Yes, SB I admit...I cried too. But I started crying when I saw the girl in the wheelchair.

I like Tyler on the panel. He adds a quirky perspective and he is humorous. J-Lo is a bit too reserved and Randy really hasn't changed. Strangely, I don't miss Simon. I think his time was up. The show definetly has a different personality, and I like it.

I thought being in the Ryman Auditorium was cool except they kinda ruined it with the American Idol backdrop (but I guess they had to do that). I visited the Ryman - it is now a museum - and it was an interesting visit to a piece of Americana. It is occasionally used for performances. Neil Young staged a film there - Prairie Wind, a very cool production of the folk-country style of Neil.