Under A Spell

It's been 3 months and counting. I've been marveling at how someone so simple could actually leave an amazing drift on me.

So here's the deal: I do have a list of shows that I simply adore and constantly follow. Some I'm practically passionate about and some merely just for entertainment purposes. American Idol falls under the latter for the sheer enjoyment it brings.

On it's 9th season, the show has been paramount at discovering new talents who later on become household names. A very clever idea in my opinion. So for 6 seasons now, I've been attached. Attached in the sense that it's entertaining and a bit funny at times. I would watch the auditions and have a blast at the not-so-gifted ones. The auditions always humor me. I would click on the show whenever I'm home or whenever I remember it. Sometimes I do remember but would often agree on watching the replay the next morning.

It's definitely fundamental for a perpetual viewer to pick and root for a noteworthy contestant. Some would applaud a variety even. For me however, it's been tradition to single out a favorite and make certain to have a "second-best". I'd normally settle on those two and watch their performances whenever I can. I wasn't really crazy about the whole thing. The only season I enjoyed the most was when David Cook won. Of course he was my anointed one. I knew he'd bag the crown. Cook was in a different level from all of the others I've heard and seen. A genius.

But looking back, I wasn't as fixated as I am now. How ironic could it be when all of media land has been writing about the current season being the worst? Unbelievable! And by far, I do admit that it is. Yet, one man has had me since he auditioned. His name - CASEY JAMES.

He had a mediocre audition. Forced to strip off in front of the judges, his body isn't eye-catching. He doesn't have the most outstanding vocals of the bunch. He may have had enough experience being in a band, he seems a bit rigid on stage. Not to mention his charming personality, killer smile, entrancing baby blues, fine stature, stunning locks and is the best guitar player the show has ever had.

Casey James is indeed attractive. Physically, any girl would swoon. Thing is, I don't normally go gaga at alluring men. What drew me to him was something unexplainable at first. Was it his song arrangements? He definitely knows what songs to choose and how to fix it up. Not quite though. It took me a few performances and interviews to determine what it is. Ultimately, it hit me. The thing that set him apart is HUMILITY. A trait which is very resounding in him. Here's a handsome, talented, nonchalant young man at the top of his game, yet so unassuming of his success and influence on people. The enigma that is Casey James.

Every time I watch him, he exudes modesty. He always looks back at where he came from and never wastes an opportunity to tell his family and friends how much he loves and appreciate them. He talks about his family in a very distinctive way. He treasures his friends. And he never hesitates to say thank you in the most sincere way I've ever heard.

The effect he has on me is inexpressible. Now, it's been a habit to mind every American Idol show. I undeniably look forward to seeing him in the finals.