It was sad seeing Scottie Mac go home last week. And I guess we’re now at the point where it’s no longer fun and games. It’s no longer, “I’m just happy to be here.” You can’t just sing it. You have to bring it.

If I were to predict the rest of eliminations, I think we’ll see Anoop, then Lil Rounds (or flip flop them), then Matty, and finally Kris go home all in successive weeks leaving us with the top three of Adam, Danny, and Allison. My worry is that Kris sneaks in instead of Allison which would only be because he has the personality to swing the votes and she doesn’t. But Allison is the only hope for the girls. She needs to become very likable quickly.

My guest judge this week is my former co-worker Joe Florez. I didn’t even know he liked American Idol until he let me know he wanted to guest judge. And he brought it with his comments.

(By the way, Joe gets extra credit for being a guest judge while on vacation.)

Tonight, Quentin Tarantino is helping out the contestants. They’re singing music from movies. Joe says he even met Tarantino at the airport once. No word on if he was wearing his Kill Bill jacket.

The Hot List (based on last week’s performances)

1. Adam Lambert – When was the last time we had someone so much further ahead of everyone else?
2. Danny Gokey – He’s a very distant second, but if you put him in previous competitions, he could be in the lead.
3. Allison Iraheta – If she continues with a few more great weeks, I’m moving her up.
4. Kris Allen – I don’t think I’d ever buy anything he’s singing, but he has his fans.
5. Matt Giraud – Which Matt are we going to see tonight?
6. Lil Rounds – She’s probably the most disappointing contestant of the year.
7. Anoop Desai – He needs to bring more of his A game tonight.

The Departed

1. Young Jasmine Murray
2. Young Jorge Nunez
3. Young Alexis Grace
4. Young Michael Sarver
5. Young Megan Joy
6. Young Scott MacIntyre

Joe says, “My wife says Kara cut her hair…I guess, I didn’t notice it. Did you Garrett?”

Um, yah, Joe, you always have to notice when your girl gets her hair cut.
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It has been over two months since I last blogged about this show. And when it came back from reruns, I was nowhere to be found. Actually, I was just busy. So why don’t I just get going now since if I wait until tomorrow, I’ll be three behind.

I don’t even remember where we left off.

- A thought has just crossed my mind. The girl who plays Annie is named Shenae Grimes. If Martin Lawrence was directing 90210, she’d be Shenaenae. Ha! (Fine, moving on.)

- Dixon and Silver are hittin’ some skins man. Sorry, I’m still thinking about if Martin were directing. They were knocking boots instead.

- Ethan is cold dogging out Annie. I think it’s because she has no boobs. Oh wait, I forgot. It’s because she took Rhonda’s story and made it her own.

- Have I said how much I love the Adrianna character? Well, I haven’t been here in two months, so I can say it again.
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Four of my favorite people in the world and I have decided to put it all on the line. We’ve decided to put up or shut up.

We’ve decided to create a support group to inspire each other to get fit and stay fit called Operation: Get Fit Or Die Trying.

Christal, Michelle, my sister Tawni, my cousin Tomiko, and I are going to support each other in our goals to stay fit and do it in public.

Every week or two, we’ll keep track of each other’s progress and publicly state our goals. We’ll also add our monthly goals and pledge to give up something to help us stay on track.

If you want to join us, either send me an e-mail or comment below.

April weight loss goals
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Oh Megan Joy. I’m not actually sure what to say about Megan other than she got quirkier as the show went on. I don’t know if she just felt the need to spice it up a bit, but if there was a year for the blond chick to just sing, be cute, and be female, this was it. Last year, there were a few different women who were all kind of similar, but this year, the three remaining females were all pretty different. Megan’s voice distinguished herself enough. But oh well. A lot of this game is marketing and she swung and missed.

Also, I think should get some props for calling Allison possibly being in the bottom three because she doesn’t really vibe with the TV cameras yet when she stops singing. I love her and think she’s great, but there’s something that happens after she’s done singing. She’s not comfortable and it shows.

I didn’t have a guest judge this week, so I made a few calls and asked for a few favors. I tried to get a Jackson brother, but none of them were available. Nope, not even Tito. But Papa Joe was available and even though he keeps calling me Katie when he wants a beer, he’ll have to do tonight. It’s me and Papa Joe. I hope I don’t get a beating.

The Hot List (based on last week’s performances)

1. Adam Lambert – He’s money in the bank.
2. Danny Gokey – He’s got some catching up to do.
3. Allison Iraheta – I like her better than Danny, but America doesn’t. Another great performance and she’ll leapfrog him on this list.
4. Kris Allen – Even though he’s annoying, he’s consistent and the people love him.
5. Lil Rounds – She needs to step her game up.
6. Matt Giraud – The dude is inconsistent, even though I didn’t hate him at all last week.
7. Anoop Desai – The guy has 9 lives.
8. Scott MacIntyre – Come on Scottie! Sorry, even though he’s the worst, I still like him.
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The last time I was in Houston, Texas was on a business trip in 2001 during 9/11. I did get to spend some time with my buddy Cactus Jim, so there was something positive that came out of that time. But we were also stuck there a few more days than necessary because no flights were allowed to leave until the weekend and at the time, Brian was just two and JJ wasn’t yet a year old. I was very frustrated being away from them and Carol for so long.

We can just say that Houston and I didn’t get off to a great start.

But Houston redeemed itself this past weekend.

My trip didn’t start in Houston, but it ended in Houston. On Friday morning, I picked up Eddy Zucko and dropped my car off at my parents’ house. My dad took us to the airport, but before he did, he was surprised to see us at his house so early because my mom told him that we weren’t coming over until much later. It’s ok. He just threw on a hat and we were ready to go.

I’m the type of person who likes to get to the airport early because I hate the rushed feeling of having to get through security and make the flight. Thus, we were way early. The flight from San Jose to Austin was fine, and Eddy fell asleep and didn’t get to watch an Episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 with me. I tried to show him, but he wouldn’t look over. I think he would’ve liked the episode too. Dylan didn’t believe he could become hypnotized, and Willie’s nephew told the racist band to “squash it”!
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