Have you ever noticed that Randy sometimes can't commit to an opinion so he hedges until he hears what Simon says?  The thing is (God, I sound like Kara!) that Randy speaks such garbled pseudo-street lingo, littered with "dog", "dude", and "baby" all while moving his hands to distract you, that he disguises the fact that he doesn't really have an opinion.  

Anoop Dawg got the canine-like snarling down right, but the rest of his performance left me whimpering.  Who dressed him tonight?  Rugby stripes just don't go with that Michael Jackson-esque chain loop hanging from the shoulder. 

Bob Marley died in 1981.  Way to choose current, Megan!  Tonight while she was singing, she looked like she was waiting for the lyrics to scroll up on a karaoke screen.  Megan, I really liked you, but tonight I'm afraid it's no voties, you cry.

Danny, what hurts the most about your Rascal Flatts song is that I can't think of anything funny to say about it.  Paula on the other hand . . . what is with her striking the Kali pose like some Hindu goddess statue?

I love Allison but when I look at her, I keep thinking she's the love child of Rachael Ray and Cyndi Lauper.  Yummo, time after time!  As far as her oufit, okay, that was a 16 year old for sure.  Simon, remember, girls just wanna have fun!

Scott sang a Billy Joel song.  Wow!  What a stretch!  Kara complimented him on his new look.  Right.  Like he can see it!

I rewinded my DV-R and listened to Matt twice.  I swear I don't think he was as bad as the judges said.  It's like he wound up in the bottom three unexpectedly last week so now they want to pile on him so they'll look smart if it happens again.

Lil, I can only hope that someone gets less votes than you because I really don't want to lose my bonus points in the AI pool.  The judges weren't thrilled with your performance but, honestly, I was distracted by your clothing.  If the same person who picked out your outfit tonight tries to help you next week -- RUN!  I know you aren't heavy but the cut of that dress made it look like you tried to park a size 14 booty in a size 6 gown.  You practically needed runway lights on your ass because somebody could have landed a plane on it. 

If they do Elvis week, Adam's got a lock on it with his retro look.  He didn't sing as well as he did last week, but his performance was a lot of fun.  Randy said he was in the star zone -- one of his rare clear statements -- and I agree.  Kara proclaimed that he made the place like Studio 57.  She just can't resist adding numbers, can she?

At least she counted her own statement correctly when she assessed Kris's number.  Yes, Kara, you said "I have three words for you" (then glanced at your hand to make sure you were holding up the right number of fingers).  Then, you actually said three words.  You were also right.  Kris was terrific.  His was actually my favorite performance of the night.

What did you think?

Actually, Kris has become my dark horse candidate to win. ;) Carol

*sigh* I've been more into Dancing With The Stars and Biggest Loser this season.

I was so glad to see Megan get the boot. Unlike the judges I never saw anything remotely good or interesting about her. Maybe they were too distracted by her gorgeous face to notice that she couldn't carry a tune and moved like a female Joe Cocker. I 'think' they imagined she'd be the AI version of Amy Winehouse or Duffy while forgetting that those two ladies can actually SING.

Like Kara I do find myself looking forward to seeing what Adam will do every week. I like seeing his face without all the makeup and the spiked up hair. I always like his voice and stage presence, but felt like he was playing a character. I like Danny. I've noticed a lot of Danny hate on various websites. I don't really get it, but what the hey. I like Matt. Didn't love his song, but didn't think he deserved the harsh criticism. And how cute is that Kris Allen? I'm with you on Lil's dress too. Made her look waaaay bigger than she probably is.

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