While results are up, I actually don't have much to add this week since I've been in Chicago spending time with my new niece!! Believe it or not, but I haven't even watched all the performances.....though I hear there were lots of standing Os so I'll have to sneak in a few extra hours of viewing this week.
Now it's back to Ohio St vs Kansas.....congrats to Kentucky.....and to the states with the Mega Ball winners.....don't we all wish that was us!
Potential Winners
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Week 1....
Welcome!! So glad you all decided to join this year....I'm psyched we got another great turnout!
For all of you that are new to the pool, each week I will send out an email with a link to this site so you can read my latest post and download the latest standings. (Rather than email the standings and clog your inbox each week with the big file!) To the left of the pictures of the idols above, you'll see "Click Here for Week 1 Standings".....believe it or not, but you should click there to get the latest standings :) The standings are in Microsoft Excel and are available if you have the newest excel or the older version of excel. Let me know if you have any troubles at all....this is suppose to be an easy process, so if it doesn't appear that way I need to help you fix that!
Now, before I get to the Idol gossip, I want to welcome my new, and very first niece....the daughter of the other Jamie Tiplitsky (yes, my brother married a Jamie)! Her name is Presely Rae Tiplitsky, she was born this morning and she and the rest of the Tiplitsky family are doing great.
Ok, Ok, so now lets chat about the show this week.....the Billy Joel week. Definitely a few great performances and some not so great ones. Colton may have won my vote for the week and he surely locked in Scotty McCreery's fan base...espcially when Phillip clearly showed he had no interest in the ladies. How great that Tommy and Diddy told Phillip that he shouldn't wear grey, should shave and should leave the guitar behind.....then Phillip gets on stage with a grey shirt, a scruffy face and a guitar in hand.....you gotta love that guy for being so freaking good looking and scrumptions without even trying. I am very curious to see how things turn out for him....he TOTALLY can win this all and I wonder if the nonchalant attitude will help or hurt him. So besides liking Colton and Phillip, I thought Elise did a phenominal job....I just wish she was a bit more likeable. She's either too scared to be herself on stage or she really doesn't have much personality. Speaking of personality, I'm waiting for Skylar to have her chance to shine.....my guess is she'll be the dark horse this year.....she's got the country voice and what seems to be a very fun personality....we shall see how it all turns out! And Heejun.....oh Heejun.....this guy really cracks me up.....I love that he decided to mess with Tommy Hilfiger on national TV.....Tommy, Mr Proper, was so baffled at how to handle the situation. I just wish Heejun could have done a much better job with his performance....it was surely creative, but it had some pretty bad parts. While I'd like to see him stick around to entertain, I can't help but think he'll be going soon.....but not before Deandre....Deandre bothers me so much....lets just leave it at that for now! Let's see, who else am I missing.....Hollie....very talented voice.....very intersting accent....until Wednesday, actually, I had no clue she wasn't from the US! Her voice is so impressive....what she did last week with Celine Dion was unbelievable.....I don't seem to hear the "pitchiness" that Steven Tyler and Randy keep mentioning.....why can't they just give her a standing ovation already. I can't wait to see her face when she gets that standing O. Speaking of Standing Os'.....Josh and Jessica, the two who have gotten such awesome reactions from the audience and judges have hit a sweet spot. At this point in the "game" I don't think their getting the most votes, but they are likely far from falling in the bottom 3.....no doubt we'll be seeing those two for quite a while.
Alrighty, that's all I got this week. I'll be back next week! Until then, feel free to post your thoughts this past weeks show or anything you know about next week....those who come check out my comments, definitely like seeing what others have to say.
Have a great weekend!
~Jamie
For all of you that are new to the pool, each week I will send out an email with a link to this site so you can read my latest post and download the latest standings. (Rather than email the standings and clog your inbox each week with the big file!) To the left of the pictures of the idols above, you'll see "Click Here for Week 1 Standings".....believe it or not, but you should click there to get the latest standings :) The standings are in Microsoft Excel and are available if you have the newest excel or the older version of excel. Let me know if you have any troubles at all....this is suppose to be an easy process, so if it doesn't appear that way I need to help you fix that!
Now, before I get to the Idol gossip, I want to welcome my new, and very first niece....the daughter of the other Jamie Tiplitsky (yes, my brother married a Jamie)! Her name is Presely Rae Tiplitsky, she was born this morning and she and the rest of the Tiplitsky family are doing great.
Ok, Ok, so now lets chat about the show this week.....the Billy Joel week. Definitely a few great performances and some not so great ones. Colton may have won my vote for the week and he surely locked in Scotty McCreery's fan base...espcially when Phillip clearly showed he had no interest in the ladies. How great that Tommy and Diddy told Phillip that he shouldn't wear grey, should shave and should leave the guitar behind.....then Phillip gets on stage with a grey shirt, a scruffy face and a guitar in hand.....you gotta love that guy for being so freaking good looking and scrumptions without even trying. I am very curious to see how things turn out for him....he TOTALLY can win this all and I wonder if the nonchalant attitude will help or hurt him. So besides liking Colton and Phillip, I thought Elise did a phenominal job....I just wish she was a bit more likeable. She's either too scared to be herself on stage or she really doesn't have much personality. Speaking of personality, I'm waiting for Skylar to have her chance to shine.....my guess is she'll be the dark horse this year.....she's got the country voice and what seems to be a very fun personality....we shall see how it all turns out! And Heejun.....oh Heejun.....this guy really cracks me up.....I love that he decided to mess with Tommy Hilfiger on national TV.....Tommy, Mr Proper, was so baffled at how to handle the situation. I just wish Heejun could have done a much better job with his performance....it was surely creative, but it had some pretty bad parts. While I'd like to see him stick around to entertain, I can't help but think he'll be going soon.....but not before Deandre....Deandre bothers me so much....lets just leave it at that for now! Let's see, who else am I missing.....Hollie....very talented voice.....very intersting accent....until Wednesday, actually, I had no clue she wasn't from the US! Her voice is so impressive....what she did last week with Celine Dion was unbelievable.....I don't seem to hear the "pitchiness" that Steven Tyler and Randy keep mentioning.....why can't they just give her a standing ovation already. I can't wait to see her face when she gets that standing O. Speaking of Standing Os'.....Josh and Jessica, the two who have gotten such awesome reactions from the audience and judges have hit a sweet spot. At this point in the "game" I don't think their getting the most votes, but they are likely far from falling in the bottom 3.....no doubt we'll be seeing those two for quite a while.
Alrighty, that's all I got this week. I'll be back next week! Until then, feel free to post your thoughts this past weeks show or anything you know about next week....those who come check out my comments, definitely like seeing what others have to say.
Have a great weekend!
~Jamie
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Entry Forms Due 8PM, Wed March 21st
For those of you who are regulars to the Tiplitsky Pool, click to the left to download the Entry Form. (If you're on a mobile phone click "View Web Version" to navigate my website.) Once you download the form (on your Computer), start with row 15 and choose who you think will get voted off next week, then work your way down to the winner.
For you Newbees or Returnees, (go to the Web Version of this site) and check out the download titled "FAQs and Instructions" in the left margin or read the bottom of the web page.
Some key points for all of you:
-- Last year we had about 200 entrires, so prize money was almost $3,000!! (see table to the left)
-- Prizes go to 1st-5th place, LAST place and some random prizes in the middle -- so you have a good chance to make some $$, even if you have no clue who the idols are!!
-- Entry fee is $15 if you mail a check or $15.75 if you pay via paypal -- The entry form has some specifics on how to get me your fee
FORWARD A LINK TO THIS WEBSITE TO ANYONE THAT YOU THINK MAY BE INTERESTED (cc me, so I can add them to my distribution list)!
THE ENTRY FORM IS DUE BY 8PM ON WEDNESDAY (March 21st).....in order to make it in the pool you MUST get me your entry form ON TIME....NO IF ANDS OR BUTS about that (gotta keep things fair!)!!
Email me at tiplitskypool@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Have a great day!
For you Newbees or Returnees, (go to the Web Version of this site) and check out the download titled "FAQs and Instructions" in the left margin or read the bottom of the web page.
Some key points for all of you:
-- Last year we had about 200 entrires, so prize money was almost $3,000!! (see table to the left)
-- Prizes go to 1st-5th place, LAST place and some random prizes in the middle -- so you have a good chance to make some $$, even if you have no clue who the idols are!!
-- Entry fee is $15 if you mail a check or $15.75 if you pay via paypal -- The entry form has some specifics on how to get me your fee
FORWARD A LINK TO THIS WEBSITE TO ANYONE THAT YOU THINK MAY BE INTERESTED (cc me, so I can add them to my distribution list)!
THE ENTRY FORM IS DUE BY 8PM ON WEDNESDAY (March 21st).....in order to make it in the pool you MUST get me your entry form ON TIME....NO IF ANDS OR BUTS about that (gotta keep things fair!)!!
Email me at tiplitskypool@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Have a great day!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Want To Know More About the Pool???
check out the "SAMPLE" files via the links to the right and read the FAQs below. If you have any questions, email me at tiplitskypool@gmail.com. If you haven't watched any American Idol episodes to date, choose from the "links to more American Idol news and videos"......you can see all performances from last week on the "Official FOX American Idol Site" (link to the right). It's actually pretty easy and quick to watch all.....my DVR didn't record the shows last week (grrrrrrr!!) so I had to watch the performances here: http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_11/performances/
Who's been watching since the beginning this season?? Let everyone know your thoughts so far by posting a comment....do you like the idols so far? how are randy, jLo and Steven doing? think the guys are better than the girls?? have any faves? Let the rest of the crew know what you're thinking!!
If you really don't care to watch.....don't worry about reading or watching anything.....this way you'll be most equipped to submit a losing entry.....this year the loser will make $150 at least....10x the entry fee. Speaking of the entry feel, you'll see more details in the "SAMPLE" files you can download to the right --- actually, all you really need to know is the entry fee is $15 and I'll let you know how to get me this money once I send out the entry form.
Here's to a great season ahead.....cheers!
Friday, March 2, 2012
No CLUE
For some reason I lost admin access to my usual blog so I had to create a new one. If you have any clue how to help me get that back, please let me know!!
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