'Idol' auditions

About 10,000 "American Idol" hopefuls showed up at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday with wide-eyed dreams of becoming the next Taylor Hicks or Carrie Underwood.
After waiting all night and standing in line for hours, most contestants got less than a minute to sing a few bars — and then the boot.
Michael Taylor, 21, of El Monte, who works at a customer call service center, was among those quickly dismissed from the tryouts. Fox publicity representatives were more sensitive, saying he "was not moving forward."
"This is just a stepping stone...
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