Getting ready to live blog the American Idol finale. I just got back from a grass fire, so I’m hoping I’m done for the night, or, at least until Idol is over. Although, I must say, I think driving a fire truck with lights and sirens might be a little more fun than watching Adam Lambert. Anywho, the pizza is cooking, the Dr Pepper is chilling, and the show starts in less than 10 minutes.
Pizza update: I think I just burnt the prints off two fingers on my left hand. I may be good with fire, but the stove is an entirely different animal. This will make typing very interesting tonight!
I called it last week, and I’m still waiting for it. The Norman Gentle / Tatiana Del Toro duet. One night, one stage, one epic performance. Idol better bring it!
Ryan Seacrest… lips planted firmly on the judges butts. Let the sap and cheese begin. The judges montages are actually pretty funny though. Kara seems annoying when they play her back like that. I still have a crush on her though.
If Simon got one of those shirts with a tie imprint on it, then he would still be able to wear a t-shirt and look dressed up. #idol
Good to see the microphones are working! Well done Idol. Well done. It’s not like this is the finale or anything!
OK, so the Top 13 are doing So What by Pink. I don’t know Pink, but I think I can safely say that she is currently vomiting at what they are doing to her song. If she was in the crowd, I bet she’d rush the stage and whoop all their butts.
Burnt fingers update… they hurt!
David Cook is on stage now. He really is a great singer. I’m a little surprised he hasn’t found a higher level of success. It’ll come for him. Performances like the one he just did can only help him. That was awesome! Gotta be hard for him to be on stage after losing his brother. It’s cool that they are selling the performance to raise some money for cancer. Say what you want about Idol, but they do a lot of good with the funds they raise.
Time for the Golden Idol Awards. This is usually pretty entertaining.
Outstanding Male: As soon as they announced Norman Gentle as a nominee you had to know he was going to win! He drove me nuts. Absolutely nuts. But that was because he was taking a spot that could have went to a real singer. However, he is pretty funny! It’s a stirring rendition of You’re Gonna Love Me.
Lil Rounds gets to take the stage with Queen Latifah. If Lil would have sang like this throughout the season, she might have actually went a lot farther. No offense to Queen Latifah, who I think is great… but what the crap is she wearing? Dang! There should be a law.
I’m Yours by Jason Mraz is such a great song. That was a much better performance than So What. I miss Alexis Grace. I still say she got robbed!
Kris is singing with Keith Urban. This is a great fit. Is it just me, or does Kris look a lot more confident tonight? Like he actually believes he belongs here, and he could win this thing! He should look confident. He is an incredible singer.
Megan Corkrey… I didn’t miss her at all. Not even a little. But there she is, singing with Fergie and Jasmine, Alexis, Allison and Lil. Glamorous and Big Girls Don’t Cry. That was only a little painful. Oh, and was that really Fergie? I didn’t even hardly recognize her. And, of course, where there is Fergie there must be the Black Eyed Peas. I’d like to go on record as saying that Boom Boom Pow, in my non-expert opinion… is a horrible song. It’s a drum beat. That’s it. No melody. A 5 year old kid could play that with his mom’s pots and a wooden spoon.
Favorite quote of the night so far… ”I don’t know what else to do other than give you the finger!”
Outstanding Attitude goes to Katrina Darrell, aka, Bikini Girl. Look who has had some work done! Too bad it didn’t improve her voice. OH DANG! Kara is singing! Have I ever mentioned I have a HUGE crush on her and seeing her sing just made the crush even bigger!!! Kara DioGuardi will always be my American Idol.
Burnt fingers update: The skin is falling off them now. It’s kind of gross!
And we’re back. Kara is hot. Oh wait… got sidetracked.
Allison is singing with Cyndi Lauper. I wonder how Cyndi feels about the fact that a 17 year old is singing her own song better than her? Allison is amazing. That girl has ridiculous talent for a 17 year old. All in all, not a bad performance. I’m still reeling from Kara singing Vision Of Love though.
I am still upset that Danny didn’t make it to the final. He’s going to do alright though. Actually, he may do better by not winning the competition. To back up that statement, I give you Daughtry as a prime example. I am such a big Lionel Riche / Commodores fan. Danny and Lionel is a great pairing.
Holy crap… just about had a nervous breakdown. I sat on the remote, changed the channel and couldn’t get it back again. I missed part of the Danny / Lionel duet. I got to see most of All Night Long, which is one of my favorite Lionel Richie songs.
Adam has been absent in hour one… that means I’m going to have to suffer through him for all of hour 2 doesn’t it?
Who in the world dresses Glambert? What in the world is he wearing? If that outfit suddenly lights up I’m going to fall off my chair in laughter!
So of course, Glambert is rocking it with KISS. I’m curious though… why didn’t he paint his face to fit right in? I wonder if Adam has enough chest hair to fit in with KISS? Maybe that’s why his outfit isn’t as revealing!
I am not a big Adam Lambert fan, but I will give credit where credit is due. On that performance, Adam showed what he is capable of. That was pretty stellar! Well done Glambert. I’ll give you that one.
Burnt finger update: My fingernails are now peeling. I didn’t even know that was possible!
Carlos Santana takes the stage now and Matt Giraud is singing with him. I am a Matty fan! Matt, Carlos, Smooth… heck yeah! Now that is a great combination! Too bad they had to bring in Jorge! :p So all the Idols are now singing Smooth. That’s a bummer. I would’ve preferred to hear Matty sing it solo!
I would like to say that I will NOT miss the Ford music videos… those are total cheese.
Steven Martin with Megan and Michael Sarver? For real? Never would have saw that one coming! Not in a million years. OK, is this performance supposed to be serious or comedy? I can’t tell…. especially when Megan sings! I won’t be rushing out to buy that one. I like Michael Sarver… Megan… umm… mom says if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all… I shall refrain.
Another group performance. These have been pretty much train wrecks tonight. Do You Think I’m Sexy… this is hard to watch. All the guys dressed in black shaking their butts at the crowd. Come on now. Is that necessary? And of course… here comes Rod Stewart. That’s quite the jacket he’s got on. Is that wallpaper?
“It sounded like a cat jumping off the Empire State Building and the noise it would make before it hit the floor.” Simon Cowell
It’s so obvious Tatiana is going to win the Outstanding Female Category. Why even bother going through the drama?
“Simon you know you wanna hear this song a fourth time.” Tatiana Del Toro. Yup… she is still annoying! I guess it’s true what they say, some people can’t change!
Where was Steven Martin and his banjo? I bet he could’ve stopped Tatiana and it would have been funnier!!!
10 more minutes and I get two nights of my life back!
We Are The Champions??? No, that’s not cheese at all! Kris and Adam doing a duet to We Are The Champions… this is what I waited 2 hours for? I’ll give it to Queen though… especially the drummer. He was fun to watch! Not a bad performance for both guys. Two entirely different styles, but both extremely talented!
A new world record created with nearly 100,000,000 votes cast. Wow. That is pretty impressive. Season 8 was definitely a great one with many talented singers!
The winner is… KRIS ALLEN
The good news is… I don’t have to quit my job now! The bad news is… even when Kris sings it… No Boundaries is still total cheese. PS: I still have a crush on Kara.
Until next season… thanks for checking the blog every week! It’s been fun!
