Keeping it real – I was worried. I came to tonight’s rebooted Idol with the fear that I was going to have to explain why your friendly, neighborhood Muser was disappointed in the show that My Daughter Diandra once proclaimed “a religion in our household.” But thanks to a new set of Evil Genius Producers,... Continue Reading →
5 Questions for American Idol
Will anybody watch? Apart from the investment in the judges (and Katy Perry, in particular), ABC has certainly promoted the reboot very aggressively. I think it needs to get good numbers from the start to be taken seriously. Will it be any good? I’m looking to see if the new producers make any significant changes... Continue Reading →
A Bumpy Flight Finally Lands
[Cue up Allman Brothers Stormy Monday] They call it stormy Monday But Tuesday's just as bad I fly quite frequently and have experienced the shock of air turbulence. When it’s really bad, your attention gets focused so intensely that you cannot think of anything else while you anxiously wait for it to end. That was Monday’s... Continue Reading →
Saying Nothing (for now)
[Cue up Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton Say Something] “Sometimes the greatest the way to say something is to say nothing at all” That’s how I’m feeling right now about the bad breakup we saw tonight. I’m not able to process my feelings in a logical way (which I know sounds like a contradiction but... Continue Reading →
How Can I Live Until the End?
In a surprise to nobody, Arie sent Kendall the Taxidermist home. Aside from her love of stuffing animals which would be a complete non-starter for me, she was by far the most interesting girl of the three which is exactly why she wouldn’t be suitable for Arie. But even if I had been inclined to... Continue Reading →
There Will Be Musings (eventually)
Just a reminder that my inability to keep my real life, i.e. work/travel obligations, apart from my fantasy life, i.e. I'm so wealthy that I can write about The Bachelor or American Idol or whatever in a timely fashion without concern for basic necessities . . . and, oh boy, this has now become a run-on sentence that... Continue Reading →
There’s No Place Like Home
[Cue Home Sweet Home. I’ll take Carrie Underwood’s cover of the original version by Motley Crue but the Crue will do, too.] It was Hometown Visits Week. Before I break each one down, there were a couple of broad themes worth pointing out. First, we have the fake-outs where the preview clips for every visit... Continue Reading →
Ray's Musings 