February 29, 2008America was wrongMy predictions were spot-on with the guys. Last night Jason Yeager and Robbie Carrico were kicked off. I was wrong when it came to the girls. I didn't expect Alexandrea to go. Did y'all? And what was up with that weird pause when Alaina Whittaker was booted? It was robbery for sure. Alaina is much better than Kady Malloy. Even Kady was surprised. It was clear that everyone thought America voted wrong on that one. Maybe people were just confused. I mean, Kady and Alaina do look alike. How can you really tell the difference? February 28, 2008Who's getting booted tonight?I think it's going to be: Jason Yeager (I hope!) Amanda Overmyer (regretfully, but she slaughtered that Kansas song) What do y'all think? February 27, 2008Watching the ladies ... with the ladiesI had a little help tonight evaluating the women's performances. A couple little ladies from down the street, Valee and Sarah, were happy to share their two cents with me after each performance. So I thought we'd look at tonight's show through the eyes of pre-tween girls. (And pre-tween girls know talent ... um, hello "High School Musical" and Hannah Montana?) Now, Sarah, 9, and Valee, 8, don't usually watch "American Idol," which is good. They weren't at all biased. Continue reading "Watching the ladies ... with the ladies" » February 26, 2008I bite my own tongueRather than dig through my previous comments to find my exact quote, I'll just summarize here. Last week I think I said something along the lines of "What do they see in David Archuletta?" Or, "Am I missing something when it comes to David Archuletta?" Something like that. I bite my tongue this week. That kid can sing. Not only did I get chills when he sang "Imagine," but I also got chills again when they recapped the dang performance. It's one thing to say "OK, who does he think he is to try to sing a Freddie Mercury song?" (um, that Luke guy, yeah give it up), but to even ATTEMPT to sing John Lennon? Has any Idol-wannabe ever tried to pull that off? David did. And he nailed it. It was pretty amazing. So amazing, in fact, that I tossed my notes and decided to only write about him tonight. Because, frankly, no one held a candle to that performance. Skip all your plans"Idol" is back on tonight and will air three nights this week, so if you have any plans you better push them to Friday. That's what I have to do, anyway. Basically it's the same format as last week. The guys sing tonight, the girls tomorrow. Then on Thursday four of them will be kicked off. I'll be glad when they merge the two so our weeks aren't so consumed by product placement and fluffy filler segments. Speaking of filler, I found this story at USA Today that ties Britney Spears (do we need to use her last name anymore?) to three of this season's contestants. According to the story, "Robbie Carrico dated her. Kristy Lee Cook worked for her. Kady Malloy imitated her." Read on for more. February 25, 2008Colton speaks (but not to me)
I found this brief interview on MTV.com with Staunton boy Colton Berry following his exit Thursday night. Here's a snippet on the whole Ellen DeGeneres-lookalike thing: Q: When did you notice your resemblance to Ellen DeGeneres? Did someone else point it out? A: People have been saying it for years. I'm one of her biggest fans. I've always been her fan. One day I kind of looked in the mirror and said, "Maybe everyone's right. [He laughs.] Maybe I do look like Ellen!" So I figured I might as well embrace it. Q: Has she asked you to be on her show? A: I have not yet talked to her. I know she called Ryan Seacrest and was laughing with Ryan about the comments that I said. If Ellen's reading this, Ellen, give me a call! Ellen, if you're reading this blog (totally not realistic, I know), call Colton! (And me!) You can find the rest of the interview here. |
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