As you probably know, Kris Allen won this year's American Idol contest. Part of me says, "Whoop-Dee-Doo." But, another part of me is impressed with the momentum he gained over the course of the competition. He literally came out of nowhere to overtake the front runners. While thinking of his momentum, I began to wonder if he had any MoMentum.
It seems quite likely that he does. He's looks like a clean-cut guy, and he is not shy of discussing his devotion to his own church. So, on looks and attitude, the guy could blend in at some place like BYU pretty easily. Yeah, he is no Brooke White, but he definitely gives off that J-Crew vibe more than David Archuletta does. In contrast, the other guy who vied for the top spot on American Idol--Adam Lambert--would have a bit harder time blending in at BYU. That is not saying it is impossible for Adam to blend in at BYU. I imagine that he could--theoretically--hide behind a shrub or bookshelf on campus or something.
Mormons might also like Kris because he spells his name "Kris" and not "Chris"--a nice alternative spelling. It would have been better had he insisted on using a middle initial in his name as well, but the alternative spelling of course is nothing to sneeze at.
All this is helpful, but what iced it for me was Kris's response to winning: "Are you freaking kidding me?!" Huh?! He resorted to Mormon swearing?! When he did, I was pretty much at a loss for words. I sat there stunned and then blurted the first thing that came out: "Are you freaking kidding me?!" At that point I knew it. The guy has MoMentum.
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Man versus Ferrell
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I love Discovery Network show Man versus Wild. I rarely get to watch it
though. However, am really glad that my wife turned on the DVR for this one.
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I would definitely not be opposed to having Kris Allen at BYU.
THAT would be a service to women.
You're right on. I wrote a very similar entry:
http://bryantanner.blogspot.com/2009/05/reactions-quiz-to-2009-american-idol.html
I am not an Idol fan, so I thought Kris Allen was a girl. Darn spellings.
He even creatively proposed to his wife http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVnbPypCMd0
Kris definilty earned a lot of votes from this mormon! He's hot, in the mormon kind of way :)!
I'm not an Idol fan...I wouldn't know the guy if I fell over him !
If you look at wikipedia, which of course isn't a completely reliable source, it says he is part of the "New Life Church". I never once assumed he was Mormon until I read this article, but it's not true, or is allegedly not true.
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