Did you see that!?!?!? Bayonet blades whizzing by my face, rifle butts (I said butts spinning next to my noggin…just another day at work right?

Today on Fox 43 News at 7 we had the Unites States Army Drill team here to promote the 2009 International Tattoo and these guys were AWESOME… they asked if I wanted to stand in while two soldiers hurled their rifles back and forth just a few millimeters in front of my head and I said, “SURE.” I don’t know if it was actually millimeters or inches but they were close mmmkay?

We also learned how to arrange flowers today, and next time you see Kelly Gaita…don’t just say “Hi”….say “Hi-YAH!” as she is now officially a trained killer. We sent her to find out if she could learn Karate and while our little grasshopper does needs to work on looking intimidating….she did snap a board like a saltine cracker. You can watch that video too at www.fox43tv.com

This no ordinary morning newscast people. See you at seven!

This blog entry was emailed to me from a viewer. read on to learn about her American Idol audition experience in New Jersey.

Enjoy, Nicole Livas

MY AMERICAN IDOL EXPERIENCE

By Cocoanut Lady

Finally, after days of vying against 17,000 auditioners, sitting through about 30 hours of auditions (about 45 all together including the final day) proposing to producers, singing the ?Banana Boat Song’, and playing me lil’ steel pan, juggling coconuts, it was my turn to appear in front of the big guns Simon and crew on American idol.

Believe it or not ah was nervous. Hard to believe Cocoanut Lady could be nervous, eh? Well ah was clad in me Cocoanut hat, bright flowered colored Tourist shirt, green skirt, leis and pink sneakers (and tree girdles to keep me figure in), I stepped inside that room, walked the line and walked out onto the stage I had seen so many times before on TV in front of Simon, Randy, Paula and new judge Kara.  And in a voice that sounded like the late Eartha Kitt on helium, I belted out a medley of songs.  I even sang a song to Simon.  The judges eventually sent me on my way, after they said I was too old.

The New York auditions finally showed on Thursday January 29th at 8PM on FOX and with excitement and nervousness, me and me family and friends waited and waited…and waited and no Cocoanut Lady.  The reason is still a mystery…after all that not even 5 seconds? Very strange. Could it be that they were already on time restraints.  They had to cover two cities in one hour that night.  Could it be that I was like Cyndi Lauper…too unusual? Anyway the experience was amazing, ah got to meet Simon, Paula Abdul, Randy and Brian Seacrest and new Judge Kara.  It was a wonderful experience. I got to meet a lot of nice people and it was a experience I will not soon forget.

CL

If you want to see what happened in my crazy audition and all me other antics,  contact Fox at marcy.ross@fox.com cc mike.darnell@fox.com and cc idol.web@fox.com
and/OR call 310-369-1000 X 32800 Amy Cohen secretary to president of Programming Mike Darnell
Fox Viewer hotline: 1-800-369-6848.

Comment Voice Mail: 1-310-369-3066.

TELL THEM YOU WANT TO SEE COCOANUT LADY.

Cocoanut Lady has already begun to take bookings for parties, Anansi Story Telling, etc. for the spring and summer and

Call 757-454-6355 www.myspace.com/cocoanutlady