Because I Can… the random thoughts of Marc Scott

On the couch, been sick for two days, but soldiering through to share my thoughts on Idol.  I’m ready to live blog another performance show and man am I glad it’s only 1 hour tonight!!!

Theme night tonight… a song from the year you were born.

Baby pictures of the judges.  OK, fun for TV I suppose.

Kicking things off with the oldest contestant… “The Gokey”.  Is this his new nickname?  I don’t like it.  I think we can do better than that.  Lets put our collective brains together and see what we can come up with.  Oh.. Mickey Gilley, nice.  OK, so, not my favorite performance from Danny, but he is still an amazing singer and can really take any song and make it great.  I concur with Randy… you made me love it even though I didn’t love the arrangement. VERDICT: See you next week.

I love Paula.  I really do.  But sometimes, I just have no clue what she is trying to say.  They should script her, either that or put sub-titles on the screen.

I have really enjoyed watching Kris Allen grow throughout this competition.  He’s been good from the get go, but he’s definitely starting to draw the focus of the spotlight.  I’m not so sure about his song choice though.  It definitely wouldn’t have been something I would’ve chosen for him.  He should’ve done “Power Of Love” by Huey Lewis & The News! ;-)  Yeah, not my favorite Kris Allen performance at all. VERDICT: Should still be safe.

Lil is up next and I’m not going to lie to you, I’m not a big fan of her.  I just don’t get the judges fascination with her.  I don’t think she is nearly as good as they want us to believe she is.  She certainly isn’t winning me over with this performance of What’s Love Got To Do With It.  From time to time she hits a big note, but the rest of the time, she is weak and off key, in my non-expert opinion.  VERDICT: I’d put her in the bottom 3.

Quote of the night… “… but I make more sense Paula.” Simon Cowell

Anoop Dawg is wearing a green striped shirt.  It’s a little odd.  Was that supposed to be an apology?  It didn’t quite feel like one.  Anoop is really good when he strips songs down and sings.  He really is.  Trouble is, that seems to be the only time he is really good.  When he tries to pick it up and rock it out more, his vocals slide.  However, for tonight, he was great.  Really great.  VERDICT: Well done.  He’s safe.

Awww… look at Scott.  Such a cute baby. :p  Paula should be thrilled.  No piano tonight!  I didn’t know he played he the guitar.  Look at this guy.  No denying his talent that’s for sure!  I wonder if he has trouble hearing the music in his in ear monitor?  It might explain some of his singing struggles.  Not sure.  Anywho, America loves this guy, and why not.  He is most definitely a likable guy.  Not a strong performance tonight though.  Not at all. VERDICT: Possibly in the bottom 3.

I am such a big fan of Allison Iraheta.  She has an awesome voice. Her outfit isn’t quite as odd tonight. I do NOT understand why America doesn’t vote for this girl.  She is 16 years old and can out-sing half the contestants that are left on the show.  She blows Lil, the only other female, out of the water!  She is amazing.  Randy and I are on the same page tonight… “she sang her face off and so can you.” (comparing Allison to Kelly Clarkson) VERDICT: America… VOTE FOR HER TONIGHT!

Matt is one of my favorites, and has been from the beginning.  I still listen to his performance of “Georgia On My Mind” from Hollywood Week all the time.  No piano for Giraud tonight.  I get nervous when people sing Stevie.  Stevie is just so good.  It’s dangerous territory.  I think he is doing a great job of it tonight though.  Matt needs to be here for the long run! Judges worshipping him tonight.  VERDICT: He needs to be safe!  He HAS to be safe!

Seems Idol is running late tonight. 9:01 and still no Lambert.  Fox better not cut off Fringe!  I’ve been waiting patiently for that show to return.  I don’t get this guy.  I really don’t.  Give him a Broadway contract and let him take the theatre world by storm… but the next American Idol?  I don’t get it.  VERDICT: No doubt he is safe.

So, predictions for the bottom 3 based on performance… Scott, Lil and Kris.  If it were up to me… Lil goes home.  Scott might not be too far behind.  Guess we’ll find out tomorrow.

So, 60 minutes of television for 60 seconds of results.  Yup… it’s ridiculous!

I just fast forwarded 17 minutes into the show before there was even anything really worth watching.  I don’t really care about the fluff and Ford music videos.  Can’t we just get results?  Is the rest of it really necessary?  It would make great online videos or something, but not prime time TV.

Of course… after all that… a stinking commercial break!

I love how Matt goes to the stools for the bottom 3 and then Seacrest fakes him out.  Glad to see Matt safe.  I love that guy!  I really thought he might be in the bottom after the judges shredded him.  I’m happy America got that right!

David Cook goes platinum.  Well done!

35 minutes into the show before we even start getting results.  That’s mental.  Fox… STOP THE PAIN!!!  30 minute results shows… I’m begging you!!!

Good to see Megan in the bottom, where she belongs.  What the crap was the chicken thing?  Man, she’s a little odd.  Time for her to go home!

I think Allison is great.  I really do.  She’s a spunky, fun, delight in this competition.  She does NOT deserve to be in the bottom 3 though.  She’s one of the best singers in the competition.  Focus America… focus!!! ;-)

Still got a little crush on Kara… not gonna lie.

Anoop and Megan in the bottom 3 does not surprise me.  Allison does.  Bye bye Megan… PLEASE!!!  I’m sure she is a sweet girl, she seems it.  She’s just not the best singer and the best singers deserve to stay!

What in the world just happened.  Was that Lady Gaga performing?  Holy crap that was bizarre!  And… of course… she has no pants!!!  OK, glad I was able to fast forward through that. Good grief.

3 faces… 1 worth saving… you know it’s Allison!  But it won’t be an issue.  I’ve got faith in my brothers and sisters south of the border… I know you guys got it right tonight and voted Megan off!

And then there was 2… Anoop Dawg and Megan.

No way judges are saving Megan.  She is ready to go home… she knew she was going home.

HA! Simon is great.  Straight up.  It’s refreshing.  Farewell Megan.

Ready for another exciting live blogging adventure as I watch American Idol.  My goal tonight is to not throw anything at my TV when Megan appears.  I still can’t believe she is here!

First and foremost, a thank you.  Dear American Idol producers… thank you for NOT dragging this show out for 2 stinking hours!!!

I really wish my radio studio looked like Seacrest’s studio @ KIIS FM!  Wow.  Nice.  Spacious.  Comfy!

Anoop Dawg kicks off the show tonight doing Usher.  I really like this guy, but I have a hard time picturing him as a rock star.  I don’t know.  Maybe it’s just me.  Doesn’t change the fact that he can sing.  All in all, another solid performance from Anoop.  He really has great vocal control. VERDICT: Possibly hits the bottom 3, but not going home.

OK, here is Megan.  So far so good.  I haven’t thrown anything at the TV yet!  I am achieving my goal.  Oh, have you checked votefortheworst.com?  It’s pushing Megan.  America… for the love of bacon… PLEASE DON’T!!!  It’s time for her to go home.  Quality singers in this competition can no longer be sacrificed for Megan and her Sanjaya like 15 minutes of fame! VERDICT: PLEASE GO HOME!!!

Just curious… could the commercial breaks be any longer tonight???

Danny Gokey singing Rascal Flatts… heck yeah!  This could be awesome.

And we’re back… had to take a break for a fire call.

I like the fact that he is doing almost a Danny Gokey unplugged.  This guys vocal ability is incredible.  Great range.  Great control.  We all know he is going to win.  Maybe we can just skip the rest of the competition and give him the “title.”  That was some serious praise from Simon.  Wow. VERDICT: Danny wins Idol!

Allison is playing the guitar for the first time.  This should be interesting.  Man I like this girl.  No Doubt seems like a great pick for her.  A rock chick singing a song sung by a rock chick.  Makes sense!  In my opinion, she is the best female vocalist in the competition.  The judges have a love affair with Lil, but I think Allison, at 16, can out-sing her.  She definitely has an odd choice of wardrobe, but hey, it’s a singing competition, not a fashion competition. VERDICT: Wardrobe gets voted off… Allison stays!

Scott, a piano and Billy Joel.  It sounds good in theory.  However, I don’t know that it’s enough to get him out of the bottom 3.  If he could see what they did to his hair, I wonder how he’d feel about it?  Just curious.  Anywho, I really do like this guy.  He seems like a really cool, really down to earth kind of guy.  But, this is a singing competition, and he is simply not the best singer of the ones that remain.  VERDICT: I don’t think this should be his last week by any means, but I suspect he is in the bottom 3 again.

Matt Giraud is singing You Found Me by the Fray.  I think this could be a great choice for him.  I don’t understand why this guy was in the bottom 3 last week.  He is so good!  A great musician, a great singer, a great performer.  He definitely doesn’t deserve to be in the bottom 3.  He should be going a lot further in the competition.  America needs to STOP voting for Megan and start voting for Matt!  I think the judges were a little hard.  VERDICT: Vote him through America… vote him through!

Next up… Lil Rounds.  Celine Dion?  Hmm.  Not sure about this one.  OK, you know what.  I just don’t get it.  She is not as good as the judges have been trying to get us to believe.  VERDICT: Likely safe but shouldn’t be for much longer.

Adam is up next.  Play That Funky Music?  Oh man.  I loved Adam last week, but I’m afraid I won’t feel the same this week.  Yup… it’s official.  I don’t feel the same way this week.  Not a fan of this at all.  He’s a screamer.  I want to hear a singer.  VERDICT: America gets him… I don’t.  He’s safe.

Kris Allen gets to close out the show tonight.  This guy really does get better and better every week and that is how you stay in it!  He’s kind of a dark horse in the competition.  I’ve had my eye on him all along, but he’s definitely moved himself to the front of the pack in my opinion.  Plus, check this guy… guitar and piano!  Stripped down.  Unplugged.  Ain’t No Sunshine.  Brilliant.  One of, if not the best performance of the night!  VERDICT: Gotta be safe!

Predictions… based on performance and judges… Megan, Anoop and Matt.  Megan HAS to go home!!!

So I just walked in the door from work.  I missed the first half hour of the Idol results show.  I’m sure I didn’t miss much.  I do have one question though…

HOW THE CRAP DID MATT GIRAUD (who Simon himself called a new Frontrunner) END UP IN THE BOTTOM 3???!!!

Seriously… first Alexis, who was one of the top females, gets sent home outside of the Top 10, and now Matt is in the bottom 3.  I don’t think I can watch this show anymore.  It’s ticking me off too much!  It makes no sense.  God bless America but what in the world are you guys doing down there? :-)

OK… next question… HOW THE CRAP DID MEGAN AVOID THE BOTTOM 3???

This is utterly ridiculous.  Idol makes no sense to me this season.  No sense at all!  Scott is safe, Megan doesn’t even make the bottom 3, yet, Matt, who is consistently one of the best performers is potentially going home.  Good grief!

Simon says the save may come into play depending on who gets voted out.  Gotta believe they’d consider saving Matt.

I love Stevie Wonder.  He is amazing.  One of the greatest of all time no question.  Glad I got home in time to see his performance.

Wow… some very odd camera angles on the Stevie performance.  Not sure what that was all about.

Sad to see Michael Sarver go, but I’m not entirely surprised.  He was definitely one of the weaker performances last night.  I am still shocked that Megan didn’t even make the bottom 3.  She must be on the votefortheworst.com site or something!  I’m glad Matt will live to sing another week.

ATTENTION AMERICA: Vote for Matt next week!  Geesh!

Watching Idol on the PVR fast forwarding through all the junk.  It’s the best way to watch it!  I love Motown… LOVE IT!  I’m excited about this tonight.

First up, Matt Giraud.  When Smokey Robinson says, “Matt did more than justice to it” speaking of his performance, that has be a confidence booster!  I love this guy.  I think he’s great, I’m glad he’s here.  I love the way he started the sound soft at the piano and then stepped it up.  The guy has soul and is a great performer.  VERDICT: He’s gotta be safe.  He needs to be around a while.

Kris Allen has come a long way.  Every week he just keeps getting more comfortable, and in turn, he keeps getting better.  I love the song “How Sweet It Is.”  James Taylor, Michael Buble, Marvin Gaye, doesn’t matter.  It’s just a great song, and I think for Kris it was the perfect song choice!  Great vocals, great performance. VERDICT: See you next week.

Was Scott MacIntye wearing pink pants?  That’s odd, not gonna lie!  I love to listen to him play the piano, but at this point, he is just weak vocally compared to the other guys.  I think this could possibly be the end of the line for Scott.  There is no denying his talent and skill.  But next to somebody like a Matt or Danny, he just isn’t on that level.  VERDICT: I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the bottom 3.

I am still shocked that Megan is here after last week.  How she survived and Alexis didn’t is so far beyond my level of comprehension!  Better female singers have gone home, and yet, she remains.  Tonight’s performance was bad.  It was annoying.  It was corny.  I actually fast forwarded most of it!  Randy said it best… a train wreck!  VERDICT: Time to pack your bags Megan.

Annop Dog… or is it Anoop Dawg?  How awesome must it be to sing in front of Smokey Robinson?  Wow.  That’s gotta feel good… and then to have him love you… even better!  Anoop has stepped us his game after nearly seeing him time on Idol come to an end a couple of weeks ago.  The Dawg can sing!  The performance was definitely slow, but that’s the nature of the song.  Vocally, I thought it was solid.  VERDICT: Anoop will sing again.

Michael Sarver has already visited the bottom 3.  He doesn’t seem to be connecting with voters.  He does have a good voice, but he has picked some odd songs, like Ain’t Going Down Till The Sun Comes Up.  I’m not sure tonight was a good choice for him either.  Ain’t To Proud To Beg is a big song, one of my favorites by the Temptations.  I just don’t think it was a good idea for him to tackle it.  He did an OK job.  But OK isn’t good enough at this level.  VERDICT: I think he’ll find himself in the bottom 3 again.

Paula almost starts to cry when she gives a bad review.  It’s hilarious.  God bless her.  She’s a sweetheart.

If Lil Rounds can’t kick tail on Motown week, I don’t know who can.  This is perfect for her and her style.  I do not think she is the best female in the competition, though the judges have an obvious love affair with her.  But he is a really good singer.  She did a solid job tonight.  VERDICT: She’s safe.

Adam Lambert… I don’t get it… I can’t get it.  I haven’t liked this guy from the beginning, but I know I am one of the only ones in the world that feels that way.  That’s OK.  Different strokes for different folks right?  Now, that said, although I am not a fan of Adam, he was… are you ready for this… AWESOME tonight!  He absolutely did justice to one of my favorite Smokey songs, Tracks Of My Tears!  Tonight, he earned my vote.  Does anybody else think he looked like Kurt Russell from 3000 Miles To Graceland tonight or was that just me?  VERDICT: Hands down safe.

Motown is a great niche for Danny Gokey, although this guy could honestly sing anything and kill it.  But this gives him a chance to really show the soul and vocal ability that he brings to the table.  This guy is simply awesome and has been my pick to win since he auditioned.  He is so comfortable on stage.  He just gets up there and has fun.  He really is a natural.  I can’t wait for this guys CD to land!  VERDICT: One of the nights best!

Allison is only 16 right?  Because when I listen to her, I forget.  The fact that she was in the bottom 3 last week still blows my mind.  This girl is one of, if not the top female in this competition now that Alexis is gone.  She really reminds me of Kelly Clarkson.  She continues to impress me every week.  Think about it.  If she’s this good at 16, how mind blowingly spectacular will she be in 10 years?  VERDICT: Owned it tonight!

Simon wants Paula.  I mean, it’s ridiculous.  He TOTALLY wants Paula!!!

My predictions…. bottom 3…. Scott, Megan, Michael.  Going home?  Should be Megan… probably be Michael.

Here we go… live blogging my thoughts as I watch the American Idol Results show.

My first thought… for the love of bacon people… make these shows 30 minutes!  Dragging the show out for a full hour is cruel and unusual punishment!!!

I am not surprised Michael is in the bottom 3.  He didn’t have a very strong performance last night.  I certainly hope this isn’t the end of the road for him though.

On the other hand, I am utterly shocked that Allison is in the bottom 3.  She is, in my opinion, one of the top females on the show.  Her vocals, for 16, are insane!  The girl oozes talent.  If she goes home tonight I might have to throw up or something.  OK, so maybe I won’t throw up, but I would have to do something drastic!

I love Brad Paisley.  The Fishin’ Song (or I’m Gonna Miss Her, or whatever they call it) is one of my all time favorites.  It’s classic.

The fact that Megan is not in the bottom 3 and Allison is, is entirely ridiculous!  Megan, as far as I’m concerned, was the worst performance of the night.  I understand she was sick and all, but really… she sure as heck isn’t better than Allison!

OK… bottom 3 of Michael, Allison and Alexis… that blows my mind… I mean… it BLOWS my mind!!!  The 2 best females on the show are in the bottom 3.  America… who the crap are you voting for???

And it’s down to Michael and Alexis and guess what… neither one of them deserve to go home!

I am so frustrated with the Idol bottom 3 that my hand has randomly started bleeding as I sit here and blog about this! :p  OK, so maybe that’s not why my hand is bleeding, but I did just look down and notice that it was bleeding!

Why does Carrie Underwood have a dead spider in her hair?

Sounded like Randy Travis was losing his voice or something tonight.  He wasn’t his usual Randy Travis self.  Love that guy.  Solid duet with Carrie and Randy.

No question, if necessary, judges will save Alexis

WOW! Michael is safe.  I can’t believe Alexis, who is the best female on the show is singing for her life now.

This is one messed up Idol.  It should’ve never got to this point.  The bottom 3 was completely screwed up tonight.  I can’t figure this one out.  America must need better dialing instructions… I blame it on Seacrest! :p

If I didn’t love my TV so much, I’d throw it out the window right now.  How is Alexis out and Megan is in?  It’s ridiculous.  I can’t believe the judges didn’t save her.  I was sure they would’ve saved her.  I don’t even know what to say.  I need to go to something drastic now…

Scott out! :p

Country week.  This will be great for some, and it will be tough for others.  So here we go, live blogging Idol.  For what it’s worth, Randy Travis is cool!

Michael Sarver doing Garth Brooks. Risky song.  Like Randy Travis said, lose the lyrics in any spot and it will be hard to recover.  He nearly lost it once on Ain’t Going Down Till The Sun Comes Up.  All in all, he did a good job.  It wasn’t the greatest demonstration of his vocal ability, but it was a good performance.  VERDICT: I think he’ll be OK.

Side note… Kara has a great smile.

Allison Iraheta is up next.  This girl is a rock chick, so to hear her do country should be interesting.  I love this girls smokey voice.  She has bright hair.  Very bright red hair.  Even as I listen to this girl sing, I can’t believe she is 16.  Hokie Dina this girl has a voice.  I think Patty Loveless would be proud. VERDICT: Allison sails through.

Another Garth song… hmm… notice a trend?  I miss Garth.  Anywho, Kris Allen is doing To Make You Feel My Love.  I’m surprised that he is not using his guitar.  I think I would’ve liked to hear him do it with just his guitar.  What a soulful performance.  Wow.  This guy really shows more and more ability every week.  That was awesome.  VERDICT: No worries for this guy.

Lil Rounds doing country.  This is going to be a tough one for her because this girl is R&B.  She can sing though.  I get worried whenever anybody sings Martina McBride.  There are just some artists that shouldn’t be touched, and I think a lot of stuff from Martina falls into this category.  The judges adore this girl though.  I wonder if she could ever do wrong in their eyes?  All in all, a OK vocal performance considering that she said herself she’s never heard a country song outside of a movie.  VERDICT: Safe

I am just not a big fan of Adam Lambert.  I’m really not.  I mean, he is a musical theatre guy.  He could do musical theatre like nobody else I’m sure, but I just don’t like his vocals in this competition.  What do I know though?  The judges practically bow at the alter of Lambert.  Thankfully Simon tells it like it is.  Brutalized Johnny Cash as far as I’m concerned, but he’ll be around regardless.  VERDICT: Like it or not, Adam is safe.

Scott MacIntrye doing Martina McBride… huh???  This is very odd to me.  I’m worried about his song choice.  He really does have a good voice, and I love to watch him at the piano.  He is a different artist when he is at the piano.  If he recorded a CD of just him playing piano, for what it’s worth, I’d buy it!  I love listening to him play.  All in all, I was surprised.  It was better than I originally expected. I’m confused by Paula.  Does she want the blind guy to dance around the stage?  Stay behind the piano Scott!  VERDICT: He should go through.

Alexis Grace is the female to beat in my opinion.  She is good.  It’s that simple.  Another girl with a smokey, rocky voice.  Her take on Dolly Parton’s Jolene was safe I thought.  It did show a different side of her though.  She can soften it up, while still flexing her vocals.  VERDICT: Nothing to worry about for several more weeks I’m sure.

Danny Gokey is just awesome.  I’ll buy CD when it comes out.  I suspect it’ll come as as American Idol 2009, but even if he doesn’t win, I’ll still buy his CD when it comes out.  Trust me… there will be a CD!  He did Jesus Take The Wheel and I loved his version of it.  He has such a powerful voice and he sings with some serious passion. VERDICT: See you in the finale.

Anoop Desai singing Willie Nelson.  When Randy Travis says, “heck that was good man” that has to be a huge confidence boost for a guy!  It’s a new Anoop tonight.  Very smooth vocals.  I think it was one of the top performances of the night!  A HUGE improvement from last week.  I think Anoop Dog is back!!! VERDICT: He’ll be safe.

Megan Corkrey doing Patsy Cline.  Her performance didn’t impress me at all.  In fact, it was very uncomfortable for me to listen to.  The judges are singing her praises though.  I don’t get it. VERDICT: Should be the end of the road.

Why are all the guys singing songs by females?  It seems odd to me.  However, I love Matt Giraud, and I think he can sing anything.  This is another guy with some serious soul and I love watching him at the piano.  I really hope he is around for awhile.  He brings a great flavor to the competition. VERDICT: Vote this guy all the way to the finals!!!

So there we are, the Top 11 have performed.  Based on performances tonight… Megan impressed me least.  I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the end of the road for her.

OK.  Here we go.  Live blogging Idol, sort of.  I’m watching it on the PVR, but live blogging while I go.

What’s with the booth announcer?  Not a big fan of that guy.  He just doesn’t seem to be the right fit.  Maybe I’m just jealous because I wish it was me! :p  Kara is looking fabulous tonight by the way. :-p

Michael Jackson night… I’m good with that.  This could work well for some of the performers tonight.

First up, Lil Rounds kicks off the show with “The Way You Make Me Feel” which is one of my favorites.  It was OK for me.  But just OK.  That song kicks tail, and I don’t feel like she kicked tail.  Too bad too, because she is more than capable, vocally, of kicking tail.  Judges praise seemed a little much for me.  Maybe you had to be there live or something?  VERDICT: Judges lover her… she is safe.

Scott MacIntyre doing Michael Jackson?  This could be interesting.  He’s at the piano for “Keep The Faith.”  This is what we’ve been waiting for.  Scott at the piano.  At least, it’s what I’ve been waiting for.  You can tell right away he is just more comfortable when he’s at the piano.  OK, he nailed it.  The last couple weeks I’ve thought he was pretty week, but he nailed it tonight.  Great performance!  Simon hated it?  Hmmm.  I usually agree with Simon.  Not on this one.  VERDICT: Great story… he’s safe.

Somebody needs to help Kara learn how to use a microphone!

Danny Gokey picks PYT.  I wasn’t a big fan of the start, but he stepped it up big time.  This guy could sing the phonebook and it would be a hit.  Really, there is nothing else to say!  Awesome performance, HUGE stage presence.  America… meet your next Idol.  I do agree with Simon on the Michael McDonald comparison.  I agree with that entirely.  VERDICT: Give it to him now.

Michael Sarver and You Are Not Alone.  Interesting choice for him.  Would not have been the song I would’ve picked.  This guy is such a good singer though.  I love his voice.  He has great tone, and great control.  The fact that he is a roughneck is so cool to me, because you just don’t put the two together I guess.  I know that’s a stereotype, but he is definitely shattering it.  VERDICT: He’s safe.

Jasmine Murray was a wild card pick, and personally, I just don’t get it.  I don’t know how she is in and Kristen McNamara is in.  I know, I need to get over that!  She has an OK voice.  I just think there are some people that are a little better that got sent home.  She was solid tonight that, singing I’ll Be There.  I’ll give her that much.  VERDICT: Singing for her life, in my opinion, she might have saved herself tonight.

Kris Allen had on moments and off moments in Hollywood and the early rounds, but I do think he can sing.  It’s amazing how much more comfortable some of these guys are with their instruments.  It really does make a noticeable difference.  Kris did Remember The Time and it seemed very plain and simple to me.  Maybe a little forgettable.  To me, thus far into the show, this is the weakest performance.  VERDICT: I think he might be in the danger zone.

Allison Iraheta kicked some SERIOUS tail during her group of 12 performance.  In fact, she owned the night that night.  What a smokey voice.  And what is she?  16?  Wow.  She sang Give In To Me and it just seemed a little awkward to me.  Maybe not the best song choice.  I still think she has an incredible voice though, and she definitely seems very comfortable on stage.  VERDICT: She’ll be back.

Anoop Dog… Anoop Desai.  What a cool, fun guy.  Beat It is a stretch.  Some songs just shouldn’t be redone.  Michael owns this song.  He has a good voice and he is just so easy to like though.  He seems pretty comfortable on the stage too.  That’s always a good thing.  VERDICT: Wrong song, we’ll see.

Jorge Nunez… sorry, but I am just not interested in this guy, nor have I been from the beginning.  I don’t know why.  I mean, he is a good singer.  VERDICT: People seem to like him.  I am not one of them.

Megan Corkrey just doesn’t strike me a someone who would sing Michael Jackson.  She did Rockin’ Robin and to me, it was a little goofy.  I don’t know.  She reminds me a bit of Natalie from the Dixie Chicks.  She has a good voice and she can sing.  It just seemed like a joke performance.  VERDICT: Odd… very odd.  Not sure.

Adam Lambert… I’m still trying to figure out what the big deal is with this guy.  If I close my eyes and listen to him, I wouldn’t be sure if he was a guy or a girl.  I suspect he’d own Musical Theatre, but I don’t feel the same way about Idol.  I will definitely stick to Michael’s version of Black and White.  VERDICT: People love him.  Judges love him. He’s safe.

I am so glad Matt Giraud got another chance courtesy of the Wild Card.  There is something about this kid.  He’s got soul.  He’s like Danny in that regard.  Plus, the piano makes a HUGE difference for him.  He seems much more confident when he has a piano.  He did an awesome version of Human Nature.  VERDICT: Love him… hope he stays!

Save the best for last tonight?  I think maybe.  Alexis Grace… dang.  Unquestionably the top female in the competition in my opinion.  She is simply awesome.  It’s like Danny… what can you say?  You really don’t need to say anything.  Just shut up and listen and her performance speaks for itself.  VERDICT: Top female… see you for many weeks to come.

So two are going home.  Hmmm.  Based on performance… Megan and Anoop probably need to be worried I think.

Here we go… live blogging the American Idol results…

I love Matt Breitzke, I think he seems like a really nice guy and he has a great voice, but wow… it was awkward watching him dance to Neyo.  That was just painful.  Did anybody notice that Norman Gentle (aka Nick Mitchell) looked very uncomfortable and nervous during this performance?  Or was it just me?

Is it really necessary to drag these stinking results show on for an hour?  For the love of bacon people… 60 minutes to give us 3 minutes of actual content???

As predicted… Allison is in.  She was the performance of the night last night, hands down.  I think she could go far in this competition.  Great voice, and she kind of came from nowhere.  She’s had very little TV time up to this point.  Here’s hoping she gets more!

I’m sorry to see Matt go.  I really liked him.  But when 9 people have to be axed, it’s not really a surprise.  Guess we have a 1 roughneck per season limit and Michael Sarver filled the quota.

Watching Idol live is really annoying.  I hate not being able to fast forward the commercials!

Matt Giraud won me over when he did Georgia by Ray Charles during Hollywood week.  That’s his element.  The guy has soul, and can do magical things when he is sitting at a piano.  I can’t believe he didn’t make it through.  I know he tanked on Coldplay last night, but I wish he would’ve got a second chance.  I’ll miss him.  Come back next year Matt!

That being said, Kris has been really consistent all the way through, although I don’t think he did any better than Matt last night.  He butchered Michael Jackson.  I think he’ll do well though.  There is no question he can sing.  I will give him this much… his performance tonight was a hundred times better than last night.

OK.  So now there is over 20 minutes left in the show and somehow they are going to drag this out to bring us the final result?  This is why I HATE results shows.

An Idol retrospect?  Come on!  For real?  Doesn’t anybody care.  Cut the results shows to 30 minutes and get on on with life!

Love Brooke White.  Her new single “Hold Up My Heart” isn’t bad.  Might look that one up on iTunes.

Seacrest is twittering during the commercial breaks.  Did you know it took 8 guys to take the piano off stage after Brooke’s performance?  Very important information! :p

Nick, Norman and Adam.  No surprise they left these “3″ to the last.  Simon prayed for 5 or 6 hours last night, and he hopes that him and God have a good relationship.  I hope they do as well.  And for suspense… yet another commercial break!

God and Simon must be good.  Norman Gentle is done.  I am not an Adam Lambert fan, but I did expect he’d go through.

Here’s hoping Matt gets another chance in the Wild Card round.

And… we’re done.

Here we go… time to live blog Idol again.

I would never want to be first to perform.  I’m just not sure it’s the best spot, especially on a 2 hour episode.  By the time the end of the show rolls around, you could be potentially forgotten.  So we begin with Jasmine Murray.  She has been one the more solid females thus far, but I wasn’t overly thrilled with her performance of Love Song by Sara Bareilles.  I don’t know if I’ll remember her by the end of the show.  It was weak.

4 judges really slow the show down.  One performance and I’m already bored!  Good thing I recorded the show so I can fast forward the boring parts!  I love my PVR.

Next up, Matt Giraud. This guy won me over with his performance of Georgia during Hollywood Week.  He has a great voice.  I’m not a big fan of Coldplay to begin with, so this wasn’t a great song for me and it definitely wasn’t his best performance.  I still like him though.  He needs to make better song choices if he gets through!  I hope he does!!!

Jeanine Vailes.  Umm… who is this?  I didn’t even know she was on the show.  Oh well, after tomorrow’s results show, she won’t be.  Way to butcher Maroon 5.  Love them… but did NOT love the performance.

We’re off to a stellar start… 0 for 3 for performances so far!

Normal Gentle… good grief… what can I even say about this guy?  Umm… I know… the novelty has totally wore off for me!  You know that site votefortheworst.com?  Nick Nitchell will likely end up on that site and last half way through the competition like Sanjaya did.  Dear Lord help us all!!!

Ok, just checked… He IS on that site!!! http://votefortheworst.com.  Please America… PLEASE!!!  Don’t do it!

Allison Iraheta is up next, and quite frankly, anything would be awesome after Norman Gentle.  The thing is… she actually was awesome!!!  Honestly, of the 5 so far, she is top of the list hands down.  An unquestionably respectable version of Alone by Heart, which is a big song to sing.  Well done!

I love Paula Adbul.  I mean, like every guy my age, I had a crush on her when I was growing up.  But good grief… what is in her Coke cup???

OK.  Thanks to Allison, it’s now game on.  It only took an hour to get to this point!  Now we have Kris Allen, whom I actually like.  He’s doing Man In The Mirror by Michael Jackson, which is an awesome song.  To bad he started in  the totally wrong key.  Too low.  After Allison, his performance seemed a little weak.  Not bad though.  I like him!  At least he didn’t grab his crotch!  Simon is pushing him to continue… anybody else notice that?

It’s on now girls.  Allison and Megan Joy Corkrey just raised the bar for the females tonight.  Megan has a very unique, very cool voice.  She looks a little odd in her cutesy white dress with her big honking arm tat though.

Matt Breitzke is up next doing If You Could Only See by Tonic.  This guy is pretty cool.  Good story.  Good voice.  Easy to like.  This guy just doesn’t look like what most would picture when you think of an American Idol.  Personally, I don’t care.  But I’m afraid that could play against him.  I wish I could’ve seen him do something to showcase his vocals a little bit more.

Every time I hear Bette Davis Eyes all I can think about is Gwyneth Paltrow from Duets.  Jesse Langseth has a good voice, but I’m not convinced she was better than Allison or Megan.  She’s done.

Kai Kalama is up next.  Season 8 belongs to the guys this year, no question.  Great version of Jimmy Ruffin’s What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted.  Vocally it was well done, but it seemed very safe to me.

Drops Of Jupiter by Train… I’m so afraid right now.  This is one of my favorite songs.  Mishavonna Henson is one we haven’t heard much of thus far.  She’s actually got an alright voice.  But I still think Allison is the female to beat tonight.  I don’t think she did that.

If American Idol was a musical theatre show Adam Lambert. would have it nailed.  Unfortunately, it’s not a musical theatre show, so I’m not sure he’s got it nailed.  I’m not sure what to say about this guy.  He has great control of his voice, but I don’t actually like his voice… at all!!  If I watched it with my eyes closed, I’m not entirely sure I’d be able to tell if he was a man or woman.  I think American will vote for him though.  Paula loves this guy.

So we are at the end… who goes on?  This is actually a really tough call tonight.  Allison Iraheta HAS to be the female that gets through.  As for the guys, I have a feeling Adam Lambert might be the guy.  Keep in mind he’s not my pick, I just have a feeling he’ll be America’s pick.  I’d also like to see Matt Giraud get another chance.  

I really hope Norman Gentle doesn’t go on.  That would really just rob the show of a talented singer that could actually have a shot at winning.  I guess we’ll find out tomorrow night.

OK.  It’s been fun, but I have to get up at 3:30a to do the morning show, and it’s now 10:02p.  Time to go nite nite!