http://sjpnobull.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Stephen Prosapio en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:24:06 GMT 2009-12-29T06:24:06Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942145 Ghosts of Rosewood Asylum Zach Kalusky, host of Sci-D TV's Xavier Paranormal Investigators, plans to explore the most haunted site in Chicago for a Halloween Special. But there's a catch: . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:33:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942145 Stephen Prosapio 2009-12-11T08:33:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350354 Round 1 David Cook - I love U2 and I love this song! He rocked it out, not too U2-ish. He kind of made it his own. David Archuletta - WOW! I have to agree with Simon. Some of you guys don't . . . Wed, 21 May 2008 14:22:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350354 Stephen Prosapio 2008-05-21T14:22:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977349463 Tonight David Archuletta (little david) goes up against David Cook (Goliath David) for the American Idol finals.  Who do you like? Who do you hate? Who do you think will win? Who do you think will . . . Tue, 20 May 2008 16:26:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977349463 Stephen Prosapio 2008-05-20T16:26:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977330094 Syesha Mercado - I agree with the judges. Sexy, different, in her element. For the first time she really seemed to connect to the song and the audience. She interacted well with the band/orchestra and . . . Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:46:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977330094 Stephen Prosapio 2008-04-23T04:46:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977324735 David Archuleta - He really connected with this song and the audience. His girls love him. He really finished up strong. The judges raved about him...but that #1 slot. We'll see what happens. Something . . . Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:27:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977324735 Stephen Prosapio 2008-04-16T05:27:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977305664 Michael Johns* - "Sing" I have to agree with Randy. He was okay but not great. We're at the point in the contest that we need to start seeing the American Idol. Simon was also right; he's . . . Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:20:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977305664 Stephen Prosapio 2008-04-09T10:20:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300105 MY PERFORMANCE THOUGHTS: Brooke White * - Awwww. My Brooke is gonna get screwed with the #1 slot?  Not only that, she has to preceed David Cook???  I hope she doesn't get forgotten. . . . Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:16:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300105 Stephen Prosapio 2008-04-02T18:16:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300016 'American Idol' Contestant David Cook Hospitalized for High Blood Pressure Wednesday, April 02, 2008 "American Idol" contestant David Cook was treated at a hospital Tuesday night . . . Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:33:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300016 Stephen Prosapio 2008-04-02T16:33:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977299301 No April Fools night tonight, hopefully. Here's the holding thread for tonight's performances. Here's how I see things as of now: Slim Chance of winning: Ramiele Mulabay* - . . . Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:37:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977299301 Stephen Prosapio 2008-04-01T20:37:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977294575 Please join us today (Thursday March 27th at 7 PM EDT) as we host Cait Murphy, author of Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball . . . Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:22:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977294575 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-27T06:22:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977293308 After the back-to-back Beatle Debacle that was last week, we saw some great performances again ...there is NO margin for error for a "bad week" anymore.   For many of the performers, . . . Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:25:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977293308 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-25T20:25:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292418 Please join myself and Geoffrey Edwards on Thursday March 27th at 7 PM eastern as we host Cait Murphy, author of Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest . . . Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:44:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292418 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-24T18:44:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977287816 Cathy N is going to be the official group host this week. I'll post a link to her article once she gets it up! I'm excited for tonight!!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:49:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977287816 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-18T22:49:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977283244  (Replay of my Wednesday blog interview) I adore how the entire Embarcadero area of San Francisco has made a dramatic resurgence over the years. The Ferry Building especially has gone through . . . Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:31:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977283244 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-13T08:31:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977282078 OKAY kids, I watched Idol Rewind that went from 8 to 9 from Season Two. ...I'll tell ya what, no one had better not come to MY THREAD this week and tell me that Idol isn't great this year. . . . Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:30:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977282078 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-12T00:30:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977279980   This is a replay of the interview on my No Bull Blog. Please check it out on Wednesdays this month for interviews with fantastic writers:  http://no-bull-steve.livejournal.com/ . . . Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:11:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977279980 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-09T20:11:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977277872 BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Okay. First, admittedly, I had a HUGE non-sexual (she's too young for me) crush on Asia'h. Second, yes I picked her to win it all back when there were still 50 contestants. . . . Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:22:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977277872 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-07T09:22:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276847 Well, the girls still don't impress me as much as the guys. I don't know that anyone of them really slipped up this week but they're all very competitive and most have very strong voices . . . Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:15:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276847 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-06T05:15:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977275647 I'll say it again...there is NO margin for error for a "bad week" for the guys. One mess up and you're gonna be gone baby.   David Hernandez* - "All Coming Back . . . Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:55:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977275647 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-04T21:55:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977273928 They say that March comes in like a lion... But I'm hereby declaring the next thirty days, "March out and buy a book" month! In support of that, I'll be hosting virtual "book-signing" . . . Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:08:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977273928 Stephen Prosapio 2008-03-03T04:08:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271527 The following people went home last night: Robert Carrico* Alaina Whitaker Alexandréa Lushington Jason Yeager Notice the *. Robbie is the first of my original top 10 . . . Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:17:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271527 Stephen Prosapio 2008-02-29T05:17:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977270189 Well, for the most part the girls didn't impress me as much as the guys. The funny thing I noticed just this week on my original Top 10/Top 5 picks was that I have 6 women in the top 10 and only . . . Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:52:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977270189 Stephen Prosapio 2008-02-27T23:52:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977269469   Holy Cow! The boys are bringing it! I'm telling you. There is NO margin for error for a "bad week" for the guys. One mess up and you're gonna be gone baby. That might . . . Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:54:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977269469 Stephen Prosapio 2008-02-27T05:54:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265287 I say YES! Well, for the most part. Colton didn't deserve to go yet but he wasn't going to be an American Idol anyway. If you look at my last article, you'd see I'd like to get Luke . . . Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:14:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265287 Stephen Prosapio 2008-02-22T19:14:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977264299 On my February 13th blog , I picked my choices for the top 10, the top 5, and the American Idol 2008 winner. Considering there were still 50 contestants at the time and we'd not seen many individual . . . Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:10:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977264299 Stephen Prosapio 2008-02-21T19:10:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977256618 When was the last time you read Lincoln's words and really reflected on their meaning? Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, . . . Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:41:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977256618 Stephen Prosapio 2008-02-12T16:41:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253209   As a patriotic American, I feel the need to comment on our upcoming election. Last night on CNN's "Extreme Challenges - The Next Four Years ," David Gergen was quoted as saying: . . . Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:59:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253209 Stephen Prosapio 2008-02-08T18:59:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977214662 This is an edited exerpt from my novel, Dream War.  I've taken out the portions of the journey up the Oceanside Pier that relate to the plot and hopefully this leaves you with a good description . . . Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:40:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977214662 Stephen Prosapio 2007-12-29T00:40:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977189475   Welcome to a city that one day will be destroyed by a Stratavolcano...again.       Before I forget, any Wombat getting The History Channel, should check out a program . . . Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:14:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977189475 Stephen Prosapio 2007-11-29T06:14:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977186578 It's dawn in Dallas I turn down Houston and Elm No sound - it's morning No crowds - no shouts - no sirens Not yet - all is still Rising flame skyward I stamp out . . . Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:53:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977186578 Stephen Prosapio 2007-11-26T05:53:00Z