(03-29-2013, 11:04 AM)Tusk Wrote: Good lord....Casey looks like he's lost a LOT of weight!
Hope everything is going well, health wise, and he's just growing into his adult body.

(03-29-2013, 07:05 PM)My Alter Ego Wrote: You know, there have been a lot of comments here on Casey's weight throughout the past year/year and a half (ironically, usually from men). I really don't think that Casey's weight is as up and down as the comments might indicate. If you'll notice, Casey's seems to love wearing (besides the hideous plaid shorts) multiple layers of bulky clothing (i.e. a heavy sweatshirt with a bulky sweater over that), all of which produce a look that maybe he's heavier than the thin frame under the t-shirt.

Perhaps, his weight is as "yo-yo syndrome" as some of you seem to think, but I'm dubious.

I agree with you MAE. I don't think Casey has lost weight. I've noticed he likes to wear the t shirt with the open sweater over it. Plus he has a full face and then the facial hair on top of it. So he may look a little heavier at times. But he does have a thin frame, and having met him a couple times, he is definitely smaller in real life than he appears on TV or in pictures.

He has appeared about the same weight each time I've seen him.

Janelle retweeted:

Quote:@BravoSuperFan @nickiminaj @janelleai12 Nikki should try to be less snide and rude and more constructive. #crappymentor"

But added, "still love her though "

That's bad right?

Well, Nicki retweeted these tweets about Angie:

(03-29-2013, 02:44 PM)Outcast Wrote: I dunno how you guys are still watching this season. I tuned out like 2 weeks ago. Every contestant this year is so boring.

(03-29-2013, 06:42 PM)Himm2 Wrote: No James Durbin clone in this group for ya huh? I see where yer comin' from. My perspective is different.

No you don't. There's no Haley clone, no Casey clone, no Naima clone, no Elise clone, no P2 clone or Skylar clone either.

IOW no one that is remotely interesting or entertaining with any amount of energy or personality.

A great pair of legs might be enough for you but I need much much more than that.

(03-29-2013, 02:44 PM)Outcast Wrote: I dunno how you guys are still watching this season. I tuned out like 2 weeks ago. Every contestant this year is so boring.

(03-30-2013, 12:40 PM)Outcast Wrote: No you don't. There's no Haley clone, no Casey clone, no Naima clone, no Elise clone, no P2 clone or Skylar clone either.

IOW no one that is remotely interesting or entertaining with any amount of energy or personality.

A great pair of legs might be enough for you but I need much much more than that.

That's unfortunate for you, Outcast, because you're missing out on some incredible talent. Candice, Kree, and Amber may not be "entertaining" for you, but they have stellar voices -- and I say that not being a particular fan of Kree's style. (That country bent/twang of her's isn't my cup of tea, but how well [and effortlessly] she sings, is undeniable.)

Now Nicki...thats another story:

http://www.wetpaint.com/american-idol/ar...dium=email

(03-29-2013, 09:48 PM)Babbs234 Wrote: I agree with you MAE. I don't think Casey has lost weight. I've noticed he likes to wear the t shirt with the open sweater over it. Plus he has a full face and then the facial hair on top of it. So he may look a little heavier at times. But he does have a thin frame, and having met him a couple times, he is definitely smaller in real life than he appears on TV or in pictures.

He has appeared about the same weight each time I've seen him.

Thanks, Babbs. You're absolutely right about the "full face plus beard." But, I don't want a beardless Casey. I wouldn't mind if he'd keep it trimmed, but I think Casey's in a "throwback phase" and isn't going to move from that until he decides to.

In the meantime, as long as he produces some great music (and I have yet to hear him not do that), I'll be content.

(03-30-2013, 07:39 PM)My Alter Ego Wrote: That's unfortunate for you, Outcast, because you're missing out on some incredible talent. Candice, Kree, and Amber may not be "entertaining" for you, but they have stellar voices -- and I say that not being a particular fan of Kree's style. (That country bent/twang of her's isn't my cup of tea, but how well [and effortlessly] she sings, is undeniable.)

Stellar voices doesn't matter in the record business, this is not the Broadway/Classical/Opera worlds.

Being able to perform is extremely important, especially if you struggle to get airplay.

(03-30-2013, 08:17 PM)Himm2 Wrote: Now Nicki...thats another story:

http://www.wetpaint.com/american-idol/ar...dium=email

Should it be any big surprise? Nikki may have been a breath of fresh air for awhile but for me her act has gotten pretty stale.

(03-31-2013, 12:16 AM)Outcast Wrote:

(03-30-2013, 07:39 PM)My Alter Ego Wrote: That's unfortunate for you, Outcast, because you're missing out on some incredible talent. Candice, Kree, and Amber may not be "entertaining" for you, but they have stellar voices -- and I say that not being a particular fan of Kree's style. (That country bent/twang of her's isn't my cup of tea, but how well [and effortlessly] she sings, is undeniable.)

Stellar voices doesn't matter in the record business, this is not the Broadway/Classical/Opera worlds.

Being able to perform is extremely important, especially if you struggle to get airplay.

Good point, Outcast. I come from a listening point of: first - classical, and second - jazz (which is how I happened on to Haley). (Although, while performing in a dance band years ago, we did neither.)

On the other hand, Broadway/Classical/Opera records do sell -- not at the same rate, but they do sell and they have their own Grammy categories/awards. Currently, a lot of "popular 'artists'" (and I do use the term "artist" extremely pejoratively) require auto-tune in order to get them to sound like they know what the melody is. And that's what "sells" records.?.?.?

Good musicianship begins with raw talent, and, hopefully, will develop with some training, although not always. (I'm not sure what training Candice has had. Angie, of course, has been given everything her parents could provide.) Performance techniques to make things "entertaining," can be add ons, but the raw talent that Candice, Kree, Amber, Angie, and Janelle have, can't be learned. One either has it or does not.

I'm not particularly sold on Angie or Janelle, but I simply can not deny what extraordinary voices Candice, Kree (and I'm not fond of her country bent), and Amber have.

So, Outcast, that you can't find anything that "entertains" you says more about you than contestants.

Dang MAE ,well said