Talk about life imitating art. After two days of reading about co-dependency, I watch Thaddeus' mom follow a clearly disappointed Thaddeus into a men's room stall. The fact that there was a camera following them around is also quite disturbing but this is reality TV and it's what I sign on to when I watch the show in the early weeks.
So now the voting begins! I find this whole process really awesome - going from 100,000+ people down to 24. I can't imagine not watching it. It's obvious some belong - Katie and Crystal for example - but it surely makes for some hard calls. Last year I thought Danny Gokey's friend deserved a spot. Based on what we saw - admittedly far, far less than the judges - I liked Kelly more than Haeley and NOT because Haeley is country (attempting to preempt comments from certain Scottsbluffians). And despite Thaddeus' very annoying mom, I liked him more than a bunch of guys. It bears keeping in mind that while they keep telling us "it's a singing competition", a pure singing contest would be boring. So I believe they make a choice to entertain and engage us with a compelling mixture of talent, stories, styles and looks.
During the roll call at the end I did a personal vote of "I like" and "I don't like". I said "I like" a lot during the girls and maybe only a couple times for the guys - omitting a vote for Casey since what I or any other guy thinks about him is completely irrelevant. I can't see how a girl doesn't win but we have a lot of votes, a lot of surprises (the Unspeakable One) and a lot of disappointments (yes, still bitter about early exits for Sabrina, A'siah and Alexis) to experience. And I just love it so!
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NO ONE, I'm sure, NO ONE in the whole world, can match your enthusiasm for Idol, Ray, but our household made a huge move in the obsessed direction tonight. Eighteen year-old Shelby turned down an invite by her friends to meet them at Applebee's because "Idol just came on." She laughed when they called her a loser and told her next time she wanted to hang out with them she should just hang out with Idol but sat tight in her comfy spot on the couch. Again tonight we laughed at Ellen's confusing speeches, were reminded why we liked Crystal B so much and were annoyed by Ryan. And now on to the next show. She has narrowed it down to "Obese and Pregnant" or "Golden Girls." I think I'll go to bed and dream about country week!
Did you notice that every time a girl made the Top 24, she seemed to run to Casey for a hug? lol...
Can't wait for the REAL show to finally start next week. My favorites so far, just based on initial impressions, are Crystal B., Andrew Garcia, Aaron (the young kid), and Tyler Grady. And I must confess, Casey has a very soulful voice...*smile*. But so many of them have had barely any air time, so there certainly could be some new ones that will blow me away when they sing! Here's hoping~~
Challenge Issued:
I would like to issue a challenge to all Ray's Idol Musings blog readers. Which one of the female contestants is he going to unOBJECTIVELY declare his unwavering support for? Each season there is some young cutie he threatens to run off with. Who will it be this time? Ray, hold off a couple weeks before you announce your hottie of the season. Let us have some fun trying to figure out which one will defy your NT logic and turn you into a mushy Feeler.
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