Boot off - week 6
Last night's boot-off show was a nail biter. With the way they like to do twists, I didn't know if one of the couples standing was on the bottom or the two on the sofas.
They paired Carrie and Bo (we're all assuming that's the 'good' group) and Vonzelle and Anthony (the bad) that left Constantine and Scott on the sofa.
My heart is saying Scott is the odds-on NON favorite so whereever he goes is the bottom. But rather than place them, Ryan says for them to go where they think they belong. Now I hate when they do this because its forcing the guys to out who they think are the worse performers. Constantine immediately goes with Carrie and Bo. Scott hesitates then moves over to the same spot. Crowd goes wild with approval. (Which should sadden Vonz & Anthony a bit, I'd say).
Of course there's only 3 per group and they move...Constantine to the lower group. Yikes. Scott is visibly in shock, thanking God and the solar system, I suppose. Whew for him.
Ryan ends the suspense for one of them and The Vonz returns to her seat. You know my chanting is going into overdrive because I have a sneaking suspicion that Constantine will be going instead. I'm IMing with Mere and force her to chant with me. Then she goes and does it... She types to me that she thinks it will be C. Of course we think that, but we can't say it out loud - not in our mission to stay true to booting Anthony!!! Noooooooo
After that unbearable commercial break (I wonder how much their spots are selling for!) They come back - with much drama & suspense and boot >>>> Constantine. He was very gracious in his speech but when they went to video, he was mouthing something - I, personally, think it was some wild Wiccan curse on all those voting against him. The rest of the Adams Family were probably right there with him.
The re-sing was soooooo much better without that incessant kicking at the camera. Sorry Constantine - buh bye.
So what is our lesson? Chant, chant, chant and don't give voice to alternate theories!! Be stong! Solidarity!
Paula was crying like they had just told her that 'perkiness' was outlawed. A torrent of water was pouring from her face. Good gracious, woman, get a hold on yourself. Then while Constantine's doing his farewell gig, she goes over to the Adams family and head grabs mom and gives her a heart to heart. Mrs. M must have been thinking - woman, get off me! I would have.
On another note - I have no idea what the stupid song was, but I LOVEDThe skit! It was cool how thay blended Anthony into the background of stuff. Cleverly done.
And one othersidebar. These guys don't work, they have stylists who do them up - why can't Bo wash his hair 2 days in a row. He's on TV in front of millions! Shampoo, rinse, repeat.
Correia out.
PS- I'm official now, I changed my name. Yikes!
American Idol - singing week 6
Question: of the past 4 seasons, if you HAD to sleep with someone on the top 10, who would it be?
PS: last week, they kicked off Anwar. By the time I watched the video, it was nearly this week, so I bypassed it.
This week's theme past 5 years
They chose to leave the audience in the dark on what they were singing, which makes it hard on me since I hardly know names of songs anyway.
Carrie came out looking adorable in her C&W outfit and straightened hair (I'm thinking extensions). She sang some obscure Martina McBride song and since I don't know it, I can't comment except to say that her voice was nice. The background music was a little loud all night - except when Anthony sang.
Vonzelle is also a stunning beauty. She belted out some Christina Aguilera song. She really looked like she was having a blast. Good for her. I don't remember anything of her singing so I will take the concensus of the coffe klatch this morning who all said she was all over the place (except Chenita who I think liked it).
Then Bo stole the night with Gavin McGraw's I Don't Wanna Be. Who sang that? I dunno, but he looked cute and actually washed his hair. They did the 'background into our lives' videos this week and Bo's mother is a knockout. She looks like she could be his girlfriend. His girlfriend, on the otherhand looks like a young Bo Groupie- oh yeah, she is! Lol
Musically, he was the best of the night. His choice of song suited him perfectly and he was a great performer. Judges all agreed.
I think Anthony followed him. His video showed a sweet, wholesome kid. Perhaps that's where his votes are all coming from. The wholesome families across America. That, and Heather Locklear's family of 9 children. Yikes. (I was secretly hoping that her tube top would pop off from her wild cheering for the Ruskie). Anthony sang a Celine Dion song. I think its cool that a guy did that. I thought he was all over the place and frankly hasn't vocally matured much. Bottom three.
Next, Constantine- he comes from the Adams Family. His brother looks like a close cousin to Lurch. There's someone in the audience that looks like a blonde Morticia and his mother looks a bit like a young Grandmama- or better groomed. He butchured the Nickleback song This is How You Remind Me. Love the song. Ouch. And all that wild kicking made him look like he was on the drugs that Paula forgot to take last night. Bottom 3
And speaking of... What was up with her? She was like sooooo subdued. Not that I enjoy her comments worth a hoot.
Scott- what can I say about Scott? Looks alone- he shouldn't have even gotten nearly this far. But week after week he prevails. For me, Scott is the most inconsistent performer. The judges hated him last night, but I thought he did well. The song suited him and I thought he sang it well. His choice of outfits was perfect for him. At least he isn't playing up the fat guy thing, wearing an oversized T-shirt every week. I disagree with the judges, I liked him. But still he rounds out the bottom 3 for me.
I had intentions of including bits of the IM between Meredith and I during the show but that's back on my laptop and I'm sitting here on a train. During the show, Mere looked up a blog site that posts the mp3s IMMEDIATELY after its performed. And I thought WE were looney. (To last week's anonymous blogger - yeah, we're a bunch of gooney losers, but we love that about ourselves! Muuaaaaahhhh) speaking of gooney I have to give Mere up- lol- she downloaded all of Bo's songs this season. Lol
American Idol - Special Guest Writer - Meredith
What a treat! we all missed the show and Meredith (even though she was swampd at work) agreed to recap it for us:
So last night the theme was dance songs from the 70's. I knew it was going to be interesting - LOL I also felt REALLY old cause these people didnt seem to know any of these songs I grew up with and danced to.
First up - Constantine singing the the BeeGees "Nights On Broadway". He's wearing this Joh Travolta White Jacket & Black shirt - GEEZ - WIll this song EVER end is all I could keep thinking. LOL I don't know if it was him or the song - but I was thanking god whenit was over. LOL Randy said he was like a vegas act - I think so too.
Also - a side comment here about the little dance moves everyone is doing before they sing - in those little interviews - not such a good idea… nuff said.
Next its Carrie with Donna Summer with MacArthur Park - Yes the song about the cake in the rain that no one EVER understood yet still loved it. Judges thought she was fabulous. I thought she was fabuloous too - but it seemed like she rushed a bit - but maybe it was just me. Her voice was great though.
Scott sang Everlasting Love - cause he momma wanted him too. Yep, he had picked out a different song but his mom asked if that was on the list and if it was would he please sing that. It was good not great. WAY better than last week though.
Anthony sang some song that I dont remember the name of - it was nice - nothing fabulous. WHEN WILL HE LEAVE???
Vonzelle sang Chaka Khan Every Woman - She was really good - I liked that she did something upbeat and she was really good at it. She has redeemed herself a bit with me. Although one thing I didnt like about her performance was that you could hear the backup singers more than her. Sometimes I couldnt tell if it was even her singing - I saaw her lips moving - but wasnt sure it was her… LOL
Anwar sang September. It was ok. It was great. I agree with Chenita & Juanita - the man has no rythym. I really like his voice and I know he will be gone soon. But I hope Anthony goes first.
Bo was the final singer. He sang Vehicle by the Ides of March. I'm sorry. If any of you people don't agree that this was by far the best performance of the night - then you are crazy. He was fabulous. Yes - he has some fetish about the stupid microphone stand but I had to wholeheartedly agree with Simon. It was the only truly authentic performance that night. I'd like Bo to win. He probably won't - just because of the audience who watches idol. I mean - come on - ANTHONY is still in the competition for god's sake. But on a different note - it would actually probably be better for him to NOT win. He could get a better contract on his own.
Anyway - That's the Idol commentary from Meredith this week - since everyone seemed to miss it. LOL
She told me that it was up to me to recap the boot off, but I'm afraid I won't do it justice since I didn't see the show. I have it on tape and will do it this weekend. L
Special Supplement
DEEPER than the Idol blogs
I know you guys are almost all out of town this week. And we miss you! But if you get online - or when you get back, I saw this on someone else's blog and thought it was cool. Its a twist on those lists of personal info emails we get and send. Here is the other blogger's info... now copy and paste the front end of this and give us YOUR answers!
(this will take awhile, so I'm doing mine in Blackberry style on the train this week.)
These are HIS answers (for reference) danielphoto.blogspot.com
I miss: Bisbee, although Georgia is growing on me.
I fear: that I will never leave my mark on the world
I hear: things that most people don’t
I search: for what is going to truly make me happy
I regret: not taking some of the chances I should have
I love: the smell of fresh cut grass on a summer day
I ache: for opportunities lost
I care: about others
I always: try to do the right thing, even if it doesn’t come out right.
I am not: what most people think I am
I dance: when I am alone and feeling good
I sing: poorly, but loudly
I do not always: correctly judge when I should say things out loud
I should not: joke with people who don’t understand them
I write: quite a bit, but never show it to others
I win: at Trivial Pursuit – always.
I lose: just about every other game I play.
I confuse: the word “acceptance” with the words “happy about”
I listen: when it is quiet
I watch: the world – especially the little things that go unnoticed by others
I go: on road trips as often as possible
I am: deeply religious, but not too public about it.
I am happy about: the fact that I found someone who loves me
Idol Chatter - Boot-off show
They opened the boot-off show with some behind-the-scenes. As I've mentioned earlier, I missed those. They give you a little insight into the relationships, personality and non-stage prescence of the singers.
What I have NOT enjoyed this year was the group songs. In the past years, I loved this segment but this year, I don't know if its the songs or what, but I don't love them so much.
The one thing that's annoying about AI is the stupid Ryan Seacrest commercials. He was this obscure DJ 4 years ago. I wonder what Brian Dunklman's thinking now? He went back to obscurity.
They finally got to the boot-off and pulled Scott right away and made him choose his favorite song of the season and sing it. He chose Against All Odds and sang it ok. I won't miss him. But I want Anthony in the bottom.
The next to go to the bottom 3 is Bo Bice. His interview was a bit cocky. Its like nothing was on the line if he got kicked off. Now, if I were a voter, I would be like - he doesn't care if he wins, so why should I waste my calls on him? I think that was a bad move. Too cocky. I'd like to see him stay on and see what more he can do, but he needs to find his humility during the interviews. He sang that obscure Black Crowes song. Didn't love it.
So... Simon answered the big question. When he said "Astonishing" about Constantine, he said that everything about the performance was astonishing. He loved it. Constantine was safe. The pan to Vonzelle, Anthony, and Nadia on the couch. He asks all three what they would sing if they got to the bottom three. The odd thing is, she already had the mic in her hand and started to stand before Ryan told her that she was in the bottom three. Hmmmmmm. Mistake? Poor planning? hmmmm.
She sang the Dusty Springfield song You Don't Have To Say You Love Me. It was great. The song suited her. It would be sad to see her go because I think she's got more to show us. I hope so anyway.
Of the 3, I'd want Porky to go. Sorry Juanita, but I'd like to see where the other two take us. And while I'm at it, did you people chant or not? I don't see Anthony on the bottom 3, I think you guys didn't chant. Chant, dammit!, Chant!
Back from commercial and who's safe? WOW- SCOTT is the one that's safe and sitting back down! wow. I'm so surprised.
They really drag out the final boot tonight. There seemed to be much more tension.
...and Bo's safe. Whew! That means Nadia's out. I see two others that would be better there, but heck, I don't vote. Maybe I should. I still wish they'd do it so that we had a number to call to vote someone OFF.
Scott dodged a bullet.
Tse out.
American Idol - singing week 5
Nadia - born in 1977 - man! I was a starting middle school when she was born! Yikes! (This does not open the door for you guys to send a barrage of comments on how young you guys are. We know. We get it. You're young.)
LOL Randy didn't even know the song either. He summed it all up for me. "A YEARS worth of songs, and you pick THAT one? I don't even know what that song IS." Which surprises me because every week there are a bunch if songs I don't know but they always seem to be familiar to the judges.
She said it was Crystal Gayle. Ho hum, don't know it. She did a good job but I have nothing to compare it to in terms of originality, etc.
"Musical Wallpapah," Simon says- LOL -you notice it but you don't remember it. LOL - that's funny.
Is Nadia's hair getting larger? Its like Surfina's hair at our Miami sales meeting. Oh, right, none of you saw that. It was scary. I guess you guys can imagine tho, the Ita's have similar (curly) hair and Flavia's will curl up into a ball if there's too much humidity, so you get the idea. Surfy's hair got BIG by the end of the night. BIG. We kept watching it grow, and grow, and grow.
The twist this week is that they are showing the baby pics of the singers and we get to guess who they are. I like guessing. Ergo the 8 hours of Password in the car with Meredith. I love guessing. I just don't want to give you the answers.
Bo Bice born 1975 (again Yikes) sings Freebird, by Skynard. Good choice. It was him to a T. He nailed it, it was a great choice for him. For once, I completely disagree with Simon. He said that "Bo should not have chosen Freebird. He should have chosen a song that's well known." Er... FREEBIRD. That's a classic. That's like not knowing the Beatles! Who doesn't know Freebird?
In the recaps... Check out his pot belly. He pokes it right out there. Buttons were nearly poppin' off.
Anwar, 1979 I'll Never Love This Way Again by our Psychic Friend Dionne Warwick (the lady of the gi-normous nostrils). I think this was his best so far. He stretched his voice throughout the song, the inflections were right, his personality came out more, too. All around, I think our little Anwar pushed himself and chose a great song for him. He even gave the ladies a little open shirt action. Hubba hubba. LOL. (Er... Not so much for me but some girls out there are probably swooning).
All the judges agreed that he was spot on. (Flavia, that was English! Lol)
Hall & Oats were in the audience. Boy Oats ( or is it Hall?) Looks freaky. Too much plastic surgery?
Anthony, 1985. I was a college Junior and well into my umpteenth keg party by the time he was born. I think I have boots older than that. And I can use them to stomp on him. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Paul Young, and Every Time You Go Away (you take a piece of me with you) is one of my classic faves. Its like he's trying to personally appeal to ME with last week's Sound of Music nod and now this. But, sorry, Anthony, you butchered the song!
Please, please, please --- Bottom 3. Everyone chant with me. Bottom 3, bottom 3.
Uh oh, the judges loved him. Ok, through the haze of my prejudice, he wasn't horrible. But you gotta do Paul Young well. Me no like Anthony.
Vonzelle 1984 - I was a sophmore in college, party school ECU, alma mater of Sandra Bullock. And Meredith was at the college of Charleston, no doubt doing her share of boozing. Anyhow, she sang Lets hear it for the boy by Denise Williams. No thanks. Lets hear you sing a different song. I think she had to stretch to make this song and I don't think it worked. But the judges disagreed with me. Simon predicted that Nadia will go home and Vonzelle will stay.
Maybe if she picked a song I didn't know, I would have liked it better. Maybe not. I'd rather see her go than Nadia. But my mind could change. I'm fickle like that.
Scott born 1976 (Linda & Meredith, 6th grade, Bi-Centennial year, USA was 200 years old)She's Gone by Hall & Oats - that's big, singing to the original performers in the audience. He was great with the chorus but I didn't like any other part. As they pan over to the judges, Paula's bouncing around dancing like she's at the hottest concert of the year. I was rooting for Porky, but - no. Go home. Bottom 3 at the least. Randy liked it bar the low notes. Paula loved it. LOVED it. How does she know? She was dancing and the blood was pounding in her ears!
Carrie1983 (Meredith and Linda graduate from High School) Love is a Battlefield, Pat Benetar. Wow. She came out with her hair straightened and punched out the song. I like her a lot. Mike said that she wasn't listening to the music because she rushed forward from the music. The judges were so so on her. LOVED Simon's comment that shes like a kitten who wants to be a Tiger. That is too cute.
Constantine was born in 1975 (Meredith & Linda in 5th grade Myrtle Beach Central) Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. He was good. I am shocked. He did an amazing rendition of that song! I would even download that version. I loved him. I am so surprised. I can't even say anything else!
Simon said he was Astonishing... Was that good or bad? He said it with a smug grin. Who knows.
Laurie's probably off taking a cold shower now. He works his magic on her.
Tomorrow is an hour long results show. An hour? Just gimme the results.
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Idol Boot-off; week 4
There was no fanfare, no ridiculous dramatic pauses. After listening to Fantasia sing what I assume to be her new single (and I'll get back to that in a minute), they simply called the first 3 people sitting on the sofa down as our bottom 3. You could see the ripple of shock though the audience and contestants. I don't know if they were doing this to "shake things up" or because they ran out of time.
Anyhow, the bottom 3 - in order of appearance- was Niko, Vonzelle and Scott our Porky Pig looking thug - who beat up his ex-girlfriend years ago, but confessed this to Idol judges at the start so it didn't disqualify him.
They let Vonzelle sit down, and to my eyes, she never looked worried standing up there. Good front?
Of course we had the mildly annoying wait through commercial for the results. The pause itself isn't annoying, its pretty much Seacrest who acts like this is a new joke each time he does it that pains me.
Return from commercial and Scott (dramatic pause here) was safe.
This choice surprised me. I considered Niko the male sleeper. He was consistenly good and improved each week. Why wasn't Anthony booted?? If he's hanging on because of his "miracle" then that's just lame and America is full of a bunch of saps. But that's the beauty of the USA - we're a mix of all kinds. Still - why, again, is Anthony still on? Argh. Grrrr.
I wonder if this week was one of those cases where people concentrated their votes on trying to save someone and assumed the good singers would sail through. People- stop voting for Anthony!!!
Next year they oughta let us vote for who to kick off!!!! I'd vote.
A little side commentary I'd like to add:
I think Bo's humble interview made him seem nicer. Anthony's did nothing to help himself in my eyes.
Now, back to BoBo. How distracting was all that bouncing? I thought they got professional coaches once they won! Between her bouncing like a bobble-head toy on speed and her excessive shoulder shrugs, I could nearly not pay attention to her loud, wild screaming. This was our Third American Idol. Proves my point that year 4 is the best group so far.
I hope they pick a good genre next week. It was a bit ho hum yesterday.
American Idol singing week 4
Let's face it we all know that there is one person that I want outta here - Comrade Russian guy.
I'm pretty happy to see where each week takes the rest of them.
Scott Savol started us out with a Big and Tall mans snazzy suit that really looked nice on him. Vocally the judges hated it, except for Paula who is so dipped in sugar that I wanna barf. Scott sang To Dream the Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha. I don't know if I loved it--it was just aight for me. Porky thug.
Constantine sang My Funny Valentine from Babes in Arms. Judges loved him. I still find him smarmy. The first part of his song had technical difficulties so it was hard to tell, but then the engineers must've gotten on the ball and we could finally hear his voice. I love the song and usually hear women sing it badly, so I liked his rendition. The judges seemed to like it though Simon's comment that his pouting rated a 9 made me laugh - yeah, he tries too hard to be sexy for the camera.
Carrie crooned Hello young Lovers from The King & I. Randy said that she was controlled with her voice even though the song was boring. Ha ha. Simon compared her to a 1955 commercial. Lol. They all like her, hated the song. I thought the song style that she picked was a bit old fashioned for her. Doesn't matter, though, she isn't going anywhere - America loves her
Vonzelle - our little personality sleeper- sang People from Funny Girl. She's definitely listening to the coaches and playing up her personality. She's also gotten perky. Normally, I'm no fan of perk - but it works for her. She was good.
Anthony sang Climb Every Mountain from the Sound of Music. Bastard. I'm all ready to hate him and he goes and picks my favorite childhood movie. So I closed my eyes and listened. He wasn't bad if I don't hafta look at him. His voice cracked at the end. Randy hated him-- he heard this week what I've heard all along - up and down, sharp and flat. I disagree this week but I still don't like him. Simon said it was hideous- 'nuff said. Lol
Niko Smith sang One Hand One Heart from my other Childhood favorite West Side Story. The technical problems came back - damn them. He did really well. That's one of the least memorable songs in the musical and he made it interesting. His voice was on. I liked it. Apparent my opinion is kaflooey. Simon didn't agree with me. Randy liked it but wasn't blown away. Paula - you guessed it - loved it.
Next comes Anwar. C'mon, man - step it up or you're on the bottom 3!
He sang If Ever I leave you from Camelot. Simon gave a non-critique. Other two loved it. It seemed like he pushed his voice a little more but otherwise it was more of the same as the past weeks.
Bo Bice sang a song I didn't know: Coming out of the sky from Pippin. He said this was very much not his genre. Why didn't he do a song from Hair? I think he did aight, too. At least his hair was clean! Lol. Randy loved him. Paula babbled - does anyone ever listen to her anymore? Simon hated it.
The evening ended with Nadia singing
As Long As He Needs Me from Oliver. She was all sultry for the camera. Again, I don't know this song. It sounded pretty. And she looked lovely in that dress. All the judges loved her. Good for her.
For the first time my bottom 3 are all men: Scott, Anwar, and the smarmy blond Russian kid, Anthony. (Eww - watched him on the recap - smarm city! He kept touching his white pants)
This has not been my favorit genre and, like Mere, I miss the mansion scenes where you get a tiny glimpse into the contestants. I feel like I'm not vested in any of them.
Where are the muppets???
