Was it just me, or did tonight's 1-hour episode seem to be over too soon? I mean, why couldn't we have a whole 2 hours in Memphis? :( Oh well, at least the soulful Tennessee city left us with some memorable characters! What was up with all the people at the beginning with speech impediments? These people couldn't form single-syllable words if their life depended on it! And then came in the Jesus/Osama/Castro combo! Where on EARTH did he come from? You know, the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced his legitimate talent is G-d's way of saying that we all really CAN get along!! This guy may be my new favorite contestant. I wonder if he could outsing the crack baby?....
But wait! One more burning question for you!: Would you miss the birth of your own flesh and blood for a chance to make it on American Idol? Apparently, some people would! At least the guy who missed his daughter's birth on tonight's show made it through to the Hollywood round, but his future beyond the top 24 seems pretty dim. I hate to be the party pooper here - but I'm just trying to keep it real!
Tonight, the guys rallied a bit to even out the competition. For those wanting to get an early bet in, neither gender is providing an extraordinarily larger amount of talent than the other (yet), so we will just have to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show - until, of course, it's time to make our money-making pick! Stay tuned!

Labels: American Idol, hollywood, memphis, Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, tennessee

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 9:28 PM