The Dead Weight Has Been Eliminated

Idolites –

Well, much like Scott, I stepped out on a limb and predicted Kris to be out last night. Yet another reminder I have no idea what I’m talking about. The last few eliminations have been quite uncontroversial. It seems like with the judges save in play, the shocking eliminations aren’t coming. Our pool poll was correct in picking Scott to go. Didn't he sound WAY better last night when singing for his life? I can't believe the judges were really considering using the save on him, though.

I am now just 2 for 6 picking the eliminated contestant, but was 2 for 3 on my bottom 3, moving me to 11 for 16 on the season.

Last night was great news for Kris fans. It proved that he does have a legitimate following and will likely make the top 5, if not higher.

On the pool…

Jessica Fracker continues to hold a one point lead over Carol Cooper. Some idiot has moved his way into a four-way tie for third with Kathy Hunter, Isabel DeVera and Jen Davies.

At this point of the competition, even though I sit in third place, I am not feeling too great about my chances. My hope is riding on the pool I filled out for Presley, which now sits in a tie for seventh place. Why, you ask? Well, take a look at how I rank the current top 7 and you’ll see that my pick of Danny beating Lil in the finale doesn’t look quite as hopeful or realistic as Allison beating Adam in the finale.

The top 7 as I see them:

7. Anoop – nice run so far, but I think he only has a week or two left in him
6. Lil – Unless she makes a major turnaround, her appearance last night in the bottom 3 will become habit.
5. Matt – The judges like him more than Lil right now. Although with all the dead weight now gone, he’s one cheesy performance away from going home.
4. Kris – Great following. In terms of votes, he’s probably in the top three right now.
3. Allison – With Lil continuing to slip, she becomes the only legitimate female contender. If Simon would start getting off her case and America woke up, she would have a shot at winning. Heck, Syesha Mercado finished 3rd last year.
2. Danny – The judges and America love him. Could be vulnerable if Allison picks it up.
1. Adam – By far the favorite right now. Something still tells me there will be a Top 5 shocker with him and the judges won’t have a save. I hope that doesn’t happen. I want to see him perform until the end.

Enjoy the standings and next week's performances!

Pool Boy out!

Mad World...Mad Skills!

Idolites –

To think I nearly missed Adam’s performance. The cool thing about a DVR is that I can start the show late and fast forward through commercials. The bad thing about that is when the show runs over and the recording stops at the last commercial break. I swore I had it set to run 10 minutes over! Thanks to our good friend and housemate, Lorna Jackson, we found Adam’s performance on-line. I can’t imagine how lame this post would have been without commenting on his amazing rendition of Mad World.

I’ll get to that later…

• Who is that bald guy sitting in the front row? He looks scary and is just staring intently at something on stage. Is he secret service? Looks more like someone that would start opening fire on Seacrest.
• Just one hour tonight, so we miss out on the grand intro for the judges. We finally find out that they are just a time filler.

DANNY: So here’s the deal: I like Danny. I picked him to win. I do like his voice too, but I’m starting to not enjoy his performances so much. He’s still one of the favorites and besides Adam, the only one that can perform first and not be affected. I thought the middle part of the song sounded a bit loungy, but he always kicks in the emotion at the end, leaving his fans happy. What’s up with the Members Only tuxedo jacket? Tribute to 1980?

KRIS: It’s well documented that I’m not a huge fan. However, before tonight, I was at least starting to see that Kris was becoming a serious contender to crack the Top 5. He has been consistent and original. After that performance, I am starting to get my old feelings back about him. So much, in fact, I think he may be in some real trouble tonight. He still needs to step up the wardrobe a bit too. As Lorna (a big fan of Kris) said when he came out last night “I want him to wear a color…other than putty.” Will the judges use a save on him? We may get to see.

LIL: She is in denial. Why wouldn’t she be? She has never been in the bottom 3 , despite continuing to sing songs that make her seem way older than she is. The judges keep telling her to young it up, so what does she do? A Tina Turner impersonation….and not a good one. Tina had to be in her 50’s when she recorded that one. C’mon Lil! At least she looked great and took her criticism without talking back. She’ll be safe again, just watch. She is just one of two women left after all.

ANOOP: More tender moments with Anoop. This guy is either a soft and mellow balladeer or a ridiculous frat boy at karaoke. Tonight he decides to put us asleep again. At least the sweater matched his performance. How do the judges say he made True Colors his own? One of the most overused songs from the 80’s and he wasn’t that special. See you on the stool Anoop.

SCOTT: This was the big surprise you wanted to pull out Scott? You play guitar. Happy now Paula? OK, well your fan base probably doesn’t care. When he plays piano, you hear the instrument and it all makes sense. That just looked like he decided to have the guitar in front of him as an accent. Not good. I’m also growing tired of his constant defensiveness and excuses. I have a feeling he has not been criticized much in the past, because he looks shell shocked when a judge says something negative.

ALLISON: Simon finally acknowledges she is good! He also makes a great point about her personality. She can obviously sing, but keeps ending up in the bottom 3. I think he now is actually trying to help her out now that he sees that Lil is a lost cause. I like the Kelly Clarkson reference by Randy as well. The song was done beautifully, but was a little mellow. I think given her spot in the rotation last night and her endorsement from Simon, she should be back on the safe side this week.

MATT: After seeing his childhood photos, it is apparent that the third eye on his forehead has developed later in life. He wasn’t about to let it hurt him tonight, however, as he sported the fedora to cover it up. That being said, I am in a complete fight with the judges about Matt. They loved that? It was a jazzy, cruise ship version of a bad Stevie Wonder song. I just don’t get his appeal. At least he moved away from the piano tonight. I think when this competition is over, he and Scott should form a touring dueling piano group. They could be called Third Eye Blind…Part Deux.

ADAM: To think I almost didn’t see this. WOW!! Best song of the night…a true 80’s song. Despite how good he was on Motown night, I liked this performance even better. After last week’s karaoke throw away performance, he comes back super strong and delivers another memorable moment. He is also getting very lucky on the draw as he seems to always perform on the back half of the show. Not that it really matters. The only thing I can see standing in his way of winning is that he is fairly unemotional. Can America connect to him? Who cares? They connect to his performances, that’s for sure.

Hey look! Clay Aiken is on Top Model tonight.

BESTS

Look: Lil Honorable Mention: Adam

Performance: Adam Honorable Mention: Danny, Allison

WORSTS

Look: Anoop Honorable Mention: Danny

Performance: Scott Honorable Mention: Lil, Kris

BOTTOM 3

Should Be: Anoop, Lil, Scott

Will Be: Anoop, Scott, Kris

OUT

Should Be: Scott

Will Be: Kris (That's right, I said it! Stepping out on a limb here...will the judges save him if I'm right?)

Be sure to vote for who you think will go out.

Standings tomorrow.