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LOS ANGELES – Pants. On. The. Ground. With those four words, “General” Larry Platt has gone from “American Idol” reject to Internet sensation. The 63-year-old civil rights veteran performed his original hit at an audition for the show’s ninth season, winning over judges Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi — and earning a nervous endorsement from incurable...
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‘American Idol’ is in Atlanta, with Mary J. Blige as guest judge — she’s gotta be better than Victoria Beckham was last night. They’re hanging out on the 27th floor somewhere, and Dewone Robinson gets us started. He’s got musicians in the family, can’t tell if he’s gonna be good or bad…. He opens his mouth,...
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