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  • Vital Idol: Dolly Parton’s Anti-Gravity

    I’m sorry that I missed blogging last week’s show, but I was in Cancun with the family, and let’s just say that American Idol isn’t that big of a deal in Mexico. Now Latin American Idol …

    Last night’s show was probably the most boring one thus far and I think it could’ve used some Chikezie baby to spice it up, but he’s gone and he’s not coming back.

    (Supposedly David Cook was in the hospital last night for high blood pressure, and thankfully, he’s ok.)

    The crew opens up with a group rendition of Nine To Five and after a recap from last night’s show, Ryno gets right to it.

    – Michael Johns and Big Dave Archuleta are safe.

    – I’ve finally put my finger on who Big Dave Archuleta reminds me of. He looks like a young Jerry Lewis. Put some glasses on him and you have a nutty professor.

    – Carly Smithson looked very happy to not have to go to the bottom three again.

    – I refuse to mention On The Air With American Idol again as it’s the most unnecessary television segment going.

    – Three guys named the Clark Brothers won some band competition and are the musical interlude tonight. You mean Justin Guarini isn’t available? But then again, he couldn’t play speed country guitar like these guys.

    – David Cook is safe, but Ramiele isn’t. Her outfit tonight features one of Ruben Studdard’s t-shirts with a vest on top of it, stretch pants, and furry boots.

    – KL Cook predicted her own disappointment and is also one of the bottom three. She’s not wearing Ruben Studdard’s shirt by the way.

    – Why is Buckwald Covington on my television screen right now? And Sweaty Phil Stacey too? I’m ok with that great man Boseph Bice being highlighted here though. I might’ve thrown up on myself if Constantine was featured though.

    It's Bo Bice!

    This Guy Looks Like A Waif Model In Person

    – Hallelujah! Syesha is safe, but Brooke isn’t.

    – The three amigas are Brooke, Ramiele, and KL Cook as the bottom three. In between the two taller girls, Ramiele looks like Tattoo from Fantasy Island.

    – Dolly Parton is singing Jesus And Gravity. Her boobs scoff at gravity.

    – Teflon KL Cook is safe as is Brooke. Big Rube Studdard celebrates Ramiele home.

  • Vital Idol: All This And A Jar Of Kellie Pickler

    Week 2 was a terrific example of why this show works even if the contestants have off nights. If you ask those who watched last night, based solely on the performances, it was definitely below par. But then again, what are we asking of these barely less than amateurs? They were doing Beatles songs which are some of the most revered records of all time. How could these folks pull off any of the material well? And when they didn’t for the most part, you could just feel music fans going, “How could you not know that song?” The Beatles’ music is so personal to people and there was no way that these poor Idol contestants could win. But those very average performances did make me yearn for the originals. Maybe that’s the trick now. Have your songs ravaged by contestants so that people buy them on iTunes. Wait, the Beatles aren’t on iTunes. Never mind.

    Based on last night, I predicted that Michael Johns, Kristy Lee Cook, and Amanda Overmyer would be in the bottom three. Kristy Lee Cook’s nickname should be “Bottom 3”.

    Before we get to the elimination, why Kellie Pickler? I guess they’ll tell us.

    Let’s get to the elimination.

    – It looks like Ryno is doing this one by one style rather than talking to the contestants as a group.

    – Brooke White is back to the straight hair if anyone cares. I do! And I like the curly better!

    – In the shocker of all shockers, Carly Smithson is in the bottom three. I blame the tattoos.

    – And we get another shocker. Michael Johns is in the top ten. He’s thankfully hiding the chest hair again tonight.

    – Kristy Lee Cook is in the bottom three, living up to her brand new nickname. Only one spot left.

    – They really need to dump the segment where they take calls. It’s never been done well on television and some of the lamest calls get through, like what song Ramiele recently downloaded to her iPod. She actually said she only steals music through Limewire. Ok, she didn’t say that.

    – Kellie Pickler is singing Red High Heels while wearing her red high heels, and I totally thought she was going to take a header walking down from the platform, but she made it safely.

    – They are showing Fantasia with a homeless guy visiting Angola. Wait, that homeless guy is Elliot Yamin.

    – Amanda Overmyer is the final contestant in the bottom three, which means, I got two out of three right. Last week I got all three right. Too bad that my NCAA Tournament picks will be a complete failure.

    – Ryno tells Carly she is safe which makes Carly whisper, “Are you kidding me?”

    – Kristy Lee Cook must have nine lives. Big Rube Studdard is going to celebrate Amanda Overmyer home.

    So far, no surprises when it comes to the departed. But I’m banking on a surprise in the next couple weeks. If Johns keeps making it through, someone is going to have to pay. Seacrest out!

    GG

  • Vital Idol: Who Goes Home?

    After the first real week of American Idol, we’re left with a couple of questions.

    1. Who is the front runner?

    The show would like you to believe David Archuleta is the front runner, but can a sixteen year old prodigy really be the front runner? As he showed last night, there’s a ton of pressure involved in winning this show. Truly, through week one, there is no front runner. There are several folks last night who showed that they will do very well in the competition, but we won’t know until we see who Fox promotes next week.

    2. Is this season’s cast really that talented?

    I’d say yes. The naysayers think that every year Randy, Paula, and Simon say that and they’d be right. But that’s their job. They have to promote the show. But this year, Randy, Paula, and Simon are right. Let’s look at season one of the show. Other than Tamyra Gray and Kelly Clarkson, every single one of this final twelve is better than everyone from season one. Just watch the Idol re-runs that are on cable. Match it up to how glitzy and well produced the singers are today. It’s not even close.

    By the way, last night I predicted that Kristy Lee Cook, David “The Stripper” Hernandez, and Syesha Mercado would be in the bottom three. Syesha is the odd one out, but really, who else do you put in that bottom three? She was the least memorable out of the rest of the ten.

    Let’s get on with the elimination.

    – They showed Jim Carrey who is promoting the new Horton Hears A Who movie and my first thought is, why don’t they promote the Idol albums like that? It would be nice if Ryno Seacrest told us that Jordin and Blake had albums that were in stores.

    – Syesha is the first one in the bottom three, so I was right with her.

    – Ryno just made Chikezie nearly faint as he tricked him, but he’s safe.

    – David Cook needs to wear a hat every time he’s on TV. It’s like Cal Ripken Jr. wearing a hat versus Cal not wearing a hat. The Cal with the hat looks like a baseball warrior. The other Cal looks like an old man with a round head. (Yeah, I know, dated reference. Oh well.)

    – Kristy Lee went to get the microphone to sing before Ryno even told her she was in the bottom three. She guessed right. She’s also in the bottom three. I’m two for two.

    – They should never do On Air With American Idol ever again. Please drop this segment. It was akin to watching the sweat build up on Phil Stacey’s head.

    – Katherine McPhee performed, with David Foster on piano, and that was the best publicity for her album that she could’ve ever received. Too bad her album came out last year.

    – Big Dave Archuleta breathed a sigh of relief and back to curly Brooke and Ramiele Maluby are safe as well. That leaves “Shake What Ya Mama Gave Ya” Hernandez in the bottom three. I’m three for three baby! Chalk this one up in the record book. I’ll never do it again for the rest of the year.

    – Syesha and Kristy Lee are safe. “Drop It Like It’s Hot” Hernandez goes home. Big Rube Studdard sings him home. I think I’ll go buy the new go home music on iTunes. Word to Dan Powter!

    At the end of the day, no big loss. He wasn’t going to win. I think the shake ups start next week though. Someone who doesn’t deserve it could go home.