Congratulations, Jordin!

…and a big “well done” to Blake.  Now the FUN begins…
Carry on!
J

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Final 2 – “I’ve been waiting forever for this…”

 It was party time at my house this evening as I invited a few of my favorite people to come on over and watch both the Idol Final 2 Showdown and the Dancing with the Stars Results show with the hubby and I.  During commercials we were also watching the Red Sox /Yankees  baseball game  [...]

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FYI…

I ran into some information on the web regarding the format for the finals of the competition and thought I would share it with my loyal readers.  Check it out –
 
For next week, the three songs both performers will be singing are 1) a song from the songwriting contests, 2) a song of their own [...]

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In her own words…sort of…

Ousted ‘Idol’ finalist Melinda Doolittle “had an idea” she’d be eliminated
 
By Christopher Rocchio, 05/17/2007
 
If home viewers, the studio audience and even the judges were shocked at the outcome of last night’s American Idol live results show that revealed the sixth season’s Top 2 finalists, imagine how Melinda Doolittle must have felt. But apparently she [...]

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Here’s some insight from one who knows…

From Mandisa’s myspace blog:
Well it is a sad sad day as I sit in my hotel room here in Grand Rapids. I should have been able to tell by the prevalent chill I felt when I walked off of the airplane that something wasn’t right. Or maybe it was the fifty missed calls and texts [...]

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Are we serious here???

Then again, this IS American Idol — the one singing competition that is more about popularity with little girls than true vocal and performing ability.
Or its all about what will make “good TV” according to the producers.
Not to take anything away from Blake and Jordin, but Melinda was the best singer and performer this season [...]

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Top 3 – “Three Way Song Affair”

After six seasons of American Idol one would think I would know better than to get all upset over the predictable and inevitable “stacking of the deck” against one of the contestants.  It seems we’ve all “heard that song before” and this Top 3 night was simply more of the same old script.  Could Simon [...]

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Going in reverse for a moment…

While we wait for the final 3 this coming Tuesday, let’s go in reverse a few years and check out the Top 5 of Season 2 performing a group medley. This year’s group sound as well together as the Season 2 kids — and that’s a BIG compliment! Enjoy!

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Top 4 – Stayin’ Alive with Barry Gibb

Oops, I did it again! I used a song title to accurately describe the goal our four songbirds were shooting for tonight. Unfortunately, they would get no help whatsoever from the Barry Gibb/Bee Gees Songbook on what was toted as “boogie night.” Actually, it was more like “bogey [...]

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Best Amercian Idol video this year!

I about lost my hot chocolate over this GREAT video by Grey Blackwell found on the Raleigh News and Observer website. I just HAD to share this with y’all so ENJOY!

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