Yeah, probably. I'm just relieved Alison won't be in the bottom 3 again.

flipit- the creepy guy is a character on Fringe. He's supposed to be creepy, so well done, Creep?

Also: "She's dressed like she's going to a flamenco funeral." Yes, and LOL

Thanks for getting this up so quickly! You made my morning Flipit. LOL at everything! And sorry Blind Guy but you need to GO!

I can NOT believe you didn't post a pic/comment about the fact that Paula had bright pink lipstick all over her top teeth!! I found it HIGHsterical, and couldn't believe her assistant didn't run out there and wipe it off! bwaahaahaahaa!

Wow, this week was kind of lame.

Gokey. Ugh. I used to like that song, but what was with the cruise ship crap? And the yelling? And the general crapiness? And why can't the judges say the truth about him sucking?

Krispy. Aw, cute! Simon thinks his performance was indulgent? Krispy isn't the one with the dead wife singing a cruise ship version of a song called "Stand By Me" from a movie based on a Stephen King story about a dead boy's body. *That* is indulgence, you manky tosser. I usually like Simon because he talks straight, but that was crap. Krispy blowed, but no less than Danny and his song. Uneven judging.

Lil. I was lucky enough to see Tina do this song live. Lil is no Tina and she was trying too hard. She has such a pretty voice, but this came off as a drag impersonation.

Anoop. Stole Randy's clothes before he came out. And somehow dressing like Randy, dressing like Mr Rogers, inspires ... Cyndi Lauper? True Colors. I liked it, but I wasn't feeling it. Sang along, though.

Scott. "get a glimpse" -- I reacted to that too, Flip, right up until he started singing "The Search is Over" which talks about seeing constantly. Like every other lyric, which I probably wouldn't have noticed if the show hadn't battered it into me that Scott is blind every freakin' week.

"How can I convince you what you see is real," "Now I look into your eyes
I can see forever," "The search is over, love was right before my eyes."

Ugh. Survivor.

Electric guitar = punk? In what disturbing universe? 'Cause I was thinking more along the lines of Poison or Winger. Or Survivor. This guy has never left the 80s and those crappy love ballads.

Allison. Whoa, big baby! Great song choice, even if I hate it b/c it lasts so danged long and is so danged slow. Chola has such a great voice, but man it *is* lower than Bonnie's!

Gums. "Part-Time Lover." I liked it, even if I hate the song. You know, there were some really great songs from '85-era, and while I am pleased no one sang "Power of Love," I am still irritated by the crap they did sing.

Ham. Tears for Fears was one of my favorite 80s bands. Finally, something other than a crappy love ballad! I love this song in any incarnation, including Adam's. It was just different enough from Gary Jule's version to not be totally ripping it off. Creepier than the original, but dang that is a pretty song. Loved Adam's take on it.

I do hope it's Dandelion's week to walk. I am so sick of his sappy, crappy 80's ballads. I'm guessing Dandelion, Anoop and Krispy in the bottom 3? Maybe Chola or Lil.

P.S.: Thanks for including the "Mad World" video, Flipit! I love, love, love that song so much.

qupert: YES!!! I couldn't believe no one told Paula that she had very noticable lipstick on her teeth. Awesome. :)

At the beginning of this season, if someone had told me that I would end up liking Adam, I would never have believed it. But he and Allison are my favorites, since they're the only ones that I look forward to seeing every week. Everyone else falls somewhere between "get the hell off my TV already" (Scott, and more recently, Danny) and "reasonably pleasant but pretty forgettable." (Anoop, Lil, Matt)

Love it Flip..
But what is depressing to me is that when you were a junior in HS I already had ten years in the military...

UGH...I hope that dialidol was wrong and Kris is not in serious trouble.

Welcome to team Hambert, Flipit! Even without the video (Thank you, BTW), that song has been in my head all morning. Excellent!

Here4beer: Thanks for clearing up the creepy guy. I was counting on someone on this site to clear it up for me.

Bottom 3: Gums, Lil and Scott (Twink is waaaaay to popular with the ladies...)

Awesome recap--thanks for all the laughs!

My DVR cut off Adam's performance as well. I didn't really care much because I just cant bring myself to like him. Then I heard he did more of a Gary Jules version of Mad World and was curious how it was cause I love that song. Well, a radio show played it this monrning, still not impressed. I really want to like him. I just can't.

My fave of the night was Matt. Really liked Allison tonight too.

wmdaggie: I heard the same. I hope they are wrong, he has really grown on me and I think he would be the most commercial out of the bunch. He has that Jason Mraz / Ryan Cabrerra feel. His acoustic stuff is way better than that mess he did last night. I'm thinking they might even use a save on him if that is the case. At least I hope.

Gr8 recap Flipit, and that line about this theme making the readers feel like senior citizens, I'm only 20, I'm sorry had to get that in there.

Lil isn't going anywhere, seriously she's only the black contestant they have. Scott or Kris are going to go home!!!

My DVR lost Ham's bit, too, and I haven't had a chance to hear it (GRRR)!

Great recap... and fast!

Allison was about the only performance I really liked. She is also one of the few exceptions to my rule of: they sound better if I close my eyes.

I think blind guy should be out, but Nick's effort was weak; plus he sang early and many people forget all but the last 15 minutes (my excuse is that I'm older than dirt).

It's too bad that "Part Time Lover" was ruined utterly and forever when Kevin "Chicken Little 'N' Eternal Virgin" Covais performed it in Season 5. Loved the shot of Darlene Conner, BTW.

love, J-Mo :)

I haven't even read your recap yet -- just giggling about the title. What a buncha crap that they cut off Hammy. It's times like these that we realize that DVRs simply cannot compensate for idocy. RYAN -- PAULA -- I'm talking to you buffoons.

Okay, off to read the recap *skips merrily away in anticipation of many more laughs*

Dear God, it's me, Carmelicious -
Please send Scott home tonight, and please tell your best friend Gokey that he sucks harder than a hooker at christmas time.
Appreciate it -
C

Randy pre-McDonalds - haha!
Hilarious recap!

Just a few things to note:

1. I love how Anoop mentioned that he was born on the same day as David Cook, like, somehow that makes them kindred souls and everyone that voted for him should now turn to the desai-side. Frankly, he's fallen to the bottom of my list since I found out he's an only-child. Screw you, and your never learning how to share!

2. Allison - I wonder if the producers told her to zip it after the "I don't cut myself" comment? I thought it was funny, but you know fox probably got all up in arms about it.

3. Regardless of whether I like Glambert or not, I am impressed that there is finally a damn contestant on this show that appears to have actually watched it before! Meaning, he knows that talking back to the judges is a no-no, he knows that picking known, but not iconic songs is the way to go, he knows that mixing up the ballad/up-tempo works -

4. So, last night when my DVR also cut out, I literally looked up HORRIFIED, and screamed: MOTHER FUCKER! at the television, and I knew, I knew the time had come that I've got to get out of the house now and then. ugh

It wasn't dvr's fault...American Idol went like 10 minutes over...I missed the first 10 min of the mentalist =(

Re: Kris...no way he'll be in the bottom 3...too many fans

the bottom 3 should be scott, Lil, and Anoop (did not like him at all last night). I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Allison gonna be in the bottom 3...She seems to not have much of a fan base (see: being in the bottom 3 twice even though she hasn't bombed yet (cough scott cough))...I think Lil and Scott will join her in bottom 3 with Scott and Allison in the bottom 2 and Scott out.

Uh, my brother WHO IS BLIND IN ONE EYE says Scott's on AI only because of his (alleged) blindness. Hey, it's not like he can sing. And I, for one, still don't believe Scott is blind. (It's all an act.)When I'm drunk I'm blinder.

And you know, you're always going on about the "humpy" older brother (of Scott) but let me tell you something Flipster, the brother is NOT ALL THAT humpy. As a matter of fact, brother looks very much like Nancy Kulp aka Miss Jane on The Beverly Hillbillies.

Like Carmelicious I would advise you to "get out more." If you want humpy walk around Sunset Junction for 15 minutes. You'll find it there.

I almost feel bad for the Hunchback of Ana's Linens!!! Too funny, Flip, and as always, thanks for the speed and snark!

Hate to say it, but I HATE Stand by me, it's sooooooo over done and slow . . . whatever it was before I became so fucking sick of it. Fortunately, that was not the song that CL sang, not sure what it was, but it wasn't that!

I'm gonna be pissed if Dande doesn't go this time . . . c'mon people, that was horrid--no more sympathy votes, k . . .

I thought Noop was gonna bone that, but it was pretty good, and enough to have him stay over Dande-- i also doubt it was Krispy's idea to bring in the horn section, call me crazy. The band sucks this year, and the sound mixes are also awful . . . can it just be coz of the change in higher ups!?

Still love Chola, far and away the most interesting voice, just gorg, but I wasn't feeling that one 100%--please don't end up in the bottom, girl, and the outfit, and they said nothing this week. She does remind me of Kelly too.

Well, with no adorable baby to save her, will Lil be bottom feeding? She deserved to be read the riot act, since the first show it's been so meh, maybe she just ain't got it, but again, not before Dande . . . is it me!?

I was lucky to catch Ham on the live signal after Tivo ended. Interesting to see Simon stand, first time ever, yes? He was clearly the best, but for once, the pimp spot might not be a help, as many of you peeps missed it!!!

I heard Bill O Rielly went off on Ham's internet pics from burning man, screaming about no backlash and he's likely gay . . .HaHa!

Mr. Dangerous - YES! Thank you, I knew that Scott's brother reminded me of someone and he definitely has some Miss Hathaway in him for sure.

I LOVED Adam this week, as per usual, as well as Allison, Matt and Anoop.

I didn't think Danny was that horrible, actually. However, I cannot like him because he's a jackass. And I HATED the arrangement.

I love Kris and I didn't even mind his rendition last night.

Top Three: Matt, Allison, Adam

Bottom Three: Lil, Scott, Anoop or Kris

And Flip, I hate to break it to you, but I'm younger than all of these contestants except Allison. No senior citizen here...

Great recap as always, Flip.

I gotta admit as much as I've been a Hambert hater, I heard his song replayed on the radio this morning and I didn't hate it. Kind of grows on you. I think that Confused Dandelion is out of his league now and should be the next to go. That bit with the guitar was just painful to watch.

Idol ran 10 minutes over because Paula takes too long to form a sentence (kinda like William Shatner on Star Trek) and we really don't need 4 judges.

Oh, I forgot! How did you miss these gems?:

Simon, to Paula (when she was talking about chords and some other shite): "I can't stand you."

Simon, to Chola (talking about getting a personality): "Maybe start saying 'cool beans'."

hahahaha! I love Simon.

Yes juddfan, you are right. Simon has NEVER stood up for anyone before after their actual performance - the only times I've ever seen him stand were at the finales when the winner was announced and at results show, if somebody got kicked off who didn't really deserve to.

And also, Bill O'Reilly didn't really say much about Adam. I think his main goal was to make it into a big deal and maybe discourage people not to vote for Adam because he's gay (?) but both of the women that he spoke to pretty much said "He's talented, people aren't voting for his sexuality and after all, isn't Elton John still popular?" etc. etc.

O'Reilly just looked pompous, as per usual.

flipit...DUDE, i'm scared.

No, no, O'Reilly (including the two bot-girls) was clearly sending out a message to the Church Lady crowd.

I laughed out loud during Dandelion Head's performance. Hysterical. On guitar?! I kept hoping he'd smack his teeth into the microphone.

The Church Lady is awful. Way to trash a great old song. Which, uh, dates from back way before 1980. Isn't that sort of breaking the rules? Does picking someone else's "version" of an old song count? Do these stupid theme shows mean anything?

It doesn't matter, he just shits all over everything he sings.

Flipit, you missed the reason why Mahatma Gums was wearing the hat -- covering up his unicorn horn. That's why the thing was smashed down so low like that. Made him look like a pinhead.

I like how they slipped in the fact that he's YET ANOTHER jesus freak. What is with this show? Is it because it's so easy to get that crowd to drop the coin to make the phone calls?

Oh, and Lil really blows as a singer -- she's another one (like Megan) who has the foundation of a decent voice, but just has no idea whatsoever about how to use it. Everything she sings sounds like she's copying what 'real' singers do. She's just a poser.

Krispy has horribly poor enunciation. He's pretending to sing like a soul (read: black) singer, so he's slurring all the consonants (when he's not punching the mike with them). But it ends up sounding like he's got a mouthful of mashed potatoes.

I liked Hambert's song--until I watched the video. The other guy sang it much much better. Still, I think Hambert was pretty good--I actually watched the entire song--and should win this. Since he's the only one who actually can sing.

Well, okay, Allison's not bad, but she's kind of a drip and it comes through in her performance.

Anoop...not even worth considering. Frat boy.

Itchy - I have a bone to pick with you.

Why on earth does it matter about Matt Giraud's religious convictions? He hasn't made any outside reference to it that I can recall and just because he went to church as a child doesn't mean that he's a "Jesus Freak". And anyway, so what if he is? Why do you care so much?

And why did you use the term "frat boy" as a derogatory one? So what? I know many people who are/were involved in the Greek system in college and they are nothing at all like the typical jackasses featured in D-list movies.

Why not be a *bit* more tolerant, mmmkay?

Thanks, Georgiababe, and I can't believe your such a youngin'--I thought we were all jaded old queens here, kidding!!! I said, KIDDING!!! Perhaps I'm the jaded old queen . . .

Itchy, I agree, the Gary Jules version is sung much better, but I still think Hammy deserves props. I can't believe how many people are name dropping Gary Jules--am I supposed to know who that is, other than the dude who sang on the Donnie Darko soundtrack . . .?

It would be fun to see Gorkey be in the bottom, but alas, it ain't gonna happen anytime soon.

HOw many of these peeps we trash week to week do you think actually read these comments . . . would be interesting to know, but I think there's some kind of blocking out of media for the contestants. Tho they do mention i-tunes . . .

Oh please, my opinions are just that --mine. I'm not asking you to agree with them, nor to adopt them as your own.

I can't help it if what I find funny and worth taking shots at doesn't always match your world view. I don't think it's fair of you to hold me to that standard either. I can't possibly only ever write what you wish to read, can I?

Tolerance is a two-way street. I'd much prefer it if you'd just roll your eyes in a "oh, there goes that itchy, off on another one of his curmudgeonly anti-religion rants" way.

But as long as you're asking...

For some reason, the Idol producers really want ol' Gums to stick around. Even though he's not that great of a singer, and he's kind of awful to look at while he's singing (almost as horrible as Church Lady). And the voters keep putting him in the bottom three.

But they really really want him to stick around. So this time out, they give him one of the best spots -- which became the true pimp spot, since the show ran overlong. (Because all of a sudden the director doesn't know how to pace the show? It's been on for, what, eight years?)

And for good measure, they let the people know that he's another 'christian' for them to vote for.

I mean, they went out of their way to offer up this information just for him. He never mentioned it, so why should they?

But I keep wondering who would actually waste their time and money voting for this show? I figure they've got the 10-12 year old girl set. And a crowd of VFTW people. And then who else?

It would have to be a whole subset of people who have already been programmed to give because a guy on television tells them to.

So I'm not ragging on the religious bit here (for once) --it's the way the Idol people are pimping religion/religious sentiment that I find interesting. Just like I find it interesting that that O'Reilly creep started dropping hints about Glambert...No one else thinks that came off like a "there's a bear in the woods" ad?

I find this all quite amusing. And worth taking a crack at. Because it's funny. To me.

Just like I find frat boys funny. "Greek" indeed! Sorry about that. I just do. Maybe I went to the wrong university.

Itchy, it's free to vote, just takes time, esp right after the show starts. I've called in at times to see if the lines busy for some, at other times to keep someone from the bottom. I keep thinking I need to vote for chola girl, everyone seems to like her, but no one votes for her . . . WHY!!!

Flip, I haven't even gotten through p1 and I'm laughing my arse off.

You SLAY me!

now, reading on...

Ah, I didn't realize it was free -- over here it costs 56 euro cents per vote + the cost of the call itself.

Well, I'll have to find some other sort of subtext to keep me occupied while these people murder music.

juddfan/itchy: I love "Mad World;" Gary Jules' version has never failed to send chills down my spine. To be fair to Hambert, Jules' wasn't singing live in the video. I'm sure Adam's voice could be cleaned up and produced just as nicely if they ever cut a single of this song.

And, btw, "I heard Bill O'Reilly went off on Ham's internet pics from burning man, screaming about no backlash and he's likely gay ..." Likely gay? Boy was dressing up as Phantom of the Opera at 10. Other boys wanted to be like Mike (Jordan); he wanted to be Michael Crawford. Likely? Ha. Loofah, you pompous git.

georgiababe: I live in Austin, TX, where the frats make "Porky's" look like "Kindergarten Cop," so I fall on the side of itchy on this one. Maybe Georgia frat boys are better at being gentlemen? Greek guys *are* funny. I mean, they moon the bats on Congress bridge, which is sort of like mooning Stevie Wonder -- blind as a bat? See, funny, in a moronic, pass me a Bud kind of way. :)

I think my favorite part of the show is watching Simon's facial expression when Paula comments. Every other judge they pan just their face, but not Paula, Simon has to be in the shot. I wish he say in between Paula and Kara, cause I would love to see his reaction to some of the crap Kara says too.

Oh and SO pleased with last night's results.

say = sat, of course

I haven't watched the DVR from last night but I do hope blind dandilion goes because the combination of "blind face" and the awful group choreography centering around him not wiping out is getting on my nerves.

Oh, Flipit... I read the recap with my husband in the same room on a business conference call, and I spent the whole time shaking desperately trying not to burst laughing out loud. As I've said before, really good exercise for the abs, although you probably could have taken some pictures of my trying-not-to-laugh faces and caption them with a TIMMAY! and it would have been perfect. I also love the CL pictures with ...SATAN? You always manage to find the perfect facial expressions for those two classics!

Itchy, Itchy, Itchy... What in the world makes Gums a Jesus Freak? Going to church as a kid just means your parents practiced that particular religion. I went to Catholic school as a kid, all my "performing" experiences from when I was a kid were from there, and my biggest starring role was as Mary on one of the bazillion Christmas pageants my school put on. If I were on Idol having to talk about what a precious precocious li'l talent I was, you bet your ass I'd be proudly showing off my "I got a starring role ONCE!" I wouldn't care if it was as Mary, Frodo Baggins or Ralph Wiggum's "I'm Idaho!" I believe in God as much as I believe in the Easter Bunny, but I have considered myself an agnostic for my whole adult life (I do love Colbert's definition of us as "atheists without balls"), and mainly I haven't been an out-and-out atheist because I really lack the kind of religious fervor needed to get all in a tizzy every time somebody shows the slightest indication of having been exposed to religion, favorably considered religion, or actively practiced religion, and to then go on a crusade to convince them and the rest of the world that the only salvation lies on a strictly rationalist view of the world. But that's just me and what I find funny!

I loved Hambert's song. I hadn't heard it before, but now that I am older and wiser I find that I really like Tears For Fears. Back then it was all about Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran... Yes, I am an old fartess.

Well, I just figured, since he's growing that unicorn horn, he's got a thing for mythical figures. ;-D

"Boy, you're as sharp as a sack of wet mice." - Foghorn Leghorn.

Flip, I had exactly the same reaction as you did to that godawful Matt McC trailer. WHY, god? Didn't his last three pictures TANK?

Thanks for the plausible explanation for Lil's badonkadonk. I've been wracking my brain.

now, reading on...

Blind Dandelion?!? Too funny!

itchy -- I agree, that wanna-be Archuleta kid with the crooked smile - Krispy, is it? - does not enunciate properly.

I cannot believe the judges haven't called him out on that yet. Sloppy.

Also, I've never called in to vote, but I'm pretty sure it costs real money to make the call(s) over here in the States as well.

juddfan - are you sure it's free to vote? Or will you be getting a nasty shock when you see your phone bill at the end of the month??