America's Got Talent - 2008 (07/15, 07/22, 07/29)

Sorry I'm late with this... My regular computer was down, and just didn't want to do it on the backup. Now that I'm back up (new, better-than-the-old computer), I should be a little more current, depending on phone calls during the show. ;-)

Sorry about the consistency in the way I separated information for each act, below. I hope you understand.

07/15/2008 Show

Atlanta Auditions

Michelle Wallace (Banker) - Singer - All By Myself - OMG! She SHOULD sing all by herself and NOT on TV! - Nope - TG!

Commercial

Returning from last year - 41yo Bruce Block - Magician - Last year, girl who was helping quit just before he was to do the show in Vegas. He had to revamp his show, and was dropped. - Laid on a bed of nails while a girl sang "Anything Goes", then jumped up and down on him. David went and stood on the platform (after his act). Piers: No... David: Yes... Sharon: Yes. 0 He's in. (Strange act this time... Hope he's a good magician and does more as they go on)

Commercial

Duree Saunders (a guy) - Tina Turner Impersonator - Lip Syncs and Dances as Tina. - "Proud Mary" - Not bad... Has 90% of the look and dance steps... Piers: No... Sharon: Yes... David: Yes. He's in.

Tropidanza (?) - Acrobatic Dancing - Yes... Juggler - IN... Bryan Cheatham - Singer - IN... ZooPerstars - Dance - Dance in big inflatable costumes - In

Commercial - To Dallas, Texas

Dallas Desperaos - Dancers - (Dressed like cheerleaders) - diverse group - Audience loved them. Piers: Great energy... Great talent. Sharon: Loved it. David already said, "I'm moving to Dallas" - They're in.

Kenneth (aka Xculsive) - Robot Dancer - to sound effects then a bit of music. Mixed track himself. Very good. First public performance. Has a whole load of dances like that. He's in.

Commercial

Barry Collier - Barnyard Animal noises - Learned them in his closet as a child - No, though Sharon didn't buzz... Nance Upchurch - singer - No ... The Freak Show dancers - OMG - No... Music Marks the World Go Round - 2 accordian teachers - Piers: If there's one thing worse than one accordian, it's two accordians... No... Dancer - No... "The Best Looking Guy in Comedy - The Present to the World" - No.

Commercial

Donald Bresswell (San Antonio) - 45yo singer - Car accident - Ruptured muscle - 11 years since he was on stage - Accident - Lost voice... Doctors said forget singing, just learn to talk again... He sang through the audience wanting him to be Xed - And had them ALL turned around shouting "VEGAS" at the end. He's OBVIOUSLY in. Very emotional. My thoughts: THAT'S a professional... He sang through the audience doing that to him and turned them around. And THIS after 11 years of not being on stage.

End.

My thoughts? Donald Bresswell(sp?) and MAYBE the Dallas Desperados.

07/22/2008

New York (for the last time - Before Vegas, 2008)

Perry (something) - Actor - 3-buzzes - a montage of nos - and Robert (something) hand shadows... He's in

Commercial

Xavier (XL) - Singer - Good job... He's in

Commercials - To LA

Texas State Sturtters - Radio-City Music hall Rockettes-like dancers in cowboy suits - Good dance troup. David-Yes... Sharon-No... Piers-Yes. Sharon's argument was they needed a production to get into...

Alek (Shakes) - Hip-hop dance - about 11yo - Good job - He's in. The Awakening Dance troup - They're in. Another girl dance troup (missed the name) - They're in.

Ron Bellala (Ronnie B) - Singing/Dancing - Not that good... Semi-stripper - David buzzed before end of song. Performs in a bus stop. David - Worst act I ever saw. Piers... I ought to hate you, but there's something entertaining about you. Sharon... Very weird little man. David-No. Sharon-Yes. Piers-Yes. He's in. (They need SOME bad acts to get voted off before the good acts do!)

Commercials - Still in LA

THe most dangerous stunt ever performed on American Television - Father and son act - Darrel and Robert Ackerman(?) - Kiss of Death with a cobra - Piers buzzed. They did it. Piers - can't see the point of the act. Doesn't think it's worth $1M. None do. They're not in.

Commercials - Still in LA

Michael Harriosn - 42yo - Ventriloquist - Hopes to be the next Terry Fator - His GGF was a ventriloquist in vaudeville. Brought a guy up, squeezed his neck for him to open his mouth. Had a puppet, too. Good timing. Did it all well. He's in.

Commercials (DAMN there's a lotta commercials! Guess they need the $ for the prize, huh?)

Emily Davis (40yo) - Queen Emily - Sings "Chain of Fools" - The audience loves her. David... You knocked us out. You have a natural gift. (She cries) Sharon... Where have you been hiding with that voice. Happy you are on the show. Piers... You have got this voice... Where did it come from... You have got a great chance of winning. Votes: She's IN.

End of show.

Next Tuesday - Final Auditions
Two weeks - Vegas

07/29/2008

The last set of auditions - The members of MySpace

Michael Trixx (37yo) - Rock and Roll Magic Show - Sharon - Reminded her of a Rock-n-Roll Hobbitt. Piers and David buzzed him - Nope

Diva Boy & the Sexplosion Dancers - Nope... Please no... Three buzzes... Gone

Commercials

Eloy - Motivational Speaker - Nope

Del Hampton - Cluck-off Champion - Nope

Set off firewords in pants - Buzzed before he started - No way

Turnquist - "Singer" - Nope

Goy made faces - Nope

Randy Hanson - Ozzie Impersonator - Looks good... "Paranoid" - Not bad... He REALLY has the look - Sharon asked him to drop his trousers to make SURE it wasn't Ozzie. Piers said yes. David passed it to Sharon. Sharon said Yes. He's in.

Commercials

Holly Stone (44yo) - Singer - Gave up her daughter for adoption at 19. Found her daughter on MySpace (Nice story - Hope she can sing!) - Here because she loves MySpace (helped her find her daughter) - She's GOOD (GOOD!). Sang "Broken Wing"(?) - The audience loved her. Yes... All the way. She's in.

Commercials

The Cadence - Percussion group - drums through buckets, etc. - Percussion rock show - Most poor college students from Missouri State - Very Good. Audience liked them. Piers - Liked their look, but thinks they need to do more music. David talked about Stomp. David - Yes. Sharon - No. Piers - Yes - Agreed with the audience. - They're IN.

Simshi - Magician - In... Lasalle Brothers - Jugglers - In... Matthew Piaza - Impersonator - In... Kazual - sang still of the night - In ... Tapping Dads - Large group - Tap Dancers - In...

Commercials

Mom and daughter act - The Sweet-tones - Mom taught herself her talent (People say, "I've never heard anything like it") - Claudia Hutchens (almost 40) & Elaine Clark (almost 80) - Whistlers - Audience booing all the way. Piers buzzed them. - David - Good job, but turns it over to the others. Sharon - Doesn't think anyone can take whistling for 1-1/2 hour. Piers - Irritating, pointless, childish, etc. - All Nos. (David said in a whistling competition, yes... Here, no)

Commercials

Soldier singer - Specialist Daniel Jens (34yo - 1st Cav, US Army just back from 15 months in Iraq) - Audience is into it - "I'll Be (The Greatest Fan of Your Life)" - Sharon - liked him. Piers - "Unfortunately we're not judgint the best soldier..." He has charisma... said he needed work on his singing. David - You can sing... You have chops... Piers brings out his wife. David - Yes. Sharon - Yes. Piers - "We sent you to Iraq. I've got better news this time - You're going to Vegas." He's in.

End of show. Next week - VEGAS. First show. Tuesday - 2 hour event. Thursday - Top 40 chosen.

This show's picks - Holly Stone, The Cadence, and Daniel Jens.

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I will be watching (hopefully, depending on phone calls!) and will report on tonight's show, in Vegas, soon.