Cashing in on 'Idol' success

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When -- contestants time -- an idol ends turning their household name into a bankable career.

Can be more difficult than most can ever imagine -- out here -- in the same terrain that.

I think every -- this -- and -- -- -- like in years past alumni returned to the show with their stories of life after idol.

It takes a few months to get readjusted.

Back to normal.

And then.

To explain to your mother know I still can't buy you a capsule and working and.

At big east American -- on in an -- that Randy east Moneyline.

And -- -- continent many famous people but it was it's it's it's a lot tougher in a different way you know there's there's there's.

I mean coming up on your own and cut your teeth and busting your but in this business just try to get your toe in there -- and -- the -- Her hair.

You know like at split end of the split end of the split -- -- the hair in the doors.

Like that's -- -- you just have to keep.

Saying all the time.

Perform on the.

Kerry Underwood Kelly Clarkson Chris Daughtry and Jennifer Hudson have hit it big.

But -- -- hitting the idol lottery is all relatives and -- -- in Vegas this summer there's the first.

First headlining idol.

In Las Vegas which is really cool and and I'm just so thrilled that.

You know to get it is legendary you know and I auditioned him.

Unlucky Menem had two jobs out of Knoxville look on the -- side for about us -- a production in areas -- -- he's not that.

And then the rooms at the cinema for charity -- -- had to do corporate gigs you got to do in the the patriots amazes me it's been everything I've ever wanted to -- -- remodeled and I was a great platform for me another sign that.

You have to rely on like independent.

Things and blogs and your own social networking your own website.

Every now I cannot watch this as that.

In Hollywood Casey Stegall.

Fox News.

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