Syesha Mercado — Rickey is the Last Fanesha 300 — I am Legend

Thursday, May 29, 2008, 05:54 PM | American Idol 7

Fanesha 300

Because I am the #1 Fanesha in the Universe, I abandoned the David train after the Today Show and went straight for the ABC studios where Syesha Mercado had an interview and performance on Live with Regis and Kelly (Pat Sajak was guest host).

Sadly, I found myself alone.

There were 4 girls there who were waiting for Cynthia Nixon, and a bunch of the regular paparazzi and autograph hounds who were chatting on the side. I was quite literally the only person in New York who went out of his way to see her.

And so I waited (honorary Fanesha Jodi was with me). But I was very excited because I just might get a picture with Syesha! I was first!

So at 10:25 AM she went out. She had a big golden Nine West bag on her which was fierce. I waved and smiled. She saw the Fanesha 300 sign, laughed and turned around to talk to her handler. I had to wait for a few moments because they were not ready — but when they finally were, all of a sudden a mob of big brawny paparazzi and NON-FANS went in front of me and blocked Syesha!!! Nooooooo! It was awful.

Somehow, one of the autograph hounds realized I was the only true fan there so he let me through. When I got close I asked Syesha if I could get a picture with her, but the handler shouted: “No pictures!” and they walked toward the car while Syesha signed the autograph hound’s pictures they will sell on eBay or Times Square. I was crushed. Syesha didn’t even look at me. I think she hates me!

Why Syesha? Why have you abandoned the 300? 100,000 votes each Syesha. All I wanted was a picture!

Video clip:

Syesha Mercado

56 Comments for Syesha Mercado — Rickey is the Last Fanesha 300 — I am Legend

1

You are on a roll today. Absolutely brilliant.

Kobisan on May 29, 2008 at 5:58 pm
2

Awww Rickey I’m so sorry that you didn’t even get a picture or autograph from Syesha. I can’t believe nobody else was there! I love your signs though! Go Fanesha 300!

archieangel on May 29, 2008 at 5:58 pm
3

Love your devotion, rickey! You’re amazing.

hello gorgeous on May 29, 2008 at 6:03 pm
4

Rickey. You are too funny. Kudos.

houstonrufus on May 29, 2008 at 6:05 pm
5

Ha-ha, Syesha blew off her only fan, lol.

But seriously how funny is it that the Davids were taking pics with their fans among that mob scene and Syesha could not be bothered to take a pic with her only fan ?

oOo on May 29, 2008 at 6:08 pm
6

Syesha is like a sphinx, eh?

So many escapades this week! You ARE legend! Rock on, Rickey!

GirlyGirl45 on May 29, 2008 at 6:15 pm
7

Awww, Rickey! I’m so sorry to hear you couldn’t get a pic or at least an autograph. Maybe Syesha knew you remixed that sign, which was originally meant for Archie. Way to represent the Fanesha 300!

indicgo on May 29, 2008 at 6:18 pm
8

Rickey, this is just freakin’ funny. Sorry you couldn’t get a picture. Maybe you should just write to her.

Vikilee on May 29, 2008 at 6:24 pm
9

Rickey, you are hilarious!!! LOL!!!

galaxystar2 on May 29, 2008 at 6:26 pm
10

Aww Rickey ….. Yes YOU ARE LEGEND !!!!!
Don’t worry , I’ll be YOUR FAN anytime.

Vote For Rickey !!!!

San Diego Angel

vilmagardiner on May 29, 2008 at 6:26 pm
11

Rickey! You have me crying with laughter! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL….The synopsis of your Syesha experience is so vivid, I’m all the way here in Toronto, Canada and I could feel what you were going thru!!
You should have your own TV spot called “Rickey and The Blogs” I swear!!
Such a true and loyal fan! and only one too…awwwwwww

pattylovesarchie on May 29, 2008 at 6:29 pm
12

Rickey! Your blog is my new favorite thing. Funny! Thanks for all the David Cook goodness. See my sign? It says, “We believe in you RIckey!”

india on May 29, 2008 at 6:30 pm
13

lmao rickey; you’re hilarious!!

maybe it wasnt meant to be – maybe you were just born a DA fan

its a shame she blew off her only fan. its okay though, hopefully you’ll meet her someday. probably on tour.

MC on May 29, 2008 at 6:31 pm
14

WOW Rickey..was I comment 249,796??? You Rock!

pattylovesarchie on May 29, 2008 at 6:32 pm
15

You are h i l a r i o u s!!!! I love it.

shauna on May 29, 2008 at 6:38 pm
16

LMAO Rickey! You’re the best Fanesha ever!

You are Legend!

besos on May 29, 2008 at 6:38 pm
17

Rickey, you are such a living doll! I have that purse!! roflmao.

If I were a bettin’ woman, I’d bet you WILL have a TV show soon. You just wait and see. Maybe replace Slezak? : )

TXlovesJC on May 29, 2008 at 6:48 pm
18

Although I think SYeshsa is a very good singer and entertainer , how on earth did this girl make it to the Top 3?

She was in the bottom 3 maybe a record number of times and then she rises from the ashes like a pheonix So, where are all those diehard fans that brought her to the Top 2 -LOL ?

chercat on May 29, 2008 at 6:52 pm
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lol @ indicgo #7: “Maybe Syesha knew you remixed that sign, which was originally meant for Archie.”
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OMG that was my 1st thought!! I think she she knew she was your “sloppy 2nd” LOL Really Rickey? Who doesn’t know what a “I believe” sign means thanks to you???? LMAO

Sweet Melissa on May 29, 2008 at 7:08 pm
20

Any reports on the Billboard figures? Did Syesha get 300 itune downloads?

coca on May 29, 2008 at 7:09 pm
21

oOo #5

But seriously how funny is it that the Davids were taking pics with their fans among that mob scene and Syesha could not be bothered to take a pic with her only fan ?
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I was thinking the same thing! If the Davids, as busy and wanted as they are, have time for their fans, Syesha could at least ACKNOWLEDGE her ONE supporter…

Love the details, Rickey. You’re too funny lol.

imaginethat on May 29, 2008 at 7:17 pm
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#5 & #21 Ahhh come on guys! Maybe it wasn’t HER choice, maybe her schedule was so tight that they were told by TPTB that they couldn’t do pic?

Trying to help a girl out

Sweet Melissa on May 29, 2008 at 7:24 pm
23

OK — so who voted for her? No on-line fans, no fans at her appearances — it’s very odd to me that she was in the top three.

No buzz.

I don’t get it at all.

wfowfo on May 29, 2008 at 7:36 pm
24

Rickey, every now & then, you tick me off & then at other times, lol, you are hilariously brilliant! “I Am Legend”. ROFLMAO

Actually, I don’t think I would have signed your autograph either. You realize the idols have internet access during the show & lest you forget, Rickey, you are rather large in the blog world. She may very well have logged into Rickey.org & perused the threads!

Boy, you have been busy lately, Rickey, & funny as h&ll!

aprylette on May 29, 2008 at 7:47 pm
25

My question now, as it was when I posed it to Rickey as we were giggling like schoolgirls after the big non-event, “Who’s going to buy those autographs? Her one ‘fan’ — YOU, Rickey???”

Jodi on May 29, 2008 at 8:02 pm
26

Ah, Rickey, you keep me young!

breezyangel on May 29, 2008 at 8:49 pm
27

Would’ve been right next to you if I were anywhere near the East coast. I kinda converted (partially) to an Archey Angel once she was voted off, but I am a Fanesha forever! Any more hybrids out there?! LOL

vmars08 on May 29, 2008 at 9:19 pm
28

rickey, you are just soooo adorable!

Fe on May 29, 2008 at 9:43 pm
29

its official.

rickey has more fans the syesha!!

i bet syesha would have been jealous if she has seen the angels scrumbling to have their pictures taken with you rickey. it will be a major upstage.

rickey you’re a superfan, you should have a cape or something!

marchfirst on May 29, 2008 at 9:47 pm
30

SM #19, That post made me laugh out loud…sloppy 2nd! LOVED IT!

Fe on May 29, 2008 at 9:48 pm
31

I don’t know if they give out some kind of award for blogs but you absolutely deserve the funniest and most insightful blog site for FANESHA 300. I crack up everytime you mention it and standing out there alone with the sign is the icing on the cake.

js2 on May 29, 2008 at 10:04 pm
32

Rickey!!! LOST is killing me!! I can’t stop crying! I’m overwhelmed! I’m going crazy!!!

besos on May 29, 2008 at 10:33 pm
33

besos, dont tempt with LOST…..Matthew Fox is heaven . I have to restrain myself from reading spoilers!

Aww Rickey, I AM LEGEND. Seriously that’s so hilarious along with the picture. I promise if SM comes out with a hot single, I will sign up….

kcboom on May 29, 2008 at 10:42 pm
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LOL..Rickey Rickey Rickey….You are such a doll. You should be up doing interviews with these guys!!

I think Syesha needs Cook around to guide her on how to take care of the fans (a fan, that is..lol). But shez one cool chick – shes looking more like a Diva! Go Fanesha..

dada8 on May 29, 2008 at 10:48 pm
35

Rickey,

You ARE LEGEND! I love your escapades. You should host your own TV show. I’d watch.

You have more fans than all the idols put together.

What would we do w/o u?

I love that you were the only fan there….Syesha will soon realize her mistake when she reads that was you there for her.

xoxoxo

majorpain on May 29, 2008 at 10:50 pm
36

syesha, how could you?!?!?!

rickey, you ROCKKKKKKKKK. <3

whimzical on May 29, 2008 at 11:01 pm
37

You’re a hoot Rickey!!!

uktwirl on May 29, 2008 at 11:06 pm
38

kcboom: I’m head over heels in love with Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond).

besos on May 29, 2008 at 11:39 pm
39

That is pretty funny Rickey, and Syesha should have been nicer to you. LOL

Donna on May 29, 2008 at 11:49 pm
40

Those handlers sound like suck lovely people! Hope I never see an Idol contestant in person, it would hurt my feels to be treated like that! There is no reason she couldn’t have spoken up for herself and signed if she wanted to. Get over yourself Syesha !

idol08 on May 29, 2008 at 11:51 pm
41

Oh, there’s a lovely bit of irony going around here. I will get to that in a minute. First of all, Rickey, I’m sorry she did not stop to talk to you.

I’m also sorry she did not have a bigger turnout. I see that the Davids did.

Just as a side note, we just had Jason Castro day in Rockwall, Texas. 3000 people showed up. He signed autographs right and left, hugged lots of people, and was a generally great guy. So at least the men of AI this year could draw crowds and then be pleasant with them. They can write Syesha some notes.

abrahammy on May 30, 2008 at 2:05 am
42

You’re a riot Rickey! You too marchfirst #29!

ree on May 30, 2008 at 4:09 am
43

Isn’t she happy she has a sign? She said before that she was looking for her INEXISTENT signs on the show. That ungrateful betch!

Rickey should have added “your number 1 fan” in the sign.

iskrew on May 30, 2008 at 4:29 am
44

It was almost like she couldn’t be bothered to look over at the pulsing throng of one lone fan (and HIS handler a/k/a ME!) to acknowledge the fact that somewhere out there took the time to acknowledge her existence.

My poor Rickey. I later found him all alone (sigh) in the produce section of Fairway, in a fetal position somewhere near the parsley, quietly sobbing and staring into a snow globe whose snow had long since dissolved.

Jodi on May 30, 2008 at 5:02 am
45

This is so funny.

Synesthesia on May 30, 2008 at 5:16 am
46

i’m speechless, but i believe in Syesha and i don’t think personally she will ignore you Rickey (even if you mocked her on your blogs) they didn’t just let her thats all.
so what’s the big fuzz about that!!

toyin on May 30, 2008 at 5:21 am
47

Jodi, I’m in stitches!

Yeah Rickey, you probably sounded too hardcore on the blog. Scared her.

But really if Syesha finds a really good hit single, she can hit a jackpot.

kcboom on May 30, 2008 at 5:28 am
48

Didn’t she have any fans in New York beside Rickey? That is nuts. So, no iTunes placement, no fans, who is going to buy her music?

Re Jason: Jason’s turnout of 3000 plus people were treated to 4 songs – Daydreaming, SOTR, a brand new “original” song and Deep in the Heart of Texas on the uke!

Article with link:

2kidsdogs on May 30, 2008 at 7:57 am
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sorry, here’s the link:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/053008dnmetjasoncastro.3ff28531.html

2kidsdogs on May 30, 2008 at 7:57 am
50

I will always remember that show where Syesha performed those 2 great #’s in the gold dresses. I have been a fan of hers since then. Had it not been for DC, I probably would have voted for her. I’m sorry she wouldn’t give you an autograph or a picture, Rickey. Maybe she’ll losen up on the tour. Really enjoy your posts, Rickey.

Squirrelly on May 30, 2008 at 8:19 am
51

Hey Rickey. Thanks for representing, even though it didn’t turn out as you had hoped. Glad you had fun anyway.

tantraflower on May 30, 2008 at 10:27 am
52

It’s a good bet that Rickey’s wanted poster is hanging high in the offices of the 300.

No autographs or pictures for you!

coca on May 30, 2008 at 1:19 pm
53

Aww… Rickey! If I were you I would’ve punched that guy in the face & asked him to take the picture! Haha. j/k j/k.

kyo2590 on May 30, 2008 at 5:18 pm
54

Actually, from first hand accounts, there were more like 15,000 at Jason’s homecoming. Should’ve hopped a plane to Texas, Rickey. You would’ve been welcomed.

On another note, if you had made a sign that said, Syesha’s only fan, maybe she would’ve had a picture taken with you.

I Am Legend! I can’t stop laughing!

Annie1219 on May 31, 2008 at 3:20 am
55

“Re Jason: Jason’s turnout of 3000 plus people were treated to 4 songs – Daydreaming, SOTR, a brand new “original” song and Deep in the Heart of Texas on the uke!”

According to the reports I read, turnout was 15,000 not 3000 .

lj on May 31, 2008 at 9:28 pm
56

how did she get to be in the top 3? that was the most obvious elimination from idol ever like she ever had a real chance to be in the finale with a daivd.

abercrombieco2 on June 1, 2008 at 4:39 am