American Idol Look-Alikes from My Childhood

This article is meant for fun only! I really hope no one takes offense to this. I just really started cracking up one of the first nights of this season's American Idol competition as the Top 12 began reminding me of characters from my childhood. Each week, the thoughts tickle me more and more, and so I had to share.

What HAS to be obvious to probably just about everyone watching, is that Scotty McCreery has the most striking resemblance to Alfred E. Neuman from the MAD comic!

The other great and really amusing resemblance is that of Casey Abrams to Yukon Cornelius from 'Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer'! Somewhat sexy!!

Paul McDonald who IS quite a character with a gigantic smile, reminds me of none other than (and appropriately named) Dr. Teeth from 'The Muppets'!

It doesn't stop there though. As Lauren Alaina performs, I wait to see Uncle Joey and Uncle Jesse make an appearance! Does Lauren Alaina not look exactly like DJ Tanner aka Candace Cameron from 'Full House'?

There is no comparison to my Stefano Langone, but he definitely has a familiar hearthrob look to my old Chachi from 'Happy Days'!

Next, is the beautiful and exotic Naima Adedapo. I was still playing with the thought of all of my childhood favorites and how they resemble the American Idol contestants, when I couldn't get past Naima's hair. I used to love to sit for hours and put tons of braids and flowers in to My Little Ponies hair. So, I couldn't help but make that comparison.

If you're my age and are a girl, you most likely had a cornsilk cabbage patch kid! Well, because of her precious dimples and shiny flowy hair, Haiely Reinhart fills those shoes!

As if you didn't see this one coming, when I was a little girl, my favorite barbies had brown hair like me! So, pretty Pia probably most reminds me of my barbie dolls!

I really can't find a comparison for the lovable Jacob Lusk. To play along though, I thought of a jolly character because I LOVE Jacob's boisterous and large personality. The only charcter who matched that description was Fat Albert. Lusty Lusk is by no means fat though! He is however PHAT!

Maybe it's the denim jackets, vests, bandanas, and bad boy persona that makes me think of the late great Corey Haim when I see James Durbin!

Singing "Colors of the Wind" may have had something to do with it, but when I look at the natural beauty Thia Megia, I think of Disney and Pocohontas!

Hope you had fun with my selection of look-alikes from this season's American Idol!

Ryan's Quest Valentine Ball - Shine the Light on DMD

In the matter of about two days in November, the 2011 Ryan's Quest Valentine Ball was near sold out thanks to efforts of local salons selling tickets! On February 12th, there was a packed house at the new Stone Terrace in Hamilton, NJ as a near 400 guests attended what was a spectacular evening and a success for the charity!

I wanted to give a recap of the evening in case you weren't able to attend this year. Upon entering the Stone Terrace, a cocktail hour took place where a signature drink was served on a martini ice luge and hors d'ouerves were passed as Bob Orlowski performed. Many contests took place as Miss New Jersey and many other pageant winners helped out and a silent auction including trips to Puntal Cana, Disney World, and Broadway were displayed for all to bid on. Once seated, the Glam Slam began which was a contest in which Alexa Prisco, The Glam Fairy from 'Jerseylicious' judged and picked the Most Glamtastic look of the evening. The award went to Great Looks 4 Less for the fantastic hair and make-up they did on their model! Mercer County Freeholder John Cimino then said a few words and gave a proclamation to David and Maria Schultz. Next we were fascinated by Dr. Brian Tseng who told us about new developments in DMD research. After that, John Crowley spoke to the crowd and made some referrences to the movie based upon him - 'Extraordinary Measures'. All of this conversation was very intriguing to listen to while enjoying an excellent land/sea dinner! A video followed which showed why Ryan's Quest is such a wonderful charity and how many boys it aims to help!

The beautifully lighted room was done through the efforts of Sound Connection Entertainment who also provided us with CJ Westcott, an amazing DJ who also emceed the entire event! Floral centerpieces were donated by various florists and beautiful work was contributed by those such as Corey Fyffe and Customized Wedding Creations. Snapshot Photobooths provided a unique photo booth in the foyer in which guests had fun striking a pose! The GForce band blaired their horns and rocked the dancefloor for the remainder of the evening and the floor remained packed with people dancing. The silent auction winners were announced at the end of the evening and so many amazing prizes were won! The biggest winner though, was Ryan's Quest. It was able to achieve it's goal of 'Shining the Light on DMD'.

We hope many more people are now aware of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and will continue to come to our exciting events throughout the year!

A huge thank you to our big sponsors: First Choice Bank, PNC, Princeton Bank, PSE&G. This was by far an All The Rave Event!

Photos courtesy of Martelli Photography.

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