Posted on: Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Photo gallery: Lining up for 'Idol' tryouts
Photos by Jeff Widener
Advertiser Staff Photographer
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| At last count, about 1,500 people were waiting in line at Aloha Stadium yesterday for a chance to audition in front of "American Idol" producers today. Many came from across the country and had to battle the heat and humidity. |
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| Kailua's purple-haired Heather Briskin, 24, eats breakfast in a toy wagon as she waits in line for the "American Idol" auditions. Her song will be "My Cat Fell in the Well" by The Manhattan Transfer. |
Kristina Chance of San Francisco sings for a local radio station while waiting in the audition line at Aloha Stadium.
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| Salt Lake City residents Curtis Badger and Jenny Richards, both 19, wait on an air mattress in the audition line. |
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| "American Idol" hopefuls camp out in front of the Aloha Stadium entrance for today's auditions. |
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| Russ Holliday, from New Hampshire, relaxes under a beach umbrella while waiting in line. He and Melissa Desruisseux were combining a vacation with a stab at the "Idol" tryouts — their sixth audition. |
