The Results

So, looks like I got the first 3 right, which I'm glad about. Paula made the point that you never know what will happen and I think that's obvious with last year's Michael getting booted. Very glad to hear he's got a CD coming out, looking forward to hearing that. But, I was disappointed with his and Carly's song. They were both favorites of mine last time, though, I didn't like that song when they sang it on the finale last year. Can't imagine why they couldn't come up with something new in nearly a year! Too bad about Carly's hair ... seriously, I don't think any of us needed to hear that.

I'm wondering if the judges have to pick one wildcard from each show ... I kind of hope not, though, I suppose Jackie Tohn would be interesting to see.

Hello Idol Fans

So, I guess I'm into reality tv! It's funny to think that reality tv can be an escape from reality, but ... there ya are!

So, I always kind of think it's crappy when you have a situation like Idol this time. 12 people. The top girl, the top guy and the person with the next highest score get through. But, what if all the girls suck and there are 5 really awesome guys? One crappy girl gets through and 3 great guys don't?

Well, first I need to say that I nearly fell off of my couch when they announced that Tati-crazy-ana was going to sing Whitney Houston. Really, I was kind of excited ... I think it was the train wreck mentality! I was blown away that she didn't completely suck, however, "reality" as it were, came back into focus as soon as she finished singing. Do you think that the voices in her head are far too loud for her to hear the judges? I mean, she never seems to actually answer a question. Kara cracks me up.

Who stunk:

• Casey Carlson ... wow, that was just weird. Personally I hated her outfit. I thought her voice was okay until she started some of the notes that she held. Weird.
• Stevie Wright ... ouch. I think she seems sweet and it's obvious that she and her family were confused by the judgements comments. But, my opinion is that if you choose a song, outfit, look because of a judge, then you aren't being WHO you are. She seemed like she had fun!

Who I fast forwarded (boring, but okay - basically, not bad enough to watch, but not good enough to watch either:

• Ann Marie Boskovich ... she's good ... but there's no way she'll beat out the top 3 in this group.
• Anoop Desai, Brent Keith, Ricky Brady, Stephen Fowler ... I think that for the most part they have great voices, but nothing special. I mean, David Archuleta has a fab voice and I really liked him the first couple of times I heard him ... and then it got boring because it was the same ... really nice, but nothing that made me think OMG I must have his cd.
• Jackie Tohn ... okay, I didn't FF her because I couldn't get over her pants (yes, I said pants), however, I didn't think she stunk. Nope, her vocals weren't great, but yes she was entertaining. So was Amanda Overmeyer, but, she got old too.

My picks to go through:

• Girl - Alexis Grace. One word. Wow.
• Guy - Danny Gokey. The first time I heard him I picked him as the winner. My opinion hasn't changed.
• Third - Michael Sarver Loved the song. I think he has a shot to go somewhere.

Good night all!