How do we know that the call in voting system is what they are going by to eleminate someone? How do we know it's not Simon making the decisions?

Because Kevin is still in it. :rolleyes:

So far...

Mandisa did great, as usual.
Bucky blew. Awful. No range whatsoever.
Paris was good, as usual.
Chris was only okay this week, surprisingly.
Katharine was pretty bleh, but okay.

(I must be hard to please tonight, since Simon loved Katharine)

Gotta love Taylor, but song is somewhat limiting.
Lisa did a good job; I love that song.

Uh, oh... the "Sexy Heart Throb Teen Idol Beast" is next.... :rolleyes:

Oh boy. Only tears I shed for Kevin tonight were in pain every 12 notes or so. The judges are much too polite with this kid.

Anyway, gotta hop in the shower... will DVR later....

First things first Why did they have to show Constantene(sp) Eww.

My take tonight:

Mandisa-Mandiva was great as usual.
Bucky- Good song for him but ok.
Paris-Wow what a great singing voice from that tiny talking voice.
Chris-His version of "I Walk The Line" was awesome. He's got great shot at winning.
Katherine-Did a great job but, I like Mandisa better.
Taylor-His dancing Eww. I thought he did ok though.
Lisa-I love that song. I thought she did a good job.
The Sex Symbol Chicken Little-Did ok. I like that song also.
Elliott-Did ok not thrilled though.
Pickle-Patsy Cline would roll over in her grave YUCK
Ace- Ace is back YEA

Here is my ever so humble opinion on last night's performances:

Mandisa - You are awesome beyond awesome. I agree with Randy that I had to pity anyone who came after that performance. You also looked absolutely beautiful, and whoever picked out your dress should pick your clothes every week.

Bucky - meh. Just stop with the meh.

Paris - excellent job, although I wish whoever picked out your clothes would just STOP. You look like a little girl playing dress up in your mother's clothes. I almost expected her shoes to be three sizes too big, you know what I mean?

Chris - Good performance, but it was not "original", it was ripped off from Live's version of Walk the Line.

Katherine - Although I've been a big fan, I did not love her performance last night.

Taylor - Again, usually a big fan, but that was also meh.

Lisa - I don't know why I can't connect with this girl. She's so very pretty, and she has a lovely voice, but each performance leaves me bored.

Kevin - For once, I did not hate The Blinking Fetus. He did a decent job with this song, but I still find him annoying.

Elliot - You are too, too awesome. That song was fabulous. And you're looking better, too.

Pickler - Oh, Mig, you are so right. I heard this sort of "whirring" sound while she was performing, and realized that it was Patsy Cline spinning in her grave. That was all kinds of bad. And would you forget the mink already! It wasn't that funny to begin with, much less as a running gag!! The only good thing about your performance was that we were spared hearing you speak afterwards. Kudos to whoever is running the sound booth.

Ace - Oh, Ace, my Ace. What have you done?? You were not as bad as last week, but you weren't great. And were you channeling some Constantstink with your dirty hair??

Speaking of which, I'm sure that Ace's hair and seeing Constantstink in the audience is what compelled JG to shower during the show.

And who wants Paula to share her meds with the rest of us?

Mandisa - Wow. She was phenomenal.

Bucky - Toss up between him and Lisa as pick to go. As a talent, although good, he's clearly in the 2nd or 3rd tier.

Paris - Did well, but I'm still waiting for that "Wow" performance.

Chris - So which version will he rip off next week? This guy is clearly talented and should be in the final 3 at least, but he's getting pimped big time and it's kind of annoying.

Katherine - I thought it was a great performance.

Taylor - I'm a big fan, but song choice hurt him.

Lisa - I get what you mean SB. She's a bit too mechanical, as if she's singing but doesn't really "believe" in the song, if you know what I mean. Might be in trouble.

Kevin - Somebody please get him off my TV. Constantink also.

Elliot - I get the same feeling from Elliot as I do Lisa. Too mechanical, no emotion while singing. Still, he did a good job.

Pickler - Zzzzzz. Not my type of music. Deer-in-headlights starting to get old.

Ace - Constantine 2.0 except not quite as annoying. Opposite of Elliot. He's great at emoting, but not as much talent.

SB and DS pretty much hit the nail on the head for me. I'll just give a rundown of the great, the good, the bad, and the one that's gonna go tonight:

Great
Mandisa
Katherine
Elliot

GOOD
Chris
Paris
Kevin (Gotta give credit where credit is do, it was good, but I still don't like him )
Taylor (worst performance yet for him, but still better than some)
Lisa (good performance, but boring)
Pickler (my one disagreement. I thought it was a decent performance.)

BAD
Bucky (I'm a huge fan, but I was SO disappointed with his performance last night)
Ace (His good looks are masking the fact that he can't sing. Period.)

BOTTOM THREE
Lisa
Bucky
Ace

It's a toss-up for me between Lisa and Bucky. I can't make a definitive decision, as it could be either one of em tonight.

Have you guys heard of the website http://www.dialidol.com ? It's a website that tries to predict who will be in the bottom 3 and who will be leaving by a method based on the frequency of busy signals. Before the results show last week, I saw that they predicted that Kevin, Ace and Lisa will be in the bottom 3 (in that order, with Lisa leaving). Melissa was 4th from last.

My initial reaction was if Melissa wasn't in the bottom 3 and Ace and Lisa were, their method was seriously flawed.

But lo and behold, Ace and Lisa were both cringing with Melissa as the bottom 3 last week.

Lucky guess?

In any case, this week, they predict that Bucky, Lisa and Elliot are in the bottom 3 with Elliot leaving.

For some reason Ace reminds me of uncle Jessy from Full House I guess it's his smile. :p

I LOVE Uncle Jessie!! Maybe that's why I have a thing for Ace! Although he lost some serious points with me last night re: the hair thing. A little too much Dippity-Do (and am I one of the few here who remembers Dippity-Do?).

Btw, I predict that either Bucky or Lisa will be gone tonight. If Kevin survived the disaster of epic proportions that was last week's performance, he's sure to make it through with a passable one.

I think the bottom 3 will be Bucky Ace Lisa with Bucky getting the axe. Even though I want Chicken Little to go I think he will be safe. That little girl in the audiance(sp) was so cute intoducing Ace last night. Reminding me of another blonde hair little girl years ago. My baby girl.

BTW I remember [img]http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:5f.../dippity_do.jpg[/img]

Just watched the ones I missed last night - I thought Ace did a great job! Besides, it's one of my favorite songs. :p Pickler did very well, and Elliot was just okay...

My Bottom 3: Bucky, Kevin, and that bubble head Pickler

Predicted Bottom 3: Bucky, Pickler, and in an upset: Taylor

Should Definitely Go: Bucky or Kevin

Ace is... safe!
Mandisa is... safe!
Elliot is... safe!
Pickler is... safe!
Chris is... safe!
Paris is... safe!
Katharine is... safe!
Taylor is... safe!

Bottom 3: Kevin, Lisa, Bucky

Lisa is... safe!

Kevin vs Bucky!

YES!!! FINALLY!!! YES!!! FINALLY!!! YES!!! FINALLY!!! YES!!! FINALLY!!! YES!!! FINALLY!!! YES!!! FINALLY!!! YES!!! FINALLY!!! YES!!! FINALLY!!! YES!!! FINALLY!!!

Poor kid. But c'mon, how he lasted this long is still beyond me!

When Ryan said that Bucky was safe, I jumped up and started dancing, and let me just say that I do not dance.

I feel like I should feel kinda bad for this kid, but I don't. His time was up long ago. America was just delaying the inevitable. Good riddance, Chicken Little.

Now I feel sorry for America's newest sex symbol. :rolleyes: 2 weeks in a row for Lisa. I was wrong about Ace being in the bottom 3 but right about Lisa and Bucky.

Bucky's rendition of "Oh Boy" has been stuck in my head since last night, and I don't think it's gonna leave.

As much as I wanted Kevin gone from my TV, I felt really bad for him. He handled it well, especially for his age, and went out with class. Goodbye Blinking Fetus!!

I hate it when a song gets stuck in your head like that. Especially if it is a dumb song.

That's ok, all I keep hearing in my head is that So You Had a Bad Day song.

Okay, I've never bothered to take much of an interest in AI, nor do I really plan to - my mom blasting it on her TV while I was trying to watch the Astros is reason enough for me to dislike it - but I just have to ask where these nicknames (Blinking Fetus and Chicken Little) came from?

Can anyone fill me in on how someone manages nicknames like those?

Kevin Covais/Chicken Little (God I wish I coulda found a bigger picture! )

This will scare some of you.

'American Idol' Producers Nearly Fired Abdul
American Idol producers came close to firing judge Paula Abdul earlier this month - and wanted to offer her job to Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson. Tensions on the set of the hit TV show were running high and producers were considering firing the former singer for her erratic behavior. A source tells American magazine Us Weekly, "Paula was being very difficult. (She was) crying all the time and arriving late for meetings." The stress from the situation drove Abdul seek medical attention and she was treated for "exhaustion and dehydration." According to the source, executives from the show discussed replacing the troubled judge: "(They) liked Jessica (Simpson) a lot. And some were pushing for Britney (Spears)." Neither star ended up meeting with Idol producers and they decided to keep Abdul - for now. Abdul's representative denies the allegations: "Paula is always a joy on the set and everyone loves her. If they were looking at Britney or Jessica, that's news to me."

Gina, On the internet, there are always nicknames for the performers. I saw The Blinking Fetus for Kevin, and it seemed to fit him perfectly. He looks like a fetus, and he has a habit of blinking quite a lot. The Chicken Little nickname actually came from AI, since they saw a resemblance and put it on the show.

As for some of the other names for past and present performers: Man-diva for Mandisa, Gray Charles or Taylor Ticks for Taylor Hicks, and Constantstink for Constantine. I'm sure there are plenty of others out there, if anyone else would like to share.

SB, I say that William Hung is better than Ace! :p


Don Cardi

I am so OVER him. Ace hasn't sung well in several weeks, although his performance was decent this week. Then, he was all greasy and gross on top of it. The Ace love has left the building!! Although he is still really hot, and does have that twin...

So the lesson to be learned here is that you should Listen to your brother. I told you about that guy. He's just another Carlo.


Don Cardi

But he's so PRETTY!!

Thanks for the nickname explanations, guys.

Chicken Little is hilarious, especially after seeing the photo comparison.