Author: Andy Labis

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The Dude on the Right
We’re still voting for Sanjaya, right?  It doesn’t matter that I think he
butchered "You Really Got Me," even though Paula and Randy seemed to think the
Sanjaya-man was coming into his own.

Anyway, it was a night of the ’60s
invasion, and most of the singers had no clue what they were singing, but I have
to say that their "coaches" probably did the best I have seen at making the
singers understand their songs.

I’ve already gotten through four times voting
for Sanjaya (I hope I have the right number), so I hope that isn’t a bad sign,
but in any case, here’s my thoughts on the singing tonight.

Haley: Sang
"Tell Him."  She broke out of her shell, great outfit showing her assets,
but smiles too much. Simon: "You naughty little thing." And I agree, who cares
about her singing.

Chris: (with almost no hair): Sang "Don’t Let the Sun Get you Cryin’"
Thought he sounded good, but seems to lose it in on the "personality" side.

Stephanie: Sang "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me." Good song, just
off a bit. Something is missing in terms of performance.

Blake:  Sang "Time of the Season," complete with Paula dancing. I
think Randy is screwed in the head, and so was Paula, because they both liked
him.  I thought he was okay, in a "Dancing Robot" kind of way, but how do
you turn that into a concert act?

LeKisha: Sang "Diamonds are Forever." It was a horrible dress, but she
still has a great voice. She doesn’t have the stage presence as the singer, and
I can’t believe our Fox affiliate is having problems with their feed right now.

Phil: (The Bald Dude): Sang "Tobacco Road."  Still the best so
far out of the dudes, but man, he can’t pull off the bald look. Maybe he just
tried too hard for Simon.

Jordin: Sang "I Who Have Nothing."  Unless Melinda blows everyone
out of the water, Jordin is turning into the person to beat. She has the voice,
and the looks, and the attitude, to put herself into Kelly Clarkson mode.

Sanjaya: Sang "You Really Got Me." What the hell was with the crying
girl in the audience? Simon has a look on his face like "Oh my ‘f’-ing God. What
the hell was that?" Paula and Randy seemed to like him because he ran around the
stage, but he sounded like crap on my TV.  VOTE FOR SANJAYA!

Gina: Sang "Paint it Black."  Lose about 15 pounds and she could
turn into the Pat Benatar of 2007. She’s not a pop-idol and needs to follow the
Chris Daughtry road, getting out of the "American Idol" mold. Simon misses her
potential this week, I think, but in the end she’s not for this show.

Chris (with bushy hair): Sang "She’s Not There."  A good voice
but is just missing the stage presence to put him into the next league. He’s
trying, but it’s not natural.

Melinda: Sang "As Long as He Needs Me."  She has the killer
voice, and great stage presence, but, isn’t an "American Idol" personality. 
Doesn’t matter, she will be a force to be reckoned with in the R&B movement.

I’ve gotten through a couple of more time in my voting for Sanjaya while I
was typing this blog, so we’ll see what happens in keeping him along.  In
any case "American Idol" has gotten boring this year, at least for the singing. 
Right now, thanks for Sanjaya.  We’ll see if he is safe in the results show
tomorrow.

In any case, always keep voting for your "American Idol." It’s kind of like
living in Chicago where you vote early, and you vote often.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

By:

The Dude on the Right
Sanjaya is safe!  Sanjaya is safe!  The movement has begun, and sure,
the dude is only 17, and maybe it’s sort of cruel to keep him around, but he did
audition for "American Idol" and the judges let him get into the top 24, but
most of everyone wonders why he is still on the show.  He is the focus of
the Vote for the Worst website, Howard Stern is working to rally his troops to
vote for him next week, and if Gina or Jordin don’t win, I’m all aboard the
Sanjaya train.  But

this podcast isn’t all about Sanjaya, I’ve also got my Paula Abdul clips of
the week, and since the NCAA tournament has started, I treat you to my picking
magic and the Southern Illinois Salukis getting to the Final Four.

If that
weren’t enough I received an e-mail saying I could get a degree because of my
life experience.  I don’t think I trust it because the subject was "yuor
ceirdt crad has been seespunpd."  For some reason I don’t think the offer
is legit, but maybe I should call the phone number anyway.  I’ve already
got an Aerospace Engineering degree, why not shoot for another one?

Thanks for listening and your comments.

That’s it for this one!  I’m The Dude on the Right!!  L8R!!!

By:

The Dude on the Right
So the final twelve got their truly first taste of "Holy shit, I might win
American Idol?!?", and it’s not looking good for any of the dudes, but it
looks like Simon has figured out who would be the money-maker if only she would
sing better.  Here’s my take on last night’s singing, on Diana Ross
night…

Brandon: Not a good start for the dudes. He seemed rushed, or
the band seemed to playing the song too fast for him. Then he blew it when he
couldn’t recover after his pelvic thrusting.

Melinda: She was great, but she needs to drop a few pounds to get into
a different league.

Chris (with hair): Ruined a beautiful song by trying to do a new
arrangement.

Gina: I think she did a decent version and is in a weird league on the
show being the "rocker-chick."

Sanjaya: He was fantastic in his Sanjaya way and

so deserves to stay, just so we can see Simon pull his hair out.

Haley: Boring but nice legs. I think Simon is secretly rooting for her
to pull it together because of most of the contestants she has the look to pull
off the pop-idol career.

Phil: So far he was the best of the dudes, but still nothing special,
and doesn’t have a pop-idol look.

Lekisha: Great voice, in that Motown style of way.

Blake: Why do these dudes think they need to "update" these songs, and
then suck at it?

Stephanie: She just seemed okay, nothing special.

Chris (with less hair): He was just bad.

Jordin: She sounded and looked great.  She’s the closest to
having the entire idol package.

Looks like the competition is between Melinda, Lekisha, and Jordin, with Gina
tossed in as a wild card if only because she is the exact opposite of that trio. 
None of the dudes are close to the girls at this point, but I’m still throwing
my hat in Sanjaya’s corner, just for the shear humor of it.

Who gets booted?  We’ll find out tonight, but from one web site it’s
looking good for Sanjaya sticking around for awhile.  Hooray! 

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

By:

The Dude on the Right
After watching "American
Idol" last week I have a prediction that next season there might be some
changing in how the top twelve finalists are picked, namely that from the "top
24" to the "top twelve" the judges will have a vote for who gets booted, kind of
like how the voting is handled for

"Dancing With the Stars," where the judge’s scores are averaged with the
phone-in vote.  From the looks on Randy, Paula, and Simon’s faces, they did
not seemed pleased with everyone who made it to the top twelve.

And since I’m
not that pleased with everyone who made it to the top twelve either, and after
listening to

Howard Stern this morning, I am really close to jumping on the
"Vote for the Worst"
bandwagon and pledge my allegiance to

Sanjaya.  As I write this I am even closer to trying to keep Sanjaya
around, especially after witnessing Brandon’s opening number for tonight’s show,
where he forgot the words to the song after his "Elvis Pelvic-Thrust Maneuver." 
I suppose I’ll see how Gina does, since she’s from my neck of the woods, but for
now, as Howard put it, I would love to see Simon pulling out his hair as Sanjaya
gets closer to being our next "American Idol."

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!