Okay, I have been told and I know that I have been horrible about blogging on American Idol for the longest. Here is the deal GO TAYLOR!!

I was tickled pink when Pickler went bye-bye - she kinda makes me feel sickly because I am sure too many people think that all Southern girls talk like that and act that idiodic - which of course is not true.

I was disgusted when Chris went bye-bye, I mean who doesn’t love Chris?  Even Katherine knew she should have been the one to go that night - and YES she should have gone even before Elliot.

As for Taylor, I gotta say, if I hadn’t already been crazy about him before he spent his weekend in town, I would be now. He was too good. His schedule was completely full to the point of being crazy. I didn’t see his Galleria performance or his Museum of Fine Arts performance but  when he did his open air concert on the Fox TV station roof - he played so much more music that he had to, he played his guitar and loved it, he did not try to show off, and he let his band really have center stage - which was AWESOME!

 While Katherine has had several weeks with very BAD performances (along with some good ones), I’ve not heard or seen Taylor do a bad job yet - he is fun and real and just plain GOOD and entertaining! Good grief he has had the top votes every week!! I think he wrapped it up last night.  If he doesn’t win, I will have to wonder what’s up, in fact I will be certain something is up!

Stevie Wonder Night! Watching Stevie work with them and hearing his take on them (knowing he can’t see them) was great!

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01- Ace

I thought he did well. Yay!

Randy - “auight”

Paula - “fantastic, you entertained everyone!”

Simon - “this audience is easily pleased - A bit manic”

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02 - Kellie Pickler

Sang- Blame it on the Sun

No - for me. She tried but I felt NO soul at all. And what’s up with the overly DUMB comments she makes like I have terranchilas on my eyes???????? I JUST DON’T LIKE HER!

Randy - “Like it didn’t even happen.”

Paula - “Outside your comfort zone”

Simon - “Everything went wrong. Your worst so far” 

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03 - Elliot

Good Job! I thought he did great!

Randy - “Not your best performance, but at the end - Yeah!”

Paula - “I look forward to 7 more weeks.”

Simon - “Best so far, but no WOW factor.”

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04 - Mandisa (with no shoes!)

Sang - Don’t you Worry Bout a Thing

Loved it! Awesome!!

Randy - “The best so far”

Paula - “You can sing anything”

Simon - “Now we have a competition”

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05 - Buckey Covington

Sang - Supersticious

I was surprised, because I really do not like him - but he was really good! He rocked!! Hated the poofy hair.

Randy - “I enjoyed it. You gave it your all”

Paula - “I enjoyed it too. Very different, really good.”

Simon - “One of your best performances. Get rid of the Jessica Simpson hair style, not my deal!”

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06 - Melissa

Sang - Lately

 I thought it was just HORRIBLE! She can’t even remember the words!

Bye Melissa (I keep saying that!)

Okay, I know Randy, Paula and Simon seemed to think it was her best yet - but I don’t have their quotes.

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007- Lisa

Sang- Signed Sealed Delivered

I LIKE her. I didn’t think this was her best, but I thought it was great!

Randy - “The last part was the best for me, man.”

Paula - “When you go outside yourself, I love it.”

Simon - “The best tonight. I saw you take control of the stage. It was great, I loved it.”

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008 - Kevin

Sang - Part Time Lover (why??)

Bye Kevin (I keep saying that!!)

Randy - “This is funny. Interesting. Enjoyable.”

Paula - “You were in time - way to go”

Simon - “Apalling”

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009 - Katherine McPhee

AWESOME! Great tonight for sure. This girl has soul!

Randy - “The bomb”

Paula - “Best ever”

Simon - “Katherine, you’re good”

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10 - Taylor Hicks

Sang - Just Enough for the City

Oh My God! I LOVE this guy! FANTASTIC!

Randy - “Hot performance”

Paula - “Such a performer! You have soo much passion”

Simon - “You CAN sing!!”

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11 - Paris

I like her BUT, sorry after Taylor she didn’t sound so great to me! She’s good.

My big problem was her OVERKILL when it was over. Why did she have to sing her responses to Ryan? YUK. Even the judges who just told her how good she did were shaking their heads.

Randy - “Hot!”

Paula - “only 17, could teach alot of performers how to do it”

Simon - “So confident. A performing little doll.”

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12 - Chris Daughtry

Okay - Chris is my #1 favorite. He is soooooooooooooo good. He really should win this thing!

Randy - “You worked it out!!”

Paula - “I never worry!”

Simon - “Only real world performance. Best tonight by a mile.”

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My 2 favorite guys are Chris and Taylor.

My 2 favorite girls are Katherine and Lisa.

So who should go home tonight?

I think it should be Kevin or Melissa!

 

 

 

 

 

Well, our power went out and stayed out for a while, so me and Mike and Cheryl and Buddy went to Pablos to watch it. We got the table right in front of the big screen so it was fun!

———The Vote Off———-

Guys:

Will - no surprise.

Gedeon - I didn’t think he deserved it at all, even when he sang last night he was REALLY good.

Girls:

Kinnick - no surprise.

Ayla- no surprise.

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Still 12 Left!

 

01- Gedeon McKinney.  “When a Man Loves a Woman”

I really like him! Now, that could be because I just love the song he chose anyway - all in all, I say - Great job.  (a bit of a weird creative - who knew?)

 

02- Chris  Daughtry.  He has been my favorite guy - but not tonight =(

He starts shakey - and doesn’t get much better. I think he chose the wrong song. Just not as good as he has been! Will he make it? Yep, but not because of tonight. (dang I agreed with Simon AGAIN!)

 

03- Kevin Covais. “Starry Night”

 Bye Kevin. Can’t think of much else to say.

 

04- Buckey Covington.

Bye Buckey. It just does not work FOR ME. PERIOD.  It’s a mix of appearance and performance. Just not good. (who would have suspected he has an identical twin? - hmmm.)

 

05- Will Makar. “How Sweet It Is”

Love the song, love James Taylor, just didn’t like Will doing it. Will just reminds me of “Bobby” on “The Brady Bunch” waaaay too much. I can’t help it - I just can’t take him seriously! When Simon said (more than once) that he appeals to 11 year old girls - I had to agree. UGH. Now, tonight when he said that he may have gotten the “middle-aged vote”, well I seriously disagree!

 

06- Taylor Hicks. Doobie Brothers! “Taking it to the Streets”.

GO TAYLOR! Man, I love this guy!! THE BEST! I say win, win, win!! He just gets better every week.

07-  Elliot Yamen. “Heaven” Bryan Adams.

Not my fav. Too nasaly. I just didn’t like it.  I always liked Elliot a lot, but not tonight.

 

08- Ace Young. Michael Jackson.

If he wasn’t a sexy thing - I wouldn’t understand his appeal at all.  Now, I just have to say I totally just didn’t like this performance. The high notes stunk.

The Vote OFF -

I think the vote-off is between Kevin, Will, and Buckey.

 

 

01 - Paris Bennet 

She is soooooooooo cute! What an entertainer - a 17 year old ball of fire!

 I loved her from the beginning - tonight she looks great and sang better than good. I do think she has more in her though. My ONLY concern is that she may be getting a bit of a cocky attitude, which I do not find attractive.

I think all the judges are a bit hard on her because they know how talented she really is and don’t feel she is doing as well as she can.

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02 - Lisa Tucker. FABULOUS! 16 years old and a fantastic singer. Nice. Gorgeous. - I’d say she is in the running for sure. Judges a bit hard I think.

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03 - Melissa McGhee. I just do not like this girl! I thought she looked terrible tonight, I loved the song she sang (because I love Heart) but didn’t like her rendition - at all. I was shocked that Randy and Paula liked her. I agree with Simon - “your plane ticket out”.

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04 - Kennick Sky. Can we say OFF - KEY? Terrible. Sorry, just BAD.  (again, I find myself agreeing with Simon - “plane ticket home”. )

 

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05 - Katharine McPhee.  Very Cute, and I think she is just sexy enough without over-doing it.  I loved her clothes - great shirt, great jeans! And - she can sing! AWESOME.

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06 - Ayla Brown. 17 years old. Nice girl - Just not impressed.

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07 - Mandisa - “I’m Every Woman”.

I LOVE HER!  She has got it ALL going on - mature, controlled voice, awesome stage presence. She’s had all that from the begining. Mandisa is better than any one of the girls this season, in my opinion.

Sad thing is I don’t see her winning simply because she is a large woman - I hope I am wrong, but I think there is a prejudice against “largeness” - especially in America. 

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08 - Kellie Pickler.  Where’s our little country singer? Why is she singing  Melissa Ethridge? Because she is a “naughty little minx” , says Simon. I agree, “not the best singer” but ya know - she’s got something!

She did great - but me thinks she isn’t nearly as much of a dumb country girl as she portrays - smart marketer, perhaps?

 

The Vote-Off:

I think it’s between Ayla, Kinnick, and Melissa.