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TV Week Interview with Mike Darnell: "Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a big surprise coming when we get to the top 12″
By mj On 01/19/2009 · 45 Comments · In Uncategorized
In an exclusive interview with TV Week, Mike Darnell, president of alternative entertainment for FOX revealed a couple more surprises in store for Idol viewers this season:
- "Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a big surprise coming when we get to the top 12, but I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t reveal it right now," says Darnell. He says the contestants will be surprised, too.
- The kids are going to live in a house this season. (They lived in a mansion seasons 1-3.) "Plus weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be doing more behind-the-scenes stuff with the kids, and theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re going to live in a house, so if anythingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬'if sparks fly there, weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll show some of that. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re hoping to get more of who they areà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬'more of the reality version, to be honest with you. It makes the show tick," says Darnell
- Kelly Clarkson will appear on the show in the next couple of weeks.
- Darnell says musicians will have to be "ridiculously big" in order to be considered as mentors for the show.
It appears that the producers are bringing more reality elements to the show. Instead of being able to retreat back to private apartments when their long day is done, the cameras will be following the contestants back to a house, hoping to capture some shenanigans, manufactured or not.
I'm not sure I'm likin' that. Personally, I think there's enough inherent drama in the kids struggling to make it in the competition from week to week. The producers should spend more time highlighting the contestants themselves, rather than fake drama. And like most reality shows, most of it will be manufactured for the cameras. Bleah.
In the meantime, Darnell is pretty happy with the way things are going so far
Well, weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve done everything we can. Of course we added a fourth judge and weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re hoping that that changes the dynamic a bit, because what weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve noticed with her is that sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s very good. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s aggressive, she will fight with Simon, sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll bond with Paula, sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll fight with Paula, and what ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s doing is ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s taking the group dynamic and changing it. And I think the audience is ready for that. They donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say the same things over and over again, because sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s inserted a different voice and that just by itself has made it moreà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬'sort of new, and it really is working so far.
Darnell says something I actually agree with. The rest of it? Bah.
So this will be like Big Brother plus the singing?….too "corny"….not liking too much drama…so what is this show really all about…the talent for singing or being controversial….I think this show is showing signs of desperation…im losing interest…JMHO
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Maybe all top 12 will get to go on tour, not just the top 10? I never did understand why they make such a big deal of making it to the top 12 when it's making it to the top 10 that REALLY matters.
We'll see what happens, how they protray it. If it's all manufactured drama, I won't be liking it.
Aw man.. I really wanted S7 to live in a house.. that would have provided some epic behind the scenes moments! This should be interesting tho, and very Big Brother like. Top 12 on tour might be good, but sometimes in the past seasons I've felt like I haven't really been that into the 11th and 12th place people. I did feel bad for David Hernandez and I really wanted him on. Amanda, however, I was quite glad she finished 11th LOL.
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I was pleasantly surprised by the change in tone of the first two audition shows. Although they said they were going to do it, I really didn't think they'd accomplish it. So, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt until I see what they're going to do. The focus really needs to concentrate on the kids and the music. If they mess with that, they will see their ratings plummet, imo. They seem to have a lot larger fanbase for the show than most reality shows and they have a much finer line to walk. I don't think this fanbase would respond well to a lot of the more common reality elements. That was one of the main thrusts of the ABC show that was patterned on Idol and it lasted for two shows!
love how darnell doesn't even mention randy in his quote. can someone just fire him and let him take care of his ABDC show? lots of behind the scenes after the show seems like The One now. didn't they have that original format? it's like kara brought that idea with her when she started…haha! top 12 tour sounds about right for a big surprise.
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Oh I am looking forward to the changes, I hope they will be good ones. This is my favorite show and Mj's my favorite blog so I hope this is all for the good. I guess I will reserve judgement until I see how it all plays out. I too would have loved to see more of my "boys" behind the scenes last year!!! The Davids, Jason and Mj – that would have been fun to watch I bet.
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I don't think this fanbase would respond well to a lot of the more common reality elements.
I agree. Me for instance. I absolutely HATE reality shows. Hate them. First of all, they aren't very real. Don't watch Survivor, don't watch Big Brother. The drama on those shows is so contrived. If they really just followed people with cameras, it would be boring as hell. On the other hand, contrived drama is just lame.
I disagree with Darnell, kids getting up in front of millions of people to sing–in itself–is hella dramatic. These kids have something real at stake–the rest of their lives in showbusiness.
Behind the scenes like Real World? No thanks. I don't need to see drunk idiots jumping into a hot tub naked or making out behind tall house plants. I watch this show with my kids!
Behind the scenes like Project Runway or Dancing with the Stars? That could work. It would be nice to see song selection discussions, interacting with the musicians, working on vocals…heck, even shopping for next week's wardrobe.
I think somehow that we, the viewers, largely get that these are real people with real dreams, and we'd largely like to see them treated with the respect inherent in that. And perhaps TPTB cannot see them as real people, but rather as a means to get advertising revenue, and so the concept of highlighting their struggles as human beings doesn't compute. We'll see.
Oh, and big twist at top-12? I'm not holding my breath that it will be earth-shattering, but you never know.
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I have never watched Survivor or Big Brother either, just my AI and SYTUCD, so I truly hope this show is not made to create big ugly scenes between the contestants. What I personally hope for is just more of the contestants and who they are but not in a set up way. Everyone has said that in the past on here, show us more of the contestants not the judges please and I hope it is handled in a much classier way than the down and dirty reality tv shows, ya know? For instance it was always fun to catch a glimpse of Mj and Cook being goofy, things like that.
I'm with MJ – I really hate reality shows. I don't want to see the kids at home – imo, that's just going to make more people feel like they "know" their favorites and fuel the crazy. I would like to see more footage of the kids in rehearsals, choosing songs, working on their songs with mentors/coaches etc. I'm sure there's plenty of drama in that, and it would be interesting to see how the whole thing comes together between Wednesday and Tuesday. I couldn't care less about whose room is the messiest and who snores and I fear that's the kind of "insight" we'll get.
I could handle some of the song selection/voice coaching/wardrobe selection 'behind the scenes' stuff, but I'd rather have a longer song than some behind the scenes 'drama' stuff. I think it's a grueling enough process and it's supposed to be about the voice (ha!)and not who said what to who while they went to bla bla bla. That is NOT why I watch the show. There's enough pressure to do well etc without having camera's on you pretty much 24/7. The fans putting the kids under the microscope enough without TPTB doing it 24/7 as well.
I was actually hoping that this season, they would give the kids more breathing room, so that they were less tired by Top 5 and beyond. Instead, they're giving them less breathing room. Sigh.
Kelly as a mentor?!?!?! I'm glad to see her come home
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Chances are there won't be much 'reality' stuff?
They already have to rush through the judges critiques some nights and now there's a 4th judge to give time to. Apart from that ridiculous Q and A segment and the awful group numbers what else can they cut?
Oh man. Not looking good. Please, no Hollywood Week Group Sing type drama all season long. That has nothing to do with their voices. Selecting songs and rehearsing, though, that could be interesting. The whole drama thing has Simon written all over it.
Eh, if Kelly's appearing on the show in the next couple of weeks I wouldn't think it'd be mentoring…. seems like early round stuff… elimination night performance sounds like what it would be to me, unless she's top 12 week.
I'm pretty excited about the "reality" element of the show. Hopefully it will allow us to get to know the contestants better. The past couple of seasons I haven't felt like they've put enough focus on the contestants. Plus, reality shows are pretty much all I watch (other than the Office), so I think it's safe to say I'm a reality show freak. After last season, I was ready to be done with Idol, but I'm liking what I'm hearing so far. Hopefully I'll like the changes.
Sounds like this season is going to be a combination Big Brother, The Real World, and Don't Forget the Lyrics. AI, over the years, has become less and less a singing competition and more of a TV spectacle. Do we really want to see the "drama" of strangers living together? What might be more interesting is a glimpse of the behind the scenes creative process.
Hmmm wonder if Simon Cowell has something to do with this. It's what they do on the Xfactor, have a separate show from the "Xfactor house" It is pretty dire stuff, always a bitch fight involved, and lots of stupid clips taken out of context. Don't they know that even in aquariums they have a place for dolphins to retreat to because they become highly stressed always being on display? (how they determine that I don't know but whatever)
Contestants need their private time too. I loathe reality shows too, never watch them, don't turn this into a circus Simon just because it gets good ratings in the UK. Give us a clip now and then but keep it a singing competition!
I wanted more BTS last season, but not of the manufactured variety. I have to agree with some that I would have like to see stuff having to do with song selection or the BTS type stuff you would see on DWTS or something like that. What I don't want is Big Brother type fighting and ridiculous drama for drama's sake. If that is what they go for this season then I'm glad the S7 Idols missed out on that particular fan.
To me it sound like Kelly will be performing — not being a mentor.
How will AI talk up this season as "the closest season evah" and how will fans 'ship certain pairs of contestants if everybody knows that a bunch of them aren't nice people and really hate each other?? LOL
Ohhhh, bad news, this "reality at the Big House" talk. I haven't watched a full season since 5, but was starting in fresh this year and was happy to find I enjoyed the first two audition shows. But if "Reality" is the direction it's heading, I'll stop now. I have NO interest in that kind of manufactured garbage. Not only is it cheap and shallow, it goes even further in the direction of exploiting the contestants rather than offering them a chance for real achievement. Bad news all the way around.
Well, if that's where the producers are headed, I'll regain dozens of hours in which to do (or watch) something interesting. AI will no longer qualify.
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Well I am not counting anything out until I see how it is done thats for sure. I just hope it is done in good taste. I think TPTB saw all the requests on here last year for more Idol time and less judges crap and q and a sessions, that they are giving us what we wanted maybe, lets just hope it is a good thing and not bad. I have watched this thing since day one and hope they dont wreck it thats for sure
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Well, weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve done everything we can. Of course we added a fourth judge and weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re hoping that that changes the dynamic a bit, because what weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve noticed with her is that sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s very good. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s aggressive, she will fight with Simon, sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll bond with Paula, sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll fight with Paula, and what ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s doing is ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s taking the group dynamic and changing it. And I think the audience is ready for that. They donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say the same things over and over again, because sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s inserted a different voice and that just by itself has made it moreà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬'sort of new, and it really is working so far.
Interesting how there's no mention of Randy in this paragraph.
I think he's on his way out.
Tell me again, I thought this show was about music? Stay away from the Idol House please. These kids are subject to so much. Let them have at least a few personal hours that a camera isn't following them. Wasn't it KLC and her BF that had to sneak in some private time in a sauna last year?
I second what cheese said. And I've never seen an episode of Survivor or any other reality shows – blech.
I don't want to see manufactured drama but do think some behind the scenes would be interesting. I think something like that would have helped Michael because his personality didn't come out too much during the season. Having said that I think they're probably hoping for some house drama like on Rockstar Supernova.
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Regarding other competitive reality shows, I watched both seasons of Rockstar and every season of Top Chef, but the BTS drama always detracts from the actual talent, which should be nurtured. AI is not good at nurturing talent and last season was the worst, with Nigel sending the kids out to kiss dolphins, promote British events, ad nauseam — what Jason Castro described as "a lot more non-music stuff than I thought."
I am not aware of any shortage of BTS photos or videos at the AI site, although I'm sure many fans crave an endless stream. The last thing contestants need is more show manipulation encroaching on their private time — and the last thing I want is a weekly reminder about how Lil Rounds misses her young children or how Danny Gokey is dealing with a widower's heartbreak, although I am deeply sympathetic to both of them at this early stage. However, I fear the potential for milking backstories to influence voting will prove irresistible to the AI crew.
See MJ's post about Nadia Turner to understand how unprepared someone so seemingly confident was for the high stress, extremely public fish bowl that is AI.
I feel sorry for this next crop of contestants already. This is not what they signed up for. If I'm going to have a mental breakdown after the show, dammit, I don't want the cameras following me home hoping to catch it for airing on the next show. I think it will heavily skew the voting in a very negative way. We will no longer be voting on performances anymore. Brooke White should consider herself very lucky to not be competing this season. It was hard enough watching her start to melt down on the stage.
I agree with some of the posts above
I think TPTD showing behind the scenes drama the shows ratings will drop
but if the producers show song selection and the contestants practicing the ratings may even go up and the show would seem more real.
The show should also focus more on the music and not so much about promotion
I think the contestants should be able to get newer music cleared as well
and that they should make some "no-theme nights"
and when they do have themes they should be good ones LOL
I think the contestants should be able to get newer music cleared as well
and that they should make some à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…"no-theme nightsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬
and when they do have themes they should be good one
Totally agree! Song clearance was a nightmare for some contestants last year from some things I have heard.
RE: Kara
Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s aggressive, she will fight with Simon, sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll bond with Paula, sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll fight with Paula, and what ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s doing is ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s taking the group dynamic and changing it.
So how is the change affecting: "So Simon what do you think…" Randy?
In addition this just made me think of something maybe a little OT. Has there ever been only one judge say yes in the auditions? And if so, has it ever been Simon?
Well this just sounds ominous. If the show goes in the "fake drama ala Survivor etc. " direction, I'll be tuning out, as it seems many other music fans will be. Maybe MJ could send a copy of the comments to this post to Mike Darnell.
The first (and best) season of Nashville Star included some behind the scenes stuff back at the house. It was handled well, was minimal and added a lot to the show. If AI does it that way, it'll be ok. If it's too Big Brotherish, it's going to be bad. We'll see.
If they do it like Project Runway it can actually work.
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It seems that many people are making a mountain out of a molehill with this. Of COURSE it's not going to become the next Big Brother/Real World… Idol is still Idol at heart– if anything, I'm expecting some bonding scenes/small tiffs (maybe 5-10 minutes total) on results shows, and that's it. Nothing major. Just more insight into who these kids are, and I really like that.
As for those comparing these changes to Survivor– I'm thinking you haven't seen the show lately. I'm a HUGE fan, and I have no idea where these comments about "manufactured/contrived drama" are coming from. They may be on Real World, or Big Brother, or whatever, but I haven't seen them on Survivor, that's for sure.
Anyway, as for this surprising twist– maybe in the wildcard round, America may get to vote after all and produce their own finalist pick? So we have a top 13, and two go home the first week of finals. Now that I type it, probably not. But hopefully nothing to do with group/duet performances.
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Well, when I lived in Australia, they had the Idols in the house and it's not really 'drama'..more like a chance to get to know the contestants more..it's kind like the pre-performance package..
However, Indonesian Idol had what they called Idol Extra – which is basically a 15-30 min show that shows what the Idols usually do and interviews the Idols in the house whilst eating/drinking certain products..Hee
I'm sure it wouldn't be b*tchy drama..afterall Idol is a family show LOL
If they do it like Project Runway, it can actually work.
I still have problems with this somewhat because AI results are voted upon while Project Runway isn't. Even the judges aren't exposed to the shenanigans in the house unless the contestants bring it up or it's momentous like Marcel's haircut.
Also, although I was a little pissed that they didn't focus so much on the Idols last year, I'd still take that as opposed to this year. Brooke's breakdowns, Carly's desperation on show…I mean, I'd hate to think about what they would have done with Cookie being rushed to the hospital. Oh the horror! How about milking the will-he-or-won't-he-go drama of Adam Cook attending a performance.
I doubt it will be that big of a deal because they don't have a lot of time to devote to it, especially since there's now a 4th judge.
Ridiculously big? Does that mean ridiculously old? Please no.
I love the all living in one house thing! Love Rockstar, love Project Runway, love Top Chef! Man I watch too many reality shows…
I agree with you, MJ. I'm not looking forward to the "reality" aspect. I don't watch other reality shows specifically because I don't like the infighting and drama. AI always appealed to me because it was strictly about the competition. I hope they don't take the behind the scenes stuff too far. Plus there tend to be a lot of minors on the show, and I REALLY don't want to see the kids "getting into it." (Sheesh I'm old.)
I doubt it will be that big of a deal because they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have a lot of time to devote to it, especially since thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s now a 4th judge.
I suspect that they will do away with the Q&A sessions where viewers call in questions during results night and will instead show these behind the scenes footage as filler. So there will be plenty of time.
I would be glad to be rid of those inane Q&A sessions but I'm very leery about the Reality World-esque sound of it all. I have a feeling it will be a lot like the drama we see during the audition rounds (i.e. the bickering, the whining, and the bawling a la Josiah Lemming). America will end up voting based on how the contestants conduct themselves rather than on their actual talent.
This is totally bad news!!!
ETA: If I recall correctly, there was news that there will be no Ford commercials this year, thus giving them even more time to air out the dirty laundry.
I'm not likin' this reality drama stuff shennanigins; BBBOOOOOO FOX!!!
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The Role of Provincial Policies in Fiscal Equalization Outcomes in China
AbstractIn this paper, we use pooled data for central-provincial and provincial-local governments in 2000-01, overall involving over 4000 sub-provincial governments, to assess China 's sub-national fiscal equalization practices and outcomes. Our goal is to explain horizontal fiscal disparities between and within provinces, with a special focus on the role played by intermediate-level governments, particularly the provincial governments, on overall equalization outcomes in China . The significant policy implication of our findings is that if the goal of the central government is to improve equity in the distribution of fiscal resources throughout the entire national territory, it will not be enough to improve the design and size of central-provincial transfers. There will be a need to re-structure and control the structure and practices of provincial-local government transfers.
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The Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Police have acknowledged disciplining staff for misusing online social networks. The MoJ has sacked four employees and issued final warnings to three for misbehaving on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Overall it has carpeted more than 40 staff for internet and email offences. …
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You're one of the world's iconic fastfood brands. Sure, you've established a presence on social media because it's part of your PR initiative and everybody does it. Suddenly, your kingdom gets invaded. You can't have it your way and it becomes a social media disaster for you.
Nobody is safe from hackers, even kings.
Things got out of hand for Burger King's Twitter account last week when hackers broke into the official Burger King Twitter account. They turned it into a doppelganger of McDonald's Twitter page and sent out offensive tweets. One tweet even showed a pic of a Burger King "employee" doing drugs inside the washroom. Hackers had fun messing around until Twitter suspended the account.
Obviously, it's bad PR for Burger King. A customer might think that BK isn't serious with its social CRM, let alone its employee relations. Twitter is serious business, it's a brand's podium to the world and every tweet presents your voice as a brand. Perhaps, the only fault of Burger King's social media team or agency is that they failed to secure a serious PR tool that is their Twitter account (I hate to think that they used "whopper123" as their password). It's a PR disaster in the eyes of customers and fastfood executives.
As a social media strategist, you'll probably see this the other way around. Every social media crisis is always an opportunity. Good or bad, PR is still PR, by that I mean the linchpin has been pulled and buzz is increasing. Online awareness is spreading, and it's how you'll make the most out of it. Need proof? Burger King's followers before the hack were around 84,000, after 30 minutes they got 23,000 new followers. Today, they almost have 112,000 followers.
So is this a win or a loss for Burger King? They have 20k+ followers and a free mention from rival McDonald's Twitter feed. What's not to like, right? Can Burger King turn a lemon into lemonade? It's up to them to sustain that online momentum by taking their social media outreach seriously.
Here are 5 ways for social media teams to turn a lemon into lemonade.
1.) Admit Your Mistake
It's a must for any brand to talk like a real person using their social media assets. You have to assume a voice to be able to connect with your followers. Talk to them like you're their bestfriend, an adviser, or neighbor. But avoid sounding like a salesman, it's not advisable to offer spontaneous discounts or rewards during a social media crisis.
Writing the apology on the corporate blog shows utmost sincerity on the brand's part. Apologize for the blunder and forge a fresh relationship with your community. The social media crowd is an unforgiving lot, but if you admit your mistake they will stick to your brand and even share your tweets. It's how you transform fans into brand advocates.
2.) Real-Time Monitoring
Social media never sleeps. This is why Gatorade and Dell have set up their social media command centers to track brand-related sentiments. It's not a question of how "socially-vulnerable" your brand is, it's a question of how meticulous and dedicated you are when it comes to analyzing sentiments and converting them into meaningful engagements.
Sentiment analysis can be tricky, listen to what people are saying and apply the personal approach when answering them. Using Radian6, Hootsuite, or any free social monitoring tool will help social media teams in their sentiment analysis. Don't get too comfortable with these tools though, it takes a lot of patience to monitor online sentiments. Recently, Oreo had a huge win on Twitter during the SuperBowl with its "You can still dunk in the dark" ad when a power outage occurred. Keep in mind that real engagement happens in real-time!
3.) Humanize and Humorize
One of the factors that fuels social media is humor. Once something becomes a meme it becomes a hit. When it becomes a hit it goes viral and creates awareness. While you don't need meme-making experts on your team, it's important to humanize your social media assets to connect with fans. You can't instill humor when you reply to tweets like a robot, right?
More often than not, some fans will ridicule your tweets which become an opportunity for a brand's social media team to respond with a witty feedback. This is how user engagement becomes a real conversation and promotes customer-company collaboration. Check out the funny tweet above, Burger King's social media team had a chance to make this a fun conversation and lighten things up during the crisis.
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A single tweet can make or break any brand. Just look at how Jeff Jarvis turned a snowball into an avalanche of rants during the Dell Hell crisis in 2005. Jarvis blogged about the lemon he encountered with a Dell laptop. Dell's customer service was poor at that time, they ignored Jarvis. Little did they know that Jarvis' snowball started rolling, which eventually turned into an avalanche of online rants.
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Since years ago in Perth, international singers and artists have visited the place do promote their latest albums, touring and having live performances. Concerts at largely open space have always been a hit, and mainly welcomed and celebrated by the Australians. Music is something Aussies know how to appreciate very, very well, especially band/rock music. I did acknowledge the fact that those artists will always miss Malaysia out in their tour schedules, and what more to say when it comes to a place as remote as Kuching, my hometown.
Green Day was at Perth performing live, and I did not go to their concert….
Nickelback had a concert in Perth end of last year, and I missed out on that too….
Coldplay went to Perth too… middle this year, and yeah.. again, I did not go and have a look-see.
Until recently, when I got back to Kuching, there was the Bandkuest 2006, a band performance competition by local band enthusiasts, mostly new and fresh out on the field.
And guess what, I WENT TO THE EVENT!!!
And I had every right and place to be overly excited about it, simply because, my friend, Kenneth Leong was performing and competing, together with his band Litbox !!
The event took place at the old courthouse, just nearby the Main Post Office and the Waterfront. It started at an ungodly hour of 5pm stretching all the way to late night. I managed to drag Chun Chow (click) out of his place and off we went to the Bandkuest 2006 Grand Finale!! More than 100 bands/groups from all over Sarawak have competed in the previous weeks, and only 11 made it to the final. There was however one team absent, which made it only ten teams performing. This was not my first time to such sort of event, and certainly I would not make an unfair comparison to my previous experience in live band contest performances. All I wanted to have that night was to be out from my house, head to somewhere "happening" with floods of people, and loud, extremely noisy music. Something to drown my sorrow and trauma accumulating over the year would be most welcomed.
KENNETH of http://www.kenjj.com
And of course, the privilege to watch a friend, Kenneth playing on stage, is an awesome opportunity, something not to be missed!
There was a group of people standing outside the perimeter, peeping in from openings and over the gates. I guess, it does not matter if they were inside or not, being there, and experiencing live music for free was something worth doing after all.
So you want to hear my side of story and comments on the overall event and happenings that night? I shall be as truthful and plain as possible, but bear in mind all those that I say here are entirely my own non-professional and publicly open opinion, and should anyone disagree with it, I suggest you sugarcoat your comments and begin with something pleasant like "oh robin you look so handsome !" Alright, jokes aside, I generally liked the entire performance, and it is obvious that all the bands have put so much effort in their music and presentation. I have something to say about the sound system setup, the instruments and overall tune-up was quite well adjusted, however, the sound of the vocals were somewhat, a little drowned to the softer side. I have been to quite several band/rock performances before, and I could actually hear clearly and make sense of the lyrics that the vocalists were conveying. Things were rather the opposite at the Bandkuest, and this severely deteriorated the standard of every presentations!!
I particularly dislike randomly arranged tunes in a piece of crazy, chaotic music led by a vocalist who would scream his lung out every breath he could grasp. Goodness gracious, I think I had enough misery in my life already, and I need not extra from the music!
And the crowd, gosh, so unsupportive!! Only a few out of many showed passion and enthusiasm... Alright, there were a few cases of
Serious head banging…..
And ass shaking….
And some sort of dancing style that I could not quite understand…
But I could say that 90 percent of the crowd would just sit down quietly, and hesitantly clapping their hands after each performance. Not much of cheering or super squeaky whistling or girly screams as if they have seen a ghost or something, I guess the bands performing would have felt rather cold having such disappointing response from the audience that night. Kuching folks are rather reserved and not so keen on being openly wild in public area I suppose.
Here are some random photos of what I have taken with my obsolete camera. However, I was quite satisfied with most of my snapshots. Having seats at the very front helped a great !! I am terribly sorry that I could not remember all the names of the bands. I do not have the photos of all bands, since I took off some time in the middle of the event to quench my aching thirst and fill my empty stomach.
And of course, the highlight of this entry, and was also considered the highlight of the event,
The LITBOX!!!!
They managed to "Wowed" the audience, right from the very beginning of their first track, with the mesmerizing vocal from their lead singer, building up momentum rapidly towards the peak of their performance. Litbox was of course, the favourite amongst the bunch of other bands, and even the response from the crowd was evidently solid. I would not go as far as saying that they were stealing the show, but surely, from my not so experienced point of view, their performance entertained me through and through.
Alright, enough talking… here are more photos of LITBOX.
Tired of photos? Here is a short video of their performance.
And of course, the drummer, the friend, and the blogger on stage…. Kenneth Leong !!!
Sorry for my meager attempts and blurry shots, but those are the best ones I had, and at least still visible and usable. It was rather difficult to obtain a decent shot, since the drummer is positioned far back into the stage, with very, very minimal lighting. Not to mention, the foggy thick smoke effect that was constantly released clouding the stage, made it even more impossible to have a direct good shot. Thank goodness Kenneth was not one of those drummers who would bang their head vigorously throughout the entire performance!! At least he did not move too aggressively to blur the pictures… ahahahhaa…
So how were the results?
I was hoping and hoping that Kenneth's group, LITBOX would win the event.
I guess, many were hoping the same.
And the results….
Jeng Jeng Jeng….
LITBOX won the second place.....
I knew the group would have deserved the first spot, and their performance proved to be more than worthy. Decisions have been made, and oh boy..
Hey, second spot out of over a hundred teams competing; it was rather an awesome achievement too!! Things could have been better of course, but hey, at least the crowd enjoyed your performance, and you guys did a pretty good job there.
So who won the first prize?
I dare say that they were rather good too, and they were unique in their own way. Somehow, I think having a female vocalist does give you an extra cutting edge in tight competitions.
This is discrimination against us men !! I have also recorded a small part of their performance. Click here to go to the video clip. And one of the guitarists, Melvin, coincidentally happened to be a friend of a friend, whom I have met and been introduced to at Kenny Sia's Birthday Party (click). Oh well, Kuching is indeed getting smaller when you get to know more people.
To Kenneth and Litbox, bravo for making it to the second spot. You guys were amazing, and totally deserved number one. Kenneth, if you made it huge one day, don't forget your friend here ya?? A free autographed CD, an elegantly handsome dinner, and few tickets to your tour performance would be nice.
Side note:
1) I know the comments I have made was rather biased. Well, pardon my selective preference, but this is my blog. If I can't voice up freely here, where else can I do so?
2) I treated a friend for birthday at Pizza Hut not too long ago, and yesterday, another friend gave me an advanced birthday surprise and treated me to… guess where… Pizza Hut !!! Thanks so much Stef !! I guess what goes around comes around eh?
3) In case you guys do not know, let me ease your misery. My birthday is on the Boxing Day.
4) Anybody wanna cook up some Christmas plans?


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Speller has supported United Way for seven years, evolving from volunteer participant to new business department coordinator. As part of her key role, Speller helped lead the campaign to success by rallying more than 400 fellow Northwestern Mutual co-workers in the new business department.
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No billionaire is complete without a superyacht of his or her own. In fact, a November report from Wealth-X and the UBS Global Billionaire Census found that the average billionaire spends $22 million on yachts.
The latest study from Wealth-X ranks the most expensive luxury asset acquisitions of all time, and it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that eight of the top ten purchases were yachts.
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Here, in reverse order, are the 8 most expensive yacht purchases of all time.
8. Dilbar, $263 millionAlisher Usmanov, Russia's wealthiest man, bought this 360-foot superyacht for $263 million in 2012. Dilbar, named after the billionaire's mother, has accommodations for 20 guests and up to 47 crew members, in addition to a helicopter pad, swimming pool, and swanky formal dining room.
7. Radiant, $286 millionOriginally commissioned by Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, this 360-foot yacht was sold to Abdulla Al Futtaim, a billionaire car dealer from the United Arab Emirates. Radiant's amenities put a James Bond twist on the typical superyacht experience. It's equipped with sonic guns that would burst the eardrums of attackers, along with water cannons that could sink an approaching boat from 100 yards away. There's even a smaller speedboat designed specifically for a quick escape.
5. (tie) Pelorus, $300 million
Music mogul David Geffen purchased Pelorus from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in May 2011. Since one helicopter pad just isn't enough, this superyacht has two, in addition to two swimming pools and a collection of smaller boats on the tender deck. One guest suite has a wall that lowers to transform into an ultra-private veranda.
5. (tie) Dubai, $300 million
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4. A, $323 million
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3. Serene, $330 millionRussian vodka distributor Yuri Scheffler owns this 440-foot yacht, which has turquoise neon lights that give it a nighttime glow. It has a combined 48,000 square feet of covered space on its seven decks, including indoor and outdoor pools, 12 staterooms, and an outdoor screening room. Scheffler purchased the Italian-designed yacht for $330 million in 2011.
2. Eclipse, $485 million
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1. Azzam, $627 million
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BONUS: The Other Two Most Expensive Purchases Of All Time
There have been two other luxury purchases in the range of these superyachts. They were:
- Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev's Monaco home, which set him back $286 million. It tied for eighth with Abdulla Al Futtaim's Radiant yacht.
- At $500 million, Larry Ellison's purchase of Hawaiian island Lanai was the second largest luxury asset acquisition of all time.