American Idol

Some of you may know this about our family, but we love American Idol.

It started with Wil's family watching it (i got to go with them when Reuben won and the concert came to Bham...amazing), then Taylor Hicks (he won 2 years ago) sang at our wedding party (it was like mood music, so I didn't even know he was there until Brooke noticed and it was confirmed by a picture). So now, it is our "family show" although Wiley only lasts about 10 minutes. He does like dancing to the intro.

So because of our love for Idol, I thought I might blog about it and get you interested. Here are a few thoughts on this season thus far; maybe I will get Wil to share thoughts too at some point.

The Judges:
-Kara...I really dislike the dynamic of the 4th judge. The commentary takes too long and we end up fast forwarding through it.
-Simon...How I love Simon. He makes me want to move to London. Surprising, right? Since he's so mean, but I think he is really nice inside and has to be tough b/c nooone else is. It completes the dynamic that Kara has messed up.
-Not that I don't like Kara as a person, but every since she had a sing-off with Bikini Girl during auditions, I've had trouble getting on that bandwagon. (youtube american idol 2009 and bikini girl video comes up)
-Paula...Wil says that her contract is up after this year and that she might not be coming back (I don't know where he hears these things since I don't know anyone other than his family that watches Idol) b/c she doesn't like the 4 judge panel. I have taken her for granted and after hearing this, I am trying to appreciate her, even when she appears drunk and falls out of her chair (last season). She is sweet and the contestants love her, esp. when she gets up and starts dancing.
-Randy...Yo Dawg...you have to get rid of the red lensed glasses.

The Contestants:
Who is going to go far: Scott MacIntyre, Lil Rounds, Danny Gokey (all amazing voices with amazing stories)
Who does not need to get past Wild Card Round: Tatiana. I cannot deal with the drama another week. I feel strongly about this one.
Who does need to go past Wild Card Round: ANOOP! from Chapel Hill. There was fist pumping after he got into WIld Card Round last night. And he wears his wallabees on AI. How fratty of him!
Who I really like and she might go far too: Alexis Grace (we could bond over how people tell us how young we are to have a child.) She is the tiniest person with the biggest voice!

So, if you have watched Idol before or you have never watched it, you should tune in tonight (Fox at 8/7c). If you hate it, fine, but at least you get to see Tatiana in action. You'll thank me (not really) later.

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