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Danny Gokey has made the "elite eight" on "American Idol." |
 | By Drew Olson   Senior Editor E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Drew Olson |
| Published April 2, 2009 at 9:18 a.m. |
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Milwaukee native Danny Gokey wowed the "American Idol" judges Tuesday night with his performance of Rascal Flatts' "What Hurts the Most." So, it wasn't a surprise that he made it to the final eight during the results show on Wednesday.
Gokey, who looked uncomfortable and a tad clumsy while running around during a Motown number the previous week, stood still in front of the microphone and cut loose with a strong effort.
"It was your best performance (so far)," judge Simon Cowell said, further illustrating the comparison by saying it was "like two snails competing with a racehorse."
Randy Jackson advised Gokey to swagger more on stage, Cowell said: "Ignore what he says!" Judge Kara DioGuardi responded by saying "You moved everyone in this room emotionally."
Gokey, 28, who looks to be a strong contestant for the title on the program, continues to generate a lot of media attention. Viewers are familiar with the story of his wife, Sophia, who died a month before his "Idol" audition. People magazine reported that he returned to Milwaukee last weekend to attend funeral services for his grandfather and a service at his church, Faith Builders International Ministries, 4901 S. Howell Ave.
USA Today did a story on Gokey's collection of eyeglasses, complete with comments from Gokey's optometrist, James Wagner of Southridge Optical in Greendale. Wagner, it seems, has been getting calls from patients and opticians from across the country who are looking for information on Gokey's frames.
Megan Joy Corkrey, a 22-year-old single mom from Utah, was voted out of the singing competition on Wednesday after a disappointing version of "Turn Your Lights Down Low." Corkrey was joined in the "bottom three" by Anoop Desai and 16-year-old rocker Allison Iraheta.
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Posted by sandstorm on April 6, 2009 at 10:07 a.m. (report)
the funny thing about Rocky 4 is it's 38% flashbacks. the actual script must be about 6 pages.
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Posted by ChateauDweller on April 3, 2009 at 4:27 p.m. (report)
Man Sandstorm! We disagree about everything--Rocky 4 is a great movie! ....if he dies, he dies...... I will break you.
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Posted by Wez on April 3, 2009 at 12:14 p.m. (report)
I have a problem with the nail polish, it's gross (on a guy)!
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Posted by sandstorm on April 3, 2009 at 10:16 a.m. (report)
not biased at all. i really don't care he's from milwaukee, and i never mentioned his deceased wife. and you seem to have more of an issue with the nail polish than i do as you keep bringing it up and i never referenced it once. look. gokey comes off as sincere and himself in both interviews and onstage. a genuine person (and i apologize. i should realize that wouldn't be "clear" to everybody, as not everybody pays attention). adam comes off as someone playing a character, a rocker one week, a balladeer the next. there is no adam inside of adam, just an industry built robot. and though i've been harsh on the dude, that's all ok, if that's what you feel you need to do to make it in the music biz, have at it. hell, i'd probably sell out as well, which is why i admire gokey for staying who he is and has been throughout the entire process so far. ever see Rocky 4 (bad movie)? danny is rocky slogging it out, lifting tree stumps or whatever. adam is dolph lundgren being trained and monitored by scientists in a lab. i'm going to go with rocky every time. sorry.
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Posted by jk1522 on April 2, 2009 at 4:10 p.m. (report)
On the basis of what Sandstorm? Because Danny doesnt wear nail polish, or because Adam didnt go through the unfortunate experience of having a wife pass away? Listen, I am a Gokey fan and think he is a great talent, but he isnt as good as Adam, period! I dont know how you can refer to anyone as "clear" anything when you have those biased glasses on
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