American Idol

Last night AP and I were at the Reds game with clients. About half way through the 5th inning, when the Reds were getting hosed, I moved inside the suite with the clients' wives who were all watching American Idol. It was fun (in a trainwreck sort of way).

On our way home our friend Dr. Jeff called. His sister M, is traveling today and she needed an adapter for her iPod. So they show up at our house. M says, "My friend just won American Idol." Dr.Jeff says, tell Rachel the real story. And it was SO crazy, that I lost my breath ... here goes:

M used to work in Birmingham, AL. Where she was friends with Taylor Hicks' girlfriend. They would go and watch him at a local bar with his band every Friday night. They went so often that M's name was on the list for the band, so she didn't have to pay the $5 cover.

So, after a while M was talking to the girlfriend about Taylor and their future together. M proceeds to tell the girlfriend that she should probably break off this relationship with Taylor (that had lasted 4 years) because he obviously wasn't going anywhere. M says, "I mean he's a 27 year old white guy with grey hair in a soul band -- he's a loser". Girlfriend breaks up with Taylor, and here, two years later, he wins American Idol.

Guess M was wrong.