The Birmingham auditions, in addition to being an hour shorter than many of the other audition episodes, were different from previous shows. The Odd weren't quite as odd, more contestants either could sing well or couldn't sing well at all.
It was an odd night indeed. So, bear with me as this might be an odd report.
Tonight's Most Notable of the Odd
That's right, it's Simon Cowell's shirt! Yes, he wears those teensy-sleeved t-shirts each week. Although I don't believe I've mentioned them before, they annoy me. They're odd on men who actually have biceps, odder on Simon Cowell. In this pose, most folks with a shirt like that look a bit muscular. Nope, not Simon!
Make him stop.
Can you tell I wasn't too impressed with the Odd?
Then there was Victoria Watson's hair. And, her mother's hair. The locks prompted Ryan Seacrest to regress to his cheesy jokes, something (if I'm being honest), I sort of miss a bit.
"What brings you hair?" Ah, vintage Seacrest!
I felt sorry for Victoria when she was rejected by the judges. No, I don't think she was right for the competition, but her voice wasn't that bad. She would do well in a chorus or choir, I think. Simon's comment about her having a voice only her mother could love was a bit rough. She wasn't a total non-talent like many going through the audition doors. Oh, well... hair today, gone tomorrow.
I don't get this one at all. A 50-year old woman, dressed in Big Bird attire, with a name of Fowler. She wasn't funny, couldn't sing, wasn't even near the age she gave (26) and I don't even really want to give her attention.
Article comments
1 - Ty
"One of them had such an odd sob story that it made me twitch too much to put it in the Most Notable of the Odd. But, if it's true, it's a horrible thing to live through as a child; "My Daddy shot my Momma because he caught her cheatin' on him, then he shot himself. He's paralyzed from the chest down. I take care of him and my grandma." Eep."
This girl reminded me of Kellie Pickler, who also had a sob story (daddy's in prison). Plus I think they are both from North Carolina so I think this girl is seriously trying to be the next Pickler.