New Song by Seanrox: "Breathe -- the Cigarette Song"... Gothic Samba, Demented California Drool? You tell me. >> FREE DOWNLOAD ( right-click, save as ) Produced by Alan Yates in Atlanta, Georgia. peace- seanrox

Patchers We have holes in the fabric of our selves. Small rips and tears threading away over time. Some of these thread-barren holes fester upon contact. To keep ourselves in-tact we temporarily cover them with materialistic patches we buy, eat, smoke... not to mention the temporary delusional patches we create to guise any crack in our character. JUST GETTING THRU THE DAY. We're all "patchers." To get thru the day, it's important to focus on our positive selves and to shelter those "open sores" on the tender surface of our souls. If we spent all our time lamenting about our short-comings we'd be pitiful beings. Any lamenting should include affirmation, growth and love. EMBRACING YOUR SUPPORTERS. Eventually, we all are exposed to the reality of our own hurt. Hopefully, at that time, you're surrounded with supporters... people that care enough to change their *own* lives to assist you in your own. These are the most valuable people you will ever meet in this world. If there is EVER a time to listen, it is this time. I've been on both sides of this soul spectacle multiples of times. It sucks to be the hurting one, and admirably difficult to be the one that musters the initiative to help. KNOWING TO ASK AND ACCEPTING HELP. It's a tough decision. It shows great character, and it is incredibly tough. If you're fortunate enough to have someone genuinely poised to help, it's a Godsend. Embrace it, this is an unconditional love. It's far too easy to run away from a genuine concern. We need each other to love and help us to both *realize* and *succeed* in this often rough and complicated landscape called "life". peace- seanrox

American Idol 3, Top 7... Jennifer Hudson eliminated? Well... last week, Jennifer reportedly had the most votes. This week... she had the opposite. Amazing. Seeing both Fantasia and Jennifer in the bottom 2 was truly odd, and quite "wrong". As I've boasted in the blog for months, Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia were my personal Top Two. So, what happened? Here's my take... 1. The Barry Manilow cover song arrangements on Tuesday leaned towards "awkwardness" and quite a bit more complex than need-be. Let's blame Manilow for messin' with the talent and possibly confusing the voters. 2. Both Fantasia and Jennifer were quite amazing last week... especially Fantasia with her personal Gershwin. Maybe the voters were complacent about supporting the obvious leaders in the competition. 3. The Jon Peter Lewis' "boy-crazy" voters may have jumped into John Stevens lap. Lucky SOB. peace- seanrox

American Idol 3, Top 8... Jon Peter Lewis (JPL) eliminated. First, and most important... Fantasia was unmistake-ably awesome. Her soulful performance of "Summertime" showed everyone that she *is* the American Idol... c'mon give me some props, I said it very early in the season. Seconds before Randy's comments, I stated nearly his exact statement... Fantasia's performance *was* the best performance EVER in the Idol series. Sure, JPL must go home to Idaho until the expected Summer "Idol Tour"... of which I'll pass on... again. Just makes me think of that horrible Brady Bunch/H and R PuffnStuff Tour from the '70s... The show was fun with him included, but after Fantasia's performance this past week the proverbial "bar" has been elevated far beyond JPL's worth. Sorry bud. Other than Fantasia rocking the world.... George Huff (killer voice) needs to bring back some energy in the game... he's best in that mode. Jennifer Hudson, my original favorite from the auditions: Jennifer Hudson... the girl can sing *anything*. John Stevens... thank your fans for keeping with you... we'll see a cool CD from within a couple years. Just needs some life experiences to sing about. heh Jasmine Trias, with Camille out of the way... she gets the entire Hawaiian vote. Unfortunately, her performances have yet to draw me in. Diana DeGarmo... ATL's own -- sheesh, she good when she's kicking our collective arse. Unsure how much longer she'll last. Good luck, girl. LaToya London, pretty, good voice... she's no Fantasia. IdolonFOx peace- seanrox

American Idol 3, Top 10 REsults... Amy Adams is gone. American Idol is the ultimate popularity contest. Think back... if you thought high school was horrid, imagine the intense pressure on that stage. Obvious from her performances, the girl *can* sing... but it's NOT all about that. It's *more* about connecting with more American Idol voters lounging on their sofas than each of your competitors each week. This is not an elimination game, rather it is the largest televised popularity contest... ever. My American Idol 3 West Coast Social Theory Related... notice the last three Idol contestants with the least amount of votes per week were ALL from the West Coast. Leah LaBelle from Washington State. And is it possible both Amy Adams and Matt Rogers may have been victims of the complacency of California voters? Well, it's one social theory... and fellow Californian, LaToya London *was* in the bottom three this week. Get yer game on. peace- seanrox