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 ;-) )