Sticky Toffee Rock Star

Uh-oh, I was bad, right? I didn't post last night about the ultra-important Rock Star Supernova show. But I got all confused, because not only did a friend come over, but I ran into a new ice cream flavor, and as we all know, this blog is not only about a crappy reality TV show, it's also about ice cream. So I just didn't know what to do.


But seriously---well, that was seriously. But in addition, it's getting hard to not just make this all a personal choice in the competition. So I'll just have to make it personal choice.

I don't like Storm. I think she had the weakest performance, but it was still good. Overly theatrical, but what else is new with her? I also think she was lying when she pretended to be unfamiliar with the song. And if she lasts, I don't want to hear again about how difficult it is to sing a pop rock song. It's not. If it is, you're not cut out to be a singer. But I don't think there's much to worry about. In spite of the fact that she gave the world a nice upskirt flash in that red dress, I don't think she's going to be a final choice.

I don't like Lukas. He's very good, but he's irritating. I wouldn't want to see his face over and over everywhere, on red carpets and in magazines and such. Although I can imagine seeing him like that quite easily, and I would say he's one of the top three likelies. Even though he said "broken glass" instead of "broke our mirrors" in a song everyone knows the lyrics to.

I don't think Dilana has broad enough talent. She's really good, but she's not dynamic enough to lead the band, and with that weird breakdown about ragging on the other people---who cares? She should have had that attitude. She didn't really show a lot of backbone and sass there, and I think she should have. Her in-studio reaction was completely in control, but back at the ranch, she was nutty. Didn't fit for me.

Ryan also doesn't fit. He has talent, but it is a little uncontrolled, and he also appears to only just be growing into his confidence and willingness to embrace his latent quirky side, and that is late blooming, to say the least. Especially if the band is going to be performing this year! I don't know if he has the right voice for their sound, either. But they seem to like him.

Toby is perfect, attitude-wise. A perfect fit. But even though he's good, I think he's probably the second or third-least talented (he's mingling with Storm and Ryan for those spots at this point). He's definitely entertaining and fun, and there are certainly times when he really hits it right. They might pick him, and I do feel like he'll be a finalist, but I don't know if he's the best choice.

He may be, though, because the only other choice is Magni. Magni is my top choice, but it's true that he seems to have a family and loyalty to them, and I don't know if that would make for a bad fit with the rest of the members of the band. It would be unfortunate if that were the case.

On to tonight's elimination show, then.

They are definitely using studio mixing on the "live" Supernova tracks, as I suspected last week. Lukas did a good job, but I still find him annoying.

I am glad to see the rest of the world agrees with me on Magni.

Ryan Star sounds like Adam Duritz sometimes. And he has that same kind of "I'm rather lame, but look, I have angst, and it's not at all kitschy" thing. It makes him look pathetic sometimes. So does the repetition of stuff, like the climbing. In my opinion, he can go.

Storm is appropriately fake about being pleased, and makes her usual pseudosexual remark. And oh my god, she pulls the annoying "Helter Skelter is the first punk rock song" thing. Oh, how incredibly insightful. Nobody else has ever said that, Storm. All you other people out there saying it, you're still just as original, don't worry. We're all impressed.
And after all these weeks, she's still Storm, doing the same damn thing, Vegas sex-flirt karaoke.

I think it's pretty dangerous that Dilana thinks the only reason she ended up in the bottom three was her freakout. That wouldn't have made the ultimate difference for me if I thought she was really the right one to lead the band. And I'm sure although it influenced some people, those who thought she was right for the band still think so. I just think that at this point, you have to get real, and though at one point in the competition I'd have voted for Dilana just so she wouldn't be eliminated, there's no room for that anymore. You have to vote for the one or two people you really, really want to see make it. And she's definitely not one of them for me. Her performance tonight was pretty insane. Intense, artsy, but not anything like this band is supposed to be. Think she might be a little out in left field for such a mainstream band.

Ahhh. . . I am watching all of this on delay, with my DVR. So the loser has already been picked. But who do I think it should be? Well, in spite of the strangeness, I don't think it should be Dilana. She has more potential to make it than Storm. And as much as I dislike Storm's antics and definitely feel she's not the right material, I don't want to have everything come to an end with the show, and getting rid of her would feel like that. I'd like to see how Ryan develops, but the thing is, there's only two more weeks. I don't know if he's going to develop any more. I almost forgot about him when I was thinking about last night's show. So I guess Ryan would be my pick to leave. But hey, maybe it's Storm's turn.

Looks like the band agreed with me about Ryan. There we go. Now on to the ice cream!

This time it's Sticky Toffee Pudding. Another Haagen-Dazs flavor, of course! But this is a limited edition flavor, dreamed up by a contestant in a nationwide search for a new taste. The contest aired on the Food Network in July, and I saw it and was eager to try the winner. It sounded good enough for me to pick up two pints without even getting a taste first. And good enough for me to get a spoon and try it before I even put away the rest of my groceries. And good enough so that 24 hours later, half the pint is gone. It is sublime. It's like a full dessert in an ice cream. It reminds me a bit of some apple pie ice cream I tried once, which is strange, because the fruit in it is date---not really much like apples at all. But the taste is very autumnal: vanilla ice cream base, with chunks of the spongy British pudding (a spicy brown sugar cake, and that's where the dates are incorporated) and swirls of caramelly toffee. It's sweet, but not overly so, and there are hints of cinnamon, but not too much at all, even for me, who's not much of a cinnamon fan. I wish I'd bought three pints. And I hope to heaven that the "limited edition" run turns into such a success that Haagen-Dazs has to make it a permanent flavor.