Stupefied

Why, American Idol, why?? Lilly Freaking Scott?! Are you kidding me???

So, all day I've been sitting here reading blog entry after blog entry of people who have lost their shit over the early dismissal of Lilly Scott from AI. I have to admit that I too am among the shit-losers. It's mind-boggling. Not only was she a great singer, I think she really had a shot of winning the whole show.

Instead, we're left with Paige and Katie? I mean, I like Katie, but she's been luke-warm at best the last few weeks. And Paige?! I honestly can't remember a single performance of hers that even approached mediocre. (Sorry, I forgot I was in Nebraska - it's pronounced Me-Dee-Oh-Ker.)

I've heard all kinds of reasons why Lilly was booted. Most suggested that it was because the 13 year old girls who do the majority of voting are capable of something called mega-voting (literally thousands of votes). Apparently, there is no apparatus that limits the number of votes from a particular cell-phone number.

I've also heard that Lilly and BowerSox split their votes with the majority going to Crystal. That's possible I guess.

In the end, we'll probably never know. For myself, I really liked her style of music and would probably download a tune or two given the opportunity. But, to be perfectly honest, as long as my girl Siobhan is still on the show, I'll continue to watch. For my money, she's the best of the bunch.

I'll continue to read the blogs for the next couple of days - I'm hoping Simon Cowell will have something to say... Cheerio.

American Idol - Guys Night - 10 Mar 10

To start, I gotta say I wasn't blown away by any of the guys. Apparently, big Mike was amazing, but I didn't think it was all that great. I think he kinda overdid it a bit.

I had to agree with Simon that Andy Garcia is starting to get a little desperate to repeat his earlier success, but I think he'll find his way soon enough.

Casey was, for me, the best performance of the night. And, no, it's not because he's super-hot (so I hear), I think he just has more appeal than most of the other guys.

The most shocking thing I saw was Toddrick doing a queen tune. It's funny, because I immediately thought of Glee when I heard it, and then Randy called him out for sounding like Glee.

Oh, and before I forget, somebody please put Cara out of my misery. Man, she's annoying! With the crying and the standing ovation and the rambling critiques... ugh.

The other guys can pretty much be lumped into one massive pile of forgettable boringness - yeah, it's a word... Anyway, Aaron and Alex are my picks to be eliminated tomorrow night along with Paige and probably Katy.

And thus will we be left with the top 12. I'm already convinced it will be a girl winning this season because the top 4 girls (Didi, Crystal, Siobahn, and Lilly) are easily better than all 8 of the remaining guys. You might even include Lacy in the top 5, but that's probably a bit of a stretch.

Anybody else out there watching this show, or is it just me? Remember, AI is just a place holder until So You Think You Can Dance comes back on.

See ya in the funny papers.

American Idol - Ladies Night - 09 Mar 10

So, I just finished watching the girls perform and here are my thoughts:

1. Katie (17 year old) is in big trouble. She routinely picks the wrong tune. She has a fantastic voice, but whoever is coaching her should be kicked square in the nuts.
2. Lacy (crazy red-haired gal) - Much better performance - well-suited to her voice and look. She's one of my favorites, but I don't see her winning the show.
3. Siobahn (sp?) - kinda strange chick with the nose ring - I think she nailed the tune and there's still something about that girl that really appeals to me. I don't know if she can win the show, however...
4. Kaitlyn - keyboardist and Finalist in the Meg Ryan look-alike contest - If she makes it past Thursday, I'll be surprised... Horrible song choice and weak performance.
5. Paige - yikes... "Smile"?? How about "Slowly kill yourself to music"? What a horrible, horrible song choice, terrible outfit and just badly-done all around. Weak sauce for sure... she's definitely gone on Thursday.
6. Didi - Absolutely knocked that Stevie Nicks tune out of the park! What a great and original rendition - Simon got this one completely wrong.
7. Crystal - Bad Teefers - Fantastic job. I've been saying she should be singing Tracy Chapman since she came on the show. About damn time!
8. Lilly - Silver haired wierdo - It was a brilliantly performed song, but I don't think I'd have gone with Patsy Cline as my song choice to bring me into the top 12. Simon was right to call it brave... She should be fine, though, because she's easily one of the best people on the show.

So, tomorrow night's the guys' turn. So far this season, the fellas have pretty much left me flat. I think Andy Garcia will probably pull his head out of his ass and pick a song that works for him. And big Mike will probably play it safe with a fun, upbeat song to get him to the top 8. Casey will continue to be good-looking, and the mullet-kid will continue down the Emo path. Toddrick will no doubt try to dance his way to the top, and Tim will keep playing his role as the missing 4th Jonas Brother.

As for Aaron and the other one, they'll likely be gone on Thursday along with Paige and (I hate to say it) Kaitlyn.

So, stay tuned - many more blog-entries to come!