Prince on Idol

I've been meaning to post about this for a few days, but have just been busy. Know what really pisses me off? (Besides Taylor Hicks winning Idol, I mean.) The fact that Prince was on the Idol finale...and I SLEPT THROUGH IT...WHILE MY BOYFRIEND WAS WATCHING IT...AND HE DIDN'T WAKE ME UP...OR EVEN TELL ME ABOUT IT LATER...HE JUST LET ME FIND OUT ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET. I watched most of the show, but conked out at one point on the couch...woke up right before they announced the winner. (I know I said I would be boycotting the finale, but J wanted to watch it.)

I can't believe Jeffrey didn't wake me up. He KNOWS I love me some Prince! He's our generation's James Brown. One o' the baddest mofos on the planet. That's okay...I found the video at YouTube. But, man, is the direction bad. Dudes, don't you know that when you're shooting one of the best dancers ever you need to actually show him dancing?!

Watch the Prince video and then tell me that Taylor Hicks is the head of the Soul Patrol. Taylor Hicks isn't qualified to tie Prince's shoe...

Word all over the internet is that His Royal Purpleness showed up literally at the last second and walked offstage and right out of the building. Details here. Now that's a rock star....that's how you do it, people! :)

Look who Prince special guested with last night... PLUS Larry Graham and Graham Central Station? That's more funk than even a old-school funk-lover like me could handle! :) Rumor has it he's gonna be doing a lot of shows in Vegas this summer...might have to plan a visit to Mom's...but how the hell is a poor school lady like me supposed to afford those ticket prices?! If you've never seen The Time live, I recommend it. I have fond memories of seeing Morris Day and The Time in July '97 at the Crystal Ballroom with a girlfriend--we were celebrating her birthday. (J was out on the road at the time, as was her boyfriend, so we solo'd it.) I can hardly believe that was 9 years ago already...

Unfortunately, I didn't sleep through this moment...although I had to go to the internet to make sure I'd really seen what I thought I had. Don't you just love when life gives us moments more mind-bogglingly cheesier than any we could have scripted?

And, WHY, oh WHY, didn't any of you tell me I slept through THIS?!?!

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After posting this, I was IM'ing with Irene in Paris. She reminded me that France has their own version of American Idol, Nouvelle Star. Irene's favorite this season is Christophe. She tried to direct me to video clips of Christophe singing on the Nouvelle Star site, but they seemed to want to charge me. (I don't think so!) :) So we went an alternate route--we found video clips at DailyMotion. Here are two of Irene's favorite Christophe performances: Memory and True Colors. Nouvelle Star doesn't have their finale for another couple of weeks. Hopefully Irene will let us know who wins. :)