tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post533320389593039580..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Music Monday ~ Craig Wayne Boyd is The VoiceTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-86663571616094224652014-12-22T12:53:47.884-06:002014-12-22T12:53:47.884-06:00Correction~ I had meant to write 50/50 on attentio...Correction~ I had meant to write 50/50 on attention to the judges and attention to the singers. TSK!!!<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-33097335623049914402014-12-22T10:34:36.219-06:002014-12-22T10:34:36.219-06:00mike ~ The judges can be pains in the ass - agreed...mike ~ The judges can be pains in the ass - agreed. I suppose glittery "celebs" are chosen in order to attract more viewers. They vary in quality a lot. American Idol had Harry Connick Jnr as a judge last season - he was excellent, I thought, and Keith Urban another Idol<br />judge is very good too.<br /><br />The Voice judges can get very annoying and over the top, especially in the early audition rounds. The show has become almost 50/50 on attention to the competitors and attention to the singers. I'm not sure we'll watch the next season, this one was hard going, apart from looking forward to hearing the guy who won sing each week.<br /><br />I'm not a fan of the "my old dog died and grandma's in jail" kind of country songs, but the likes of Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings...and a few more, they were what it was all about for me.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-48147558867560927972014-12-22T10:25:08.917-06:002014-12-22T10:25:08.917-06:00Sonny ~ Yes, the transition from one kind of life ...Sonny ~ Yes, the transition from one kind of life to another vastly different one will be a challenge. i have a feeling that CWB is up to it though, his years of striving, and love for his young son, will help keep his feet on the ground.<br /><br />Ah - you have a Christmas Day birthday - I didn't know - and, just in case I forget later, I'll wish you Many Happy Returns in advance - I hope you'll have an extra specially lovely combo-birthday.<br /><br />What others expect of us is almost always worrying, whatever our birthdays... 25 December is bound to be tricky in that respect. Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-70462750720834070312014-12-22T10:13:42.207-06:002014-12-22T10:13:42.207-06:00I have much more enthusiasm for "America'...I have much more enthusiasm for "America's Got Talent" than I do for "The Voice". I only have a few free-over-the-airwaves TV stations, so it's a relief to have "The Voice" finally conclude to make way for other programming. "X Factor", "Idol"...all of these reality TV programs have a weirdness to them. I have to swallow hard to get past the arrogance and swollen egos of the judges. The judges have a sub-genre niche in their chosen specialty, but have been endowed with an even greater platform simply for their presence and personality, a bit like Kim Kardashian in reverse (reality personality with no talent). But hey, I'm an old fuddy-duddy that makes no effort to appreciate the mainstream and normalize with the majority.<br /><br />As for country music, there are some performers and-or lyrics that I greatly enjoy, but those are exceptions. I'm not into the “I've Been Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart” (recorded by Johnny Cash in 1968) set.<br /><br />Sonny, I don't think that being born on Xmas day is a requirement for broken expectations...LOL...it's a common malady. Most adults live vicariously through their glorified expectations imposed on children. Childhood is all about learning to fit into the box, not outside of the box as a true individual. Have a Happy Birthday, Sonny!mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-48821515006244130792014-12-22T08:25:34.634-06:002014-12-22T08:25:34.634-06:00I too was glad to see him win. I hope he takes hi...<br /> I too was glad to see him win. I hope he takes his fame with a grain of salt and perhaps being a little older and having struggled so long, he will.<br /> I can only imagine how tough it is emotionally to go from being your average Joe- to being famous, which to me is a two edged sword :-) <br /><br /> Happy for him that he was born on a holiday thats fun and doesnt carry special expecations along with it..<br /><br /> People often ask me if its tough being born on Christmas day.. The answer is YES, but thats because many people expected me to be Better. as in kinder, more forgiving, sweeter, smarter, tougher, stronger and the list goes on and on.<br /> Their unrealistic thoughts about who I should be based on a holiday was a lot of pressure, especially due to my libra rising because I did try constantly to live up to other peoples expectations, even as a little girl.. Parents, their friends, teachers , most adults often said I was the Perfect child. If they only knew the thoughts in my head. When I finally did have my break down,, everyone wondered why and many chastised me for ruining their vision of who I was and who I should be. opps, I think I'll pretend to be Scarlett O'Hara and think about that Tommorrow.. Sonny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926830309207639536noreply@blogger.com