[Dixielandjazz] American Idol musicians...not OKOM, but...

[Bob Romans]

Does anyone else on the DJML feel this way about the contestants on "American Idol", or do I stand alone!

> <todd.roberts at jacksoncountywv.com>
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> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:07 PM
> Subject: [TPIN] American Idol Trumpets
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>
>> Peter Cassidy wrote:
>>
>> Isn't it a shame? They lavish all this attention on musical illiterates
>>
>> making noises like house pets being nailed to telephone poles and the
>>
>> only musicians in the room are completely anonymous.
>>
>>
>>
>> As true as this is I would also like to offer that the real musicians 
>> have
>> toiled away for years to reach a level of proficiency of which these
>> contestants could only dream.  And then they play in relative 
>> obscurity and
>> happy just to be doing and making a living at what they love.   The 
>> egos of
>> these contestants have them believing they have so much talent as to 
>> deserve
>> near instant fame and fortune within the first quarter of their 
>> lives. Sad
>> really.
>
> And what's really funny to me, is that they call themselves, 
> "Artists"...........I guess money really talks.....If you have enough 
> of it, you are an artist.......
>
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