Wes Car Should not Have Won Australian Idol 2008...

Now, now....I have to admit Wes Car is really good.  He needed the break.  Congratulations.   He had experience in the past and Australian Idol was his vechicle to get a break.   I feel though that he knew he is going to win.   I wish that he will make it good in the music industry and be consistent.  

Luke Dickens could have been really like a fairy tale story if he won the Australian Idol 2008 competition.   A shearer who loves music, no experience becoming an Australian Idol winner? That would have been another Obama type of winning. 

I would like to emphasize, as I said in my previous journal, that together with Mark Spano and Teale, Luke Dickens meets my masculinity and non-empty eyes criteria.   Luke Dickens is one of my crushes in other words.  

I did not like him the first time because of his goatie.  And after his wife advising him to have it off, his looks really made a difference.  But now, now, is he a good singer?  I reviewed all his performaces and boy he has a very unique voice that you could identify - aaah that is Luke Dickens.  

He will likely be another Shanon Noll.  No offense to Guy Sebastian, but Shannon made more impact after recording singles right after the competition.  That is why several years back the Idol organizers controlled the releases of the singles and albums of the winner and runners up.  They knew that the first runner-up really made better than the winner.  Well, it is a silly rule allowing free-will to anyone taking advantage of the opportunity to grow, ey? 

Well, despite of the touchdown masculinity touchdowns of mine, I voted Luke for the right reasons.  He was my choice. 

Congratulations to Wes Car. And I pray for your success Luke Dickens. 

Top Three: Australian Idol 2008 All Winners

Well the verdict is in Luke Dickens and Wes Carr will be next Sunday at Sydney Opera House. I reckon this is the best Australian Idol 2008. It felt though that the producers are feeling the pressure that this year may be a make or break year for this reality show. Well they have to thank for these top three men who landed the top three.

Opera House or not, I reckon Mark Spano will still have a future. Luke will likely be second and Wes the winner. Now, to be clear, as for my masculinity touchdowns my idols would still be Mark Spano and Luke Dickens. First or seconds or third even - they are all winners!

Luke's transformation from the time he audition and ending up in the final two is fascinating. I refer to his style, personality and looks! LOL! I like his eyes really. Just look at his audition pic to the latest one:


Good luck Luke & Wes!

Australian 2008 Masculinity Touchdowns

Luke Dickens smooth moves yesterday was very cool when he sang Stuck in the Middle. I hope he and Mark Spano makes it to the Opera House. It seems pretty obvious that the judges and organisers are pushing Wes Car. He does not seem to be confident especially when he performed his first piece, Easy. You can feel a certain tension. But yeah, smooth moves by Luke.



The bad boy good bloke, Mark Spano, was very cheeky to give the audience sexy moves when he rendered Smooth. The first part of the song was a bit off but overall - Good Job.

Anyone who finds this blog, vote for the two. You can vote twice. (Funny I did not get an SMS confirmation hmmmm).

Australian Idol 2008 Masculinity Crushes

This is a masculinity cum performance review of Australian Idol 2008. It really gives me a smile to watch my three favorite contestants.

Luke Dickens, the shearer, wasn't really my favorite in terms of looks. His voice and style of singing is very unique to him that is for sure. He would not make it to the top three if he is not that really good. What I really don't like about his looks was his funny looking beard. Now guys, my preferences are showing up. When his wife (yes, he is married) told everybody on national television that his beard has to go off, he obeyed and last Sunday he looked very fantastic. As you can see in his picture above, he looks handsome - nice smile, clean looking and most importantly - he does not have an empty eyes. I am glad he took it off.

I really like his version of With Arms Wide Open last Sunday. He looked like Justin Chambers of Grey's Anatomy. I hope ends up in the Final 2.




Teale Jekubenko is another favorite of mine. This humble blokey bloke has been voted always in the bottom three. And with the changes of the voting system, he performed more than anyone else on stage through out the whole competition. He was booted out unfortunately last Monday but if my memory serves me right, Chris Isaak will invite the one who will be left off on that night for his Australian tour. So I hope he keeps his promise.



Other than that this bloke reminds me of myself (well not the singing and looks part) more particularly that bit about his relationship with his Dad. My Dad rarely say "I Love you" to his sons and so is Teal's. (Well I hope what I heard and what I am writing is accurate. ) During early elimination rounds, his Dad said those three words. Touching.


I like the masculinity of this bloke, great smile and more importantly his eyes are not empty. His eyes shows that he is deep, sensitive and caring. I hope my analysis is true.

And now, on to my number 1 favorite:

Mark Spano. This Melbourne Aussie Italian bloke has the Spano effect amongst his fans. This at least is my analysis. He comes to me as a masculine sensual bad boy but good mannered bloke. His scars in his head did not stop him from being liked by women and myself as well. He had ups and downs in his performances, but I believe he has a promising future. His story about his two year absence in singing is inspiring. It shows that God has a real purpose for us to understand that our downs teaches us to move up to higher planes in our life's journey. And oh! Mark's eyes are not empty at all!


The motown episode was my favorite ones, where Mark rendered "You keep me hanging" was his triumphant moment in my honest opinion. He looked cute, not too bady boy looking and he showed pleasant energy in his performance.



I would have to exclude Wes, the favorite contestant in this season of Australian Idol. I don't have the thing for long hair. Besides, my review was more of the Masculinity factor. Wes wasn't booted off but he was in the bottom two for the first time last Monday night. I think his over confidence resulted into this. I reckon his last performance wasn't that really appealing.

You noticed that I not only evaluated these guys based on masculinity and looks but also if their eyes are empty or not. This is important for me in a guy because behind the good looks what is far more important is the soul behind those eyes.


I am not wishing to date these straight guys. I am praying I would be meeting the likes of them.