"Six Degrees" of American Idol

Okay, so this blog post is just lateral (and very shameless) self promotion, and a bit of (probably needless) info for the Alphanaut trivia files. So we how to Alphanaut and tonight's episode of American Idol connect in the concept of 'Six Degrees"? Well, I co-own a company called LA Outback that imports didgeridoos from Australia for resale into the US. DIDG-ER-I-WHAT? The didgeridoo, for those not in the know, is a musical instrument native to the Australian Aborigines.

The music director for American Idol came by and purchased two didgeridoos last week for tonight's show. We didn't know which contestant was going to get the didge as part of their back up music and were stoked when we found out that it was Crystal Bowersox.

I'd be remiss to not include a link to our site for those inspired to take up the didge. It's really not as tough as you might think. Visit us at www.laoutback.com

Go Crystal!