That’s because it wasn’t last night. The axe falls tonight.
My link above for **Paul and Paula" isn’t working. It’s here:
They have professional make-up artists.
He must have not had the right eyelids then. 
Carrie doesn’t carry herself very well on stage, that’s for sure. But that can be taught, and much of it will come with experience.
I dunno. You’d have to ask my brain. I always thought it was Paul Anka – maybe he wrote it or something? Like I said, I don’t know. Obviously my brain is out of whack somewhere, because seriously, who in their right might would dream an entire theme week of “American Idol” in their sleep? (Although that does beg the question, “Who in their right mind even watches ‘American Idol’?”) I have to thank everyone who made alternate suggestions. I never noticed before how many one-hit wonders came from North of the Border (Glass Tiger, Corey Hart, Nelly Furtado, Tom Cochrane … the hits just keep on coming!).
Only Mostly Dead: Don’t know why I didn’t dream of someone singing Sarah McLachlan, because I love her. Although “Possession” is more the sort of song that Scott would attempt (and completely wreck), don’t you think? Carrie would probably go the “obvious” Idol route and do “Angel” or “I Will Remember You.” I would love for her to do Alanis, but she wouldn’t do one of the good Alanis songs (although there is something just-so-wickedly-proper about Carrie maybe singing “Perfect” from Jagged Little Pill). And clearly, even in my dreams, I don’t like Shania Twain.
And to whoever asked – I don’t know who did well. I don’t remember dreaming that part. But Bo did OK, I imagine, and since “The Old Apartment” is my favorite BNL song, I’m going to hope Constantine did. If it were a perfect dream, then the stage would have opened up under everyone else and swallowed them whole.
Damn, rockle, that’s some thorough and detailed dreaming. Sounds like something my mom would dream; she has these long, involved dreams that she recalls in detail, too.
My mother told me she and my sister both like Smarmy McSmarmovich, too. :smack: :smack: :smack: I could understand my mom having no taste, but my sister??
I tried calling for Bo with only 15 minutes left (hey, I was busy watching TAR and then yakking online and forgot about calling till time was nearly up), and was only able to ever get through two times. And I wasn’t able to get through for Vonzell at all. Whereas in previous weeks I could get through for Bo with complete ease after the first hour of calling. Presumably this means he’s safe for a while again.
But ladies, just to warn you, I’m entering the fray for Bo (and Dolphin Boy), too! They’re my TV boyfriends, too! I’ve been swooning over Bo since I first laid eyes on him. Mmmm…Bo, honey, if you ever want to be like Ashton, just call me!
I agree Scott would wreck it if tried, but I can’t really picture him trying. It’s too moody. He works well with simple pop/motown melodies.
Carrie probably would go obvious. She’s cute as a button, but dumb as a brick when it comes to picking unique yet accessible songs. I’d watch her sing just about anything, though. Possession would just ruin me. ::drool::
Well, If every major sport can pull off intant replay (at least for telecasts, if not for official use), then I’m sure that AI can pull off using actual performance video.
Nah, it was written by Ray Hildebrand, aka “Paul” of Paul and Paula. If your brain is like mine, it probably just over-associated with the name Paul.
They can bearly pull off giving out the right phone numbers.
Except the sporting events just show the most recent play over and over. They don’t show a replay of the last 8 plays.
I watch the rebroadcast in Asia the next day. I don’t get to vote, but I only have to wait until morning to find out who got booted. Reading your comments is more entertaining than watching the results show later.
I almost paid up a few weeks ago just to report the following:
One night, when Paula was really… uh… tipsy…, someone here made a comment about the content of their Coke tumblers. Anyway, later I’m watching my show with my foster son, who really shouldn’t know about these things yet, and whose English isn’t that great yet, blurts out (paraphrased): “She’s drunk! She’s got things in that coke glass and is drinking!” I about died with laughter.
Tonight it was, “She’s always drunk.”
A-hem. Anyway, back to the music. This is not my type of music. No one was particularly horrid, but no one was particularly great. (Bo was pretty good; I don’t think he’s ever been bad.) Although tonight he wasn’t bad, Scott should get the boot to make up for the injustice of last week. (I was a big Nadia fan, even though I knew she wasn’t good enough to win. She had great presence.)
My wife and I both like Vonzell a lot. I don’t know if there was something wrong the broadcast we heard, but she was totally overpowered by the backup singers. Anyone else experience that?
BTW, what is TiVo?
I’d love to, but work and a pregnant wife are keeping me close to home for the forseeable future. However, arrangements can be made.
For instance…since you’re in Cali, perhaps you’d like to take care of this one for me? I’d happily administer a tire iron to a recipient of your choosing in the NY/NJ area to make it a fair deal.
If not, well, the guy is gotta come home to NYC sooner or later. I can always handle it then.
TiVo, the best thing ever for TV junkies is a brand of Digital Video Recorder, also known as the VCR of the Gods. Basically, it allows you to record programs digitally – but in a very intelligent way, such as setting up “season pass” for a program, where it records all occurrences of the program regardless of what time it’s showing.
Whoops…almost forgot. One for all the folks making the Stepford Barbie comparisons about Carrie – did anyone happen to catch Howard Stern’s comments on her this morning? He nailed it down perfectly: the JonBenet Ramsey case was a hoax…she’s alive and well and performing each week on AI.
Oh, come on. . . it’s not hard to build a highlights reel. You just dedicate a recorder to it, push a button to record part of the first performance, push a button to stop it, then do the same thing for each successive performance. Voila! Highlights reel (or disc). Technician should know high points of each performance from having seen dress rehearsal.
But they’re doing it the safe way. Record at dress rehearsal, use live performance as a backup. (At least that’s my guess as to how they’re doing it.)
Can someone please explain to me why “I’m Every Woman” is thought to be such a difficult song? I don’t see it myself.
I like Carrie, I really do, but that “We don’t got no [whatever-- running water, indoor plumbing, electricity] in Buttfuck, Kentucky! Wee’z a poor farmin’ town!” is annoying.
This week it was “we don’t have no dance clubs in Hicksville, USA. I dance by myself!” A couple of weeks ago it was fancy cars “we got cows!” Her dumb hick act is beginning to grate.
There are a few here who like Constantine. I wish they’d speak up more because I really, really (not being snarky here-- well, maybe a little) REALLY want to know why. Everyone says Savol is creepy-- and don’t get me wrong, he is, but Connie looks like a damned psycho. He doesn’t look like he’s making love to the camera. He looks like he’s plotting to torture and kill it. Plus he scares my daughter.
I predict Anwar will get the axe. My predictions are worth the paper they are written on. I didn’t write them on paper, you say? Well, there you go.
I loved Bo and Vonzell. Constantine was good. They are definitely my top three.
I seriously hope Scott gets the axe this week. I still can’t figure out who is voting for his dumb ass.
And Carrie, jeez. Simon was right on. I lollered when he said she was Barbie mixed with a Stepford wife. My thoughts exactly. And her singing really isn’t that impressive either. I cannot imagine who would buy her albums.
With my track record, this explains why I like Connie! 