American Idol – Top 16 Results
So we’ve hit the last of the quadruple dismissal shows and we finally have our top 12. I don’t mind that Todrick is gone; but Alex could have stayed instead of Tim. Lilly and Katelyn were out for the girls and we are stuck with Paige. This is going to be a really weird top 12, it should be interesting to see who gets knocked out the first few weeks. Guess we’ll just have to wait for next week to see.
American Idol – Top 8 Guys
I really did come into tonight with lowered expectations, this season has just totally failed to live up to all the pre-show hype. I do think that for the most part we seeing contestants gaining confidence and developing some stage presence, if only this was always accompanied by solid vocals.
- Lee DeWyze -Fireflies ~ Owl City (Adam Young) – It was okay, and I’m happy to see he’s gaining some confidence on the stage. He should make it through and hopefully he will settle into his sound.
- Alex Lambert – Trouble ~ Ray LaMontagne – This song is nearing over done proportions on this show, but for the first time he doesn’t have that totally deer in the headlights look.
- Tim Urban ~ Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley – I never thought I’d see myself type this; but I like Jason Castro’s performance better. It was a little rough and it lacked some of the range and drama I’m used to getting from this song.
- Andrew Garcia – Genie in a Bottle ~ Christina Aguilera – I was seriously dreading this performance, I couldn’t quite wrap my head around what it would sound like. I liked it, he was at the very least true to his style and he did something he believed in.
- Casey James – You’ll Think of Me ~ Keith Urban – There’s still quite a bit more vibrato to his tone than I usually care for but he at least delivers a solid performance.
- Aaron Kelly – I’m Already There ~ Lonestar – He had one of the worst starts I’ve ever heard but he managed to pick himself up by the chorus. He really is way too young for this competition, but he is still just so dang cute, and when he smiles…
- Todrick Hall – Somebody to Love ~ Queen – I need to start this by admitting that I couldn’t remember his name. I was like two left to go Big Mike and some other guy. He was better this week in that he kept close enough to the song that at least I recognized it; but it was still way over the top.
- Michael Lynch – This Woman’s Work ~ Maxwell – WOW!!!!!
So that was the top 8 guys and it’s obvious that Mike is going to the top 12, and I figure Todrick and Tim or Aaron will go home. I guess there’s no way to know for sure other than to watch the results tomorrow night. For now I’ll just go play on the ps3.
American Idol – Top 8 Girls
A little late watching this week as we are late finishing our errands and making supper. I have to admit I’m madly in love with our dvr and if I’d understood them sooner we’d have had one sooner. I’m not sure what I expect from the girls this week.
- Katie Stevens – Breakaway ~ Kelly Clarkson – Well, it did nothing for me, and of course she did what they wanted, it just wasn’t what they wanted anymore. The poor girl has spent too much time trying to fit into their mold, which obviously doesn’t fit her. She wasn’t all young and tweeny tuned at the auditions, why would they have tried to push that on her now.
- Siohban Magnus – House of the Rising Sun ~ The Animals – She was too cute in the interview, I don’t know that I loved the performance, but I didn’t hate it either. I think Simon nailed it the first time he called her a “quirky little thing”. I’ll give her credit though she can really sing.
- Lacey Brown – The Story ~ Brandy Carlisle – By far the best performance I’ve ever seen from her. It wasn’t really memorable though and I don’t know if it will be enough to keep her in the competition.
- Katelyn Epperly – I Feel the Earth Move ~ Carole King – Another one of these not bad, but not great performances. It really did just sort of plod along in a music with dinner kind of way. I think she’ll make it through, but she definitely needs to try harder in the future.
- Didi Benami – Rhiannon ~ Fleetwood Mac – Didi is back in her comfort zone tonight and doing her thing. I think Randy is right that it was probably lacking in Wow! but it was solid and pretty. She does have something to offer the competition if she can hold on to herself and her style.
- Paige Miles – Smile ~ Charlie Chaplin – This may take the cake as the oddest song choice this season. To make it worse she can’t seem to smile. She’s really pitchy, and this has to be one of the most depressing performances I’ve ever seen of this song. It’s really obvious why she got the VFTW support tonight.
- Crystal Bowersox – Give Me One Reason ~ Tracy Chapman – I really like this lady, she has such confidence in who she is. I just love everyone clapping along, it made me want to clap along. She is just a wonderful performer who deserves to go all the way.
- Lilly Scott – I Fall to Pieces ~ Patsy Cline – There isn’t really anything horribly wrong with this performance it just pales in comparison to Crystal’s. I think she did enough to carry her through but she needs to be careful that she keeps her performances it that standout range.
I don’t know that VFTW can save Paige, she really hasn’t delivered over the course of these semi shows. I’ve mixed feelings about who the other girl will be, but if forced to guess I’d say Katie, as she has caved to judges pressure and gone from too old and a little boring to borderline train wreck; or Lacey, because it was just too little too late. That’s all for tonight, I’m looking forward to tomorrow night and the top 8 guys, I think…
Weekend Writer’s Retreat #4
Okay, it has occurred to me that I must come up with a plan for getting stuff written for our little weekend meme. I’m really bad about it and slightly lacking in inspiration at the moment. In hopes of feeling not quite as guilty this week about my non-productivity I’ve dusted off a really sappy poem from the early summer of 2000 and reworked it a tiny bit. It’s still terribly sappy, and quite possibly just terrible; but, it was pretty reflective of place and time. Thank goodness I’ve grown up and moved on since then.
The Radio Not You
Thoughts of you running through my mind
In love’s crazy maze it’s you I always find
How can you be so close at hand
Yet worlds away from me your love stands
Lying here crying for my broken heart
I wonder why I let this love start
Painfully sure what I want can’t be
Knowing you aren’t in love with me
My memories burn with your stolen kiss
I’ll never again be satisfied with this
Remembering back to a simpler time
When me loving you wasn’t a crime
Listening to the words of a forever song
The love in my heart seems to sing along
I stay here waiting on my bed
Radio on, words swimming in my head
Waiting for what my heart holds so dear
Wondering if you will ever be here
Dreaming of days with bright blue skies
Eyes flooded with tears for all the whys
For one more chance, another forbidden taste
The rest of my life I’m willing to waste
From that first wondering moment until today
Memories unwind in an instant replay
Every thought is of some how, some way
We might be together one wonderful day
The music keeps playing on and on
Each melody soothes and then is gone
As I sit waiting for what can never happen to be
I can plainly hear… and see
The radio not you is loving me…
June 2000 (edited March 2010)
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We were thrilled to get a day warm enough, and dry enough to head down to the river for sunset. The dog enjoyed racing up and down the banking, and our girl collected tons of driftwood so she could make a pretend campfire for her dolls.
American Idol – Top 20 Results
Tonight another four fell on their journey to become the next American Idol. For the guys it was John Park and Jermaine Sellers. I’m not really sad to see either of them go but if I could I would swap Todrick for John. The girls lost Michelle Delamour and Haeley Vaughn. I guess not even vote for the worst could help Haeley hang in there, she just never had a good performance. Of course, even though these four won’t be back next week, it’s not like their chances at a music career are over, they are all young enough to do anything they want with their lives. All these contestants are so young and fresh faced that I’ve been seriously checking out strivectin to help reverse the effects of aging I see on my own face. Next Tuesday the top 8 girls will perform, followed by the top 8 guys on Wednesday, can’t wait to see what happens.
American Idol – Top 10 Girls
And Idol is back with the top 10 girls, so glad to see that Crystal is on, I would have hated to see her disqualified for health reasons. Besides she’s the one bright spot on girls night.
I really am ambivilent about these girls and hope that at least one or two of them will step it up tonight and set themselves from the pack.
- Crystal Bowersox – As Long As I Can See Light ~ Creedence Clearwater Revival – Wow, she is definitely the one of the few this year who stand out from the crowd.
- Haeley Vaughn – The Climb ~ Miley Cyrus – No improvement from last week, she really wasn’t ready for this experience.
- Lacey Brown – Kiss Me ~ Sixpence None The Richer – I liked it better than last week, but there’s just nothing exciting about watching her sing.
- Katie Stevens – Put Your Records On ~ Corrine Bailey Rae – I liked this performance, I do get what the judges are saying; but I hate that they are so busy trying to shape her that her good performances get shunted aside.
- Didi Benami – Lean On Me ~ Bill Withers – I definitely didn’t like it as much as I did her performance last week. She really needs to think twice about her song choices and performance if she makes it to another week.
- Michelle Delamour – With Arms Wide Open ~ Creed – Umm… It was a risk and I applaud her very quietly for that; but it seriously did nothing for me and it was really rough in places.
- Lilly Scott – A Change Is Gonna Come ~ Sam Cooke – I like her, she has her own style and I like that she is staying true to herself.
- Katelyn Epperly – The Scientist ~ Coldplay – I really like it right up until the end and then it kind of fell apart. I think she’s got a chance if she can just tighten up her vocals.
- Paige Miles – Walk Away ~ Kelly Clarkson – My first thought was oh no, but she did better than I thought she would. It wasn’t really unique or special or anything, but she delivered a solid performance.
- Siobhan Magnus – Think ~ Aretha Franklin – Definitely one of the better girls, and she can really hit and hold those notes. I think Simon was right in that some of it we’ve heard a million times, and then she hit those notes and it was all new.
So that’s it for tonight, better than last week but still lacking in spark and style. Who’s going home? My best guess is Haeley and either Didi or Michelle. Now I’m off to check on Branson vacation packages until the results show tomorrow’s results show.
