c_vanblokland's Blog

greetings from la-la land !!!

can't believe this is the 4th year i've been fortunate enough to come out here to los angeles to cover the world's greatest show -- american idol !!   hey, someone's gotta do it, right ??

we flew in at about 9am (pacific time, man, that's fun trying to adjust to that) -- and hit the ground running. things are a bit different this year, behind-the-scenes ... we're at the nokia theatre in downtown orlando, not the kodak theatre, in hollywood for the first time ever.  that means a lot of traffic on those crazy LA highways each day.  but ...what does that difference mean to you ??  well, we probably won't too many of those "colorful" walk of fame performers out here with us this year. they tend to stay over on the hollyweird side of town.   bummer.   ;)

but we will have plenty to talk about and show you around -- with the new venue, the set you've been watching all season will have to be moved and reassembled,  there's 4000 more seats in the nokia, there's (pretty much confirmed) rumors of the jonas brothers performing at the finale, and so is robert downey jr (huh?)  ... we'll get to catch up with your favorite contestants from past seasons (can't wait to see melinda doolittle and bo bice, personally), and i always, always love chatting with the LA gossip experts, vocal coaches, hair stylists, and of course, the ultimate ... i'm really hoping simon comes out to see me again. (the judges aren't always available for interviews ) but it's been 2 years, buddy -- come on !!

and oh yeah, we'll also place bets on who will win the david vs. david battle. that's kind of important too. ;)

check in with y'all again tomorrow, but my big mean photographer is telling me it's time to go edit. just kidding paulo !!! =) =) =)