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Bill Pinella, The Press Democrat’s assistant sports editor, will post the latest news and comment on soccer issues from the recreational level to the pros.

Angie's exit interview

Eliminated American Idol contestant, Angie Miller,  spoke with the nation’s media last Friday morning. Here is what she had to say: Do you feel winning Idol would has brought you closer to a successful career? “I feel like in a way, that I’ve already won. Top 3 is amazing, And the exposure [...]

By | May 12th, 2013|0 Comments

Angie’s gone and who cares

It would seem as if poor old, 12-year-old, American Idol just can’t seem to get out of its own way this season. For example, Thursday night. In what coulda, shoulda, woulda been an emotional departure for co-favorite Angie Miller … well, it all turned into Angie becoming Miss Irrelavent. Randy [...]

By | May 9th, 2013|1 Comment

Big changes coming to Idol

Before we get to the blockbuster story below, via the internet, that surfaced on Wednesday, let’s see why the validity of that piece makes so much sense. Wednesday’s show was arguably one of the two most important of American Idol’s season. Of course the finale is the Super Bowl, but [...]

By | May 8th, 2013|3 Comments

Summer Tour to stop in Oakland

The American Idol Summer Tour will make four stops in California for Season 12 Top 11 finalists, and the closest to Santa Rosa will be Oakland. The following dates are set for California stops: Ontario (July 13), Oakland (July 14), Sacramento (July 22), L.A. (July 23). Here is the complete [...]

By | May 7th, 2013|0 Comments

Bowersox divorcing and other Idol news

As we head to Thursday’s announcement of Season 12’s two finalists, here are some Idol tidbits that just might interest you… Season 9 runnerup Crystal Bowersox and her husband of 2½ years, Brian Walker, are divorcing. Crystal, if you will recall, broke up with her longtime boyfriend while on the [...]

By | May 6th, 2013|0 Comments

Amber’s exit interview

American Idol eliminated finalist Amber Holcomb held her final press conference call last Friday. Here is what she had to say: How do you see yourself fitting into the pop world. Will you need a harder edge to your style? “Definitely not! I feel like my style, personally, it changes, depending [...]

By | May 3rd, 2013|0 Comments

Surprise elimination? Not

Surprise! NOT! Granted, assuming that American Idol voting is on the up-and-up, there isn’t a thing the show can do for “shock” value with the results. But part of the suspense of any show is the “surprise” announcement of something or other. Therein is the problem Idol is facing as [...]

By | May 2nd, 2013|0 Comments

Another “yawner” of a show

Maybe Dorothy Shackleford, mom of “The Voice” judge Blake Shelton, has it right. She recently tweeted: “Nicki (Minaj) makes me throw up.” Wednesday’s American Idol rendition, which featured the Final Four singing twice (a 2013 song and a standard), didn’t change much of anything. Since no one was eliminated a [...]

By | May 1st, 2013|0 Comments

Might JayLo return to Idol?

Whoa doctor! You can hang a star on that one! While any baseball fan knows who utters that phrase (one Padres’ announcer Jerry Coleman), this is a post that has nothing to do with baseball but everything to do with “Whoa doctor!” The latest rumor in IdolVille is that Jennifer [...]

By | April 28th, 2013|0 Comments

Who was eliminated? No one!

If you are paying attention, Idol seems to scraping the bottom of the barrel on all fronts. Here, take a look... To garner viewer interest as ratings dip below the Mendoza line, Thursday night no one was eliminated after the high drama of announcing that Candice and Amber were in [...]

By | April 25th, 2013|0 Comments