michelle N.:
BEST thing i’ve read in days!Yes i’m baffled by the magnanimity displayed by a portion of Adam fans: “Allison needs our help!”, “Kris needs our help!” GOD. It pains/annoys/confuses me to no end. People have said that they’ve never seen anything like this before.
I just hope people realize that NOBODY needs their votes more than Adam right now. And as far as I’m concerned, nobody deserves the votes more.

I’ve never seen anything like it either. Danny must be laughing his ass off.

If I were Danny I’d hope Allison goes out next week. Most of the vote-splitting that goes on is Adam fans voting for Kris in this absurd belief that this will result in a “Kradam” finale. No it won’t. In fact, the only thing this vote splitting will ensure is that Danny reaches the finale. As has been pointed out Danny’s fans are most assuredly NOT vote-splitting.

I hope this near disaster wakes some fans up but I have my doubts. I think fans who are only fans of Adam will vote harder but Kradam fans will still vote-split not realizing or maybe not caring that their votes are just canceling each other out and helping Danny.

enigmaticaAdam fans need to realize something—Danny’s diehard fanbase don’t split votes.When your pastor has told you that you are staving off Armaggedon by voting for Danny, you don’t throw pity votes to the equally/more talented competition

BEST thing i’ve read in days!

Yes i’m baffled by the magnanimity displayed by a portion of Adam fans: “Allison needs our help!”, “Kris needs our help!” GOD. It pains/annoys/confuses me to no end. People have said that they’ve never seen anything like this before.

I just hope people realize that NOBODY needs their votes more than Adam right now. And as far as I’m concerned, nobody deserves the votes more.

It is doubtful that I will ever watch the preliminary episodes ever again. Here is why:

This year I grew to like Matt a great deal by the time the Top 36 were chosen. He was my favorite by leaps and bounds. And what did I have to base this on: “About 2 minutes of singing: a few seconds of his initial audition, a few bars of a beautifully performed “Georgia On My Mind,” and a really neat Hollywood performance with his group called ‘White Chocolate’.

I mean I really loved Matt….and I still do.

But in the early rounds, I saw very little of Allison Iraheta, or Kris Allen (who was also in White Chocolate).

I found Adam Lambert to be sickening as he sang some strange version of Cher’s “Believe”

As for Danny, I was totally turned off by his sob story (which was sad, indeed)….and I was also turned off by the story of his best friend also trying to make it on Idol…..

………….

Now that Matt is out. I can put my ‘first love’ to rest and look at the final four more objectively.

Here’s how I rate them.

Fourth: Adam…..Sorry folks…the guy can sing, but so can the others. I hope he goes home next week.

Third: Allison…..don’t ask me why…..she’s just third.

Second: Kris….I really like this kid.

First: Danny…. I am ashamed that I let the preliminaries prejudice me against this very talented guy. His voice is distinctive…. He’s always on key…. For him it is perfectly fine to sing things just as they are written…… I put him in a class with Tony Bennett, or any of the other crooners that have stuck around for ages.

I’ll be happy with Kris or Danny. I do miss Matt. But in all honesty…. I do think Danny is our man.

He says:
“That being said, it doesn’t mean the show won’t take some liberty with the order that the other two low-vote receiving contestants are told to sit down, he says.

After the votes are collected and tabulated by AT&T and the show’s survey firm, Telescope, “all we’re told at the end of the day is, ‘Here are the Bottom 3,’ ” he says. “And we make whatever we can out of that and turn it into a show.”

Yes exactly what you said.

Line of the day: “When your pastor has told you that you are staving off Armaggedon by voting for Danny, you don’t throw pity votes to the equally/more talented competition “

enigmatica,, I spit coffee all over my computer… lol

Adam fans need to realize something—Danny’s diehard fanbase don’t split votes. When your pastor has told you that you are staving off Armaggedon by voting for Danny, you don’t throw pity votes to the equally/more talented competition (or, in Kris’s case, MUCH more Christ-like church leader type).

ETA: Before I get crap thrown on me about picking on Christians, I AM A CHRISTIAN. I simply find it DEPLORABLE to purposefully misuse the body of Christ as a homophobic weapon, or as a tool to win a competition all about anything but God. Jesus loves Adam just as much as the other contestants. Heck—considering the immensity of his multiple talents, I’d say God has Adam’s back fully.

Taylor Swift is the QUEEN of teenage country, and is pretty much the hottest young woman in country music today, if you don’t count Carrie Underwood.

Well, Miley Cyrus so totally overpowered her when they sang the duet – and it didn’t seem intentional either, credit to Miley! They really sang very few of the parts together, but when you heard Miley and then listened to Taylor, it was drastic.

There was such a disparity between their voices, it made Taylor look pretty bad, IMO. And she is a great singer/songwriter too! I think that anyone can be dwarfed by a singer with a HUGE voice like Adam. I would much prefer an Adam/Allison finale! That would be fantastic, I hope it happens!

I remember years ago–being a HUGE Patti LaBelle fan–I watched a music award show on TV. Patti and Diana Ross sang a duet. Patti went full force–and I do mean FULL force. When they sang together–you only saw Diana’s lips move. When they sang separate–Patti was level 20–Diana was level 8.

Patti got BLASTED–BLASTED for that. It actually affected her career badly. The fall out went on for years.

If Adam is paired w/ Kris–he HAS to be careful not to repeat poor Patti’s mistake. I hope he is with Allison or Danny–I prefer Allsion!

I know one thing – I’m going to have knots in my stomach both Tues & Wed night. And I hope for 3 more weeks!

I belong to several pixel art groups — not supposed to be chat groups–but often are. Somebody posted a question (she lives in Denmark) asking why she was getting chain e-mails with a link in it to go vote for an Idol. She was supposed to send it on to 10 friends. I posted a reply asking who she was supposed to vote for. Being day and night time difference, I still await an answer. This is a small group and I see no replies. Most are overseas. They may not have an answer.

Also–I got thinking about Dial Idol. I know when the voting closes–you get a busy signal (at least I do). Could somebody just set their Dial Idol to continue to just dial and dial and this is why the figures get skewed?

I take no seriousness to either of these things–they have no real value in outcome–but–none the less I am curious.

bridgeymah: Am I really the only one here who wants to see HNN do BSC up a 10x factor from RoF and seriously cause television sets and broad white foreheads to explode across middle america. I’m talking Ziggy Stardust meets Axl Rose BSC… then walk to elimination next week knowing he stayed true to himself, only to be escorted from the studio by a posse of publicists and managers with dollar signs shining above their heads.

only me.

Well alrighty then… a girl can dream.

You are not the ‘only’ one who dreams this dream….I’m right there with ya!

michelle N.: No he didn’t! He said “based on last night”. Matt’s performance was praised heavily by Simon and Allison Iraheta, depending on how you view it, was as much a goner going into last night as Matt.Yes i’ve read a couple of Matt’s interviews today that confirmed my doubt. Adam wasn’t happy with his performance Tues night and chose the Bottom 3 group Matt even said that Kris and him asked Adam why he didn’t choose them as the B3 group backstage.Here’s the quote from US Weekly:Q. US Weekly: Were you surprised at the bottom three?A. Matt: I was definitely surprised that Adam was down there with me. It was a cruel twist for him to have to pick who he thought was in the bottom three. We were giving him a hard time backstage, like, “Why didn’t you pick us?” It was uncomfortable but I could deal with it.So HATERS, STFU.

Michelle, I saw the exact same kind of interview on Entertainment Weekly.com and Adam didn’t pick the group he thought was the bottom 3, he picked the group he thought was going to be safe. If you go back and watch it Ryan never said Adam was safe, he said pick a group. Not pick the bottom 3 group. Because in past seasons they have never done a bottom 3 in top 5 week, just a bottom 2, so maybe Adam knew this and picked Danny and Allison because he thought they would be safe, and Matt and Kris were the bottom 2.

Here’s the interview.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Now that we’ve gotten to the bottom of that, we can talk about Ryan making Adam choose between the two groups last night. What was going through your mind? Come to my side! Come to my side!
MATT GIRAUD: I really didn’t care what side he was gonna come on. If I was him, though, I probably would have sat down. I would have pulled an Archuleta and not said anything. But Adam was just being real. He’ll tell you what he thinks. He’s not afraid of hurtin’ you. Our feelings weren’t hurt. Kris and I joked about it with him. ”Why didn’t you pick us, dude?”

Vanessa Green: Thank you everyone who voted to keep Allison in! Please continue to vote!SAVE THE ROCKER, SAVE THE WORLD, FIGHT THE POWER, KEEP THE GIRL!Save the Rocker Chick who is more than just a rocker! <3

Voted 2 hours straight for Allison. Go Allikatz!

<3

only me.

Well alrighty then… a girl can dream.

But what about that studio recording if Feelin Good! Could be a hit on radio today. Great vocal great attitude and yes way to go Bandzilla for keeping yourselves appropriately medicated this week.

The smooth build the slide into a bit of jazz funk the power up and walking it back down. All were there in the performance but too short to have proper effect. No such issue here. Just Glam-Jazz-Rock-Pop masterpiece. Gets better with each listen.

Because the Adam is built in.

Just get over it Adam fans. Other contestants have been in the B3 who clearly did not deserve it. IT HAPPENS. I think it’s a bit wimpy for those Adam fans who are “having heart attacks” and crying and fantasizing about him and his voice. It’s JUST a show. And we all know whether Adam wins or not that he’s going to have a great career.

I think Kris will be the one to go. Adam is a lock for the finale now that his fans are emotionally distroyed and will vote like there’s no tomorrow for him. Danny will somehow get the votes, and next week is Allison’s genre. As some people have said, Allison is gaining momentum. It wasn’t because Adam fans split votes (although it definitely was a big help). She’s the only girl left and people are confused as to why she’s been in the b3 so many times.

I think it’ll come down to Allison and Kris with Kris leaving. We know what he’s going to do. Same thing he always does.

VOTE for your favorite, then vote again and again until you can’t vote any more. (i think there’s a song here).

American Idol is truly “Americas” contest. If your favorite doesn’t win you have only your self to blame. And Joe’s Place Blog is a great forum to rock the AI vote.

GO GO GOKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

michelle N.: No he didn’t! He said “based on last night”. Matt’s performance was praised heavily by Simon and Allison Iraheta, depending on how you view it, was as much a goner going into last night as Matt.Yes i’ve read a couple of Matt’s interviews today that confirmed my doubt. Adam wasn’t happy with his performance Tues night and chose the Bottom 3 group Matt even said that Kris and him asked Adam why he didn’t choose them as the B3 group backstage.Here’s the quote from US Weekly:Q. US Weekly: Were you surprised at the bottom three?A. Matt: I was definitely surprised that Adam was down there with me. It was a cruel twist for him to have to pick who he thought was in the bottom three. We were giving him a hard time backstage, like, “Why didn’t you pick us?” It was uncomfortable but I could deal with it.So HATERS, STFU.

Haters???? This board is about 98% Adam fans with a few of us strays. Whose knocking Adam for going to the side that had the best night? I thought he handled it fine. I’m quite sure that Adam and the other contestants have access to the Internet, don’t think for a minute they didn’t know that Matt was the favorite of most people to leave last night, whether he deserved to or not.

Jackson: I believe Adam actually said during the show that he thought Allison/Danny had a better night than Matt/Kris while he was walking over there….he KNEW where to go!

No he didn’t! He said “based on last night”. Matt’s performance was praised heavily by Simon and Allison Iraheta, depending on how you view it, was as much a goner going into last night as Matt.
Yes i’ve read a couple of Matt’s interviews today that confirmed my doubt. Adam wasn’t happy with his performance Tues night and chose the Bottom 3 group
Matt even said that Kris and him asked Adam why he didn’t choose them as the B3 group backstage.

Here’s the quote from US Weekly:
Q. US Weekly: Were you surprised at the bottom three?
A. Matt: I was definitely surprised that Adam was down there with me. It was a cruel twist for him to have to pick who he thought was in the bottom three. We were giving him a hard time backstage, like, “Why didn’t you pick us?” It was uncomfortable but I could deal with it.

So HATERS, STFU.

Jackson: I believe Adam actually said during the show that he thought Allison/Danny had a better night than Matt/Kris while he was walking over there….he KNEW where to go!

What he said was “based on last night, or last nights performances” something like that. I think he knew too.

suebrody: Meg, I have both heard and read that, too. I didn’t realize it at the time, but Adam thought he was going to the B2 side, not the Top 2 side. And if you look at Adam after the performance on Tuesday night, it was the FIRST time he didn’t smile OR or thank the judges or the audience. He just stood there. It was a kind of odd. Also, from what Matt said in a couple of interviews I heard on mj’s blog, both he AND Adam thought they could be going home.I don’t think there was a humiliation factor, I think Adam was surprised at who the B3 was, b/c Simon had praised Matt so much. But who knows? It happened in 5 seconds! We just like to analyze it.

I don’t think there was a humiliation factor, I think Adam was surprised at who the B3 was, b/c Simon had praised Matt so much. But who knows? It happened in 5 seconds! We just like to analyze it.

Most wats logjams start at the local level. YOUR area doesn’t have enough lines or are not trunkated to handle the traffic.

Few are on Idol’s end. Probably less than 10%.