(crossposted from mountaineer musings)

i was watching curling, taking a long, hot bath and hitting an early pillow last night, so i'm just now watching Idol. which means i didn't vote, so if the right girl doesn't get kicked off, i don't get to complain. haha, yeah right. i'll moan and groan and yell and kick, and poor Frank will have to listen to me. y'all will too, unless your scroll bars are working.

Mandisa is the first to sing. she is the girl who has humbled Simon and gotten him to apologize for the fat comments. and oh yeah, she's singing "Never", a Heart song (i heart them!). she wants to prove that sisters can rock too (from my church experience, i would never have doubted that). i would have voted for her, absolutely. ftr, i didn't think it was over the top like Randy and Simon did. she's so funny, i just adore her personality.

Kellie Pickler, on the other hand... she makes me tired with all the crying and the hicking (my cousins from West Texas aren't that hick!). and she's singing a Martina McBride song ("How Far"), which means i'll be exceptionally hard on her, because i just hate it when Martina's songs get butchered. she deserves so much better... eh, she's decent on the song, but she's got lots of flat notes, lots of sharps... she's pitchy tonight, Randy. um, standing ovation worthy? uh uh, i don't think so. if she doesn't talk much, she might grow on me, but only if she doesn't talk much. i absolutely disagree with Paula and Simon. likeability factor? um, maybe if she stops crying and speaking. Kellie, you are so over-the-top on the hick act, you should really tone it down. and you should really listen when yee-haw girl gives you advice (that's me. yee-haw.). i wouldn't have voted for Kellie.

Becky O'Donohue, singing "Because the Night". say, didn't 10K Maniacs do that one? yep, they did, says the Internets search engine. oh, she's all over the place on this, missing lots of notes. that's too bad. i'm noticing a pattern with the girls this year. we seem to have a lot of rocker wannabes. might we get one this year? (not Becky, but someone, maybe). wouldn't have voted for her.

Ayla Brown. ugh, let's talk a minute about fashion. i know they like to call them gaucho pants, and they're all the rage now, and everyone is wearing them (i don't think Becky O. owns anything but gaucho pants), but i will always think of them as long culottes. which means i will never be on board with gaucho pants. i believe in everyone's freedom to look dumb; otherwise, i'd campaign for the banning of gaucho pants. moving on... LOL, i'm so OLD! one of Ayla Brown's favorite movies "growing up" was Mulan. that movie came out the year i graduated college. anyway, Ayla's going to sing Christina Aguilera's "Reflection"; awwww, i used to listen to that when working in my tomato garden. i hope she doesn't try to be Christina, who was always just trying to be Mariah, who is one of the all-time most annoying people on Earth. aw, man, she played boys' football for 3 years; i hope she's good so i don't have to insult her. i don't want to get my pinkytoe kicked... she was pretty good on that, but then she ruined it by saying she "felt so complete" after singing that song. ::rolling eyes far back in my head now:: she tells Ryan she "felt amazing" while she sang the song. really? even in those gaucho pants? i don't want her kicked off yet, but i wouldn't have made the dialing effort for her last night.

Paris Bennet, one of my favorites through the early rounds. singing "Midnight Train to Georgia". this should be good. crap! gaucho pants! who's dressing these children? actually, hers are a little shorter, so i'd call them full-on culottes. that makes me wanna cry... oh yeah, the singing. so far she's not wowing me, but i'm hoping for a big finish. i have to admit, she actually pulls off the culottes. eh, that was not nearly the caliber performance i was expecting from her vocally. she has the energy, the look, but the singing bored me, probably because there was little range. i still would have voted for her because i know she's got it all, but honestly, today i'm hoping that she doesn't dud out like Nadia Turner did.

Stevie Scott. when she started out, her name was Stephanie. oooooh, she's singing "To Where You Are", that song that Josh Groban sings so amazingly. she has a very controlled voice, and she's singing well. eh. i was expecting way more of that song based on her earlier auditions. she was too quiet for most of the song, i kept waiting for her to belt it out, but nothing ever came. the guys are right, it was boring and messy. i wouldn't have voted for her, and that makes me sad, because i really want her to do well. one thing on her physical appearance: she needs to not slump. i know she's stinking tall, but she needs to carry it and not try to make it go away.

halfway through, Mandisa is tops.

Brenna Gethers. drama queen, middle name is "Mima". NO NO NO. i don't care if you want to show your softer side, you can't sing "You Are the Sunshine of My Life". that song is meant for wedding receptions, not American Idol. she copped out and went the safe route. absolutely boring, no range, and not nearly as dramatic as i was expecting from this gaucho-wearing drama queen. i'm having Mikalah flashbacks. seemed like such a firecracker and then just fizzled out, got old over a period of a week. Simon said it right, she's a wild cat that someone put gloves on. she so wants to sleep with Simon. and he eats that stuff up. NO NO NO, Brenna, no one needed to see your softer side. i wouldn't have voted for her.

Heather Cox. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me". can someone just shoot me now? i hated it last year when the finalists did it, i'll never like it, what a horrible choice. NEWSFLASH FOR CONTESTANTS: HOKEY IS NOKEY. hey, how cute, i made a little rhyme that almost made sense. oh, i hate this song so much. i just keep picturing fadeouts from Vonzell to Anthony and oh barf, make it stop. that was awful. she's so beautiful, and she's not wearing gauchos, so i wanted her to be great. with such an awful song choice, it's so hard for me to know if she's just bad, or if it was the song.

i hope the guys are better tomorrow night (which is tonight, since i'm watching this Wednesday), because tonight (last night) has been like Bode Miller disappointing.

poor Ryan Seacrest. someone writes terrible jokes for him, and he gets paid to say them.

oh, you big fat liars. it's not catty backstage with the AI girls. yeeeeeaaah.

Melissa McGhee, the beauty pageant girl from Tampa. hey, i've been there! Faith Hill's "When the Lights Go Down". one of the most boring songs Faith has ever recorded. ah well, at least it's not "Mississippi Girl" or "Bringing Out the Elvis". she was good except when she tried to warble, which was when she always went flat. but hey, cute outfit, no gauchos, good sound to her voice; here's to hoping she doesn't do a Lindsay Cardinale and go safe every night. i may actually have voted for her. oh dear. she's hinting that they should put her on tv more. oh, bless her heart, life experience has made her feel the songs in her soul more. ::do i even need to write in the eye roll?:: here's to world peace.

Lisa Tucker, one of the best quality voices. singing "I Am Changing" by Jennifer Holiday. groan. i hate it when they talk about how wonderful the message is of the song they're singing. blah blah blah. i'm singing it because i think it showcases my voice, and i really want to showcase my voice. why don't they all just tell the truth. anyway, she's fantastic, sings beautifully, has as much charisma as Orlando Bloom, she's all that. i would have voted for her.

Kinnik Sky. singing "Get Here" by Alita Adams. are y'all gonna roast me if i say, "by whom?" hey, no gauchos here and she's singing the song because she knows if she can pull it off, she's good. i'm not feeling the denim formalwear (really, those two words should never be paired up), but it's not gauchos. ok, so she can do the big wail. i disagree with Randy, i thought she carried the entire song fine. she didn't blow me away, but she was good. i wouldn't have voted for her, but i don't think she should go yet. and hey Simon, don't call a 28 year-old old, or this almost-30-year-old will cry.

egads, am i really going to be 30 in 5 months? ::sniff:: where does the time go? y'all give me a stage, and i'll sing a song for you that i really feel in my soul.

Katharine McPhee. singing "Since I Fell for You", which she says was originally recorded by Barbra Streisand. um, no, not originally, but whatever. anyway, i like Katharine, so i won't dwell on that. i might dwell on the fact that she really looks up to Babs, though. yep, it's ruined her for me. btw, ALIAS, season 1, episode 21, Sydney Bristow sang this song in the club where Khasinau was having dinner with Mistuh Sahhk and Will Tippin was being held... so to the singing. no gauchos (official gaucho count tonight: 4), yay. best vocal of the night. oh brother, she's still going on about kissing the judges.

vocally, here's how they stacked up for me tonight...

Katharine
Mandisa
Lisa
Ayla
Paris (who was a better performer than Ayla, just didn't bring the vocals)
Melissa
Kinnik
Kellie
Stevie
Brenna
Becky
Heather

i can't wait to hear Taylor Hicks, Kevin Covais, Chris Daughtry, and David Radford (but only if he croons) tonight. i just hope none of them are wearing gaucho pants.

i wanna hear about your suntan.

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