IT'S A DOG-EAT-DOG WORLD ON 'IDOL'.Byline: -- Fred Shuster Last Sunday, while most people were fixated fix·ate v. fix·at·ed, fix·at·ing, fix·ates v.tr. 1. To make fixed, stable, or stationary. 2. To focus one's eyes or attention on: fixate a faint object. on the Oscars spectacle, newly retired Nation of Islam Nation of Islam: see Black Muslims. Nation of Islam or Black Muslims African American religious movement that mingles elements of Islam and black nationalism. It was founded in 1931 by Wallace D. leader Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933), is the acting head of the Nation of Islam (NOI) as the National Reprensentative of Elijah Muhammad. He is well-known as an advocate for African American interests and a critic of American society. was in Detroit giving what he said was his final speech -- and for the first time he actually made a lot of sense (about 80 percent of the time). Striking at the heart of "American Idol," Louis called for blacks to stop calling humans "dogs." Dogs are a lowly beast, he said, and it's an insult to call people by that name. RIGHTRIGHT Enough, Randy. It's not cool. It's not cute. It's not "street." It's repulsive. And Farrakhan called him on it. We here at "Idol" HQ wanted Brandon Rogers to do OK. The North Hollywood kid is cute. We like his hair. We like his clothes. But we don't need another lame version of "Time After Time." You don't need to be a musicologist mu·si·col·o·gy n. The historical and scientific study of music. mu  si·co·log or an Amoeba amoeba: see ameba. amoeba One-celled protozoan that can form temporary extensions of cytoplasm (pseudopodia) in order to move about. Some amoebas are found on the bottom of freshwater streams and ponds. counter clerk to know there are only two versions of that song: Cyndi and Miles. ENUFF SAID. Who liked it? Please-Like-Me Paula liked it. The rest gave it a Lankershim Boulevard thumbs-down -- which these days usually means bloodshed. Bye-bye, Brandon. |
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