# American Idol 5/23, This Is It! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936 "2006-05-23T18:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/121 "2006-05-25T01:18:42Z")
I missed the beginning of Mary J. Blige and Elliott but he seemed a bit out of his league. The band really muzaked up that song. What was going on with Toni Braxton? Was she lip synching? Biggirl–what about the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport? The arena is 2 blocks from the train station. ---
**Author:** ![kalex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dfb087/32.png) [@kalex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kalex)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/122 "2006-05-25T01:19:24Z")
They followed that kid into the men’s room? To paraphrase Letterman, that’s the only thing on Fox right now! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/123 "2006-05-25T01:19:33Z")
Goddamnit Mandisa, stop wearing pants! I wanna see this show. This is like a pop music extravaganza. I loooooove top 40. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/124 "2006-05-25T01:21:21Z")
What was up with Toni Braxton’s voice? ---
**Author:** ![DoperChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/125 "2006-05-25T01:22:14Z")
This is so awesomely bad right now that its just plain awesome. Well, all is awesome, except for Clay’s hair. He went away for that long just grow a mop? C’mon, clay your Claymates deserve better. ---
**Author:** ![kalex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dfb087/32.png) [@kalex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kalex)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/126 "2006-05-25T01:22:28Z")
For real with Toni Braxton. I think she borrowed Paula’s cup. Clay’s new hair looks pretty! ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/127 "2006-05-25T01:22:44Z")
Ah geez, good thing Michael Sandecky peed before Clay came out. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/128 "2006-05-25T01:23:55Z")
> [@KSO](#): > > Biggirl–what about the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport? The arena is 2 blocks from the train station. Bridgeport \*\* Connecticut\*\*. Can I get there by subway? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/129 "2006-05-25T01:25:22Z")
Lost a post along the way. Clay Aiken looked _exactly_ like Pee Wee Herman! That was cool! It would have been cooler if that kid had a coronary. I woulda laughed my ass off. I’m mean that way. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/130 "2006-05-25T01:25:35Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Quite enjoy Daughtry and Live. Meat Loaf fancies himself as an opera singer now and takes himself way too seriously now. > > Re the all male medly (“Don’t Stop”) > > Bucky has a great voice and I miss his personality. > > Boy, is Ace a handsome dude. > > Elliott is just darling. Amen… to all of the above. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kalex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dfb087/32.png) [@kalex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kalex)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/131 "2006-05-25T01:29:24Z")
My birthday is coming up, and a nice gift would be Ace to be my poolboy in that suit. No, I don’t have a pool. Is that important? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/132 "2006-05-25T01:30:07Z")
I love all of Bertie’s songs. At a fair this Saturday I found a CD called AM Gold 1967. I told the guy “Sappy, just like I like it.” Can’t think of a song of his I don’t like. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/133 "2006-05-25T01:33:01Z")
> [@kalex](#): > > My birthday is coming up, and a nice gift would be Ace to be my poolboy in that suit. No, I don’t have a pool. Is that important? _snark_ My boss and I at work have already decided that we are putting in a pool in the dog exercise area, and hiring Ace as our cabana boy. “No Ace… those shorts just aren’t short or tight enough, you’ll have to do better than that!” ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/134 "2006-05-25T01:34:35Z")
What happened to Ayla? Didn’t she get booted after Michelle or whatever her name is? Biggirl–Amtrak and Metro North both go to Bridgeport, so you could go to Grand Central and take either one (I think) or go to Penn Station and take Amtrak. C’mon–a whole 2-3 hours of complete shlock! In Bridgeport, Connecticut! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/135 "2006-05-25T01:35:38Z")
Dionne! _::dies_ ---
**Author:** ![kalex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dfb087/32.png) [@kalex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kalex)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/136 "2006-05-25T01:36:01Z")
Man, this is a real geezerfest. How did Live get in there? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/137 "2006-05-25T01:36:06Z")
That was Mary J. Blige singing with Elliott? I thought she was a former Idol contestant. She didn’t sound that great, but I’ll blame the band. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/138 "2006-05-25T01:36:42Z")
> [@KSO](#): > > What happened to Ayla? Didn’t she get booted after Michelle or whatever her name is? > > Biggirl–Amtrak and Metro North both go to Bridgeport, so you could go to Grand Central and take either one (I think) or go to Penn Station and take Amtrak. C’mon–a whole 2-3 hours of complete shlock! In Bridgeport, Connecticut! I can hop a bus to NJ much faster. But I wanna be able to get there by subway. Guess I don’t want to see the show that bad. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/139 "2006-05-25T01:39:59Z")
> [@kalex](#): > > Man, this is a real geezerfest. How did Live get in there? Geezers Rule! ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/140 "2006-05-25T01:40:13Z")
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