Listen, it's The Bird Show. This goes back to the very first day that American Idol aired. The day after the show, we scored a big-time coup. We had Simon and Paula Abdul on the air at the same time. Hey, Paula Abdul. Hey. How are you this morning? I'm doing great. How are you? Oh, you're a little tired, aren't you? Oh, just a little bit. Yeah, you are. Are you out in L.A.?

Yes. Hey. How are you this morning? I'm doing great. How are you? Oh, you're a little tired, aren't you?

Oh, just a little bit.

Yeah, you are. Are you out in L.A.?

Yes, I am. Yeah, I think you've got a hit here. Yeah. Yeah, good, bad, and ugly. We do. That's what we're calling our show today also, actually. And I have to say all morning we've been talking about how you pretty much with the conscience on that judging panel, because, you know, you here tried to let the people down easily, you know, yeah, you didn't sing too well, but you know, I'll get some lessons, you know, try harder, and the other guys are like, you suck, you're awful. Yeah, well, I just think that that's the, that's the cool part of the show, is that there's three separate and distinct ways

of doing constructive criticism.

Now, Paula, do you, in real, true life,

do you have any dislike for Simon?

You can be honest with us.

It's just the four of us.

You know, he would tell us if he disliked you.

Oh, I think, no, what I've read is Simon thinks that there's sexual tension between us.

That really just touched me.

Of course he does.

I don't know what dream he is having.

I seriously don't know.

So how many of these, did you have to sit through every single audition?

Pretty much so.

We went up to the past month.

We've been traveling all around the country,

I think, I believe eight or nine cities,

and listened to hundreds, if not thousands.

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