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This fall many beer loving Americans will have hopped on a plane to attend the biggest beer festival in the world – the Oktoberfest in Munich. Some may have chosen to stay closer to home and opted for the world’s second largest Oktoberfest at Kitchener-Waterloo in Canada. But many others, who savor American beers, will have traveled to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival.

Unlike the Oktoberfests that last up to 16 days, the Great American Beer Festival is held over a mere three days, starting on Thursday, finishing on Saturday and featuring only home-brewed, domestic beers. Held for the 26th time during mid-October 2007 the beer festival drew over 40,000 beer lovers to Denver in the heart of the Rockies.

At this year’s festival more than 100 professional judges were required to work their way through 2,793 different beers submitted for judging by 473 different breweries; quite a staggering task! After the judging process they awarded 222 medals across 75 categories. Tough work, getting through so many beers in so little time but they managed it and all in good time! It’s very difficult to win one of the coveted Great American Brewing festival medals with only 8% of the total number of entrants eventually leaving the festival with one, meaning that it is a great selling point for the winning beers, being able to display a representation of a winning medal on their label.

There are many different categories judged at the festival with the fastest growing being the Fruit and Vegetable Beers which saw the number of entries leap from 46 in 2006 to a staggering 94 this year. Wood-barrel-aged beer saw a 24% increase in the number of entrants and even Gluten-free beer was judged this year recording a respectable eight entries, although festival organisers expect that number to increase substantially at next year’s event.

Each visitor to the festival gets to sample as many of the 2,793 beers as they can manage, drinking one ounce samples from the festival’s breweries. Arranged throughout the exhibition hall by regions, the breweries at the festival offer visitors a walking beer tour of the USA.

This year’s festival was the biggest yet, and next year organisers are planning on making it even bigger. So, be prepared if you are thinking of visiting the Rockies in mid-October 2008 as finding a hotel in Denver that isn’t full of beer lovers will be a real challenge!

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Season nine of American Idol has been going strong since the first weeks of production. The judges have narrowed down the thousands of contestants who auditioned for a spot in Hollywood. The show is now getting to the top twenty five performers. The judges have narrowed down and deliberated about the best of the best to present to the audience these top singers. The audience votes on their favorite singer to try to get them passed to the next round of competition. The judges are harsher in their evaluation and give critique and praise to contestant’s performance of the night. The judges can sway or influence how the audience will vote. Here is a look at who the American Idol judges are this season.

Simon Cowell has been with American Idol since day one. He is one of the most well known judges yet he is liked the least because of his brutal honesty and temperament. However, the man knows what he is doing and is a leader in the entertainment industry. He produces music competition shows in both the U.S. and the U.K. Simon has been in the industry for more than twenty years and has worked as an executive at Sony Records. His ear for talent has made him a pioneer in the pop industry as he has shaped and molded some of the top pop artists of our time.

Kara DioGuardi is highly qualified to a judge on the show. She is a seasoned veteran in the music industry and has her own personal success. She is a songwriter that has produced hits for top recording artists all over the world. She is part owner of Arthouse Entertainment, and it is a very successful lucrative business. She is one of the highest demanded songwriters in the industry. She has written songs that have made an artist’s career skyrocket to stardom, and her songs also appear in movies, television shows, commercials, and all over the world. She has even written award winning songs for Idol winner Kelly Clarkson. You have probably heard Kara’s songs on the Internet radio, a movie, or a traditional radio station being sung by famous singers.

A judge that everyone loves and who has also been there since day one is Randy Jackson. He is also a powerhouse in the music industry. Like Simon, he has also been in the industry for twenty years. He not only produces music, but he plays music as well. He toured with the band Journey and played bass guitar. He has been a vice president and major recording labels and has toured, produced, and worked with some of the best in the industry including Madonna. He helps the contestants of American Idol become stars and his critiques are invaluable. He not only performs in the industry, but he has shaped and produced some of the best performers and has contributed to albums that have sold millions worldwide.

The newest judge who replaced Paula Abdul is Ellen DeGeneres. Unlike the other judges, Ellen isn’t a veteran in the music industry. However, she does know a thing or two about stage presence and performance because she is an actress, comedian, and the host of an award winning talk show. Her critiques and perspective on the show offer some new light and a different perspective to the contestants and audience. She is a star in her own right as she has been a leader in the entertainment industry for acting.

*Full length bios can be found at www.americanidol.com

Ellen DeGeneres have make her debut as an American idol judge. She replaces Paula Abdul, who was the reality show’s judge right from the inception 2002. Will Ellen DeGeneres make a good American idol judge?

The ex American idol judge, Emmy award winning choreographer, Paula Abdul had won the admiration of many as a sympathetic and compassionate judge. She is known to be horrified over Simon Cowell blunt appraisal on the contestants and even threatened to leave the show at one time. Though her comments on the contestants in the show may sound like an old record, her chemistry with Simon Cowell was sometimes sizzling.

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Many of Paula Abdul fans feel that American idol would not be the same without her and there are people who threaten to stop watching the show. Her replacement, popular comedian and entertainer Ellen DeGeneres, host of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” might have a big shoe to fill. However as one of America’s funniest entertainer, there are some American Idol fans who believe that her quick wit and vast entertainment experience could bring a new life to the show.

According to Randy Jackson in a interview with MTV, Ellen DeGeneres passion for music and as an avid American Idol fan, makes her an ideal judge. He said “”She’ll give that layperson-at-home view. … She will give the at-home viewer a real voice to be on the judges’ panel.”

As the show season starts, the American public will be watching and perhaps judging the performances of Ellen DeGeneres as a judge. One thing we can be sure of is, there will be more laughter during the show.

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Dolly Parton and American Idol fans are disappointed to hear that the country singer popularly known for her bumpers–err, “Jolene” hit back in the 1974 has declined an offer to become a judge on the reality singing competition.

The now 61-year-old Dolly Parton, who was born and raised in Sevierville, Tennessee, started performing at a young age and later on went to record various albums under different record labels. Some of her hits never made it into the Billboard Top 100, but her single “Jolene,” which was produced by Bon Ferguson, became a hit when it was released in 1974.

For its upcoming season, American Idol planned to produce an episode which was entirely devoted to the legendary country singer. FOX had invited her along to be a judge for the episode, however, she turned down the offer because she believed she was too nice to critique some wannabes from America’s most popular singing competition.

“I won’t be a judge. I couldn’t do that. I can’t tell people they aren’t doing a good job even if they ask me,” Dolly Parton said. “To tell someone if they’re good or bad, or if they suck isn’t me.”

Instead of serving as a judge on the Dolly Parton tribute episode, however, the country singer instead agreed to work with the contenders backstage by giving them tips and teaching them her songs.

In other American Idol news, Mandisa Hundley of season 5 celebrates her birthday tomorrow, October 2, and what more could she ask for as she blows her birthday candle when she’s topped the Christian albums charts with her first album, True Beauty. Aside from her singing career, Hundley had also written her first book entitled Idol Eyes, after her stint on the reality singing competition. Released in May 2007, Idol Eyes by Mandisa Hundley chronicles her struggles with low self-esteem and food addiction.

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Tips To Get You Through The American Idol Auditions

The Fox networks television show is an Americanized version of the U.K. show called Pop Idol. American Idol is produced by Ken Warwick and Simon Fuller, the very same U.K. producers of Pop Idol. The American Idol TV show made its U.S. debut on June 11, 2002. America Idol’s first television season was enthusiastically received by record television viewers from across America. By way of doing a nationwide search for talented singers, the TV show aims to discover the best unknown singing talent in the country. The American Idol contestants are selected from the American Idol auditions which are usually held in six to seven U.S. cities every season.

As everyone in the entire world knows by now, the hit TV show American Idol is about talented and not so talented singers making it through the American Idol tryouts by impressing the American Idol judges and then competing against other American Idol contestants in order to be given the coveted title of American Idol winner. Here are some helpful tips to help you advance through the American Idol auditions and rounds.

From American Idol Auditions To The Finals

During these American Idol tryouts, the American Idol contestants are culled from thousands of singers into a few hundred. The American Idol judges will whittle down the remaining contestants even further still during the Hollywood round. In the end, from the thousands of hopeful singers who signed up for the American Idol tryouts with dreams of being acclaimed the American Idol winner, only 24 contestants, 12 males and 12 females, go to the semifinals.

The survivors of the semifinal round, 12 American Idol contestants in all, will then go on to give it their all in the final round. To make it all the way from the American Idol tryouts into the final round takes a great deal of talent. In the final rounds, one singer will be eliminated from the bottom three contestants each week until the American Idol’s final episode of the season where there are only two singers remaining from which the American Idol winner and runner up are then selected. Too bad the name is already being used by another popular TV show because American Idol should be more aptly named “Survivor”.

What It Takes To Become An American Idol Winner

Getting a break on the American Idol TV show is what many novice singers can only dream about. They hope that some day the American Idol results will have their name as the winner. After seeing the successful careers of past American Idol contestants, many singers are also trying very hard to get an American Idol tryout. While some contestants fail and some come out on top, we need to realize that there can be only winner at the end of each season and not every singer performing on the show can wear the American Idol crown. Singing talent alone is not enough to make you a winner. A beautiful voice may get you through the American Idol tryouts, but you also need to have a special personality to have a chance at winning the competition. I is important to have the rhythm and command over different tunes in addition to having a beautiful singing voice. Knowing how to dance along with your singing is a talent that is sure to give you a huge advantage over other competitors who can’t dance a lick.

The American Idol Official Website

If you are planning to tryout for an American Idol audition you need to be prepared. It’s a good idea to head over to Fox television’s official American Idol website and read and memorize all of the helpful information provided there. You will find plenty of frequently asked questions and answers on their website. If you have any misconceptions about trying out for the American Idol auditions and/or competition, you can clear many of them up by reading the information provided. A couple of the eligibility requirements to get into the competition are: You should be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. and You should be between the ages of 16 and 29.

Tips To Make You An American Idol Winner

Some helpful advice for aspiring contestants from previous winners of the American Idol are:

1) It is imperative that you rehearse the songs you choose over and over again until you’ve got it perfect. Then, make sure you sing that same song in front of the American Idol judges with full confidence. If you do it right, you will capture their attention and imagination and leave them wanting to hear more form you.

2) You really need to put everything you can into the song you are singing.

3) You should feel the lyrics when you are singing a song. When you do it right, the expressions should show on your face.

4) Remember to focus all of your attention on getting though the American Idol audition or current round. Each time you make it into next round you have an extra chance to show your talent and you are that much closer to the crown.

5) Always treat the American Idol judges with respect. Be completely honest and truthful at all times.

6) American Idol judges often like contestants who dedicate songs to their family members and friends.

7) If you are asked about your role models, try to come up with at least two or three names. When you describe them, you need to fine tune your verbiage and if at all possible try to come up with some interesting words to describe those personalities, but only if you are comfortable doing so. If you feel uncomfortable doing so, then do not use it because you could only end up getting embarrassed.

8) Be prepared to tell about yourself succinctly. Make sure that you dress well. It’s important to dress fashionable, but never be under dressed or too overdressed.

9) It never hurts to train. By taking a few voice-training classes you will greatly increases your chances of making it past American Idol tryouts.

Are You The Next American Idol Winner?

By following the tips discussed above you can only enhance your chances of making it past the American Idol audition. Who knows, with your talent and my tips there should be no stopping you. I look forward to seeing you on the next American Idol TV show. Heck, who knows, the next American Idol results may have as the next American Idol champion!

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With all the controversy in his life, American Idol’s Simon Cowell brings into play all the drama to create a new television show for British TV. And after a string of endeavors in the music industry, it appears that he is now invading the television world bit by bit.

Starting off in 2001 with Pop Idol, Cowell became a judge on its first season. Subsequently, he also became a judge on the reality talent show American Idol where his infamy as a nasty and straightforward judge grew. A couple of years later, he once again became a judge on the British talent show The X Factor. Eventually, his knowledge and flair in the entertainment scene brought him behind the scenes as he produced America’s Got Talent and Celebrity Duets.

His newest drama project comes in the form of Rock Rivals, a fictional peek behind the scenes of a television talent show, which centers on the lives of two celebrity judges on The X Factor while their marriage falls apart.

Having a “War of the Roses” kind of dispute, the show attempts to give the viewers a one of a kind entertainment experience. The program is scheduled to shoot over the summer and will be aired on ITV in fall. Sally Haynes, deputy controller of ITV, said, “The ongoing appeal for this type of talent show presents a ripe opportunity for a modern fun drama that transports us backstage into the heady and fabulous extremes of the music business.”

Unlike American Idol, Cowell would be working as a producer of the said show with Shed Productions. Being his first dramatic venture on television, Cowell is gleaming with enthusiasm. He said, “I am very excited about this show, the idea is brilliant and Shed Productions have a proven track record of making these type of shows very popular.”

Of course, with this type of undertaking, spectators can’t help but dwell on the possibility that this might entail commissioning in the Unites States in the near future, just like American Idol.

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PETA, an International non-profit group that promotes animal protection and contests animal abuse, has found its new endorser in the form of American Idol judge Simon Cowell. The infamous judge will be promoting a public service awareness campaign that deals with animal welfare, specifically pertaining to the cruelty of leaving dogs in a vehicle on a hot day.

Cowell strongly asserts his sentiments over the subject matter he previously experienced firsthand. He also realized that not a lot of people are aware that leaving dogs inside a car might cause danger or even kill the animal. And while this is just one crusade, he explores other animal issues, which need to be addressed such as the fur trade with dogs.

Cowell, a 47-year old British artist, is an executive for Sony BMG. Apart from being a judge on American Idol, he is responsible for music themes of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Zig and Zag, and the World Wrestling Federation. Previously, he was also a judge on Pop Idol, The X Factor, and Britain’s Got Talent

This endorsement of Cowell surprises most people, especially avid fans of the reality talent show American Idol where he depicts a stern and rough judge, often uttering straightforward and harsh remarks in auditions and during the show. He maintains that treating people is very different with treating animals. He also attributes his good karma on his behavior towards animals. Cowell said, “Everyone should love animals. If you’re good to animals, your life will be good. And my life is good because I’ve been good to animals. If I see a baby, it’s a baby. If I see a puppy, it’s a whole different ball game. He also emphasized on the importance of loving animals on American Idol. He added, “The people I work with, they’re all animal lovers. It’s part of the criteria for judging the show: you’ve got to like animals.”

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