have received the golden ticket because due to the latter.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwun0d_...mbediframe

Kez Ban's twitter feed indicates she may have albums of songs but lacks the means to produce them. Interestingly, like Phillip Phillips, she may have found Casey to be an inspiration. I say that because she responded to a tweet by Casey in December.

Quote:Casey Abrams ‏@IAmCaseyAbrams
Yep I'm in this kind of a store http://instagr.am/p/TeVxrxNvGI/

Quote:Kezban ‏@kezbancares
@IAmCaseyAbrams lookin for a gift? bumped your head? running for president of the goof troop? wait you already won that...

Then there's this from November:

Quote:Kenny Poo ‏@KenOstroff
I want @IAmCaseyAbrams to randomly ring a stranger's doorbell and set up a concert in THEIR living room. Seems more Casey that way.

Retweeted by Kezban

Quote:Kezban ‏@kezbancares
@KenOstroff @IAmCaseyAbrams I wanna be invited XD

And this:

Quote:Casey Abrams ‏@IAmCaseyAbrams
This is my living room. Just a jam sesh waiting to happen http://instagr.am/p/Si0y7ZtvH7/

Quote:Kezban ‏@kezbancares
@IAmCaseyAbrams I wanna jam someday dude

So Far I'm really enjoying the start of this season, and it's not just because of the thrills I'm getting hearing & seeing Haley on Idol TV again! It's very entertaining and I'm not disliking Nikki as much as I thought I would. Maybe it was time for an overhaul of the judges to breathe new life into the show.

MICHAEL SLEZAK:

Quote:Better still, the Season 12 Chicago auditions gave us a good, long listen to a whopping 16 Golden Ticket recipients — with several legit potential winners in the mix. (They must’ve gotten good and inspired by an appearance from Season 10′s incredible Haley Reinhart.)

TV FANATIC:

Quote:Mackenzie Wasner is the first up tonight. Like Haley Reinhart, Mackenzie's dad is a musician, performing their first gig together when she was the wee age of 5--the ABCs for her kindgarten class.

Read more tv spoilers at: http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/america...z2IIIqRCwL

I think Kez Ban could go pretty far...very quirky, different, great voice, nice guitar work and the song she wrote was really good. She needs a make-up artist to work on her though. I like Niki too as judge, so far. While I'm not a fan of a lot of her music, some rap songs she does do grow on you. It is not easy to rap the way she does. I would get tongue tied in a second. She is interesting and mesmerizing and smart.
Loved seeing Haley tonight. I wonder if that girl who sang "Baby It's Cold Outside" saw Haley & Casey's version and got the inspiration from that.

I feel like Niki is trying extra hard to blend in with the other judges.(Even tho she's nit pickin with Mariah) It feels like it's not exactly natural for her the way she is talking to the contestants. She's her own little Diva.

Quote:Haley Reinhart ‏@HaleyReinhart
Hey hey, Tune in to @americanidol tonight! I'm gonna pop in and say hi at the chi town auditions!

Quote:Haley Reinhart ‏@HaleyReinhart
"Instant Karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right on the head You better get yourself together..."

Quote:Haley Reinhart ‏@HaleyReinhart
"...What in the world you thinking of Laughing in the face of love What on earth you tryin' to do It's up to you, yeah you!"

^^^ Beautiful
Well we all shine on....like the moon and the stars and the sun...

Smart girl that Haley in keeping a good relationship with AI. Quite a coup to be featured in the first two episodes on AI this year. Despite all the press about the show's declining ratings it still drew almost 18 million viewers that first night, which beats the pants off of just about everything else on TV. Good karma going into 2013. I think I learned something about Haley and her attitude tonight.

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Slezak's take on night 2...

http://tvline.com/2013/01/17/american-id...s-kez-ban/

Quote:Better still, the Season 12 Chicago auditions gave us a good, long listen to a whopping 16 Golden Ticket recipients — with several legit potential winners in the mix. (They must’ve gotten good and inspired by an appearance from Season 10′s incredible Haley Reinhart, yes?)

Quote:* I know, I know…Nicki is obnoxious, but how can you not crack up when she suggests craziness like shortening Griffin Peterson‘s name to a lascivious “Grrrr” or points out his heartthrob potential with bon mots like “Bieber don’t do this to me!” Anyhow….while Grrr’s choice of “Washed By the Water” (a song I admittedly didn’t know) was a little underwhelming, he’s certainly got a nice tone and some definite charisma. In other words, Randy’s “your voice was just barely below average” feedback merely proves the panel’s longest-malfunctioning member should be sent directly to the unemployment line without passing “Go” and without collecting a copy of Haley Reinhart’s Listen Up! Or maybe he just wanted to see Nicki beg Mariah to join her in sending the guy to Hollywood.