One of my deep, dark secrets is that I enjoy American Idol. I know it’s a lame show and manipulated in many ways, but it’s still something we like watching as a family (especially on youtube without commercials!).
So I thought it was funny to learn that the American Idol judges really liked their visit to Salt Lake City for auditions this past year, except for Simon Cowell who thought Utahns were just too happy. According to Paula Abdul:
“We found a lot of talent” in Utah, “And what I found was that everybody was so happy and nice that it bothered Simon. People would walk in and be so pleasant, and Simon would say, ‘What is wrong with all of you?'”
What’s wrong with being happy, eh Simon? I for one am excited to be living in Utah soon as part of “Happy Valley” once more.