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bkeveney 5 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson" 04-28-04, 07:43 PM (EST) "Interview request after tonight's show" Hi. My name is Bill Keveney and I'm a reporter for USA Today. After last week's controversy, I'm doing a story after tonight's Idol elimination vote and I'd like to get fans' opinions about tonight's elimination vote. To use a quote, I would need your name, age and the city and state where you live. I need this information by 9:20 p.m. ET/8:20 p.m. CT. I can be e-mailed at bkeveney@usatoday.com. Here are my questions. Please answer each in a sentence or two. Feel free to offer comments about specific singers (If you want to skip a question or two, that's fine. The most important thing is taht I get the information as quickly as possible: 1. Did you think the right person got eliminated tonight? Why or why not? 2. Did you agree with the choices of singers for the bottom three? Why or why not? 3. Were you surprised by tonight's voting results? Why or why not? 4. Do you think the weekly votes are reflecting who the best singers are? Relating to that, is the situation better or worse than in the two first seasons? Thanks for your help. Bill Keveney USA Today Los Angeles bureau 310-882-2408   Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: Interview request after tonight... Pianga 04-28-04 1    RE: Interview request after tonight... bkeveney 04-28-04 3  RE: Interview request after tonight... strid333 04-28-04 2    RE: Interview request after tonight... bkeveney 04-28-04 4  Yep... Goooey_Alley 04-28-04 5    RE: Yep... bkeveney 04-28-04 7  Most recent Bill Keveney 'Idol' art... AyaK 04-28-04 6    RE: Most recent Bill Keveney 'Idol'... bkeveney 04-28-04 8    RE: Most recent Bill Keveney 'Idol'... true 04-28-04 9        Uh... AyaK 04-28-04 10            RE: Uh... true 04-28-04 11  Done AyaK 04-28-04 12  USA Today article AyaK 04-29-04 13    RE: USA Today article JOSHIDOL 04-29-04 14        RE: USA Today article pheeann 04-29-04 15        RE: USA Today article Bebo 04-29-04 16            RE: USA Today article kajagogo 04-29-04 17            RE: USA Today article JOSHIDOL 04-29-04 18                RE: USA Today article Bebo 04-29-04 20                    *snicker* mrc 04-29-04 21                    RE: USA Today article JOSHIDOL 04-29-04 22                        RE: USA Today article Bebo 04-29-04 23                            RE: USA Today article Devious Weasel 04-29-04 24                                RE: USA Today article anotherkim 04-30-04 25                                RE: USA Today article Bebo 04-30-04 26                            RE: USA Today article JOSHIDOL 04-30-04 27                                RE: USA Today article mrc 04-30-04 28                                RE: USA Today article Bebo 04-30-04 29  RE: Interview request after tonight... mrc 04-29-04 19

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Pianga 3 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson" 04-28-04, 08:01 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Interview request after tonight's show" OK I'll make sure to help you!!!!!   Top

bkeveney 5 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson" 04-28-04, 08:16 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Interview request after tonight's show" Thanks. Just write your responses as soon as the show ends and tell me your first and last name, age and city and state where you live. That's great. You can send the information to bkeveney@usatoday.com. Thanks, Bill Keveney USA Today Los Angeles Bureau 310-882-2408   Top

strid333 2928 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Howard Stern Show Guest" 04-28-04, 08:12 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Interview request after tonight's show" Sure, I'll participate. I hope that a Canadian's opinion interests you. When you are done with the article, will you put a link up here? Three is the perfect number. RMNW!   Top

bkeveney 5 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson" 04-28-04, 08:17 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Interview request after tonight's show" Thanks. Just write your responses as soon as the show ends and tell me your first and last name, age and city and province where you live. That's great. You can send the information to bkeveney@usatoday.com. I'll add a link once the story is online. Thanks, Bill Keveney USA Today Los Angeles Bureau 310-882-2408   Top

Goooey_Alley 425 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Daytime Soap Guest Star" 04-28-04, 08:19 PM (EST) 5. "Yep..." I'm glad to share my opinion with you... my six dif'rent flava Their "best"s so far... #01 JASMINE TRIAS - Inseperable #02 JENNIFER HUDSON - Circle Of Life #03 FANTASIA BARRINO - Summertime #04 LATOYA LONDON - All By Myself #05 CAMILE VELASCO - One Last Cry #06 GEORGE HUFF - Dock In The Bay #07 DIANA DEGARMO - I've Got A Music In Me #08 AMY ADAMS - Sin Wagon #09 LEAH LABELLE - I Have Nothing #10 JOHN STEVENS - King Of The Road #11 JON PETER LEWIS - Drift Away #12 MATT ROGERS - Hard To Handle   Top

bkeveney 5 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson" 04-28-04, 08:24 PM (EST) 7. "RE: Yep..." Thanks. Just write your responses as soon as the show ends and tell me your first and last name, age and city and state where you live. That's great. You can send the information to bkeveney@usatoday.com. Thanks, Bill Keveney USA Today Los Angeles Bureau 310-882-2408   Top

AyaK 10426 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-28-04, 08:23 PM (EST) 6. "Most recent Bill Keveney 'Idol' article" http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-04-26-idol-voting-system_x.htm   Top

bkeveney 5 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson" 04-28-04, 08:25 PM (EST) 8. "RE: Most recent Bill Keveney 'Idol' article" Yep. That's me. You work quickly.   Top

true 9689 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-28-04, 08:28 PM (EST) 9. "RE: Most recent Bill Keveney 'Idol' article" Wade Paulson? Is that you, AyaK?   Top

AyaK 10426 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-28-04, 08:31 PM (EST) 10. "Uh..." >Wade Paulson? Is that you, AyaK? No comment. But it's "Paulsen."   Top

true 9689 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-28-04, 08:33 PM (EST) 11. "RE: Uh..." Oops, pardon me.   Top

AyaK 10426 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-28-04, 09:28 PM (EST) 12. "Done" I hope a lot of you replied to Bill. But the time limit is now past, so I'm locking the thread.   Top

AyaK 10426 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-29-04, 10:39 AM (EST) 13. "USA Today article" I hope Julie (another Mass resident!) and Katina (you can't fool us; we know Overland Park is KC) are reading -- whomever they are. April 29, 2004 Record 'Idol' vote speaks volumes By Bill Keveney, USA TODAY If American Idol were the stock market, this would be considered a correction. A week ago, the three most-praised singers were relegated to the bottom in the vote, sparking a storm of media and fan outrage. On Wednesday night's show, a record number of Idol votes led to the elimination of the most criticized remaining finalist, redheaded young crooner John Stevens. This week's results basically turned last week's upside down. Soulful divas Fantasia Barrino and La Toya London, in the bottom three last week, came out on top, along with Diana DeGarmo. George Huff and Jasmine Trias joined Stevens at the tail end of this week's tally after the Latin-themed performances in front of guest judge Gloria Estefan. American Idol, which typically releases estimates of the number of votes but did not last week, announced on air that this week's total reached a record 28 million. (The controversy also was good for viewership: Tuesday's audience was 24.4 million, a jump of 1 million over the previous week.) The size of the vote and the results are a response to the controversy, says fan Julie Goldberg, 18, of Worcester, Mass. Now, "they got the top three and the bottom three correct." Last week did fuel extra votes, agrees Katina Wakefield, 29, of Overland Park, Kan. "That's why I chose to vote several more times than usual last night, because I figured that all of the voters were doing the same." Stevens, just 16, has been the target of stinging public criticism in recent weeks. Although judge Simon Cowell again panned Stevens' performance Tuesday, he commended the young man for taking all the bullets well. Asked Wednesday by Ryan Seacrest whether he was relieved to be exiting, Stevens replied, "Somewhat. ... The past few weeks have been intense. The result shows have been very emotional." The vote also helps Idol in its goal of spawning successful recording careers, says former Mercury Records executive Tom Vickers. "If (Stevens) had been allowed to continue, I think the show would have lost enormous amounts of credibility." Next week's theme: big-band music.   Top

JOSHIDOL 275 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star" 04-29-04, 11:32 AM (EST) 14. "RE: USA Today article" If America got the votes right this week then why wasn't Fantasia back in the Bottom 3, if I do recall correctly she was told vocally it was a mess and she sounded like Donald duck on helium....   Top

pheeann 101 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 04-29-04, 01:09 PM (EST) 15. "RE: USA Today article" There are obviously alot of Macy Gray fans out there.   Top

Bebo 21083 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-29-04, 01:17 PM (EST) 16. "RE: USA Today article" Because people in America have different opinions. Some prefer Donald Duck to an off-key teenager. My opinion this week was that it was a toss-up - either one of them could have taken that third spot, so what. The top two were right, the bottom two were right, the boot was right. That's good enough for me.   Top

kajagogo 51 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square" 04-29-04, 01:21 PM (EST) 17. "RE: USA Today article" amen bebo, and GO BOBO!   Top

JOSHIDOL 275 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star" 04-29-04, 02:22 PM (EST) 18. "RE: USA Today article" Excuse me but I never heard anyone mention who the so called TOP 2 were but obviously you seem to know since you said they got it correctly???   Top

Bebo 21083 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-29-04, 02:40 PM (EST) 20. "RE: USA Today article" I did misspeak. What would we do without you here to correct us? To clarify: - IMO, LaToya and Diana gave the two best performances in a lackluster week, so I would therefore believe that America got it right putting them in the top 3. - Also IMO, the worst two were George and John, with John deserving to go. Since America put them in the bottom two, and sent John home, I again believe that America got it right. - IMO, Fantasia and Jasmine were a toss-up. While Paula may say that the notes aren't that important, I disagree, and prefer to listen to singers that are actually in tune. Neither of them did a good job of that this week (again, IMO). But one of them ended up in the top 3. Big whoop. What mattered to me was that the two people who I thought deserved the top 3 got it, and the bottom 2 deserved it. To get back to the sports analogy theme that had started earlier this week - it's like my opinions on the AL East standings right now. I'm quite pleased that Boston and Baltimore are in the top 2 and that NY is not. Do I care where the Blue Jays fall in the standings? No. But since three of the teams are where I want them to be, I can say I'm satisfied. Snarky, smart, S7 Anti-Bootee Champ   Top

mrc 10113 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-29-04, 03:43 PM (EST) 21. "*snicker*" "What would we do without you here to correct us?" That thought has crossed my mind today. Paul Morphy--The antithesis of Bobby Fischer's paranoia and anti-Semitism Official CASH Historian--Vote RR-Boner '04   Top

JOSHIDOL 275 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star" 04-29-04, 04:34 PM (EST) 22. "RE: USA Today article" Just remember Red Sox fan, its not how you start, its always how you finish, see ya in October......   Top

Bebo 21083 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-29-04, 05:06 PM (EST) 23. "RE: USA Today article" And why are you so sure I'm a Sox fan? There are others on these forums that know the truth. But since two of the mods, including the Head Kahuna himself are, you may want to answer carefully. Snarky, smart, S7 Anti-Bootee Champ   Top

Devious Weasel 18756 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-29-04, 05:19 PM (EST) 24. "RE: USA Today article" You don't like to wear socks?   Top

anotherkim 14420 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-30-04, 00:06 AM (EST) 25. "RE: USA Today article" Bebo's obviously a thigh-high kind of girl. Miscellaneous Ramblings --and totally right in the above posts   Top

Bebo 21083 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-30-04, 08:44 AM (EST) 26. "RE: USA Today article" >You don't like to wear socks? At this point in my pregnancy, it's too hard to bend over to put them on. Snarky, smart, S7 Anti-Bootee Champ   Top

JOSHIDOL 275 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star" 04-30-04, 11:49 AM (EST) 27. "RE: USA Today article" Duh...because you said you are happy where the Sox are in the standings and obviously the Sox are on top..   Top

mrc 10113 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-30-04, 12:11 PM (EST) 28. "RE: USA Today article" Your comments always bring a ray of sunshine to my day. Paul Morphy--The antithesis of Bobby Fischer's paranoia and anti-Semitism Official CASH Historian--Vote RR-Boner '04   Top

Bebo 21083 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-30-04, 01:25 PM (EST) 29. "RE: USA Today article" LAST EDITED ON 04-30-04 AT 01:25 PM (EST) I could have said that for a variety of reasons: - I don't like the Yankees. - I enjoy watching Sox fans getting their hopes up year after year, only to watch them crushed at the end of the season. - I think it's funny to hear sportscasters say "Garciaparra". - I'm planning a trip to Boston and want to go to a happy city. - As a baseball fan, I enjoy seeing a shift in the power in such a long-standing rivalry. - I'm an Orioles fan, and Orioles fans are taught from birth to hate the Yankees, so as long as the Orioles and somebody else are ahead of the Yankees, life is good. Any one of these reasons - and a variety of others - would explain why I made my statement. Just because you thought I was a Red Sox fan doesn't mean that you're right. ETA: Duh. Snarky, smart, S7 Anti-Bootee Champ   Top

mrc 10113 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 04-29-04, 02:24 PM (EST) 19. "RE: Interview request after tonight's show" Finally, someone in the national press realizes how brilliant we all are! Should we tell them about the upcoming election? Paul Morphy--The antithesis of Bobby Fischer's paranoia and anti-Semitism Official CASH Historian--Vote RR-Boner '04   Top

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