Elliott

I can't believe I've not written about Elliott yet. As in, Elliott Yamin. I'm a huge, huge fan and I thought it one of the saddest days in music history when Elliott got eliminated from American Idol 5 instead of Katharine McPhee. I remember I was so distraught I SMS'd my friend: Elliott has diabetes and wears an insulin pump 24/7, has an original, clearly identifiable sound, is consistently good, is kind, humble, and soft-spoken, and is devoted to his mother. Katharine McPhee has big boobs. That's the American audience for you.

I know, in my heart, however, that Elliott will become a big recording star (outshining even winner Taylor Hicks) and sell a gazillion albums. Already, he has been touted as the favorite of the top 10 Idols on tour this year (See the Lycos story that says so on Yaminions -- well, of course they'd say so!). A movie will be made on his life and he will be played by some charming unknown who will also become a huge star. The movie will chronicle how he grew from perennial underdog to the modern American hero -- a Cinderella man -- overcoming everything from diabetes, to bad teeth, to Simon Cowell.

I am keeping track of him and his career. Although I hear he has yet to sign a record contract, I am certain an original Elliott Yamin will hit the airwaves soon. If you want to keep track of Elliott's career with me, visit Yamin Machine and Yaminions (my favorites of the Elliott Yamin fan sites), and this blog, every so often for news and media of Elliott.