I figured it was time for a Jason Castro update, so I went digging and found some adorable pictures posted by his younger sister and a new MySpace blog entry, written by Dreads himself. The spelling and grammar make me cringe, but I expect nothing less from my favorite Idol contestant ever.
The blog entry and more adorable pictures, after the jump. CONTINUED »
Yesterday was Jason Castro Day in his hometown of Rockwall, Texas. One of the former American Idol contestant’s fans gave an eyewitness account of the day’s shenanigans, including this lovely sentence that sums up Jason’s entire life from here on out: “There were literally THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of screaming, hysterical fans. It was insanity. I saw a girl burst into tears because she brushed his arm. … Jason looked mortified.”
The best story from the day came at the end, when the Dread Heads were at their bravest: “[Jason] opens the [SUV] window to wave goodbye, at which point a woman tries to shove her puppy into his car (I dont know if she wanted him to have it?) which she has dressed in dreadlocks and a cap. Jason closes his window.”
I can’t believe some lady was crazy enough to put dreadlocks on her poor innocent puppy. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go remove the Rastafarian hat from my cat’s head.
Last night’s American Idol was Jason Castro- and excitement-free, littered with Randy Jackson’s incomprehensible ramblings and typical final three lackluster performances. David Archuleta attempted to “youthanize” his image with a traumatizing rendition of Chris Brown’s “With You,” complete with awkward swaying you might find at a middle school dance. And Archie? Don’t call me “boo.” Ever.
Click through for the Archuleta Experience. CONTINUED »
It’s my first American Idol Tuesday without Jason Castro, so to ease my pain and yours, I have provided pictures from Dreads’ recent apperance on The Sauce. … It still hurts. Curse you, Archuleta.
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This is my last Jason Castro post, I swear. My favorite American Idol contestant of all time made the morning show rounds today (and also provided this great read) and was basically asked the same questions over and over. To the general public’s surprise, he was able to form coherent sentences and managed to make me love him even more while explaining the fumbled lyrics, voting controversy and his relief to be going home.
Knowing that he is happy with his fate makes the mourning process a little easier.
Over the past couple of days I have been told by friends, family and co-workers that perhaps I am a bit too emotionally involved with Jason Castro’s run on American Idol. So it’s probably best for both me and Jason that he was voted off last night, although that’s not to say the sadness has subsided. I’m going to be down for a few days, but life goes on. And Jason seemed very relieved to be done with that whole mess — even requesting at the last minute to replace “Mr. Tambourine Man” with “I Shot the Sheriff” as his sing-out song, much to the horror of the judges. Last night’s show reminded me of why I adore Jason, what with his off-the-wall comments and endearingly honest responses. It’s a shame he won’t get the special final three hometown visit, but, from one Aggie to another, you made Texas A&M very proud, Jas. You will be missed.
For all of you Archuleta lovers who keep saying Jason isn’t talented, I leave you with his best performances during his Idol run. CONTINUED »
After all that begging, I sit here, typing through the tears (OK, maybe that’s a bit melodramatic), hoping for a miracle to save Jason Castro. Except maybe I don’t want him to be saved. After last night’s unwarranted beating by the judges, maybe he deserves to be done with this show and the horrible people who run it; the brutality will be even worse if he survives this week, and the public will hate him for not being voted off after his roughest night to date. CONTINUED »
Tonight is huge in American Idol land, because the three contestants who survive Wednesday night’s elimination will get hometown visits. And after the awful weeks Jason Castro has endured (Andrew Lloyd Webber being disgusted by his dreadlocks, PaulaGate ‘08), it would be fabulous to send him back to Texas where he can receive a vindicated welcome from his fans. Jason’s fellow Texas A&M students are doing all they can to support him this week — issuing flyers, hosting watch parties and urging everyone to vote for a fellow Aggie in order to bring him back to College Station. But one cannot underestimate the cockroach-like survival skills of Syesha Mercado, who refuses to go away. And sure, she’s got a nice voice. But wouldn’t it be nice if someone made it to the finals who didn’t feel the need to screech glory notes week after week? Jason doesn’t look like he should be in a Disney movie. He sang in public only five times before he auditioned for Idol. He doesn’t lose his sense of self in an effort to please the judges or the Bush lovers of America who think, just because he has dreads, he is a stoner and therefore evil. Somehow, he has survived thus far.
So here’s my plea: Vote for Jason tonight. If you need any reminders of why he’s awesome, click through for one of his first public appearances ever. CONTINUED »
The American Idol contestants are in Las Vegas this week to drum up publicity for the final four, and Jason Castro continues to steal the show. In this clip, he tries bonding with a dolphin — even shoving his dreads out of his face to steal a kiss — but is quickly spooked. That dolphin doesn’t know what she’s missing.
From the Dallas, Texas area (in Jason Castro country, oddly enough): American Idol contestant David Cook is apparently running for mayor.
American Idol contestant Jason Castro, on how the show destroys dreams:
What happens happens. I’ll sing and if people like it, they like it. And if they don’t, they don’t. I’m kind of ready to go home. It’s been overwhelming. I got 150 balloons yesterday delivered to the studio because people heard I was sick last week. That’s cool, but that’s just weird.
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Ryan Seacrest got very touchy during last night’s American Idol results show when talk turned to the Paula Abdul snafu heard ’round the world. Instead of confronting the situation head-on, Ryan insisted on getting defensive and simply saying that the rumors aren’t true. Um … except there were about 100 rumors going around, and that doesn’t clear anything up. But nice try.
So who got kicked to the curb? CONTINUED »
American Idol’s Neil Diamond night was just as disastrous as I feared, and it’s safe to assume everyone not named David is in danger of getting axed tonight. Everybody was off their game, including sobriety princess Paula Abdul. Once each contestant had performed their first songs of the evening, Ryan asked the judges to offer their comments; naturally, Paula began giving Jason Castro her critique of both his songs, one of which had yet to be sung. Her excuse: “This is hard.”
So what happened? Conspiracy theorists are crying foul, saying the show is fixed and she had written the critiques beforehand, but we’re talking about Paula Abdul here. It’s quite possible that she just mixed the wrong meds.
Tonight’s American Idol is all about Neil Diamond, because what better way to recover from the disaster that was last week’s Andrew Lloyd Webber theme than to give us more train wreck material?
The magical TMZ moles have uncovered this week’s song list, and we’re just hoping Jason Castro can use his two (count em, two) songs to squeak by another elimination.
If you missed last night’s American Idol elimination, this little video nicely sums up the hour-long episode in a mere five minutes. Amazing how that works out — it’s almost as if the majority of last night’s show was a waste of time. If you don’t want to know the result, don’t press play and don’t keep reading. CONTINUED »
It took American Idol seven seasons, but it seems the show has finally driven one of its contestants to a mental breakdown. I knew something was coming last week when Brooke White’s performance of Mariah Carey’s “Hero” progressively got faster and faster and her voice got shakier and shakier, but what happened last night was one of the most uncomfortable things I have witnessed on television — and I’ve sat through two seasons of Rock of Love.
Brooke, who sang “You Must Love Me” for Andrew Lloyd Webber night, forgot her lyrics 5 seconds into the song and requested that the band start over. The look of sheer terror on her face as she realizes she has no clue what word comes next is cringe-worthy, but that doesn’t come close to the awkwardness that takes place when even Paula is left speechless from Brooke’s panicky performance. CONTINUED »
So last night was the Mariah Carey hour on American Idol, and it was just as much the train wreck as we expected. The girls failed to deliver, David Archuleta refused to go away and Mariah gave lots of awkward half-smiles as she offered the contestants advice.
We couldn’t pick one favorite performance from the evening, so we’ll let you decide between our top two picks. CONTINUED »
This photo of Jason Castro has been circulating the Internets lately, fueling rumors that the 21-year-old American Idol contestant smokes weed. Problem is, there’s no proof the picture isn’t doctored — or that the smoke coming out of his mouth is the product of marijuana. (In fact, Jason is known to go to friends’ houses to play music while the boys sit outside together and smoke cigars.) And if there was evidence of him smoking weed, it would be out by now. Those TMZ staffers are diligent.
But that aside: Who the hell cares? Some people are claiming that he’s a Christian, therefore there’s no way he smokes weed — which is faulty reasoning, as it considers a lack of “sin” the requirement to practice religion. And if this is the worst thing someone can find about him, then so be it. So he may smoke occasionally — the guy is also a truly good soul and has done more charity work in his college career than most do in a lifetime (and no, we’re not talking about Idol Gives Back). Let the man sing — preferably shirtless — and be done with it.
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