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It doesn't, however, follow that he has therefore not achieved enough
for a wider audience to be interested. He's not my cup of tea either
(and the one time I accompanied the doris to see him live was possibly
the most tedious musical experience of my life thus far) but he was far
from the least entertaining guest they've had on there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Young may help drag you out of The Ace
Zone.

 

It's not all about you and what you have or haven't followed though, is
it...

You've admitted up there you're aware he won a TV talent show... never mind
what he's done before or since, that in its self is an achievement even
you'd heard of.

--
JackH

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That's a bit of a narrow minded viewpoint, though IMO.

Take James Blunt, for example. I only ever knew the one song (You're
Beautiful, IIRC) and I didn't like it. He was on TG in the last series
(or maybe even the one before but "whatever") and I found the interview
to be quite eye-opening. He came across as a really interesting
person, albeit very self-effacing. I've since explicitly made a point
of watching other interviews with him.

I still can't stand his music.

 

Blimey - that's a first!

I didn't think it particularly good TV either, but then I simply can't
stand Will Young, or his music. This is totally irrational I know, and
I'm not going to even *try* to justify it, but there you go.

 

SNIP

Im chuffed to bits with mine. Its roomy, carries all my work gear and
apart from the somewhat quirky interior is hard to fault. The most
practical car Ive ever had.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Owen

So, there we have it. The two Multipla owners are Platy and Owen.

Well, that's cleared that one up. NEXT!

 

Well, that's my position holed below the waterline.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

"ICEBERRRRRRRRRRG!"

 

Well, it's not a sportscar, but then it's not supposed to be.

Laura apparently drives it like a maniac - although not when I've been with
her.

 

I quite like the idea of going the other way.....



24 x 2-Stroke Chainsaw motors in a bike.... nice.

 

LMFAO!

We have a Multipla and 'er indoors is on about saving up to replace our
Clio with an Avantime after watching last nights TG.

 

I drive ours like a hot hatch, I can't comprehend where you are coming from.

 

... but you know enough to call him a twat.

 

It's my default setting for anyone who appears on reality TV.

 

4ax.com:

I don't have any time for most reality TV shows.

However, X Factor/Pop Idol are basically singing competitions. Yes, it's
hyped to **** and ultimately a cash generating machine for Simon Cowell &
ITV. The format is little different to others before it such as New Faces &
Opportunity Knocks.

Talent competitions are part of popular culture in Britain. As sweller
pointed out above, sometimes they produce entertainers who go on to have
successful careers. Will Young seems to be in that category, as does
another winner Leona Lewis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Faces includes winners Lenny Henry &
Victoria Wood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_Knocks lists Les Dawson & Pam
Ayres as alumni.
These four have entertained me over the years. I'm not so sure that they
would've come to the fore without entering the competition.

 

While I appreciate that they are basically the same sort of show, I
think it is the format which has changed massively, and makes it
impossible for me to watch. Also, I've changed massively - I was a
child when those 70s shows were on.

 

It hasn't changed that much. Mickie Most wasn't that different to Simon
Cowell.

 

All we need is an alternative porsch to race it against

 

There's always an exception that proves the rule. And there's always
someone faster (usually a teenager).

 

Probably not.

I've thought about this a fair bit more, mind.

I don't think any 'genuine' (my quotes, obviously) musical talent came
out of the talent shows of the 70s and 80s. Comedians did, but there
wasn't the comedy circuit that there is now - I doubt any one with
comic aspirations would be seen dead near a talent show nowadays.

The modern talent shows do turn out people who can sing, I'll grant
you that. But, you need a lot more than a voice to be successful, as
Joss Stone has demonstrated. These singers - whose songs are they
going to sing? If they don't write their own material, they'll just
be Callow's caged song birds, dependent on the writers he employs. I
doubt any of them will have real long term careers.