S10

[Himm2]

It was good to speed read thru all the comments of Haley's turnaround support.
What week did Lauren cry when she was on the chopping block? I often wonder if that got her the sympathy votes from the young girls that pushed her ahead of Haley for the finale.

[john]

Judging from the turn in the comments, even though Moanin' wasn't a competitive song, her performance wowed a lot of people into her camp.

[NUG]

Blech I want to b-slap some of those people in the first couple of pages of the TWOP thread. GAH I hate haters!!

Yeah, there was some nastiness early on. It's amazing how off base some of the impressions of Haley are.


Prescient

"With Ashthon gone they kept Haley around to take all the pretty girl abuse, so Pia doesn't have to. It's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it. "

I never actively disliked Haley, but I was leaning toward Pia and James at the beginning. Pia continually bored me and James continually irritated me, and then Pia left. The next week results show was Moanin', I was hooked and that was it. I see exactly where that thought stream is coming from.

[rmd1064]

^^great find rmd but I don't think that was at Scotty's audition in Milwaukee since the guy filming it was Tim Halperin before their top 40 performance which would have made it Vegas or Hollywood. Great to see Haley there.

Right, should have read the comments more carefully. This was shot prior to Top 40 performance, not in Milwaukee.

Has Haley's Season 9 audition ever surfaced anywhere? Did she really get in front of Randy and the other judges, because typically from what I have heard, at these Idol auditions, people wait all day, then audition for about 30 seconds each in front of some producers, who then move them through to the next judges.

[Tusk]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that Simon was one of those that turned her away, and she said Randy was there, so ya, sounds like she got to go in front of the Judges S9

I didn't watch season 9, fully, but I've heard it said, Simon had already left the show, mentality, at that point, and in some cases appeared to purposely derail things on his way out of his last season. So Simon's opinion of Haley might have more to do w/ him not giving a dam, than it was his opinion of her viability as a contestant

[Babbs234]

I have never heard of the Television without Pity website, but thank you for posting this RMD. Even though it's been 3 years, I never tire of reading about Haley's rise. How some of the haters come around to be the ones defending her. love it!! Always fun to relive the ride!

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Anyone remember this list?

Posted May 22, 2011
"25 Things You Don't Know About Haley" from US Weekly.

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1. I’ve written poetry since I was 8 and have even competed in poetry slams.
2. Helping people is one of my callings. I’m keen on advice and comforting!
3. My German shepherd-husky, Jango, is named after the famous jazz guitarist.
4. I love floral, vintage and funky patterns.
5. My folks have been in the band Midnight for more than 30 years. That’s how they met.
6. I write my own songs.
7. I feel like I should have been a teen in the ’60s, born in 1945.
8. I grew up on Mexican food. Favorites: carne aside and guacamole.
9. Improv is a passion.
10. I’ll try any kind of food. I like to experiment.
11. I’m a big White Sox fan.
12. I’m a hula-hoop champ.
13. I believe in the supernatural.
14. I love milk.
15. My favorite color is deep red.
16. I’m not too hip on technology.
17. People say I have an old soul.
18. I need sunshine in my life and sweet romance.
19. My favorite movie since I was a kid is Now and Then.
20. One day I hope to own a spider monkey.
21. My little sis, Angela, is 15 but looks older than me.
22. I’ve sung in Switzerland and Italy.
23. I found my love for jazz in a high school vocal group, Midnight Blues.
24. I’m Italian, German and Irish.
25. I’ve done plays, musicals and skits all my life.

[Haleylvr4evr]

"I'm not too hip on technology" We all knew that

[My Alter Ego]

Blech I want to b-slap some of those people in the first couple of pages of the TWOP thread. GAH I hate haters!!

Yeah, there was some nastiness early on. It's amazing how off base some of the impressions of Haley are.


Prescient

"With Ashthon gone they kept Haley around to take all the pretty girl abuse, so Pia doesn't have to. It's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it."

Yes, but it was early on. Perhaps some of you didn't get past the first page. By the second page, there was more interest, or, at the very least, ambivalently open than negative.

Somehow, you managed to miss that.

[Himm2]

"I'm not too hip on technology" We all knew that

...But now she's Vine-ing, Instagraming, Tweeting, Facebookin', Soundboarding, computing...

"You've Come A Long Way Baby!"

[My Alter Ego]

"I'm not too hip on technology" We all knew that

...But now she's Vine-ing, Instagraming, Tweeting, Facebookin', Soundboarding, computing...

"You've Come A Long Way Baby!"

Yup! It can happen!