Look all you want later this month when American Idol comes to town to conduct auditions, but Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell will not be in the house.
The expected thousands of auditioners Aug. 27 will warble at the Wachovia Center for a team of producers, who will pick the best (and point out the worst). Those who move on in the competition - and that's anywhere from 150 to 400 people - will entertain executive producers. The better ones from that screening will sing here for Abdul, Jackson and Cowell at a secret session later that week. That's where Jackson will say such things as, "You're going to Hollywood, dawg!" Typically, between 15 to 30 people from each audition city get tickets to LAX.