Sanjaya, proof that ya don’t have to be good.
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Check it, sometimes it is not about being good. Now, for all you playa’s who ain’t got no skillz, don’t think ya gonna make it now. But, have ya noticed that not being the best doesn’t mean ya can’t make it? There are examples beyond the flowin hair, makin’ the 12 year old girls cry Sanjaya; check out In and Out Burger, their grub is good, but it ain’t all that, they certainly ain’t the best. 
Madonna, my girl is tight! She can’t sing but she has been makin’ slammin music for the masses for 20 years, she’s done musicals, movies and more. The critics have been kickin her sorry can’t sing ass all over the place for 20 years, BUT she still is commin out on top. Hey, Brittany Spears and Jessica they ain’t too far behind. Christina Aguilerra she is good. Paris Hilton, please, don’t make me ugggh!
What’s my point? Makin’ it can sometimes be something other than talent, skill or being the best. Sometimes it is the ability of someone or something to connect with it’s audience ya’ll. The ability to resonate beyond the surface. Elvis Presley is a kickin example. People are crazy complex. We connect at different levels and for crazy reasons. What causes us to slam the most talented actor, or singer, or employee for someone less talented? Why do we give love to mediocrity over excellence, while other times we give mad props to excellence and reject mediocrity? I don’t know but we do. Paris Hilton anyone?
What I do know is that our likes and dislikes are tied closely to our self-image, to how we see ourselves. Every once and a while someone comes along that touches something inside us. They tap into our sub-conscience, get hooked and we don’t let them go.
What does givin mad love to mediocrity say about us? What does Paris’s popularity say about us? What does Madonna’s tight 20 year career say about us? Does it say we think she is all that because of her drive and commitment, coming up from simple beginnings? Yo, Madonna is straight up GANSTER, from D-Town. What’s it sayin about us that we keep electing George W.? If anyone wants to try to tell me he is the smartest, or the best option we have I’ll reach through monitor and slap your foolish ass. We’ve elected a sorry ass President 2x that wasn’t even close to the best. Forget about the Donkey’s, ya’ll. There were better Elephants to choose from. Ya heard the expression “electable”. That is code for what I’m talking about. Politicians already know what we are learnin’ on the Idol. The best, most qualified don’t always win.
So Yo, Sanjaya don’t cut your hair dawg! It’s like Samson and Deli’lah. Hey, Sanjaya and Deli’lah they rhyme. Coincidence? Yeah, boy!
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Can’t have In and Out Burger, so I will grab one from Mc donalds. And I just love Madonna, her songs and her Music sense is just best. And The best, most qualified don’t always win. But this doesnot mean you should not work for being best. Being best is time bound and something best today need not be best always. The quest of finding Best will always continue. And we every year have American Idol. And we may also excel sometimes where we are not best.
Just recalling a song I heared way back: Life is never be the same, Life is Changing.
P.S Keep winning attitude, this makes life lot easiear, even when you are not the best.
Comment from Divya Uttam on April 12, 2007, 1:43 pm
The less talented ones may get successful, but that’s a fform of talent i think, in the world we live in, trends are dictated by people who have charisma and attitude.. not talent.. which is not really a good thing.. i’d prefer someone immensely talented over someone who only has charisma and attitude as theeir weapons. Talent is and always was the most important thing for me. So when you have talent, THEN you can focus on the charismatic aspect of things and the “attitude”. I think it’s probably one of the reasons many artists these days probably won’T have a 20 or 30 years career. It takes talent to keep going at it. You can definetely build an aaudience and win fans, but sooner or later they’ll get more picky and will want to see more talent and move on, if you don’t offer them talent.
talent! 
Comment from Jonathan-C. Phillips on April 13, 2007, 11:06 pm
Short-term success and long term success are two different things. I have seen it time and time again…some hotshot comes along, grabs everyone’s attention, people become enamored with the hotshot and then BOOM! where did the hotshot go? Does anyone know?
On the other hand, those with staying power, talent and skills were here yesterday, today and will more than likely be around tomorrow.
It doesn’t say much for Americans today when they give attention to those that are flashy, hot and shiny, but are obviously void of any skill. (I got so sick of hearing about Anna-Nicole I could scream). I am reminded of how hunters used to trap raccoons (read this in the book, WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS). Hunters would dig out a hole in a log, put some nails in the log with the point pointing towards the center of the hole. In the bottom of the hole, they would place a shiny piece of metal. Ever curious, the raccoon would come along, see the shiny metal, reach in to get it and get their paw stuck. The sad part is, if the raccoon let go of the object, they would be able to get their paw out. But hunters grew to learn the raccoon would not let go.
There’s your zoological tidbit for the day. The moral of this biological fact…don’t be a raccoon, be more discerning and know when to let go.
Comment from Scott Townsend on April 24, 2007, 7:07 am
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