Simon gets extra cranky in Miami on ‘Idol’

This has generally been a feel-good season for “American Idol,” with Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell offering helpful advice as often as biting criticism from their perches behind the judges’ table.

From the first auditioner in Miami, it was obvious that this city would be different, and it’s possible that the culprit wasn’t the lack of talent, but the proliferation of nighttime entertainment.

Shannon MacGough began the day singing “Cry Baby,” by Janis Joplin.

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