# American Idol 3/31-4/1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 31, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481 "2009-03-31T19:31:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [April 2, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/141 "2009-04-02T02:39:08Z")
I missed the show…who was the third with Megan and Allison? ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/142 "2009-04-02T02:43:51Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I missed the show…who was the third with Megan and Allison? Anoop ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/143 "2009-04-02T02:43:57Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I missed the show…who was the third with Megan and Allison? Third of three was Anoop S^G crap… beaten by mere seconds… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/144 "2009-04-02T03:23:01Z")
Will they continue to have a 4th Judge next season? [Megan’s brother heckles Kara](http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/megan-joy-brother-was-american-idol-kara-dioguardi-heckler-8714.php) ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/145 "2009-04-02T03:38:32Z")
I have mixed feelings about Megan’s departure. She’s really awful, but there’s going to be a whole mess of bland next week without her. I’m still stewing on the judges comments about Allison’s outfit yesterday. I’m feeling really bad for her. She apparently has an amazing amount of self-confidence - especially for a 16 year old - but week after week the judges have told Megan and Lil how beautiful they look without saying anything about Allison’s appearance. Obviously, no, she’s not a beauty queen, but it’s just uncool to berate an adolescent girl so publically on her looks. And now I’ll get off my soapbox. And I love me some David Cook, but that’s probably my least favorite song on the album. Blah. And he totally needs another haircut. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/146 "2009-04-02T03:40:12Z")
Well I only watched to see David Cook, so I’m pleased. If anyone here is interested in the music video for the song he & his band did it’s here [http://music.att.net/s/s.dll?spage=fl/swfs/standalonePlayer.html&xmlstr=MU\_Artist\_DavidCook&aid=6484458](http://music.att.net/s/s.dll?spage=fl/swfs/standalonePlayer.html&xmlstr=MU_Artist_DavidCook&aid=6484458) God, he’s beautiful. “Bar ba sol” is the better song; wish he could have played that one too. Anyway - Yay, Megan’s gone. Wish people would get behind Allison. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/147 "2009-04-02T03:49:17Z")
Yep, Cook is wonderful. has it been a year already? I think Alliosn is prettier than Lil and Megan so go figure. You kindof have to have a tough skin to be a famous singer! ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/148 "2009-04-02T04:02:23Z")
Megan is about 3 weeks overdue. She certainly had a distinct sound, and she’s a lovely young lady despite that unfortunate mess on her right arm. But the was out of her league. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/149 "2009-04-02T05:24:07Z")
I’ll miss Megan for the eye candy factor only. I don’t understand why Allison keeps ending up in the bottom three. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/150 "2009-04-02T11:17:30Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > Oh, she had a child at home. That seems to be the kiss of death this season. Alexis, Sarver and now Megan – all of 'em with little kids at home, all of 'em gone. Wonder if Lil is sweating. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/151 "2009-04-02T12:37:46Z")
I have to wonder if people worried about Allison actually vote for her? It seems like there are contestants who appeal to an older audience who watch the show but rarely vote. That’s inevitable, I guess, but when we wonder why someone isn’t doing better, that’s the answer. You can’t expect other people to vote your opinions for you. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/152 "2009-04-02T13:24:56Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Will they continue to have a 4th Judge next season? > > [Megan’s brother heckles Kara](http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/megan-joy-brother-was-american-idol-kara-dioguardi-heckler-8714.php) God, I hope so. Kara is so unable to take any kind of criticism that it’s almost sad to watch sometimes. She’s made herself look incredibly stupid several times, beginning with the very first episode with bikini girl. She’s constantly lowering herself to the level of the immature hecklers. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/153 "2009-04-02T13:42:27Z")
Labrador Deceiver - My thoughts exactly regarding Kara. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/154 "2009-04-02T14:08:55Z")
Didn’t Megan screw up the lyrics on her sing-out? She kinda looked at the band at one point, then got back on track. Not that it matters. She was there longer than she should have been. I’m disappointed that Lil hasn’t done better. I have her picked as the winner, but I’m changing my mind to Adam - or maybe that little cutie-pie Kris. Hubba-hubba! 😉 Oh - and the group sing wasn’t horrible, for once. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/155 "2009-04-02T14:22:34Z")
The morning news on my local Fox affiliate is trying to pump some air into the Megan - Simon interchange, where it was revealed that neither one cares about the other. Horrors. :rolleyes: It certainly was not smart politically to tell a judge, who in theory has the power to reprieve your execution, that you don’t care what he thinks. But anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together (which includes Megan) knew that there was no way in hell the judges would have used their save on Megan. It was reserved for Allison this week. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/156 "2009-04-02T14:51:26Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > On the other hand, she showed class by not screwing up a live show. Performing in the face of adversity, in front of someone who just told you they want you to go away, has got to be gut-wrenching. For someone with any self-awareness maybe, but not for Megan. For her to say “It’s OK, it’s OK” as if to comfort a crowd that \*wasn’t very upset to begin with \*was just silly. And the bird thing, c’mon. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/157 "2009-04-02T15:27:16Z")
Actually, I thought Megan’s sing-out was pretty good. Miles better than the night before. If she had performed that well before being voted out, she might still be there. She didn’t forget a lyric, she started in on a verse that had been cut, while the band started playing the chorus, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/158 "2009-04-02T15:32:57Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > For someone with any self-awareness maybe, but not for Megan. For her to say “It’s OK, it’s OK” as if to comfort a crowd that \*wasn’t very upset to begin with \*was just silly. And the bird thing, c’mon. I think you’re being a little hard on her. There was a rather vocal group of people in the audience that she was addressing with her “It’s okay” comments. Yes, the bird thing was silly, but I got the impression she was going out of her way to show the US that going home didn’t bother her, and she went a little overboard. You were essentially seeing a 22-year-old mother let go of a lot of pent up emotion at that point. Judging by the reaction of the rest of the group, the inane bird squawking was an inside joke amongst them after Rockin’ Robin. ETA: **well he’s back** , I’m glad I’m not alone there. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/159 "2009-04-02T15:55:44Z")
I’m glad somebody mentioned the Journey song. I don’t even like the song, but thought it was strangely compelling. And I thought for two of the three in the bottom 3, they would have killed is they’d done THAT instead of what they did do. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481/160 "2009-04-02T16:00:14Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > I’m glad somebody mentioned the Journey song. I don’t even like the song, but thought it was strangely compelling. And I thought for two of the three in the bottom 3, they would have killed is they’d done THAT instead of what they did do. The song was good, but the lip-synching was awful again. Someone needs to tell them that they need to actually sing into the dead mic to make it look real. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-31-4-1/491481.md?page=9)