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I’m nominating Tuesday nights as the new Thursday nights.  When my DVR isn’t accidentally recording the Soap Opera network and filling precious hours with those crazy Newmans covering up who killed Adam Wilson while Sheila’s sister Sarah walks around with Lauren’s face, I’m pretty stoked to find my three favorite shows waiting for me when I get home.

1.  GLEE

I’ve discovered two of my friends do not watch this show.  It has become my own personal mission to convert them immediately.  I’m going to hand out complimentary first-half-season DVDs for the next major holiday.  Nothing says HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY like those GLEE kids.  Last night’s episode’s theme was clearly about home.  And I was beginning to get a little concerned when Motley Crue’s  “Home Sweet Home” was not featured.  But thanks to one of the  scenes from the oh my awesomeness 80s roller rink, I believe I heard it in the background.   Motley Crue…roller skates…Mr. Shu?  Simply priceless.

2.  Dancing with the Stars

I have to admit that it’s bittersweet to see Twinkle Toes go home.  It was nice that he personally thanked Texas.  Not quite sure why he gave a specific shout out to Canada.  One can only assume it was a subliminal last attempt to profess his love to Jillian.  We all expected the tears to come flowing and we were not disappointed.  The best part was Chelsie’s face when Jake told her he loved her, then remembered he wasn’t on the Bachelor and politely thanked her for “being so nice to my beautiful fiance.”  As many of you pointed out, there was sadly no balcony for Jake to pull a Mesnick, but when you are sporting a black, silk, plunging V-neck long sleeve blouse and a bit of shiny sequence on your pants, there’s really no need for a balcony, is there?

3.  American Idol

I’ve always loved Shania Twain.  Other than the spoken part about Brad Pitt in that one song, I pretty much enjoy all of her stuff.  But last night was a bit of a snoozer for me.  Guest Blogger Kyle had a different opinion.  Here’s a message I received from him last night after the show:

“This may have been the best show of all season.  There really wasn’t a bad performance.  Except Siobhan.  She scares me.  And she managed to ruin one of my favorite songs from high school.  My favorites in order were Lee, Casey, Aaron, Crystal, Big Mike and Siobhan.  I think America will vote that Aaron goes home.  Big Mike and Siobhan in the bottom with him.”

I might have to agree with America sending High School Student Aaron home tonight.  What do you guys think?  Were you bored like me or entertained like Kyle?  Were you glad to see Jake leave or would you have given your right arm to see him attempt the rhumba with Chelsie?  And finally, can someone confirm that I did hear “Home Sweet Home” on Glee last night?

If you don’t know what song I’m talking about, I both feel sorry for you and would like to school you in the brilliance of hair bands at their finest.  Behold:

You can thank me later for that clip.

I can not begin to explain to you how sorry I am that I did not write a blog last week. I am sure Lincee told you, but Adam as a mentor really rocked my world and it took me a while to rebound from that. Once I picked myself off the floor, dusted of my knickers, and cleared my vision, it was this Tuesday and I was watching this week’s Idol.

My only hope is that you will forgive me. Because if Danny Tanner can forgive Michelle after destroying a dinosaur structure at a museum (Side note 1: Feel free to jump to the 8:00 minute mark below.) (Side note 2: Why did it just take me six tries to spell museum correctly?), then I hope the four people that read this can muster up a simple, “That’s okay little buddy!”

Here is what we missed last week. It will be short and to the point:

Adam was a good mentor.

There. I said it. He was a good mentor. I liked that he offered decent advice. I like that he told them if they were boring. He told it like it was and I respected that about him. So I will admit I was wrong, and Adam actually did a good job as a mentor. Do I still think he is one of the top four weirdest people on the planet? Yes. But he did a good job.

I have said this before, but the show is so below par that it is being judged by sub-par standards. The judges realize the talent is not there, so they are judging it on a pretty big bell curve.

KYLE’S HONESTY CORNER
Dear friends. It is time to step into my little corner and for me to be honest with you.

IT IS SO HARD FOR ME TO WRITE SOMETHING ABOUT THE SHOW. I feel relieved getting that off my chest. I am mustering up so much stuff and thank heavens God blessed me with the most random, imaginative mind. Because if not? Here is what my blog would read about the previous two weeks.

Lee and Crystal are head and shoulders above anyone else in the competition. They are one and two. There are no other places. If you do not believe me, then you have not been watching the show this year. You for sure did not watch the previous two episodes, because they were in a different league. If you don’t agree with me, that is fine. You are entitled to you opinion. However, you are wrong.

KYLE’S HONESTY CORNER OVER

Since last week, we said bye to Katie, Andrew and Tim. I am just going to talk about the contestants still in the show, if that is okay.

I mean, I can find something to say about those three if you like:

Katie – In over her head. Give her a few more years and she would have been ready for the show and probably performed well.

Andrew – Had two good performances and was still in the running only because the lack of talent this year.

Tim – Was in it because of the website www.VotefortheWorst.com.

Here is the order for the rest of the show:

BIG MIKE
Song choices: “In the Ghetto” and “Hero”
Neither were bad, but neither were great. I think he is on his last leg. He has a good voice, but will not last long. I really think he will be gone this next week. Poor guy can not keep up with the rest of the group. He has one of the top four voices, but he will not get the votes.

SIOBHAN
Song choices: “Suspicious Minds” and “When You Believe”
“Suspicious Minds” is one of my favorite Elvis songs and she managed to ruin it for me. She actually butchered both songs. She did her best at making me slowly hate them forever.

You’ve heard the phrase, “It’s like a trainwreck and I can’t take my eyes off.” right? Siobhan is becoming like that for me. It reminds me of how I feel about the E! network. Now before you judge me, let me explain.

Most mornings I go to the gym to work out. I usually find the treadmill right in front of the TV with ESPN and it keeps me entertained whilst I run. For some reason the past few weeks, the TVs have been turned to the E! channel and it makes me nauseous. I literally can not take my eyes off of the shows. The Kardashians? Kendra? Pretty Crazy? I really think you have a group of executives sitting around the room asking themselves, “Who can we get American to watch if we follow them around with a camera? What’s that? There’s a family of all girls who no one knows anything about, three of them are younger than 21, and we get to watch them gripe about not having enough things to do on a Saturday night until they decide to sit in their lush hot tub? Mark it down! It’s our next big hit.”

What is our world coming to?

CASEY
Song choices: “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” and “Don’t Stop”
“Don’t Stop” is one of my favorite all time songs and I figured he was going to ruin it. He has the cougar votes, so that will get him fairly far. He will not win because he will not put his guitar down and show us his voice. If he does that, he may have a chance. Until then, he will not do much.

AARON
Song Choices: “Blue Suede Shoes” and “I Believe I Can Fly”
The poor guy is in the show way too early in his life. If he would have waited three years, he would have done an awesome job. He has the voice. He has the like-ability. But poor man looks more awkward on the stage than Ashley Simpson did on her infamous Saturday Night Live performance.

CRYSTAL
Song Choices: “Saved” and “People Get Ready”
There’s not a whole lot I can say about her. She is awesome. So much pure, raw talent and it is so fun to watch. She knows what she wants to sing. She is being herself and she is able to sing anything she wants. Like Simon said, I am glad she is showing some emotion because for a while she acted like she didn’t want to be on the show. And we all know that America connects with emotion.

LEE
Song Choices: “A Little Less Conversation” and “The Boxer”
He makes the songs so new. If you had not heard of “The Boxer” before, you would think it was a brand new song—not a classic late 60s early 70s recording. I think his performance was better than Crystals, but I think people will like Crystal’s more because of her emotion she put into it. Regardless, they are the top two. If not, then this show has totally lost me.

At the end of Tuesday’s show, I texted Lincee and said, “If that Idol didn’t show you that Lee and Crystal and far superior to EVERYONE else, than you are an idiot.”

GLEE SIDEBAR
There are a few things that got me through Idol this week. One was the Jaws/Lemonade commercial, I think I actually spent more time watching it than Idol.

The other thing was the knowledge that Glee was returning. My love for Glee is something that might be considered unhealthy to some. It is the best show on TV now, and so much fun to watch. If you have not watched it, please record next weeks. Or go on to Hulu and watch all that you can, because it is pure and raw talent.

This last episode proved something that I have always believed in: There are a few things in life that I think, when added to something, make them instantly better.

1. Head Country BBQ

Straight out of Ponca City, Oklahoma. If you have never tried it, than I just plain feel sorry for you, because it is so good. Add this goodness to anything, and you will be a better person for it. I also know the owner, so a little shameless plug never hurts, right?

2. The color orange. Not burnt orange, but real orange.

This is a no brainer. Add this color to anything dull and watch it bring it to life. Again, you are entitled to your opinion, but it doesn’t mean you are right.

3. Kevin James
He makes all of his rather dull movies hilarious. You take him out of a couple of movies and they would inevitably bomb. If you have not seen his stand-up, then go watch it now. It’s one of the funniest I have ever seen. And King of Queens is brilliant.

And finally…

4. A Gospel Choir
Have you ever watched something with a choir, and when it was over said, “They could have done a great job even without that choir.” No. You haven’t. And when I say a choir, I mean a GOOD Gospel choir. If the ending of Glee was not awesome enough, they decided to throw in a choir and it bumped it WAY up.

This week, my DVR cut off the end of Glee. I am not sure I have ever been that upset in my entire life. I was screaming at the TV and threw some sort of tantrum that has not been rivaled since my little brother got his Christmas gifts ripped away from him one year because we were going skiing. I was livid. So I had to wait until Wednesday night to watch it. I have since watched 15 times and have gotten chills 15 times and cried eight times. Anyone who knows me well knows I am not exaggerating. Lincee was nice enough to post the “Like a Prayer” moment yesterday. Check it out here.

GLEE SIDEBAR OVER

I’ve decided to add a new portion of my recap that will further be known as: The Kyle Cry Counter or the KCC. I don’t mean like a wailing Marley and Me cry. I mean legitimate tears. But no snot. I can still talk, but maybe a little choked up. Here is the KCC for this week.

1. The end of Glee. So amazingly good. I already talked about, so I won’t bore you again with petty details.

2. Idol Gives Back: The newborn babies who lose their moms during birth and in Ethiopia when David Cook makes friends with Magnus and she tells us that she wanted to be a doctor. The tears started.

Idol Gives Back is always a good show. The problem is that they can not compare to the time when Carrie Underwood sang “I’ll Stand by You.”

or when Josh Groban sang “You Raise Me Up.”

If they had performances like this every year, I would be a wreck.

Instead, they have George Lopez.

When Ryan said, “We had a winner who gets to host the show…Mr. Lopez!” I actually screamed to the television, “Please don’t be George Lopez!!!!”

(My personal hell would be watching the George Lopez Show with Adam and Kara on the couch featuring special guests Ashton Kutcher, Wanda Sykes, Toby Keith and Siobhan singing anything.)

Seriously though. Watching Idol Gives Back, we realize how lucky we are and how unfortunate people are in other areas. I know it may seem hard to watch or hard to think about giving, but hopefully you are able to serve somewhere and at least give you time to people who do not have anything. They did a good job at showing other countries as well as our own. Many times we forget about our own back yard.

Thanks again for reading. What did you think about the previous two weeks? What are things you add to life that makes things better? What are your favorite Glee moments? How much do you disagree with everything I am saying?

Thank you for all of the emails concerning my return home to Houston and Kyle’s Idol recap.  We appreciate your concern and support and need you to know that we are okay.

I’ve been in a daze for the past 48-hours.  Being stuck in the Denver airport is not as exciting as it sounds.  But the one thing that got me through was knowing that when I finally returned home to my sweet TiVo, I would have Dancing with the Stars results, American Idol and my beloved Glee waiting for me.  Three hours of bliss!

You can imagine my horror to discover that Tuesday night did not record.  Apparently, dear, sweet, beloved, OH NO YOU DIDN’T Tivo decided to record all episodes of the Young and the Restless (including the ones on the Soap Opera channel) and ran out of space.

That is soooo my life.

I know what I’ll be doing all weekend long. Thank goodness for online viewing and YouTube.

And bless Kyle’s heart.  I think he’s still in the fetal position from Glambert’s return to the American Idol kingdom.  From what I understand, he hasn’t moved since FOX got a close-up on Adam’s bedazzled ear pieces.  He is clutching his favorite Transformer (Bumble Bee) and rocking back and forth uttering, “Why, oh, why, oh, why oh…did I ever leave Ohio.”  Which is weird, because he’s from Oklahoma.  I made a Kris Allen playlist and mixed it with his other two favorite genres:  Toad the Wet Sprocket and anything Christmas.  A few hours of that on his iPod and he should be find.

Look for the recap tomorrow.

Until then, let me know what you thought!  Did the artist formerly known as “Straight Up Cover” Andrew Garcia deserve to go home?  And what about “High School Student” Katie?  Did Bowersox rock your socks off?  What about Kyle’s boy Lee?

Talk to me people.  I know nothing!

Bless Tim’s sweet megawatt smile for not being in the bottom three last night.  Oh the power of the tweeny-bopper texting skills.

Guest blogger Kyle talks about the “shocking” results show.  Let us hear your thoughts in the comments section!

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That’s it. Now I’m just making stuff up.

Seriously. That is how I feel about this season. I told Lincee today that it really is the Battle of the Mediocre. I have been trying to explain it more and more to people, but I can not put it into words.

That is…until something happened to me this morning. Let’s enter Kyle’s World for a second:

I was driving and listening to Sports Talk Radio when the host said, “Ok, we have been talking about baseball for a while. Let’s talk about College Football for a second, just to keep myself sane.”

And then, like an Adam Lambert screech, it hit me and almost knocked me unconscious. This season to me is like the OU/TEXAS game played every year in October. Now, I know all of you reading this are saying, “But Kyle, you love OSU with all your heart and despise OU and Texas!” If you said or thought this, well then pat your precious little head because you are right.

(ASIDE: I one time told a girl I was dating that if OSU sports was a person, I would cheat on her with that fake person.)

Let the record show that I have NEVER missed and OU/TEXAS game, and have attended about eight of the show downs in person. I can not imagine myself missing the game. The reason is simple. I LOVE college football. I will watch any game that is on TV because it is simply entertaining and awesome. However, I typically don’t root for anyone. In fact, if by some freak act of God, the game ended and they both lost? I would be so happy and loving every minute of it.

This is how I feel about Idol this year. I watch it because I like the show, I like singing. I enjoy the competition. But honestly, I don’t care about who wins. Nor am I rooting for anyone. Sure I like Lee and Crystal is doing great…which is similar to the TX/OU game last year. Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy were fun to watch and I liked them, but I wasn’t freakishly following them and addicted to their every move like I was Zac Robinson or Kris Allen (which I am sure is a shock to you all.)

My point? I will watch it to the end, but I am not invested at all.

So this is where I am. Stuck in some limbo Idol universe, not caring if I wait a day to watch the show. Watching it with one eye on the TV, and the other playing Words with Friends, trying to make sense out of my seven letters, which include AEIAOUU (honestly what my letters are in one of the games.) I tell you all this because I want to be honest with you. Because you know what? Every good relationship is built on honesty. And I feel like we are in a relationship. Stick with me friends, I will continue to bring you my random thoughts, pulled straight out of my head, most of the time making no sense at all. If you remember the old cartoon Bobby’s World, I want to bring you into Kyle’s World. It is a fun, sometimes scary, awkward place that will leave you wondering what the heck just happened. Saddle up partner. Let’s go.

This season’s theme is “Let’s Pull Out All The Stops and Try Anything Possible to Not Lose the Fans Who are Watching Now.”

They start the show in the control room. Again, it is just something new because people are fading.

Here’s how I envision that meeting going:

Randy sits at the table, staring off into space. He’s struggling to mentally name all the people he has produced a record with, wishing he would have bailed on the show two years ago, but then realizing if that happened, he would have absolutely no income at all.

Ellen listening to everything everyone is saying, but only because she wants to interject with a joke whenever she can.

Kara doodles on her napkin from lunch, drawing CJ + KD with a heart around it.

Ryan realizing he needs this gig, because without it, he really just hosts a TV show not many people watch with a weekly radio gig on the side.

Simon in his V-neck shirt, twirling his chest hair (because let’s face it—he checked out before the show started.) He finally pipes up and says with his best British accent, “We need to do something new. Let’s show the control room. Let’s have awkward interviews after the performances and uncomfortable scenes of the green room. Why don’t we invite mentors who make ABSOLUTELY no sense? Let’s place people in the crowd that BOO everything I say and have more fighting among the judges while ignoring the contestant on the stage.”

KARA SIDEBAR:
I have told you all before that I skip her every week. She drives me crazy, and I end up yelling at the screen. It is just healthier for everyone if I fast forward her comments. I know she wrote like 1 million songs and now has the ability to sign people to a deal, which is scary, but I can not stand her. I can recognize talent. I know the Coen Brothers make good movies, right? The majority of their work personally puts me to sleep, but there are about three that I really like. I know they have amazing talent and I respect them. Most of the time however, they are not for me.

Kara has none of that for me. I never watch and think, “Ok! You were actually right that time.” Her mouth opens and all I see are bugs coming out, much like John Coffee shot out in The Green Mile.

It was smart for the Idol Machine to re-visit Beatles week. The past couple of years, this category has been very successful. It was nice of McCartney to stop by for a quick “how ya doing?” And I totally expected Ryan to say, “Introducing our guest mentor—Justin Beiber.”

No. They wouldn’t do that. Surely. They would choose a mentor who made sense, right?

Ok, I am just coming out to say it. I heard three times today that Adam Lambert was going to be the mentor next week. And each time, I told the person they were drunk and/or dumb and convinced myself that somehow they were wrong. Ryan, however, ruined my night. Are you kidding me? Why would they have him at all? He has only been an artist for a year. He has not been in the spotlight long enough or had enough experience to tell the contestants what to do. I know some of you will comment and probably say one of two things:

1. Adam has been on that stage and he knows what they are going through.
2. Kyle, if Kris Allen were there, you would be dressing up for the show like you were taking him to a nice bistro for dinner.

To the number ones: I GET IT. He has been there before, but he is not going to be able to tell them what they are doing wrong. A year ago, he was in their same shoes. How can he now mentor them? I could totally be wrong and eat my words. If I am, I will admit it. I promise I will not be bias.

To the number twos: If Kris was on, I would feel the same way. But say it in a MUCH nicer way. How can you say anything mean to this presh face?

Ok, let’s look at the performances.

AARON
I did like how the other contestants told the audience dirt on the performers. I think it really showed how close they were, and tugged on some heart strings. Aaron as Yoda was a little random and Siobhan talking like Yoda scared me. She made me miss a little bit of the interview because I ran to turn the lights on. Like Kevin McCallister, I was home alone.

He sang “Long, Winding Road” wearing some sort of chef’s smock. It was a good vocal performance, but a boring one. There were a couple of times I almost changed the channel because I forgot I was watching it. He has a good voice when he stays in his little vocal box. He will not be able to sing if they take him out, but in the box, he is great. Just young and has some maturing to do.

And when did the show turn into WWF Raw? With the fans booing and screaming, I totally expect CoCoBware to come flying off the turnbuckle, knocking Simon unconscious.

KATIE
Let’s pimp Katie out a bit more. Is it fair to have her bribe her fans by saying whoever votes the most will get a Prom date? She sang “Let It Be.” I feel that season seven’s Brooke White’s version was amazingly better and have a tendency to compare all vocals to hers.

It was an okay performance. Just like every other week with her. It sounds like her voice is stuck. I keep waiting for her hit these notes and just go off, but it doesn’t. It just kind of stays in this one place. It is a decent place, but never does what you kind of think it will do. The judges liked it and said she will be back next week. I had to rewind, because I am pretty sure I saw Kara sing. Is there anything more embarrassing for a person to do? It reminds me of the Bikini Model’s audition last year when Kara belted out. Reason number 341,763 why she bugs me.

How about Ryan saying, “Well Katie. You have grown physically.” Can you legally say that without getting arrested? Sometimes he speaks and I am shocked. And it takes a lot to shock me. It reminded me of the time when Kellie Pickler had a guest performance sometime in the last two years. He said, “So. Did you buy ANYTHING new with your money?” Totally hinting at Ms. Pickler’s new boobs. Oh, sweet Ryan.

ANDREW
See? He has personality! He just can’t show it when he is on stage. But I think that was good for America to see him cracking the other players up. He sang “Can’t Buy Me Love.” I didn’t hate it. I and actually liked the arrangement, unlike Simon. I thought it was original. It wasn’t the best ever, but it was entertaining enough to watch. It was kind of cheesy though. I do like that he shows his voice. Unlike some of the other contestants, he does not hide behind his guitar. He belts it out and sings.

BIG MIKE
The first thing I will say is this: Was he really part of a group called the Lynch Mob growing up? Does anyone else think there is something wrong with that? I will stop there, so as to not get in trouble.

It was not that good of a performance. He was all over the place. He didn’t show his vocals very well and had no identity at all. At that moment, I put him straight into the bottom three and was scared he may go home. It was just strange. Randy said some parts worked. Which parts? It all sounded pretty bad.

About four times during one show, the judges go into their panel debate, totally ignoring the contestant. It is strange and a bit embarrassing. That is why I like the shows that are short, because then they do not have enough time for nonsense fighting.

CRYSTAL
Mama Sox sang “Come Together.” The Ricola guy bowing the fog horn made it seem like they were recording at the near the Wharf, but I liked it. This week, she was different. She has not sounded like this yet, and I liked it. She is very versatile. I like that. She has great potential and I hope she keeps showing us her range week after week. I feel like for a while she was stuck in a rut. It was a good rut, but still a rut. She has shown us that she can sing a lot of different types of songs and can sound really good no matter what she chooses. Randy and Simon both liked it. When did Randy become a member of a church congregation? Listen to him when Simon talks. (Umm huh. Yeah. Praise Jesus.)

TIM
Mr. Teeth and Hair sang “All my Lovin.” Like Randy said, it was a good Tim performance. He is in his own category and you have to judge him like that. He is kind of a strange performer. He is awkward to look at when he sings and most of the time he looks like he does not know what to do with himself. I believe he is still in the running because of the ridiculous site www.votefortheworst.com. For me, this site screams GET A LIFE!. Really? You have nothing better to do than watch a show you obviously don’t like and spend time voting to sabotage potential winners? I predict he will be in the bottom three off and on and should be voted off in the nest couple of weeks.

CASEY
I liked the name Lee gave to Casey…Trevor. Drake just screams good looking lead in romance novel. The one thing they missed in the interview was having Kara talk, which actually was possibly a good thing. She would have wet herself, cried and not been able to continue. He sang “Jealous Guy.” I actually liked it. It was the first time you could really hear his voice and he didn’t hide behind the band. If he is going to make it far, he needs to do more performances like this one. It was simple and showed off his voice. With that performance, he probably put himself into the bottom four.

SIOBHAN
News Flash: she is amazingly weird. But I like that Siobhan acknowledges that she is weird. Embrace it and run with it. You have to commend her for that. According to her dress, she is playing the part of town wench at the Renaissance Festival. Glad she could make it for the show. She sang “Across the Universe” and it had the same feeling as when Adam sang “Tracks of my Tears” last year—just not as good. She kind of slowed it down a little bit. Randy said she had the best possibility to be an artist and Simon said she had a disastrous week last week and came back strong this week.

I am glad Earl could have his 15 minutes of fame by yelling at Simon and getting up on stage to hug Siobhan.

LEE
Mr. Worrywart. You can totally see that in him. He can not keep thinking like that or he will go home. He needs to grow a pair and realize he is a good singer. It happened last year for Kris and the year before with Archuletta. And they had great success. I love the relationship with him and Andrew and how Crystal thinks they should get married. That is healthy for a guy to have in his life. James, one of my best friends, is like that for me. His wife told us that she is glad they got married, because too much longer and he and I would have just moved in together and been fine the rest of our lives.

He sang “Hey Jude.” I’m not sure that was the best song to sing. It is more of a stadium song, but he did great with it. It was not his best, but he did his best with what he had.

SIDEBAR: BUY LEE DEWYZE SINGING “BEAST OF BURDEN” ON ITUNES. LIVE, I DIDNT LOVE IT. BUT RECORDED…IT MAY BE THE BEST OF THE YEAR.

Unlike Simon, I loved the bagpipe. Like Crystal’s, it added something that you don’t normally see. It is funny that the two best performers threw in something unique. That shows they talent they have.

With that said, I’m a little worried about in the show. Even though I like Crystal and Lee, they are not jump out of the screen, knock you out of your seat awesome. I could totally see one of them being in the bottom three in the next couple of weeks. Do I want them there? No way. Do they deserve to be there? No way. However, I think that people are fading out of the show. Your casual fan who watches for good music are turning it off and not voting.

RESULTS SHOW

Not a whole lot to talk about here.

Kara is dressed up as the Princess of Persia. They lip sync another performance, which is absolute trash. I have said it before—it is kind of disrespectful. I remember when they used to sing. Oh those days were awesome and so much fun to watch.

Ryan has given up with creative ways to eliminate people. He is reaching now. It will be a matter of time before he asks Katie and Crystal to head up to the third row and stand on their heads while he makes Michael and Andrew sprawl head first down the stairs. Poor little Aaron will be forced to hold his breath in a tank of water. Hey! If you are a Libra…you are SAFE!

Here’s a question for you. Why is it that when some people perform, they announce themselves and say their name as part of the song? Sure, I was glad Jason D. did that because I had no idea who he was. Otherwise, I think it is so random.

I loved that they brought out Archie out to show everyone what a good performance looks like. Nay. What a GREAT performance looks like! He did that same piece BEFORE the top 12. That was talent. This is what I have been saying is missing this year. And thank you Ryan for an awkward DA exit. He looked confused and kind of waved and sauntered off.

Rhianna? What the heck was that performance? Was she attempting to one-up Michelle Pfeiffer for tightest outfit in the world? Did she ever really sing? What was she doing on the guitar? Because I know she was not playing it. Did anyone else notice the construction workin’ girl on the crow’s nest grinding her stomach? WHAT? It seems like she is not quite sure what sort of performer she was.

Poor Michael. He got voted off. I said to myself, there is only one song he can sing for him to be saved. He did it and hit it out of the park. I’m glad the judges saved him. The ball is in his court right now. If he messes up his second chance, he deserves to go home. I believe that he will take advantage of it and do great in the following weeks.

GLEE NEXT WEEK. That’s right people! Set your DVRs for 8:28 and watch the best show on TV right now. It is so much talent and so much fun to watch. I won’t get on my soap box for that, but man it is so good.

Who do you think are the next to leave the show? Who do you think will be the bottom three? Who do you want to see as a guest mentor? Do you ever vote? What about Glee? Hate it? Love it? Talk to me Goose. Let’s hear you and your opinions. And as always, thanks for reading.