Hmmmm,

I guess there's a guilty pleasure in every category.

For music I'd say mine is "THE BAD TOUCH" by the Bloodhound Gang.  I generally prefer pop & rock that's got a fairly clean message, but I REALLY love that song for some reason.  I've listened to three Bloodhound Gang CD's and there's not another song by them that I can stand, but I love "The Bad Touch"

I'll have to think about other stuff.  I'm sure as more people answer it'll jog some thoughts on my end

Post editied...didn't like what I had to say here...so it's my perogative to change it 

-- Edited by Mocrzy at 11:23, 2004-12-06

Lionelle Ritchie!! The man has for 30 yrs created a happy space in my brain with his music. If you just let yourself believe in "Dancing On the Ceiling", it's a place of pure and simple joy. "Penny Lover" is smooth. "Hello" is great for a simple ballad. "Brick House" is one of the most necessary songs in music.

Riggs features Ritchie's new song "Just For You" a lot and I really really dig that song. I request it on the automated request system all the time. Pure and Mighty Pop Music.

Most of my buddies (Riggs excluded) would kick my butt if they knew I liked Lionelle Ritchie. Shhhh!

My guilty pleasure movie is "Footloose". 

My guilty pleasure drink is "Sex on the Beach".  Shhhh, don't tell anyone......

Le't see my secret pleasure movie would have to be dirty dancing.  I don't know what it is about it, but I can't help watch it when it's on.  As far as music my secret pleasure is Air Supply.  Everyone around me says the stuck etc. But I really like them.  The other one I like is Barry Manilow.  I grew up listening to his stuff because my mom liked him.  I still actually like some of it.  Sad huh......

Tammers, I had Air Supply on cassette.  I listened to it so much that I wore it out.  My poor parents.  Between Duran Duran, Air Supply, Wham!, heavy metal and broadway showtunes, well, let's just say they were glad when they didn't have to listen to my music any more. 

Guilty pleasure drink - Hairy navels (no, not fuzzy) 1 shot vodka, 1 shot peach schnapps, o.j.  But my favorite non-guilty pleasure drink is straight tequila. 

Vodka & Redbull all the way for me

Guilty pleasure band for me is:  Little River Band, that was also my first concert I ever went to. 

My "guilty pleasure" is Christopher Cross - actually I don't view him that way but I think a lot of people would put him in the same group with Barry Manilow, Air Supply, etc. People took a lot of shots at him after he came out of nowhere to sweep the Grammy's with his first album.  He was never able to duplicate the success of the first album but has continued to put out excellent music over the years and is a wonderful songwriter.  Although it was not a hit for him, his "Every Turn of the World" is one of my all-time favorite songs - the upbeat and positive message of that song puts me in a happy mood every time I hear it.

k done the beverage guilty pleasure, song wise...Gotta be Boy Bands....I love tight harmonies, and the musicality of the 1st couple (Backstreet Boys & N'Sync), O-town didn't do it for me, & I would rather get stabbed in the eye then listen to NKOTB, But Nsync & BSB are slick...acapella stuff especially

Sorry Jeremy but here I go with my Idol bashing again.  I am a closet Manilow fan too(just between you and me) I saw Manilow in concert a couple of years ago under the guise of taking my parents for their anniversary present.  His show was one of the best nights of all-around entertainment that I have ever attended. Clay seems to be a nice guy and does have a good voice.  NO WAY though is he or will he ever be in the same class as Manilow, in talent, showmanship, or charisma.  Clay is a product of the American Idol singer factory, pure and simple.  He is stiff as a board when performing ,too closely resembles Alfred E Neumann for me to take him seriously, and unless I am mistaken, has never written a song in his life nor does he play the piano.  Manilow has been an excellent songwriter(although he did not write his most famous song ironically) and musician from the start and that is what got him the recognition he deserves, not a TV show where teenage girls decide who will be the next pop star by a phone call.

MusicCityMan,

That's a good point about Clay not writing or playing an instrument, but I do think he'll evolve in that direction soon enough.  The guy seems to be quite motivated to continually improve.

I think it's a shame that these Idol artists are dealing with the inevitable backlash over how they gained their fame, but I guess it goes with the terroritory.  If you don't have some talent to back it up though you'll be devoured (see Justin Guarini).

If you're honest with yourself, I think you'd have to admit that if Clay Aiken just happened upon the scene in the normal way you'd have more respect for him (or any of the other Idol artists for that matter) and is that really fair?  Ultimately shouldn't these people be judged on their music not their method of rising to stardom?

I was actually 100% against Idol when it debuted, I didn't watch it for the first 10 weeks, a freind begged me to give it a chance about four weeks before the end and I was kicking myself for not watching sooner.

I was so impressed with the fact that they were grooming ARTISTS, not just Britney Spears knockoffs that need constant voice processors to put out a single.

But I think the coolest part of it was watching a pimply faced teenage like Kelly Clarkson grow from week to week into an honest to goodness diva.  It's almost as if you watched your little sister grow up and become famous.  It was a nice insight to how a star is made, and a good reminder that they're no different from the average joe, they just had some talent and a lot of lucky breaks.

It also helps that Idol has produced five or six stars so far and not a single ego!  I think that in itself is amazing.

Alright, my soapbox is away for the day.  This should have been a shoutbox posting

Going with the whole Idol thing...I seem to remember another Factory on TV that came out well before Idol...a little show called Star Search....Lots of Very Famous people had their first shot at stardom on this talent factory...many many more didn't...Idol is just an updated Star Search, Yet I don't hear people whop got thier fame via the Star Search way getting bashed like the Idol Folks do...

Going even farther back...what about ed Sullivan....True it wasn't a competition as we know it...but in order to make it in the biz you practically had to go on the show, & I'm sure there were plenty of good groups that tried out for Sullivan that didn't make it

to become famous,  a star, you need to get your shot & succeed...Idol kids just have a different type of shot than other stars. Kelly tried out amongst thousands of others and got her shot...made the most of it, and showed people what she could do. Clay didn't win, but he showed what kind of pipes he had and producers wanted him...the only difference for him was that he auditioned in front of millions, while those that do it the traditional way only have to audition in front of a few select producers...The Idol Kids have it tougher I think because of that fact

don't knock em just cuz they are idol kids...they had the guts to take a shot , they had the pipes to get them through the show, & they had the personalities that are marketable for stardom...

Justin Timberlake was also on star search.  So was the girl who played Ashley on Fresh Prince of Bel Air. 

I don't watch Idol much.  I watch the beginning part of the season just to see the people that try out and gauge their talent against mine and laugh and laugh.   

I would LOVE to go on Idol, but (sigh) sadly they do not take perpetual 29 year olds like me.  I don't like the whole age cutoff deal.  I think it sends a really bad message.  I have a better voice now than I did when I was 18.  I'm comfortable with my voice now, I wasn't when I was in high school.  I think if you have the voice, you should be able to try out.  Where is the ACLU when you need them?  Yeah, right.