Snaps to Flippit for getting this gasm out in record time!

I thought the episode was actually kinda lame and boring even though the top 7 is like the best ever group that they've had.
I mean DISCO?? Really??
Oh well, they tried I guess.

I somehow missed Anoops whole performance. I remember the skinny tie guy dancing around and being a weird combination of great and terrible. And then there was Adam Lambart being the most handsome gay I've ever seen. How DARE he be so fine!! But I must have gotten distracted by something shiny and paused the TiVo before Anoop came out.

Lil looked AMAZING in that spandex and was it my imagination or did Allison fall over on those giant heels and then cover it up by wiggling her top half a lot and later by falling over on Ryan??

Next to go: Lil and Anoop.

Love the recaps!

Flipit, I'm reading this recap at work, trying not to laugh. Instead, I spit my black tea latte on the screen. Have mercy! Some of us are trying to surf on company time!

I'm curious as you didn't mention: What's your take on what composes a "Puddle of Abdul"?

I'm thinking: one part vodka, one part crushed Vicodin, two very large parts silicone, shaken hard and tossed over the rocks (i.e., Simon's balls). And enjoy! :)

This recap was SO funny. "Now you can go back to relaxing in your Sunkist hot tub" made me laugh for like 4 minutes. So good! I don't even watch AI but I read your recaps because they are so great. Thanks Flipit!

Flipit, this is one of the funniest things i have ever read. Right on the money about white boy Gokey, and the visual of Ham in assless chaps and false eyelashes literally made me laugh until i was sick. At least i think it was the laughing making me sick. It could have just been the visual.

I never miss the show but I always have to read your recaps Fipit because you always catch the great things - like Ryan's face when Chola fell into him. It's like that story Michael Jackson told in his Bashir interview about Tatum O'Neil comming on to him when they were both teenagers. He said he got scared and ran out of the bedroom. I bet he screamed all the way home.

I wish Lil would take Danny with her when if she goes home tonight.

jennaboa...I believe that's "pool of Abdul," but you got the recipe right.

Shoot me...I actually liked Kris for the first time ever. But I get tired of Hambert's calculated performances...especially when he starts channeling Axl Rose's old cat-stuck-under-a-snowplow scream.

The costumer should be shot for making a 16 year old girl look like a cheap hooker with a rubber fetish.

I believe Lil and Gums are headed home...and I won't miss 'em.

one more thing...when Ry-Ry wasgiving out his number, Adam was staring at him with absolute adoration. Me thinks someone has a little crush...

Thanks again for the laughs! "Sunkist hot tub" comic gold! Harlem Globesitter hahahaha. AI sux but you make it great! Suspect Lil and Anoop are gone.

Very funny recap. The line about Paula shutting down like a Chuck E. Cheese character had me good.

Kris was great last night.

For the record, Anoop sang "Dim All the Lights" by Donna Summer. Not very well, I might add.

flipit, those screencaps of the Hokey Gokey had me laughing so hard I got a stitch in my side, and the Sunkist hot tub? Brilliant! If I had the right parts, I would be on a plane to LA right now to propose to you, because you are just that funny. Shit, I might just do it anyway.

Thank you thank you, bow bow, Mr. Flip!!!! You never cease to amaze me with your speed and wit!

I'm with Cattyfan, Kris rocked, I can't believe you didn't like that Flip . . . and tho he's not the best singer, nor does he exude star power (for him, for me) but he is SMART and CREATIVE--full props on arrangement, placement in his range, hitting the highs just right with a twist of the chin--the guys really doing great, and if they didn't give him good reviews I was gonna scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do wish he could dress up a bit, might help with the whole lack of "stah" thing . . .

Danny was dullsville, duller and duller week to week, but I saw shades of a chunky George Michael there. He's seeming a tad less douchy, and I saw some pics of them at a baseball game and I swear he was making a drag face me and my friend always don in our campiest moments (flip I can send it if you want proof! ; )

Thought Chol was amazing, yes, a tad awkward in outfit, but it must have been hard to sing a song from David Duchovney's heart being only 16--my favorite disco song evah--I bet in the archives I'm crying somewhere that no one has done it before.

Hammy was ok, gums, kinda terrible to me, uhnope!!! okay, enough kiddo, Lil I thought wasn't as bad as all that, I was glad to see her try, but to pick a song that's been done by 2 diva's, then done on this show by a handful--she really doesn't get it, but they were harsh! Sorry Lil . . . enjoy those adorable kids!!!

omg - that first pic of Kara is seriously frightening! Makes her look like an extra from Return of the Hideous Skin Folds..ick!

I am such a bad person, but I kinda hate Anoop, so when Ryan commented about his "groucho marx" eyebrows and he was clearly embarrassed I laughed way too hard! Don't let the door hit you on the way back to H&R Block, Anoop!

Although, I kind of dislike Churchlady more...he just bores me to tears, and I feel like he is really full of himself (some might argue that Adam is also full of himself, but I feel like he hides it better!)

Either way - superb recap!

Oh, and Flip it, guys always have water pistols handy, just drink some beer! hee

cattyfan: Hahaha, you're right! Puddle, pool -- she was a melted mess. I really can't blame her -- Adam did a great job last night.

Also forgot to say, on the screencap of Paula adjusting her clothes pins--I've noticed every time the camera is on her she's got her hand buried in tacky jewelry always in the shot--is it me!?

Awesomely funny as always, Flippit.

I kept thinking that they could have (and SHOULD have)given Gokey the exact same criticism, word for word, that they gave Little (well, maybe not the part about looking pretty). Both sucked, and both sucked for the same reasons -- unoriginal, shouty, off-key, etc. Yet they praise him and give her shite. I figured right about then was when Little's parents would take a truncheon to the judges. They both suck equally, you biased pigs.

I dug Kris and Adam. I thought Chola was decent, but the outfit distracted me with its complete inappropriateness and general stickiness (I assume). Ucky.

I like Matt, but it did come across as desperate and sad. Anoop's been dead to me for a long time.

My hope for the ouster? Lil and Danny. It'll apparently never happen, so I'll go with Lil and Anoop.

Very funny recap, Flipit, thanks! "Now you can go back to relaxing in your Sunkist hot tub" had me peeing my pants. BTW, didn't Randy have gastric bypass surgery, he's gaining all that weight back like crazy.

I'm so underwhelmed with the show now. No one pops, the entire show is just BLAH - even Adam's angelic singing of his ballad, didn't work for me. I completely expected him to do what he did and there was no Wow moment. How can anyone say this is the best top 7 ever? How can the judges be as deluded as they seem to be when they doll out praise on CL, Ham, Kris? Poor Matt, he had one great night with "Human Nature" but failed to follow that shit up. I loved Kris last week but probably because I just love "Falling Slowly." Overall, very disappointing. I'm done watching.

One more thing. Who the hell is dressing Chola? That pleather girdle? You can totally see her fat girl belly button outline. She's 16; somebody needs to stop her from making those regrettable fashion decisions that will haunt her when she's in her 20s. I mean we all have those pictures we cringe out when we visit our parents’ house, but this girl has videos that will play forever on youtube and reruns of Idol Playback. Mama Chola, I'm looking at you. Stop your daughter. She'll thank you later.

GREAT recap! I thought Chola looked great, but then felt guilty cause she's jail bait. Lil looked pretty good, too, but man did her singing stink (I feel a "lil" better knowing she played the sick card.)

I liked Kris's song, but Adam and Chola were the best. Lil should go home, but I'm not counting on it. I pick Matt for the other one. I also though Anoop did poorly - it could be his last night, too.

Allison should make the the final two and head right for the recording studio, IMHO, but she still could go home for lack of a big enough fan base.

HIGH-LARIOUS! Great recap Flip! I laughed and laughed! I still have tears in my eyes. I also liked the "sunkist hot tub" line as so many others have mentioned. Good job!

I really don't get what people see in Allison. She has good nights, but final 2? I thought she was awful last night. Singing aside, I thought the song was inappropriate for a 16 year old, and to have her in an ugly diving suit (LOL Flipit!) was awkward as well.

I agree with whoever said that her mom should stop her from making these atrocious fashion choices. Did they fire the Glam Squad? Things are getting out of hand!

Flipit, as always, I love you!

I honestly CANNOT understand the whole Lambert fervor. I think he's indescribably re-damn-diculous, and all this "originality" talk just seems to translate into "hot mess" whenever I hear him.

I had such hope for Anoop, but that was a spectacular crash and burn. The last note was downright painful, and even he couldn't hide it in his face.

The Timberlake wanna be has got to go next. What a sad, annoying imitation. Simon pretty much gets it right every single week.

This was one of the best recaps yet. I started watching AI again this season after only reading your recaps last year and ignoring it all together for years before that. So many guffaw inducing lines, most have them have been mentioned here. Apparently I am the only one who thinks the Gokey Hokey looks like the Pee Wee Herman?

And thanks for the dance gif, I have been unable to resist the urge to FF whenever he's on my screen and may have never seen it otherwise.

I thought that guy “beating” the box was beating a washboard at first and then I realized it was just a wooden box and I thought, “Okay, he’s “beating” a wooden box. How much talent does that take? Who did he blow to get that job?

I too had visions of a chubby George Michael when I saw Gokey with stubble. Now, if Gokey ever gets arrested in a men’s room (with his pants down and a nicotine patch on his butt) I might change my opinion of him but until then he’s crapola.

Ryan is looking more handsome every week.

Hysterical recap, Flip, as always!

Someone needs to tell Skara that the hair does NOT work pulled back like that. Jesus, the woman looks like Fievel from "An American Tail"! I never noticed how huge her ears are. Hair DOWN, Skara. Seriously.

I adore Adam. I wish he WOULD show up in assless chaps and fake eyelashes. That would make my entire fricking year.

The results show last night was all kinds of crazy, but I'll save the comments for the recap. :)

Forgot to mention the clothes. THE CLOTHES. Who the hell is styling these people this year? Chola looked like shit, Anoop looked like he was trying out for "Miami Vice: The Next Generation". and Kris looked like he just got out of bed, threw on some pants and some rain boots, and headed to the studio. With a $400/week clothing allowance each....WTF?!

Sher: Too right about the styling. With all the money this show makes, you'd think they could hire a real stylist and not a 13-year-old off the street going, "Oh, you need to wear *this* and *this* and -- oh you have GOT to wear this!" Hell, I'm a part-time stylist; I'll do it.

Poor Anoop and Chola have borne the brunt of the style-tastrophies, I fear.

Chola, honey-child, wear the trend, don't let the trend wear you. Or in the case of disco night, don't let the entire Idol accessories rack wear you. Separately, on their own, those pieces were okay. Altogether, ouch.

This is a normal American girl, with a normal American girl's body. You can't squeeze her into an Xtina outfit. Corsets, black opaque tights, sparkly shirts, cropped jackets -- yeah, I read Elle too and they were all over the runways, but all at once?

Last night she looked lovely in jeans and a simple. Great idea, play her as Lily Allen. Playful cool. Play to her youth, don't try to go the Sexpot. Despite her voice, she isn't one.

And I won't get started on Ham's gray leather hoodie thing and Hokey's Stay-Puffed Marshmellow Jacket. Ugh. Rant over.

Did anyone else find it funny that the judges gave kris a hardtime about "shopping in the women's department" and mane comments about women's clothing...but didn't give Hambert the same treatment? His choice and Anoop's were songs made famous by women, too...but in Ham's case, he apparently likes dressing in women's clothing. LOL! Interesting how TPTB are careful not to highlight it too much. Also sad since everyone pretty much knows. It's like pretending that Simon's penchant for wearing undershirts and Paula's affinity for tin foil and Dazzlers jewelry are a secret.

I just have to comment on the box since so many other people have mentioned it...

It is actually an instrument, it's called a cajón and it sounds pretty cool if you've ever gotten to stand right next to one.

There's strings and drum heads and stuff inside.

Don't be fooled by it's boring box-like appearance!

Uh, there was a label on the side of the box that said BUDWEISER?

Did you say it was called a Cajones? What does that translate into English as?

My Mexican ain't that good.

^ funny!

Hey - does anyone have an idea where to find that top Paula was wearing? I actually liked it - fly-speckled "diamonds" and everything.

pls advise.

Hm. Mr. Dangerous, "cajones" translates as "drawers". You know, the ones that hold your underwear and socks in dressers and stuff. "COJONES" (with a very definite oh sound on the first syllable) means "balls". Whenever Americans brag about their "cajones" or talk about someone's "cajones", sorry, it just sounds sad... But what do I know, I don't speak Mexican either.

Oh, and don't even get me started on your penchant for saying "mano y mano"... Grumble grumble.

My Mexican is terrible but my Spanglish is ok ;)

Well, as a LATINO! I'm not offended by anything you guys (gals) say.

You both made me laugh. Okay, my lunch is over so I have to go back to work.

I grew up in the 70s, so for me there's nothing original at all about Monkeyface Boy. I keep getting the feeling he's channeling all that laid-back semi-jazzy California dreck that flooded the radio for years and years.

I liked the idea that he was singing about a hooker though.

If this is the best top 7 they've ever had, then I'm glad I've never watched the other seasons.

I'm sort of resigned to Church Lady winning this. They just seem to be steam-rolling him into the finals. And it's just too tiring to resist anymore.

I really hope he fucks up big time though -- like the bust him getting it on with an underage shemale prostitute or something like that. Love to see the expression he'd make then.

I realize that I am very biased about Matt...I'll be the first to admit it, but I didn't think Matt was bad this week. Lil and Anoop were worse.

That being said, I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that Matt is almost certainly out next week. hopefully, he will prove me wrong, but i think it will be between him and allison next week. Allison is great, but she does not have the fan base. However, Allison is now the only female and minority left, so I think Matt is toast

I actually did not like Kris this week. I loved his arrangement this week, but I thought they were some pitch problems.

Danny was the worst, IMO. I thought it was borderline horrible. I wish he went home. I had my hopes up for him to leave. Believe it or not, Anwar Robinson sang the exact same song during the top 7 four seasons ago, and he was voted off that week...was hoping Danny would follow the same fate.

Really like Glambert and Allison.

Donna Martin Graduates!: If I had to guess, I'd say Betsey Johnson. I have a similar blouse (sans sparkles) I got from there, but it doesn't look like her fall collection. Custo Barcelona has the colors and shine, and Anna Sui and Alexandre Herchcovitch had similar looks in their collections (less flowers and embellishment, more pattern or shine). Cavalli had the big flowers in his pre-Fall collection, but not the shine. Maybe she got a Cavalli and pulled out her trusty bedazzler?

jennaboa, you must be a fan of projectrungay--if you've never seen, they've got all the latest runway stuff. Just google . . .

Grrrrlll, color me impressed with that last post--u should be dressing these kids!!!

I still and will always love you for the penis fish!!!!

juddfan: Huge fan, can you tell? My life's ambition is to marry Tim Gunn one of these days. Alas, I'm female. LOL.

I've done some work as a stylist, but I don't do it full-time. It comes in handy to know your designers. Still, I'd give anything to dress Allison. She has a great figure and personality, she just needs to find her niche. The rest are pretty cute, too. Adam would be a dream to dress -- I'm think Bowie a la Labyrinth with a dash of Freddie. I mean, if you are going to be a Ham, you may as well be as honey-baked as you can be, right?

Aw, the penis fish. It's cruel to hope Coach gets a shock one of these fine mornings during his meditations in the water. I suppose we are supposed to feel sorry his sociopath bike-riding buddy was outsmarted, outwitted, and outlasted by a skinny whingey model no one likes. But I don't. Pfft. Team Candiru all the way!

a bit late, but thank you jennaboa for the fash sleuthing. I will investigate further.

HEY! It was actually a very cute and short DRESS by Camilla.

Paula Abdul lists what she is wearing on her website!!! What a concept!