Be Still My Beating Heart - It's Adam!

Crystal - I'd buy her tunes right now she's so good. Although I don't want her to look like a Barbie or anything, she could have used a little floofing tonight.

Andrew - You Ain't Nothing But A Hound Dog. He almost smacked Randy with the microphone. Just okay...Randy didn't like it at all. Ellen was right, it needed more swagger.

Tim with the silly grin...I Can't Help Falling in Love with You - our wedding song. Since it's a favorite, I thought it was pretty good. He played great guitar.

Lee Dewyze - A Little Less Conversation. Really good - he belted it out. I'm a big fan of Lee's.

The Glee stars are right behind the judges - another great show. Glad it's starting again.

Aaron - Blue Suede Shoes. I have to close my eyes with Aaron because he looks too young to be singing it, but his voice is good.

Siobhan- I thought it was just a little pop-ish as an Elvis tune. Simon is right on - he said she lost herself a couple of weeks ago. She needs to liven it up.

Mike - we'll see if he was worth saving. The judges liked it, but I thought it was boring and so did the rest of my gang tonight.

Forgot to mention the snack - dutch apple crumb pie. Delicious. Adam is giving great advice and he just looks great. He seems like a genuinely nice person.

Katy - That was one of the liveliest songs tonight. It was a touch loud but very good. Have to remember she's only 17. My daughter says she should have firmer arms for a seventeen year old.

Casey - good but not his best.

Last week's show was much better. Their Elvis picks were just okay. But of course, Adam was the best and I'm looking forward to his singing tomorrow night.

Shout Out to Idol!

When Miss Bunny and I started this blog, we had great expectations of millions of followers and fans, followed by ad revenues and glorification by the Idol producers themselves. We see ourselves as representing the baby boomer generation, a large share of the Idol audience based on our conversations with those in our age group. We're both a little naive I must admit, but you can't blame us for dreaming. Well, we do have some loyal followers, two of whom are from Brazil and I think two more in Thailand, among others. It's been fun writing but of course disappointing that our big dreams have not yet been realized. Then, Miss Bunny found out that the real American Idol is following us!! As in the beginning, we're high with expectations - maybe they'll consider us for a permanent blogging post and pay us a fortune. Maybe free seats whenever we want to see the show. Maybe we'll get to meet Adam or Simon. Maybe free tour tickets. Who knows but we're keeping our hopes up.

In the meantime, saving Mike...he's not one of my favorites so it seemed like a foolhardy move. What happens if Casey or Crystal ends up at the bottom and now there's no more saves??? Did they think about that??? Of course they have access to all the voting data so I presume there's no chance of losing the best ones, but still.

We'll be glued to the TV and laptop next week with the return of Adam - our favorite American Idol.

Much Better (To My Relief)

Miss Bunny:

Last night, I was babysitting my grandchildren so I missed the first half hour of American Idol. It actually helped because I can barely stand the two hour shows. For the most part, I enjoyed the show because I liked the music.

Once again I found Crystal to be excellent. I saw Janis Joplin in concert when I was 17 and Crystal's voice reminds me so much of her. I'm really happy for her because she's going to have a great career and make a really good living for herself and her baby.

Lee was in great form, his voice and his song compelling.

Siobhan was interesting and in great voice, always artsy and true to herself.

Casey James gave his best performance ever. Like Kara said, he showed depth, which I hadn't seen before and he seemed, for the first time, to be a serious artist.

Andrew's and Mike, both lovely people, were pretty good, but also it seemed corny to me.

I always like Aaron and I think he'll do well.

At least I know who the Beatles are

Aaron - Long and Winding Road. I love the Beatles because you can actually hear the words, and it's such poetry. Aaron is growing on me. The judges didn't like it but I thought it was pretty good.

Katy- Let It Be. she's changing it up a bit, as the judges suggested on some Beatles tunes. They all liked her performance and it was really good. She seemed to grow up a little too which helps.

Andrew - I thought it was just corny but the judges loved it.

Mike - All the Lonely People - it's hard to criticize anyone tonight because these are so many of my favorite songs of all times. I liked Mike better tonight.

Crystal- Come Together. She made it even livelier than the original. She just can't do a bad song. And she's looking much cuter. Just a little eye makeup and her hair a little floofed and it helps with her style.

Tim- All My Lovin'. Another favorite and actually he did probably his best performance. He changed it up and made it fun to listen to.

Casey James - Jealous Guy. A beatles tune I'd never heard before. It was very emotional and I thought he looked really adorable tonight. Wish I had his curls.

Sibbhon - Across the Universe. It was very quiet for her but very well done.

Lee - Hey Jude. He seems a lot cheerier and more confident tonight. He's making a new sound with an old classic. Not sure I loved the bagpipe but oh well, he's cute anyway.

They all did better tonight. I think the music selections really helped make a more entertaining show and display their talents better.

I couldn't predict who will be eliminated.

Good bye Didi

Well, Didi's going home (or actually on tour) but I thought for sure it would be Tim. Actually we're watching Modern Family in between. I guess this is where the demographics (ok we're kinda old) kicks in. The celeb singers on the show are mostly people we don't know or even like. I'm always thinking that if they were contestants, they'd be kicked off by Simon. Miss Bunny and I are both unhappy with the show this year which is too bad because we were so excited to blog about our favorite show. Bunny's right on - it's so long and sell, sell, sell.

Yeah Crystal, Lee, Casey, and Siobhan!

Well, another two hour ordeal of listening to kind of blah music except for Crystal, Lee, Casey, and Siobhan.

Crystal on the piano and singing was a nice change and I always love her voice and her songs.
Casey was really good and still, cute as can be.

Lee is really a talented guy and I always enjoy listening to him.

I completely disagreed with the judges about Siobhan. I thought she was wonderful and I really felt terrible for her. She looked completely crushed by the judges and in particular, Simon. Geesh, Simon. You can give criticism without being so cruel. Stop already.

The rest were okay or just not good. I hate that I feel so bored with Idol this year. Also, as I've said before I resent them putting on two hour shows just to increase their revenue. Is it just me or did this show used to be fun to watch????

Two hours again...

Just returned from a Las Vegas trip and was too worn out to blog during the show, so here it goes from memory.

What's with the body language between Ellen and Kara? Kara looks as if Ellen has cooties - she's squished up against Simon and doesn't even look at her or comment about anything Ellen has to say. It was very obvious last night. I can't blame her. Ellen is very opinionated about music and what the heck does she know? Especially against Kara.

So, Tim, Didi, Andrew or Big Mike could all go home now and save us the two hour agony. Even though Siobbhan was wonderful last night, I think she'll be one of the last ones to go. As usual, Crystal, Casey and Lee were all spectacular. And, Aaron and Katy are starting to grow on me once I let go of my teenybopper prejudice - they are both very talented singers. So that's it, the shows are just too long.