If I dream about Hambert tonight I'm gonna kick your ass flipit! Love you!

Sometimes you just gotta be cruel to be kind. I only wish the Idolidiots could read your recaps, they'd shape up right quick.

I admit I fast-forwarded though the JH song. Listened to it long enough to recognize that she really sings well. But yeah, the song itself was a trainwreck befitting American Idol.

Still, it makes you wonder -- did Lil listen to her (and for that matter Gokey)? You have to wonder how she can keep going knowing that she'll never even be a fraction as good as JH. And JH didn't win her season?

I'm so confused.

Another great recap, Flipit. Amazing how many fun details you notice that the rest of us miss, like Paula's boobs sipping coke. Props also for your photoshop skills, the magazine covers are hysterical.

Does anyone else think that someday our Flipit will be discovered and move on to bigger and better things?

Looking forward to disco week, it's always a disaster/recapper's dream.

There's bigger than Tvgasm?

Flipit, this could be your best recap ever. The magazine covers and screencaps were hilarious. I can no longer even imagine Idol without you. Enjoy that mac and cheese. You earned it.

best recap in a long time

I'm so ecstatic that Matt was saved. I may be biased (Matt's from my hometown!), but I honestly think that if Matt starts picking good songs, we may see him in the top 3 (no one is going to make it over Adam and Danny). Hope he makes the hometown visit at least at top 3

Awesome recap!

"Meanwhile, Paula's boobs take a sip of Coke." LOL

Aw Flipit, the voice of sanity in an insane world. I know there is a God because He created Flipit! AI sux, you rock. Other than Hambert (who I really don't think is marketable in the AI sense) this is the worst group of singers ever on this show. It kind of puts Sanjaya Papaya into context tho.

I big pink candy heart you, Flipit. Truly.

There was a KTTV interview with Simon where he says that he saved Gums because didn't want to have to save Little next week. The save is only good for this episode and one more. Or something like that. Who cares really.. they all kind of suck.

Hambert really confuses me. He seems so old, and histrionic, and his voice reminds me of Axl Rose when he starts screaming. But he also seems like a nice person so I can't just automatically hate him. Like I did that weirdo Megan Corkrey. Couldn't stand that chick.

"It gets so painful to listen to that the smoke monster from Lost comes out and kills her right where she stands."

"How many jobs does Zach Efron have?"

I love ya, Flipit. Hilarious! I don't even watch the show, but I love you so much that I read your recaps.

What is the deal with this show? Didn't they used to have people who could kind of sing, kind of? Like JHud, Kelly C, Carrie Underwood, Ruben Studdard, even Clay Gayken? Have America's voters lost their hearing? Maybe the judges should have a vote that counts for half, like on DWTS.

One of the problems is that they attempt to include so-called "rock" singers. This is not the venue for rock and the solo rock singer, a la Brian Adams and Sammy Hagar, is not really around anymore. It's all about bands, My Space, Itunes, originality, college students,etc. This show should stick to pop and country.

pixielated: it's because they put big personalities and good looking people in over people who can sing.

David "Elephant Man" Cook? Church Lady? Lil o' the gigantic butt? Mole-head?

That's considered good-looking these days?

Hmm. Glad I live in France.

Very funny Flipster. That “Weave” cover had me laughing. You weren’t your normal mean spirited self (but still FUNNY) so I’m thinking you got “something” in Vegas.

In the Adam video Adam had a Tom Jones thing going on.

For this week I want these people to sing these songs:

Chola: Last Dance or Boogie Oogie Oogie
Church Lady: SuperFreak (not really disco but close.)
Anoop: I Will Survive
Adam: anything he wants
Crispy: Born to Be Alive

LOL at the Hambert clip, although I have seen it before.

But honestly, besides all the cheese and such, he's still a brilliant singer and I really, really hope that he or Allison win.

I think J-hud is a good example of why it can be a good thing NOT to win Idol.

I'm betting that Glambert's going to do a Wham! tune. Or even better: Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

And Gokey's going to do a song that really has nothing to do with disco, but he'll sing it anyway and no one will call him on it.

Who's going to sing Heart of Glass? You just know that one of them will...

Love you, Flipit, even if I sprayed precious drops of Dr Pepper all over my computer screen this morning reading your hilarious recap. Especially the magazine covers. Aw, Gospel Lady. And the Ham missing from my breakfast Tacos (really, Taco Shack, you are slipping; a proper taco has bacon on it !)

About the Ham video, good try dude, but that was the most unrealistic thing I had ever seen. It would have been tons better if he had scantily clad men dancing around him. More fun for me to.

Doesn't matter, love this guy's crazy good voice. (Just please stop violating us with your eyes, k? Seriously. It's scarier than Church Lady's, er, beard.)

itchy: J-Hud got beat by single-mother Fantasia (it was beat into my head by AI) and Diana G-what's-it (who sucked) and a bunch of others who I don't remember. She came in seventh, b/c America really should not be trusted with voting in important elections (wasn't the only rotten election in 2004).

I always thought it was funny that Daughtry didn't win either (Taylor Hicks did -- whoa that chin scared me more than Jay Leno's three chins all a-wiggle! Not a Daughtry fan, but Hicks was a crazy-looking guy who gave me the heebies. I love the Weird Al parody of his song as it mirrored what I always thought of Hicks; a friend of mine got to play the role of the stalkee. And that cute girl who, bless her, really couldn't sing all that well and whose name I forgot because, well, she was sort of forgettable. Most painful finale ever.)

Flipit, your recaps are hysterical!

Love the Adam video - my God, what a queen! Yes! I can only pray that my wish comes true and he shows up for his final show against Church Lady in full-on drag. Screw it! By then America will have already voted and can't be scared off by the Satanic Homosexual!

I hate the fact that they saved Gums. Now I just know someone I like will go home this week. Simone can not bet on Lil being in the bottom two because she might sing a Donna Summer's song or heaven forbid she might sing Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and then she might get enough votes to be in the top 4.

Lil has sung bad all season and I can only remember her being in the bottom twice. She had always been able to pull votes until Simon started getting real mean with her. Still why should I worry? What are the chances Lil will start to pick the right songs for her? Here’s to hoping she keeps doing what she does best.

What I did love about the results show was your recap Flipit. The magazine covers are perfect.

Disco week, scarier than Miley Cyrus! (I was sort of horrified by her performance, but then I look back to my tween days and the music I listened to and go, I suppose it could be worse.)

dreamkeeper, I agree Lil could do well this week. I mean, disco is sort of tailor-made for her voice and there are loads of songs someone with her voice style can sing, as opposed to, say, Allison. "To Be Real" might be a good song (she'll probably sing "Last Dance;" someone will as someone always does.)

I hope Adam sings something by Queen, or maybe KC and the Sunshine Band or the BeeGees. Let's face it, he is KC and the Sunshine Band and the BeeGees all wrapped up in one sparkly little package with a purple polka-dotted bow.

As long as Hokey doesn't sing "Heaven Must Have Sent You" I'll make it through this wretched week. I am worried about Allison this week. "I'm Every Woman," maybe? Her voice is so very low. I suppose she could sing a Barry White song.

aha! It was the Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" Hammy wanted to do, and now we can see why . . . actually, I was holding out till that last moment, "will he not screech, will he not screech" oh well, how could I have thunk, but still, it was kinda good to hear an almost all regularly sung song. I do think Ham is marketable too, but don't make me come up with a plan . . .

Mr. D, on the Tom Jones thing, hmm, I wasn't sure if that was just the lighting, and then I felt afraid, and then I stopped watching and just read the comments while he belted softly in my ear phones.

Sadly, I think Lil is going to pick the lamest, worst disco song to sing, as will Allison and CL, tho I think with Allison's voice it could be an interesting contrast.

Can no one do " I Will Survive" coz that sounds like a swanner to me, and since 2 are leaving, I wouldn't risk it.

Is the definition of disco only from the 70's, or could a more modern song qualify? Yes, I'm asking . . . I thought "Heart of Glass" was new wave, but I'd gladly accept someone doing it. I hope Hammy does BeeGees, but then, I'm not sure any SNF stuff is on my list of faves--hope he doesn't don the white suit, but you know he could . . .

Good to have you back Flippy, and I totally agree on the mag covers "weave" too funny!!!!xoxoxoxo

Queen isn't disco. Adam probably could do a great job with it--glam rock, it seems made for him.

How about another non-disco song, this one from the '80s, "Take on Me" by A-ha. Great high note in that one.

Adam could make it in an "alternative" rock band like Silversun Pickups, The Ataris,or oh, heck, what was the name of that group that recorded that song "How to Save a Life" that they played to death on Grey's Anatomy? But people don't get into bands by being on American Idol. An alternative band just did a covewr version of "Take on Me" that is really good.

just saw a spoiler list, and if it's right, Lil, CL and Allison all DID make lame choices--IMHO anyway . . .

Queen did "Another One Bites the Dust" which borrowed the disco beat so Freddie could prance about and do poppers like everyone else at the time.

Same with "Heart of Glass" --it became a hit because of the disco beat.

Kiss did "I Was Made for Loving You" (which one of the contestants on the French Idol completely hysterically murdered the other week) -- maybe Ham will do that one?

Lots of bands had their disco numbers -- Cheap Trick, the Kinks, the Who, the Stones, etc. etc.

It's all about the beat, the beat.

Of course, that's assuming that any of these people actually get to pick their songs. I had the impression that they're allowed to pick between Song A or Song B....as long as they choose Song A.

And as long as they don't mind that the band gives the song the Love Boat theme song treatment.

juddfan: I just saw a spoilers list and I can't believe it would be correct. There is no way in hell CL would sing the song on that list. (And if he does, we will all be in hell. Please. God. No.)

The rest of the list was rather meh, actually, with Anoop picking something sure to send him packing and Allison picking the only song she might possibly know that is Disco-related.