You Heard It Here First…

Being the dedicated idol journalist i am i took the hour trek south to fort myers to go see the Baby V Homecoming gala (which involved alot of waiting, pomp and circumstance and then her being on the stage for a total of 15 minutes!) Since Beth was in town, which was totally fate, i dragged her along and she proceeded to get in a fight with a woman with four children…I can’t take her anywhere! (just kidding…for real the lady picked the fight setting a fabulous example for the toddler on her hip. anyways)

here’s the inside scoop. she arrived in centennial park in downtown ft. myers a half hour late, and there were really bad… no, REALLY BAD mc dj people running the show from B103.9 in town. they had to fill a half hour with babbling, starting chants, etc. it was really hot and people were not happy (probably prompting the fight…lol)

she finally arrived at 4:30 pm on a yacht, and then was transported the whole 200 yards from the dock to the stage in a limo. She arrived with about 10 family members – her brothers and father (pimped out in a royal blue suit) i recognized from seeing them on tv before, but the family was not introduced individually, so i don’t know who was who. She was introduced by the djs…applause, applause… she was presented with a plaque with a key to the city by the mayor, and today was declared baby v day in ft. myers…applause, applause…

Then…THEN…The mayor said that on tuesday the judges choice song for her would be “On the Radio” by Donna Summer. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS!

then the camera crew ran out of tape, so they had to do it all over again. Vonzell made a cute comment, like “this is what i go through every day…do it again, do it one more time” She was very cute, and her stage banter…you could just tell that what she is on tv is how she is.

She then sang two songs – “best of my love” and ” i have nothing” – both were very good, and i thought she was very good live. Her performances were changed up a bit from when she previously performed them on idol. i would definitely see her live. After these two songs, she was pulled to the side and apparantly told that they did not have the rest of her backup tracks, so she said she couldn’t sing anymore. songs though she was supposed to.

She then took some questions from the media – mostly stuff we already know, like “when did you first start singing” “Did you ever think you would get this far in the competition” “do you have a boyfriend” (No was the answer to that one). Then she said bye and thanks and was shuffled off in the limo w/ her fam.

Check out the pics on flickr

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daul, reporting live from ft. myers, fl., out.