As most of you know....I have openly voiced my disappointment in
Nashville Star this season. I have been upset with the music being sung and the age of most of the contestants. On past seasons that were broadcast on USA Network, there were a variety of ages of the contestants, but most were late 20's on up. Now I feel like I am watching....well, I'm not sure, but what I think NBC's idea of what country music is or should be. They are basically
"cookie cutting" American Idol and converting what is supposed to be a country music competition into a
BIG, FAT COW PATTY with some wanna be teen idols who can't sing thrown into the mix. Don't get me wrong...there are a couple of them who can sing, but on the whole....
BIG GOOSE EGG for the rest. I guess a better way to put this is the old saying:
Nashville Star after several successful seasons is not just getting the
"shit end of the stick", they are getting the whole stick that is completely covered in and dripping with shit. Now to add insult to injury, there is a rumor going 'round that
Shaun Cassedy, here, is either a NBC exec's relative or answered an
"add" to a talent agency placed at the 11th hour for a
"high school musical" type that wants to go county:

Okay...I'm not presently attending the Church of the Tween at the moment and I don't understand what they consider a
"God" these days, but I can say I am less than impressed with this guy. His name is
Justin Gastin and there are
TONS of unhappy
Nashville Star fans at the moment because of his mere existence on the show. One of the people who can actually sing
(Melissa Lawson) was almost voted off last week when this guy cleared the voting segment of the show virtually unscathed. I honestly think Melissa was almost voted off because she is a "big girl" which has
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with her voice. For the love of sweet, fancy Moses, she has something ridiculous like four or five kids!! Give the girl a break! It has also come to people's attention that
"Justin" is also a "model". See:

I find it odd that he is suddenly a country singer also. What's up with the soap suds, gasoline containers and the Speedos? What kind of magazine is he posing for?
"Come Out of the Closet-2008; the Fresh Meat Addition"? Again, not impressed. And
SHAME ON YOU NBC if you think you can come in and transplant people who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket even if the proverbial bucket had re-enforced steel, galvanized handles. There is now an "add" circulating that advertised for the qualities of Prince Charming:
URGENT CASTING NOTICE NBC, 495 Productions, and Doron Ofir Casting are searching for a male country singer between the ages of 16 and 23 years old with teen heart throb good looks. Think a country music Zac Ephron or young Brad Pitt.This is for immediate inclusion in "Nashville Star" on NBC. Talent will be flown to Nashville this week and be included in the cast. Must be unsigned, but management will maintain full management rights.Please respond to this email with any potential talent or call my cell below to pitch. This has an extremely short turn around time. Will cast by no later than Wednesday, April 16th.
Sincerely,Ryan HaydenDoron Ofir Casting
Coincidence....I think not. Whoever the Einstein was that handed Nashville Star over to NBC like a sacrificial lamb....lightening should strike you TODAY. You are single-handedly dismantling this show piece by piece. You had better hope the angry mobs forming as I type this who are veteran fans of this show NEVER find out who you are. Way to go!
P.S. you had better hope my girlfriend does not get voted off and "Mr. Mop Head, I need the world's largest barrette to pin my stupid, 1970's bangs out of my eyes" stays.