American Idol Top 7 (Again!) Disco week

Ok here are my thoughts...

Lil-BLAH BLAH BLAH she is so over, she can't sing and dance, she can't pull off the wig and she looks stupid on stage and she realy isn't that good-not original at all and hasn't been all season. Go Home!!!!

Kris-definately showed ability to be original.Definately shows he belongs in the competion still. I am impressed. Good performance. Simon did say it best by saying that his performance was a polar opposite of lil.

(I just have to get my I hate kara in-she looks ridiculus when she talks!!)

Danny-Shocking song choice-not! Nothing impresses me by him anymore. I am over him. He is better than lil and I don't think he will go home yet but I just can't get into him as I did early on. He just sings like a shouting church singer week after week. He is good at what he can do but he can't do anything different.

(and Kara can take that finger she points and shove it...)

Alison-I like that she always does try to change it up even if its not the best choice for a particular song. She is way better than Lil. And I think she has tried to stay true to her own interests which I respect....and she is 16!! I think Paula actually said it well.

Adam-He should win. I like how he does put a spin onto whatever he sings and even if its not conventional he makes a change and does it well. He can pull it off and I really like him. He is original and a great singer!!! Wahoo!!

Matt-don't think it was the best song choice for him...he simply performed it disco and I didn't think he really did anything new to it. He could go-and I have liked him and his type of music but this was not it and let's just hope Anoop is worse.

Anoop-not impressed. For a guy who did Bobby brown earlier b/c he liked to have fun I am surprised he didn't pick a more fun song. He showed he knows how to sing a bit but it was really boring.

My hope...bye-bye Anoop and LIL!!!
(Unless we can get rid of Kara....I am still all for that!)

American Idol Top 9....live blog

Well I am not even sure if anyone reads this but its that time again!!!

*Kara is a waste of space on the show*

Anoop- I really liked Anoop early on but he just didn't do it for me at all tonight.

Megan-OMG...I think I have an earache from listening to her. She is just AWFUL and does the same AWFUL thing week after week after week. She sounds like someone is pounding on her chest while she sings-she was HORRIBLE!!!!! I REALLY hope she is gone soon!!!!

Danny-I don't know if they just didn't have enough guidance this week in picking song choices or what but even Danny I feel was not out of the park. He was good-he is always good but I just didn't feel anything extra. He is DEFIANETLY better than the other two....the first two were a waste of space.

Allison-I really like her. I think she stays true to herself but also performs really well. I thought she was going to play a little more of the guitar than she did.

Scott-I love Billy Joel so I had high hopes. Scott does ok but he seems to do the same type of song performance week after week and that could easily become old. I don't know if its memorable enough....I enjoy it but I am only one person. Iwas glad Simon liked it and hopefully that will help keep him around this week-he is definatly one of the better ones so far tonight!

Matt-Did ok. I don't think he was the best and I don't think he was the worst. He was very middle of the road with this week's song choice. I don't know that he "made it his own" but sang ok just the same. He was almost forgettable and after being in the bottom 3 last week I am a little worried because for some reason people like Megan (darn vote for the worst!!!) I do think if he had done something like "Apoligize" he could have blown it away-but he didn't.

Lil-She can sing. No doubt about it. But I find her boring and more and more I see her the less and less I like her. No question she has talent-and I am sure she will do well post-Idol but she is not one I care about anymore.

Adam-I surprisingly enjoyed it. He kept the elvis hair and no make up face which I thought was funny and he is a little funny when he dances but he is good. He is entertaining and he is a good singer. Comfortable on stage and it was much better than expected and he looked like he had fun. I was happy with it.

Kris-One of my fave songs so I was nervouse but I think he did it well and I liked what he did with it. So far this season Kris has been forgetable to me but tonight's performance was more memorable to me and I am feeling a little bit more love for him that I did last week.


Overall not a bad night...not the most interesting or exciting evening we have seen.

I am gonna give some love to Danny, Scott, Matt, Adam, and Kris this evening. Now everyone go vote!!!

And for the record...I still hate Kara and hope she is not back next year!
OK, WTH is with the outfit critics....seriously, Randy, is this a fashion show or a singing show? I get giving some constructive criticism on outfits but making the outfit the focus of your comments...come on! At least Simon had a reason for why the outfit bothered him!

American Idol Top 10....live blog

Well you all know what time it is....American Idol blog time!! You KNOW you want to read my hate on Kara!

But before I get into my live blogging let me just say I am happy we are at the Top 10. This is who we will see on tour this summer. And while I would have prefered Alexis to be on the tour instead of Megan (She is not quite my "carly" yet but she is definately when I will be checking my text messages) but over all I am happy with who we will get to see in concert. I look forward to the American Idol Concert in Atlantic City because its the one time a year I get together with one of my best friends from college for a girl's night out - just us! We hit Atlantic City-have a nice meal, and head into the concert, sometimes seeing the idols...sometimes not! I just hope they release the dates soon so we can get our tickets!! Plus...once we know when it is I can start my secret plan!!!

Ok down to business....

Matt-Nice job. Nice touch getting up from the piano. Good song choice and I was happy with it. He is one I really enjoy and I hope he will be around for a while.

Kris-He is ok. Not bad at all but he just hasn't pulled me in quite yet. I don't mind listening to him but I don't look forward to it either.

*I just thought I would interject here....can we vote off Kara?? I don't even listen to her so when she talks I have to write about how much I hate her so I don't have to listen. SEND KARA AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

Scott-I like Scott. Everyone knows this but I have to say that who ever is his stylist has to help him a little...pink pants? That is just mean. Maybe they are trying to dress "Motown"?? Anyway...I really enjoyed his performance. I am glad he took something a little more upbeat to show he doesn't do just the same song every week. I was surprised Simon didn't like it. I thought he did better than they are acting like he did. I thought it was a good job to do the upbeat.

LOL Paula just gave Simon crayons and coloring books!!!

Megan-Blah Who is dressing these people??? and I really don't like her or her voice-its not good. And she is still wearing those awful eye lashes that keep her from opening her eyes. Randy said it---TRAINWRECK!!!! PLEASE go home!


Anoop-I like Anoop but that was nothing spectacular and it could hurt him. I would like to keep him around for a little longer but we will see...

Michael-Another one I don't mind watching and I am glad he is on the tour but I don't think he will be around much longer. He is ok but not sure people will buy into it. But people DO like him.

Lil-she is not a bad singer but just something about her that makes me go "blah blah blah blah blah" when she talks....she is to full of herself and has some serious ego issues.Didn't do anything for me though...

Adam-he looks funny. They had to tell them to dress Motown or something.But his singing is good and I enjoy him. Good interpretation of the song in bringing it. He showed he could do different...and made the song his own.

Danny-I do enjoy a good upbeat song....did very nice job. I liked the performance and the song and can listen to him so far anytime.

Allison-I thoguht she did a good job. She doesn't at all sounds like a kid. I worry a little about her because she did forget some words but the judges love her so we will see.

All in all a good show-Motown was more entertaining than I expected so that was good. Let's see where it goes tonight....

American Idol Top 11 week!!! Country Music Week

Ok time for me to talk about Idol!!

First up....why do they make people sing country songs??? It is such a specific type of music. Its like asking them all to sing Rap!!!

And I just HAVE to ask if anyone else noticed the Top 11 American Idol commercial this week where Simon, Paula, Randy and Ryan all had significant lines and focus but nothing for KARA!!! All they did was show her on the panel....hahahahahaha...I think they really do KNOW how much she is hurting the show. I hope she is gone soon!!

First up....

Michael-Definately seemed in his comfort zone and I thought he did a good job. I would like to see him go to the top 10.
(Randy is ridiculus too-he is really starting to iritate me...I think he is taking his cues from Kara.)
Nice response from Michael after Simon spoke.

Allison-I enjoy her. Its hard to believe she is only 16. She has style and a good sound.And she really seems comfortable on stage which projects well when you watch her.

Kris-He has a nice voice and did a good job but he is just not anything special for me at this point. I think he can make it to top ten but if he didn't I wouldn't be heartbroken. He may grow on me more throughout the season because he is good-I just don't know how memorable he is to me just yet. But nice job.

Lil-I know she can sing but I am just not really interested in her. She reminds me of the ego Syesha had last year with this sort of entitled to be there type vibe about her. She definately has a good voice and can sing and I think she will be around for a while and no matter where it ends up she will do something. I just don't really have any love for. I don't have hate (I save that all for Kara) but I don't have any love either. And after she talked while Simon was trying too my impression of her just dropped even further because it was quite rude. I really can't listen to her talk though-I have decided that. Its not quite like listening to Fantasia which my ears just can't handle, but I would like her better if she didn't talk. Its not her voice as much as her attitude that comes out of her mouth.

Adam-I like adam but what is he thinking with this arrangement? If he had done it right I think it could have been a good chance for him to show his abilities but this looked more like a performance from a high school musical and just bad. I wanted to like it but not tonight. Hopefully this will not kill him and we will see him next week. Too much screaming for me. I agree with Simon 100%.

Scott-I like Scott. He is much more comfortable when he is on the piano. I like how the song picked up the second half ands howed more than just his slow song ability. A few rough spots but I liked him and hope he is in for another week!

Ok Paula really annoyed me. What does she want him to do... a jig and fall off the stage because she wants him to dance?? Give me a freakin break. And I am glad that Simon stepped up and said she was being stupid. There is nothing wrong with him sitting at a piano every week-he just needs to change up his song choices because they are all good but they do sound similiar so switching it up will be good but he can do it with a piano. It is a singing competition and singing behind a piano is still singing. Plus last year David Cook played every week but one with his guitar.

Alexis-She did ok but it seemed safe and boring and I didn't think it was all that memorable. I think she could be in trouble this week if people don't remember to vote for her.

Danny-He is good and still gives me chills. I really like him. He still seems a little akward on stage just walking and singing but he sings well. And I do like him.

I am really sick of the Randy-Kara show. They are both obnoxious and Kara has really ruined the judges chemistry. Paula may not be able to always articulate what she wants to say but she has given more constructive advice and less on just saying how people look pretty. Even when I think she is wrong, she at least seems to have a real thought-unlike the bobsey twins who are useless.

Anoop-I like Anoop. I think it was smart to do a different style song and show he can sing a serious song and not just the fun kick back type songs. I think he did really well. I hope to seem him around for a while. I really do enjoy watching him. I like the fun stuff he has done but I also enjoyed the slower song he performed tonight.

Simon said it well.

When Randy talks...and Kara....all I hear is "wah wah wah wah"....

Megan-Yeah not so much. And her fake eye lashes are so big she can't open her eyes. She just does not have a voice I want to listen to...ever. I hope she goes home tonight. Can't listen to her on the tour....

What show is Randy watching "I thought it would be a bit of a train wreck but it was really good"....It was a HUGE trainwreck. And shut up Kara through out the excuse its because she had the FLU-give me a freakin break.....she hasn't been good at all and being sick didn't help at all. She sucked. What is wrong with Simon even thinking it was good??

Matt-He is good and likable. He did well and defiantely is better with the piano like Scott is. I like him. I think he has a strong voice and we just need to see him in a variety of songs to really see he can do a lot and have a wide appeal. I think his voice works well with the piano and would work well without it.

OK...well I have only been watching this show since season 6 and I have to say I really think this year its a tighter competion than in the past seasons. I feel there is no "Sanjaya". I am anxious for tomorrow's show and I will need to get my fingers ready to go do some voting. I am hoping Megan is gone...fingers crossed!!

TV Talk: American Idol 2009....week 3 blog

Ok, I missed last week's live blog chance because we were not home so I am going to try again this week....interjecting my thoughts of course!

First up....

Von-not so much. I am disgusted that Randy and KB(aka Kara-use your imagination on what that stands for) praised this guy so much. He wasn't horrible like others we have seen but it was not idol worthy-it was like something I would watch in a casino or hotel. I was surprised even Simon liked him. I think they were watching something different than we were at home...

Taylor-Not really that bad but again it was nothng in spiring. It seemed old to me. For such a young girl I thought she would sing something a little more fun and memorable. She definately has chops but I just don't know that its enough to be the best.

*KB is talking and makes no sense-I swear she is worse than Paula has ever been-and I am glad Simon called her out just a little bit* I hate Kara.

Alex-singing Elton is risky. I think his personality will help him to be memorable but I am not sure he was wonderful. Seemed a little "karoke" to take from Simon. I thought he was better than the first guy but still not best singer but he was funny and memorable and entertaining.

Arianna-she has a very nice voice. the song seemed a little old and "high school musical" and kind of dreadful but she didn't really put a youthful spin on it. Song choice could be what gets her on this.

Ju'Not-I liked him best so far tonight. He has potential and made a song his own. I am hopeful for him. We would vote for him.

Kristen-Her voice was good (although I liked the purple in her hair better!)She has a good voice although there is something about her that I am not overly excited about but voice wise she did well.

Nathanial-he has style but its just not something I can get behind as the American Idol. He is not bad and I could definately see him on broadway but it just didn't do it for me tongiht.

Felicia-a little rough in spots but strong overall I felt. I worry about it being memorable. This week there is a lot of middle of the road-unlike some the other weeks that really stood out. But she was enjoyable.
(I still hate KB and when she talks....all I hear is blah blah blah)

Scott-I liked him. He has a good voice. I think he has a nitch of song types but I think he could go to the top 12....he is definately not the worst tonight and I think he was one of the better ones. Got my vote-I want to see him sing and play piano b/c that is when he is really good.

Kendall-I liked her. She had one of the few upbeat songs and I think it stood out against some of the others, especially the girls. It was entertaining. It wasn't a perfect song but it was more memorable than others I thought.

Jorge-I actually enjoyed his performance. He has a good voice. Again, doing Elton is risky but I thought he did well. Not sure how memorable he will be-there is a lot of middle ground tonight but he was good. He surprised me and I liked it.

Lil-it was good. she has a nice voice and it was shown tonight. She definately stood out from others tonight. I think we will see her again...

All in this night was not bad. There was a lot of decent but not great so its going to be interesting to see how tomorrow night goes. I am still pulling for Scott myself but we will see how it goes!!

But have I mentioned how much I still hate Kara? While she was not as bad tonight as past weeks (maybe someone clued her in to the fact she is annoying!) but I still think it was a poor show choice to add her as a judge....how can we get rid of her??

TV Talk: American Idol 2009....I'm back!!

Ok so I may have been gone for a while but I am back...and so is American Idol!!!

My attempt at a Live blog this evening will begin....

Ok, let me start off by saying I skipped over all the auditions and hollywood week for my blog but I did watch. Overall I was actually kind of disgusted with some of the final choices they made for the Top 36 for this season. It really seemed that they didn't go with quality as they have in the past and I wonder if that is because of this new way they are doing things that I am not even really sure I understand just yet anyway. I will say I think a big part of their problem is the addition of Kara the 4th judge. I hate her. I really tried to give her a chance but I think she screwed it up this year. She was so focused on people's "schtick" to get them through that I think her influence on Paula and Randy to spice it up is what put people through that didn't deserve and dropped people who could actually sing. In the past Simon was the voice of reason and the other two didn't fight it as much but I think he got out voted because from watching them tell the contestants I think he agreed with me on the ones that should not have gone through to the show.

Now, I am still not exactly how this whole Top 36 thing is suppossed to work but we will figure that out together.

First up...JackieTohn-Let me just say this...Ew! I said during Hollywood week that I think this girl could be my this year's "carly"-I didnt like her at Hollywood and I REALLY didn't like her tonight. And let's not even TALK about her outfit. I agreed with Simon 100% tonight-blah blah blah send her home please.

Next up is Ricky Braddy-Nice voice. Not really very memorable and that could hurt him but I did like his singing. I think Simon nailed it when he said he was a good singer but didn't show much personality b/c he seemed like a shy guy and that could make him easily overlooked.

And PLEASE someone tell Kara she does NOT have to put her mouth right up on the mic when she gives her feedback?? UGH....it is gonna be a long season with her on the panel-I just know it!!

*Sidebar*: What is with the parents talking after each performance?I don't care about the families right now....I will care later when I know who is really gonna stick around (I know it sounds heartless but at this stage I want to see the performances not the families-let their singing tell the story not outside influences) and WOW on putting ALL the performances on itunes-Cha-ching! Smart hooking up with itunes!!

#3-Alexis Grace-Enjoyed her performance. Nothing overly standing out to me but she did well I thought and it was a good song choice. She has evolved from the audition and I didn't love her but didn't hate her. I think she has definate potential so I will keep watching her...

#4 Brent Keith-Seems like a nice person, not bad to look at either so that doesn't hurt. His performance was ok. Not bad. Interesting song-has potential but doesn't stand out to me just yet. I think he could do country well but I want to see more of what he can do-not just a niche type song.

#5 Stevie Wright-This is the girl Ben liked at Hollywood. I think she had a rough have stuart-vocals started out a little rough but got better as she got more comfortable with her performance.She is only 17 so I imagine its a little intimidating on that stage:) She needs to breathe a little in the singing but she has potential. Good type of song choice in that shows she probably wants to be that young pop star type. Not sure if her performance will be memorable enough to carry her through though...

#6 Anoop Desai-Well he is the first one to give me chills so that says something. I liked this guy at the auditions and I didn't think I would but there is just something about him. He has a good voice and has shown he can do different types of music. He seems to really have fun and have heart and I like that he picks the songs because he liked it.I will give him a vote. I hope he is around a bit.

#7 Casey Carlson-Ok...she makes some funny faces when she sings and I could see her doing stage performances and stuff but I don't know if she has a strong enough voice to pull it out in this group. She is not horrid but not really the best song I think. I think she could do better but I think it wasn't her best and the song choice was what really hurt her.

*Ok-I REALLY hate Kara the judge. I think she was unneccesarily mean when she talked to the last girl. Simon can be mean but his criticism still comes off aa serious criticism not snarky mean stuff. I REALLY don't like her. Can you tell??

#8 Michael Sarver-I really liked this guy during the audtions and Hollywood week. He kind of reminds me of my cousin lol.His performance was not bad. I think he was a little nervous on the "performance" part. Its hard to be up in front of people and know what to do with yourself while you sing but I thought his vocals were not bad and as far as the guys in this group go he is in my top two with Anoop being the other. And he just has a quailty about him that makes him memorable and likable. I have hopes for him. And he isn't bad looking either so at least its not a bad face to keep around lol

#9 Ann Marie Boskovich-Not bad song choice if you ask me. I think she did a pretty good job and will be memorable. Definately one of the better women from this evening so far. Her and Alexis would be my top 2 females for the night. She has a good voice and definately has potential to do well.
(Even Randy is kind of an a** tonight. Him and Kara are like the downers-even Simon has not been as negative in a wishy washy fishy sort of way. And I REALLY hate Kara and the way she doesn't purses her lips when she talks) I thought the judges on a whole were a bit overly critical based on her performance-especially considering these are the same judges who put through that Norman guy!!!

#10 Stephen Fowler - Not bad.Not overly exciting but not as horrible as the judges make it sound. Don't know that he will be memorable enough to get enough votes.

#11 Tatiana Del Toro - (ok someone has got to talk to her about that pink lipstick!)Hated her in auditions. Hated her in Hollywood...and who the heck does she think she is to sing a Whitney Houston song???? I will say she is not bad and her voice is definately not the worst that was up there tonight by any means. I still not a fan but I do feel her singing showed her ability a lot better than in the past that we have seen her. And WTH Kara doesn't criticize her for singing Whitney but she gave the other girl a hard time about singing the Police?? Oh I really hate hate hate Kara. She is so arrogant. I agree with Simon it was better than I expected (but I think someone slipped her a valum tonight). She was not the worst but not my fave either.

#12 Danny Gokey - Liked this guy since the audtions. I Was disappointed his buddy didn't make it because I thought he was better than some of the others they let through (Norman!!!) but I was really glad that Danny made it through so we can see his chops. Danny rocked it if you ask me. Simon doesn't look as impressed but he never does lol. I sort of agree with him though that he is really good but I can see where he doesn't buy into the hype although someone PLEASE tell Kara to stop screaming into the mic!!!! Danny has my vote.


Ok-so there is my first reaction to this seasons 1st real show...let's see where it goes!!!

American Idol Concert 2008-Atlantic City

I am overdue for a good update and I had a fantastic weekend this past weekend but I want to make that a separate post from my review of the American Idol Tour concert.

The Stats:
When: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Where: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
Who: American Idol Top Ten Season 7
What: concert

So this is my second American Idol Top Ten concert. I went last year in the same location and I have to say what a difference a year makes. Last year, I was a bigger "fan" of some idols but the show itself had a lot more energy and entertainment to it than this year. While I did enjoy the music, and seeing those idols that I did like on the show, as a whole I found the show to be actually rather boring. The format was completely different than last year and not in a good way. I understand they want to keep things fresh and new for people who go year after year but I really hope that next year is closer to Season 6's concert than Season 7.

So here is the good bad and the ugly on my American Idol Concert Experience 2008!

What I didn't like:
1-The format. Starting with #10 and going to #1. Each performer #10-3 sang 3 songs each, typically at least one "upbeat" and one "slower" song and then a third. Some songs were ones that were performed on the show and some were not. When it got to #2 David A, he sang 4 songs and American Idol winner aka #1 David Cook sang 5 songs. But it played out like a talent show, one performer at a time and very mundane. There was nothing to keep you interested if you didn't enjoy the current performer. For example, I really can't stand to watch Carly sing. So basically for the duration of her 3 songs I sat there twiddling my thumbs waiting for the next person to come on. Last year, there were many more group numbers or duets at least and it kept it interesting with costume changes and such. And with the group numbers, even if you didn't like one person, odds were in your favor you liked at least one of the performers on stage at any given time. This year it just seemed rather "cheap" and I can tell you my tickets were no cheaper than they were last year, and they WERE higher up.

2-The "pre-show". I guess they changed their partnership with some sponsors this year and I think it made a world of difference, and not in a positive way. Last year big sponsors were Pop-Tarts and TV Guide. When you walked in there were lights and things set up, get your photo with the idols (a cardboard poster) but then you went online to see it after the show. They also had the TV Guide "red carpet" where you could get a photo too and see it online later. During all that the Pop-Tart guy was wondering around and building excitement.

This year, there really was nothing. While I did notice a bit more souvenier stands (I don't recall as many last year but I don't really remember), there was no "excitement in the air" like I felt last year. The big sponsor seemed to be Guitar Hero and they did have a stand (I only saw one) where people could try it but even that didn't really have much of a crowd. Part of what I think helps generate a buzz for showtime is that pre-game excitement when you walk in. Maybe it was just me but I wasn't impressed. And once you got into the arena at your seats it was even less interesting. Last year they had a lot more idol behind scenes type stuff and this thing where you text messaged to a number and your message for the idols came up on the screen during pre-show or intermission. It was interesting and fun to watch and just got you invested in the show before it began. This year, none of that. We saw a logo for American Idol just roam around the big black screens hanging up.

3-Heat. Heat rises and I suggest for anyone to go to this venue in the summer, think twice about 300 level seats:) They are not bad seats for viewing but they were hot and crunched together.

4-Crowd control. They really seemed to drop the ball on crowd control after the show, or maybe they did too much of it but it was like being crushed into a can on the way out, no one moving. Typically once people get to the doors that lead to the boardwalk though, things disperse. I am not sure what was going on but people were NOT moving and there didn't even seem to be a reason for it. I tend to think they might have set up the barracades for the idols to come out and that made people stand still or something.Who knows!

What was OK:
1-The MC entertainer to get the crowd going. I don't remember if they had one last year or not (shows what kind of impression they made if they did!) The guy they had was ok, nothing overly interesting but not bad either. I do think it would be fantastic for them to get Blake Lewis from season 6 to do it. Not only does he have the energy and personality to get people going, he would be a draw for even more people to the concert (or a nice treat!) I wouldn't be surprised if his fans would buy tickets just to see him for the 15-20 minutes he is out there pumping up the crowd!

2-The stage. This could proably be lumped up with the actual format but the stage itself seemed much smaller which made me wonder if that was why they didn't do any big group numbers or even move around as much.It didn't bother me too much one way or another but it was different.

What I DID like:
1-The song choices, mostly. I did feel that the performers did a really good job in their actual performances and I did enjoy the song choices, and I felt like I knew more of the songs. It was nice to see hear some of the songs they performed on the show that I enjoyed and was thrilled to hear them sing live.

2-The performances themselves. Each performer I felt had really made an improvement since the show and really did perform their selected numbers. I don't blame them for the format:) (except Carly-she is not a bad singer, I just can not stand to watch her, she still makes too many ridiculus faces for me!)

3-The company. I was watching with one of my best friends from college, Kim and who better to share a good night out with. I think this was the best part of the concert:)

4-Our escape route from the crowds! We did get lucky and once we got through most of the crowd we were able to get around the mass of non-moving people by cutting on the beach a bit and it was successful, even with having to walk on some sand!

5-The Idols coming out to sign autographs. While I did not get any actual autographs (and did lose my camera case but that is for another post) I did get some photos and I did think it was pretty cool of them to come out to sign autographs for the crowds. There was no way they could reach everyone but they seemed to really try. We saw Carly (blah!-I went right past her) and I saw Kristy Lee Cook head back inside but didn't SEE her, Syesha, Jason Castro, David A and Brooke White.

6-David Cook filming the audience. He really does seem to still have a humble nature to him and appreciate's the fame he has come into and wants to cherish it. He expresses this when he has the place bring up the studio lights so he can film the audience on his own camera during the show!

7-The Salt Water Taffy:) This is a treat I don't get often so I grabbed some up while we were on the boardwalk-yum!


Overall it was a nice night and I look forward to hopefully going again next year. It looked like a sold out show so I am sure they will return to Atlantic City! I do hope the show its self is a little more interesting but as long as the songs are good and the singers do well (and I am there in good company!)its worth the trip to see!

Boardwalk Hall


Top 10 American Idols 2008 (sorry the pics are so far away-we were in the 300 level seating and I didn't want to bother with using my zoom lens-it was just too cramped)
Chickezie

Ramieyle

Micheal Johns

Kristy Lee Cook

Carly : Opps! Didn't take any of her! Oh well! (can you tell I REALLY didn't enjoy her?)
Brooke White

Jason Castro

Syesha

David A.

And WInner of American Idol 2008: David Cook!

Top ten (the ONLY group performance!)



Post Concert "bumper to bumper boardwalk crowds"

using the beach to get by


Idols outside signing autographs...
Ok so I cropped in here a little show but, seriously, is it me or does she just wear TOO much eye makeup, even for being on stage???

Jason Castro

Brooke White

Syesha

David A.


Me getting my Taffy

Trying to take our own photo


That should get you started on my weekend recap. I will have a separate post with pics from the weekend and such but I wanted to at least get up my AI Concert Review!

Ta ta for now!

TV Talk: American Idol....And the winner is....

I am going to blog during the show then post. Winner will be at the end of the post!
And so it begins...

I thought it was strange to have the "Top 12" perform tonight. I understand the top 10 because they all go on tour but I don't know why you would include #11 and #12. Its not like we really saw them anyway but I just thouht it was strange.

The David-David performance after the opening segment I thoguht really demonstrated when they are side by side that Cook really does have the stronger voice. And he is a stronger performer.

The "Spritual advisor" was entertaining. And I thought David Cook showed he is definately more comfortable on camera than David A and could act better than David A. David A is cute...but other than a decent voice that is all he has going for him. David C. has a voice, style and even a bit charm that isn't "cutesy", its real person charm. I don't know how to explain it.

Syesha and Seal??? Didn't see that coming but thought it went well.

Jason castro singing my fave song he did!! I LOVED it. I could listen to him sing that all night!

The Ford video was cute too. Fun to see some behind the scene type shots.

Ok, girls singing...WTF is Amanda doing there to begin with? Let's not talk about how she sucked and looks completely bored and angry with the world for having to be there. I think she is mad she had to do anything since she got booted before top 10 and watching her tonight I can't figure out how she got to stay as long as she did! At least all the other girls look like they are having fun with it-and none of them are in the finals!At one point in the segment it looked like Amanda didnt even sing at one point! You could tell she totally did not give a s--- about being there, they even showed her walking abd she was looking down.

Carly and Micheal Johns-eh. She is still annoying but looks like she is trying harder to not make faces while she sings, although she still does it when she sings high notes. I am convinced they have been with voice coaches and acting coaches since they got the boot-prep for the concert because they are all better performers than they were and "no pressure" only goes so far because they still performing in front of more people than ever. I imagine they have had a few weeks to reherse too!

Jimmey Kimmel was entertaining. Got a few good laughs.

Top 6 guys performance was a fave song of mine so that was cool. And I think a good choice in songs. Then they bring out "the finalists" and I am sorry but yeah David A can not sing that song from the top 6 guys, I am sorry he is just too young. David cook can sing that song with meaning, it doesnt have the same effect with David A.

Jordin's Disney commercial tells me too things. One, American Idol is BRILLANT. I can't believe it has taken them this long to hook up with Disney with the demographic they sell too and two, when David Cook wins tonight, it seels the deal for me that David A will have a Disney contract by sun up!

David Cook and ZZ Top-AWESOME. I thouht it was fantastic and I think its fantastic he got to perform with such an icon. He must be in heaven from that alone!

Brook White also did fantastic with Graham Nash. It was a perfect song for her and she did fantastic. I imagine that was quite an experience for her too. They really have done a lot for the contestants I think this year.

Jonas Brothers...yeah, I just don't get it. THey are not bad but not really anyone I listen too but the little firls in the audience seem very happy. And they ARE from NJ!

The clips of the bad auditions were funny. Reminded me of the girl who was going "actressing" although I do almost feel bad for those people because they seem to really believe they were better than they are. The big thing with the Brother forever guy was nice with the USC Band and all. It must have been quite an honor and exciting for them! Ben enjoyed the cheerleaders too! Although I really do think that Paula and Randy are such attention whores to go up on stage with the band. Simon was the smart one to stay put:) I think its because they have nothing else and Simon does have other "gigs".

One republic "apoligize" is a good song for David A but it is still not as cool as ZZ top for David Cook. That was awesome. But I did enjoy the One Republic segment.
Although David A is just not anything close to as good at performing as David C is land as andrew llyod webber says, David A needs to OPEN HIS EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jordin Sparks, last year's winner performed and did a good job. Jordin is only a year older than David A and has such a difference maturity and stage presence. THAT is what it is-David A has no stage presence and when he is not singing he is boring to watch. He is cute/adorable but not entertaining. He seems too young to have really developed a strong personality-I think he IS his fathers pawn-I dont care what the news says and I think that hinders him b/c he can't make his own thoughts/decisions so he is just a bubble with whatever someone else tells him to do.

Quick shot of Blake Lewis in the audience-wahoo! It looked to me like he had the word COOK on his knuckles!

The Aretha Franklin and the "Pips" thing was hilarious. Much better than the stunt with old footage they did last year with Elvis. This was really funny.

Ok, the contestants all perform again and my goodness was Amanda awful. She didn't look good, she didn't sing well and looked not only uncomfortable, but unhappy to even be there. Everyone else looked like they had a good time. It seemed to me she was a sour puss all night. All the boys looked well in their suits! The guy in the white feathers singing Brother Forever was better than Amanda.

At the end of the evening when it was really time to find out the winner and they asked the judges for their last comments I thought that Simon's comments were awesome. Not only did he state that it was closer than they thought when he went back and watched but he apoligized to Cook for verging on being disrespectful too him. He did not have to do that and the fact that he did shows character.

But without further ado, the winner was announced and that winner is...DAVID COOK!

And America got it right!

I can not wait to see him in concert this summer. And I think David singing the winnin song was awesome. I really enjoyed the song he sand (and even bought it on itunes today!LOL)

All in all I felt like I enjoyed this years finale more than last years. It could be I just don't remember much of last years but for a two hour finale to find out one thing that takes 10 seconds, I felt this finale keep me interested and for that, I am glad!

Til next season....

TV Talk: American Idol Final Showdown Performance!

Tonight is it....Its the final showdown on American Idol! It is David vs David and neither of them were ever in a bottom three the entire season! I am pulling all my love for David Cook! The show has this whole "boxing" theme going and I think its a perfect fit and its entertaining too!

Tonight is 3 performances each. David A won the coin toss last week and opted to go 2nd in performances.

Judges advice prior to the show....Randy/Paula=useless, Simon...has the only thing useful to be said.

Round 1: Songs picked by Clive Davis!
David Cook singing "I still haven't found what I am looking for" gave me the chills. I like the stlye he added to such a classic song. He looked like he enjoyed himself, natural, and was a good performer with the song. I thought it was great! And Simon thought it was phenomenal (The others liked him too!)

(On a side note, I just say Luke Perry must be his children's god to have got them front row cushy seats for the American Idol Finale!)


David A. singing "Don't let the sun go down on me" starts of sitting on the stairs. Sweet voice, its the type of song that does well for his style. Very standard, doesn't really bring too much of his own style into it but it is not a bad performance, we know he has a good voice but he just doesn't seem as comfortable on stage as DC. And he bounces a lot :) Without bias I do not think it was as good as DC but it definately was not a bad performance. Judges said: Randy-called it the best of the season, Paula-yada yada (she just uses cliches) and Simon-said best he done so far, and gave round one to DA (whatever!)


Round Two 10 fave song entries, each picked one they liked. These are NOT the winning song from the song competition.

David Cook singing "Dream Big" . My first instinct, I could definately hear it on the radio. I think its interesting that they take a song and put it out there that no one has heard before. I think he choose a good song with fitting lyrics and he did it well. I liked it and could see jammin in the car on the way to the beach:)
Judges: Randy-didn't care for song but thouht he did well, Paula-yada yada, Simon-called him lightweight, didnt feel like a winning moment for him and paula did make the point the song was not the "winning song" that simon compared it to.

David A singing "In this moment" Nice job but didn't leaving me with a lasting impression and I didn't feel the same way about hearing it on the radio as I did with David Cook's song. The Judges loved him and gave round two to David A as well although to me it really seemed like they were trying to push the audience for him. I didn't feel the crowd was even into it as much as they were with David C but that could just be the way it was shown on TV.


Round 3 Personal Choice
David C singing "The World I know". David C choose to pick a song he had not performed for his personal choice.I do believe someone said that it was refreshing because it was not common for contestants to do that. I thought he did a good job. Simon was disappointed he didn't choose one of the songs he had previously sung but David explained he thought it was better to do something new.

David A singing "Imagine"-again:)Choose a song he sung well the last time. Understandable why he would do it. I think it was a safe choose and I understand why he would choose it. In all honesty, that song I thought he originally performmed wonderfully and got me to keep an eye on his progress. However I do think it says a lot for a contestant's overall maturity and talent to take the "safe" route vs trying to learn 3 new songs instead of 2. Just my opinion. The judges of course LOVED him again and said it was a knock out night. I thought they both performed well and I do not think it was a "knock out". But we will find out tonight!

While watching last night I had more comments but I forget them now-sorry! I was too busy trying to get our American Idol Tour tickets to think about blogging. I did see some polls on tvguide.com today and the 4 polls I saw, 3 which were ones people voted who won each round and 1 poll was who should win, all 4 of them showed people voted that David Cook won all three rounds AND should win tonight, and those polls were not close. I can only hope that the people who voted in those online polls are the same people who phoned in their votes last night. I know I did. And I even stayed up late to get some votes in after the young kids who call in had to go to bed, it was a school night ya know!

TV Talk: American Idol Results *spoilers* 5-14-08

It's results night! Is everyone ready for a DAVID-DAVID finale as I predict? I will be surprised if somehow Syesha worms out one of the Davids (and if she does I hope its David A!)

The show opens with the trio singing "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" and I have to say I thought they did a good job. I also really liked Syesha's hair this evening (Short and straight-good look for her) even though my opinion on her hair has little to do with the competition:)

Ok, so the Ford video was cute. (Of course Syesha was back to the poof with her hair and it just does not do her justice!) Up now is the recap from last night.

After the recap we honored with a performance by Fantasia. Ok, so I get she has a good voice although I really don't get this performance but there is just something about this girl that gets under my skin. I didn't watch American Idol when she was on it so the only things I know are from interviews I have seen of her on TV and such but her singing voice is ok but boy can I not stand to listen to her talk. And this performance is not enticing me with her singing either. Sorry-I know lots of people like her but I think I am glad I didn't start watching Idol until last season because I think I would have been turned off. Ok...I got to fast forward now. Although I did appreciate Simon's look of disbelief on her performance LOL!Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard!

First real part of the show is watching the visit home with David A. Its sweet to see all the support he gets and how emotional he is by all the attention and remind you how special a moment this whole event is, especially for such a young kid.

Next up is Syesha's visit home and then her "journey". Its sweet to see-I am honestly surprised she made it as far as she did but she does have a nice voice and it was better than some others, she has just had a bit of ego although in all honesty I am just glad we have been done with Carly!!! I will take her over Carly any day and twice on Sunday!

And now David C visit home and journey. It looks like he truly enjoyed himself and appreciated the fans and such. I thought it was so sweet how he surprised his music teacher-very cool. I REALLY hope he wins.

After all the feel good stuff (which I did enjoy) it was time to get down to business! And Ryan announces that it will in fact be a DAVID-DAVID finale! Wohoo!!

I really hope David Cook wins. I think it will be tight though so we will see what happens! Til next week....go David Cook!!!!

TV Talk: American Idol Top 3 Performance Show

Its that time again....."It's American Idol!"

Tonight is the top 3 performances, with clips from home I believe and they each sing 3 songs. Each judge choice a song, the producers choice one and contestants got to chose one.

First up....
Judges Choice:
David A. singing "And so it goes" by Billy Joel. Ok, already I have trouble listening to him. His voice is just not something I really enjoy listening too.And why does he have to slow down EVERY song he sings? My dear husband is big Billy Joel fan and as he puts it "he is horrible. If you know this song, he is horrible". I am not interested (as shown by my typing this out AS he sings instead of after. I won't say he can not sing because he does have a voice and ability to sing, but he does not sing to my tastes and I would not purchase his music. I am uninterested in his performances. And I am so sick of Randy pushing David A on everyone every week-Paula is not much better. Simon at least tells it like it is, that is was good but predictable and nothing outstanding, it was just good.

Syesha is singing "If I ain't got you "by Alicia Keyes. It was nice. She has a pretty voice and can do those nice songs but like Simon said, she does often try to mimic a song instead of making it her own and her "acting" still kind of gets on my nerves.

David C. is singing "First time ever I saw your face" by Roberta Flack. I liked it. He made it his own and did do something different. I thought he performed well and he demonstrated he could take a risk as Simon likes to say and I think it went well.

Up next, Round 2~Contestant's choices!
David A. singing "With You" by Chris Brown. Not as bad as some others but he sounds like he is out of breath as he sings, as Simon likes to say (although typing this before he speaks) he sounded like a wedding singer to me. Now having heard Simon's comment "it was like a chiwawa trying to be like a tiger"-I liked his analogy! LOL

Syesha singing "Fever" by Peggy Lee. She is such an actress first and singer second and tries too hard when she is singing to act but does come over better when she DOES get to act. She is perfect for Broadway-no question! I see her in a show by the end of next year if it takes that long. She has a voice but she is not a pop star and I cant' see her singing without the ability to act at the same time, ie broadway. And Paula's comments about not showing who she, but she does show what she wants, to ACT AND Sing. I think she knows she will not win in the votes to get to the final two and by picking the song she did she basically did a national audition for broadway and I think that IS what she was trying to do.

David C. singing "Dare You to Move" by Switchfoot. It was good. I will say a bit predictable with what type of music he sings but I was ok with it. I think he was better on his first song but it might have to do with me not really knowing the song this round and that can make a difference in appeal.


Round 3~Producers choice
David A. singing "Longer" This is the perfect type of song for him to sing. Its not preachy, its just singing softly and simply which is what he showed early on he was good at with "Imagine". He still seems still and uncomfortable when he sings but I think that is really just age. He is young and I think that really does come into play on a show like this. Overall, I would say this was his best of the evening and the only one I halfway liked. (Although I am done with Randy and Paula's comments. Its so so evident Randy is all about David A and doing anything he can to promote him).

Syesha singing "Hit me Up" Again with the acting. She is definately a performer and she is not bad at all. Not really my style but it is her niche and she does it well. Like I said with the last song, I think she is auditioning for broadway with these songs.

David C singing "I don't want to miss a thing" I like it. I like the song and his raspy rock voice fits it well by still showing his personality and style. It doesn't completely go "soft", but its a nice song you sit back and listen to and enjoy. He puts his style on it by really breaking it out of the normal "box" and I think he really pulled it out. I agree with Simon that David C won the night.

Now for my Judges rant of the evening (it wouldn't be complete without it, now would it?)
Randy-I am so over him. Its so obvious he is pushing for David A and knocking Syesha down so they get their David-David finale. I read an article today in Entertainment Weekly by Mark Harris who I think said it best when he said "his autopilot appraisals". Seriously--does the man know any other phrases than the 3-4 he uses over and over? I am so over him and I know he is an iconic part of American Idol but I truly doubt anyone takes a thing he says seriously. I know I only half listen because he says nothing of value.

Paula-Again...she is entertaining in her "cookyness" however it adds nothing to the show, nothing to the contestants (she provides no real valuable feedback for the contestants). And I really think it was quite obvious that she too was pushing the Davids for finale and trying to softly set up Syesha to expect to go home. I am over her.

Simon-As normal, Simon gets it right. People don't always agree with what he says but typically his comments have value to them, good or bad. He doesn't seem to push one person solely because he wants things and if he does, he is just not as obvious about it as others.

The article I read in Entertainment Weekly was truly on the spot with what the authoer said. I agree with him on two main points that were made. The first that I do think American Idol should raise the minimum contestant age to 18. I think its nice to see a "kid" for a while but if everyone is considered adult you won't get the sympathy thing for the young person, and even more importantly, there is no need for anyone to be studying or getting lessons and missing out on other things. I was actually surprised when I first heard the minimum age was 16. The other point I agreed with was getting rid of Paula and Randy and brining in some people who can offer "quick sharp critques" that mean something to the contestants. Or at the very least I do think it would be a good idea to ban the judges from dress rehersals. I was actually appalled to hear they sometimes go to them because its not fair to the contestants that their comments could be based on comparison or performances from their rehersal! The one other point the author made that I did agree with is that it wouldn't hurt to have some more current mentors. Music Legends are great but more current might be more impressionable to the contestants. Just my thoughts.

So there you have it...my thoughts on American Idol this evening. My votes went all to David Cook tonight and I am hoping he takes it all-I know I would buy his music!

ta ta for now...

TV Talk: American Idol Results *spoilers* 5-7-08

Tonights show is the Results where we go from Top 4 to Top 3. I predict a bottom two of Jason and Syesha. Either could go and I am not really sure who it will actually be.

Ryan starts the show by saying it was the highest number of votes (51 million) and that the top 3 are all within 1 million votes of each other. Exacting!!!

They top four are now singing "reeling in the years". The corny choreography is really cheesey if you ask me. Its actually a bit distracting but oh well. It is what it is and it IS American Idol. Its like watching an old episode of The Brady Bunch singing group! I think half of the smiles on the contestants were because they too knew it was so silly!

First safe....David A.
Second safe...David C.

Up next who is staying and who is going....
But before that...questions from the audience. They were ok-entertaining but nothing overly exciting although I did like the question about why Simon hasn't been Knighted yet by the Queen.

Next up was Maroon 5...I didn't really watch it. The lead answering questions was a little silly but whatever. We tend to fast forward through the performances. Up next was Bo Bice...didn't care for hhim either. Didn't think he had a whole lot to say that was overly interesting either.

Staying....Syesha

and the one going home is....Jason.

I like the montage he had because I think it really shows his personality and it just didn't always fit on stage. I still expect a David-David finale and so in all honesty I don't think it mattered who went home. I will miss Jason but I think he was a little relieved. He even said he didn't know what he would have done next week when they have to sing 3 songs and he could barely do 2!

I think he did make it interesting and now all my love is going for David Cook to win it all. David A will do fine in 2nd and he can still go do Disney, Syesha will do broadway and David Cook will win and the world will be right with itself.

Til next week....

TV-Talk: American Idol Performances "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" (live blog)

Ok...its that time again for American Idol and I am going to try again to "live blog" my thoughts.

Tonights theme is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. An interesting theme but gives a bit of a variety to choose from so it should be interesting.

Up first....
David C-He sang "Hungry like a Wolf" (Duran Duran) and for us it was not one of his best. It wasn't bad but it was ok. I think that while he does make a lot of songs his own, his voice and singing style is consistant through those songs. You can identify it against others. I think this is something that makes him strong but can also be difficult because on a show like this it can make him "predictable". He is still one of our faves and I will be giving him so lovin votes tonight. I am hoping he does a slower song like when he did Music of the Night for his second song because a night like this where they get two songs is a good opportunity to show the "rock" side but also the "ballad" side and hit both types of audiences desires.

Syesha-Sang "Proud Mary". It was an ok performance. She does better when she can "act" and sing but she falls into characters instead of making things her own or being her own person. I still think she has a nice voice but I am not interested. She is definately talented and I really think she will excell on broadway but I just don't get excited or interested in her performances. I do think Simon described it well when he said it was a "bad impersonation of Tina Turner". That hits it because all she did was impersonate, she didn't make it her own. Let's see what she brings with the next song....

Jason-Sang "I Shot the Sherif". His "intro" was very cute and I have to say right off the bat he already seems like he is having more fun with this song/performance than he has in a few weeks and I think if nothing else that is cool. I don't know if he will be able to pull it off with things being so tight but I still personally like him better than Syesha or David A and I will through a little vote love his way. It was in no way his best, but I don't think it was his worst either and I don't think its as bad as the judges tried. I personally think they were just upset about the way he liked it because it was Bob Marley. We will see what is next...

David A-Sang "Stand By Me'. I think it was "ehh". I really like that song and I was not into it at all. I am not even sure what to say about it I was so unimpressed and I really wanted to like it. I really do think the judges are trying to pit a David-David finale (and even Simon's comments reflect that theory).

Round 2:
David C-Sang "Baba O'reilley" I LOVE this song and think its a good choice for him. It allows him to show some soft and some hard singing and I enjoyed it. I even got chills and this season I didn't get them nearly enouhg (although my fave of his is still Music of the Night!) But I did enjoy this, especially since they have to chop the song to make it fit the show. I am happy with his performance and the judges are just annoying me tonight:)

Syesha-Sang "A Change is going to Come" by Sam Cooke. Of course her interview starts out a little odd to me when she compared being in the top 4 to the civil rights moment. No, Syesha, you are NOT full of yourself like I have thought all season:) Ben thought it was great but I still am just not overly impressed with her. I say it again and again, she has a nice voice and she is talented but she is just not as good as I think they are trying to make her. I really think this week they want her to knock Jason out because I think the judges are just tired of him and how "laid back" he is. I will make a special spot about the judges at the end of this.

Jason-Sang "Mr Tambourine Man" Another song I like and I think that whether people like Jason or not, it is going to be a bottom of two of him and Syesha (although I wouldn't mind seeing a bottom two of him and David A, I could deal with that but I know it won't happen.) I think honestly, Jason picked the songs he liked and wanted to sing because he had nothing to lose. He probably has a pretty good feeling he is on his way out one way or another and why not pick things you like and go out (if you do) by performing something you enjoyed performing instead of killing yourself to sing something to make the judges happy but you could care less about.

David A-Sang "Love me Tender" Ok, How is this kid still in it and NOT know Elvis songs (or the Beatles songs if anyone recalls). Seriously. And he turned it into another one of his "inspirational type" songs that is his sound. For me, it was nice when he did Imagine and it was the first time. I even liked the Phil Collins one he did "another day in paradise" but you don't do this to Elvis. Not such a recognizable song. And it ticks me off the way the judges coddle him and his songs yet didn't like when Jason changes up a notable song. Not impressed and I REALLY don't think he is as good as the judges are trying to make him sound. I think they are trying to hard to make it David David and need to emphasize David A "being so good" so people will believe it. I don't. I liked him early on but now I am over him.

Ok...so overall for me I thought the show was not bad. Not the best, not the worst. I thought the judges were overally critcal of Jason this evening and overly praising of David A. I think they are trying to "stack the deck" and I am un-impressed by that. I personally did not mind Jason's songs that they thought were so "awful" but I do think they were not his best. I also think that the judges just didn't like the song choice and were taking it out on him. I think Randy is trying to be "Simon" but he is not, I think Paula is useless and continues to be useless and I think Simon is still very honest but I do think he decides different reasons for liking people than just their singing but he is also a good person who knows who is profitable and who is not quite as profitable.

So that is my thouhts tonight...we will see if America gets it right tomorrow!

TV Talk: American Idol Results *spoilers*

I realize this is a day a late but I still wanted to post my thoughts on last night's episode of American Idol.

The show itself was ok. The results shows are never really anything exciting to be honest, except when they get to the results. I do like the way of "bringing them out" instead of just standing up on the couch bit they did before.

Basically, the way it all played out was that David A, David C and Jason were all safe. That left the bottom two being Syesha and Brooke. The idol going home was Brooke.

I think America got it right. I would have been fine with either girl going. I really think the top three will be Jason, David A and David C with a "David vs David" final. I am *slightly* concerned with the David A fanbase pulling it out and somehow beating David C and while I have had no problems with Savid A, I do think David C is a better choose for the winner. To me, he won it with his performance of Music of the Night". I am hoping that all the people who were Jason, Brooke and anyone else fans will pull it out for David C to win in the end.

For me, David A is nice. But I don't see him as the "American Idol". I feel like he does sing well vocally but he doesn't connect with the songs the way others do and I think that really can just be attributed to his age and lack of life experience. He has a nice story (overcoming vocal paralysis and all) but you need more than that. David C has a nice story too (his sick brother) but David C does NOT use that story to help him which I really respect because he could have really played things for the sympathy vote if he wanted to and it is respectful that he does not do it. I think all in all, that David C is the most talented in showing his ability to choose arrangements and know when to perform a song straight up and show the audience that as well. I will be honest here and say my husband liked David C from the begining and it took a few weeks for him to grow on me. I never not liked him but it was a few weeks in before I appreciated his talent.

I guess that about wraps up my thoughts on the results show. See you next week for more!!

American Idol "Neil Diamond" Week-Live blog!

Ok, taking a cue from my blogging buddy Kim, I thought I would "live blog" tonight which for me means I type as I watch then post:)

So, we are watching American Idol, its the Top 5 this week and the theme is Neil Diamond. Tonight they are also singing two songs each (would have preferred that last week since I am more into Broadway showtunes but then again I don't think I could have handled two of Carly LOL!)

So let's get started...
Jason-First up tonight, singing Forever in Jeans. I thought it was ok. Nothing special. It was sort of odd he mixed up words when performing right in front of Neil Diamond in the video but I do enjoy his voice and I would purchase any CD he made because I like the distinct sound of his voice. But his performance tonight was just ok. Although he did flash that smile that melts the hearts of many at the end!!

David C-Again, nothing fantastic. Not his best, not his worst and he DID make it current so that is good. I do think he will go to the end and I am very happy with him overall.

Brooke-I am a Brooke fan however, she is much better in front of a piano than a guitar and the song choice "I am a believer" was just not the best for her but I am hoping she pulls it out with the second song.

David A-Sang, Sweet Caroline, Didn't like the arrangment of a song I like, honestly I have been a fan but felt it was forgettable.

Syesha-Not normally a fan but I was not bothered by her tonight. She has always had a good voice but tonight I felt she seemed more grounded (maybe being in the bottom two or three has knocked her ego down a bit) and I thought she did well.

Round 1-top two for me were actually David C and Syesha(which is NOT easy for me to say!)

Judges: OMG, WTF did Paula just do? She is either REALLY drunk/high or someone gave her notes to read ahead of time and she let the cat out of the bag on that one. That was SOOO bad it wasn't even funny.

Round 2!
Jason-Sang "September Morn", again he didn't blow me away like he did earlier in the competion. I see him in the bottom this week with a possibility of going home unless his fan base really pulls it all out for him. And I am a fan but this week, just not feeling it as much.

David C.- Sang "All I need is you", Wonderful! Not only did he make it his own and bring it current, it was fantastic. I really do think he will take it all. The only thing that could get in his way is who votes in the end but I think he deserves it and I think he is the best there is-and at the begining I was not as convinced but he has just grown better and better every week. got my vote.

Brooke-Sang "I am I said", Much better than first song, she really does belong behind a piano and could produce a beautiful unplugged album with her and the piano. I liked how she took Neil's advice and changed lyrics from NT to Arizona and thought she did well. I liked it.

David A.-Sang "America", Ok, I hate to say it but I am over David A. He is cute, and has song some really good numbers but I just cant get behind him. He sings the same stuff over and over often sounds to me like he is singing christian rock no matter what song he sings (nothing against that type of music, I have liked some) but I don't see him doing anything really current or "pop". He is 16 and when he sings love songs its just not believable. I see him as a Disney character and could do well in the next High School Musical but I just don't see him as the American Idol.

Syesha-Sang "Thank the lord for the nighttime", I thought she did ok. Again, not the worst and I completely see her on Broadway within the year, not the American Idol winner. I also think she looks much better with her hair down then her usual poof:)

Judges-WTF again! Paula just called Syesha "Brooke" when she was giving her comments. That woman is so high or something and honestly it makes the show less credible when she does these things. Wow, its just bad. I always thought that this show, part of the play of it all is these three judges but if they decide to make any changes next season i think they need to lose Paula because she just hurts things. She has no credibility at all.

Overall, I think the show was a bit lackluster this evening and not one of my faves. That may have to do with songs since nothing is overly exciting although I really did enjoy the second performance of David C.


I guess we will see how it all goes tomorrow!!!

Next up for me this evening is Hell's Kitchen...anyone care about that? :)

Ta ta for now!!!

American Idol Results *SPOILERS* Do NOT read if you have not watched tonight's results episode!

Tonight's Results episode for American Idol was very nice. It started out with a performance of All I Ask of You with Andrew Lloyd Webber playing the piano and then they spent a few minutes talking to him which was nice too. And then it was time for the results....

American voted and...

David A.-Safe
David C.-Safe
Brooke-Safe
Jason-Safe

Bottom two:
Syesha and Carly

And the one going home was ...... CARLY!!!

THANK YOU AMERICA!!!

I don't think I had been as happy about an elimination since Sanjaya was voted off last season. I thought it was nice that they had both the bottom two sing their songs before the results were announced. Although I thought it was quite rude of Carly during Syesha's performance to be animately upset or something with Ryan on stage while Syesha was singing and they cut to her during the perfomance just like they did to syesha when carly was singing and she wasn't even paying attention. Just seemed rude to me.

But all in all it was a great American Idol night (and week!) and I even found out the tour dates for the summer concert today and I am already planning to go with my great friend Kim on Aug 2 in Atlantic City! Now if I could just figure out how to get us into a "meet and greet" :)

ta ta for now!!

TV Talk-American Idol Andrew Llyod Webber

Its TV talk time. Taking a page out of the blog book from my friend, I am going to try and post my thouhts before I forget!

Tonight's episode is one I had been waiting for because it was some of my favorite music. I was happy that the people I like the best were still on and could perform. So, here are my thoughts:

Syesha-Honestly, she is not a bad singer and did seem more in her "element" tonight but I just do not enjoy listening or watching her and I did not find her performance memorable. I am hoping she is in the bottom 3, because I would not mind seeing her gone.

Jason-I really enjoy most of his performances. He has a very distinct sound to his singing and I really look forward to it. Tonight he sang Memory from Cats and while I think there are probably better songs he could have done b/c this one is so iconic and its like singing a Whitney or Celine, I don't think it was horrible. I think its tough b/c it will be compared to how it normally sounds band he is not that sound. I enjoyed his performance but I am a little worried for him. I am hoping he is not in the bottom 3 but even if he is, I hope he is safe. I do enjoy listening and watching him each week. I see him making good albums but being more of the intimate venue performance place type performer.

Brooke- I thought she did well. She had a rough start but I think it is very classy to stop and start fresh (she was only a few notes in) then to try and make it up or fake a recovery. I was highly bothered by Paula's comment to her about not starting and stopping, especially since the last time it was a little rough for her, she told Brooke she was classy to stop start. I am really seeing how useless she is more and more each week. I thought the song was a good choice for Brooke and that she did well even though she was a little shaky. She obviously gets nervous but I enjoy her voice and even more when she accompanies it with the piano. I see her struggling this week but again I am hopping she is not in bottom 3.

David A.-I thought he did ok. I enjoyed it, it was a good performance but I was not blown away but I was definately not disappointed either. He will go far and I honestly see a David-David top two. He does remind me of christian rock singer though week after week and I can totally see him getting a deal with Disney when this is all over (especially if they do another High School Musical). I think he will be safe.

Carly-Let me start by saying, I just can not stand this girl. I hate watching her, I hate listening to her and she is my "sanjaya" of this season. Week after week I keep hoping she will go home. What is sad though, is during auditions, I was pulling for her and I liked her but week after week it gets harder and harder for me to even look at her without my skin crawling. With that being said, I was obviously not impressed by her performance this week and what I think bothered me the most was when she messed up the words to the song, and it threw off the backup and band but NO ONE mentioned it from the judges table. WTF? I think for that reason alone she should go home (or at least be in the bottom 3 but going home would make me so happy!!! But I know at this point I am a little biased).

David-Loved it. Ben has called David as a winner since hollywood week and for me he is the singer that has grown on me more and more the more I saw him perform (a lot like Blake was for me last year). I thought this performance showed how he can be versitile and while his "rocker" style is a hit and he has changed some songs performed some songs different but well, and tonight showed he could do more than the rock songs. As I watched I told Ben that I think he won American Idol tonight with that performance. Not because it was his best ever but because he really showed he can do rock and ballad type song and most strong artists can do both and some people prefer one or the other but they can still do it. I think the only thing in his way from winning AI this year is the number of tween votes for David A. I plan to buy his studio version of this song from itunes on Thursday!

So, overall I thought it was a good AI night. I am anxious for tomorrow night but looking forward to seeing who stays and who goes. I have my fingers crossed for a Syesha or Carly going home:) A girl can dream....

TV Talk-American Idol *Spoilers Ahead if you haven't watched yet!*

I just needed to jump on here real fast and say that while I would have preferred to see Carly (or even Syesha) go home tonight, I am just very thankful Brooke did not leave us yet. I don't know if she has the stuff to win it all but I think she deserves to be the last girl standing at the very least!

I was not upset to see Kristy Lee Cook go home. I think she has done well and showed she has some chops and I do see her with a good country album when this is all over. And I do hope the guy changes his mind and lets her have her horse back!!! She accomplished a lot getting into the top 10 and I am happy for that.

I really can't wait to see Carly go. I know her voice is not the worst ever but I seriously can NOT watch her perform. She is not enjoyable to watch. And in my opinion, not all her songs were that hot either. I often wonder if the judges really do hear it that differently live than through the TV because some nights I really have to wonder!

My boys right now are David Cook and Jason Castro. I think David has a good shot to take it all and I would be quite happy with that. He is going to have some tough competion with the tween vote for David A. but while I think David A. can sing, I don't think he has the "stuff" to go out and make an album right now. I think he would be perfect for Disney or High School Musical 4 or 5 or whatever and I think this show will have helped him to propell his career no matter what, I just don't know if he should really be the AMERICAN IDOL. I am a fan of Jason Castro as well but again, I think he could totally sell an album (and I know I would buy it-I love his voice with the guitar and such) and I would love to see him in Top 3. Fingers crossed all around!!!

So that is my AI thoughts for tonight. Its time for bed, or rather to head to bed and go watch Top Chef. Be back soon!!!

Ta ta for now!