As we envisioned, our call centers have done their job. Anoop Desai survived, barely from what we read. [E!]
In their defense, some of our call center workers called 1-866-IDOLS-13 thinking they were voting for Anoop Dogg and instead got pre-occupied talking dirty to “nasty girl” for $3.99 a minute. Wait till their supervisor sees the phone bill. [Number Fiasco] (tip Runa)
So now what? For one, Anoop is in the top 11 contestants. From onsite reports, seems like Anoop Dogg is a fan favorite.
If you’re shocked that Anoop Desai didn’t get the ol’ heave ho on tonight’s American Idol elimination, don’t be. He’s got something on his side: the admiration of young voters (who know how to use a telephone).
“I like him because he seems nice,” said 10-year-old Nathan from Long Beach. Awwww.
We got a golden ticket to tonight’s taping and noticed that out of all the kids with handmade signs for their favorites, nearly half were for frontrunner Adam Lambert (no surprise there) and the other half were for, yep, Anoop. What?
Is Idol looking at a Sanjaya redux? Or is just that younger Americans are unable to resist dashing young desi men?
Other Anoop news of note:
Uncle and aunty Desai a.k.a Anoop’s parents have designed Obama “Hope” ishtyle pins that they proudly wear to Idol tapings.
Anoop’s parents were wearing red and blue pins featuring a photo of Anoop in the style of the famous Shepard Fairey Barack Obama “Hope” campaign posters. The Anoop pin reads: “Anoop Dogg” and proceeds go to a fund for a recently deceased friend of the singer.
Pins are cheap to buy and easy to wear, thereby confirming to our tough desi standards of “sasta and tikao”. The Anoop 09 campaign seems to be picking up steam.
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