# American Idol: 5/9-5/10 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117 "2006-05-09T20:11:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/61 "2006-05-10T00:56:31Z")
I don’t think Katharine listened to Tommy’s advice that emotional doesn’t equal loud. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/62 "2006-05-10T00:56:35Z")
Katherine’s goin home. That was totally uninspired karaoke. ---
**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 10, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/63 "2006-05-10T00:57:34Z")
Oh Katherine, poor dear daft Katherine. Alls you had to do was show up, look pretty and sing the song. It’s a pretty song, it’s a gorgeous song, and you actually have a pretty voice underneath all that drama you’re bringing. Silly silly girl. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/64 "2006-05-10T00:59:27Z")
Loved Elliott. He did a really great job. Just love him. I totally agree with Queen Tonya about Katharine. I really like her and she definitely had the voice for that song. So what happened??? ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/65 "2006-05-10T00:59:32Z")
She could have guaranteed the semifinals with a wardrobe malfunction. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/66 "2006-05-10T01:02:32Z")
I think it’s going to be guys from here on out. That was Katharine’s worst night so far; both songs were poor. She has a good voice, but just doesn’t know how to interepret songs. Taylor: two very good performances. Chris: one very good, and one solid performance. Elliott: probably the best vocalist of the final four, but not much versatility in style. I think he’ll be next to go. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/67 "2006-05-10T01:03:28Z")
Poor Kat. Really not a good night for her, was it? Fashionistically _or_ musically speaking. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/68 "2006-05-10T01:07:55Z")
> [@rockle](#): > > _Indeed_. Like Michael J. Fox, Katharine McPhee has _no_ Elvis in her. Speaking of Michael J. Fox, Elliott shouldn’t go without shaving. His clips from Graceland looked like he was on set for _Teen Wolf._ ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/69 "2006-05-10T01:13:07Z")
It’s obviously “get rid of Katharine” week. Every performance can be described as “karaoke” Diogenes. Every one stands up and sings someone else’s song to lame instrumentation, and some performances are somehow not karaoke? It’s a karaoke contest. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/70 "2006-05-10T01:17:57Z")
> [@rockle](#): > > [Jon Peter Lewis](http://www.jplewismusic.com/), the “pen salesman” from Season 3. Doh. I just started watching AI in Season 4, and I read that as JXL’s version (which actually did overshadow Chris’s version, IMHO). ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/71 "2006-05-10T01:23:40Z")
Anyone else having trouble getting through? I have Cingular and I can only get through by text. ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/72 "2006-05-10T01:56:09Z")
Who are you voting for? ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/73 "2006-05-10T01:57:12Z")
The Windchill family is voting for Elliott and Kat and are troubled by the ease at which we are getting through. That’s why I ask. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/74 "2006-05-10T01:58:56Z")
Did the judges all take their happy pills tonight? I disagreed with the judges quite a few times tonight. For instance, I think Taylor’s rendition of “In the Ghetto” was awful. “Jailhouse Rock” was okay. Liked Chris’ “Suspicious Minds” but meh on “Little Less Conversation.” I wish Elliott hadn’t picked a lesser known Elvis song. It’s going to work against him if everyone else sings songs that are recognizable. “Trouble” was good. He’s just a darling guy and I like him. I also like that he loves his mom. Hey, he’s just like Elvis! And Katharine blew it tonight with her karaoked version of “Hound Dog.” I actually thought “Falling in Love” was okay, except that she bugs the crap out of me when she smiles her way through every song she sings. It works for upbeat number, but this song has a twinge of melancholy. Grinning just isn’t appropriate. BTW, I was able to get through 4 times to vote for Chris, but couldn’t get through for Elliott at all. Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/75 "2006-05-10T02:01:14Z")
> [@Walter Windchill](#): > > Who are you voting for? Taylor and Chris. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/76 "2006-05-10T02:01:52Z")
Am I the first to comment on the scariest plastic surgery so far this season? I don’t know who Priscilla Presley looks like these days, but it ain’t Priscilla Presley. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/77 "2006-05-10T02:08:40Z")
> [@Walter Windchill](#): > > Who are you voting for? I voted for Elliott. It took me 45 minutes to get through (that’s just trying once in a while, not constantly), and then I had no problem. I’m baffled on who to vote for, though. I thought everyone did a good job. Nobody was _perfect_, but all did very well and their mis-steps were minor. Each performance had really strong moments. The only one that kind of made me look away was “Jailhouse Rock,” and that’s only because of Taylor’s weird squatty dance. I seriously don’t want anyone to go home. ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/78 "2006-05-10T02:14:59Z")
Chris “A Little Less Conversation” was the first time I really liked him all season. ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/79 "2006-05-10T02:16:03Z")
Er… and I used to write in sentences. Chris’s performance of ALLC was the fist time, etc. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117/80 "2006-05-10T02:35:17Z")
> [@vaderspal](#): > > Am I the first to comment on the scariest plastic surgery so far this season? I don’t know who Priscilla Presley looks like these days, but it ain’t Priscilla Presley. She was on Oprah last year and I thought the same thing. Plastic surgery ain’t her friend. FYI, there was quite a bit of tension between her and Lisa Marie over Priscilla’s obsession with perfection. Maybe she and Kenny Rogers can join Joan Rivers on a new reality show: “When plastic surgery goes awry.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-9-5-10/356117.md?page=5)