Congratulations to Spidey...our BroadwayWorld Idol winner!- Page 53

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 2:22am

Oh my goodness - all this drama, and from such talented people!

Someone pulled a papa!

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 2:22am

Tis a sad day.

[smartpenguin78]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 2:24am

Won't somebody think of the "Clique Whore"?

[camerangel]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 2:35am

Well Jerby will still be around and he will give us a song for our final week.. Wont you Jerb?

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 2:39am

Yes. I am still going to be around--vote for folks and stuff.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 3:26am

First post updated, folks!

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 6:41am

This is exactly what I am feeling right now.

Updated On: 3/13/06 at 06:41 AM

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 8:37am

O.K. Wow. I was very confused when I saw the thread title this morning, since I didn't get to vote. I've caught up on the last 6 or 7 pages, and it seems I don't need to vote now. Sorry to see you go, Jerby. I've enjoyed listening to you each week and really looked forward to hearing more.

[Patronus]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 10:40am

Good morning everyone! (Okay, that was a failed attempt at humor but rather than editing it out I am just going to let it go.)

Jerby, I understand your frustration on the criticism. As I hope you know, you are one of my favorite people on this forum and the thought that I have upset you or made you feel as if I don't respect you honestly makes me feel horrible.

It was alluded to in one of the posts before and I am not sure exactly who said it, but at this stage of the game it's also hard for the judges to come up with things to say and to make it interesting.

Since this show is patterned after American Idol, I almost don't see the point of the judges scores and I think that is something that should be taken into consideration in future versions of the show.

I am not a great singer and everyone who is still in this competition is infinitely better than I am. I have had vocal training, I can read music and am aware of pitch and the like - but I am in awe of all of you are respect you very much for putting yourselves out there. I am judging based on who does well but also whose voice that I like a lot.

In regards to your scores being a tad lower than Spider's for me it was simply because of the two songs for him. He had one song that I ranked a good bit lower and then he had one song that I felt was incredible. When I averaged those two scores together it bumped him up to a higher number.

When I vote, I don't always vote to match my top 2 singers point-wise for that week, I vote to match my favorite singers overall and I don't believe there has been one week where I didn't vote for you with one of those votes. That would not have changed this week.

My comments regarding the songs being a bit boring was a combination of my personal opinions regarding the choices and, like on American Idol, I was simply trying to express how others might feel the performances as a whole. In regards to my scoring, there was less than .5 of a difference between my top 3, which really isn't a tremendous difference especially given how I have scored in the past using much larger gaps between contestants.

I definitely get the picking songs that showcase your voice well, but I honestly haven't heard a song that you have done the entire time that doesn't show case your voice well. You have easily been one of the two most consistent people in this competition and you are always very good to great. Song choice has to play a role on some level.

I am really sorry that you quit the competition, but I completely understand why you did and support that decision. I always say that if things stop being fun that there really isn't any point in continuing. That being said, I really do wish you had stuck it out and would please reconsider your decision to leave the competition.

At the end of the day this is just a game and I was the first to admit that I was in a very bad mood last night and wasn't thinking as clearly as I may think normally. If I had been in the mood to go back and really double and triple check my words like I usually do, I may have worded things different and I am sincerely sorry if I offended you.

More importantly than any of this BWW Idol stuff, I want you to know that I respect you very much and find you to be extremely talented and this was in no way intended to be a slight against you.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 10:44am

What a freaking BABY.

Updated On: 3/13/06 at 10:44 AM

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 10:54am

Maybe BSO will now delete the entire thread.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:33am

I like a lot of the people who seem to have taken this whole thing very seriously, but overall, not for one New York minute have I ever understood why anybody would get involved with this.

Maybe it's because I abhor American Idol and its very structure, but how on earth could hurt feelings and acrimony not be the result of something patterned after that modern era taste of theatre of cruelty?

Sincerely,
FN

[smartpenguin78]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:46am

I understand what Namo is saying. I also mostly agree with it, as another who does not watch AI.

I can say why I liked listening to this though. I wanted to be able to hear the singers. I also don't think there is anything wrong with comparison and competition.

The activities here gave me a chance to listen to a great many singers, many of whom where very good. And it gave those singers a chance to hear some suggestions for improvement, along with an awful lot of praise.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:47am

Seriously, fashioning an online competition from AI, and no one saw something like this coming? It was a time bomb waiting to explode. Especially on this board. I'm a performer, but I sure as hell am not posting my songs to be scrutinized publicly by those who wish to remain anonymous. It's just asking for trouble. Why don't we all just post naked photos of ourselves with the faces blurred out and let a bunch of people who wish to remain anonymous criticize them? That would be an AWESOME idea!

[smartpenguin78]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:51am

That is really unnecessary.

Most of the people listening who came here did nothing but give gushing praise. Others of us simply are not annonymous.

The judges in these later rounds were all people who were attempting to be fair, and tried to have everyone's best interest at heart.

[camerangel]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:51am

Up until this season I had never seen a single AI episode. As of this season I have only seen one because it was on at my dad's house while I was visiting and they watch religiously.

Honestly I am still amazed at how many people have participated. When Tiff originally discussed it with me, we figured we would have to practically beg people to join. shockingly there were aroudn 24 entries the first week.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:52am

Once again, I want to apologize to anyone offended by last night's drama. While I do not regret what I was saying, I do regret how it was said. I was very tired and thus emotional. I should have stepped away from the computer and made a calm resignation today. I instead behaved petulantly and recklessly. I do feel that I made the right decision for many reasons. Some of those reasons are here and clear--some are not to be shared. Ultimately, I feel it was the right decision to pay respect to the other 3 contestants.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:55am

please, matt, give it a rest. we've all seen those pictures and yes, we all thought they were stunning at the time and said so. continuing to push them is just getting desperate.

[robbiej]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:56am

No offense to anyone...but what exactly were the qualifications to be a judge?

Look...I pay my vocal coach quite a bit of money to critique me and get me to be a better performer. And that's face to face. And he works with some really spectacular performers. He knows his sh*t, as the kids say.

[smartpenguin78]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:57am

It is an amateur competition.
Like a high school talent show.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:59am

So papa, does this mean you're not going to be a judge? I was counting on you, robbiej (aka Nedra), and Boobs. Margo can post the reviews. Love him!

[caitiesus1522]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 12:01pm

Reading through what all happened last night after I left, I have lost ALL respect I had for someone. And they were the person I respected most on this board.

It is just really deisappointing

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 12:03pm

Well, I deserve that, and I can only hope you change your mind about me one day.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 12:04pm

i was told that my views were unwelcome and even a bit, and i have such trouble buying this, out of the mainstream of the broadwayworld ethos. they pretty much called me an extremist and didn't even thank me for my application.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 12:05pm

Favorite non-Jerby qoute from this thread?

I'm not going to beg for you to come back, although I do think it's a shame to the people who actually support you (including myself) that you'd throw this away.

How could you?