After a shocking results show that found Syesha Mercado and Carly Smithson (above) -- two of last night's strongest performers -- in the bottom two, Carly was sent home on the American Idol results show tonight. Too bad -- I actually really, really liked her sassy rendition of "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar. She seemed to have so much fun with it, and it suited her powerhouse voice. Maybe she'll get a second shot at fame after this ... now onto my gripes.
How in the HAY-ELL do last night's suckiest performers -- I'm lookin' at you, Jason Castro and Brooke White -- manage to avoid the Stools of Suckitude altogether?!?! So wrong! I actually like both performers quite a bit, but they both paled in comparison to Syesha and Carly. Just don't understand the voting patterns of Idol fans ... I guess I'll wallow in the injustice of it all until next week when we'll be treated to mentoring help from Neil Diamond. No, I'm not kidding. Turn on your heart light.
In Thursday's Quick, we have a story about a device that emits a high-pitched noise only teens can hear. It's placed in spots where people want to deter loiterers, a.k.a get rid of those meddling kids. Want to hear if your ears have withstood all that time with your iPod? See which frequencies you can detect.
Supposedly the "Mosquito," as it's called, sounds like a mosquito buzzing in your ear or nails on a chalkboard. If they had that outside of the Dunkin' Donuts or the 7-11 that I spent my lame teenage years hanging out in front of, I probably would have stayed home.
That event is designed to lure new readers to comic books. When I asked Waid what title he would recommend to a parent whose young child is interested in comics, he came up with Bone, which he described as "an epic all-ages tale full of humor and adventure."
Although Waid is the editor of BOOM! Studios, he still writes superhero comics for Marvel and DC. Currently on the market is The Brave and the Bold (pictured), a series that teams up two or more DC characters every issue.
When I asked Waid what was on the horizon, he said, "I'll be doing an arc on Amazing Spider-Man later this year -- no more details at this time -- and there are BOOM! projects that I'll be inventing and writing myself. Keep on the lookout!"
The lineup for this summer's Rock the Bells tour includes A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul (above) and The Pharcyde, among other hip-hop luminaries. Unfortunately, the closest this tour is coming to Dallas is Denver. Road trip!
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