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"Taylor Hicks Mines Gold From His Silver Mane" "Idol R & B Man Draws All Eyes And All Ears" By MARY COLURSO Newhouse News Service April 18, 2006 |
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Well, that's important, too! (YOU BET IT IS!!) But prematurely gray hair — a look that would make most of young Hollywood shudder — was the gimmick that got Hicks noticed by the Idol producers at this year's round of auditions. And, from the second he appeared on camera, salt and pepper became the spice of Hicks' life: loved, hated and intensely debated by the show's approximately 30 million viewers. "Without this hair, I'd be more obscure,"Hicks, 29, admits. "So I'm not changing it." |
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At that point, the Birmingham musician wasn't sure if he'd be regarded as a silver fox or a fusty granddaddy. (How about amazingly HOT!!!) If gray hair held him back, Hicks said then, he'd be more than happy to dye, tint, streak, highlight or lowlight — as long as the Fox TV show was paying the bill ! (I say... STAY GRAY!!!) Taylor's grandmother, Joni Hicks says "His gray hair doesn't bother him and he's really got a look going now." |
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"I think he got to where he's at with his voice, but his hair keeps people talking. It makes him different. He can get away with it." Maybe that's why Taylor's fans have created T-shirts that say "The gray must stay," and why Web sites devoted to the 'Soul Man' often refer to him as "Gray Charles". Some gray-crazed admirers have gone so far as to predict that Taylor Hicks will be chosen next year as... People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive." HEY WE'RE NOT CRAZY ... IT'S A DONE DEAL!!!! Please visit these sites and help support the charities close to Taylor's heart!! Studio By The Tracks Kid One Transport(Find out how you can help just by using GOOD SEARCH, a new search engine)  TAYLOR'S ANGELS Taylor Hicks fans taying it forward one soul at a time. Taylor's Angels was formed in January 2007 to help Soul Patrol fans who could not afford to become members of Taylor Hicks Official Headquarters or buy tickets to his concerts. In the spirit of Taylor Hicks and his inspiration to us all, we would like to continue to help our Soul Patrol friends in need. If you have a need or know of someone that would benefit from this, or you would like to be an angel donor, please feel free to contact us by email: taylors_angels@yahoo.com http://taylorsangels.blogspot.com/ DON"T FORGET to stop by Lasers Edge and order your copies of "UNDER THE RADAR" Taylor's pre-idol CD
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I want to tell y'all a story bout a man named Hicks the little known soul singer was really in a fix then one day hurricane katrina came to town so he jumped on a plane and he went to Vegas town! slot machines, soul patrols, auditions! well the first thang ya know old Taylors on the show, the cool judges said that he had a lot of soul, then Simon said he didn't have a chance, a gray haired wedding singer that really liked to dance. then America spoke up and now he owns the title, Taylor Hicks is the new American Idol!!!!!!! Go Taylor... Go Taylor... Go Taylor by Amanda |
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Links to MY Favorite videos "JUST TO FEEL THAT WAY" "THE RIGHT PLACE" TAYLOR ON REGIS & KELLY "WHITE CHRISTMAS" SHAKE & BAKE ~ HOT!!! "AIN'T NO SUNSHINE" "YOU SEND ME" "SOMEHOW" "DON'T LET ME DOWN" "WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT" |
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"When I started to crawl" Do you have any formal singing training? "No"What other talents do you have? "This is it" If you don't make it on AMERICAN IDOL, what will you do? "Broke performer" What are your personal goals in life? "To be as happy as possible" What album would your friends be surprised you own? "The Wiggles" Who is your AMERICAN IDOL? "Ray Charles" Do you have any rituals or things you do each time you perform? "Pray, count heads" What has been your proudest moment in life so far? "This might be it" If you couldn't sing, which talent would you most like to have? "Catching touchdown passes" What is your definition of an AMERICAN IDOL? "Someone very talented and humble" Who is your favorite judge and why? "Randy - he plays an instrument" What would people be surprised to learn about you? "I love to dance" Who are your heroes in life? "Ray Charles & my Grandmother" What's been your toughest obstacle in life? "Life itself" If you win, who will you thank first? "God" That's our SOUL MAN !!! Ever true and forever humble God Bless You Taylor Hicks!!!! BE STILL MY HEART!! August 16 - Joe Louis Arena TAYLOR and the American Idol Roadshow THE SOUL MAN COMETH!!! Love this quote about Taylor: "CHANGING THE WORLD ONE SOUL AT A TIME" |
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Book #1 Or  Sign & View my Guestbook #2 ALABAMA .. ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA .. COLORADO DELAWARE .. FLORIDA GEORGIA .. HAWAII .. ILLINOIS INDIANA .. IOWA .. KENTUCKY LOUISIANA .. MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS .. MICHIGAN MINNESOTA .. MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI .. NEVADA .. NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO .. NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA .. OHIO .. OREGON PENNSYLVANIA .. SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE .. TEXAS .. UTAH VERMONT .. VIRGINIA WASHINGTON .. WISCONSIN Around The World: CANADA .. DENMARK .. ENGLAND FINLAND .. GERMANY .. IRELAND JAPAN .. MALAYASIA .. PERU PHILIPPINES .. PUERTO RICO As you can see I'm missing a whole lot of states! |
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CONGRATULATIONS TAYLOR !!!! THANK YOU SOUL PATROLLERS 'TAYLOR IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT' Oh, Taylor, what have you done to us? We were once respectable daughters, mothers, and wives. But since you strolled out on the scene, You've all but consumed, our lives! We stay here staring at this monitor, For hours and hours every day. Just so we won't miss a single word, That might be posted about 'Our TAY'! The dishes are stacked up in our sinks, The laundry piled up on the floor. The only time we've left the house, Is to buy PEOPLE mag down at the store! Our kids ask, "What's for dinner, Mom"? And what do we answer and do? Raising our fist in the air, we scream ..."TURNIP GREENS-WOOOOOOOOOO!!!" We know we're starting to loose it, That last bit of our self-control, When hubby tells you in the morning, That in your sleep you yelled, "SOUL PATROL"!!! Or when we're looking at our men, Contemplating their hair, And running our fingers through it, Hoping to see some gray growing there! We're spending all our savings accounts, On tickets, tee-shirts and CD's. We see a display of 'DIMYP', And yell, running ..."I HAVE to have MORE of THESE"! Our families are getting really worried, And whispering about a show called, 'Intervention'. I heard they are starting a weekly meeting group, I think they called it, 'Taylor-Prevention'! We don't even watch much TV no more, Unless we know, you'll be on a certain show. We couldn't tell you what's going on in the world, But your favorite things? Now THAT, we know!! We're creating sigs and graphics, And cute little avatars and pics. See! We are learning something here! That there's so many ways to write, 'TAYLOR HICKS'!! We've posted lots of funny things, Even had a 'fantasy thread'. But lucky for you (and our sanity) That, that one, now is dead! We're on this thing from early morning, Through the day and into night. We're loosing all track of time, By spending it all here, at this site! We're buying FORDS just for a poster, Putting ourselves into serious debt. But we don't even seem to care, For our bedroom walls ... Will look their best yet! We've even gotten into fights, With those who had an unkind thing to say. But don't you worry Taylor, dear ... We drove those trolls away! We're calling and e-mailing radio stations, To keep on playing your song ... Even though we have several copies of our own, And play them all day long! We're obsessing over every thing ... Like - "Did Taylor buy himself that new couch"? And planning out how we'll stow-away, In the back of your bus, in a well-hidden crouch! Heck, we've even tried raising some funds, Because some of us are gonna need bail. For we are really pretty sure, That rushing the stage, will put us in jail! But, please, don't hold it against us, Taylor ... Well ...*wink*wink* you CAN, If you really want to! UGH! See what I mean!? Every little thing becomes an inuendo, Right towards you!!! It's really not our fault though, Taylor. That thinking of you, so races our blood. Or that simply seeing another pic of you, Makes us all go ... *THUD'!!! It's not our fault at all, no, no! It's yours and that sexy grin! For every time we see it again ... It all but does us in!! We, 'ooohhh' and gush and get all giggly, Like star-struck, wide-eyed teens. Posting back and forth all the day, And wiping lipstick from off our screens! We've written letters, stories and poems ... Heck, I myself have written a few. But the only topic we've seemed to cover, Is always, all about, just you!! Some are even planning tattoos, Where you'll forever be ingrained. And some want to name their baby, 'Taylor'! While others are going, toTAYlly insane!! We've been TAYlorized and Soul-orized, And Idol-ized, down to the core. We've been banned from supermarkets, And from several record stores! But really, we didn't mean no harm, And did it from the bottom of our hearts. We thought, it was okay, you see, To put PEOPLE and DIMYP in everyone's carts! We've even made up all new words ... A language all our own. With Taylor-isms about everything. From TAYriffic to TAYlephone! Don't you see what you've done to us? Oh, Taylor, won't you please take pity? We just want to spread you around, To every state and town and city! We voted for you, till our fingers were numb, And talked you up, till our voices were hoarse. In effort to make you our American Idol, By whatever means or source! We hope you know, we love you Taylor, By our steadfast dedication. But, by God, man ... You're driving us mad! Soon we'll all be on medication!!! I fear we are destined for therapy too, And a brand new 12-Step plan. Because you are like a drug to us, And we need to get every 'fix' we can! Oh, Taylor ... you've created us. Made us, what we are today .... A pack of hungry wolf-like women, Hunting down, our unsuspecting prey! So don't say you didn't see it coming, Or that you never expected all of this. Because Taylor, this is ALL YOUR FAULT ... And for it, you owe each of us ... A BIG slobbery kiss !! © Cathy Faist
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