# American Idol 2/17-18 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288 "2009-02-17T16:50:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/21 "2009-02-18T01:28:54Z")
Alexis Grace. Minstrel act. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/22 "2009-02-18T01:29:20Z")
Now, this Alexis Grace is singing well (though something about how she sings makes it really looks like she’s lip synching). ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/23 "2009-02-18T01:30:12Z")
Tatiana has a fan base? What do they like about her? “I just love how narcissistic and histrionic she is!”? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/24 "2009-02-18T01:31:06Z")
She’s obnoxiously affected and chose a song that doesn’t require much range. I don’t think she’s going to be making any more appearances. Jesus, Paula is loaded. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/25 "2009-02-18T01:31:15Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Alexis Grace. > > Minstrel act. I don’t even know what that means. > [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](#): > > Now, this Alexis Grace is singing well (though something about how she sings makes it really looks like she’s lip synching). I don’t even know what that means. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/26 "2009-02-18T01:32:10Z")
So, is Ted Danson there as Neil Patrick Harris’ date? I love the random “celebrity in the audience” shots. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/27 "2009-02-18T01:32:10Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > Tatiana has a fan base? What do they like about her? “I just love how narcissistic and histrionic she is!”? VTFW ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/28 "2009-02-18T01:34:07Z")
Alexis had one really bad cat-in-heat moment that marred an otherwise good performance. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/29 "2009-02-18T01:39:56Z")
I like country but hate redneck anthems. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/30 "2009-02-18T01:40:14Z")
I think Brent’s going back to the Home Depot. Not a very strong voice. Probably the weakest performance so far. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/31 "2009-02-18T01:41:07Z")
Brent’s song had 4 notes and he couldn’t hit any of them. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/32 "2009-02-18T01:41:18Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > I like country but hate redneck anthems. I do know what that means, and agree. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/33 "2009-02-18T01:43:51Z")
Brent had a lame performance and the personality of dishwater. Hard to imagine he won’t be gone. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/34 "2009-02-18T01:45:59Z")
Simon was totaly right about that dude. That was very forgettable. The way he was talking, it sounds like he thinks he’s basically taking tonight as an audition for whatever country labels might be watching, but to me, he sounded like anybody you’d hear in any bar. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/35 "2009-02-18T01:47:47Z")
I haven’t seen the episode yet, but I did look at the song list and I am liking that Anoop is doing “Angel of Mine.” He already has a video of him singing it with his singing group from college. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/36 "2009-02-18T01:48:09Z")
Are they saving Tatiana for the end? I kind of hope they are. I’ve decided I’m going to vote my thumbs off for her. I don’t want it to end yet. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/37 "2009-02-18T01:49:45Z")
I loved Simon’s comment: “What HAS Bucky Covington done?” I think he played the Franklin County Fair in New York State. If you’ve ever been to Malone\*, you’d know how sad that is. \*The hometown of Nathaniel Marshall. The super drama queen of this season. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/38 "2009-02-18T01:49:54Z")
So the leaked list has the wrong Taylor Swift song. And this is the worst performance of the night so far. Not a single note in tune. Bye, kid. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/39 "2009-02-18T01:50:41Z")
Stevie is awful. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288/40 "2009-02-18T01:50:49Z")
It’s remarkable that the judges are so poorly acquainted with country that they can’t judge it by its own merits. Anyway, this woman sucks. And Dio is dead to me if he helps keep Tatiana on the show. The best thing for everyone, including her, is for her to go home. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288.md?page=3)