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Ok, last night I was going to watch Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em before I went out, a little light humour would do the trick, I thought to myself.
However, the snooker must have run late, as my little comedy half hour wasn't so. So, I decided to channel hop.
I turned to ITV to see this Pop Idol thing, which I haven't seen before, so I thought I'd watch it for a bit. In case you haven't seen it, there is this real fat bloke on there.
They had a short interview with people saying "why do you want to be a pop idol" etc, and the fat bloke (don't know his name) said something like "I want to be a pop idol becuase I think there are loads of large people like me who have a talent, but are never able to show it off."
And I just thought "Spot on!", all credit to the bloke as far as I'm concerned. It must have taken a lot of bottle to go up there to the audition when you know that pretty much everyone else will fit into the industry stereotype of "Blokes have to be tall, with a six pack, and women have to be blonde haired, with a nice bum and pretty eyes" etc etc.
I didn't get to watch the end last night, so if anyone knows if fat bloke is still in it, let me know, as I want him to win. If he does win, I'll go out and buy the record even if I don't like it, out of proncipal!
So I want fat bloke updates in here please as I won't be able to watch it all the time. I hope he wins, all credit to the bloke.
However, the snooker must have run late, as my little comedy half hour wasn't so. So, I decided to channel hop.
I turned to ITV to see this Pop Idol thing, which I haven't seen before, so I thought I'd watch it for a bit. In case you haven't seen it, there is this real fat bloke on there.
They had a short interview with people saying "why do you want to be a pop idol" etc, and the fat bloke (don't know his name) said something like "I want to be a pop idol becuase I think there are loads of large people like me who have a talent, but are never able to show it off."
And I just thought "Spot on!", all credit to the bloke as far as I'm concerned. It must have taken a lot of bottle to go up there to the audition when you know that pretty much everyone else will fit into the industry stereotype of "Blokes have to be tall, with a six pack, and women have to be blonde haired, with a nice bum and pretty eyes" etc etc.
I didn't get to watch the end last night, so if anyone knows if fat bloke is still in it, let me know, as I want him to win. If he does win, I'll go out and buy the record even if I don't like it, out of proncipal!
So I want fat bloke updates in here please as I won't be able to watch it all the time. I hope he wins, all credit to the bloke.
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Ok, last night I was going to watch Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em before I went out, a little light humour would do the trick, I thought to myself.
However, the snooker must have run late, as my little comedy half hour wasn't so. So, I decided to channel hop.
I turned to ITV to see this Pop Idol thing, which I haven't seen before, so I thought I'd watch it for a bit. In case you haven't seen it, there is this real fat bloke on there.
They had a short interview with people saying "why do you want to be a pop idol" etc, and the fat bloke (don't know his name) said something like "I want to be a pop idol becuase I think there are loads of large people like me who have a talent, but are never able to show it off."
And I just thought "Spot on!", all credit to the bloke as far as I'm concerned. It must have taken a lot of bottle to go up there to the audition when you know that pretty much everyone else will fit into the industry stereotype of "Blokes have to be tall, with a six pack, and women have to be blonde haired, with a nice bum and pretty eyes" etc etc.
I didn't get to watch the end last night, so if anyone knows if fat bloke is still in it, let me know, as I want him to win. If he does win, I'll go out and buy the record even if I don't like it, out of proncipal!
So I want fat bloke updates in here please as I won't be able to watch it all the time. I hope he wins, all credit to the bloke.
However, the snooker must have run late, as my little comedy half hour wasn't so. So, I decided to channel hop.
I turned to ITV to see this Pop Idol thing, which I haven't seen before, so I thought I'd watch it for a bit. In case you haven't seen it, there is this real fat bloke on there.
They had a short interview with people saying "why do you want to be a pop idol" etc, and the fat bloke (don't know his name) said something like "I want to be a pop idol becuase I think there are loads of large people like me who have a talent, but are never able to show it off."
And I just thought "Spot on!", all credit to the bloke as far as I'm concerned. It must have taken a lot of bottle to go up there to the audition when you know that pretty much everyone else will fit into the industry stereotype of "Blokes have to be tall, with a six pack, and women have to be blonde haired, with a nice bum and pretty eyes" etc etc.
I didn't get to watch the end last night, so if anyone knows if fat bloke is still in it, let me know, as I want him to win. If he does win, I'll go out and buy the record even if I don't like it, out of proncipal!
So I want fat bloke updates in here please as I won't be able to watch it all the time. I hope he wins, all credit to the bloke.
Surely someone must know?
Well, if no-one replys, then it usually means that nobody does know.
Tarrant,it would help if you READ THE POST, not just the title.
Still, you are from Hull, so maybe I'm expecting a little too much....
:-)
Still, you are from Hull, so maybe I'm expecting a little too much....
:-)
If you think Hull's bad I'm from Essex!!! Nuff sed!!!
rattle snake3 wrote:
> If you think Hull's bad I'm from Essex!!! Nuff sed!!!
I'm from Essex as well.
Your point?
> If you think Hull's bad I'm from Essex!!! Nuff sed!!!
I'm from Essex as well.
Your point?
You live in Essex?
"Sarah, kids, we're moving to Manchester!"
"Sarah, kids, we're moving to Manchester!"
I don't think 'Fat Bloke' got through, but I'm not sure.
I do know that there was one lovely blonde on there who, though her voice wasn't too bad, would do better as a lap dancer. :-)
Anyway, if these 'larger' people can sing, they'll never get through on a show like Pop Idol, simply for the reasons you mentioned.
I'm not saying it's right, but it's a fact. Who's the last large-ish popstar you can remember? Alison Moyet is the only one I can recall, and she hasn't been around for yonks.
It's quite sad that the industry has become so image conscious. Maybe they shouldn't call it the "music" industry any more, because music seems to be the last thing on the minds of most of the people involved.
Maybe MUSIC is just an acronym these days?
Music
Unimportant!
Sexy
Image
Counts!
Industry
I do know that there was one lovely blonde on there who, though her voice wasn't too bad, would do better as a lap dancer. :-)
Anyway, if these 'larger' people can sing, they'll never get through on a show like Pop Idol, simply for the reasons you mentioned.
I'm not saying it's right, but it's a fact. Who's the last large-ish popstar you can remember? Alison Moyet is the only one I can recall, and she hasn't been around for yonks.
It's quite sad that the industry has become so image conscious. Maybe they shouldn't call it the "music" industry any more, because music seems to be the last thing on the minds of most of the people involved.
Maybe MUSIC is just an acronym these days?
Music
Unimportant!
Sexy
Image
Counts!
Industry
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