Being a Celebrity Is So Exciting
By Evil Beet
Didn’t Elliott Yamin release a semi-successful album last year? So could someone please explain to me why he’s at Mel’s Diner “surprising” the unsuspecting children who showed up to the Oscar Mayer “Sing the Jingle, Be a Star” contest? ...

http://evilbeetgossip.film.com/2008/03/14/...is-so-exciting/



Ummmmm….

Didn’t Elliott Yamin release a semi-successful album last year?

So could someone please explain to me why he’s at Mel’s Diner “surprising” the unsuspecting children who showed up to the Oscar Mayer “Sing the Jingle, Be a Star” contest?

Okay, so, to answer my question, I — for the first time in my “journalistic” career — did some research. And by “research” I mean I typed the words “oscar mayer sing the jingle” into Google and clicked the first item that came up. It turns out AmIdol is co-sponsoring this contest, so Elliott was probably contractually obligated to be there.

I spent the subsequent twenty minutes of the life I only get to live once watching submitted videos on the contest website. It’s addictive. My favorite is the three adult women singing while reading the lyrics from a crib sheet. Like, really? You don’t know the Oscar Mayer Weiner song by heart? I mean, okay, fine, let’s allow for the distant, distant possibility that you somehow haven’t already heard it 80,000 times over the course of your life. But you’re now going to be singing it. On camera. For national distribution. And the song is four lines long. I mean, honestly, how little faith do you have in your own intelligence? These women should not be allowed to procreate. And if they do have children, the state should take them away. These women will never get them back. They’ll show up at Social Services all like “I’d like my kid back” and the receptionist will be all like “Okay, what’s your kid’s name?” and they’ll be all like, “Uhhhh. Shoot. I wrote it down somewhere.”

Geez.

Is that a recent pic?

Appears so!

This entry was posted on Friday, March 14th, 2008 at 1:41 am

Thanks Nancy! Love the pic. Boy has a new hat, lookin all COOL.

ETA: The little girl has a cool hat too. I need a cool hat, all of mine say Harley-Davidson. Well duh! :rotfl:

Great pic! Fodder for morning discussion - if this is a new pic, did Elliott cut off all his hair, or is it tucked up under the cap? Speculation? Love the new hat!

:rotfl: :rotfl: A ponytail????? NOT! :rotfl:

I was wondering the same thing Linda! He looks wonderful;)

Love the hat, hate the sunglasses!!

inquiring minds want to know :rotfl: Yes, he does look great! Maybe he's following the path of all "stars" who adopt a new "look" for each new CD - LOL - or maybe he's following the lead of another handsome etrain dude who recently cut off all his locks :rotfl:

Looks like a haircut to me, look behind his ear. LOL

You know I had even thought of that when someone posted, I think it was Chloe, that Elliott said he needed a haircut after Africa or something like that. :rotfl:

Nice pic - the hat looks like the one he wore in the OW video.

Yeah Elliott, want more face!! :elliottcap2:

You're right!

More pictures:

http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.as...==309423&nbc1=1

Great pics! Thanks!

WOW! Thanks! :awe:

ETA: Now we know for sure what day this happened. March 13th. He looks GOOD ya'll. And YES, it was a haircut.

I'm sorry but I just gotta :thud: I'm almost speechless.

You go ahead girl, I'll join ya. :thud:

That picture right there, really takes the cake!! And how cute is he with those kids??

Oh I know, sitting there at the table playing with them. OMG!

in one of them he looks like he's playing a kazoo or whistle....lol....you know they loved him!!!

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see the haircut sans the hat!
And those glasses! :rotfl: ELLIOTT HAS GONE HOLLYWOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! :toocute: :1word: :chloe:

Good sleuthing klo!

We need someone with skillz to enlarge those photos, there are a couple of him of his side and you can see the back of his neck. We need haircut details! Hehe!

we will have to start calling him "Hollywood" Yamin!! ..or is that Holl"E"wood...hehe!!! He looks so FAB, and you just know those kids were so thrilled!! ;)

thanx for posting those great pics! He's a natural with those kids !

I was just thinking...I have been so preoccupied with the new AI season that at times I felt guilty...as though I was somehow betraying Elliott by having new AI favorites already. Then I realized...I no longer see Elliott so much in relation to American Idol. To me, he is all past being an AI contestant now. I don't feel so guilty anymore. ^_^

ETA: I forgot to say what I initially meant to...Elliott looks great. :)

You can see some bigger -- though watermarked -- pictures images of the event at Getty Images.

Wow thanks Grace Street and Klo for these links. It REALLY is a haircut. Oh but I loved his curls :).

Love the kiddie pics. Just so natural to see him with them.

wooo a change... if only we can see it without the hat (:

thanks :D

love the bracelet. Thanks Gracestreet and Klo and Nancy. I forgot my manners ;) I was so smitten when I opened this thread today.

Did you all see the performances of these kids that won. http://www.singthejingle.com/Contest/Winners2007.aspx#

The boy reminds me of Paul... the guy who sang Wait for You on AI :).

eta: didn't mean to leave out the thanks to Nancy too

Oh , I love to be an Oscar Mayer Wi "EEEEEEEEE " ner.. :elliottcap2:

Awwwww, he looks so at ease with the kids. He'll be a wonderful daddy some day. Nice hair cut, hat & wardrobe. Our E is stylin & profilin!

Great find!! Thanks so much for sharing it!!

Thank you, Gracestreet. I can actually see those.

Okay, I'm a little slow today. I just went to the sing a jingle site and saw the winners. So, in other words, Elliott actually surprised the winners. I was still looking at the smaller pics because Getty Images is blocked (work has gone through it's annual block-a-lot exercise LOL) but I still was able to recognize a couple of them.

Oh, this must be used today!

:weiner:

Whoa momma.... :toocute:
that will wake a girl up in the morning.... :elliottcap2:
He's so cute...just one of the kids...

Thanks for finding and sharing these wonderful new photos! Love his look and shorter hair. He looks great having fun w/ the kids.

:thud: GREAT PIC'S! :thud:

Thanks for the article and for the links.

Elliott looks great. :drool: I love, love, love facial hair on him. Love the hat too.

Nobody famous showed up when I visited Mel's Diner. LOL. Those were some lucky kids. Congrats to them for making it so far in the contest. Elliott looks so comfortable with kids. You can tell that they love him. :awe: