Why did I join again? Must have been for the glowsticks…

Well, have we been played by the ever talented Taylor Hicks? I, like many others, renewed my subscription to http://www.taylorhickshq.com in February. I guess you could say I was wooo’ed by the promise of weekly blogs and other juicy tidbits only to be shared on that site. Well, we haven’t had a new audio blog for at least two weeks now, and as for juicy tidbits? There aren’t any. This isn’t exactly the best kept site on the internetz. Take a look at the front page.

Does this look up to date at all?

Let’s look. First up, the weekly message from Taylor. It’s right there, kids..in black and white. I think that was around the 18th of February or so, which means Taylor’s definition of weekly is different than mine. Of course, nobody really knows, because there is no date on them. Is that so they can stay up there forever and still look current? Give me a break.

Next up, the HQ blog. Yeah. Taylor blogged exactly three months ago. I can’t believe that in three months he hasn’t had a few minutes to write something down and email to whoever is not keeping that site updated. Wow. So glad I spent good money on this. Of course, I shouldn’t be surprised, because before December it was four months before he updated.

Then, we get Taylor’s CD pick of the week. Must be a hella long week for Taylor, he must be in a different time space continuum. According to this, Grease is on Broadway featuring Taylor Hicks. Huh. Funny, I don’t think so. He was this summer, which must have been the last time this was updated.

Contests and giveaways? Yes, you too can win a package to see Taylor in Grease on Broadway. Oh wait, no you can’t. That’s been over for a good seven months now.

You want to see him in concert? According to this, Taylor is doing one shadow tour in San Fransisco in April. That’s it.

Thinking there must be more, I click on news. Here’s what I see.

This is news? Taylor Hicks signs a cutting edge deal on his birthday, in October? Ok, so say I’m a huge fan of Taylor’s, but I’ve never been on any of his sites. I pluck down my $25 and this is what I get? A five month old article when he has an album dropping in less than a week? Not impressed. Don’t look for new pictures over there. The pics are promo shots for the TH cd. Videos? Nope. Oh wait, there’s a video from December where Taylor talks about his guitar strap. Riveting. One would think his video for “What’s Right is Right” would be on the front page. You don’t need to be a marketing expert to realize that. But it’s not, it’s nowhere to be found.

You want audio, you say? You want to hear him? Too bad. There’s one show from April of 07, almost two years ago.

Time to go shopping at the store!! Would you like a 2007 tour tshirt? How about a Santa Taylor Hicks teddy bear or maybe even a glowstick?

*sigh*

I’m so glad I rejoined to get the weekly audio blogs, chances for meet and greets at concerts that aren’t happening, and the most up to date information. Don’t even get me started on the message board over there. I get that he wants Taylorhicks.com to be his primary focus, at least that’s what it’s looking like. Might as well give your fans a refund and just shut THHQ down. It’s hard enough for his people to keep one site up to date, let alone two.