I grew up in East Tennessee, about an hour from Vonore. One of my hometown friends sent me this email this morning: Okay, I just have to open with the fact that I teared up a bit watching American Idol last night. That damn girl from Vonore with her Dollar Store dress and very countrified ways broke my heart. She just looks like so many people I see every day that it was fabulous to see her get a little chance at life.
Jacob, at TWoP, had quite a lot to say about Amanda Wolfe, from Vonore (Jacob's wordy, but he just nails it sometimes, and this time is one of them): http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/american_idol/auditions_atlanta_1.php?page=6
Although, true story, my dad worked with a guy who lived in Vonore. No lie, his name was Jim Bob. And sometimes, Vonore would just get to be too much for him and the missus and the kids and they'd get into the camper and go somewhere "more quiet, to get away from things."
Does anyone know where they list the montage music they use. The song playing behind Amanda's story was eerie and fascinating. Was it Old Crow? Or Jack White, maybe?
Vanessa Wolfe? I thought her name was Vonore Clampett, but maybe that was just what the editors wanted me to think. I loved how everybody got exactly what they wanted, too. She didn't want the judges to look down on her, and they wanted to look down on her, so the compromised on over-the-top condescension (ps: we know that "authentic" means either "hillbilly" or "ghetto" in Idolspeak) plus a golden ticket.
If nothing else, that airplane ticket is going to get her out of 423 area code for possibly the second time in her life (the drive to Atlanta to audition being the first).
I was going to answer your query but you beat me to it by a few hours yourself. The album is a couple of years old, but I just started noticing the song in the last year and it's one of my favorites of 2009.
I don't know why I had her down as Amanda. I feel like that kind of girl was named Mandy when I went to school with her growing up.
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ReplyDeletere: thursday (Boston)-- Victoria B. is a bizarre-looking creature. When she tilted her head to the side while listening to the singing, she resembeld nothing less than a praying mantis about to devour a helpless victim caught in her foreclaws...
My understanding is that we should refrain from "lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground."
ReplyDeleteI grew up in East Tennessee, about an hour from Vonore. One of my hometown friends sent me this email this morning: Okay, I just have to open with the fact that I teared up a bit watching American Idol last night. That damn girl from Vonore with her Dollar Store dress and very countrified ways broke my heart. She just looks like so many people I see every day that it was fabulous to see her get a little chance at life.
ReplyDeleteJacob, at TWoP, had quite a lot to say about Amanda Wolfe, from Vonore (Jacob's wordy, but he just nails it sometimes, and this time is one of them): http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/american_idol/auditions_atlanta_1.php?page=6
Although, true story, my dad worked with a guy who lived in Vonore. No lie, his name was Jim Bob. And sometimes, Vonore would just get to be too much for him and the missus and the kids and they'd get into the camper and go somewhere "more quiet, to get away from things."
Does anyone know where they list the montage music they use. The song playing behind Amanda's story was eerie and fascinating. Was it Old Crow? Or Jack White, maybe?
ReplyDeleteI found out the song was "Your Rocky Spine" by Great Lake Swimmers:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kr6L22w7H8
And her name was Vanessa Wolfe.
Vanessa Wolfe? I thought her name was Vonore Clampett, but maybe that was just what the editors wanted me to think. I loved how everybody got exactly what they wanted, too. She didn't want the judges to look down on her, and they wanted to look down on her, so the compromised on over-the-top condescension (ps: we know that "authentic" means either "hillbilly" or "ghetto" in Idolspeak) plus a golden ticket.
ReplyDeleteIf nothing else, that airplane ticket is going to get her out of 423 area code for possibly the second time in her life (the drive to Atlanta to audition being the first).
ReplyDeleteI was going to answer your query but you beat me to it by a few hours yourself. The album is a couple of years old, but I just started noticing the song in the last year and it's one of my favorites of 2009.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why I had her down as Amanda. I feel like that kind of girl was named Mandy when I went to school with her growing up.