Mookie Morris, who in my humble opinion is one of Canadian Idol’s most talented performers, is not getting the hometown support Toronto normally gives to its own. Toronto fans credit themselves with being the best in the world. We continue to cheer for the Leafs after 41 years of disappointment. But are Canadian Idol fans more cutthroat than Toronto’s sports fanatics? (Or maybe they’re just too young to drink away their frustration.)
Mookie found himself in the bottom three for the first time last week. After the rave reviews he received from the judge panel (Zack Werner’s glowing comment was: “the fact is if you look up 'rock star' in the dictionary you got your picture right there brother") how did the voters’s opinions vary so much? Is it that hometown support is stronger in small towns than a city of more than five million? Is there no such thing as a home field advantage in reality TV?
FACTOID: His real first name is Peter, but here’s how Mookie got his nickname: "My dad was at a Blue Jays game, and in the 7th inning of the game, my mom went into labour with me. The very second I was born, fan favorite Mookie Wilson stepped up to the plate, and won the game in the 13th inning."
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