February 27th, 2009 by TeamBraddy

Click on the image below to read the most recent (& sensible) explanation of the WildCard episode provided thus far:

If Ricky is chosen to ’sing for his life’, WHAT song do you think he should sing and WHY?

Please leave your answers in the comments section below.

February 27th, 2009 by TeamBraddy

The following lists contain the Top 3 rankings for who we, Team Braddy, think will be Ricky’s biggest competitors for the WildCard Episode. They are ranked per group, then the Top 3 are combined for an Overall Ranking.

*** After much consideration, I have decided to replace Tatiana with Jackie Tohn - primarily based upon two factors: Talent & legit likability!

*** Reasoning behind their placement!

Group 1:

3. Tatiana Nicole del Toro Jackie Tohn (personality, likability & pre-Group 1 performances)

2. Anne Marie Boskovich (personality & pre-Group 1 performances)

1. Anoop Desai (Fan base, personality, likability, Judge’s Crush & talent)

Group 2:

3. Mishavonna Hensona (Talent)

2. Megan Corkrey (Uniqueness, Judge’s Crush, pre-Group 2 performances)

1. Matt Giraud (Judge’s Crush, Talent, pre-Group 2 performances)

Group 3:

3. ?

2. ?

1. ?

Overall:

Do you agree? or disagree?

Feel free to post your personal rankings below. Once Group 3 performs, we will re-adjust the rankings to include Group 3’s competitors!

February 26th, 2009 by TeamBraddy

Well, news on the Braddy front is a bit absent today with the recent performances of Group 2!  We hear crickets chirping at TeamBraddy headquarters.

Tonight, Group 2 will find out its fate. Three contestants will receive a FastPass into the Top 12, while the remaining contestants will latch onto the hope that surrounds the WildCard.

As for Team Braddy, we still feel as though Ricky’s performance last week is one of the best thus far!

What do you think? Post your comments and opinions below, please!

February 25th, 2009 by TeamBraddy

The following image is an excerpt from a review about Ricky on the Chaska Herald’s website:

Thanks for the kind words, Mollee Francisco!

February 25th, 2009 by TeamBraddy

February 25th, 2009 by TeamBraddy

An anonymous man, by the name of LegEagle, has been sewing seeds for Ricky Braddy on the American Idol Forums.  LegEagle is one among many fans who never knew a thing about Ricky before the first live episode of American Idol (Season 8); But, by observing Ricky’s one and only live performance, LegEagle has become a committed and passionate fan!  Within the Forum on American Idol’s site, you will find multiple threads started in regard to Ricky, his flawless performance, and the unfair treatment he has been given by American Idol producers and judges.  LegEagle has written many intellectual and thoughtful posts about Ricky.  Below is a post submitted by LegEagle on the recent thread, Ricky’s Revolution (page 2):

Typically in these roundhouse discussion forums concerning “Idol”,  the commentators tend to critique the vocal proficiency of the contestant whom the forum concerns.   Has anyone noticed during the course of the past week since the opening singing round (Contestant Pool Number One) that in the countless  opinions submitted on myriad forums virtually no one has offered a negative remark about Ricky Braddy’s singing abilities nor especially his performance last Tuesday?  Of course, there is good reason for that;  The reason is that Braddy is a superb singer and served up a terrific performance during his one lone spotlighted appearance on “Idol” last Tuesday night.   And what does he get for it?  Ousted, that’s what.   Since Braddy’s dismissal last Wednesday, there’s been a good deal of head-scratching and theories expoused from all over the country why he is no longer in the competition.  It didn’t boil down to a bad singing performance, that’s for sure.  In fact, the reviews from  a variety of media outlets as well as scores of reasonable people who have the ability to appreciate good singing are uniformly laudatory.  From reports I’ve heard, even Melinda Doolittle, someone who knows her stuff,  musically speaking, is on board for Braddy. Fact is, we all know a good cut of meat when we bite into it, and no one’s fooling us when we’re told that the slice is of inferior quality.  Braddy, in my humble opinion, didn’t make the cut for a couple of key reasons, chief among those (as I have repeatedly clammored) is that Idol producers didn’t have the foresight to feature him (as a viable contender) during the audition rounds, which, unlike  in the case of Danny, Anoop, Michael Sarver, Alexis,  Lil Rounds, etc.., didn’t give the TV viewing public (the voters) a chance to “like” Ricky,  and form an emotional bond with.   I think this factor cost Braddy a huge number of votes.   Next, Simon, in critiquing Ricky’s performance, gave us yet another reason to shake our heads in collective puzzlement.  Simon Says  that Braddy has no charisma.  At the moment Simon uttered these words, I laughed out loud in the way I  often do  when he makes these wild nonsensical, totally unsupported personal remarks about a contestant.  After all, how does Simon or anyone for that matter know with any degree of certainty what kind of personality Braddy has —-heck, no one was given a chance to observe him or learn anything about him at all  thanks to Idol producers. The trouble about this kind of trite rhetoric is that Simon’s oft-distorted views about a performer in a personal context are often accepted as true by a large segment of the viewing public, which naturally translates to a predictable course of action taken en masse by TV Land:  Something always negative.   That’s why on these discussion forums the ONLY negative thing posters are offering is remarks like Ricky is “boring” or “not charismatic”,  loose  observations that have been haphazardly tossed out  in the breeze without actual foundation,  being  made with hasty, truly uninformed judgment,  or  manipulated by Simon Cowell’s words.   Yet, in speaking to the issue of charisma, the video evidence at hand belies what Simon Says ( and what some posters suggest) about Braddy’s alleged lack of charm or appeal.  Just watch the video replay of last Wednesday’s show after Braddy learned he had been booted and you’ll see what I mean.   He danced around with his fellow contestants, beaming brightly, joining in the singing, offering eager support and encouragement, and giving every impression that he has a fine personality.   On top of that, I think Ricky’s amusing videos on other websites conclusively dispells Simon’s rather delusional  views about the issue of his charisma.

 

I’m pretty sure that anyone who watches “Idol” with any sort of regularity desires, like I do, a fair, well-balanced, and entertaining competition.   To do that, we need the likes of Ricky Braddy in the show.   As of today, he’s not there, through no fault of his own,  but  because of a quirk of shortsighteness imputed to Idol producers (who would rather take up precious air time to pander to the weird or absurd contestants) and by misperceptions bearing upon his personality perpetrated by a judge who didn’t know any more about it than all of us who had been kept in the dark prior to his Tuesday night performance.  The blogs around the web reflect a growing multitude of people who appreciate Braddy’s singing abilities and want him back on the show.

 

Alot of us are calling it “The Ricky Revolution”.   I just call it being fair.

To check out other threads involving Ricky Braddy on the American Idol Forum containing posts by LegEagle, CLICK HERE!

February 25th, 2009 by TeamBraddy

Today we came across some recent Twitter messages from one of our favorite American Idol Alums and Belmont University graduate, Melinda Doolittle!

It is a huge honor to find that other talented and successful musicians recognize Ricky’s talent.

Melinda, Thanks for your support of Ricky Braddy!  Now… let’s see your Braddy Dance

Click on the images below to visit Melinda Doolittle’s Twitter page!

February 25th, 2009 by TeamBraddy

We try our best to keep an eye on everything published about our favorite Idol contestant, Ricky Braddy… but sometimes we miss a few and they fall between the cracks.

Although this article has been viewable since February 18th, we just had to share it with you!

It was recently brought to our attention that Ricky’s performance was favored by the legendary music publication: The Rolling Stone!

Caryn Ganz wrote:

• Ricky Braddy’s awesome vocal on Leon Russell’s “A Song for You” may be enough to compensate for his lack of visibility during earlier episodes. Please, America: don’t make this man go back to serving chicken fingers.

To read the article in its entirety, CLICK HERE!

February 25th, 2009 by TeamBraddy

If so, then head on over to AOL-Television’s website and vote for Ricky in their newest Group 1 WildCard Poll!

Click on the image below to visit their site and start the voting process:

February 24th, 2009 by TeamBraddy

Yes, your vision serves you right: TheBraddyBunch.com is Back!

You’re probably thinking, “Wow, this is strange!” Well, you’re not alone. “Team Braddy” was equally confused. A phone call was received from an American Idol attorney over the weekend and it was determined that the site can make its debut….again!

If you’re thinking The Braddy Bunch has pulled a fast one on you, you’re wrong!

The email sent to The Braddy Bunch demanding the cease and desist order was accompanied by multiple phone conversations with an A.I. attorney. After attempting to stand their ground in defending their actions and innocence, it became clear, after Ricky’s removal from the competition was threatened, that the site needed to be shut down. It was a sad day when the site went down, but The Braddy Bunch kept the Braddy momentum moving.

Temporarily, The Braddy Bunch bandwagon shifted to the MissingSquare.com!

We appreciate all of Ricky’s fans who have stood behind him and The Braddy Bunch by visiting this site and commenting.

Thank you, fans of Ricky, for your patience and understanding!!!

Hope to see you both here & there, at www.missingsquare.com!