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This generation's Tiny Tim.
http://www.tinytim.org/links.html
lol
But will William be so popular that he gets married on Leno ?
http://www.tinytim.org/articles/people_1_2.html
lol
Chris
Poor kid looks like he could eat grass through a pickett fence. I hope he makes it BIG TIME! Every time I hear him it puts a smile on my face....GO WILLY
news just in! HUNG GETS A RECORDING CONTRACT!
Willam Hung: Singing The Boos
(CBS) For William Hung, it was a homecoming with his own back-up dancers. It was the engineering student's first performance on his University of California at Berkeley campus since he burst to fame on the TV show “American Idol” singing “She Bangs.” National Correspondent Hattie Kauffman reports.
Despite judge Simon Cowell's predictable disdain, Hung won America's hearts with his simple enthusiasm. On the show Hung admitted to Simon, “You know, I have no professional training of singing.” To which Simon ironically remarked, “No.”
Asked then what is the reason Hung is so popular, he says, “Because I believe it’s my personality and attitude toward life.”
Some people say that they love him because he is so honest. Hung agrees, “I'm genuine, yes,” he says.
The new-found fame has been quite hard to believe, Hung says, “I'm surprised, definitely, but I just got to do my best and go with it.”
You know you're famous when you're parodied on “Saturday Night Live.“ After watching a skit about himself, Hung says with a laugh, “I have to say it’s funny.”
On a fan Web site more than 70,000 people have written to say they want him back on “American Idol.” And Wednesday night, he got some more good news.
Marc Juris, president of Fuse Music Television announced, “We're here tonight, Fuse and Kotch Entertainment. to offer William a real-life, no-kidding-around record contract.”
Hung is still thinking about the offer and is undecided. He says, “Until I review the details, not yet.”
To further his career, he's taking singing lessons and says he is not afraid of losing his fans once his performance gets polished. On the contrary, he says, “I think I'll fare better because the fans already like me; then I should deal with the critics.”
Who knows whether people will actually buy his album? But he can definitely draw a crowd. Wednesday night's volleyball game has a bigger turnout than normal. It's all because of Hung.
He sang “She Bangs" for the crowd and received huge applause.
Kauffman asks the crowd about what they think of Hung and one man says, “He's the next American icon, bigger than Jimi Hendrix was in his day.”
A woman notes, “I love the way he came back at Simon. It’s about dignity.” No matter whether he can sing or not, “That doesn't matter, it’s about dignity,” she says.
And the back-up dancers say they would be happy to sing on his album. “We'll be your back-up dancers anytime. We'll go on tour with him,” they say.
Girls even brought banners with “We love you William!" written on them.
Hung, who also sang an unprecedented four songs on “The Ellen Degeneres Show,” sang a few bars of “She Bangs” for The Early Show.
There's a chance that William Hung might still have a shot at being the next "American Idol," if fans are offered the opportunity to choose him as a "wild card" pick. Well, we can't wait to hear what Simon says.
Cool dancing man MacSusan.....Welcome to our little board!
Evol . . . yep and watch it close.
Have a great evening.
Jalapeno, nice board. See you in the fishing area next time.
Deann.
is that the one that always has short lived runs?
William rocks lil'lady, I'll have you know! dontblameitonthemusic@ihub
Well the damn music on this site distracts me and halts my creative juices!
Deann.
Bad Spam....Bad, Bad, Bad! You need a creative spamming course! lol
When this board gets too boring for anyone, come on over to:
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Deann.
(a little SPAM JB!)
Hey husker dude....WELCOME to the board!
Well I checked out your story and everything looks good except the part about being a "Dude", could you get EVO to vouch for ya? lol
gladtohavethegrubstealersfriend@ihub
I'll bet he's made some pretty good money off his lack of skill! Explains why people wait for hours just to get on that show! Better to be completely terrible, then mildly mediocre.
EVO don't got no friends, you must be an imposter! Your really William Hung aren't you? lol
Thats no way to talk about William, although I will admit....he doesn't have a lot going for him in the smile department!
A little wormy looking thing.
Hey TAP....Welcome aboard dude or dudette, which ever the case may be!
Whats a "Grub"?
Hi Bucky!!! Best wishes for the success of your board!!! Yea!!!!!!
... Gary
He Bangs: William Hung May Return for 'Idol' Special
(Friday, February 13 03:19 PM)
By Daniel Fienberg
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The good news for "American Idol" fans is that you may not have seen the last of William Hung.
The bad news for "American Idol" fans is that you may not have heard the last of William Hung.
"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe admits that they're anxious to get the Bay Area belter back for a mid-series special tentatively titled "Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented."
"We're just going to have fun with it, like we did last year with 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' and ask him what it was like to go through the audition process and come out the other side a star," Lythgoe says.
Hung's rise to stardom and Internet notoriety has been one of the strangest side effects of the new season of the FOX reality smash. A student at the University of California, Berkeley, Hung arrived at the show's San Francisco auditions and performed what can most generously be described as a somewhat spastic, somewhat tone-deaf rendition of the Ricky Martin hit "She Bangs."
Even more endearing than the unintentionally comedic cover, was Hung's insistence that he had never had any vocal training, judge Simon Cowell's mock amazement and the contestant's casual and gracious acceptance of the criticism.
Rather than fading into the woodwork with countless other failed "Idol" candidates, Hung has become a celebrity. Despite initial protestations that his new fame embarrassed him, the civil engineering major has begun making public appearances and his "She Bangs" performance has been passed around the Internet in a number of remixed forms. The website www.williamhung.net has gotten millions of hits and Hung was impersonated by Jimmy Fallon on "Saturday Night Live."
It's a trend that Lythgoe loves.
"In the U.K. we have supported losers for a long time, probably because we don't get that many winners nowadays," he laughs. "Now, all of a sudden, I'm watching the celebration of a certain Mr. William Hung, out of San Francisco, who people love ... That's fantastic to me, because not everybody in this life can be winners and to celebrate a loser is fantastic."
While there are online petitions advocating Hung's return to the show as a contestant, it seems unlikely that he'll get that golden ticket, even for the Wild Card round. Perhaps that "Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented" appearance could lead to future cameos.
"I don't know what the future holds," Lythgoe says. "He's gonna be called to do things and if he's happy to do them, that's great. He shouldn't give up Berkeley. Obviously, he's an extremely intelligent guy and realizes that this could be his five minutes of fame."
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Great...an ASSistant on a HUNG board...
A big WELCOME to Churak, as our other new assistant....
Welcome harbs.....
I'd like to welcome our new board assistant EVO....WELCOME!
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