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And finally, who should I spot lurking in the ABC party? Pleasanton native Bryan Chan, one of three singers who failed to make the final cut for "Making the Band." Rather than crying in his beer, Chan was all pumped up about a new band he's forming with Ikaika Kohaono, who defected from the TV show's O-Town group.

And what about that shock of blond hair running through Chan's otherwise dark locks?

"I wanted to differentiate myself from that guy on the show," he says. "We're going for another style and a bit older audience."

Chuck Barney covers television for the Times. He can be reached at 925-952-2685 or cbarney@cctimes.com.