American Idol auditions

It was slow going at the W Hotel this morning, where there was no evidence of much of anything having to do with American Idol. Videographer Kimberly Durnan and I got there at 7 a.m., hoping to find happy (or sad) contestants — who aren’t allowed to talk to us anyway — or, be still my heart, Paula, Simon or Randy. But it was a ghost town over there. We made it up to the second floor ballroom area, where we saw American Idol signs but found nothing but empty conference rooms. Several people who worked at the hotel and several guests told us that Wednesday appeared to be the biggest day, with lots of activity; several people said they thought the Idol crew was taking Friday off before picking up the pace on Saturday. So, maybe the hosts are flying in Friday for major auditions on Saturday. But in baseball terms, Friday morning was little more than a foul ball. For those who would like to watch a video of what we found Friday morning:
Watch the video.