American Idol started last night and there's another episode tonight. I didn't watch it when it was on last year. The beginning is really funny and sometimes sad. There are tryouts for singers in about a half dozen cities. In each city there are thousands who show up. Some of the singers are just incredibly bad and are funny to watch. The sad part is that they are often shocked to find out that they really can't sing. Paula Abdul and two men that I've never seen before are the judges. Ever so often, there is a singer who really has talent. I don't know whether they will find any superstars, but it is certainly worth taking the time to look. For some of the people, this may be their only shot at their dreams. One thing that I've noticed so far is that Paula never seems to be the deciding negative vote. Only two out of three yes votes are required to be invited for the next stage in Hollywood. Paula never seems to be the one no vote. I think she knows how hard it is to be an aspiring singer and doesn't want to hold anyone back, if possible.