AMERICAN IDO CONTESTANT KILLED

Police arrested a 23-year-old Toms River man in connection with the death of "American Idol" contestant Alexis Cohen.

Daniel Bark was arrested at 6 p.m. Sunday in Atlantic Highlands on charges of causing Cohen's death by reckless driving and then leaving the scene of the collision.

Alexis Cohen, 25, who appeared in the audition rounds in two seasons of Idol, was struck by a car and killed.

Cohen was found by a driver and a passenger laying on the side of the road early Saturday morning, police officials told ET. Cohen was transported to Community Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m.

MY FRIDAY CABOODLE

Warren Spector, ex-co-President of Bear Stearns, told my wife last fall this was going to happen. And so it has come to be. Wall St. Braces For Thousands Of Pink Slips





Thank god Kristy Lee Cook has finally been voted off American Idol. But in an effort to cling to her 15 minutes, Kristy announced she just got engaged to Andrew Dobner. Kristy didn't mind getting the boot the other night.

"I’ve made it past top 10 which was my goal and I’m going home to go ride my horse now," she said.

"Horse" is her nickname for Dobner.






There's an article in the Dallas Morning News about Melisa Christian, my hot lass from Dallas. The article states that Melisa

"won't stop at anything until she reaches her goal."

And I'm the same way. I won't stop until she's my sugar cream pie or until she files a restraining order.

Melisa isn't expected to make the Olympic team but I'm praying for a miracle. So don't bother me on Sunday. My eyes will be glued to Melisa.

GOOD GOLLY, DOLLY

Dolly Parton was the featured songwriter last night on American Idol. Don't get me wrong, I love Dolly Parton. I think she's a genuinely sweet woman and a terrific songwriter. But for the love of Moses, what was the deal with her face? And I'm not even talking about the multiple face lifts she's obviously had. I'm talking about her dunking her face in a vat of embalming makeup. My god, her foundation was "picket fence" white and her lipstick was "hemoglobin" red. And that was it. Just those two colors. Dolly, there are more colors on the palette. A little peach, a little plum. Something. Anything. You have a coat of many colors. Apply some of them to your face.

BILLY JEAN

Okay, first things first - I watch American Idol. I admit it. My wife and I started watching it a couple of seasons ago and got hooked.

Anyhoo, in last night's show, David "what up with that comb over" Cook sang a killer version of Billy Jean. A tremendous arrangement. My wife and I showered him with kudos from our comfy couch.

Then today I find out the version Cook sang was the Chris Cornell version. Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame.

David sang it extremely well but you need to hear Chris's version. It rocks.



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MICKEY'S AMERICAN IDOL

Can't get enough American Idol? Do you go through withdraw as soon as the winner is announced and his or her career goes in the toilet while the 2nd and 3rd place finishers go on to have fantastic careers?

Well fear no more.

Disney announced today that it will be building an American Idol attraction at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

"Disney World visitors will be able to audition for the show at various locations, then perform and compete in front of studio audiences in a new American Idol sound stage that Disney will develop. The daily winners will be invited to try out for the TV show."

I wonder if Mickey Mouse will be Simon Cowell? Because nothing shatters a young child's dreams more then having Mickey Mouse, the friendliest rodent in the world, say "You're utterly horrible. I'm serious. You have no talent. None. You're horribly disillusioned. Thankfully I will not see you real soon and I don't love you. Off with you. "

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