NCAA Tournament Play-In Games (3/16/11)

East Bracket
UT-San Antonio vs. Alabama St. (for 16th seed)
Winner: Alabama St.

Southwest Bracket
USC vs. VCU (for 11th seed)
Winner: USC

NCAA Tournament Play-In Games-Results (3/15/11)

Record: 1-1
Overall Record: 1-1

Southeast Bracket
NC-Asheville vs. Ark.-Little Rock (for 16th seed)
Winner: Ark.-Little Rock
Score: NC-Asheville 81-Ark.-Little Rock 77 (OT)

East Bracket
UAB vs. Clemson (for 12th seed)
Winner: Clemson
Score: Clemson 70-UAB 52

NCAA Tournament Play-In Games (3/15/11)

Southeast Bracket
NC-Asheville vs. Ark.-Little Rock (for 16th seed)
Winner: Ark.-Little Rock

East Bracket
UAB vs. Clemson (for 12th seed)
Winner: Clemson

The Celebrity Apprentice:Reading for Children (3/13/11)

On this week's show the teams were told to make a children's book for four and five year olds. The keys are that you had to base it on  one of more of your teammates and it had to be original. They also had to perform the book as a play for the kids. It seemed like a crazy assignment but I was up for a fun ride.

Team Backbone-Winning Team
Project Manager: Meat Loaf
I have to admit this was alot of fun. This guys team has such great chemistry. I'm convinced that Mark McGrath, Lil Jon and Jon Rich are going to be super close after all this is said and done. As for the assignment, they made a book based on Lil Jon as a kid and feeling left out. I know I wasn't the only one who thought the site of Jose Canseco in drag was freaky and hysterical plus the site of Gary Busey as a "special" kid was not lost on this viewer. For me though I GAINED alot of respect for Meat Loaf and how emotional he got during and after the task. He's such a great man and I'm glad he won.

Team A.S.A.P.-Losing Team
Project Manager: Lisa Rinna
Wow, I'm sorry but the ladies deserved to lose after this debacle. Personally I liked the original idea of a book when they taught the kids sign language but instead they created a book about a lion who is trying to find his roar. Nothing really original about that. Also I lost ALOT of respect for Dionne Warwick after her bitchiness toward Lisa and the rest of the team. So what that she came up with the idea. She also really insulted Marlee after all her bad talk about deaf people. I feel she should have went home not Lisa. She tried her best with what she was given. But alas she is gone.

Gary Busey Line of the Show:

"God Bless Mark McGrath. He's the hood ornament on your car of creation."

NCAA Tournament Picks (Full Bracket)

These are my official bracket picks for the 2011 NCAA Tournament. This will not change, I will just see how I do. The other posts will be daily picks based how the whole tournament plays out.

East Divison:
#12 UAB vs. #12 Clemson
#16 UT-San Antonio vs. #16 Alabama St.

Southwest Division:
#11 USC vs. #11 VCU

Southeast Division:
#16 NC-Asheville vs. #16 Ark.-Little Rock

East Division:
#1 Ohio St. vs. #16 Alabama St.
#2 North Carolina vs. #15 Long Island
#3 Syracuse vs. #14 Indiana St.
#4 Kentucky vs. #13 Princeton
#5 West Virginia vs. #12 Clemson
#6 Xavier vs. #11 Marquette
#7 Washington vs. #10 Georgia
#8 George Mason vs. #9 Villanova

Southwest Division:
#1 Kansas vs. #16 Boston U.
#2 Notre Dame vs. #15 Akron
#3 Purdue vs. #14 St. Peter's
#4 Louisville vs. #13 Morehead St.
#5 Vanderbilt vs. #12 Richmond
#6 Georgetown vs. #11 USC
#7 Texas A&M vs. #10 Florida St.
#8 UNLV vs. #9 Illinois

West Division:
#1 Duke vs. #16 Hampton
#2 San Diego St. vs. #15 No. Colorado
#3 Connecticut vs. #14 Bucknell
#4 Texas vs. #13 Oakland
#5 Arizona vs. #12 Memphis
#6 Cincinnati vs. #11 Missouri
#7 Temple vs. #10 Penn St.
#8 Michigan vs. #9 Tennessee

Southeast Divison:
#1 Pittsburgh vs. #16 Ark.-Little Rock
#2 Florida vs. #15 UC Santa Barb.
#3 BYU vs. #14 Wofford
#4 Wisconsin vs. #13 Belmont
#5 Kansas St. vs. #12 Utah St.
#6 St. John's vs. #11 Gonzaga
#7 UCLA vs. #10 Michigan St.
#8 Butler vs. #9 Old Dominion

East Division:
#1 Ohio St. vs. #9 Villanova
#2 North Carolina vs. #10 Georgia
#3 Syracuse vs. #11 Marquette
#5 West Virginia vs. #13 Princeton

Southwest Division:
#1 Kansas vs. #8 UNLV
#2 Notre Dame vs. #10 Florida St.
#3 Purdue vs. #6 Georgetown
#4 Louisville vs. #12 Richmond

West Division:
#1 Duke vs. #9 Tennessee
#2 San Diego St. vs. #10 Penn St.
#3 Connecticut vs. #11 Missouri
#4 Texas vs. #12 Memphis

Southeast Divison:
#1 Pittsburgh vs. #8 Butler
#2 Florida vs. #10 Michigan St.
#3 BYU vs. #11 Gonzaga
#4 Wisconsin vs. #12 Utah St.

East Division:
#1 Ohio St. vs. #13 Princeton
#2 North Carolina vs. #11 Marquette

Southwest Division:
#1 Kansas vs. #4 Louisville
#6 Georgetown vs. #10 Florida St.

West Division:
#1 Duke vs. #4 Texas
#2 San Diego St. vs. #3 Connecticut

Southeast Divison:
#1 Pittsburgh vs. #4 Wisconsin
#2 Florida vs. #11 Gonzaga

East Division:
#1 Ohio St. vs. #2 North Carolina

Southwest Division:
#1 Kansas vs. #10 Florida St.

West Division:
#1 Duke vs. #3 Connecticut

Southeast Divison:
#2 Florida vs. #4 Wisconsin

Final Four:
#2 North Carolina vs. #3 Connecticut
#1 Kansas vs. #4 Wisconsin

Championship Game:
#2 North Carolina vs. #1 Kansas

American Idol-Results Show (3/10/11)

The first official results show of the new year and here we go.

First of all I wanna say get well soon to Casey. Not sure why he's in the hospital but I hope he's okay and will be back for next week's show.

That being said let's get into the show:

Group Performance:Michael Jackson Medley
This was entertaining. It reminded me of the old-school medleys from the first couple of seasons. Pre-ridiculous theme nights and pre-celebrities singing in the group numbers. Everyone was hilighted and it was just great. Keep doing thing every week and it will be a great season.

I won't go into major details about Adam Lambert (even though I have no problem at ALL with Idol alumni coming back for performances) and Diddy Dirty Money except that I thought we were done with the random pop culture performances to just fill time on the results show and sell CDs. Whatever. Oh and it was nice to see a very mellow low key Lambert, it made me actually enjoy his performance for once. I think he finally figured out that he doesn't have to be over the top to be a good singer.

And now...dim the lights...on to the results....

Bottom 3:
1. Karen
2. Ashthon
3. Haley

An all girl bottom three? That's a big surprise. But as far as quality last night, Karen was the best out of the three.

Bottom 2:
1. Ashthon-Eliminated
2. Haley

Well that's that. It's sad she went home before Paul or Haley but what can you do?

American Idol-Who Is Your Idol? (3/9/11)

Offically week one of the competition starts now. The Idols are singing songs from THEIR Idols. (Due to a long night last night, I will reviewing this episode solo.)

Lauren
Song: Any Man of Mine (Shania Twain)
This was alot of fun and energetic. She has a good voice for a song like this.
Rating (out of 5): ***1/2

Casey
Song: With A Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker)
Song started and I was questioning his choice but complete with backup singers this was really good.
Rating (out of 5): ***

Ashthon
Song: When You Tell Me That You Love Me (Diana Ross)
She did this really well, not sure if it was her best though.
Rating (out of 5): ***

Paul
Song: Come Pick Me Up (Ryan Adams)
To be honest, I'm not a big fan of his. Don't like he tone in his voice, don't like sparatic movements for no real reason. He's annoying. I don't know what people see in him.
Rating (out of 5): **

Pia
Song: All By Myself (Celine Dion)
This was great. No other words for it. Exactly what I expected and more. She can sing anything.
Rating (out of 5): ****

James
Song: Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney)
I really like how he sang this. He actually made it his own which I really enjoyed. After hearing so many Beatles songs on this show, it was nice.
Rating (out of 5): ***1/2

Haley
Song: Blue (LeAnn Rimes)
Wasn't a fan. Just think this was the wrong song for her.
Rating (out of 5): **1.2

Jacob
Song: I Believe I Can Fly (R Kelly)
How come I don't remember the Idols getting backup singers this early on in the past? This was really good. He's got the voice to pull this song off.
Rating (out of 5): ****

Thia
Song: Smile (Charlie Chaplin)
She sang this beautifully. It was well done.
Rating (out of 5): ****

Stefano
Song: Lately (Stevie Wonder)
This was good. Not the best at all but definately good.
Rating (out of 5): ***

Karen
Song: I Could Fall In Love (Selena)
This pick didn't surprise me at all. This was beautiful. She's got a great voice.
Rating (out of 5): ****1/2

Scotty
Song: The River (Garth Brooks)
Brillant. This guy is going to be HUGE in country for YEARS to come.
Rating (out of 5): ****1/2

Naima
Song: Umbrella (Rhianna)
My hatred for Rhianna as a whole, I thought this was good. She CAN sing and rap. Entertaining and fun.
Rating (out of 5): ***1.2

Should Go Home: Paul
Will Go Home: Haley