I sent out a tweet on Sunday night with the following photo of Mara on Idols, as I waited for Carte Blanche to start.

I sent with it the words, “Haaaahahahaha” which was what I was doing at the time – completely hosing myself.

Who are you?

Aah ja – good old Mara. The oh-so-accomplished singer who we had never heard of before Idols. And by “WE,” I mean “WE.” My white friends, my black friends, my red-head friends, my poor friends, my rich friends, my bald friends, my religious friends, my handicapped friends, my gay friends, my cyclist friends.. NO ONE had heard of this “incredibly respected artist” before. Not that this means she hasn’t accomplished anything – I just wonder why you wouldn’t choose someone the majority of the viewers KNOW? Would Clegg be too obvious? Or Carstens? Mandoza? Christ, I’d take Danny K above a nobody.

Anyway…

It was because of that, that a reader emailed me and asked if I had ever seen the old video from a year or two ago of Mara losing her mind on Idols. Obviously I had – it plays automatically every time I boot up my machine.

But I realised there was a good chance that you hadn’t seen it. So here it is. Just enjoy it and excuse the fact that the sound is completely out of sync.

Whaaah! Stunning stuff!

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[thanks werno]