American Idol opened up BIG last night – even beating last year’s premiere. It was painful to watch – I think the editors took a cue from The Office and made the painful parts stretch a bit further into total awkwardness. Ouch. So it continues tonight, and we’ll be watching.

If you want to catch some lost auditions from Minneapolis, you can get them right here. The online host is a bit sweaty but pretty funny – so how do I get that gig? Shoot …

JG