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Sunday
Jun192011

Tom Antonellis: An Idol in His Own Mind

I have a CD too - it's an audio-book, but HEY, it's a CD - Idol? I guess, not so much.I met Casey Abrams and Naima Adedapo, 'American Idol' contestants yesterday.  We hang for awhile and I taught Naima some mean Cha-Cha.  Needless to say, she understood very well the concept of the Cha-Cha rocking on beat 2.

My mom rooted for Casey all season.  Jacob Lusk arrived later in the night.  All three of these kids (I say 'kids' because I'm older than all of them) were so gracious and so engaged with their fans.  I and the lady I was with were the first to recognize them and approach them, inevitably launching the string of other approachees with their iPhones and smartphones in hand, taking pictures, asking for autographs, etc.  Not once did they look annoyed or put out.  They were truly interested in what we all had to say and in us.  I told Jacob that my dad, a musician, thought very highly of his talent; he looked me dead in the eye and thanked me.  Then he asked again for my name and my dad's name.  I told him he was in luck:  they're the same.  "Tom Antonellis."  He thanked me again.

You may not be a fan of 'American Idol', you may be a huge fan.  I, myself, don't watch it -- I've only ever caught it when those I was with chose to turn it on.  I have, though, enjoyed it every time and I can tell you:  the generous nature of these kids that you see on screen is exactly how they are in "real life."  For that, they truly should be "Idol"ized.

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