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Jason Castro: In Memoriam [Idolator's American Idolatry]
Jason Castro: In Memoriam [Idolator's American Idolatry]
And so we bid farewell to Jason Castro, the singer who brightened this season's American Idol proceedings with his song choices (think about it: dude brought Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan to the Idol stage, even if the results were decidedly mixed), big dreadlocks, and the fact that he generally seemed to be having a good time on stage, unlike some stage-managed kids who seem to be on the verge ...
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mjsbigblog — ... unquenchable goofiness, like his line last night about shooting the tambourine man, and his hair, but I kind of appreciated the fact that he was actually having fun with the proceedings, and not being as deadly self-serious as some of the other people still in the running. (Congratulations, Syesha, on making that Presidential race reference—we knew you had it in you.) At least his semi-glazed expressions and “it’s all good, man” vibe made for good TV. Idolator ...

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