Virginia Is For Families

Jordin and Chris are taking center stage tonight on American Idol to sing their hit song No Air. And unless St. Peter calls me home this afternoon I plan to be there. Jordin Sparks won the AI contest last year as we all know and since then has put out a CD that has done very well. American Idol and this blog go together well. I started blogging because Jordin inspired me to be more creative.

But she has not been the only one to do that. There have been others on AI and there have been other shows as well. We live in an age where you can stand in line one day and be a successful and well known artist the next. That is what American Idol has done for many. And blogging has done the same thing for many others.

We live in an age where you can discover your talent and show it to the world. The world will then tell you what it thinks of your talent. But it’s not an all or nothing process anymore. There are many more avenues to success. So if you don’t make it to the finals on AI you can still end up with an Academy Award like Jennifer Hudson. I’m surprised no contestant has started a blog. Or maybe someone has and I have not gotten the word. They obviously would have the basis for a very successful enterprise on the internet.

So focus on your talent and start thinking about where you would like to go. Reality television has taught us that we are all in this together. And just because you are not the next great pop star doesn’t mean you will be pushed into obscurity. As long as you don’t do something totally ridiculous and turn everybody off. That has happened a few times. But it seems like we have all decided to start promoting from within instead of letting some dude in a penthouse office do it. We have joined the discovery process and it is a great thing for all of us.

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Update: Well, Jordin and Chris did their song tonight and they sounded fabulous. Jordin has amazing eyes. If you watched the show I’m sure you must have noticed when the camera first found her how brilliant are her eyes. And she did a great job. She is going to be a great star. Chris already is a big star. And the two of them together bring excitement to millions of young people who need great role models.

I’m sure all the comments about them being a couple are going to start up again here. But I am telling you guys Jordin doesn’t have time for that stuff right now. She is working very hard and learning her craft. She is building the frequent flying miles.

And two people in show business do not a happy couple make.

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Vote for Jordin and No Air on the BET Award Show here

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