America's Got Talent (AGT) (2010) - June 30, 2010 - Auditions

Final Auditions Show from LA(?) tonight

Segment #1

Jimmy Dihn - 36yo - Comedian from Viet Name
Piers buzzed. Audience starting to boo. Audience "X" arms.
Three buzzes.
Howie: You are a funny man, and you were very funny when you were talking to Sharon.
Howie: No for now.
Sharon: No for now.
Piers: Your two biggest supporters have said no, so to make you feel better, I'm going to say Yes.
Sharon: You know what they call Piers? An BUZSZ.
He says he'll be back next year.

Segment #2

Kia & Sadie - Belly-Dancing Duo
Howie says, before they even introduce themsvlves, "Give us a minute"
Piers says, before they even introduce themselves, "You're going to Vegas"
Howie: I think you know... there are no words. Both of you are so... so... talented.
Sharon: You're great looking women, and it's great that you can bellydance so well.
Howie: I didn't even notice the dancing.
Sharon: He was looking at the T&T
Howie: The Talent and the Timing
Piers: I could have watched that, literally for months. Yes.
They're in.

Lindsey Stirling - Violinist/Dancer
Yes, all round.

Team X-Pogo. - Acrobatic Pogo-stick artists..
Yes, all round.

Da Maniacs - Dancers
(Most are pretty big guys, one's a little person.) Pretty good.
Sharon: Very entertaining.
Yes, all round.

Segment #3

Clownvis - King of Clowns
Piers buzzed early.
Old McDonald (as Elvis)
Piers: You come on as an Elvis impersonator, dressed as a clown, singing Old MacDonald. It is the worst act I've ever seen.
Sharon: (She has a contact high from living with Ozzie too long.) Nobody. Nobody disrespects my husband. So BEEP!
Howie: How can you follow that. (Howie Mandel hasn't made a good thing since Little Monsters).
Nick comes out taking his coat off.
Howie: Let me answer to him. BEEP.
No all round.

Andrew -
Three Sumo Wrestlers come out and wrestle.
Nope.

Tap Dancing Sara Palins.
They strip off to bras and pants
Beaver mascot comes out, and drops "pellets".
Nope.

Frequent Flyers Productions.
Howie: There wasn't a move that I thought even I could do. And Howie does it.
Nope.

Segment #4

Rick Smith Jr. Tosses playing cards.
Says he holds a world record
Yes, all round.
Throws one to spotlighter in balcony.

Phil Trau (74yo) - Tap Dance routine he did 50 years ago.
Unfolds a small set of stairs, and tap-dances on them.
Piers buzzed. (Ends in splits!)
Audience loves it.
Piers: Difficult moment for me. When I buzzed you, it was ... it was like viagra was going through me. Then when you did the splits, I knew I was going to have to do something I absolutely hate doing. I take back my "X".
Sharon called him "Sexy Phil".
Yes, all round.

Segment #5

Luigi Seno - Jazzy Guitarist/Singer
Great!
Audience loves it. Standing O.
Sharon: You have a really cool, relaxed style.
Howie: When you came out here, you appeared as a shy, young kid. But when you started strumming... If you had an album out now, I'd have it in my car.
Piers: Very relaxed style.
Yes, all round.

Segment #6

73yo - Arthur Nakani - Trying to make it for over 35 years and added many instruments. 3 hours to set up.
One-Man Band. Ambition is to let people know that anybody can do what he does.
This one is for Sharon.
"Because".
Not GREAT, but audience loved it, once he got started.
Sharon: I think that you are a very very lovely man, and you entertained me.
Howie: Thank you for being here, but no. ]
Sharon: I want to spend time with you in Vegas, so it's yes.
Piers: Arthur... I'm not going to pretend that you are the the best because you're not. But for sheer dedication, I'm going to send you to Vegas.

A review of some of the acts, to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing".

And, that's it. Next week/Tuesday & Wednesday, Vegas, Baby!

America's Got Talent (AGT) (2010) - June 29, 2010 - Auditions

In Chicago, this show...

Segment #1

Zack - Sneezing with eyes open
Howie buzzed and left the podium back 1/2-way into the audience before he even started.
He tried for a while, then Piers buzzed him, then Howie came up and buzzed Sharon's buzz.
Howie: Can I just say something... That's not talent. H1N1. Get out.

Segment #2

The Striker's All-Stars from Tallahassee - Dance Group (Hip-Hop dance)
(Pretty good!) Crowd: VEGAS
Sharon: Wow! That was good.
Howie: I do not agree with Sharon. I think that was GREAT! I would love to see you go far with this.
Piers: You've got the look... You've got the sex appeal for the girls. You've got the whole thing.
Yes, all round.

Gentlemen of NUCO - Classical music rockers
Yes, all round.

NU Covenant (Gospel group)
Song: Shout
Sharon: You make me want to go to church.
Yes, all round.

Naishon Jones - Dancer
Audience - VEGAS
Pretty good!
He's in.

Segment #3

The Spellbinder (from Chicago) - Magician/Illusionist (50yo)
Sharon buzzed.
Dances with a hankie.
Piers buzzed. Howie buzzed.
Howie: The thing is on this show, you have 90 seconds to dazzle us, and you're dancing with a hankie.
No, all round.

Tom Zemkye(sp?) - Dance/Sing
No. (Thank God.)

(missed name) - Girl in a plastic Bubble
Buzzed by Piers and Sharon.
Howie finally buzzed.
No.

Buddy Holly Cheesehead - Sings a Cheese song he wrote.
Buzzed off.
No.

Segment #4

Carlos Aponte - Operetic Sinnger (Bocellis)
Standing O from audience and judges
Sharon: I was not expecting to hear such a huge voice...
Piers: Carlos, you don't look like normal big bold opera singers, but then you started to sing and I got goosebumps.
Yes, all round.

Segment #5

Velena Bolchick(?) - Hula-Hoops artist
Nice.
Howie - I have been to Hooters, and you know, sometimes they do the hula-hoops. You're like Hooters on steroids.
Yes, all round.

John Beatty - The Strong Man (A registered nurse)
Rolls up a frying pan, uses hand to put nail through two boards, holds 290# stone in lap and bends nail to Macho Man
Piers buzzed - For all I know, that frying pan could have been a weak one, and that stone... I've seen bigger.
Piers can't UNroll the pan. "All right. It's a little harder than it looks."
He UNrolls the frying pan for Piers. Audience: VEGAS.
Howie: Yes.
Sharon: Yes.
Piers: I'm gonna have to say yes, now, won't I?

Segment #6

Debra Romer (Kalamazoo, MI) - Plays guitar and sings (21yo)
Ran away from home at 17yo, and hasn't been back.
Foster care at 15yo. Music saved her life.
"In the Arms of An Angel"
Audience - VEGAS
Howie: You have a lovely voice and lovely look. My feeling is that you didn't own your performance. I sensed your fear of performance.
Piers: Where he senses fear, I sense vulnerability, which I find appealing.
Sharon: I get what Howie's saying. Own it what you do. At the moment, you're not doing that.
Howie: For now, it's no.
Piers: A definite nailed-down Yes.
Sharon: This contest is about going to Vegas at the end of the day, and putting on a good show. At the moment, I don't know you can do that.
(Whatever you want, I'll do it.) Well, Debra, I'm going to give you the opportunity to do that. Yes.

End of Show.

See you tomorrow.

America's Got Talent (AGT) (2010) - June 23, 2010 (Auditions)

1-hour, tonight

From Portland, Oregan, again.

Segment #1

Soriah - Singer (chant-type)
Piers buzzed. Audience wants "X"ed.
Sharon: What was that? (Human Throat Singing.)
Buzzed off.

The Amazing Amy - Contortionist
No, all round.

Hart Keene - Swallows needles
Piers: Annoying.
No.

Natasha - Singer(?)
Buzzed off.

Segment #2

Stiltwalkers (didn't get name)
No.

The Hot Shot Tap Dancers - Family of Tap Dancers
Sharn: Standing O. Audience: Standing O.
Howie: I loved what you did. It seems so in sync... There was a unity that just makes it work.
Piers: I think you're very cool, but I wasn't wild about the choreography.
Sharon: I'm so glad that you came to this show. Fantastic.
Howie: Definitely, yes.
Piers: (Wasn't perfect, but what I see in you is a lot of promise): Yes.
Sharon: See you in Vegas.

Segment #3

Ryan and Isabelle - Dance on a Climbing Wall
Graceful!
"Already Gone" I believe was the song.
Weather warning (I'm in Indiana.)
Howie: I loved it. (Audience did, too)
Piers: Definite Yes from me.
Sharon: Yes from me.
Howie: Three yeses means you're going to Vegas.

Segment #4

RNG (??? Next Generation) - Dancers
Audience: Vegas!
Sharon has them take their masks off.
Howie: I think the best thing to do is totally honest... I like hip-hop, and you have a future in dance. BUT, if you come back, you need to step it up some more.
Piers: You have potential.
Sharon: I like it very much.
Piers: Yes.
Howie: I just can't. I just can't. ... (Piers, you can't what?) I just can't say no.
Sharon: And it's a yes from me, so we'll see you in Vegas.

Paul Jr - Singer
Great voice (Sang San Fransisco accappela)
Yes, all round.

Trapeze act (warnings cover names)
Three Yeses. They're in.

Kent Jenkins - PVC Instrument
Like the blue-man group.
Yes, all round.

Segment #5

Weather break (TS Warnings, and a few Tornado Warnings - Mostly north of Lafayette)
Some guy named Ryan - weird singing, and dancing.
Buzzed off.

Pierre ??? - 73yo Harmonica Player from Brussels
Part of the Flight of the Bumblebee
Audience likes him
Sharon: You obviously adore playing your harmonica. I really, really enjoyed your performance. However, I don't think I could hear it that often.
Piers: I have never met a harmonica-playing watch-maker, and believe you brought some ??? to our show.
Howie: I don't think you have a big enough market.
Howie: Yes.
Sharon: I have to say No.
Piers: (Audience: VEGAS) ... Time is your business. The next time I see you will be in Vegas.

Segment #6

Ali & Christina - Singing Sisters - All 4 kids int he family have Cystic Fibrosis
Message to share - You can achieve your dreams. You can do anything you set your mind to.
Howie stands and applauds before they are done.
Audience - Standing O
Sharon - Ali, I'm sorry to bring this up again. But you both have Cystic Fibrosis? Yes. They told them they would never be able to sing.
Howie - You have amazing talent. But that combined with what we know, it's amazing.
Piers - To see you two standing there singing, it's extraordinary. Having said that, you have entered this contest. I'm not going to patronize you... you're not the best singers... But I felt it. Extraordinary.
Sharon: You have the best smile and such a joy to hear you sing. I'm gonna cut to the chase... Yes yes yes.
Howie: I'd be an idiot, not to say yes.
Piers: We will see you in Las Vegas

End of show. See you next week.

America's Got Talent (AGT) (2010) - June 22, 2010 - Auditions

Two-hour show, tonight.

From Orlando (Universal Orlando Resort)

Segment #1

Frankie Elliston - Magician
(with a roll of thread and Nick)
Chews the twine and swallows it, then it come out about his appendix spot.
Gross, but effective. (I've seen Blaine do it)
Piers: Revolting, but compelling
Howie: I've never seen anything like that.
Piers: Unique and Horrific
Sharon: I don't know whether it's good enough
Howie: Is this something you want to do in life (yes). And who do you aspire to be (Me). I love it. YOU are going to Vegas.

Another magician (missed name)
Howie - Slick and entertaining. yes.
Sharon - Yes.
Piers - Yes.

The South Philly Vikings (Costumed Dance group.
Howie: Power Rangers meet Liberace. yes
He's in.

Max Winfrey - Knife thrower
Draws a silohette around a guy and throws knives, missing one.
Nick is on other side.
He's in.

Segment #2

Erin Barylski - Rolled Paint on herself and created a flag on a piece of paper.
She's in.

Simeon Muldar - (16yo Dutch) - Play Piano as Amedeus
(Good job!) - Audience = Standing Ovation
Piers - Smart, having fun, and more talent than most here.
Sharon - I must commend you... You come in costume, etc.
Yes, all round.

Segment #3

Tiahzzi - Song & Dance
Buzzed off early (can't sing or dance!)

Master Yogi Laser - Balanced on hands and showed ass (in costume)
Buzzed off

Paul Pieorgi - I don't know! LOL
Buzzed off.

Fafo - Stripper/dancer! (Not good at either!)
Howie: A boy scout that wants to work at Hooters (costume)
Howie buzzed, Sharon buzzed.
Audience "X" HIM.
Piers did NOT buzz him.
Piers: I can now say with absolute certainanty that's the smallers talent we have ever seen.
No - All round.

Segment #4

Acrobatic Dance Troup - Missed name
Audience liked.
Howie - I like the feel of this group.
Yes, all round.

72yo Efim Tabachnicov(?) - Singing
"Some Enchanted Evening"
Buzzed as soon as he started by Piers
Followed by Sharon
Howie: This evening is now enchanted.
Piers: I think there may be a few small techniques we need to work on. Maybe a few large ones.
No, all round.

Segment #5

Harmonik - Singing group from Haitians living in the US
Want to express themselves, let the world know how they feel, and bring the money back home to rebuild the country.
"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)
Started off slow haromies, then kinda gave it a Jamaican beat (or Haitian?)
Howie: I love that song, and you were very original in your arrangement of that song. I truely felt your heart in that performance.
Piers: You have a great voice, the lead singer. Great harmonies.
Piers: Yes.
Howie: Yes.
Sharon: See you in Vegas.

Segment #6

Sponjetta Parrish - Singer (written over 300 songs)
Studio
Piers and Sharon buzzed relatively quickly
Piers: The lyrics seem a bit limited.
Sharon: Great personality... The writing, though...
Howie: I'm sorry, no.
No from Piers and Sharon
Nick comes out to bring more "energy" with her.
Sharon and Howie buzzed.
Piers Buzzed.
Twice-buzzed. She's off.

Segment #7

(New show) from Portland (Pacific Northwest - for the first time)

The Magique Bazzar - Maginga the Magician and Jeannie (The Magic Jeannie)
Costumed. (Nick - I don't know about the magic, but she got the Bizarre right)
He fell off-stage.
Piers: I don't get it. (Face changed 5 times.)
Howie: Face changed from Mysterious to Ooops.
No, all round.

Buzzed off
Living Dead Girlz (Hot Zombie Dance group)
Bloody Maggie and her Pet (strangeness)
Vee Bee - Sings on the Trapeze
(Nick - It's official - Portland is the weirdest place I've ever been)
Tiny Talent - Chihuahau dogs running all over the place (including the audience and Nick chasing)

Segment #8

Balloon characters buzzed

Jeremy Van??? (long name) - Bicycle rider (Mountain bike over all kinds of things)
Nick volunteers for a stunt - bounces bike over him, then balance front of bike over his face
Shows decent stunt work, but fell, once.
Piers - You're very good. I buzz because you fell once - My rule
Howie - There's more? (Yes) - I say yes.
Piers - Because you fell, I have to say No.
Sharon - Yes.
He's in.

Segment #9 (WAY too many commercials!)

Bhamgra Empire - Indian Cultural dance group
Yes.

The Stranage Familiar (duo - piano/singer and guitarist)
Yes

Northwest Dance & Acro (7-18)
Howie: The fact that you can sit on your own head is entertaining.
Yes

Airpocolypse - Air Guitar Rockers
They start with Deliverance theme (Dueling Banjos) then go into Paranoid (Black Sabbath and Ozzie)
Slow start, and very strange, but strangely good
Audience likes them
Sharon - The music choices, absolutely sensational. Stage Presence is electric.
Howie - A unique form of entertainment.
Piers - When you walked out, I wasn't expecting much, and yet I began to really, really enjoy it.
Howie - For air guitars, you deserve air fare to Vegas.
Sharon - Yes.
Piers - Airpocolypse, you are going to Vegas

Segment #10

Iron Horse are shown. Not sure if they made it or not.

Rebecca Roundman - Celloist (electric cello)
Piers buzzed
Rock song
All buzzed.
Howie - It was very distroted, like a distorted mush of cello
Piers - I am worried that when I die, as a punishment for all the judging I've done, I will be sentenced to listen to YOU.
No, all round.

Conner Doran - Indoor Kite Flying (you fly with movement)
Epileptic as a child - When he's been told he can't do things, he says he can.
Basically "Kite dancing"
Song - "In The Arms Of an Angel" - Sarah McLaughlin
Audience loved it.
Piers: I was prepared to loath that. And then you began to do your thing, and it was one of the most extraordinary things I've ever watched.
Howie: It sent me into the same place (as it sets Conner). Very unique and entertaining.
Sharon: Very relaxing, spiritual.
Yes, all round.

Segment #11

William Scott Anderson (31yo - 14yrs in - Med Evac Technician) - Magician
(Did magic to make the children injured that they medevaced out and in the hospital, smile.)
Pretty damn good, I think.
Audience loved it.
Sharon: You entertained me. I loved your execution and style.
Piers: What I loved was not so much how you did it, but your delivery - Military.
Howie: Loved it. Suggested: Expand the military part of it.
Yes, all round.

Segment #12

Sally Cohn (75yo - former teacher) - Hand-Whistle
Plays "America The Beautiful"
Sharon buzzed.
Audience - Standing Ovation (no shouts of "Vegas", though)
Howie - You're a very lovely lady.
(Wrote a book about hand-whistling. - $12 - Howie bought one.)
Howie wants to read a passage, she said to be careful, it's not all about hand-whistling.
Along with the hand-whistling, there's a coming out story. I have nothing to hide.
Howie: I want to see you in Vegas.
Sharon: I love you, but I'm going to have to say No.
Audience: VEGAS, VEGAS.
Piers: I have the title of your next book. It is, "Handwhistling in Las Vegas".
(She's in)

That's it for tonight.
See ya tomorrow!

America's Got Talent (AGT) (2010) - June 16, 2010 - Auditions

From Orlando, tonight

Segment #1

Jason Pote - Freestyle Dancer
(Hopped all around the stage... Not a real dance)
Piers buzzed early
Sharon buzzed next
Sharon hit Howie's button
No all round

Jonathan Timpanelli - Eyebrow Dancer
Piers buzzed early
Sharon and Piers say no.
Howie:

Hempsfrey(?) and something (no idea what they did)
Buzzed off

Soloman A - Singer (weird outfit)
(Not really)
Buzzed off

Segment #2

The Morphs - College student Dance groups
Everyone is wearing a different color body stocking, even coloring their faces (6 guys)
Piers buzzed
Sharon and Howie buzzed, next.
No all round

Billy Bob Steinberg - Drums on his bicycle
Buzzed off

Hoola Monsters - Dancing with hula hoops
Buzzed off

Stacy Weaver - Singer
Buzzed off

Lonnie Lear - plays music - Used to be a cowboy ("The Truck-driving Cowboy")
from same place as the Chicken Farmer who won last year
Says he's better than Kevin Skinner (No he's not)
Piers and Howie buzzed
Then Sharon buzzed
Howie - On a positive note... I don't have one.
No all round.

Segment #3

Nick Pike - Juggler
Piers: Simple rule - If you drop something I buzz
Six-foot Unicycle juggling flames, juggling normal pins (dropped one, piers buzzed), backflip, juggled bolls, break-danced, juggles two balls and a running chain saw.
Howie - Great stage presence, funny, fun to watch - Yes.
Piers - You know my golden rule about dropping one, but there's something about you I like... I'm going to have to say yes.
Sharon - Yes.
He's in.

Kruti Dance Acadamy - Indian (Eastern) Dancers
Yes, all round.

Lil Chris - 12yo - Sing and Dance
Good.
Yes, all round.

Jayna Lee - strong woman act
Bent over backward and nick stood on her.
Yes, all round.

Elaine something or other (73yo) - Sing and Dance
(Dressed like Tina Turner)
"Old Time Rock & Roll"
Not bad. Fun.
Yes, all round.

Segment #4

Nate Canyon (19yo) - Play guitar and sing
Music is a way to inspire people the way nothing else can.
(One of the guys you HOPE is really good. Very nervous.)
Piers buzzed.
Audience likes him. Standing Ovation.
Howie - I noticed your hand shaking, your leg shaking, you're very nervous, aren't you.
Sharon - Something special about you.
Howie - I think young ladies are going to choose you. Some have already chosen you tonight.
Piers - No. I don't think you're ready.
Howie - I think you do have the "it" factor. Yes.
Sharon - I guess I'll be seeing you in Vegas.

Segment #5

Twisted Tristan and Kristan - Sideshow performers
He swallows a sword (said he spent 4 days int he hospital a couple of weeks ago)
Whe drops a drill down his throat (turning drill.
(No judge wanted to look.)
Piers: The pair of you are mad.
Sharon: I didn't watch 1/2 of it, becuase I didn't want to upchuck.
Howie: We have seen sword-swallers, something with a drill, etc. Just that you are a couple makes this compelling.
Piers: Can I see you in Vegas? Yes.
Sharon: Yes.
Howie: Doesn't matter, but yes.

Segment #6

Wreckless - Dance Team from Fort Lauderdale
Learned on their own. As a team won't let anyone stop them.
Barely had a way to get there. No professional teachers. No place to practice (did it outside), etc.
Lady Gaga's Telephone(?)
(They're pretty damn good!)
Audience "VEGAS"
Piers: The last few weeks we've had a lot of dance groups. Not enough energy, tension... Dance groups should kick butt. and it's been worth the wait. You kicked butt.
Sharon: Very raw, very edgy. Not polished, and that's what I liked.
Howie: Talks to a girl very emotional.
Piers: Best dance group I've seen all season. Yes
Sharon: Absolutely, Yes.
Howie: Yes, you're going to Vegas.
"Is Vegas ready for US!" ;-)

End of show.

See you next week.
(2 hour show, Tuesday, one hour on Wednesday)

America's Got Talent (AGT) (2010) - June 15, 2010 - Auditions

from New York, this show

Segment #1

Mary Ellen 74yo - Keyboard and sing
Patsy Cline "Crazy" then yodelling
Piers buzzed before she started singing (playing KB)
Sharon Buzzed
Sharon buzzed Howie's buzzer
Piers - There may have been one or two missed notes in there.
Sharon - You're absolutely barking mad, but I love you
Howie - You said before that people say you sing like Patsy Cline. You know you don't, right? (Yes) I loved you.
Piers - No. Howie - Yes. Sharon - Yes.
Crowd was NOT into it until she started yodeling.

Break - Segment #2

Rudi Maccogi - Balance act (on head on basketball on chair)
Howie - If you were to go on, what do we have to look forward to. (Something that will blow your socks off.) Yes
Sharon - Yes
Piers - I LIKE you (Rudi's tag line)

Girl Dance Troup (missed name)
Howie - I actually felt as if my mullet was returning. Yes.
Piers - Yes
Sharon - I like you - Yes.

Derek - Yoyo performance
Cool
Piers - Yes
Howie - I love you, so yes
Sharon - Yes

Michael Grasso - Magician
A switcharoo. Good one.
Crowd: "Vegas"
Howie - Wow.
Sharon - No idea how it was done. I like your style. You have a cool factor about you.
Piers - Absolutely brilliant.
Yes, all round.

Segment #3

Anna & Patryck - Dancers (young)
Sharon - Fantastic. There's not one bad thing I can say. You're a delight to watch.
Piers - You are very, very good dancers.
Yes, all round.

Just The Two Of Us - Lute (he built), Flute * sing (married 35 years)
Buzzed off.
Sharon - I think you're both adorable. But the singing...
No, all round.

Segment #4

39yo Chale (Joseph Ray) - Wants to become a Singer/Voice-over talent
A bad lounge act (singing) "The Look Of Love" for Sharon
Buzzed
No, all round.

Lovell & Little Willie
Buzzed off.

Main Squeeze Orchestra - Accordian band
Song: Bohemian Rhapsody
Piers and Sharon buzzed
Howie buzzed.
Sharon - Sounds like a massive Merry-Go-Round

Nina (9yo, I believe) Sings and dances with a Legit (teen dance troup)
Piers - I like the look of the group, and I like you, but it wasn't great.
Sharon - Very good stage presence. But I'd like to see it more natural. Very talented.
Howie - Nina, you're adorable. Make it a little more now.
Crowd shouts VEGAS.
Howie - Take our advice. Yes.
Piers - I don't think you're quite ready, yet, so No.
Sharon - I don't know that you're quite ready for us, yet... I really don't. Right now, I'm gonna have to say No.

Segment #5

Alice Tan Ridley. 58yo Mother of 2. Daughter was "Precious". Wants to sing. Sings in the Subway (last 20 years).
"At Last" GREAT!
Standing Ovation from the audience.
Sharon - Millions of people must have gone back and forth on the subway over the years. Why hasn't someone signed you.
Howie - You deserve to be heard.
Piers - In terms of raw talent... Best audition of the day.
Yes, all round. (Sharon: It's my honor to say, you are going to Vegas.)
(I don't know that the judges knew who she was. Nick knew her right away.)

Segment #6

Chipps Cooney - Illusionist (in comedy fashion)
Nick says "So bad, he's good"
Piers buzzed early
Howie - I'll be honest with you, I lvoed it. I love the deadpan, Sad Sack kinda persona.
Piers - I don't get it. You are assuming he's trying to be terrible. Has it crossed your mind that he's just terrible.
Audience - VEGAS
Sharon - Silly, fun, and really entertained me.
Piers - I have a fear, that these two clowns are going to put you through.
Howie and Sharon - Yes.
Piers - No.
He's in.

End of show.

Orlando, tomorrow night. See you then!

America's Got Talent (AGT) (2010) - June 8, 2010 - Auditions

From New York City

Segment #1

Intro of the judges.

Nick comes out and tells everyone to be cool, that all the lights in the theater will go out... to focus on the stage.

Fighting Gravity - no dance experience, all college guys. Frat brothers.
Howie - Not since watching the Blue Man Group have I seen anything so unique and exciting.
Sharon - Timing is absolutely precise.
Yes, all round.
[This is the coolest act I've ever seen on AGT.]

Going to break, Howie says that their lives are going to change 180 degrees, now. I believe him.

Break / Segment #2

Gino and Tony Antonies - Singers (Gino is 72yo, son is much younger)
Song: "All By Myself" by Eric Carmen
Piers buzzed.
Sharon - You definitely sing with a lot of emotion.
Howie - The fact that you chose to do "All By Myself" as a duet...
Piers - No.
Sharon - Yes.
Howie - No.

Gentleman Joe Menchetti - Speed Eater
Tries to eat 5 pizzas in the time.
Buzzed off

Guy with a huge guitar (missed name)
Buzzed off.

Lisa Falzanni - Singer from NJ
Buzzed by Sharon first, then Piers and Howie.
Piers - Worst things I've heard in my life.

Break / Segment #3

Prince Poppycock - Kinda dressed like Marie Antoinette.
From the Barber of Seville - (missed name) - Figarro.
Not really operetic, but interesting, and pretty good.
Just a strange costume/makeup.
Standing Ovation by crowd and Sharon.
Sharon: You are magnificent. You are a true individual and a true artiste.
Piers: When someone walks on stage dressed like you, I expect them to take certain route, and instead it took a different route.
Howie: I loved it.
Yes, all round.

Break / Segment #4

The Ladies of the Peek-a-Boo Review
Sharon: Sexy, naughty
Howie: I liked how it ended better than how it began.
Yes, all round.

Jia-Yi He, Harmonica (4 of them)
Standing Ovation, crowd and judges.
Yes, all round.

The Danger Committee. Entertainers. Juggling knives and knife throwing.
Piers: Very dangerous.
Howie: Unique that we haven't seen before.
Yes, all round.

On Repeat - Singing/Rapping (one's a singer, one's a rapper)
New Radicals "You Get What You Give" in their own style.
Buzzed off. (Hardly recognizable.)
Howie: You say you know who you are as an artist. Who are you.
"I'm white and I rap." [Ooookay]
No, all round.

Break - Segment #5

Antonio Restivo - Fire illusions
(Magician with flames)
Audience like him
Howie - This is exactly the type of thing that will work in Vegas.
Piers - It was dangerous, but also very polished, slick, and entertaining.
Yes, all round. Howie said he'd even buy a ticket to see him in Vegas.

Break - Segment #6

Raymond the Amish Comedian
Not funny
Buzzed off.

Female comedian
Not that funny.
Buzzed.

Guy who falls on floor.
Buzzed.

Doogie Horner - Stand up comedian.
Howie: Comedy is really really tough. You are really funny. You sound funny, you look funny... I think you are a telented man.
Howie and Sharon Yes.
Piers: No.
He's got another chance.

End of show.

See you tomorrow.

America's Got Talent (AGT) (2010) - June 2, 2010 - Auditions

From Dallas, tonight.

Segment #1.

ArcAttack - Produce music with lightning.
Long intro. Sharon Buzzed.
When the lightning started, though, she was flabbergasted.
Piers and Howie were wide-eyed, too.
Howie: Like if MIT had a marching band. So unique.
Piers: One of the most incredible auditions I have ever seen.
Sharon: A bit too technical for me.
Howie, yes siree.
Sharon: No.
Piers: Yes.

Jeremy - "Cut Thoat Freak Show" - A genital daredevil.
Sharon and Piers buzzed when he dropped his pants.
AGT logo covers his crotch, though he had a trash can.
Nick has to light a lighter, and begged Howie to hit the buzzer.
He didn't. Nick lights the lighter, the guy reaches out, and...

Break - Segment #2

Jeremy - Part 2
He lit his dick, just like teens have and gotten REALLY burnt.
Sharon hit Howie's Buzzer.
Piers: I would say, "Never"
Sharon: No.
Howie: I would say, without this show, go to Vegas and blow your BUZZ! No.

Janna Dora Somar - Sing, Act, Model. Singing.
Singing "You're No Good", slinking around. Not that great.
Sharon buzzed.
Piers buzzed.
Howie asks around for a dollar. And gives it to her.
Sharon: The only thing missing was the Pole.
Piers: I don't think I've ever heard a singer pick a more appropriate song.
Piers: No.
Sharon: No.
Howie: No.

Break - Segment #3

Bert Davis, his wife, and the Muttley Crew - Dog act. All rescue dogs.
To "Who Let the Dogs Out"
Fun act.
Piers; I don't normally like dog acts, but there's something about your mutts. Yes.
Sharon: Your dogs are gorgeous. It's a Yes from me.
Howie: Yes.

Le Freak
"Play that Funky Music White Boy"
Yes all round.

Chip Townsend. Martial Artist - I break stuff.
Yes all round.

Erin go Braughless. Professional Burlesque Dancer.
Chubby. Nicks says: It's gotta be jelly, 'cause jam don't shake like that.
Yes, all round. (She sat on Piers' lap. He said, "It's a Yes, baby".

Break - Segment #4

Taylor Matthews - 18yo - Wants to be a professional musician and win the show.
(very nervous. laughs a lot)
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" like the uke version, then rocks it up a bit.
Crowd loved it. Standing O from them.
Sharon: Still nervous? "Shaking like a dog".
Howie: Loved it.
Sharon: I liked it because you're different. Odd in a way. But a GOOD odd.
Piers: Fantastic voice, cheesy grin. Loved the whole damn thing.
Yes all round.

Break - Segment #5

Ray Sanders - former band director. Playing a rare instrument. 62yo.
Playing a turkey baster. Like a slide whistle.
Buzzed off on the first song.

Nancy La Fancy.
Buzzed off. (Thank God!)

Jason Andrews - Magician.
Buzzed off.

Jason Dowd(?) - Singer.
Buzzed off.
(Says he does this on cruise ships. I need warned if I go on one he's on!)

Miss Donna - Twirls flaming Samoan knives. She's 1/2 blind.
Totally blind in the left eye.
Piers buzzed.
Sharonh buzzed.
Howie buzzed. (from under desk)
Piers: Every time I think we've seen everything on this show, we see someone like you.
Howie: For your safety, no.
Piers: because you're so unusual and dangerous, yes.
Sharon: Yes.
She's in.

Break - Segment #6

CJ Dippa - 11yo. Rapping for 8 years. Rapper/Dancer/Writes music.
Doing a song he wrote.
Broke up with last GF a week ago. Has a LD girlfriend.
Audience loved it. (He moonwalked a bit, too.)
Howie: You wrote it and performed it... Your parents told you you're white, right?
Piers: A small Eminem - "The difference between Eminem and me, is Eminem don't dance.
Piers: A Yo Yes.
Sharon: Yes.
Howie: You're going to Vegas.
(He raps backstage with Nick beatboxing for him.)

And, that's it.

See ya next Tuesday and Wednesday!
In New York.

America's Got Talent (AGT) (2010) - June 1, 2010 - Auditions

It's been a while... But now, America's Got Talent is back, and so am I. ;-)

AGT - 06/01/2010

Segment one introduces everyone

Everyone is back, again, but David Hasselhoff.
Judges are Pierce Morgan, Sharon Osborne, and now Howie Mandel.
Host is Nick Cannon

We're starting in LA, tonight.

We start out with Future Funk. A couple of very young dancing kids - 9yo and 5yo. Not bad - fun. Pretty good break dancing.
Howie - My first WOW moment on this show. You're funny, talented, and I couldn't stop smiling.
Piers - You do have a lot of talent.
Sharon - Your name fits, because you ARE the future.
Yes, all round.

Break - Segment #2:

Howie hits the buzzer just
Ranses Valent(?) - Singer. From Brazil. Sings in falsetto. "Dust in the Wind" (orig by Kansas)
Buzzed off. (Thank God!)
Piers - Distinctive voice. Not sure you could advance.
Howie hits the buzzer accidentally while piers is

Timur and the Time Museum. Another falsetto singer.
Buzzed off.
Tells Howie they are showing the current economy.
Howie asks, "And how IS it?"
They answer, "It's Bad"
Howie spreads his hands to include the group.

Dare to Flair - Jugglers (Flair bartenders)
Dropped a number of things.
Buzzed.
Piers told them if they dropped anything, he'd buzz them.
Howie reiterated that, and said, if you drop seven things, I buzz you.

Missed the name of the group.
Piers buzzed.
Howie said he'd hire them for a party, but not for the singing, for the comedy.
No from Piers and Sharon. Howie said he said Yes, just because it didn't matter.

Chansaw Project - Chainsaws on Ice. Three girls in Daisy Dukes.
Chainsaw broke.
Buzzed off. They wanted to put it together so we could see what it was going to be.
Howie said he thought it would be better if they left it the way it was and we guessed.
As they left, he said, "Daisy Dukes... Just THAT much too long"

Break - Segment #3

Swingshift Sideshow - Strange makeup. Traditional Sideshow brought current.
Staples a picture of an eye to face and breast.
One Sword swallower, lights sword, and the first spits fire over the sword handle.
One has a pierced nose septum. Put a curlycue drill through it, and had another through somewhere else on his face
The first chews glass. The second pierces cheek with a skewer.
The guy swallows 3 swords and the first pulls them out.
Howie - Amazing. Wow.
Piers - You three are the three most disgusting things I've seen in my life. But
Howie - Yes. Sharon - No. Piers - Yes. (You all make me sick, and you're through to the next round)
Howie - Like Three's Company on acid. (Said they have a whole choreographed thing with a tango. Howie wants to see that.)

Break - Segment #4

26yo Dancers - Ring Masters - Nugget (dance name) Aday. From Brooklyn.
Both are double-jointed. Grossness, twisting arms, etc.
Piers buzzed.
Howie - Howie wanted to see things he's never seen before. "I think you just did that."
Sharon - Enjoyed it, very much.
Piers - You guys are very good dancers, but it went wrong when you started doing all the twisting.
Howie - Don't listen to him. This is when I was sitting on my couch at home, and I'd say "SHUT UP" (Sharon hugs him)
Howie - Yes. Piers - No. Sharon - Yes.

Dance Company - to bring Bollywood to Hollywood.
They're in.

Mas - Male Belly Dancer.
He's in.

Kung Fu Heroes.
Break sticks on each other, dance with swords, etc.
Piers - Bloody terrifying. Yes.
Sharon - Yes, Howie - yes.

Break - Segment #5

Haspop - From France. Here for Dancing (miming acting and dancing). No training. Loves to dance. Has two kids in France. Street Dancer.
Strange, but strangely good.
Audience likes him. Standing O.
Piers - Well, I have never seen anything like that in my life.
Sharon - I wanted it to go on and on. Amazing... Fantastic.
Howie - You've been doing this in the street? Phenominal - You deserve to do this indoors.

Break - Segment #6 - Day 2 at the LA Auditions

Maricar - Woman in black leather and catwoman mask. carrying a whip. Paints with the whip.
Paints to "Dontcha" by the Pussycat dolls. Almost strip-dancing. Paits on two transparencies and black background.
Puts them together, and it's her.
Sharon - stunning. I have to tell you. This is the quietest I've heard these two all day.
She's through.

Evan Berst - 72yo Shoe-leather salesman. Modesto, CA.
Dancing. Started at 9yo. married 50 years. Wife accuses him of being a showoff.
Dances to James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing.
Piers buzzed.
Sharon - How old?
Howie - I think it's wonderful. But I don't understand how it would blow up into an act.
Piers - Great watching you, but I have to say no.
Howie - No
Sharon - No.
Nick comes out. And dances with him. (Needs partner) Nope... Sorry.

Break - Segment #7

kevin something - lasso or whip, couldn't see.
Buzzed off.

Hannibal Means - Play piano and Singer
Last verse of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"
Piers buzzed. (A bit over the top.)
Audience liked it. Standing O.
Taught singing.
Piers - Singing wasn't too bad. it was my problem with the way you were murdering that keyboard.
Howie - Is it me, or does he look animatronic? I want to see more. Yes.
Piers - No.
Sharon - Yes.

QUICKIES

Chear SF - Adult Chearleading team
They're in. (Pretty good)

Danyavaad and the Shimmy Sisters - Play instruments and dance.
They're in.

Lipari and (missed)
Acrobatics on sling.
They're in.

Break - Segment #8

Dead Off Center - Teen band
They're in.

(George) Ronith - Actor from India - Impersonator - Trying to make it in Hollywood
Marlon Brando - Funny, not good.
Clint Eastwood - Same voice almost but with a hat.
Sean Connery - Funny
Arnold Schwartzenegger - Voices are almost all the same. Could BARELY understand the "I will be back"
(tag lines, facial expressions, and props)
Piers buzzed.
Piers - Thank you very much. I've never been more pleased that someone would tell us who they were, because it would be difficult to tell...
Sharon - Very good.
Piers - What a load of absolute twaddle. No.
Howie - I would expand it to 100 voices, all the same.
Piers - Deal or no Deal - Howie - Deal
Sharon - Yes.
OMG - He's in. (Hope he realizes it's because it was funny, not good!)

Break - Segment #9

New Directions Veteran's Choir - Singing group - A Choir from New Directions - Formerly homeless military veterans.
First guy homeless for 12 years in MacArthur's Park. Another guy, homelss for 25 years.
Hope to achieve - Let people know, it's ok for a warrior to seek help.
Proof that they have longer auditions than we normally see. At least 2 minutes if not more.
Standing Ovation - Judges and crowd.
Sharon - Wow. Yes we do love you vereran's very much. More than that, you're great singers.
Howie - You're inspirational.
Piers - What did it mean to you. "There were times when you didn't want to see us coming. This shows that people can change.")
Piers - Inspirational.
Yes, all round.
And another standing O from the audience.

Break - Segment #10

No Shade - Sing, Dance, Tumble...
Look like two guys.
Piers buzzed early.
Howie buzzed later.
Audience wants the "X".
Sharon - What went wrong, or where did you leave your voices.
Howie - You said you'd do something we've never seen before.
Piers - You're like a couple of wounded animals.
No all round. (WHEW!)

Noteworthy (group)
Piers buzzed. And it's no all round.

Christopher and the Crystoppers.
Skate dancing and singing.
No.

Jilla
Piers - I saw a rather silly costume waving fire above you.
No. (THANK GOD!)

Break - Segment #11

Michael Grimm - 30yo - Plays music anywhere he can - Restaurants and bars. From Mississippi. (Guitar and sing)
Grandma stopped the kids from being taken by the state. What little money he makes goes to them.
Grandparents raised him, and lost everything in Katrina.
Singing "You Don't Know Me"
Piers - I think that your grandparents were right to back you. You have a lot of talent.
Howie - I'm in agreement. You have a LOT of talent. If we bring you back, I want you to step it up. Don't just sit on a stool and play and sing.
Yes all round. (Great)

That's it for tonight.

See you tomorrow... Auditions from Dallas.

(Sorry about the line-breaks, above. I write this in Notepad, then copy/paste it here. I forgot about the wrapping. I will do better next time! BigDaddyBS ;-) )