Recap: 'American Idol' Miami Auditions

I watch a lot of reality TV. It's sort of my job. And Wednesday (Jan. 30) night's American Idol auditions from Miami were like a "Where Are They Now?" special for me. Look, it's Julie from American Juniors! Whoa, that's Syesha from The One! Way to bring out the fresh talent, Idol!

Dear viewers, you can all be forgiven if neither American Juniors nor The One: Making a Music Star made any impact on your lives.

American Juniors, of course, was a hideously uncomfortable attempt to capitalize on the success of American Idol in the summer of 2003. Ryan Seacrest was host and the judges included Justin Guarini and Deborah Gibson. One of the show's winners, Lucy Hale, was a regular on NBC's Bionic Woman this season, but the rest of disappeared into the depths of puberty, only to occasionally emerge as... Julie Dubela.

I only remember Julie because, like my family, she hails from New Hampshire. Now America gets to remember her as the space cadet with the lip ring who didn't know what "precocious" meant when Simon used the adjective to describe her not-so-awful-not-so-good Janis Joplin cover. Perhaps if she hasn't talked like a 16-year-old stroke victim and flailed her arms like a misdirected Muppet she would have gotten a Golden Ticket. It did, however, strike a chord when she came out of the room pouting about having given up the opportunity to sing a Red Sox game to audition. That's harsh.

For the full recap of Wednesday's Miami auditions, check out our It Happened Last Night blog.

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