American Idol auditions

The American Idol parade hasn’t been entirely invisible, at least not to people who live and work in the Victory Park area. Jon Tutolo, co-owner of the home furnishings store, Haven, just a few doors down from the W has been watching the Hollywood hopefuls stream by. “They’re easy to spot,” Mr. Tutelo says.

“They’re all in costume. I mean, not exactly costumes, but you can tell what they’re going to be singing by what they’re wearing. You’ve got the LeAnn Rimes girls and the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony guys. My favorite was this girl dressed as a witch, painted green from head to toe. One of the guys at the hotel said she was singing a song from the Wizard of Oz.”

Tom Maurstad