America's Got More Talent

I wasn't, as I was when Prince Poppycock made his debut, watching "America's Got Talent" when Alice Tan Ridley's audition aired last night. But I'm sure as hell glad I saw it today:


[Alice Tan Ridley, a middle-aged black woman, sings "At Last," the lyrics to which can be read here.]

Talent runs in this American family: Alice Tan Ridley is Gabby Sidibe's mum.

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