America's Got Talent (AGT) (2010) - July 6, 2010 (Vegas, Baby!)

Vegas Week at the Palms Casino Resort

Segment #1

Howie: Every one of you deserves to be here. ... We reviewed all the acts, again, and have made some decisions. We have to choose those worthy of going on and becoming part of our top 48. We have separated you into three groups - Group A, B and C. Every one of Group A ... is going to perform tonight, because we feel they have the best shot making it.

Sharon: I'm sorry. But I really don't have good news for you. We don't feel you are as good as Group A. Therefore, after group A performs, if there are any spots left, it may be one, it could be 10, it depends on how Group A performs tonight, we will start drawing from Group B.

Piers: Group C. You were, in many ways the most difficult category. We looked at (a lot of stuff), and as a result...

BREAK

Segment #2

A - Judge's Favorites
B - Standby Group
C - ...

Piers (continues): We decided in your case, that you were so good, you're going straight to Hollywood.

Belly Dancing Duo
Molina
Striker's All-Stars
??????
??????
Future Funk
Artcitect
Maniaks
Fighting Gravity
The South Philly Vikings
are ALL through without performing tonight or tomorrow.
(Spelling is problably wrong, above.)

Acts have been put into a category, so they will warm up together, practice together, and watch each other from the wings.

Magicians

William Scott Anderson (from Portland)
Did one where he "split" himself. (Howie to other judges: Let's see how many spots we have left)

Michael Grimm(?)
Going to show sleight of hand, tonight.
Parasols appear, card tricks. Confetti from nothing.
Not big wow, but slick.

Tall blonde guy with funny hair. (Murray?)
Made a car appear behind a screen.
Good showman. Out of all the magicians here, where do you think he ranks.

The old guy - funny.
Magician's union called and said he wasn't revealing his tricks. (???)
(Tried a different tact - Wasn't funny, tonight)
Piers didn't like it. Howie understood it. The audience (other acts) liked it.

Segment #3

Note: We're not seeing full acts, tonight, but the "best of" the act for the judge, or what makes the judges react. They do have a little bit of conversation between acts, but most are just quick takes to the other judges.

Harmonica Players

They show the two acts (Asian guy and an older guy) intermingled.

Pierre - The older.

Acrobats

Climbing Wall Dancers
Piers: We've seen it twice now. How long could you watch that.

Rope Swingers
She got stuck.
Sharon: When it works, it looks beautiful and graceful, when it doesn't...

Rudy (balanced on basketball, originally
Balances on a girl, tonight.
Howie: I was amazed that she could hold the weight of both of them on her two arms.

Segment #4

Danger Category

Stylish sword swallower - Nail pounded into tongue, swallows two pool queues.
Woman who spins flaming swords (dropped one)
Weightlifter - Goes outside - Picks up 6 girls and a bench. Holds back two motorcycles.
Lumbermen(???) Cut logs and log-roll
Antonio ???? - Does a sort of magic act with flame. One girl appears, then two in a box. Didn't go perfect. Missed with the fire, once.

Segment #5

Operatic Singers

All singers having a problem with the dryness hurting their voices.

John Quayle/Prince Poppycock (may have a virus) -
Piers: Your bug affected your voice quite a lot, didn't it?
(It's very emotional... I wanted to be at my best for you. .. I tried my best.)

Hannible Means(?) -
My message is that being on AGT is wonderful, because I am facing my greatest fear. (What's that?) My greatness.
Howie: Novelty. Sharon: He's got talent.

Carlos Efante(?) -
Unreachable Star
Sharon - Great performance.
Howie: It wasn't as impressive to me.

[ALL sounded pretty good to me.]

Segment #6

Tap Dancers

Hott Shots - One screwed up.
Sharon: I loved what they did. Piers: So did I.

The Bollywood Dance group
A hip-hop dance group
The girl who plays violin and dances

Last two: Wreckless (Orlando) and ??? from LA

LA group: Not bad.
Piers: We literally went back to street performance.

Wreckless
Piers: How do you think you did. (We did great. We put our hearts out there)
Howie: As much as I think they're really really good, do you think they're better.
Sharon: For me, it was one step down from what we've seen.

Segment #7

Female Singers

Two older ladies (???)
April Lane(?)

Debra (the VERY nervous girl)
No more nerves? No more nerves. (Sounded nervous.)
Sharon: She brings a sadness to her performance.
Piers: I like that.
Howie: She still brings her trepidation.

Mary Ellen (Yodeller)
She called Howie (Holly)
Plays keyboard & sings.
No, but audience was into it.
Piers: She's never ever learned to stop (at coffee machine)
Nick: Literally been on stage for 10 minutes doing the same song.
Howie comes on stage: We have to go. You realize that you only had 90 seconds. (Yes, but I got carried away.)
Howie: I can't keep my eyes off her.
Piers: She didn't sing or play one note in tune.

Segment #8

The Kids

Dancing kid - some acrobatics
Amedeus
Ballroom Dancers
Howie: Is that something America will want to watch.
Singer - Stand By Me
Conner - Kite dancer (to Cohen's Hallelujuh by a female)
CJ (rapper/dancer) - 11 years old.

Howie: Tough decision because there's so much talent

Segment #9

Comedians

Grandmother

Doogie - 30yo guy with a beard
Piers: I thought you were better when 3000 people were after your blood.

Novelty Acts

Lady painter - Howie: Incredibly clever and she is stunning
Dog act
Cowboy with lasso (flaming)
Trick - Mousetrap and blowgun to eat a marshmallow - Missed all three times.
Arthur (One-man band)

Hand-Whistler Sallie ??? - (38 spots left) 53yrs of handwhistling experience
Piers: She's a sweet lady, and a great hand-whistler. I just can't imagine her ... (missed it)

Segment #10

Male Singers

Suave singer
Guitar/Singer (young guy)
Piano/Singer - Didn't do well...

Taylor Matthews (did Somewhere Over the Rainbow in auditions) guitar/singer
"Tracks of My Tears"
Piers: Quite a few have come back and not been quite as good as in the auditions.
Piers: I thought he was stretching a little bit in the vocals.

Michael (grandparents raised him) Did "You Don't Know Me"
"Try a Little Tenderness"
Piers: You were way over the 90 seconds. You are aware you can get disqualified for that.
Piers: He went on too long, and to his detiment, because he was reaching for emotion.

Segment #11

Judges Decisions

48 spots, 38 left
Contestants wait.

Shows montage of acts, while judges look at pictures of acts, and decide.

Strong man, and strange sword swallower are in.
Anotnio: Howie: It didn't go perfectly, tonight, did it? You are going to hollywood.
Chips and Murry - Going to Hollywood.
Army guy and another: not going.
Heavy black guy and strange guy and indian singer: going.
Conner and some other kids, no.
Ballroom Dancer kids: Yes.
Painter: Going.
Novelty acts - most aren't.
Sally - Hand-Whistler - Going to Hollywood. (I didn't know I could still jump)
LA dancers - No. (Very emotional)
Two other Dancing groups - Going.
Bollywood dance group: Going.
Harmonica - Old guy in top 48. Asian, no.
Rope Dancers - No
Balancer and another - Yes.
Doogie goes. Female comediatn asked "if he gets sick and dies can I go?"
Mary Ellen - Going. (You've GOT to be KIDDING me?)
Black lady singer, and Debra (nervous girl) - Going.
Old lady and black girl - Going home
Missed a couple going home
Michael Grimm/Taylor Matthews - Going to Hollywood.

27 acts on the way.

Tomorrow - Group B for 11 spots.

I apologize to any act or friends of the acts if I mangled or misspelled their names. There was no card showing it, and I had to catch it in passing. Sorry for the descriptions in the end list, too, as they didn't really mention names then, and we've only seen the acts a couple of times.

Cya, then!