The Hot List

1. Vonzell Solomon - After four weeks in a row of great performances, she’s at the top for me
2. Boseph Bice- No matter what Constantine does, he’s the better rocker
3. Carrie Underwood - She showed her lack of soul last week
4. Constantine Maroulis - When he’s good, the perv face doesn’t annoy me, but when he’s bad, I can’t stand it
5. Scott Savol - He’s better than most think
6. Anthony Fedorov - He stays here until he’s gone

The Defeated

1. Lindsey Cardinale
2. Mikalah Gordon
3. Jessica Sierra
4. Nikko Smith
5. Nadia Turner
6. Anwar Robinson

Did Anwar deserve to leave so early? No. Was he going to win the competition? No. So it’s fine that he left. Just like it was fine that Nadia left. The fact that Anthony and possibly Scott are still sitting there may rankle some feathers, but they won’t win either, so don’t worry. Now that I got that out of the way …

The biggest American Idol news has to do with one Paula Abdul and one Corey Clark. If you remember Corey, he was the Allen Iverson look-a-like in season 2 with the high falsetto. Apparently, according to an MSNBC.com article, Clark threw a hump into Paula Abdul. The article says he’s throwing around a book proposal that would spill the dirt on a sexual relationship with the former Forever Your Girl. Here’s a quote from the MSNBC.com article.

”[Abdul] told [Clark] she wanted to look out for him and be his ?special friend,?? according to the Globe article. ?But he claims she warned him that he couldn?t tell anyone or she?d make things very hard for him, cautioning, ?Don?t screw me or you?ll be sorry.?? The proposal apparently also describes how Abdul once came up behind Clark, rubbed his neck, and then they began ?kissing passionately and feeling each other up? as they moved to the guest bedroom.

Being that Paula isn’t one to throw around negative comments, you can’t say that her alleged relationship would’ve helped Clark stay on the show longer than he should’ve. And the fact that he was kicked off for having an arrest record, also shows that she didn’t let her supposed crush on him help him along in the competition. Supposedly ABC has a “Primetime Live” special that they are supposed to be running that they are saying will be explosive about American Idol.

Cold Hearted Snake?

Enough about the Idol gossip, and on to the show. We’re down to the top six, four boys and two girls. The theme for the show is to sing songs from 2000 to present day. Carrie is up first with a song that I’m not really sure of. All I know is that it’s very country. And I think there’s a fiddle involved. Her hair is very straight and parted right in the middle. She brings some good energy to her performance and looks like she’s in her comfort zone. Randy says he’s glad she was back into her country roots, but she was under every note. Paula says the song didn’t show her great vocals. Simon says he doesn’t understand country music, but her fans will love her. The song was a Martina McBride song. Thanks for telling me this after her performance was over.

Boseph is next and it is really irritating me that they’re not telling us what song the Idol folks are performing. What I can tell you is that Bo is wearing the type of shirt that resembles the type of dress Mrs. Roper wore on Three’s Company. I can also tell you that this performance is pretty good, but by week 7 we should be getting the stellar kick ass performances, and so far we’re ofer two. And these are two of the front runners. Hot pink Randall says Bo is honest and true and he’s a true rock star. Paula says everything Randall says. Simon says he was strong but he shouldn’t wear the Lenny Kravitz sunglasses. So I guess he did a Lenny song. I really should know these things since all these songs are from the current millineum.

Vonzell is next and they’ve done a great job jazzing up her look. When I first saw her, I thought she was in her mid 20’s only to hear that she wasn’t even 21 when she started. Now, she looks like she’s 21. Now I actually recognize this song. It’s I Turn To You by Christina Aguilera. She’s doing a fine job, though not as well as she’s done in the last four weeks, but I hope it’s good enough to stay on the show. America is starting to kick off some good singers. Thankfully it was a Christina Aguilera song so the teenagers might keep her around just for that. I mean that’s the only reason Anthony sticks around is that damn teenage vote. Randall says it was the hardest song again and she pulled it off. Paula says Vonzell turns on magic that is bone churning. Simon says he doesn’t think it was as good as Paula and Randall thought. I’m sort of in the middle.

So far, Clay Aiken and Heather Locklear sightings. Clay made Blake shake. And Heather did the same for me. Anthony is tackling a Celine Dion song. But it’s not My Heart Will Go On. This is the double whammy for me. I already don’t like this kid who is staying on about 20 weeks too long (and the show’s only in the 7th week), and then he performs a song from one of the most annoying artists ever. His singing performance jumps around everywhere. First he sings in a whispery vocal. Then he screaches through the second verse, only to start shouting the chorus. Bleh. His time has come. Time to go. Randall says he hit the high notes, but he needs help with the low notes. Paula says his vocals grew throughout. Simon says he’s brave and he personally hated the performance. But he said he picked the right song for his audience.

The master of the perv face, Constantine is singing You Remind Me by Nickelback and it’s not the type of song that is his strength. It does give him the chance to be a little grittier, but I’m not sure this is the guy his fans want him to be. I think they love the Bohemian Rhapsody guy. Randall says it was a good performance, but the singing wasn’t good. Paula says it wasn’t her favorite song because it didn’t showcase his vocals, but he still performed it well. Simon says it was a bad imitation of the original and says he’s better crooning.

Bubba Sparxxx, aka, Fat Joe, aka Blake Highsmith, aka Scott Savol is next with Luther Vandross’ Dance With My Father, which is interesting because the song is about Luther’s wish that his father, who has passed away, come back to life for one more dance with he and his mother. We just saw Scott’s father in the video package before the show. The song is a good choice if you can pull it off. But this is Luther. I think he does a fair job of it, with his only downfall being a few notes that he really messed up. He can’t hit Luther’s high notes, but who really can? Randall says it was his weakest performance and it was pitchy. Paula says it wasn’t the right song. Simon says he needs to pack his suitcase. It’s really funny how Anthony can be just as bad in certain spots as Scott, but because Anthony is this kid who smiles and Scott is this reserved guy who seems uncomfortable with the spotlight, the judges can be down on the guy who doesn’t force his smile. It’s unfortunate, but they definitely see a certain marketability in one that they don’t see in the other.

It definitely looks like it’s Scott’s time to leave and I’d be so surprised if it wasn’t him.

Three strikes and Seacreast out!

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