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Carolyn King didn't think it was all that big a deal when she showed up for Little League tryouts in Ypsilanti back in 1973.

She was simply a self-described tomboy - a 12-year-old in pigtails who loved to play baseball. He little brother Greg was going to the tryouts for the Ypsilanti American Little League, so Carolyn decided to tag along.

The league president let her try out - in direct defiance of a Little League rule that tersely said "Girls are not eligible" - and the manager of the Orioles selected her. Carolyn King was officially a Little Leaguer.

Madame Arcati is back in town! And the great Arcati will soon be doing her crazy thing onstage at Howell High School as they are gearing up for a blast from the past with their production of "Blithe Spirit" to be performed March 19 , 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. and March 21 at 2 p.m. 

“American Idol” has always had good manners and tradition has been that it’s “Ladies first.” America was expecting the ten remaining women to perform but Crystal Bowersox, a favorite to many, had been admitted to the hospital overnight due to “medical complications” and a last minute switcheroo was made. This meant that the ten, some boys and some men, competed one day sooner than they were expecting. Maybe this explained why so many of the boy/men sounded so jittery and nervous. Or it could have been too much Red Bull. Or sleep deprivation.

“American Idol” was on a real streak. A losing streak. Simon was on his own kind of streak. His brutal yet honest words blazed trails of sorrow for the male contestants.

Grab some coffee because you’re gonna need it to read this sleep inducing recap. But first things first. Thank God Ellen’s hair got fixed! She was so much more herself. Gone was the nervous twitch…Ellen was back!

While Ellen’s nerves were calm, Simon decided to step up the pressure for the already petrified contestants. “If you lose it tonight or if you forget the words, your career is over.”