Pre-AI thoughts (and/or rant…yeah, no ‘or’ about it)
It's Neil Diamond night. Just let that sink in. Wait for it. Almost there. Even now, you're reeling from the shock of it, aren't you? As the great sage Bob Wiley once said, "There are two types of...
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AI7 Finals, Week 08: Twice the Singing, Half the Lucidity
When Ryan announced that the judges would only comment after the second performances, I thought, "This is to make it so Paula doesn't have to struggle to be lucid twice in the same evening." Wow, was I...
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AI7 Finals, Week 09: Rolling the Rock Dice
It's occurred to me this year that, at this stage of the competition, I'm not looking for the singers to be versatile. I'm looking for them to be themselves. So, while it's nice that Syesha could mold...
View ArticleAI7 Finale: David versus Golly-ath
I'll be surprised if Cook wins, and I actually think he'll do better post-Idol if he grabs the Silver Medal. David "Golly gee oh my heck I'm so overwhelmed" Archuleta seemed to win handily last night,...
View ArticleFoney Fridays: Your Voice is Great-ing
America Moves On After Contestant Booted EVERYWHERE, USA -- A contestant on that reality show having something to do with music and singing and whatnot claimed that America would be upset that the...
View ArticleWannabe Wednesday: AI8 Semis, Part I
First off, the AI producers need to sack whoever came up with the parents/loved ones in the green room thing. It's boring, and it's bad television. What, exactly, are we looking for from them? As for...
View ArticleLate AI Thoughts
Okay, now that I've filed the taxes, I can give some quick thoughts on tonight's American Idol. I'll be brief with my thoughts on the singers, but allow me to ask, "How did Quentin Tarantino became a...
View ArticleGroovy AI Thoughts
Disco night is always fun, although I don't remember one with this much variety before. It seems like most years we pretty much get a bunch of copycat stuff. Not so this year. Unfortunately, Lil...
View ArticleAI (very) Briefs
Danny awesome. Allison very good. Adam Adam. Kris good but forgettable. Matt good with a spritz of bad. No one left for me to pick on. Bummer. No clue how the voting will go.
View ArticleAI Shimmies and Slides
Not sure how to explain my title there. But it's alliterative, and that's really all I required of it. In a way, this week wasn't fair for Kris and Danny. On the other hand, given that Allison and...
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