Zoanette Johnson, Angela Miller among Top 20 girls on 'American Idol'

2/15/2013 9:30 AM

Surprise, surprise, it seems Tulsa is going to be represented after all on 'American Idol,' as Zoanette Johnson made it into the Top 20 girls on tonight's show.

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Girls' Hollywood Round on 'Idol': Zoanette, Kez Ban going to the Top 20?

2/13/2013 9:46 PM

So far, so good for Zoanette Patilda Johnson -- Miss Johnson, if you're nasty.

Or 'Big Crazy Barbie,' if you’re Nicki Minaj, one of the four celebrity judges on ... 

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Oh, Lord, Jesus, Sweet Brown made time for a dental commercial

2/8/2013 2:45 PM

I heart Twitter.

One of the folks I've been following is Fake Dewey Bartlett (@FakeDeweyTulsa), who alerted his followers to a local dental commercial -- starring ... 

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Lazaro, Mr. Jolley closer to 'Idol' Top 20; Matheus, Micah are out

2/7/2013 8:43 PM

Well, hmm and stuff -- seems we didn't find out which guys made it in the Top 20 after all on Thursday night's 'Idol.'

After the solos and some surprising eliminations, ... 

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Lance Bass' love letter to my hometown

2/7/2013 1:41 PM

For a city as small as my hometown of Laurel, Miss., it claims a nice handful of celebrities as native sons and daughters.

Among them are the late Tulsa World cartoonist ... 

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'American Idol' Hollywood Round: Kayden goes home, Nate from OKC stays

2/6/2013 9:42 PM

'It does feel a little bit like 'Hunger Games,'' Keith Urban said toward the start of Wednesday night's show.

He and his fellow celebrity judges on 'American Idol' ... 

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It's Hollywood week on 'American Idol' -- will your favorite make it?

2/4/2013 4:59 PM

I'm quite curious to see who among our local 'Idol' talent will make it past Hollywood this week and next -- folks like Zoanette 'Big Crazy Barbie' Johnson or Kayden ... 

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Sushi from grocery stores -- likey or no likey?

2/4/2013 1:00 PM

Just so you know, coffee stirrers to not make good chopsticks.

I have a pair at home, I believe, but I failed to bring them with my lunch: squid salad and a tuna ... 

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Was 'Idol' contestant Matt Farmer of Tulsa lying on Wednesday's show?

2/1/2013 2:27 PM

'American Idol' fans are all atwitter -- and a-Facebook, too -- about contestant Matt Farmer today, and it's not a good thing.

On Wednesday's show, which aired auditions ... 

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Tulsa's Zoanette, Kayden get big play on 'American Idol' OKC episode

1/31/2013 9:02 PM

'Big Crazy Barbie.'

That's the nickname 'Idol' judge Nicki Minaj gave Tulsa contestant Zoanette Patilda Johnson, Miss Z told us a couple hours by phone before tonight's ... 

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Places to visit in downtown Broken Arrow -- aka, the Rose District

1/31/2013 7:00 AM

Sometimes, I don't have enough room to talk.

As I told y'all in my Weekend column this morning, I recently spent an afternoon in downtown Broken Arrow, which was ... 

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Tulsan Matt Farmer wows judges during Long Beach auditions for "Idol"

1/30/2013 10:02 PM

I'm presently waiting on Matt Farmer to email me.

Fab friend and former 'Idol' reporter Cary Aspinwall alerted me during the show that Matt, who sang Sam Cook's ... 

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