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Thursday, July 16, 2009

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American Idol: It's not all bright lights, big dreams, unnecessarily long results shows and random celebrity appearances

Posted by Amanda Allwood on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 11:37 AM

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Hi, my name is Amanda and I am an American Idol super-fan.

I can make a compelling argument for or against pretty much any contestant in the top ten, based upon singing ability, showmanship and marketability. I gasped in horror the first time Adam Lambert landed in the bottom three. I love Kelly Clarkson’s entire musical library, more than any self-respecting, 27-year-old woman should. Also, I have no musical talent whatsoever.

My younger sister Caitlin, on the other hand, can sing and has a dream of getting famous on a reality show, any reality show.

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So, after some persuasion, which basically consisted of her telling me that there was a chance Ryan Seacrest would be there, I agreed to take a vacation day and see what my favorite reality show is really all about at the first round of American Idol auditions (insert excitable "Woo!" here). Creative Loafing gave us a video camera, we headed to Orlando, woke up well before dawn, smuggled said video camera into the arena and spent all day surrounded by people with one goal, to be the next Ruben Studdard, or something like that.

This is Caitlin's American Idol story. Video after the jump:

Sadly, Caitlin did not make the first cut for American Idol. The judges said that she had a great voice but they need something "extra ordinary" for Season 9 (which explains the transvestite who was advanced to the second round) and she was not what they were looking for, so they cut off her wristband and sent us both on our way. Cue montage of her experience and sad song about going home, probably sung by a former Idol contestant.

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This is awesome. Thanks for the behind the scenes info. Those Allwood sisters are hilarious (and hot). Keep it up!

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Posted by Erin A on July 16, 2009 at 1:25 PM

Banana man FTW!

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Posted by Rabid Nick Refer on July 16, 2009 at 1:26 PM

...Amanda you write for CL, of course you're famous!! :)

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