3 weeks worth of American Idol auditions

After 9 seasons I can guess who will sound bad before they even open their mouth!

I’ve also felt that some folks know that they’re bad, but try out anyway just to get a few minutes on TV. Last week one of the failures said outright that she just wanted to be famous.

Every week now has shown us a loon who requires a security escort out.

Most of the guest judges have been fairly harmoneous with the others, but Kate Perry…! For a moment I thought she would come to blows with Kara DiGuardi!

So far this year we’ve also seen many singers who survived great illnesses. One girl this evening survived leukemia. A good friend died from that in 2008, so this story hit me hard.

Men Performances – American Idol – Feb. 26, 2008

David Archeleta is the darling of the judges and the fans. I may be getting paranoid after 7 seasons, but part of me thinks he’ll be eliminated as a shocker this year.

Overall the men performed better this  week than last, but Jason Yeager was still underwhelming. He I suspect will be cut this week. I’m not sure who the other guy will be this time though. I know that in general Simon is getting crabbier about the reactions to him now.

American Idol Results Show of February 21, 2008

This is the really big drag of my PC being in repair right now: I only get on this blog when I’m at work; I finished my week just before the results show last week, and it was 4 days til I was here again. As a result: this material is very much staledated.

Of the first 4 cuts, one was a definite choice. Amy Davis looked good, but her rendition of “Where the boys are” was hideously off key – both times.  Garrett Hayley was just mediocre – although not as much as Jason Yaegar‘s version of “Moon River” though.

I was a bit disappointed with the other two cuts. Both Joanne Bourgella and Colton Berry were the last picked – although Simon didn’t want Colton to start with, so it’s no loss for him.

Simon‘s comments to him though… as nasty and mean as Simon often is, he was rude beyond belief. I wonder is kicking puppies and babies is a hobby of his as well.