At the beginning of American Idol tonight, Graham said something about how tonight should be good for “Bald Guy”. I laughed, and told him that by now he should know the contestants’ names, now that there are only 6 of them left. When I asked him what contestants are left, he told me, “Ummm, Bald Guy, Justin Timberlake Guy, No-neck Woman, Female Wrestler Girl, Big Boobs, and Beat-box Guy.”
Jon Bon Jovi looked younger tonight than he did in the early eighties…he must have had some work done. I think he’s had botox…he has a touch of the mask face. This is the first theme night that seems like it has any real rule for the singers: Sing a BON JOVI tune. This is unlike No Doubt Night, when they could sing anything Gwen Stefani said ever influenced No Doubt.
I hate it when the singers walk around in the audience. They always seem so awkward, including Phil, although he made up for it by bonding with Randy with a macho fist-knocking mid-song. Have you ever noticed that Randy always has to announce whenever he’s had anything remotely to do with a song performed on the show? So he played bass in “Blaze of Glory”. Big whoop. If the shininess of Phil’s head is any indication of how hard he tried with his performance, he should be here next week, still.
The funniest moment of the night for me was the fact that Jordin’s MOM grew up on Bon Jovi. Doing the math, that’s about right…Jordin is 17, which means she was born in 1990, which means I was 13 and already rejecting Bon Jovi when she was born. (I didn’t find an appreciation for the band until later in high school.) She is the hugest female contestant ever to be on this show. She reminded me of Slash with all that hair. And sweat.
LaKisha had only heard of Bon Jovi and seen him on Oprah? What planet is she from? Does this mean she has no idea how cute he is? It might be a good thing that she chose a lesser-known Bon Jovi song. I think this performance will bring her back up in the competition. A new, original Randy-ism resulted from her singing tonight: “You BLEW it OUT the BOX!”
Kolleen must have loved Blake’s performance. It’s Derek’s lucky night! I like the beat-boxing by itself. I like the dancing by itself. I’m not sure if I can handle both at the same time. My guess is that Blake isn’t convinced America will name him the American Idol, so he decided to put it all out there tonight. It looks like his risk is going to pay off.
I was worried Chris would forget some of his lyrics, but this wasn’t the case. He did okay but I still think he’s in trouble, when you weigh up all the performances from tonight. He was the most forgettable, and according to Simon, that is a fate worse than death.
Melinda looks younger and prettier every week. (Bon Jovi could teach me how to rock…) Is there anything that Melinda could sing that doesn’t sound awesome? She is amazing and if she doesn’t win I will not watch this show ever again.*
What were the Bushes thinking making that cameo appearance? Graham’s response to the First Couple’s appearance? “What a douche bag.”
*Not really.
HAHAHAHA I couldn’t agree with Graham more!