THE FULL MONTY CHRONICLES

Not as bad as the girls but still not great. I thought that some of these guys were going to blow it out of the water but instead they crashed and burned. I know at least 24 other singers who could knock these contestants out of the box. Anyway on to the blogging: 12. Tyler Grady "American Woman" - I don't even remember this performance. Well I reviewed the performance and it was absolutely awful. The "Oh" 's were so flat and out of character. He has nothing but a 4 note range. Not a fan and he did not live up to his expectations. I remember his first audition and it was great. Too bad. 11. Todrick Hall "Since U Been Gone" - REALLY??? I mean who does he think that he is. He COMPLETELY changed the song. It is one thing to put your own spin on a song and completely another thing to totally make a new song out of the same lyrics. The latter is what Todrick did. It was so cocky and self indulgent. He makes me cringe. I am really not a fan. Too mu...

Well this was a little underwhelming. I guess it could have easily been the nerves of the first live show. I was expecting a whole lot more. All we have been hearing is how awesome the girls are this season. I don't know about that. Could this be another year for the guys to win? Too early to tell but if I were going by tonight's performances, none of the girls would take it. 12. Janell Wheeler "What About Love" - One of my FAVORITE songs ever. She butchered it for me. I did not have the angst that it should have had. It was almost like a electric blue iced cupcake. It looks like it could be hardcore and rough. Once you bite into it, it still is sweet and good. She tried to pull off this rock song. Looks great on paper but in reality, not so much. For some reason, I am sure that she will make it through to next week. 11. Ashley Rodriguez "Happy" - Nice voice but that was it. Pretty girl but that is it. Boring. Nothing to this song at all. Why was the k...

I can not wait to get to the good stuff.... THE BAD Julie Kevelighan - Aww I almost feel really bad for her. She is one of those people who are so disillusioned. Dexter Ward Vanessa Johnston THE GOOD Lloyd Thomas Kimberly Carver Erica Rhodes Dave Pittman - I liked everything about this guy. Todrick Hall Danatoya Thompson Stephanie Daulong Christiana Spear Maegan Wright - AWESOME Now off to Denver....

Is it me or is this season becoming a little boring? On with the auditions.... THE BAD Neil Goldstein - Seemed like he was going to have a panic attack. He was SOOO sweaty. YUCK Jayson Wilson Jesse Chang Martin Perez Damien Lefavor - Just a weird audition AJ Mendoza - HORRIBLE AUDITION!!!!! Austin Fullmer - Over the top!!! Jason Greene - Really???? THE GOOD Jim Ranger Mary Powers Tasha Layton Chris Golightly Andrew Garcia - MY FAVORITE!!!! EXCELLENT VOCALS Now off to Dallas....

Straight to the point.... THE BAD Theo Glinton Jarred Norrell THE WHY'S Brittany Star James - Not impressed at all Cornelius Edwards - REALLY???? THE GOOD Seth Rollins Jermaine Purifoy Shelby Dressel Jay Stone Janell Wheeler Kasi Bedford Bernadette Desimone Amanda Desimone Matt Lawrence The next four episodes coming soon.....

Right to the punch.... THE BAD Curley Newborn Allanah Halbert Brian Krause Harold Davis Chantelle Graczkowski THE WHY NOT'S Amy Lang THE GOOD Katelyn Epperly - I can only hope that she at least makes the top 24 Charity Vance Angela Martin - She has always been one of my favorite contestants. I know that she has auditioned for 3 seasons. I really hope that this is her season. I really like her. John Park - GREAT VOCALS Paige Dehausse - One of my favorite vocals Justin Ray Keith Semple Marcus Jones Off to Orlando =)

Back from Slackerville. Just been so busy with work and rehearsals. Now that I am stuck in the house, I guess that I should really put this blog back together. THE BAD Dewane Robinson Kristi Marie Agronow Jesse Hamilton Lathan Davenport Hansel Enriquez Blake Smith Lamar Royal THE WHY NOT'S Lauren Sanders - I thought that her voice was okay. Why not keep her with her friend? I would have said yes. THE WHY'S Noel Reese - Nothing special. Not my type of voice. Skii Bo Ski - Really??? I though that he was hideous. THE GOOD Miriam Lemnouni Tisha Holland - I LOVE THIS GIRL!!!! Her voice was great for me. Jermaine Sellars - I remember him from Sunday's Best. I really didn't like him on that competition. But now, I am so excited for him to hopefully make the top 12. I loved his audition. Vanessa Wolfe Holly Harden Mallory Haley Carmen Turner - Definitely the better singer. Bryan Walker - Awesome vocals. CHICAGO auditions next!!!...

So we have started the start of my true obsession, American Idol. I have watched it for every season and can tell you every contestant that has made the top 10/12 since the show started and do it in order of elimination. Just FYI. For some reason, I am not too excited about this season. I think that it is the absence of Paula. I really liked her. But oh well. I thought that Victoria Beckham fit in quite well. She definitely would have made a great permanent fill IMO. Anyway on to the auditions. The Bad Janet McNamara Pat Ford Derek Hilton - This guy made me laugh. Super funny how he switched voices. Mere Doyle Andrew Fenlon - I completely agree with Kara. I would have killed to have been given the shot to audition for the judges of American Idol. Bill Bloom Michael Ryan Lisa Olivero - At least, she was featured for another "asset". That was funny. Ryan Keane Norberto Guerroro - I didn't know if it was a girl with a facial hair problem or a guy who need to lose the hairdo....

Hello all, It is so hard to believe that I have not blogged in over 2 years. Wow. I have done so much and have encountered so many great people. I have just been SO busy. But I am back just in time for American Idol season 9. My thoughts on tonights show will follow soon.

I am super excited because today I get to go to the Melting Pot with a few of my friends. The Melting Pot is expensive but it is so good. It is fondue restaurant with 4 courses: Cheese Fondue, Salad, Main Course or Wine Fondue, and Chocalate Fondue for dessert. I have been once and I loved it!!!! I am going again and I am sure that I will love it even more!!!! Check out the website at www.themeltingpot.com

Reference Name: Vietnam Date Of Birth: 6/23/58 Favorite Memory: Spending the night at his house after I had graduated from college to talk about life and what to expect. My oldest brother was not really there when I was growing up. I don't know a whole lot about him but I do know that he served in the Vietnam war. There were moments where I believed that he was crazy. He was a little violent when I was in high school. I thought that the war may have something to do with that issue. He married a woman from Africa. I never really liked her. She seemed like she only wanted him for the easy passage into the US. In about a year, they got divorced. They do share a child together. The child, who will call Viet Baby, has not been around me much. When we are together, she seems so smart and much like an adult. She is only 10. Well beyond her years in intelligence. Now back to my brother, he has become a lot more settled since the divorce. He is almost 50 years old and I want nothing b...

Reference Name: Daddy Date Of Birth: 8/20/39 Date Of Death: 9/11/05 Favorite Memory: Coming to both, my high school and my college graduation. My father was an interesting character. When I was growing up, he was my hero. I looked up to him so much. I was a daddy's boy. I guess because I was the youngest boy. My father was a truck driver for as long as I can remember. He would always bring home goodies every friday. My younger sister and I looked forward to it. It brought so much joy to our lives. Somewhere along the line, the relationship between myself and my father faded to zero. I guess I held a lot of resentment towards him for something that he did to me. When I was 8 or 9, I auditioned for the Mickey Mouse Club. I was totally ready for this. I remember being so confident at such an early age. My dad did not like the arts or didn't like the entertainment field. So I auditioned and I made the final cuts. My mom and I were so excited. We were to fly out to Florida i...

Reference Name: Mom Date Of Birth: 5/24/39 Date Of Death: 11/18/98 Best Memory: Singing to her at her birthday party. She was standing front and center and everyone else was talking and ignoring me. I was 15 at the time. She is and will always be my biggest fan. I miss my mother very much. She died when I was 18 from Breast Cancer. I remember visiting her in the hospital a lot because it was about 30 minutes from my college. I would go and sing to her and try to make her smile. She was uncomfortable and I knew it. That is probably what hurt me the most. To see her lying there and not being able to help. She would always ask me to sing to her. She was by far my biggest fan. I could always trust her and ask her for advice. I remember seeing the smile on her face when I graduated from High school. I was on the platform so my parents got special seating. She was so happy about it all. I remember when I told her that I got accepted to the college that I wanted to go to. She was so p...

Welcome. My name is Montario. Monty for short. Why Monty? Because people have a hard time pronouncing my name. Just a little about me. I am a 25 year old African American male who lives in Southern Maryland. I have 2 brothers and 5 sisters. I am #7 out of 8. The youngest boy. I skipped 2nd Grade, somehow. I don't why but it happened. I graduated from high school in 1997. I moved to Baltimore and attended Morgan State University in the fall of 1997. My mom died of Breast Cancer in 1998. I went on to continue in school and graduated in May of 2003 with a degree in Vocal Music. I moved back to St. Mary's County to move in with my father, who was blind and had kidney disease. I was a substitute teacher for a year before I decided to teach full time. So that I could be closer to my new school, I decided to move out of my father's house. I moved in with a friend and his brother, who is now my friend as well. I finished my first year of great teaching with a bunch of success. My c...