Putting the O in Idol. Granted, it must be a thrill to be on American Idol, but these past contestants seems a little, um, overexcited on stage.

Bo Bice. What the shaggy haired crooner might look like if he were “Inside Your Heaven.”

I never thought I’d see Bo in Cosmo. I kinda hope I never do again.

Now suddenly it’s all quiet and already the rumblings have started on the various fan sites. (“I’m bored!” “Do you think Bo will blog soon?” “I wonder what he’s doing” etc. etc.)

Well, when you start to feel sorry for yourself, just spare a thought for we poor bloggers! How are we to fill the Internets until sjohnston’s next discovery? Last time things went quiet, we had Leslie’s puppies to write about. This time … nada!

Except wait … I found a new toy! I can make polls!

So I want to know … how do you plan to spend the next month? (And don’t just back out of here without voting. It’s your duty!)

Thanks to lulu1001 and Colliebaby for the link.

Nobody rocks Skynyrd like some Finnish cowboys and the Red Army Chorus.

Thanks to earthdreamer for the link!

I know everyone here is probably like me – busy with lots of stuff. Right now my life is insane. I have SO much going on and Bo is NOT making it any easier!

He’s on the radio – have to catch that and record it and if I don’t have a chance to record it, I have to find out who did, and download it, but before I have a chance to do that he’s on again the next day – TWICE! And then just as I’m about to settle down and listen to the interview, someone uploads their videos from the Georgia show and oh my – someone got “Witness” – have to download that and then convert it for my iPod, but before I get the conversion done someone uploaded “Got Money” and apparently it’s a must see, so I really need to go download that … but wait! Bo’s video is on Yahoo so I must watch that but just as I’m watching that, someone says that we can buy “American Blood” on Napster – EEEEEEEEE!!!! – so I go do that (which takes almost a whole day) and now someone else has added new videos from Georgia and just as I’m starting to download them, bobice.com adds a news flash about embedding a new music store thingie on our blog, which apparently will help Bo sell his songs so I have to figure that out … oh wait! The “American Blood”video from Georgia has finished converting, so now I need to upload it to my iPod Touch …

Man Alive! I picked a bad day to give up speed.

The ripped jeans and t-shirts and flip-flops are cool for performing, but what will Bo wear when he needs to switch from Rock!Star! to Label Exec? What outfits will put him in the mood for settling down for a fun evening with Promosquad research results?

I’m just not seeing him in the traditional suit and tie, and the whole Casual Friday polo-shirt-and-khakis don’t seem right either.

Luckily for Bo, I’ve been doing some research and I’ve found a way that he can adopt the very best of record label executive fashions – the Clive Davis tie and pocket square combo – while also adding a little of his own hippie chic.

Unfortunately, choice #1 doesn’t come with a matching pocket square, although I figure with some creative tailoring, one of his minions could come up with something, but I did find a rather nice collection of Enrico Cappuci ties + coordinating pocket squares – I could see Bo in this combo or maybe this one.

I’m not sure I’ve nailed it though. I think Record Label Bo needs a look that says “don’t mess with me because I have a Mediabase audience impressions report and I’m NOT afraid to use it!!” Can you come up with something better?

OK, that wasn’t really Bo. It was a clip from the movie Spinal Tap. But you have to admit, there are similarities.

Today, John Beard headed off for his new home in New Jersey. He was my favorite – look at this face!

Safe travels little guy! Say hi to Bruce for me.

Here’s Nichols and John Beard, practicing on ducks before they move up to sheep…

Leslie breeds dogs and she asked us to help choose Bo-related names for her most recent litter. The litter was named just prior to Bo’s announcement of his new band members, so there is no Miles, Philip or Luis this time. And no Tommy, since one of the last puppies was named after him. Sadly, my suggestion of Frank (after Frank Liddell) was also rejected, but still, the names Leslie chose suit the puppies perfectly.

Here’s my favorite, John Beard:

Read on to see the other photos and names.

Here is Nichols:

This is Christee on the left (she’s a girl but Leslie named her after Chris Tompkins) and Kevin (apparently he’s a little feisty):

And last but not least, here’s Bogart: