I just found this on Yahoo News. I didn't think that the hrricane was that big of a deal until I read this. Oh, please don't let it be true. Its like every thing that Amerika stands for is starting to crumble. Oh, the humanity.

 In the wake of the devastation caused by the catastrophic storm, Idol producers have decided that Memphis-based auditions for the show mustn't go on. The talent-search tryouts, scheduled for Monday, have been nixed, as the city busies itself coordinating extensive hurricane relief efforts and takes on tens of thousands of refugees from Louisiana and Mississippi. A Fox spokesperson said the auditions would not be rescheduled in Memphis and that the show would determine another city for Idol tryouts to take place. Auditions were scheduled to continue in Denver on Sept. 11 and Chicago on Sept. 16. "Obviously we're disappointed like everyone is," Paul Sloan, vice president of creative services at Fox affiliate WHBQ-TV Channel 13, told Memphis' Commercial Appeal. "But I think everyone would agree that we didn't want to do some happy 'hey look American Idol has come to town!' while covering hurricane victims." Idol isn't the only show to have its production hampered by the hurricane.