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New York day 2 sucked a bit less, as America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 4 brought us Michael Grasso and Alice Tan Ridley. Tonight we move on to Orlando, where it’s bloody hot.

Jason Pote is an old school freestyle dancer. He never realized he possessed that talent until a few years ago. Because he doesn’t.

Jonathan Timpanelli moves his eyebrows around to music. Most pointless act of the night?

College student dance group The Morphs hopefully dance better than they’re dressed. What’s up with the full bodied brightly colored spandex suits? Nick wouldn’t want to show his face either.

Billy Bob Steinberg has come with a new musical instrument. His bicycle. Next. The Hoola Monsters are barely any more entertaining. Stacy Weaver then sings badly.

Lonnie Lear the truck driving cowboy is hopefully here to stop the sucking. He lives in Kevin Skinner’s hometown. They walk alike, they talk alike. But do they sing alike? Nope.

Nick Pike sounds like the people from Britain’s Got Talent, probably because he’s from England. He rides out on his unicycle while on fire and juggling. He hops down and continues the juggling… but he drops something. That’s an X from Piers. In conclusion, he juggles a chainsaw. Making an exception to his rule, Piers decides to say yes.

Kruti Dance Academy hopes to make Indian dance very well known. Lil Chris is a singer. Jayna Lee is a strongwoman who lets Nick walk all over her. Elaine Terranova tells us she’s a singer/dancer. The fact that she’s not doesn’t seem to matter. Each of these acts will be advancing to Vegas.

Nathaniel Kenyon is another guitar player and singer, and this time I suspect we’ve found someone worth listening to. Before getting into the singing, he tells a story about how he works at an elderly home since his grandmother died. Then he sings Matt Nathanson’s Come on Get Higher. The crowd loves him, but Piers doesn’t. Howie thinks he’s got a chance because of the young ladies. Piers doesn’t think he’s quite there, though. Sharon casts the deciding vote for Vegas.

Twisted Trystan and his sideshow performer soon to be wife Krystan (really?) are here to do something freaky. A couple months ago, he spent 4 days in the hospital for swallowing a sword wrong. With that said, tonight he will be swallowing a sword. At least Hasselhoff’s not here to press his buzzer in mid-swallow. After the sword, Trystan’s lovely fiancee takes a power drill and shoves it down his mouth. Love. Love is strange.

The final act of the night is Wreckless, a dance team from south Florida. Piers thinks dance groups should kick butt, which they do. Sharon likes that it’s raw and edgey.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 5, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on NBC.

New York City was the destination for America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 3. We got a look at Antonio Restivo and not much else.

Tonight we head back to New York for day two. Hopefully there’s more there than there was last time.

The first act of the day, Mary Ellen, plans to play the keyboard and sing. She can’t play. That’s okay because she can’t sing either. By some ridiculous miracle, she gets the crowd behind her, but it’s not enough to stop Howie from pressing that last X. Realizing he’s crazy, Howie says yes. Then Sharon says yes, too.

Rudi Macaggi balances on his head on top of a basketball on top of a champagne waterfall of death. This seems like a pretty stupid idea. How you gonna keep this up for a 90 minute show, dude? With Rudi’s promise he will deliver something to blow their socks off next time, he gets three yeses.

The Spangles Dance Company is stuck in the 80s. Hair notwithstanding, the 80s had the potential to be hot, so this works out well.

Erik Koloski does a yoyo performance. These things haven’t been replaced by like a Nintendo Wii game yet?

Michael Grasso is a magician. He puts a girl into a box with her hand sticking out while holding a curtain. In the blink of an eye, she’s outside the box, and he’s inside. Well played.

12 year old dancers Anna & Patryk will be heading to Vegas.

Richard and his wife Bonnie are Just the Two of Us. They play flute, lute, and sing. About 500 years out of date.

Joseph Ray (aka Chale) hopes to become a famous singer and voiceover talent. Even singing a love song to Sharon isn’t going to win him a yes.

Fifth grader Nina Mojares will be singing with some taller people behind her, a dance crew named Legit. Not a lot of point to the dancing, but this girl has a decent voice. Piers and Sharon don’t think she’s ready yet.

Alice Tan Ridley’s daughter is Gabby Sidibe. Alice has been singing in the subway for the last 20 years, but now she’s ready to get away from the things that live under the ground. Sharon wants to know how come nobody’s signed her yet.

Chipps Cooney is our second magician of the night. Only not really. He’s actually more of a prop comedian. Kinda. Piers is about ready to stab himself, but the other two are going to let him through.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 5, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Dallas proved to be a very slow night in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 2, but we did meet Taylor Matthews and CJ Dippa.

Tonight we head to New York City. If you can make it there, well, you can make it there.

The first group of the day must have every light in the building turned off before they come on stage. Fighting Gravity dance in the dark. Kinda. None of them have any dancing experience. They’re just frat brothers. Due to how unique the act is, they’re through to the next round.

Gino and Tony Antanies are father and son singers. They sing about how they don’t wanna be all by themselves any more. They will if they keep singing. Despite the high degree of sucking, the audience enjoys the act. Sharon says yes, but the other two make the sensible choice.

John comes out on stage dressed like, well, I don’t know what he’s supposed to be dressed like. Anyway, he calls himself Prince Poppycock. His voice is good, but this gimmick is too distracting to take him very seriously. The judges are pleasantly surprised.

The Peek-A-Boo Revue aren’t wearing a great deal of clothing, so obviously they’re going to Vegas.

Jia-Yi He plays harmonicas. 4 of them to be precise.

The Danger Committee toss knives and other assorted sharp objects around the stage.

Mike B and Bobby Dio are a boy band (On Repeat) consisting of one singer and one rapper. They look the part, but that’s as far as it goes.

Antonio Restivo is a fire performer illusionist. Do not try this at home. He surrounds himself with chicks with torches and starts playing with fire. He concludes by making one of the girls appear in a box that had been flaming. Howie would buy a ticket to see this in Vegas.

Doogie Horner is a comedian in need of a makeover. The audience starts booing him immediately, and they’re out for blood. He shouts over them and finally wins them over, more or less. Howie and Sharon want to see more.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 4, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Howie Mandel made his debut in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 1, and he was awesome. The acts for the first night included Future Funk, SwingShift Side Show, New Directions Choir, and Michael Grimm.

Tonight we head to Dallas, TX.

ArcAttack play music and then add lightning. 1.21 gigawatts of electricity will be flowing through one of the guys. They’re just hoping they can get through the lame music to the lightning part. Only one buzzer through, and they’re good to go, although Sharon’s still not impressed by the end.

Jeremy Kinison (aka Cut Throat Freak Show) is a “genital daredevil.” This can’t be good. Nick agrees to light the lighter. Jeremy pulls down his pants and sticks them in a bucket. Sharon and Piers buzz. Howie refuses. He wants to see what happens. Go ahead and light it, dude. By the way, please don’t try this at home. Then we hear firecrackers. Nick will take Jeremy’s word that he’s alright down there.

Jenna Adora Somar is a singer/actress/model. When you can’t do any one thing well, might as well say you do three. I love ironic songs with lyrics like “you’re no good.” Sharon would have liked to see a pole. Howie goes off to get some dollars.

The Muttley Crew are 10 rescue dogs living in a dog house on wheels with Bert and Frannie Davis. Individually the dogs may well not have made it through, but there’s something for everyone regardless of what type of dog they like.

Taylor Matthews sings and plays guitar. He does an excellent original version of Somewhere over the Rainbow. Sharon likes him because he’s an odd little thing, in a good way. He’s already getting a marriage proposal from somebody in the audience. Piers loves the voice, the look, and the cheesy grin.

Band director Ray Sanders is playing… a turkey baster. That doesn’t last long.

Ms. Donna twirls flaming Samoan knives. Practicing before the show, she’s already dropping stuff. The audience has been moved from the front rows because she’s half blind. Good news: she hasn’t killed or set anybody on fire. Yet. The judges decide to start hitting buzzers in between ducking. When we get to the point of the whole audience fearing for their lives, Howie hits the third X. Regardless, Piers says yes. Sharon agrees.

CJ Dippa already has a stage name at age 11. He’s a rapper and a player. Piers wants Eminem to move over.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 3, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Chicken catcher Kevin Skinner was the America’s Got Talent Season 4 winner. America’s Got Talent is back again, and this time Howie Mandel has taken over for David Hasselhoff (good trade). He’s been judging the show at home in his underpants since the beginning, so he’s got plenty of experience.

The search begins in Los Angeles. It is open to anyone, any age, any talent.

Future Funk consists of two dancers ages 5 and 9. Howie calls them adorable, funny, talented, and wow. Piers says they’re very good dancers for their age, and he likes their haircuts.

Housekeeper Ranses Valentt moved to America in hopes of making his dream a reality. After he accidentally gets buzzed by Howie, he sings, or at least that’s what he calls it. This time Howie buzzes him on purpose. Nick apologizes for causing people’s dogs to go crazy. Sharon and Piers buzz. Then Howie buzzes again.

Timur & The Dime Museum do Vaudeville operatic fantasy. Whatever that is, it’s pretty freaky. They’re showing the modern state of the economy, which needless to say is pretty bad.

Lui Attanassi fuses the 60s, 70s, and 2000s with a little bit of Latin flavor. Howie would hire them for a party as a comical dance group.

The Chainsaw Chicks make an effort to saw through ice. They fail. Kicking it works better.

SwingShift Side Show are circus freaks. Nick begs them to not do anything that’s going to make him have nightmares. He doesn’t know what they’re doing, but he asks that nobody does it at home. The act begins with staples on breasts. Then fire. Then a drill going through the guy’s nose. Glass biting. Needles. Swallowing swords. Piers enjoys being disgusted. Sharon has seen it all before, but the other two vote yes.

Ade (aka Nugget) is a dancer with a suitcase. Inside the suitcase is another dancer, and together they are Ring Masters. They rip off their shirts and we see more double jointedness than anybody cares to see. Howie’s happy to see something unique. Piers says they’re good dancers who went wrong when they started the bendy freak show stuff. Two votes is enough.

Haspop is in America for dance. I’m a little confused but entertained nonetheless. Piers has never seen anything like that. Howie tells him he deserves to do this indoors and not just in the streets.

Maricar, the first act of the next day, has skin tight leather and a whip. It really doesn’t matter what she does, which she proves with her painting that gets a standing ovation from Piers.

Shoe leather salesman Evan Berst has been dancing for six decades. Still needs more practice.

Voice teacher Hannibal Means is already creeping me out even before he begins. Nonetheless, he’s a pretty good singer. Until he goes ridiculously over the top, which causes Piers to buzz him. Once again, two votes is all it takes.

Ronith is an impersonator who left India because he sucked too much at this there. It’s a good thing he tells us who he’s doing impressions of because otherwise nobody would know. Piers gives him a no, but somehow he gets two votes anyway.

New Directions helps homeless veterans get back on their feet, and its choir is here to sing, spread the word, and inspire. They get a standing ovation from everyone.

You never know what you’re gonna get with No Shade. They sing, rap, tumble, and dance, or at least that’s what they call it. Howie suggests they do what Milli Vanilli did.

Michael Grimm plays music at whatever place will take him. He wants to help his grandparents out so they don’t have to worry any more. It seemed as if he was overplaying the sympathy card, but ultimately he’s got the voice to back it up. He could go a long way.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 2, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Howie Mandel will be taking David Hasselhoff’s spot as the third judge on America’s Got Talent. Good trade.

“Howie is one of America’s favorite entertainers and his sense of humor and energy are irrepressible,” said Paul Telegdy, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, NBC Universal Media Studios. “He’s passionate about new talent and his years of experience across a variety of disciplines in entertainment, not to mention the fact that he headlines and performs in Vegas all the time, will bring new depth to our panel. He will be a real asset to our contestants and help them take their talents to the next level. We are thrilled to have him join Sharon and Piers and are sure that sparks will fly!”

“We’re thrilled to have Howie join the show,” said executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz. “He’s an extraordinary, multi-faceted talent whose success story spans the gauntlet of all things entertainment. He will no doubt bring a dynamic, poignant and entertaining perspective to the judging panel that is all his own.”

In the latest change to the ever revolving cast of America’s Got Talent, David Hasselhoff will be leaving America’s Got Talent.

“I am proud that I was part of making America’s Got Talent the No. 1 rated show for the past four summers. It’s been a rewarding experience and now I’m thrilled to be able to follow my dream to do my own TV show, which will be announced very shortly,” Hasselhoff told People.

David is the second judge to leave the show. Brandy was on for season 1 before being replaced by Sharon Osbourne. The show has also seen the departure of two hosts, Regis Philbin and Jerry Springer. It took Idol 8 seasons to lose more than just a Dunkleman.

NBC is currently searching for Hasselhoff’s replacement for when the show returns this summer. No names have been mentioned yet, but I can imagine the 7 Paula Abdul fans are salivating at the potential. Whatever happens, I’m cool with it as long as Piers sticks around.

The top 10 performed in America’s Got Talent Season 4 Episode 25. Tonight, after much filler, we will find out who the America’s Got Talent Season 4 winner is.

Nick will be bringing down the acts two at a time. One will stay in the competition, and the other will be out.

Hairo Torres gets the bad news without a word needing to be said: he’s up against Barbara Padilla. Hairo has been eliminated. Barbara is the first to join the top 5.

Lawrence Beaman and the Voices of Glory are next. I don’t see either winning, but Voices of Glory advance.

The Texas Tenors and Fab Five are next. Based on the votes for the blonde in the middle, I’m assuming it will be the cowboys, and it is.

Kevin Skinner will be going up against Drew Stevyns. Although I think Kevin may have lost some of his original steam, he’s still got enough to keep going, and he’s in the top 5.

Recycled Percussion and Grandma Lee go next. Grandma Lee got old after a while (no pun intended), so it’s not a surprise to see Recycled Percussion join the top 5.

So now it’s time to start narrowing down the field from the top 5: Voices of Glory, Kevin Skinner, Barbara Padilla, Texas Tenors, and Recycled Percussion.

The act finishing in fifth place is Voices of Glory.

In fourth place is the Texas Tenors.

Finishing in third place is Recycled Percussion.

That leaves us with the showdown many have been expecting for weeks: Barbara Padilla vs. Kevin Skinner.

The America’s Got Talent season 4 winner is Kevin Skinner.

NBC has confirmed that America’s Got Talent will be back for season 5, and auditions are currently being held. There is some speculation that it may move to the fall lineup, but at this time we can assume it will be in the summer.