American Idol Auditions - Season Eight

Auditions for the eighth season of American Idol will kick off right here in smoky Northern California. On Thursday, July 17th the first Idol audition will take place at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.

Here is the information for the San Francisco American Idol Auditions:

WHO: Men and women 16-28 years old as of July 15, 2008, who are eligible to work in the U.S. Some restrictions apply.

WHERE: The Cow Palace

2600 Geneva Ave.

Daly City, CA 94014

WHEN: Thursday, July 17

HOW: Wristbands will be distributed from 7:00 AM on Tuesday, July 15 until 8:00 AM on Thursday, July 17. Auditioners will not be permitted to camp out; therefore, once they obtain their wristbands, they will be asked to return to the Cow Palace on Thursday, July 17.

Check the official American Idol website for more audition information.

Randall Darius Jackson

Randy Jackson was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana way back in 1956.

He is a Grammy Award-winning bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive and an Emmy Award-nominated television and radio personality. He has also been a judge on American Idol since the shows debut in 2002.

Jackson has played in Jean-Luc Ponty’s band, played with Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, George Michael, Blue Oyster Cult, Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, Bob Dylan, Carlos Santana and of course Journey, just to name a few.

He’s come into the forefront with American Idol, but the mega-hit show is only one of the many things this dog’s got goin’ on.

Paula Abdul Won't be Dancing with the Stars

....or throwing her panties at Tom Bergeron. Not if Nigel Lythgoe has his way:

"As far as I'm concerned, Paula is 'American Idol' and our judge. It's like asking Simon (Cowell) to sing. Why would I want that?

It's not that Paula wouldn't be good at it. She would be brilliant. But she was a dancer, so why would a dancer go on a dancing show? That doesn't seem fair to me!"

Paula, however, will say only this:

"I'm hypothetically thinking about it".

David Cook's New Reality

David Cook is living a different life than the one he knew pre-idol and he hasn't yet caught up with the fact that he is now a public figure. He admits asking Kimberly Caldwell out for a date on national T.V. was a mistake, one he won’t be repeating.

“I didn’t really think it through or I would’ve realized that everyone would be asking me about it. I can tell you this: I won’t be asking anyone out on TV again. We went on a date. It was nice. We’ll see what happens.”

It was a big day for David Cook on Tuesday. He sang the National Anthem at game three of the NBA finals in front of Jack Nicholson. Kimberly was there for moral support.

Yes, life is definitely different now for David Cook, but at this point he still remains humble:

“It’s hard not to feel like your existence has shifted. I’m just a goof who got lucky.”