Craig Finn of the Hold Steady has something that he says at the end of every show. https://vimeo.com/100037086Read more... )

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The Green Room has gone dark and people are filing out to congratulate the newest winner of LJ Idol on the lawn: https://therealljidol.livejournal.com/1048006.htmlRead more... )

While I wait to take a look at the results (and they are *close*) I want to take a few moments to thank the Gatekeepers who came out to help ( Read more... )

Every season I reach out to previous winners, fan favorites/notable figures from seasons past as well as an assortment of people that I trust, who are seeing your entries for the first time ( Read more... )

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They say that around Samhain, that the veils between the worlds is the thinnest. If that is true, I can't think of a better time to post this. To reach out and communicate with Idol past, and invite it into the future ( Read more... )

Thank you to everyone who played - and those who came out to support them!

You are all winners!!

Too often, people don't stop for a moment and express gratitude for what they have.

It's a little too easy to note the bad and focus in on that, then to stop and say "You know - this was really good".

What lj_spotlight did for us, and for everyone here by recognizing us last week? That was really goodComments are locked down on their journal, and not ( Read more... )

Craig Finn, the lead singer of the Hold Steady has something that he says almost every night just before the last song.

He admits that it's cliched, but also that it's true.

The first time I heard him say it, I liked it. The more that I've heard it though, the more that I realized that it fit my experience with LJ Idol as well.

" THERE IS SO ( Read more... )