Jo's right, I haven't blogged about Idol in awhile. I guess I've just been busy blogging other things. :o)
So tonight we get the results from the final show. I called it way back that it would be the two Davids in the top two, though I thought Jason instead of Sayesha for the third. (Hey, two out of three isn't bad!)
I desperately want David Cook to win, and I absolutely don't think he will. Little David is just too popular amongst all those little girls, and little girls with cell phones hold tremendous power. Actually, Cook disappointed me last night a little, I thought he could've done better, though I still enjoyed him. It annoyed me that Little David did Imagine again - yes, it was great, but he should've done something new.
So that's what I think. And either way, whether Cook wins or not, I think he'll get a recording contract, and I will absolutely buy his record. Little David reminds me so much of a mix between Elton John and Phil Collins that I just don't think I'd ever listen to him. Sounds like something my dad would enjoy. I can't believe he's only 17 - his song choices are more like those of a 50 year old.
Ah well, I guess we'll see what happens!
Showing posts with label american idol. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
AI thoughts
Wow... interesting night for songs. There are a lot of songs I wouldn't have picked for the contestants, but hey, it's not me picking the songs.
I'll be surprised if David Archuletta doesn't win this thing. He's damn good, and he's obviously insanely popular. Not sure if he's really the best, but he deserves to win as much as anyone. And he's so flippin' cute!
I really think David Cook is the best overall package. He's a wonderful singer, but along with that he's a great performer and he's really original and different. He better be in the top two. I loved him tonight - I have always loved the Michael Jackson version of that song (yes, he's a creep, but I do love some of his old music) and David rocked that.
Sayesha was really, really good. And I still don't love her. I am at least willing to admit she deserves to be in the competition, but i still don't want her to win.
Kristy Lee - holy crap, could she have picked a better song? Simon was right - very clever. It's practically sacrilegious NOT to vote for that song, if not the singer. She did a wonderful job, too, I thought -at least, as far as Kristy Lee performances go.
I was surprised the judges didn't like Carly's song. I really thought she did great. When they announced what song she was singing, my first thought was "That is THE perfect song for her." I don't love Carly, but I thought she did quite well. And seriously, her little kid pictures? Oh my goodness, she was flipping adorable. LOVED the hair.
Someone needs to put Ramiele out of her misery. She's just.... boring. :o\ Good enough a singer, I guess, but not spectacular, and really quite dull.
Jason Castro and Brooke have both disappointed me a bit. They've both been on my favorites list, but neither has greatly impressed me lately. I hope there's something useful in next week's song options for them. They both have a limited 'style' of music, I think, but when they hit those perfect songs, they are both awesome. I fear country week for Jason....
And Michael Johns. Yeah, he's was pretty damn good tonight too - loved how he mixed two songs, and he picked some great ones - you just can't go wrong with those songs that everyone knows, so long as you do them well. I always get surprised when he hits those really strong notes like he does - he doesn't appear to have that in him, so it's kind of pleasantly shocking.
Is there anyone I forgot? If so, I guess they were forgettable. :-X
I hope Ramiele goes home. I really do. Bottom three - Ramiele, Kristy, Sayesha. At least that's what I'm hoping for.
I'll be surprised if David Archuletta doesn't win this thing. He's damn good, and he's obviously insanely popular. Not sure if he's really the best, but he deserves to win as much as anyone. And he's so flippin' cute!
I really think David Cook is the best overall package. He's a wonderful singer, but along with that he's a great performer and he's really original and different. He better be in the top two. I loved him tonight - I have always loved the Michael Jackson version of that song (yes, he's a creep, but I do love some of his old music) and David rocked that.
Sayesha was really, really good. And I still don't love her. I am at least willing to admit she deserves to be in the competition, but i still don't want her to win.
Kristy Lee - holy crap, could she have picked a better song? Simon was right - very clever. It's practically sacrilegious NOT to vote for that song, if not the singer. She did a wonderful job, too, I thought -at least, as far as Kristy Lee performances go.
I was surprised the judges didn't like Carly's song. I really thought she did great. When they announced what song she was singing, my first thought was "That is THE perfect song for her." I don't love Carly, but I thought she did quite well. And seriously, her little kid pictures? Oh my goodness, she was flipping adorable. LOVED the hair.
Someone needs to put Ramiele out of her misery. She's just.... boring. :o\ Good enough a singer, I guess, but not spectacular, and really quite dull.
Jason Castro and Brooke have both disappointed me a bit. They've both been on my favorites list, but neither has greatly impressed me lately. I hope there's something useful in next week's song options for them. They both have a limited 'style' of music, I think, but when they hit those perfect songs, they are both awesome. I fear country week for Jason....
And Michael Johns. Yeah, he's was pretty damn good tonight too - loved how he mixed two songs, and he picked some great ones - you just can't go wrong with those songs that everyone knows, so long as you do them well. I always get surprised when he hits those really strong notes like he does - he doesn't appear to have that in him, so it's kind of pleasantly shocking.
Is there anyone I forgot? If so, I guess they were forgettable. :-X
I hope Ramiele goes home. I really do. Bottom three - Ramiele, Kristy, Sayesha. At least that's what I'm hoping for.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
:o) AI notes & such
Watching American Idol with a five year old is even more entertaining than just watching the show itself.
We're getting all settled in on the futon downstairs just as Ryan Seacrest is starting his opening schpiel. You know his famous phrase, right? Well, completely in sync with Ryan, my daughter lowers her voice and announces "THIS... is American Idol." Oh my goodness, I about died laughing. If only the video camera had been on for that.
So we get over that fit of giggles and start watching. They get to the part where they show some of the mentors for the coming weeks. Chloe all but shrieks with excitement. "MOM!!!!!!!!" Her eyes were HUGE with the thrill of the announcement. "Dolly Parton is going to be on American Idol!! Do you think she'll sing the Butterfly song? I want her to sing the Butterfly song. The Butterfly song is the most beautifullest song in the whole wide world."
Let me make a quick side note here - my daughter adores Dolly Parton. Have you heard that song? Love is Like a Butterfly, I think it's called. It really is a very cute song. Until you have listened to it on repeat four nights in a row. Then, it begins to lose its charm. Nonetheless as I write this, I am listening to the Butterfly song for the fifth time tonight so far.
So we watch some more. I ask her who her favorites are. She replies "The tattoo girl and the brown boy." "Actually honey, we call them 'black'." "But Mom, his skin is brown, not black." Point taken. "Okay, well technically we should call him an African American." "But Mom, he's not from Africa. This is American Idol." :::sigh::: I digress.
"I really like the brown boy. Does the brown boy have to go with the brown girl since they are both brown?" (I pause the show for the third or fourth time... in the first ten minutes.) What follows is a quick explanation of different races, the fact that anyone can be friends with anyone regardless of what they look like, etc. See? American Idol IS educational!
Lots of dancing around, imitating Kelly Pickler happened next. My kid better not ever sway her hips that much in public or I'll be locking her in the basement indefinitely.
:::Gasp::: Horror of horrors. Tattoo girl (Carly) is in the bottom three. I ask who else she'd like to see there. "I don't really care, but I don't like the scary girl. She should be out." Holy crap! My kid called it! I don't agree with her, but apparently America does. I ought to ask her opinions more often.
:o) Having kids flippin' rocks.
We're getting all settled in on the futon downstairs just as Ryan Seacrest is starting his opening schpiel. You know his famous phrase, right? Well, completely in sync with Ryan, my daughter lowers her voice and announces "THIS... is American Idol." Oh my goodness, I about died laughing. If only the video camera had been on for that.
So we get over that fit of giggles and start watching. They get to the part where they show some of the mentors for the coming weeks. Chloe all but shrieks with excitement. "MOM!!!!!!!!" Her eyes were HUGE with the thrill of the announcement. "Dolly Parton is going to be on American Idol!! Do you think she'll sing the Butterfly song? I want her to sing the Butterfly song. The Butterfly song is the most beautifullest song in the whole wide world."
Let me make a quick side note here - my daughter adores Dolly Parton. Have you heard that song? Love is Like a Butterfly, I think it's called. It really is a very cute song. Until you have listened to it on repeat four nights in a row. Then, it begins to lose its charm. Nonetheless as I write this, I am listening to the Butterfly song for the fifth time tonight so far.
So we watch some more. I ask her who her favorites are. She replies "The tattoo girl and the brown boy." "Actually honey, we call them 'black'." "But Mom, his skin is brown, not black." Point taken. "Okay, well technically we should call him an African American." "But Mom, he's not from Africa. This is American Idol." :::sigh::: I digress.
"I really like the brown boy. Does the brown boy have to go with the brown girl since they are both brown?" (I pause the show for the third or fourth time... in the first ten minutes.) What follows is a quick explanation of different races, the fact that anyone can be friends with anyone regardless of what they look like, etc. See? American Idol IS educational!
Lots of dancing around, imitating Kelly Pickler happened next. My kid better not ever sway her hips that much in public or I'll be locking her in the basement indefinitely.
:::Gasp::: Horror of horrors. Tattoo girl (Carly) is in the bottom three. I ask who else she'd like to see there. "I don't really care, but I don't like the scary girl. She should be out." Holy crap! My kid called it! I don't agree with her, but apparently America does. I ought to ask her opinions more often.
:o) Having kids flippin' rocks.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Quick AI Thoughts
Ya know what I think? I think that we all already have our favorites, and that unless something drastic happens and one of the great ones really starts sucking over the next 10 weeks, not much is going to change. Everyone has already formed opinions as to who they love and who they don't love so much. They might be different opinions, but that doesn't really matter. But people don't vote based on just tonight's performance - they vote based on who they've come to like over the past several weeks.
David A. completely blew it last week - he forgot his flippin' lyrics for Christ sake. And I still adore him just as much as before, regardless. And on the opposite end of the spectrum, even though Sayesha's version of Yesterday was incredible and done to near perfection, I don't like her any more than I did last week and would be no more likely to vote for her, assuming I actually did vote.
And for the record, I was utterly disappointed with the fact that she did Yesterday. It is my absolute favorite Beatles song. I was hoping for David A., or at the very least Jason, David Cook or Brooke. Those are still my top four, and I don't see it changing any time soon.
I'll be glad when we're done with the Beatles. I dig the Beatles as much as the next girl, but seriously, how many people can really sing those songs and do a very good job? They were written for the guys that wrote them to sing, and it's pretty obvious in many of them.
My vote for the bottom three tomorrow: Ramiele, Kristy Lee, and Sayesha. I'd love to see Ramiele or Sayesha go home just cuz I can't help but like a country girl, but none of those three are really the same caliber as the others, in my humble opinion.
Would love to hear what the rest of y'all think!
David A. completely blew it last week - he forgot his flippin' lyrics for Christ sake. And I still adore him just as much as before, regardless. And on the opposite end of the spectrum, even though Sayesha's version of Yesterday was incredible and done to near perfection, I don't like her any more than I did last week and would be no more likely to vote for her, assuming I actually did vote.
And for the record, I was utterly disappointed with the fact that she did Yesterday. It is my absolute favorite Beatles song. I was hoping for David A., or at the very least Jason, David Cook or Brooke. Those are still my top four, and I don't see it changing any time soon.
I'll be glad when we're done with the Beatles. I dig the Beatles as much as the next girl, but seriously, how many people can really sing those songs and do a very good job? They were written for the guys that wrote them to sing, and it's pretty obvious in many of them.
My vote for the bottom three tomorrow: Ramiele, Kristy Lee, and Sayesha. I'd love to see Ramiele or Sayesha go home just cuz I can't help but like a country girl, but none of those three are really the same caliber as the others, in my humble opinion.
Would love to hear what the rest of y'all think!
Friday, March 7, 2008
I adopted Danny Noriega's twins.
First, let me just say - Squeeeee!!!! Danny is GONE! American voters have redeemed themselves! I was so thrilled I squealed out loud, causing the baby to startle and thus cry pitifully until I snuggled her some more. So glad Kady and Luke are gone. Asia'h surprised me a little, and she could've done alright a little bit longer, but she really had no chance at actually winning, so whatever.
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So back to the twins. There's this cute girl that works at Wal Mart - she's about my age, used to be a checker, now she's a manager. She's always so friendly and happy. She's got a couple of kids. Anyhow - she got knocked up by Danny Noriega. She didn't want the baby, and put it up for adoption. Andrew and I were to adopt the baby, which we found out during the pregnancy was a boy. So we get to the birthing center, and there is a little girl - I was all excited, they were wrong, we got another girl! We went to visit with the parents for a minute, and lo and behold, there was a boy too. So we adopted twins - Danny Noriega's twins.
What was Danny Noriega doing having sex with a woman in the first place? We'll never know...
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Sorry for the back to back posts - that one just deserved it's own title. LOL
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So back to the twins. There's this cute girl that works at Wal Mart - she's about my age, used to be a checker, now she's a manager. She's always so friendly and happy. She's got a couple of kids. Anyhow - she got knocked up by Danny Noriega. She didn't want the baby, and put it up for adoption. Andrew and I were to adopt the baby, which we found out during the pregnancy was a boy. So we get to the birthing center, and there is a little girl - I was all excited, they were wrong, we got another girl! We went to visit with the parents for a minute, and lo and behold, there was a boy too. So we adopted twins - Danny Noriega's twins.
What was Danny Noriega doing having sex with a woman in the first place? We'll never know...
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Sorry for the back to back posts - that one just deserved it's own title. LOL
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Thursday stuff
I'm so weird. 5:45 am, I got up, went to the bathroom, and it was really hard for me to decide whether or not I should get out of bed for good. I always say I want to relax more, but there's just so much to do! Finally I decided that I'd get up, since I was in bed at 9:30 and that was plenty of sleep. Sometimes I wish I could have someone come, just once, and clean my whole house from top to bottom and help me organize it all. Then I'd just have to keep it up. I just always feel so behind, like there's so much to do. All day every day it's go, go, go - I rarely sit down except for a few minutes to feed the baby and mess around online, but that's not much of a break. At the end of the day though, it seems like I never accomplished anything anyway.
Blah. I'm strange.
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So we're doing a sort of unit study on Ireland. It's hard to teach a kindergartener about Ireland, or any country for that matter, because she has no concept of the world as a whole, and what other countries are. She knows she lives in Grand Junction, Colorado, in America. I spent all this time looking at a map, pointing out Ireland, pointing out America, talking about the ocean, etc. I thought she had it. Then she asked "does my dad live in Ireland?" LOL Guess it'll take more time than I thought to get that point across. She did learn a lot from a few library books though. We're going to bake Irish soda bread when she gets home from her dad's tomorrow, and we got some Irish folk tales to read at bedtime. We'll make an Irish flag, and whatever else I find that's Irish, and we'll do some spelling words that have something to do with Ireland.
Spelling with her is funny. I spell a word on the fridge, she sounds it out, then tells me what it is and says it in a sentence. The saying it in a sentence is something she started, but I like it so we keep doing it. Mostly just because she makes me laugh. Where does she come up with this stuff?
Ten: Ten million dollars I need for my husband's coloring stuff.
When: When did the crocodile eat my dog?
Dork: You look like a dork, Mom.
:o)
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A quick AI re-cap, then I have to get in the shower.
I think the guys, overall, are far better than the girls. Really, really far better.
David A, David Cook and Jason Castro are still my top 3 faves - all of them flippin' rocked on Tuesday. I would honestly pay for Jason Castro and David Cook's songs. David A doesn't sing anything I'd likely listen to (except for his John Mayer audition, that was cool) but I still really adore him. I told Andrew last night - I want one! He's like a puppy, I want to bring him home with me. LOL
Chikezie and Luke are my votes to be gone this week. David Hernandez (?) has surprised me. I like Michael Johns too and thought his song this week was great. And Danny? Ugh! He's like the Sanjaya of season 7, only far more annoying. I just can't handle the excessive gayness. Cute little tomato? TMTH? Oy vey. And I hate when people speak in acronym. Overall, I'd like to see him go home immediately, but I have a sneaking suspicion he'll be around awhile.
The girls are starting to dissapoint me. I do really like Amanda, and was pleased with her performance last night. Carly needs to do something good - I agree with Simon, she needs to find THAT song. She's got a great voice, but hasn't really showcased it yet. Kristy Lee Cook was another one of my faves, but she hasn't impressed me a whole lot lately. I'd like to see Kady and Ramiele go home. Kady because she just isn't that great, and Ramiele is just kind of boring - she doesn't stand out for me. Sayesha annoys me, I thought Asia'h's song last night didn't suit her and wasn't so great. Brooke is surprising me a lot - I thought this week and last week were both really great, and at first I kind of thought she was awful.
And was it just me, or did some of those girls last night have some awful outfits on? What's with the high-waisted pants that practically go up to their boobs? I hate that style. Thankfully, my husband said he's perfectly happy with my low-rise jeans. :-)
Alright, I'm off to the shower, if this baby (whom I am now holding) will let me.
Blah. I'm strange.
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So we're doing a sort of unit study on Ireland. It's hard to teach a kindergartener about Ireland, or any country for that matter, because she has no concept of the world as a whole, and what other countries are. She knows she lives in Grand Junction, Colorado, in America. I spent all this time looking at a map, pointing out Ireland, pointing out America, talking about the ocean, etc. I thought she had it. Then she asked "does my dad live in Ireland?" LOL Guess it'll take more time than I thought to get that point across. She did learn a lot from a few library books though. We're going to bake Irish soda bread when she gets home from her dad's tomorrow, and we got some Irish folk tales to read at bedtime. We'll make an Irish flag, and whatever else I find that's Irish, and we'll do some spelling words that have something to do with Ireland.
Spelling with her is funny. I spell a word on the fridge, she sounds it out, then tells me what it is and says it in a sentence. The saying it in a sentence is something she started, but I like it so we keep doing it. Mostly just because she makes me laugh. Where does she come up with this stuff?
Ten: Ten million dollars I need for my husband's coloring stuff.
When: When did the crocodile eat my dog?
Dork: You look like a dork, Mom.
:o)
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A quick AI re-cap, then I have to get in the shower.
I think the guys, overall, are far better than the girls. Really, really far better.
David A, David Cook and Jason Castro are still my top 3 faves - all of them flippin' rocked on Tuesday. I would honestly pay for Jason Castro and David Cook's songs. David A doesn't sing anything I'd likely listen to (except for his John Mayer audition, that was cool) but I still really adore him. I told Andrew last night - I want one! He's like a puppy, I want to bring him home with me. LOL
Chikezie and Luke are my votes to be gone this week. David Hernandez (?) has surprised me. I like Michael Johns too and thought his song this week was great. And Danny? Ugh! He's like the Sanjaya of season 7, only far more annoying. I just can't handle the excessive gayness. Cute little tomato? TMTH? Oy vey. And I hate when people speak in acronym. Overall, I'd like to see him go home immediately, but I have a sneaking suspicion he'll be around awhile.
The girls are starting to dissapoint me. I do really like Amanda, and was pleased with her performance last night. Carly needs to do something good - I agree with Simon, she needs to find THAT song. She's got a great voice, but hasn't really showcased it yet. Kristy Lee Cook was another one of my faves, but she hasn't impressed me a whole lot lately. I'd like to see Kady and Ramiele go home. Kady because she just isn't that great, and Ramiele is just kind of boring - she doesn't stand out for me. Sayesha annoys me, I thought Asia'h's song last night didn't suit her and wasn't so great. Brooke is surprising me a lot - I thought this week and last week were both really great, and at first I kind of thought she was awful.
And was it just me, or did some of those girls last night have some awful outfits on? What's with the high-waisted pants that practically go up to their boobs? I hate that style. Thankfully, my husband said he's perfectly happy with my low-rise jeans. :-)
Alright, I'm off to the shower, if this baby (whom I am now holding) will let me.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
and... the AI results
This is the last one today, I promise!
Did I not totally call the girls? Ha! I'm cool. :o) I was happy with those results. But what's with David A. and Alexandrea? He was totally bawling, and they were hanging all over each other while Robbie sang. Wierd.
As for the guys, I'm glad Mr. Blonde Tuft guy went home, but Robbie, I'm disappointed with that. He was SO much better than Luke. I think though that teenage girls with their cell phones are very powerful in this competition, and Luke looks like the guy from Dawson's Creek, so he's probably got a fair chance, unfortunately.
Do y'all read the BuddyTV commentary about AI? I read it after each show. It's often hilarious, and he usually says everything I think, only he has way more writing talent than I could ever hope to possess.
Did I not totally call the girls? Ha! I'm cool. :o) I was happy with those results. But what's with David A. and Alexandrea? He was totally bawling, and they were hanging all over each other while Robbie sang. Wierd.
As for the guys, I'm glad Mr. Blonde Tuft guy went home, but Robbie, I'm disappointed with that. He was SO much better than Luke. I think though that teenage girls with their cell phones are very powerful in this competition, and Luke looks like the guy from Dawson's Creek, so he's probably got a fair chance, unfortunately.
Do y'all read the BuddyTV commentary about AI? I read it after each show. It's often hilarious, and he usually says everything I think, only he has way more writing talent than I could ever hope to possess.
the AI Girls
Yeah, lots of blogs today. And there'll be another after this.
I know, I know, you all know who got cut already. But I'm a slacker and I tape them and watch them when I have time, so I just watched the girls. Here's my take:
Brooke and Kristy (sp?) both impressed me tonight. I am actually really starting to like Kristy.
Amanda and Carly were my faves... Amanda disappointed me, and Carly did too. I still like Amanda though, I hope she makes it past this. I'm kind of bored with Carly.
I really would like to see Alexandrea, Kady, and Alaina go home. Alexandrea... something about her I just don't love. Kady has the personality of an eggplant - did I say that already? I think I did. Alaina comes across as a ditzy blonde, and that's not my favorite type of person. Syesha doesn't really do it for me either, but I know a lot of others like her.
Who else is there? I dunno... I guess they didn't make enough of an impression for me to really remember them. :oX
Now I'm off to see who goes home tonight!
I know, I know, you all know who got cut already. But I'm a slacker and I tape them and watch them when I have time, so I just watched the girls. Here's my take:
Brooke and Kristy (sp?) both impressed me tonight. I am actually really starting to like Kristy.
Amanda and Carly were my faves... Amanda disappointed me, and Carly did too. I still like Amanda though, I hope she makes it past this. I'm kind of bored with Carly.
I really would like to see Alexandrea, Kady, and Alaina go home. Alexandrea... something about her I just don't love. Kady has the personality of an eggplant - did I say that already? I think I did. Alaina comes across as a ditzy blonde, and that's not my favorite type of person. Syesha doesn't really do it for me either, but I know a lot of others like her.
Who else is there? I dunno... I guess they didn't make enough of an impression for me to really remember them. :oX
Now I'm off to see who goes home tonight!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
AI Week 2 - boys
A quick note about my AI opinions...
David Archuleta is seriously just a doll. His performance tonight was by far the best. I LOVED his song choice, and he sang it so beautifully. He's not a guy I'd probably ever buy a CD from, but I think he is my fave in this competition after tonight.
Another favorite was Jason Castro. He didn't wow me tonight like he did last week. I was kind of disappointed. I did however find his pre-performance interview to be absolutely adorable. David Cook (is that his name?) I thought did alright. I disagree with Simon, I love any man that has a love for words. :o) He's up there on my list of faves. And the Aussie, he didn't thrill me much.
Chikezie (sp?) blew me away - I didnt' expect that. He was on my list of least favorites last week, but that's changed after tonight's show. David Hernandez was the same - I was so surprised by those two performances. I'd like to see them both stick around awhile if they keep pulling off stuff like that.
I really wish Luke and the Jason with the blonde tuft would go home. They bore me, they aren't spectacular, and I'm done with them. :oX
David Archuleta is seriously just a doll. His performance tonight was by far the best. I LOVED his song choice, and he sang it so beautifully. He's not a guy I'd probably ever buy a CD from, but I think he is my fave in this competition after tonight.
Another favorite was Jason Castro. He didn't wow me tonight like he did last week. I was kind of disappointed. I did however find his pre-performance interview to be absolutely adorable. David Cook (is that his name?) I thought did alright. I disagree with Simon, I love any man that has a love for words. :o) He's up there on my list of faves. And the Aussie, he didn't thrill me much.
Chikezie (sp?) blew me away - I didnt' expect that. He was on my list of least favorites last week, but that's changed after tonight's show. David Hernandez was the same - I was so surprised by those two performances. I'd like to see them both stick around awhile if they keep pulling off stuff like that.
I really wish Luke and the Jason with the blonde tuft would go home. They bore me, they aren't spectacular, and I'm done with them. :oX
Thursday, February 21, 2008
The AI girls
Okay, so I should've blogged about this before tonight, but I actually haven't watched the cuts from tonight yet, so I'm gonna share my opinion now. We Tivo'ed it, and will watch it tomorrow.
Of the girls, I dig the rocker Amanda chick and Asiah Epperson. I've liked Carly, but she didn't thrill me terribly last night, and I have the same problem with her that I do with Michael Johns - it's AMERICAN Idol. Yep, I'm mean like that. They are both talented though.
Syesha annoys me. I can't put my finger on it - maybe it's the over-dramatic thing. She can sing, but I just don't like her much. Kady Malloy has the personality of an eggplant. The only time she has any personality is when she's stealing someone else's. I think my husband will like Amy Davis, just cuz she's cute and brunette, but I don't think she's great. I kind of think Joanne sang really well, but our TV station lost sound for all but the first few seconds of her performance, so I don't really know what happened. Ramiele surprised the heck out of me with her voice, and I think she's alright. I know the judges thought Alexandria's song was great, but I honestly though it kind of sucked.
For me, honestly, of all the top 24, Jason Castro is the only one I'd buy a CD from. I re-watched the guys on Tivo today with Andrew (he works weird hours and hasn't seen the girls yet, hopefully tomorrow). I'm dead set on Jason as my fave.
So, without watching the first cuts, I'm going to guess that the guy with the blonde tuft of hair and Luke something or other got cut, and for the girls I'm gonna say Amy Davis and the Alaina girl get cut, though it's harder to guess on the girls. I think Chikezie, David Hernandez and Garrett will be close behind on the guys and I look forward to the flaming Danny Noriega's demise as well, though I think it'll be awhile before he goes.
I wonder who's on votefortheworst.com. I'll have to go look at that. I almost bet it's Garrett. Andrew and I both thought they should've kept that geeky Kyle kid over Garrett. At least he had a personality....... I just looked. It's Danny. LOL That's funny. That kid is awful. I'm all about gay pride, but he's gay obnoxious. :-X That was mean. Ah well, it's my blog, I can say what I want.
alright, I'm going to bed. there's my thoughts. Would love to hear what everyone else thinks, but dont' spoil the cuts for me till I watch 'em tomorrow!
Of the girls, I dig the rocker Amanda chick and Asiah Epperson. I've liked Carly, but she didn't thrill me terribly last night, and I have the same problem with her that I do with Michael Johns - it's AMERICAN Idol. Yep, I'm mean like that. They are both talented though.
Syesha annoys me. I can't put my finger on it - maybe it's the over-dramatic thing. She can sing, but I just don't like her much. Kady Malloy has the personality of an eggplant. The only time she has any personality is when she's stealing someone else's. I think my husband will like Amy Davis, just cuz she's cute and brunette, but I don't think she's great. I kind of think Joanne sang really well, but our TV station lost sound for all but the first few seconds of her performance, so I don't really know what happened. Ramiele surprised the heck out of me with her voice, and I think she's alright. I know the judges thought Alexandria's song was great, but I honestly though it kind of sucked.
For me, honestly, of all the top 24, Jason Castro is the only one I'd buy a CD from. I re-watched the guys on Tivo today with Andrew (he works weird hours and hasn't seen the girls yet, hopefully tomorrow). I'm dead set on Jason as my fave.
So, without watching the first cuts, I'm going to guess that the guy with the blonde tuft of hair and Luke something or other got cut, and for the girls I'm gonna say Amy Davis and the Alaina girl get cut, though it's harder to guess on the girls. I think Chikezie, David Hernandez and Garrett will be close behind on the guys and I look forward to the flaming Danny Noriega's demise as well, though I think it'll be awhile before he goes.
I wonder who's on votefortheworst.com. I'll have to go look at that. I almost bet it's Garrett. Andrew and I both thought they should've kept that geeky Kyle kid over Garrett. At least he had a personality....... I just looked. It's Danny. LOL That's funny. That kid is awful. I'm all about gay pride, but he's gay obnoxious. :-X That was mean. Ah well, it's my blog, I can say what I want.
alright, I'm going to bed. there's my thoughts. Would love to hear what everyone else thinks, but dont' spoil the cuts for me till I watch 'em tomorrow!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Since I know you all are dying to know what I think about American Idol...
After tonight, there are exactly four boys that I even care about. David Archuletta - that boy is flippin' adorable. He's got a good voice, he's not over confident, and he's cute as heck. David Cook - something about him makes me like him. Jason Castro - he actually rather thrilled me. The guitar, the song... yeah. He was great. A little goofy looking, but it made me love him all the more. And Michael Johns - he kind of creeps me out, he's kind of overconfident, but he has a damn good voice. Those are my top 4 favorites, and not necessarily in that order.
And for the record, I'm convinced I'm raising a future American Idol. My little 6 month old, every time the music starts up, she starts singing. "Ahhhhhhh ya-ahhhh ahh ya ya yaaaaaahhhhhh". It has a sort of Tarzan-ish quality that is acquired only by singers of her range and caliber.
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So we ended up missing Michael's craft class yesterday. Miss Chloe had a bit of a problem with her attitude. I asked her to turn off the TV and get dressed so we could go, and she got all pouty about it. I set the time for five minutes and told her she had that long to fix her attitude and get dressed or she wouldn't be going. At the end of five minute, she was still sitting there pouting. So we didn't do the class. The hard part was that I had to go to Michael's anyway, so we went, we just didn't do her class. It was kind of cruel, but I think it made the lesson sink in that much better. I had being the mom sometimes. Hopefully next week we'll not have the same problem.
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We're working on her concept of the proper order of numbers - i.e. 1 comes before 6, etc. It's harder to teach than I thought. Yesterday I wrote out 9 rows of three numbers each on the sidewalk with chalk. I had her jump from 1-9 in order over and over again. Then we started jumping on the smallest number in each row, then the biggest. It actually went over well. She does great with super active learning games like that, more so than just sitting doing worksheets. And it was nice to be out in the fresh air.
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Today is library day. I hope the morning goes a little smoother than yesterday did!
After tonight, there are exactly four boys that I even care about. David Archuletta - that boy is flippin' adorable. He's got a good voice, he's not over confident, and he's cute as heck. David Cook - something about him makes me like him. Jason Castro - he actually rather thrilled me. The guitar, the song... yeah. He was great. A little goofy looking, but it made me love him all the more. And Michael Johns - he kind of creeps me out, he's kind of overconfident, but he has a damn good voice. Those are my top 4 favorites, and not necessarily in that order.
And for the record, I'm convinced I'm raising a future American Idol. My little 6 month old, every time the music starts up, she starts singing. "Ahhhhhhh ya-ahhhh ahh ya ya yaaaaaahhhhhh". It has a sort of Tarzan-ish quality that is acquired only by singers of her range and caliber.
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So we ended up missing Michael's craft class yesterday. Miss Chloe had a bit of a problem with her attitude. I asked her to turn off the TV and get dressed so we could go, and she got all pouty about it. I set the time for five minutes and told her she had that long to fix her attitude and get dressed or she wouldn't be going. At the end of five minute, she was still sitting there pouting. So we didn't do the class. The hard part was that I had to go to Michael's anyway, so we went, we just didn't do her class. It was kind of cruel, but I think it made the lesson sink in that much better. I had being the mom sometimes. Hopefully next week we'll not have the same problem.
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We're working on her concept of the proper order of numbers - i.e. 1 comes before 6, etc. It's harder to teach than I thought. Yesterday I wrote out 9 rows of three numbers each on the sidewalk with chalk. I had her jump from 1-9 in order over and over again. Then we started jumping on the smallest number in each row, then the biggest. It actually went over well. She does great with super active learning games like that, more so than just sitting doing worksheets. And it was nice to be out in the fresh air.
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Today is library day. I hope the morning goes a little smoother than yesterday did!
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