Yay! Top Twelve!

66 Comments

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   ClariceStarling
   Posted March 10, 2006 at 12:58 pm

   Why were the Brittenum twins there? They’re annoying. I didn’t hear them say they were rich. Even if it’s true, which I HIGHLY doubt, why would you say that on TV? Retarded.

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   EdHill
   Posted March 10, 2006 at 1:17 pm

   Wow, Alf’s dick is almost as big as mine.

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   bluesmith
   Posted March 10, 2006 at 1:18 pm

   Thought it was only me who was annoyed by paris…i thought her song sucked, and she didn’t sound particularly good at singing it.

   Also agree that Mandisa totally rocked and sounds like the most talented of the ladies.

   Ace’s hat is starting to bother me.

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   cookie
   Posted March 10, 2006 at 1:21 pm

   I was a little disapointed that Gideon went home before chiken little, Whats wrong with you america!!! I totally agree with you about paris, Im ready for her to go already. “Punch ME” hilarious almost got fired for laughing so loud

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   anonym.
   Posted March 10, 2006 at 1:29 pm

   “I hope they enjoy the money now before it all gets squandered on an Escalade, tacky furniture, a rampant cocaine habit, and of course, more Spacemen outfits.”
   haha..you forgot 5 ferraris and a monkey

   ay, no papi today?

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   Lizardqueen
   Posted March 10, 2006 at 1:35 pm

   The disturbing thing about Paris is that she reminds me of Aughra from The Dark Crystal in that picture.
   http://members.fortunecity.com/dark_crystal/darkcrys/gallery/photos/AughraB-W.jpg

   Ayla’s song choice was bad and she looked like crap. Her crooked little Jodie Foster mouth was bothering me. Same goes for Gideon and his unsightly mouth contortions. I felt so bad when Simon said “Your smile is annoying.” But I’m over it.
   Kevin is this season’s Anthony, insert the lisp instead of the tracheotomy.

   GOOOO Mandisa!!!!!!!!!!!!

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   Wade
   Posted March 10, 2006 at 1:57 pm

   I knew Taylor was a lock for top 12, despite his seizuriffic dancing.

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   Lyndsay
   Posted March 10, 2006 at 1:57 pm

   Thank you, B-Side for returning to the AI recaps! You’re much better than Papi!

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   Bauer's Sweetheart
   Posted March 10, 2006 at 2:02 pm

   Thank God somebody finally told Bo Bice about hair conditioner!

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    America's Next Top Fan
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 2:04 pm

    Kevin Covais is proof that AI producers would rather have the William Hung’s of the world ON the show. More reasons to irritate the hell out of America.

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    Wizzard
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 2:06 pm

    Why is Chicken Little still there? What the hell? Apart from him I’m pretty OK with who is in the top 12.

    Chris Daughtry’s my boy. This guy is the real deal but I hope he doesn’t win because it will only ruin his career by being tied up in that Idol contract forced to sing Disney songs for the next 7 years.

    I am (was) a huge Bo Bice fan but his new original stuff is really weak. I agree that he’s better suited for doing covers of rock classics.

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    Kyle
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 2:08 pm

    Ok, don’t shoot me, but I think Kevin actually has a decent voice. No, seriously…not top 5 or anything, but try closing your eyes next week and you’ll see what I mean.

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    copygodd
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 2:19 pm

    elliot looks amish. which makes me wonder how he knows these songs, considering he grew up without electricity.

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    OD-TV
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 2:34 pm

    I agree with you about Paris. I loved her at first and now I just want her to shut her pie hole. Mandisa is my girl! Love her! I heard one of the twins say that they were rich too. I really hate them. really, ALOT. Hate them. Glad Gideon is gone. I think under all that Jesus talk he is a lap dog of satan. Awesone recap!

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    couchpotato
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 2:41 pm

    I agree with the top 12; I would rather have seen Will in there instead of Chicken Little, but oh well. He’s not going to last much longer anyway. Love love love Ace! He is beyond hot! But B-Side I must admit you had me crackin up talking about him. I don’t think Ayla was robbed, she was the seventh best female singer there, and since they’re looking for only six, well….. It was a sad sight to see her so upset though. It sucks that they make the “loser” sing the song they lost on, well and kind of funny too.

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    jenny10girl
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 2:51 pm

    YAY! No Papi! Anyways, this is why Chicken Little is still here:
    http://www.votefortheworst.com/

    Ace’s hat is starting to bother me too…LOL…

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    Christian
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 4:35 pm

    Chris Daughtry is the best singer American Idol has ever had in my opinion. I thought his version of “Broken” was better than Evanesence’s. I loved Ayla being voted off. She was such a cold broad. Mandisa is my pick for the women. Hands down.

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    chickenboo
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 4:51 pm

    Ayla is a robot. Cold, and mechanical. I’m so glad she’s gone. And what the hell was up with her dagger stares when the judges were giving her feedback on Tuesday? ICY!!

    Mandisa rocks. I’m a little bit afraid of seeing Chris attempt Stevie Wonder next week…maybe he’ll surprise us?

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    ra
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 5:16 pm

    I have several thoughts…

    First, I never want to see Alf’s weenus ever again. EVER.

    Re: Kellie Pickler – yes she has charm, and by charm I mean perky little ta-tas and a perky little brain. But she is cute – I’ll give the little window licker that.

    I cringe as I admit that I love Kevin. He is so adorable – I just want to put him in my pocket and take him home.

    Ace looks like a little frat boy. I like it – a lot.

    Lastly, Taylor gives me night terrors. Without the bunny costume.

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    Firecat
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 5:17 pm

    You kept on calling “Taylor”…”Tyler”…did I miss the recap on when we changed his name?

    Also. Don’t be anti-Kellie Pickler. That girl is awesome!

    I can’t believe that toddler, Kevin, made it through.

    I thought Ace was awesome

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    KatiesHole
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 5:27 pm

    I can’t believe that cyclops cabbage patch kid Kevin made it to top 12. He is soooo bad. What is wrong with this country?

    And don’t get me started on Kelli suck my Pickler. She is so totall lame.

    KH

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    zoobabe
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 5:55 pm

    I will join in on the backlash of Kellie Pickler. The “aw shucks” routine seems forced now and I’m not impressed with her vocal ability. I think that Elliot might be from an Orthodox Jewish family. He can sing well, but the combo of jacked up teeth between him and Bucky is truly frightening! The hearing loss revelation makes his talent seem even better though.

    I still love little Kevin too. He’s just sweet and glad to be there. Ace/Taylor/Chris/Elliot/Mandisa/Katherine should be the top 6 finalists.

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    dredge
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 5:59 pm

    i’m sick of “Ace”….the whole Urban Outfitter catalogue look.
    what i enjoyed tho was his “hidden secret” moment when he says.
    “When I came out (long pause)..to Hollywood”. oops.West Hollywood?

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    B-Side
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 6:03 pm

    Re: Tyler/Taylor. Freudian slip. I have a friend named Tyler. Must have been thinking of him.

    It’s all fixed.

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    kelley
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 7:38 pm

    Will someone please kick Seacrest in the nuts?

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    Keyser Soze
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 8:38 pm

    Alf gives the PhilPackage a run for its money.
    Elliott does sing well, but I agree with Howard Stern on this one. “He has 4 extra rows of teeth. Forget singing, I wanna see him eat.”
    I second the motion on kicking Seacrest in the nuts. Kick Ace in the nuts also while you’re at it. I’m starting to smell those jeans he wears every week through the tv.
    Go Taylor!

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    tank
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 10:13 pm

    Wow, EdHill (re: #2): I think I love you!

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    exlogcabin
    Posted March 10, 2006 at 10:14 pm

    I used to like Ayla until I found out her father is a Mass. state senator leading the charge to overturn gay marriage. Sorry, I know that’s not fair, but neither is life. BTW, can’t wait for her to come out of the closet and give her daddy a heartattack.

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    Lizardqueen
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 12:18 am

    Can we please promise to never mention Bucky and his twin brother Yucky ever again? Please?

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    dredge
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 6:06 am

    i also liked Bo last season, and now would like him to kinda go away. He looked dangerously thin. his voice is weak now and his writing skils weaker. I don’t know..was there anything wrong with the way he “looked” before?

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    littledarling
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 6:29 am

    Gideon is a scary dude! I’m so glad he is gone. That bit about his picture with the world and the record was frightening, he talks like a psycho!
    Bo-totally watered down now but thank god he found V-05!
    Great Recap B-side but I’m going to have serious nightmares about that Alf picture

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    GregnNYC
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 7:00 am

    Lizardqueen- Paris=Aughra- totally! I was WONDERING what she reminded me of!
    Copygodd- I had JUST said the Elliot/Amish thing a friend last night. Awesome.
    Gideon’s ego nearly matched Brenna’s. Glad he’s gone, even tho he did had talent, unlike Brenna.
    Chris rocks my world. I hope he ‘almost’ wins, then goes on to do his own thing bigger than any of the manufactured crap AI would make him sing for a year.

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    Milkshake
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 11:28 am

    While we’re all comparing everybody to everybody am I the only one that thinks of the Crash Test Dummies early 90′s hit “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” every time Taylor is on the screen?

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    Jesus_loves_you
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 11:47 am

    Chris has already won in my book. The final four will be Katharine” Big Ass” Mcphee, the real Mandisa of the family, Chris the Rock God, and either Elliot “orthodontia” Yamin or Idiotic, Carrie Underwood copy-cat, Pickler

    It’s up to us to determine how this one ends…

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    Wizzard
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 12:12 pm

    Milkshake – I don’t see the connection????

    Jesus – You’re right, it is up to you how this ends. I say “you” because I’m Canadian and can’t vote but it’s all a matter of whether you vote for your favorite or if you vote for who you think is the most talented. They may not necessarily be one and the same.

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    RMMommy
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 1:25 pm

    Is Elliot’s forehead crooked or is it that bowl haircut. That guy is lopsided or something. Shocked about Ayla, but always believed with her connections and scholarships, why did she even try out? Gedeon…I don’t even know what to say..ick.

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    Jesus_loves_you
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 1:46 pm

    Wizzard – I read your earlier post, and believe you have a good ear for talent. I to was a huge Bo fan last season, but his song the other night was a complete snoozer, he’s much better at covers. I also believe that if Chris wins they’ll taint his raw talent and take him out of his element towards Disney. I said this before Klarkson wasn’t a true American Idol until she broke away from Idol altogether with her last album.

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    DJRick
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 3:40 pm

    I loved this week’s shows. I still say the guys have the gals beat by a mile this year. The only two girls I like are Katharine (she was terrific this week and she’s gorgeous too) and Mandisa, even if Mandisa doesn’t look or sound much different than all the other big black girl divas out there today (big hair, big nails, big weight, big voices, big everything) she’s still great.
    Hate Kellie Pickler and wish she’d cut the the copying of the Jessica Simpson dumb blonde thing, which was more obnoxious than ever this week with the “minx” comment, pretty lame Kellie, can’t you think of something more original and whom do you think you are fooling with this crap? Just go away, please. (Listen to me as the votes roll in for her week after week).
    Ditto for the two black teens, wish they would disappear, although Paris is growing on me since she doesn’t talk or sing as much like Fantasia anymore and she actually is fairly good. Lisa Tucker is just plain boring, very average young singer in my opinion with an ordinary voice and style.
    Meliissa suffers from the same ordinariness as Lisa and will probably go next.
    I loved Kinnick’s voice but she was too unnaturally white with her music and when she finally sang something that fit she was very off key and deserved to go.
    Ayla had won me over but last week her song choice was horrendous. I have to laugh at the irony of the revelation that her father is an anti-gay activist. What a jerk. Hey Dad, take a good look at your own Tom-boy daughter, if ever there was a lesbian Ayla is it, make-up and gowns or not, she looks like a total man. Call it gaydar but I’d bet a lot of money Ayla is Gayla (and good for her if it’s true). Hey Ayla, kidnap Dad and take him to see Brokeback Mountain, he needs a reality check and a little education on human compassion and feelings.
    Now the guys – Will sang his ballad very well two weeks ago but this week he was too lizzard lounge-y and ordinary with his song choice and deserved the boot. I had hoped Gideon would go, too weird and disturbing and his old Motown schtick outdated and not in keeping with modern music reality. I never expected that he would go so soon though and was pleasantly surprised.
    I loved Kevin Kovais this week but I see I am the only one in America who did. His pitch is a little flat but there’s something about his voice (on that song at least) that I loved as well as his vocal control. He really did a good job hitting the crescendos, etc. on that number and the lisp for some reeason was much less obvious. Call me Grandma but I enjoyed it very much, whether it was reminiscent of a High School play or not. With Stevie Wonder week on the horizon though I don’t think he will fare as well unless he finds a nice ballad to do again.
    Ace was just horrendous, the only male left that I really dislike. I still say he is much too pretty, and very self-concsiously so. I don’t like big egos or vanity and prefer people just being who they are and a little more humble, like Bucky (even if it’s true that Bucky’s image could be stepped up a notch). What disturbs me the most about Ace is that he is obviously getting votes strictly on his looks, and that’s pretty pathetic, to think that so many people’s way of thinking would be so easily influenced by something like that, because noone could honestly say that he sang “Butterflies” well at all, so what else could his votes be based on?.
    Elliott is just terrific, still my favorite male singer and competitor this year overall, teeth or otherwise. Beautiful voice and great control and just the right intensity.
    Chris Daughtry is great for what he does but I am already borderline bored, he seems one-dimensional even at this early stage.
    Bucky is impressing me more and more, especially when he sings in the non-raspy voice, as he did at the beginning of “Wave On Wave”. Very good and he deserved to stay.
    Taylor deserved all the praise he has been getting, he really stepped up his game and put the pressure on the other guys to deliver from this point on. Not my personal fave but it’s easy to see the talent and ability to entertain that he posesses. Final thought: As good as some of these guys are within their own styles I think some of them will struggle a bit next week with the Stevie Wonder theme.
    And Paula is seeming more and more chemically relaxed every week, almost to the point of actually slurring her words on camera.
    I also agree with whomever said Seacrest is annoying. Go ahead and kick him once in the nuts for me too.
    Rick

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    TinkerbellAPixie
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 4:19 pm

    Paris was working my last nerve. I wanted to grab a handful of each of those clip on pigtails and give them a good yank.

    How are they going to make over Kevin when he doesn’t have to scraps of hair to cut into anything decent?

    Oh and B-Side – great recap. Can you keep the Idol beat?

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    hollabackboy
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 4:30 pm

    I officially became a Mandisa fan, after her rendition of “I’m Every Woman”. I hope America will look past her size and not eliminate her early. I think Katherine McPhee is the only girl on her level. Lisa has a great range, but is boring. Paris’ performance of “Conga” , I think, was entertaining.

    The guys this year I think are more talented. I’m also a fan of Chris, but he may not win, which will be good because he can make the kind of music that fits him, not the manufactured pop music. Ace will get far on the pretty boy thing, same thing with Kevin and his dorky appeal. Oh yeah, and Taylor Hicks really needs to drop the Ray Charles “I’m on heroin” act or leave the show. He sounds great, but watching him really annoys me.

    As far as the losers, I definitely predicted Ayla, Kinnik, and Will because Will was pretty stale and Kinnik and Ayla didn’t have strong performances. Gedeon had the vocals, but none of the appeal. He acted like he was in his middle age. Last week, when Ryan pointed out his real age, 17, my jaw dropped. I could have sworn he was a lot older than that.

    I found Simon’s comments about Kellie being a naughty little minx a little creepy. You could just imagine him getting excited while saying it. Then his joke about Ryan fantasizing about him. When did this show become dirty? Just last week, Ryan was trying to undress Will onstage.

    And someone please shouldn’t have even let those Brittenum twins on the set. You got kicked off for a reason, Derrell and Terrell, if those are even your real names,

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    Tony A.
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 4:42 pm

    Out with “my Mom is a well-known singer” Paris brat. And, the only thing I like about Seacrest is that he likes to tweak Simon from time to time. Kick him anyway. Chemical Paula is not long for this show and for God’s sake, get rid of Kevin and Ace! And I swear to God, someone should tell middle-aged Randy to get off this “dawg” and “yo, yo, yo, yo, check it out” shit. That’s for the younger crowd, you moron.

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    DJRick
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 5:24 pm

    I agree with you Holla that Paris is the better of the two black teen girls.
    As far as the show becoming dirty, I think this show became dirty (or at least racy) when Paula started openly sleeping with contestants half her age.
    You are so right, Gideon looks, acts and sings at least age 40.
    Tony why is Paula “not long for this show?” Do you know something we don’t? Not crazy about her but I can’t picture the show without her on it and wonder who in the world would replace her if she indeed left.
    And I can’t believe all of you picking on poor Kevin! He’s such a harmless soul. Even though I genuinely like him though he can’t possibly hold on much longer…. a charming novelty but never an American Idol. What worries me about Ace though is that he might start to actually sing well and we could be in trouble. His problem now is that he stretches his voice and talent too far, overbounding his limits and it never quite works, but if he was a little more conservative his vocals might actually pass and we might be stuck with him longer than we’d like.
    Right on target with the Randy stuff, although I must admit he doesn’t get to me, I must just be used to him after all this time.
    Rick

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    Sher
    Posted March 11, 2006 at 7:33 pm

    Hot damn, it’s not just me. There are other anti-Paris people out there! YES! She drives me nuts. B-side, totally with you on the ‘sense of entitlement’ thing. Things really went downhill for me when she looked to the sky and said, ‘I have favor’ last week. Or maybe the week before. Anyway, I’ll pulling for the upset, myself.

    I’m all about Chris. I’m also rooting for Mandisa and Katharine. I want to hate Ace, but I can’t. He’s cute. I can’t help myself.

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    Wizzard
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 6:04 am

    Jesus – it’s nice to know that someone else sees what I see. Let’s hope that Chris comes in second and does better than Bo after the show.

    Rick – I agree with Tony that Paula isn’t long for the show. If she keeps showing up hammered she will end up getting fired. Can I imagine the show without her? Hell yeah! Even though she’s sweet and everything I’m sick of her “fluff” comments about looking nice and having a good soul and positive energy. We need a female judge who can give comments with substance to them, not just comments derived from substance abuse.

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    Wizzard
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 6:38 am

    Speaking of Chris……

    Two weeks ago he did a song by a band called Fuel, which he absolutely nailed right on. It seems that Fuel happens to be looking for a new singer and saw him on the show. They actually offered him the job right then and there but he turned them down because he wants to stay on the show and see how well he can do on his own. Do you think it was a wise move or should he have taken them up on their offer? Personally, I think he should have taken it while he can. He might not be able to do as well on his own. Look what happened to Bo.

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    TinkerbellAPixie
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 7:59 am

    Actually, Chris HAD to turn them down, for now. The Idol contract won’t let him accept any offers until he is kicked off the show. So if you want to do him any favors, stop voting for him. Then he can get kicked off and go sing for Fuel.

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    Wizzard
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 9:07 am

    Tinkerbell – thanks for clearing that up. It makes a lot of sense.

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    couchpotato
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 9:59 am

    The theme is Stevie Wonder?! Man Elliot is gonna bury the competition, I for one cannot wait! P.S. I tivo’d last week’s show and cannot stop watching Ace’s performance…. Why is he so sexy!

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    rubyslypperz
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 11:25 am

    o.k., kind of random, but what the hell ever happened to Mario from last year??? He left because he had some “things happening” that he couldn’t reveal, and everyone thought it was some big record contract or something. Boy, did he drop off the radar……….or is it me?

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    The Soapmaker
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 11:52 am

    What the hell was the ridiculous Seacrest on about with his “dream” that Simon gave constructive criticism?Simon is the only judge who ever gives constructive criticism.

    Paula has never criticised anyone in her life – she just concentrates really hard on momentarily focusing her eyes and coordinating her brain and mouth long enough to say how much she loves them.

    Randy loves everyone too, but occasionally he spices things up a bit by saying “Dawg, that was better than I expected. It was kinda weird.” (Why is it weird? They’re in the last 16 that you selected from 92,000 hopefuls, fool). And approximately once a show he proves he’s a critic by picking a contestant, seemingly at random, and says “Dawg, I like you an’ all, but that didn’t do it for me. Dawg.”

    Without Simon, they might as well not have judges at all.

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    The Soapmaker
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 12:37 pm

    Was it just me, or did anyone else think Will sang his song about 10 times better after he’d been voted off?

    Almost made me wish he could have had a second chance – but perhaps it’s just as well America voted to keep the lad safely out of Ryan’s clutches.

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    mere2142
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 1:32 pm

    Gideon was totally creepy and I’m glad to see him go.

    I will have nightmares about that Alf picture all weekend long!

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    KateMcV
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 2:00 pm

    First off, that Alf picture is hysterical, but def scares the crap out of me!

    Why is Kevin still on this show? Seriously, every year there’s at least one person that just isn’t talented (ie Scott last year, Camille and Jasmin the year before), but they somehow are kept on. PLEASE let him go home soon!

    Did anyone else just want to squeeze themselves between Ace and Will during their hug after he got eliminated? So much pretty!!!!! Hey Will, call me after your next b’day!!!

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    Aries
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 5:53 pm

    rubyslypperz (#49) – I read on tmz.com that Mario had a “private audition” with Clive Davis (I really don’t want to know what that is) and will have an album coming out later this year.

    Add me to the list of people who are tired of Paris. I adored her during the first round auditions but she’s become extremely irritating in the last couple of weeks. It’s waaaaay too soon for her to act as self-entitled as she does.

    Speaking of self-entitled, I used to dislike Ayla for the same reason after the first audition, especially the way she seemed to resent the judges’ criticism. But she grew on me, and I was kind of sorry to see her go, especially since Melissa sucked equally as bad and is a bit of a diva to boot. I find it ironic Ayla’s father wants to repeal MA’s gay marriage laws since he’s probably going to have his own Dick Cheney problem to deal with in the future.

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    Aries
    Posted March 12, 2006 at 5:56 pm

    Oops, forgot to add how much I enjoyed the recap. B-side, I know you’re busy with The Apprentice, running the site, etc. but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE doing all the AI recaps. Reading this one makes me realize how much your wit and insight is missed for the AI recaps.

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    bluebell
    Posted March 13, 2006 at 6:17 am

    I agree — great recap! My thoughts:

    I do not believe for one minute that Kelli Pickler is that naive and dumb. I want her voted off soon — she’s not good and she gets on my last nerve.

    Paris also needs to go. The way she half-sauntered, half-danced off the stage when she made it into the final 6 girls made me yell at my tv, and that always scares my dog when I do that!

    The right people were sent home. Gedeon just creeped me out (although I was surprised that Kevin got to stay), and I will miss Will because he was a cutie. Ayla and Kinnik just weren’t good, and I never liked either one, although Kinnik impressed me with how she held herself after hearing the news of her elimination, unlike Ayla who acted like a spoiled brat (I swear I thought she was going to throw a tantrum right there in front of America, or hold her breath until the judges let her stay).

    And, oh my oh my oh my, that photo of Alf was as disturbing as the Taylor/Easter Bunny thing was hilarious!

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    AvaMarie
    Posted March 13, 2006 at 6:27 am

    B-Side, very funny as to be expected.

    Paris is annoying because it is a fact that she is talented, but when she is told she is safe she goes crazy with excitement! She is giddy and shaking and thanking everyone like she didn’t have a chance.

    Kelli Pickler: I just get embarrassed for her. I grew up in the rural midwest and there are a lot of Kelli Picklers.

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    sparky
    Posted March 13, 2006 at 7:59 am

    Ace totally creeps me out, and would have had he only sang “Father Figure,” but adding falsetto to the repertoire just makes it worse. How young would you have to be for him to be your father figure? Twelve? Creeps. Me. Out.

    The worst part about Paris is the way the judges don’t criticise her when they think she’s done a bad job. All they say is, um, well, we all know you can sing.

    I think Will was the one who got robbed. He was told to go out and do a song he could have fun with, and then got crapped on for doing it. I think you should get automatic extra votes if you DONT sing Stevie Wonder / Michael Jackson.

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    JasonR
    Posted March 13, 2006 at 10:52 am

    According to tmz.com, Elliot’s bad teeth are a side effect of diabetes, and that he has to wear an insulin pump. Kind of makes it impossible to make fun of his appearance anymore.

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    D-Hoffs
    Posted March 13, 2006 at 12:58 pm

    Bluebell: i totally agree with you – i think kelli’s dumbness is all an act, and I want her to go soon too.

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    flymotha
    Posted March 13, 2006 at 1:18 pm

    B-side, I agree, PLEASE keep doing the AI recaps! HYSTERICAL!

    I think Giddeon’s creepy demeanor really sealed his deal… he probably left earlier than he would have if his personality/speech pattern wasn’t so odd.

    Haven’t seen any of the wives in the audience yet… Chris D’s, Bucky’s…

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    bluebell
    Posted March 13, 2006 at 1:33 pm

    Thanks D-Hoffs Unfortunately, I fear that we’re in the minority re Kelli. She has lots of fans, including my two nephews; but they’re 8 and 10, so I’ll forgive them just this once.

    And while I’m here, I might as well put in my two cents about Ace. Ace. Hmmm. Definitely cute, but there’s something not there for me with him. He’s an okay singer, but that falsetto has gots to go. Still don’t get the whole beanie thing. And has anyone else noticed that he sounds a little like Michael Jackson when he talks? Eewwwww (shudder shudder).

    My prediction: Chris and Kathryn as the last 2, with Chris winning.

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    Wizzard
    Posted March 13, 2006 at 2:01 pm

    D-Hoffs I had to wonder too if Kellie was just an act but then I started thinking if it is, then she’s a hell of an actress. I don’t think she could be that could so maybe she really is THAT dumb. She obviously isn’t the most talented singer but she’s not awful either. She seems like a decent kid who could use a break in life and that Elly-Mae Clampett cuteness of hers and her “fair” singing skills might be her ticket to something better than waiting tables in some armpit town down South. Will she win the show? Hell no, but it will open a few doors for her.

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    DJRick
    Posted March 14, 2006 at 5:21 am

    Looking forward to tonight’s show! It’s obvious who should do well, such as Elliott who was already mentioned, plus Mandisa, etc. Should be great.
    About Paula: Wizzard I agree that she is “fluffy” and her comments tend to be on the positive side but she softens Simon’s blatant and brutally honest negativity and she provides a second point of view. I mean think about it – would you rather have two judges just like Simon or one more like Paula? I would vote for the latter, maybe not necessarily Paula specifically but someone like her. And definitely not Whitney Houston! (As the rumor has been floating). And to be fair, Paula can sort of lay it on the line when someone is truly bad, she just chooses her words more carefully than he would. Her being sedated all the time is very distracting to me though and is the reason I wouldn’t mind if she got the boot but I can’t see it suddenly happening for that reason alone, because she has been showing up for work that way for at least the last four seasons (since I have been watching). If they havn’t fired her for it yet they probably won’t unless it gets really worse. Actually, the reason I thought she’d have gotten canned at one point was the scandal with Mario. There is no doubt in my mind that all of that was true – she had an affair with him and coaxed him on how to impress the judges and have the edge. I could care less that they fooled around, nor do I care if any of the judges sleep with the contestants (hell I’d date a few of them myself) but you can’t be behind the scenes giving them inside info. on how to win, to me that would be grounds for immediate dismissal.
    I agree with everybody, Chris is an amazing talent but like some of the others he may need to stretch out a bit more and not necessarily sing everything in that screaming Rock style of his, it may or may not work with some of the sometimes ditzy or corny music themes that these producers come up with such as Big Band night, or composers like Burt Bacharach or Barry Manilow, etc. whose songs have turned up as theme nights in the past. Even tonight with the Stevie Wonder tribute he may have trouble finding something that works and he may fall flat on his face. The sometimes too-rigid theme nights I always thought were one of the biggest problems with A. I. overall, and I think it has caused the premature elimination of some very talented people because they were so naturally of a certain music style and that particular style did not fit the theme that week. But in Chris’ case let’s wait and see, there may be a lot more to him then we have seen so far including a softer side, let’s hope so and that he will contiue to do well!
    Rick

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    Wizzard
    Posted March 14, 2006 at 6:00 am

    With tonight being Stevie Wonder night, how much do you want to bet that Chris does “Higher Ground” and possibly even the Chili Peppers version like someone did last year.

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    mephisto78
    Posted March 14, 2006 at 11:25 am

    With the weekly themes beginning, Chris and Ace will fall by the wayside, and so will Lisa and Paris (thank god). It will come down to a showdown between Elliot, Taylor, Catharine, and Mandisa.