American Idol Week #11

We come to the end of our 2006 year...Taylor Hicks vs. Katharine McPhee.

The photo to the left is my first grandchild, Dasia, age 7, who has lived with me almost her entire life...as has her mama, Ashleigh. I know you are sick of seeing my photo...so I thought you would enjoy seeing a young Republican, who didn't want to go to school in Pre-K (age 4) when it was her turn to be the Vice President for a day and the President declared he was going to be a Democrat...(GOOD GIRL!!!) I told her not to worry...This was only pretend and would not happen in her lifetime...(a Democrat being President!)(smile Jamie...the day is young).

Back to American Idol...Before I begin...let me say that this competition was won by Taylor Hicks the night that Chris Daughtry was voted off (if that really occured...methinks that Idol "fixed" it so that Chris was eliminated)...Taylor has been the consistent top vote getter for almost every week since the votes have been tabulated, except the few weeks that Chris Daughtry got the most votes.
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Katharine started us off this evening with ("Black Horse & the Cherry Tree"). Randy said: "You finally look like you're having a little bit of fun, jiving with the guys and doing your thing. It wasn't that super exciting to me, but I think you sang it better than the first time."

Paula said: "A fun way to start why you're here tonight. But I know there's more of you and better of you."

Simon said: "Kat. I'll give a good with a small 'g' because I think the occasion tonight is bigger than that song. That's what I call a warmup."

Taylor sung ("Living for the City"). Randy said: "You know what I love about you dude. Stevie's the hardest thing to do. You don't care where it's from. You always make it your own. America, that's a hot one right there!"

Simon said: "This audience hated you (laughing)" "It was a great way to start the show. A smart choice of song. The worst jacket I've ever seen, but what do I know?"

First round won by Taylor.

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Second song by Katharine was ("Somewhere over the Rainbow") and she scored a WOW!

Taylor sung ("Levon") and it was just O.K....Second round won by Katharine.


Simon comments that the competition is tied going into the final round...I don't think so...Taylor has this thing won, but we'll play along and wait for the final song.

The final song is written for each contestant and will be released on a CD after the winner is announced. This year each contestant gets to sing a different song especially written for each one of them.

My opinion and also the opinion of the gals that I watched with....Katharine's dress was way too tight..My opinion and I feel certain only my opinion, Katharine didn't show enough skin. Who cares about the darn songs?
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I will now pick out a few comments from a current blog in Atlanta which best summarizes the songs and the results that these performances will have on the final results:

The Atlanta blog has been heavily in favor of Chris Daughtry and the second favorite was the E-Train and then possibly Katharine and finally Taylor.

Folks in Atlanta are similar to you lost souls in Vermont, and except for my Georgia family, like my siblings and all other relatives...primarily liberal (ouch!).

I can't tell their ethnicity on the blog, but I would suspect an even mix of black and white (and you folks in Vermont have no blacks and may have no interaction with African Americans at all, except for Senatory Leahy, who seems to be an expert on the subject)...so even though people from Atlanta are "in" the South, they have little allegience to their neighbor, Taylor Hicks, and because they are primarily liberal, they loved the rocker. (my redneck opinion, of course).

However, they did have a vocal group in the chat room in favor of Taylor...so even though they were largely outnumbered, they did have a voice in the discussion...and quite possibly, will be correct in their choice of Taylor....even though Idol Producers may have cheated (forced Chris out) in order for them to be assured the victory.

Final song blogger reports:

By Mike S: "Kat - My Destiny - AUGH!!!! My ears. This was so off key, pitchy, and sappy. It was beyond pitiful. To reuse a comment from earlier this season -- I would say this sucked Canal Water, but that would be an insult to Canals. I haven't even heard a Taylor song yet, and I can unequivacably say this--Katharine just LOST with this trainwreck."

By Mike S: "Plus people are using the NEW song as a yardstick for what the person will sound like on their album, and she just gave people a reason to AVOID her CD like the plague."

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By Kathie: "Taylor has been my favorite from the beginning, but with graduation only one week away and my son leaving for the Naval Academy in 3 weeks--something about that song touched my heart. It was a heart felt rendition-and that is what makes and American Idol-someone who touches your heart with their song. Taylor is great. So if there is anyone with the lyrics-please send them out so I can copy them. Thanks."

By Michelle: "Taylor's last song actually brought tears to my eyes and gave me tingles. THAT is what makes an American Idol! I text voted for Taylor 6 times tonight."

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www.dialidol.com had Taylor ahead by a pretty wide margin and pulling ahead further after 11:30 P.M. when I last checked it, but www.dialidol.com does not have text messaging included. You can count on Idol Producers to tell us Wednesday evening how close the voting was...but I just can't see them releasing Katharine's CD as the American Idol winner...If they are going to "fix" anything, it will not be "fixing" her vote to cheat Taylor Hicks out of his victory...their only "fix" will be to "fix" their story as to how close the final voting was...when it really wasn't close at all.

Taylor Hicks should win this thing by more millions than G.W. Bush spanked that gold digging traitor John Kerry....regardless of what crap Idol tries to tell us.

Roger Wahl
Augusta, GA
turtletaxman@msn.com