HAH! I did a search for the band Heliphino and this joke came up... "What do you get when you cross a Hippo an elephant and a rhino?" HELIPHINO! I wish all the acts coulda perfomed tonight I would have liked to see that band and of course Bernie one last time

Anyone know what this guys name was? he was amazing and i want to hear more of his music

Cas Haley. He was really great. I already searched him and found this

http://www.pegasusnews.com/bands/woodbelly/

me too, I'll buy his DVD

thanks a lot

What was the name of the song that he sang?

I found a better site for Woodbelly, Cas Haley's group. From the looks of their schedule, they're still together and play reggae all over.

http://www.myspace.com/woodbelly

That song tonight was Walking on the Moon

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BgNHeIN4_Z4

That's my boy! Cas deserves this so much! For more info go here.

http://www.woodbelly.com

http://www.myspace.com/woodbelly

http://www.myspace.com/cashaley

Enjoy!

I liked Cas from the moment I heard him talking about his wife and kid tonight. (Same mushy type of guy I am about my family)

However, I saw that he was from Texas, and saw him walk out on stage and thought he'd sing some country song or something.

His vocals are amazing. Close your eyes and you'd think he was a Marley. You rocked Cas!
Sincerely, Just an average guy from Illinois

He's great!!!!!!!!!

If you think he was a Marley -- you are really, really white. The guy was no Bob Marley, no Ziggy Marley, no Marley at all. Listen to some of their CDs and then listen to the stuff on this guy's website. He is about as reggae as UB40 was and where are they now. This guy needs a new style if he wants to have a real career, rather than a Vanilla Ice kind of career.

Wow, that's the first negative quote i've seen. I think some people may disagree with you. Just know that he has played with Burning Spear.

yeah i was there and it was a great show at The Granada in Dallas Texas

I'm not saying that he isn't talented, I'm just saying his does not appear to be broad enough to avoid becoming a one hit wonder. I would hope that AGT is looking for more
than that out of a winner. And just so you know, A Flock of Seagulls played with Elvis Costello. One's still around. One's long gone. Playing with Burning Spear doesn't make Cas a "Marley".

Key words are doesn not appear to be broad enough. Trust me, his talent are very broad, you should hear him sing the blues. He's going to surprise you, just give him a chance.

The guy has talent and should be around awhile. I enjoy listening to him and plan to keep on doing so. I do not see him as the Vanilla Ice wanna be... At least he is not pretending to be something he is not. Keep up the good work Cas....

It's funny that you mention Vanilla Ice because Robbie van Winkle, aka Vanilla Ice, is from the same small ne texas town of Paris as Cas Haley. Same town that 16-yr old blues musician Tyler Dow Bryant is from. It's odd how much talent has originated here. Now, I am not saying anything about Vanilla Ice and his talent, but for you to liken Cas Haley's talent to that of VI is a misconceived notion. Cas' ability to adapt, perform, and entertain crowds of people will be one of the leading reasons he is very likely to win this competition.
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Duane Allen of the Oak Ridge Boys and Gene Watson as well as the great football coach Gene Stallings and Raymond Berry and then the winner of the Treasure Hunt Charles Taylor are all from his hometown. Must be something in the water there!!!

Exactly.

Hey we're not all cowboys down here! LOL

NY auditions, questions on the ny audition

has anyone recieved any emails or letters about the ny audition? i applied like 3 times and i havent gotten anything yet so i wanna make sure that they havent started them yet. if anyone is going to ny, i say we meet up?

umm...they havent mentioned NY yet, but they will cuz its been siad by others..so it will come but it might happen either rite after dallas or rite before los angeles..

They are definately coming to NY, and yes they have gotten to NY tapes. I got a call back and was told to stay tuned for further instructions.

When you say "callback" what do you mean? What did they say?

Did you actually get a "call back" or did you recieve confirmation about the pre-audition????

i mean like did they start sending out the emails and letters for applying online, cause if they started sending them out, i shoulda got one by now im assuming.. did anyone apply for ny and got an email for ny?

New York is one of the last audition dates so i'm assuming they'll send an e-mail about the NY auditions last too. The audition is on April 5th, I got an e-mail about rhe date being changed to April 5th, BUT no e-mail about my auditiomn being confirmed, so I don't know where the audition is in NY and what time slots there are.

New York is one of the last audition dates so i'm assuming they'll send an e-mail about the NY auditions last too. The audition is on April 5th, I got an e-mail about rhe date being changed to April 5th, BUT no e-mail about my auditiomn being confirmed, so I don't know where the audition is in NY and what time slots there are. PLUS you need to bring the e-mail saying your audition has been confirmed to be able to audition.

PS: I registered 6 times, still no confirmation e-mail!

That's what they said about Nashville, but when I got there, I had to wait in line even though I had an email they sent me stating the audition confirmation. It was an open casting call, and I'm pretty sure it will be an open casting call everywhere, and it really should be, not everyone knows to apply online.

well i never even got an email saying ny was gonna be april 5th, so how did you get that?

I randomly got it saying that the date has changed, i don't know how or why I got it before a confirmation email, but I can send it to you if you want, I saved it.

I sent a video around the end of october. Then got a e-mail telling me my audition date...I then received a phone call from someone in L.A. a few days before the audition date...wanting to confirm that i was going to attend. Has anyone else get a phone call?

From what I have been reading, everyone who sent in a tape or applied online got a call confirming that they were attending the auditons.

I actually got an email from the executive producers for a call back, after viewing my tape. And it said to keep an eye on my emails for further instructions on when they are coming to NY for a scheduled audition time and place.

Good luck and let us know how it goes! Sounds exciting.

yeah pizzagirl, that would be great if you can send it to me, thanks

But how do those people prove that thye got a call? Saying the phone number?

If you are auditioning in NY give me your email or myspace maybe we could meet up or at least find each other there!! And Any Other NY topics you wanna talk about just write back.

Singer Auditioning In NYC

If your a singer auditioning in NYC comment on how you feel or wat you gonna do

i'm a singer, idk if I can actually audition (i told my mom about it once and she made fun of me, at ;east it felt that way), but good luck tho.

can you audition twice like audtion in chicago and audition in NY

yep

Hey! New Yorka here too. I'm excited to audition. I am a singer as well and their sure is a lot of singers in this world, or those that think they can sing lol... but i think i got an angle look forward to maybe meeting you all.

My parents made fun of me too. It took a lot of arguing for them to let me audition, and my mom still doesn't want me to go. I'm going to the Chicago auditions. I sing, play guitar and harmonica, the whole bob dylan/Neil young thing. I'm considering doing a JT song for the audition but i'm really not sure. Any ideas for song choice? Anyway good luck to everyone.

has anyone received a confirmation email or call from ny yet?
starting to get nervous that i wont even get an email =/

Ya-we got a phone call from the production company just a few days ago. I phoned them back and spoke to the producers assitant. That is all I can say for now

Just wondering if anyone has a scoop on the Dallas tapings???? We'd love for you to dish it out for us if you don't mind. Thanks

Take a look


http://thembonez.blogspot.com/2008/03/amer...-it-doesnt.html

thanks for the link. That was interesting.

The America's Got Talent taping in Dallas, TX was really cool. Overall everything turned out well. First day's talent was either really good, or REALLY bad. The second day was somewhat in the middle so it was hard to give the organizers the kind of reaction they were looking for. All the judges David Hasselhoff, Sharon Ozborne, and Piers Morgan were really good sports, even when some sections of the crowd started yelling "Get off the stage" before an act had begun, or yelled "Vegas! Vegas!" when an act clearly was not all that good.

The main person I thought was PHENOMENAL was Ian, the man who kept the audience enthusiastic about being there. He told some really cool jokes, and just did his best to help keep the audience entertained. Anyone who's done a television shooting in CA or NY can tell you that that doesn't always happen. Sometimes you are expected to sit around for hours quietly until the taping begins.

My other thing that I was very impressed with was that when Ian said he was going to give out something, he backed it up. On the second day of taping in the morning, he said they were going to give out T-shirts, and he did. Also, he asked us if he gave out chocolates (a common candy in England) would it help things. At the time, I think he was joking, and didn't give any candy out at that time. On the second taping of that day, many of us returned, and during breaks, some people in the audience asked him about the chocolate. He looked a bit annoyed about the questioning, and ignored the comment at other times. I was thinking that he probably just said it jokingly, and didn't mean for it to be taken seriously. HOWEVER, towards the end of that second taping, he actually got a big bag of candy for us and had the bag passed around the audience. I thought that was VERY classy. One of the main things I HATE about when a TV show comes to Dallas from another state is they do not understand how to market to Texas. Bottom line, WE DO NOT LIKE TO BE TEASED! If you make an outrageous comment like "I'll be around to pass out a million dollar checks in a moment", most people here know they are kidding. However, if someone says "Would anyone like some snacks?" or "How about we pass out some bottles of water?" Unless you say you're joking we tend to take you seriously. If you offer to give something that is feasible, then we expect you to follow through.

Not too long, a singer was doing a morning show in Dallas. A line of people had been given wrist bands to get an autograph. In all probability, the people were selected at random to receive the wrist bands on a first come, first serve basis until they ran out of wrist bands. When we asked one of the staff about it, she said that they had won a radio contest, but didn't know which radio station. Not to mention there was no signage ANYWHERE that would lead anyone to believe that a radio station was involved. Instead of telling us what was really happening, she told us that those in line had to get their autographs first since they won the "radio contest", BUT if we hanged around, and off to the side we might be able to get an autograph afterwards. She did not mean a word she said, but she said it thinking that after awhile we would get tired, and go away. We hung out, and waited patiently, but the singer's staff had no intention of allowing any of us to get an autograph. They even got a police officer to stand guard close by, and the staff gave us angry looks, and said angry words in our direction. It was totally understandable if they only wanted to give out autographs to a select few. This is Texas. We understand that. Had the staff person told the truth, and just said only those in line were getting an autograph, then the rest of us would have left well enough alone and went on our way, instead of embarrassing ourselves by standing around when we shouldn't have been. What the staff person did may work in New York, but it DOES NOT work in Texas.

Like I said, with Ian, even though he was joking he still came through with the candy which I thought spoke volumes about his integrity and character, and in Texas that goes a long way. Especially if you want people to come to another television taping of a particular show.