AMERICAN IDOL....Season 11

OK Sheila - they got it right, see you here next week, hope our troop is back, it was nice sharing the hour with you.  Karen

I have been watching each week, but we always record it so I have to stay away from this thread until we catch up. The right person definitely went home, although I am tired of Deandree and ready for him to go, too.

I'm still on the Philip Phillips Train!

I was looking on vote for the worst idol (yuck) anyway this is what they are currently saying.....

After Heejun bored us all to death, even VFTW didn't care to vote much for him. And we all saw what happened there. It's time to move on to the other train wreck of the bunch - DeAndre Brackensick. He's not very well liked among the Idol viewers and some of his performances have been over the top funny. While VFTW really wants to get a white guy to win this year again, there's still 2 of them left and they're in no danger yet. And even if one of the white guys goes home, it just makes the other one more powerful and even more likely to win because he'll get all of the frau votes.

So for now, let's vote for DeAndre and see if he can possibly make it another week. He's the clear person to go home next week and we know he's going home, but we might as well try to help him stick around an additional week if at all possible. Let's give it the old college try, people. Maybe that can rescue this dull as dirt season (probably not).

Plus, next week is 80's week. DeAndre + Prince = YES!

Anyway I found what they were saying a bit intreresting and thought you ladies might also.  Have a great Friday  

mimi, this is unbelieveable, is there any way that AI can derail this site?  I looked it up, they make plans each week on who to save and who's to go. 

Karen that site vote for the worst has been around I think as long as idol has.  Kinda like there is this site called dialidol.com and it's where you could down load a dialer for your computer and program it to automatically dial for which ever idol you want and it will repeatedly dial somehow. I've never done it but they do have forums and a predictions page and I go there to check and see what it says.  Back in the day when idol first started and not everyone had computers or cell phones with AT&T and could text votes many more people used dial idol and they were always pretty close to being on the money who the bottom 3 were and who was going home.  They even have predicted the winner right every year.  I've always used my phone.  But AI has never tried to disable either of these sites.  It gets them what they want and the contestants to... Press!!

Just watched. Glad Heejun left; I could live without Deandre and Hollie next. PP, Colton, and Elise my faves.



Loved seeing Stevie Nicks; wish she would've performed. Nicky Minaj is a sad plastic production of some record company's imagination. Scotty was good.



On another note what are the odds that my MO would approve of me going to see Aerosmith July 28th in Dallas? Smack dab in the middle of my chemo. Yeah, that's what I thought.

LOL I just did the math on my current schedule and it would be a chemo week - and considering I spent last week (my first TX) writhing in bed deciding if the cure was worse than the disease, it's not likely   Maybe next summer, right?

Thx Mimi!

DeAndre..... His falsetto is not good and that is why.  The Styllistics, that guy was perfect, DeAndre breaks up and is not smooth.  If you close your eyes, eh.  DH cannot stand to lsiten to him and worse to watch for him. But if he does not do falsseetto, he is better but judges encourage it, poor kid, too young to know better.

I fastfd HeeJun. Again.  Then judges make over him so I had to go back and listen, and though no no way.  Thank goodness it is over, the torture that is.

And the Nicki performance.  Will have to see that JLo moment.

They should've had Stevie, maybe next week?

I think Hollie will be next to go. 

But Jessica could too, though she is good, she is not idol material.

Phil has grown on me tremendously, and he could be the idol, he couuld do it.

Justin??? Jason??? forget step it up please. 

Colton, Jimmy was right, I was thinking what the? get some control.  But the song was beautiful.

Skylar, she is a pro really, her voice is 'good enough' but her energy is what does it. They are looking for a star, she could do it, if she won, she could fill the job.

Elise - I watched that performance 3 times and saved it for DD. But she would not be an idol.

SCOTTY - good to see him, glad for him.  THAT is what A I is looking for.  

Will see you all next week then, never miss an idol show.

I went to the Idol site and wow are these kids young! No wonder they don't show experience or maturity on the stage. If you want to promote them as newbies then do that, don't throw them to the wolves with backup like they are actually pros.  In my opinion all the glitz and glam shows off their immaturity but not in a flattering way.    Obviously they all have talent, and experience will let it bloom.  I have always loved this show but something feels off this year.

I actually had thrid row seats and still felt crappy from Rads and DID not USE the TICKET!   Hard to believe.

I didn't start watching until about season 4, Fantasia right.   

I have favorite singers but not winners.  More specifically I had favovorite songs sung by favorite singers. Alleluia  - Jason Castro  a simple rendition that I loved.

Ginger

I agree there are really great singers in this group of young men and women, but it takes more than being a great singer to be the American Idol... you've got to have staying power, the ability to appeal to the American audience outside of Idol and #1 sell cd's, itunes and promote videos and lastly keep them coming back for more.  These are the things that Carrie, Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Casey James, K.Pickler and some others have been able to do and some of them weren't necessarily the ones that were picked as the winner.

A little bit biased Gingerbrew?, my all time favorite is Carrie and also Daughtry, David Cook.  I like all kinds of music except rap and heavy metal.  Scotty is most definitely a love!