Nashville Star 2 -The Grand Finale

Let us offer you some of this season's most humorous moments:

The funniest statements made by the judges:
"You couldn't go pop with an ass full of firecrackers"
Robert K. Oremann first made this statement about Ritchie Jones at the Nashville Regional Competition It was used once again by one of the Warren Bros in the 1st live show and once again about Richie Jones.

"You make me laugh; You're kind of like Minnie Pearl meets 'Deliverance'."
Tracy Gershon made this statement, during the 1st show, to Matt Lindahl after he performed Folsom Prison Blues with a washboard.

The funniest words said by a contestant:
Marty Slayton, on a local Nashville Radio station, made this statement, which also created a new dictionary word, when she referred to the big Nashville Star stage screen as the Humilitator.

The funniest thing viewers didn't see on television:
The group of make-up artist coming over to refresh the judges during a commercial break. Tracy Gershon just flipped her hair and shooed them away with a wave of her hand. She was ready for the show to go on, but all of the male judges got the full make-up treatment.

The funniest statement made on the Nashville Star Message Board:
If Canadians have to vote...Before...the show airs...They cannot possibly be voting for the best talent...They.. Didn't see the show....Why is that so hard to understand?...It's like asking Ray Charles to judge a skating contest...

The funniest reply to a question on the Nashville Star Message Board:
Question-
I was wondering if someone who has been at the taping of the show could tell me how they go about voting afterward. If you are from out of town like me, cell phone would be costly because of roaming charges. I wouldn't know where a computer lab is, to access the website to vote online. Also, the hotel would probably charge to use the phone. I could use some tips so that I save money and still get my vote(s) in.

The Answer-
I hire some homeless people at 1.00 each and have them make the calls from the truck stop. There are 10 payphones. 10 calls per phone are tabulated. So for $10.00 you get 100 votes. I've done this 3 times so far. From a reliable source, I'm told the computer does not count more than 10 votes per phone number in the final tally. It is an 800 number. Use the payphones at restaurants, gas stations, etc.

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