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Family, marital, and individual psychotherapist. Family mediator, life coach, stepfamily expert, stepfamily coach, author, married, mother to 4--2 sons and 2 daughters, ally to step-daughter.

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APRIL 29, 2009 6:23AM

AMERICAN IDOL FINAL 5 RESULTS SHOW: **SHOCKING SPOILER**

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AMERICAN IDOL "5 CONTESTANTS REMAINING" RECAP:  SUSPENSE BUILDS AS 4 CONTESTANTS BATTLE FOR SECOND PLACE!!!

5 AI Contestants

                   (The Mickey Mouse club trying to be the Rat Pack) 

Okay, yawn yawn, what everyone has been waiting for:  THE AMERICAN IDOL 5 CONTESTANTS REMAINING RECAP!

Lacking cigarettes and booze in hand, unlike Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra (the dead rat pack), the 5 remaining contestants for Season 8 came on stage alive and ready to go.

This is getting so exciting!  Isn’t it?  The suspense?  The drama!

I can’t do it.  Let’s stop the insanity.  Let’s stop the denial, the pretending, the lies we tell ourselves to make ourselves feel better.  It’s time to deal with reality.  The reality is that there is absolutely no suspense about who will be the Season 8 American Idol winner.  Let’s save ourselves all a lot of time.  Adam will win by a landslide. Don’t even try to insult my intelligence with your ego-driven need to have chaos and drama in your life.  Adam is the Winner. 

So, time to move on and take a good hard look at the remaining four contestants who will be battling it out for 2nd place (yawn yawn).

 

UNSTOPPABLE ADAM 

(PERFECT ADAM IS UNSTOPPABLE:  AMERICAN IDOL 2009) 

Change of heart.  Let’s start with EVEN MORE PERFECT ADAM who the producers often choose to perform last.  This is for obvious rating reasons but it causes tremendous anxiety for those of us who are still suffering post-traumatic stress disorder because of that time the show went late, and Adam’s part got cut off and those of us who have actual lives (I was watching reruns of American Idol at the time and had DVR’d the show) missed his performance!  I’m still getting nightmares from that.

Back to Adam:

 Adam Lambert

(Adam gets 2 pictures tonight for being the Winner) 

People, have I been calling it for weeks or what?  With my alert eyes and intuitive gut, I picked Adam before Simon picked Adam.  I picked Adam before he picked Eve.  How can I describe Adam’s performance tonight?  It’s one of those, “you had to be there” moments. 

Adam’s stunning entrance was mouth-watering (God, why wasn’t I born a gay male?), jaw dropping, head bowing, that made the audience say in unison, “Yes there is a God!”  Even Christopher Hitchens was spotted in the crowd.

Adam continued to tease.  He’s crooning,  “I’m feeling good.  Oh yeah, baby, I’m feeling good.  You know how I feel (oh yeah he knows how I feel), I’m FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELING good!

Jamie Foxx 

(Jamie Foxx...rethinking heterosexuality after working with Adam) 

I mean this guy is So good, SO compelling, SO sexy, SO talented that even Jamie Foxx has a crush on him!  Really, he does.  I’m trained to detect these things.  After Adam rehearsed with THE FOXX (and he is), Jamie was drooling all over him, like getting all girliefied, and batting his eyes.  Jamie said, and I quote, “Yo, my man!  You took me in, you took me up, you brought me in, you drew me in, man”.  THE FOXX was all in a dither over Adam.  Tell him to stand in line…Kara should be done with the Rabbit shortly (this will become crystal clear straight away).

 Rabbit

(The well used Rabbit is shared by Kara and Paula) 

 

Kara 

(Kara:  Suspiciously red faced) 

Kara was fawning all over Adam (as were all the judges).  Kara is also a Kleptomaniac and had stolen Paula’s Rabbit from under her chair when she wasn’t looking.  Kara went crazy.  She was acting like she had the Rabbit strategically located in her chair.  She was gushing, her mouth open wide, leaning forward, bobbing her head, and muttering, “OH, UH, MOAN, GROAN, SHOCKING, CONFUSING, MOAN, GROAN, SLEAZY, SUPERB, I DON’T KNOW, CRAZINESS.”  Geez, I felt like I was watching soft porn.  And I’m pretty sure there are a couple of insults in there.  Passive aggressive and inappropriate is what Kara is. 

Let’s face it.  The judges are getting more entertaining than the remaining 4 contestants.  And speaking of SLEAZY, what was with that red napkin dress Paula had on? Oddly enough, I can’t find a single picture of that fashion fiasco anywhere on the Internet.  Wonder what’s up with that?

I'm special 

(If this picture looks blurry, then you need your eyes checked!) 

Paula’s dress looked like a French tablecloth that’s all messed up after a long satisfying meal.  And not to be catty, but her left eye was a little more droopy than the right…a possible botched Botox job. Any woman who gets Botox doesn’t like herself; let’s get that clear from the get go!

Kris Allen 

(Kris:  I'm getting the urge to pinch his wittle cheeks!) 

KRIS ALLEN sang, “Someday”…and I swear he changed the lyrics to, “Someday…I’ll reach puberty”.  Isn’t that what you heard?  This week, Kris went from sexy lover to mousey munchkin.  There’s something so YOUNG about him.  Like it should be against the law for any woman over say, 39, to have fantasies about him.  Anyway, Kris’s song for me was fine, good in the good way but a little weak.  He looked a little anemic, like he needed some protein.   Give the guy some cheese.  Again, a great voice but that note at the end…squeaky.

Randy 

(Randy:  Self-Educate!) 

Randy started in with his feedback: “Yo, Yo.  That was the bong.”  Okay, since I’m being really brutally honest tonight, may I say this?  Randy needs to get some current verbage.  He needs to log on to www.urbandictionary.com and get some new words.  His grammar sucks as well.  He said and I quote, “Yo, Yo, don’t care what nobody tells you, that was the BONG.”  Okay, Randy, you should know that double negatives are a no no.

Bong 

(I didn't know what this was until my children told me.  They said they learned about it in school.) 

Speaking of BONG, did any of you notice the subtle form of brainwashing that was permeating the show tonight?  Ryan is responsible for starting the subliminal message to the youth of America to be dopes and smoke dope.  You didn’t notice?  Were you stoned? This is like the cover of that Beatles album where Paul is the only one walking barefoot; this is like when if you played that album backwards, all it said was, “Paul is dead, Paul is dead.”

American Idol is on a secret mission to promote the well-known gateway drug marijuana.  Look at this:

 1.    Ryan said that Matt was “stoked”.  We all know what “stoked” really means (urban dictionary, definition #10).

 2.    Randy told Kris he was the BONG.  We all know what a bong is (urban dictionary, definition #2).

 3.    Paula compared Adam Lambert to Michael Phelps (that Olympic greedy gold medalist guy).  Phelps is also a well- known pothead (urban dictionary, definition #2).

American Idol is going to hell in a hand basket.  I'm pretty sure I saw Ryan at the 420 gathering in Boulder last week.

allison

(Sweet Sultry Suddenly 17 Allison) 

ALLISON:  Hey, Allison’s hair was all subdued.  It went from hot pink to hot pink with dark hot pink streaks.  She looked adorable in her sweet 17 birthday party dress.  But something really creepy happens when she opens her mouth.  Don’t get me wrong.  I think Allison should be in the final 2, well I guess really the final 1.  It will be her against her for second spot because Adam already won. But there’s a Freaky Friday sense about her.  Like she’s really her mom who got time warped into her body. 

simon 

(Look how sweet Simon looks ) 

No thanks to Simon who I’m now mad at (it’s our first fight) for dissing sweet sultry Allison.  Simon said she lacked the confidence.  Kara told Simon he was crazy.  Simon looked like he was desperately searching for rat poison to put in Kara’s drink.

Status:  Allison is in trouble and for absolutely no good reason.

Matt Girard 

MATT:  Why does Matt suddenly remind me of Kevin Federline?

lose contrl 

                (See what I mean?  Identical twins separated at birth.)

Anyway, Matt sang Funny Valentine, I was thinking April Fool.  His voice was smooth, his contact with the camera sincere.  Yawn, yawn.  Randy used his standard fallback word “pitchy”.  Again, urban dictionary ASAP.   Kara was obviously still preoccupied with the Rabbit and talked about the “stiff” competition.  She wasn’t feeling emotionally connected with him.  Passive aggressive and co-dependent.  This girl needs therapy.

Simon must be experiencing manopausal symptoms (I’ll be posting about this very important topic soon) because he was being completely irrational.  He thought Matt sounded like Nat King Cole and was brilliant.  He’s clearly not seeing the Matt/Federline connection.  And sorry, but the word “brilliant” is never going to come to mind when you’re thinking anything that has Federline in it.

Status:  Matt, despite Simon’s unexplainable accolades, is in trouble.

Danny 

 Danny:  America’s Sweetheart! 

He sang, “Come Rain or Come Shine”.  Maybe I’m peri-menopausal.  I was bored.  I felt Danny was in a drought. Kara went on a charismatic filled with the Holy Spirit speaking in tongues rant:  “Danny, that was a Rat Pack Swagger.  You had Swag tonight.”  Even Simon liked the word, “Swagger”.  Simon offered a peace pipe to Kara (another subliminal message about the demon weed) by agreeing with her.  I think Simon was wasted. 

Swaggart 

All I could think of was that televangelist who used to cry more than Tammy Faye Bakker.   I know they’re hard to keep track of, but the Swaggert guy was the megapastor who was always sobbing and beating his chest because he was addicted to prostitutes and meeting them in cheesy motel rooms, and he would feel really really guilty because of the bittersweet combination of enormous pleasure mixed with obvious hypocrisy but then he couldn’t stop himself, and please could you donate more money to the ministry?  Yeah, that guy.

Status:  Danny is safe.  Duh.

Next week is Rock ‘N Roll Week.  I can feel a universal shift in the right direction.  But Adam, don't mess up your Karma.  You know I love you, you know that for sure, but I swear…if you sing an Elvis song, I’m gonna have to start backing Jamie Foxx as the next American Idol.  Or even worse…Kara.

 

**SPOILER UPDATE** APRIL 29TH

ADAM IN THE BOTTOM TWO???  WTH? WTF? SERIOUSLY?  ADAM IN THE BOTTOM TWO?  NEXT TO MATT??????? REALLY?  SURE IT’S NOT AN APRIL’S FOOLS JOKE?  OH, IT IS A MAD MAD WORLD INDEED.

I smell a rat.  This screams conspiracy.  Where is Mel Gibson when you need him?

And if this wasn’t rigged, it’s all my fault.  I will take personal responsibility for this.  I jinxed Adam with my cocky post today pronouncing him the American Idol Winner.  I alone am responsible.  And poor Adam almost had to pay for my pride.  Pride almost cameth before Adam’s fall.  When will I ever learn?  Every time, and I mean every time, I think I know something for certain, I get humbled.  It’s getting really old.

But maybe it’s not me.  Maybe it’s Adam’s edginess?  Maybe it’s homophobia coming out in full force?   Is Juliet Waters right and Adam is just too theatrical for a lot of people?

Or is it that we’re at a time in our country where we want to go for the underdog, any underdog, no matter what?

Is Adam going to have to get rid of any kind of emo/goth/makeup look?   Did he forget that people in the Red States vote too?

Well all I know is that American Idol became real interesting tonight real quick.  And I for one am relieved.  It’s kind of hard to make a post interesting when you know who the winner’s gonna be.

Right now, it’s anybody’s guess.  But I promise you all one thing.  This was a harsh cold reality in my face.  From now on, I guess I'm gonna have to actually vote.  ADAM!  ADAM!  ADAM!

As for Matt’s farewell swan song, I don’t know about you but he was THE BONG!  He rocked the house, sang impeccably, and made me cry.

Well, gotta go.  Things to do.......

 Eating Crow 

 

 Eating Crow

 

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Cool. I get to be first comment for a change. Liked the update as always but I have to disagree with you about Danny. I usually find him boring but last night I thought he nailed the end of that song with his vocal acrobatics.

I also don't get Simon's allegations that Allison lacks confidence and that she should talk more. She gets a 10 second interview with Ryan after singing. How much more could she possibly cram into those 10 seconds? The girl is not John Moschitta: the Fed Ex speed talker guy.
Although I felt all the contestants stepped it up a notch last night, I still feel Matt got to stay a week (or two) longer than he deserved. If he doesn't get knocked off to night I'll never watch again.
Still a toss up between Danny and Allison for second in my mind. And why does Adam get all the grand entrances? Hardly seems fair. Same with going last all the time. A bit unfair, I'd say, but like you say. Ratings.
Kris really stepped up also. But from here on out it becomes a popularity contest. I wonder if Adam is just too damn cute to win? Nah!
Don't think I haven't noticed how you bypassed talking about Adam's actual performance.

Nice entrance, but the rest, as we now say in Canada, was Scream Cheese.

(You might have to read my post yesterday to get that http://open.salon.com/blog/juliet_waters/2009/04/24/junk_food_idol)

I agree he's going to win. But, yes, theatrical... that's the right word for him. He'll be great taking over for Clay in Spamalot.

And though you probably know this, the word is BOMB. Which nobody was last night, though Danny was better than usual.
Am I the only person who doesn't get what people see in Adam? I think he's not at all versatile or creative: witness him screaming country and Rat Pack material like they're rock songs because he doesn't get anything BUT that genre. When he switches gears and sings a slower song, he relies way too much on a saccharin falsetto. I can't stand how his theatricality overshadows less flashy but equally talented contestants. I can't stand how the judges fawn over him like he's the second coming; they've made their decision, so now they're trying to make up America's minds, too. And good God, please--he needs to keep his tongue in his mouth! Go Kris, go Danny, go Allison, go Matt...Anybody But Adam!!!!
My family has finally given up on Idol therefore I was spared having to watch it anymore. It's pretty obvious that the judges and the voters are going to vote this Adam guy the winner, so why watch? There's no suspense. But I admire your dogged devotion to the show and these re-caps (as I do many for other shows that go unread) that I had to read and rate for sister Mary. :-)
So - RATED
Last night was the first time I watched AI this season.......so this comment is just my first reaction. Loved Allison....she is the one that probably has the most potential for longevity...Adam just has a great voice and knows how to deliver. For me, Danny was the least rewarding.......he sang the song but, for last night anyway, I thought his voice lacked real substance, his style was good......but that is just me. Fun post!!
YEah, Paula's dress looked like she left the valentine's party with the napkins velcroed to her chest.....and they kept flapping around.
Will watch for your post next week Mary, if I don't get to watch.
That contact high from 420 must still be hanging on Mary! I loved last night. Maybe it was the theme, maybe it was Jamie Fox, maybe it was the performances... but I thought they all did a really terrific job. And Danny was excellent.

Of course Adam was the best, but he had a number of runners up!

denese
Delightful recap, much better than the show. Adam all the way. Allison (Bonnie Raitt mini-me last night) second. Look forward to your next installment, Mary.
Hilarious analysis.

Too bad for me ---I am so not a jamie foxx fan.
BTW Mary. I did notice that Kara read your post, and has now fixed her head so that it never moves. However, she can't help it so she keeps swaying and twisting her whole upper body around to illustrate words like "swag", (which actually means free stuff. Guess she hasn't been in the industry as long as they're claiming.)

So, now she's a bobble bod.
I agree with Mama Lou about Adam. And I don't think he followed the "rules" last night-- his performance was not in the genre and he broke out more into rock.

Adam is a performer. Kris is an artist. Go Kris.
WOWee. This improves every week. Mary, you've outdone yourself - a lot of comedy. The Christopher Hitchens remark - good one.

You know a little too much about the rabbit. Tsk tsk.

Hold on, I'm looking at your picture, I'm now putting it together with that purple rabbit...

I gotta go. See ya later.
Hilarious Mary ~ but are you sure you aren't still at the 420 party ... or are you now celebrating a 4:20 party every day??? hahahaha!!! Loving that Adam ~ wooooohoooooo!!!
After the 420, what do you take to put this thing all together so quickly? I still think Alison has the most raw talent but that Adam is primed, polished and ready for the commercial success he will surely enjoy. But I do believe he was blonde as a child and I wonder when he made the decision to dye his hair black? He has seemingly spent his life not only preparing, but planning for this his career. I think that's what disturbs me even though his talent is amazing. Great photos! You are a powerhouse!
I actually trolled by it last night thanks to these send ups. I saw some sexually ambiguous lad in a white suit lisp his way weekly through I Rat Pack song I do not recall. No butts? No cocktail glass with brown liquid?

What is up with that.

And fuck! Where was Angie Dickinson? Joey Heatherton?

And they called that the Rat Pack hour?

Infidels.
Loved the recap as always! Feedback from my 10 year old son who takes his AI very seriously: " You need to be able to watch Adam but Kris you can just listen to and he is good." I actually think he has a point. Of course I am loving Kris in a high school crush sort of way and so I would listen to him sing to me anywhere. Adam I also love but I think part of that has to do with loving to watch him perform., He has such a dramatic amazing voice but I am not sure that the kind of music he will record will be my thing. Again, career advice from the 1o yr old "Adam should do musical movies like Hairspray." I think I am going to call Adam and see if my son can be his agent! I would watch Adam in a movie in a heartbeat.
I agree that Adam is pretty much a lock to win. But I also think I've finally figured out why I always have this sense that Idol is just a bit "off". Idol isn't looking for the next big talent - it's looking for the best singer it can find that can be packaged and/or saccharine coated by the label. After so many "theme" weeks I wouldn't be surprised if even the contestants no longer know who they are as an artist.
Forgot to mention, did you notice Adam's dad was wearing a Dead t-shirt? Seems way too mellow to have spawned Adam.
Well, I've been following Adam closely for several weeks (check out 2 posts I've written that feature him prominently) but last night was the first where I thought that young Mr. Lambert came in 2nd. I thought Danny Gorky's rendering of "Come Rain Or Come Shine" was narrowly the best of the evening, then Adam and then Allison. But that's just one poor soul's opinion which when combined with $2.50 will buy me a cup of coffee at Denny's. This competition is Adam's to lose as long as he focuses on his interpretation of music and performance. As Simon (I think) commented last night, he was just a bit too over-the-top.
I think that Adam is the best male singer that I've ever seen o n American Idol. He really is good and i agree that the crowning is a forgone conclusion. I love the humor in your recap!
Did not watch it yet, but I know I will not like Adam's performance.
Mama, no you are not the only one who does not Adam. We, the contrarians love to come and do some Adam bashing. Or Mr. Pudge as I call him.

I will fast forward and come by to argue with you Missie Mary with your Adam ooohing and ahhing.
First shot of Simon last night...he was zonked, major league! Looked further out than Paula at her worst.

Adam will win...BECAUSE HE IS BY FAR THE BEST OF THE CREW. That entrance was spectacular...and his rendition was aces.

Allison was okay...but that is all.

The fact that someone in OS had to explain what the Rat Pack was...says all that has to be said about the idea to have these young people tackle this genre. Dumb idea.

I've been totally straight for almost 73 years now...but I gotta tell yez: Adam is hot! Even straight guys can see that.

If he doesn't make it big in this business...something is seriously amiss.
I so look forward to your Wednesday morning AI recaps. Thanks, marytkelly!

While agreeing that Adam seems already crowned, I think Danny’s performance last night was spectacular. Gosh, that guy can sing. There’s a career waiting for him, win or lose. I’ll say the same for Allison, too.

Can’t wait for your recap after rock ’n’ roll week! I’m putting my money on Allison to shine especially bright. How can she not with a voice like that?
I also agree that Adam has overdone it a bit with the hair (and eyebrow) dye...But he has to so that we don't notice the obvious blood relation to Jason and Justine Bateman.
"With my alert eyes and intuitive gut, I picked Adam before Simon picked Adam. I picked Adam before he picked Eve."

Yeah, well I picked Adam even before he was on the show. Through my extensive study of ancient texts and hieroglyphs I knew in advance that this year, The One would appear. I was also present at His birth, when the three wise men . . . oh wait, wrong savior.

I have not yet seen last night's show. But I already know that Adam gave a memorable performance. What Adam brings to the show is the certainty that you're going to see at least one memorable performance. On a good night Adam scores a 10. On a bad night he scores a 9.8.

So why the dislike of Adam among so many in this venue? Do they hate people who can actually sing, who have range, power, tone, and can sing in key? Do they hate people who can take a 4o year old song and bring it into the 21st century? I think not. I think they just want to root for the underdog.

And Adam Lambert is a goddamned one-man, underdog factory. He takes on all comers and turns them into underdogs. On most AI seasons we'd feel lucky to have Kris and Allison around. This season, in Adam's presence, they are also-rans whose performances are useful for generating commercial breaks.

Poor Kris and all the others. What can I say about them? Nothing more than what has already been said in these comments:

"I usually find him [Danny] boring but last night . . . "
"Kris really stepped up also."
" . . . last night, though, Danny was better than usual."
"Allison (Bonnie Raitt mini-me last night) second."
"Of course Adam was the best, but he had a number of runners up!"
"Adam is a performer. Kris is an artist." [And therefore Kris will no doubt have a great career as a high school music teacher.]
"Of course I am loving Kris in a high school crush sort of way . . . " [Isn't that sweet!]

In other words, Adam rules, and for everyone else it's damnation through faint praise -- "this guy is cute, and this other guy finally didn't suck quite so much. And Allison What's-Her-Name had different hair."

By the way, the Guide to American Idol 2009 is now available. It's a single sheet of paper with Adam Lambert's photo on it followed by a footnote explaining that there also may have been other contestants, whose names were already lost in obscurity even before the competition was over. Stellaa, I'll send you a copy.
I am commenting before I read your update, just to be sure I give you my honest, raw feedback from last night's performances.

I absolutely love the standards and all their musical choices. It was music to my ears and could listen to any of these 5 sing songs from the Rat Pack era. Fabulosa!

I enjoyed all the performances last night, bar none, the weakest, by only a little, being Matt, for me.

I have to say, Chris did this genre best for me. He could sing the standards for me anytime and I would buy an album of his if he did.

Adam, the stand out favorite, did a stellar job, as usual, putting an very edgy spin on an old standard. This is his signature schtick and we can expect to see a lot of this style from him in most of his music. It rocks, it sells, it is by far the performance par excellance that could win him this competition, hands down. I do like seeing him mix it up with a strong ballad, as he did last week, so as not to tire out the over the top edgy scream he is becoming known for, as that can grow old in a hurry. He has the talent to sing anything, any era, any style, while staying true to who he is. Bottom line, Adam has it made in the shade.

I beleive that Matt and Allison are in trouble here and we'll soon know.

Thanks, Mary, for keeping this going and for your special spin on the AI phenom.
...and Juliet is correct. The word Randy over uses is BO








And Juliet is correct! The over used word out of Randy's mouth each week is, BOMB! Not bong! "That's an entirely different evening!"
Travis: I'm so glad you were the first to comment. I see your point about Danny and now that I've had a good 2 hours of sleep (what is wrong with me that I worked on that post from midnight to 4:30 in the morning...this is a big RED flag of something unhealthy). Now that I'm in the light of day, I'm rethinking the Danny thing cuz I really do love Danny, who he seems to be as a person, and those last set of notes he belted out were goose bump producing. So I stand corrected. Also, my best friend, lorimarie (her comment is below) was visiting me and now that she is driving back to Southfork where she belongs, I'm realizing she was a very bad influence on me. I will never let her brain wash me again!

If Allison gets voted off tonight, it will be a travesty. Allison could be the next Jennifer Hudson. I loved her voice last night and would love to see her compete next week. So, Travis, you and I are on the same page. Course I'm assuming you love Adam.
I thought Matt and Danny sucked - relatively speaking of course. I felt Simon used his comments to manipulate the results to get a closer vote by dissing Alison (who was so good) and propping up Matt (who was so bad) and suckling at Danny's teet (because he's hoping SOMEBODY can pose a challenge to Adam). And then there's sweet, lovable Kris who doesn't need any help because he might as well be walking around with apple pie crumbling off his lapel.

But Adam - sweet, succulent Adam. He is 'da bomb' (or 'da bong' if you prefer). I can't get enough.
Mary, haven't gotten to watch the show yet, but I have a feeling this is far more entertaining. Can hardly wait to tell my hub about the rabbit and then watch him watch Kara.

Yes yes yes, Matt is Kevin!

Still rooting for Danny, but what can I say? Adam is jaw dropping. (LOVED "I picked Adam before he picked Eve.")
Girl, you are getting too good at this! this is the funniest, yet.
but I have to add my 2 cents....
Matt - bye bye!
Danny, awesome!
Adam, of course he was good but the yelling could really be turned down, once in a while. White emo? hmmmm?
Allison, she rocked.
Kris _GO ARKANSAS BOY! His best performance to date. Watch out! He's coming up from behind!
Michael: I agree with you about Matt. He should be the one voted off tonight. It will be wrong, wrong, wrong if it's Allison. But if it's not Matt, you're not off the AI recap hook by a long shot. Just so you know.

Julie: I read your post about the Junk Food campaign and hope you keep us all updated. Of course, you do know that I can delete comments at will, but since I'm so open minded, I'm allowing your comment about the Scream Cheese to stand. But I have to say. It hurts. It hurts bad.

What is wrong with theatrical? Since when did that become a dirty word? I think of performers like Celine Deon, Barbra Steisand, Barry Manilow (Gawd, I'm dating myself, must be some young ones, let me think...). Anyway, you should know my Broadway Bias. I LOVE muscials. Grew up close to NYC and Dad took us in frequently. I saw RENT 12 times on stage. Most other musicals at least 3 times. I'm a nut for them which may explain further why I love Adam so much.

As for Randy saying the word Bomb vs. Bong, I'm not convinced. You and Just Cathy are just being too picky. You say bomb, I say bong. Whateuuuuuuuuuver.

Mama: You are not the only person who doesn't get the Adam thing. The other 3 in the United States are making comments here as well. I'm wondering why Perfect Adam is such a trigger for you? You may have to meditate about this.

Greg: This is a sad day that your family has given up on AI. WHY??? Adam is a wonderful performer and never fails to disappoint. Don't give up! Or at least keep reading my precise indepth recaps. I do appreciate the support.

lorimarie: I'm no longer listening to you about Danny. You've been a bad influence and it's a good thing you won't be back in Boulder until AFTER the finale. But you know you love Adam. Remember how we listened to Mad World TEN TIMES IN A ROW LAST NIGHT? Love your description of Paula's dress!

Denese: I am now wondering if the air in Boulder has been permanently changed from all that 420 smoke. I don't know, but really who cares? I will state again, Adam has won. The question now is which runner up will come up second. Let's make this fun. Is betting allowed on OS?

Lea: Thanks for reading and enjoying. You know I agree with you on Adam and Allison. See you next week.

m.a.h.: Glad you liked the analysis. Jamie Foxx? Oh, I think we may have our first disagreement ever. But he either works for you or he doesn't. I LOVED his energy and his presence.

Juliet: Yes, I noticed there was less bobbing and much more PRONUNCIATION. Either way, she irritates me.

From the Midwest: Do you think you might be biased here? Isn't Kris from Arkansas which is kind of in the midwest? My question about Kris is this? What will happen to his voice after he reaches puberty? What then?

Duaneart: Ha ha. Aren't you funny first thing in the morning? I'll have you know that I only know about the Rabbit for professional reasons pertaining to my work with couples. And, this really is the truth, I don't own one. I got the real deal with the mountain man hubbie. That's where that's smile's from...but I don't want to brag too much because then I'll get humbled. And it's never fun to be humbled.
irritated: At the light of day, I look back on my post and I can understand your questions. I'm pleading the 5th on this one.

cartouche: I've done some serious investigative reporting on Adam and it seems like this kid was BORN to be doing this. You can always see the slightly annoyed look on his father's face. The old pictures of him as a little boy dressed up as the Phantom of the Opera...it's in the genes. Yes, Allison is amazing and she better not get voted off tonight! Protests will be staged! I'll take it as a compliment that you think I'm a Powerhouse. I might diagnosis myself as obsessive compulsive but I like your version better :)

Geoff: I agree with you. They had this Rat Pack theme with really nothing from the Rat Pack era. Jamie Foxx? I was perplexed. It just didn't have a congruent theme and the songs were all a little too slow for me, except perfect Adam's and Allison's, and okay, fine Danny, and Kris's was pretty good too.

mamoore: Oh your son has a brilliant future ahead of him! Although do tell him that hubb and I have listened to Mad World dozens of times. The man has a voice!

rapier: I agree. It's all about the MONEY. We're a fast food junkie generation and we like our entertainment pre-packaged and ready to go.

mamoore: Now, you and I both know that Dad is still perplexed by his son...somewhat of an alien to him I think.

Walter: I will check out your posts for sure. I did like Danny, but Adam has such a strong presence that no one else seems to come close to. The judges were really frothing at the mouth for Adam weren't they?

RogerF: You are the man! You are brilliant and wise and I agree with every word you said.

Stellaa: Puhlease! Watch Adam first before you judge (although I get the feeling it will only confirm your suspicion). Anxiously awaiting your return...

Frank: Your comments on AI are so great and right on target. That Adam is hot and it goes across all generational and gender boundaries. And of course I agree. Whenever he performs, I always feel like he is the guest celebrity for the night.

Maria: Thank you! I'm so glad you like the recaps. One never really knows. I like your top 3 but I'm nervous for Allison. Simon really set her up last night and she was shockingly in the bottom 2 last week. I don't get it. Fingers crossed. When is it going to be 8:00 MST???

Juliet: You got me laughing out loud on the Jason/Justine Bateman observation. Damn, you do have a point!

mishima666: Be careful! Your comments were so good I may put you in charge of the recap next week! Absolutely loved everything you said, especially the part about studying the ancient texts and hieroglyphs. Agreed 1000 gagillion % about Adam and my puzzlement over those teeny tiny few who don't appreciate him.

Looking into that Guide to American Idol 2009 right now! Thanks!
I love the BONG mistake! I can see where your mind's been. You must have been "clambaked" (see, urban dictionary) at the CU 420!

So, I'm thinking you could start your own "Marynary." Starting with your Family Feud "douche" for "tush," and now "bong" for "bomb."

BTW, you're DA BOMB!
I'm the only one stuck watching this show. The Younger lost interest; and the Elder knows I DVR it and only wants to watch Adam on replay (he's HAWTTT!). It's been addressed before, but he dyes his hair black to be Emo/Scene/Edgy cool. I think he was a redhead as a child.

I'm Stuck watching the show even though I know we're pushed and pulled to what they want us to vote for anyhow. So I should be pissed, but I still like it. The best I can say is, at least DVR'd (I begin watching it generally a half hour after it begins) I can fast forward through commercials and any pablumy chat by the impotent judges.

I think Paula was atTempting to dress in a 60's style....

(Oh, and I have that Rabbit, and it ain't all it's cracked up to be.)

Thanks, Mare!
Joan: What a memory you have! I may have to start that list, cuz Lord knows I screw up words on a daily basis. And sometimes, it's funny. Thanks!

Connie: The DVR is the way to go now that they seem to have figured out the timing, kind of. The recap at the end got cut off and I don't like that one little bit. Thanks for the clarification of Paula's "outfit"...kind of makes sense. As for the Rabbit...really how could it? Call me old fashioned but all that hard rigid plastic. Yuck. The motor part might be fun (I really hope my children don't read these comments!). Thanks for always coming by.
Mary;

If we're going to bet, it'd have to be for the ranking of the runner's up. Betting on Adam wouldn't be any fun! What are the stakes?!?

denese

PS About the air in Boulder: I was kidding.
Ack. No apostrophe necessary. Edit function anyone?
Hee! Bong/Bomb and everything else! I have to say, even though I don’t watch this show, I’m going to miss these posts after it’s over.
Still waiting for someone to photoshop marytkelly into that nice picture of Simon above...it would be a perfect avatar! I would do it if I had any clue how to.
Just FYI the song Kris sang is called "The Way You Look Tonight". Oh, and I totally agree with you about Adam. But you're not as funny as you think you are. Sorry.
denese...I'm thinking, I'm thinking. Will come up with something fun. Details will be in next week's recap!

David: No worries! I'm perusing my replacement show addiction. These recaps are too much fun!

mamoore: Um, hmmm...sounds like a big waste of time to me!

singpretty: OUCH! Have I done something to offend? Are you sure your name isn't zingpretty? I still appreciate your comment and your love of Adam.
Mary, I had not watched a single episode this season, until last night -- I watched it on JetBlue! Your recap is perfect, asks and answers a lot of my questions, especially about Kara, the vibrator and Paula's tablecloth dress - were those napkins covering her bosom? Jamie Foxx absolutely wanted to ravish Adam. I loved the whole Jamie Foxx subplot, and I'm pretty fond of Danny, I have to say. Adam...he's insanely talented, but he creeped me out a tiny bit last night. Or maybe that was just my 6th hour on an airplane!
No Mary, sorry if I seemed harsh but the repeated pics of the rabbit are just not funny to me. And the judges are easy targets, they practically make fun of themselves. I guess I should have let that go. I will from now on.
Joan, I was thinking of you late last night as I was writing this post. I was catching up on In Treatment which is what I'm sure caused my insomnia and resulted in an all nighter of writing this silly post. I have never seen more hostile clients in my life. And the Mia subplot is preposterous. Who's paying who? And again, the hostility, but enough of that.

Back to you: I love Jet Blue...my favorite airline. Glad the post answered a lot of your questions. There is something a little strange about Adam, but he is so ridiculously talented. And he could have seemed strange because I was on my 6th hour of writing about him! I love him, and I really do love Danny too but that's because he seems to be such a great guy, and losing his wife, etc. etc. Allison is great too. Glad you came over to the dark side and finally saw the show. I'm going to try to find a picture of Paula's dress. That dress, I just could never figure it out.

singpretty: Thank you so much for explaining exactly what it was that had riled you up about my post. That always helps. And I will say, I'm with you on the vibrator thing. After I woke up this morning, I was thinking of taking it out cuz I really am over the whole Rabbit thing. It's worn out its welcome and I think I overdid it a tad bit. I finished watching the show last night and just felt like a thud. Like, I needed to come up with something cuz I did feel the show was a bit lackluster. Or it could have been my mood. Hard to say. Anyway, please always feel free to criticize, it just helps me to get details on the specifics. Thanks for writing back.

Now, I'm wondering who is going to get voted off tonight???
And one more comment to my comment...though I recognize Adam's talent, duh, triple duh...he's just not my type, gay or straight and a touch too goth for my taste.

I am more in the Kris and Allison camp, but know that's a long shot.
There, I've said it!

Oh! And who in the world was the last AI winner?!? The guy you thought was so hot, hot, hot?!? Haven't seen hide nor hair from him since! Disappeared into thin air! Hmmm
You know, Allison was really really good as usual, but as she was singing I was thinking "You know, she really doesn't understand this song yet". Not to put her down (may she NEVER REALLY understand this song) but in this case the song was just too old.
Mama Lou, I am with you. I never have been a big fan of any reality show. I do on occasion go through the living room when the S.O. is watching AI and Adam is my least favorite of what's left.
Wow. Poor Matt. I notice tonight he sang in the key he wanted to sing in, instead of taking Jamie Foxx's lame advice. Just imagine if he'd gone with his gut in the first place.

Don't worry. I'm sure Adam's just suffering from people being too lazy to vote because they think he's got it all wrapped up. Worst that will happen is he'll just tighten it up and tone down the screeching. He'll be fine.

Unless he does something really weird on Rock week, like try and Emofy Black Sabbath or something...although that might actually work with Ozzie's falsetto. And if he eats a bat, I'll even vote for him.
Juliet: Yeah, wasn't Matt great? I had chills. Anoop did the same thing with his farewell song. Well, I was one of the lazy ones that didn't vote so there you go. Thanks again for your comments...they add substance to my post, silly and fluffy as it might be.
Adam is such a lock they had to create some form of phony suspense to get the show through the next few weeks.

Besides, even if he were to lose he wins. He's going to be a Big Broadway Star

and/or the next face of "Cover Girl" cosmetics.

Heterosexuality is Just So Ovah!
Ok, Mary, was your little heart in your throat when Adam was in the bottom 2? Of course, we knew Matt was going but for Adam not to ace it....well, i thought of ya sweetie. I worried 'bout ya! and then i cheered for my arkansas boy and Danny. this next week is when I'll cry. I absolutely love the top 4 and each exit from here on out will be heartbreaking. And i can't help it! i adore the FOXX!
I am here to join Stelaa and Mama Lou among the "Adam-haters"...actually "hate" is a little strong, but sometimes I find his performances a big grating. He tends to be a little to "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" for me...or "Xanadu". Here's the thing...Broadway done well is incredibly good. But one must always look to avoid the "cheese" factor. I suppose I long to see him "in character"...maybe belting out something worthwhile...from "Rent" or "West Side Story" or "The Producers". He is "acting" even when there is no "show".

He just doesn't seem authentic to me. Overly groomed, overly molded. And he's NOT a rocker...gimme a break...a "wailer" maybe. Again...Chris Daughtry was the best male singer the show has ever let get anywhere NEAR the big prize. David Cook from last year was tons better than Adam, simply because I felt he was "real".

So I say..."gaaaack" to Adam.
Maybe it was a bit of manipulation? Knowing of the Adam love, maybe this gets his fan based mobilized. Making calls. Making money for the show.
Mary;

Adam in the bottom two is partly my fault. I didn't vote and truth be told I haven't for quite awhile. I do think that one can get too cocky and that can foil the what seem to be fated results. So, I will vote from now on for Adam. I will go down with the Adam ship!

denese
Well, Sistuh, you are correct - there is no intel out there on that red dress. Many MANY commentators mention it, scream about it, compare it to a villain in Jeepers Creepers, call it a lobster bib, wings, cheesy, etc., but Nowhere can I get a decent pic of it and nowhere can I get an idea of the designer.

Damn. I thought I could help.
I don't watch Amer Idol on principle. The whole corporate thing producing yet one more pop star who has no desire to be an artist. But, Mary, if you can get all that out of one friggin' (urban dictionary definition # 1) episode then I would watch it with you.

very funny, Mary

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