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Max
Member
08-12-2000
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 10:35 pm
YEAH! I don't think Scott's performance last night was the worst, but I'm stil glad to see him go. Sorry, I'm just not a fan of his voice or his personality. Did you notice that when Anthony was told to sit on the couch and people cheered, he said, "It's not over yet," whereas when Scott was told to sit on the couch, he did his little victory thing? I was laughing at that point 'cause I figured they'd pull a switch on them. After all, Ryan never said those two little magic words, "you're safe." I think Anthony will be next to go unless Bo, Vonzell, or Carrie really screws up next week. He's just not on the same performance plane as they are. Right now, my top two favorites are Bo and Vonzell. Carrie is good, too, though. If they aren't the final three, I will be very surprised. Then, whoever ends up in the top two will really depend on their last performances. Bo was great tonight on "Bridge over Troubled Water"! Scott sounded good on that, too (see, I'm not completely cold-hearted about him). The harmony piece with Carrie, Vonzell, and Anthony didn't work for me, though. Just didn't mesh well. What was with the flowers for Randy and Simon? Nothing for Paula? Or did I miss it?
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 10:41 pm
Max, the flowers were actually for Paula, but Randy and Simon intercepted them. It was a very nice gesture for a lovely woman.
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 10:52 pm
I just love me my Bo Boy. There just can't be a God when I'm an older woman, much older, and a hunk like Bo comes along. There is NO justice in this world. Seriously, I tried to get in for more than 3 hours last night and never got one call in for Bo. I'd bet the farm that he got wayyyy more votes than anyone else. Oh, and BTW, BYE BYE Scotty
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Max
Member
08-12-2000
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 10:58 pm
Ah, that makes more sense, Tish. Thanks. At first, I thought they must be for Paula with all the bad press she's getting lately and the stress that must be putting on her. Then when Randy and Simon took them, I was confused. 
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 4:48 am
For Tishala
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 5:00 am
What is with Bo and those glasses??? Not a fan of Scott's but I thought his performance was better than Anthony's.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 5:25 am
HOORAY FOR ANTHONY!!!!! I must admit they suckered me at the beginning. I was bootie dancing all around the living room thinking Anthony was safe. I am so glad he is still in the running. If he goes home next week I will be sad, but at least he beat Scott. Yahoooooooooo
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 5:46 am
I read in today's paper that www.votefortheworst.com got so many hits Tuesday night, almost 200,000, that it "shut down" the site.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:29 am
Yes, Lexie, I read that too. Also, that the enormous amount of hits crashed a server that housed sites in addition to votefortheworst.com. They say they will be back, on a dedicated server (for better or worse, I guess...). I just saw Scott on L.A. Fox morning show - he was humble and happy to have been a part of everything, looking forward to their summer tour. No chest-thumping.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:55 am
Wow - I would love to see him act humble. That's what I could never get past with him - his attitude. I realized the huge difference (no pun intended either!) when I saw Ruben on the expose about Paula. He had such a sweet, nice attitude, you enjoyed him whether he was your favorite or not. He was always just so gracious about it all. Made a big difference for me then and still does.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:58 am
Terolyn I was fooled too! Anthony was smarter about it than I was! LOL I was so busy celebrating, I had to watch later to see him telling Scott to chill. They weren't safe! LOL I somehow missed how the flowers were for Paula and the guys took them. It seemed like they took them right to the guys and it was a joke on all of them since it would be assumed they would be for her. I was waiting for them to give some to Paula! lol
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 10:19 am
Watch..my husband cracked up at me, he was sure Anthony was a goner and Scott would stay. I told him it was not nice to fool with Mother Nature.... He fixed his own Breakfast again today....
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 10:55 am
Maybe the girls gave the flowers to the guys because they are CoreyClarking them?
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 11:08 am
6115,1057715_3||266575_0_,00.html,Scott Free On ''American Idol,'' the Ohio player makes dreams come true — for the thousands of readers who couldn't stand to hear him sing by Michael Slezak EGO TRIP Scott's arrogance might have caused voters to send him packing Maybe pride really does goeth before a fall. After boldly stating during his Tuesday-night postperformance interview that he needed to start selecting his songs for next week — and then misguidedly thinking Ryan Seacrest had told him he was safe during Wednesday's results show — Scott Savol got a rude awakening from American Idol viewers, who gave him the lowest number of votes among the final five contestants. Was that a collective sigh of relief from EW.com readers we heard around 9:29pm EDT? Indeed, while many of you noted that Scott's performance of ''On Broadway'' was his best in weeks — and certainly no worse than Anthony Fedorov's abysmal ''Poison Ivy'' — our message boards reflected a feverish desire to see Scott eliminated, mixed with concern that either Anthony or Vonzell Solomon would get the ax instead. Apparently, Scott also felt that the others were more likely to be rejected. When Seacrest sent the surly Ohio native from center stage to sit on the couch alongside A-Fed, Scott looked to the sky, blew a kiss, and thanked God. What he failed to realize, though, was that the Idol host never said he was safe, and in fact, Scott and Anthony were the week's bottom two. Debbie in Glen Burnie correctly predicted the outcome, arguing that while Anthony isn't good enough to win the competition, this week was Scott's turn to go home. ''His sad stories have carried him far enough,'' she said, referring to the contestant's early-season revelation that his father never thought he'd succeed as a singer. Many readers said their goodwill toward Scott evaporated when he began mouthing off to Simon and giving hostile looks to the judges' panel whenever they offered him a critique. ''Even though Scott's singing makes my ears hurt and my dogs howl,'' wrote Miztaz, ''it's his crummy attitude that really hacks me off.'' Ohiogal027, meanwhile, said Scott's vocals were all the reason she needed to root against him. ''Singing like Scott on national TV should be illegal,'' she wrote. ''Heck, it should be illegal in your own home!'' GaryRSA probably wouldn't argue against that opinion, but he was secretly rooting for Scott anyway: ''There is a perverse part of me that wants to see Scott Savol win it all, if only to watch his inevitable and atomically spectacular fall from grace. I get giddy just thinking about it.'' A few of you, however, felt the big guy on the Idol campus genuinely earned another week in the competition. ''There were many weeks Scott should have been the one to go, but this is not one of them,'' wrote Ally. ''He showed personality and performed well.'' One conspiracy theory popular with readers was that the votefortheworst.com website had played a role in Scott's success to date. A less accepted idea was that Simon's prediction last week that Scott would be eliminated had created a groundswell of sympathy votes for him. Joe, in fact, thought the irascible British judge toned down his anti-Scott rhetoric on Tuesday ''in hopes he would not set off [another] backlash.'' If Scott had somehow managed to avoid elimination this week, most EW readers were worried Anthony (who gave a much-improved performance during the results show) or Vonzell would pay the price, driving some to drastic measures. Joe said he voted an estimated 650 times for A-Fed, but Joe had nothing on VA Fan, who racked up more than 1,000 votes for the Eastern European singing sensation. ''I could complete and redial a call in 7.5 seconds,'' VA Fan wrote, ''so you do the math. I did get 60-100 busy signals though.'' One reader theorized that Simon worked on Vonzell's behalf on Tuesday by warning her fans that she was potentially at risk of elimination. ''Do you remember when he told Jasmine Trias that all of Hawaii had better vote for her?'' asked We Love The Vonz. ''They did. I love and support Vonzell and hope her people called in last night!'' One such person, Laverne, did exactly that, but not for the reasons you might expect. ''I never vote, but I voted for [Vonzell] last night,'' she wrote. ''Why? She sang well. But she looked incredible. I live for the way that brown dress fit her, the hair and makeup. Flawless! What's wrong with a little glamour?'' Absolutely nothing. And Baby V was certainly in fine vocal form during the group rendition of ''Bridge Over Troubled Water'' on Wednesday. My only question: How come Ryan Seacrest attributed the song to Michael W. Smith when everyone knows that it's Simon and Garfunkel who sang it first — and best?
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 11:33 am
He fixed his own Breakfast again today.... Bwahahahahaha!!! You crack me up!!! Maybe now that he can't vote for Scott, he might get fed in the morning. LOL!!!
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 11:49 am
We will have to see, he is still on probation.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 11:57 am
I wondered why Seacrest attributed the song to Michael W. Smith too! You know, Scott does have a beautiful voice on a certain type of song. If he could get that enormous chip off his shoulder he might have had a better chance (other than his lack of expression which I attributed to his poor attitude). I'm certain he will get some kind of "pick up" from somewhere to sing after AI...and maybe he will make something of his life if only for his cute little boy, whom he truly seems to adore. In the meantime I'm glad he's gone. It was painful to watch him every week. And I guess I'm weird but I thought that was the best group performance song that they have done. Bo sang beautifully as did Scott.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 12:06 pm
I think Scott has a good future ahead of him as studio performer, doing backups. he just does not have the personality to be out front and center on a stage, he has the vocals but not the personality to succeed.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 12:08 pm
I think that Scott will someday be the Chairman of the Republican Party.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 12:10 pm
He'll be that voice you hear singing on commercials about baby-back ribs.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 1:57 pm
I liked Scott, I thought he was the one person learning and improving. He had that big set back in confidence after his past was revealed. He ws looking better, he picked good songs for himself, he was on key more often than some others I can mention. I did not take his act as over confidence, but as joking about his image. I guess things can be in the ear of the beholder as well as the eye. Singing in commercials or in backgrounds is a lucrative fields and nothing to sneeze at. From what it seems to be, it will be a step up for him and a chance to do something he loves. I wish him well, as I always wish the departing people with a few exceptions.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 1:59 pm
I agree Sadies, I said it seriously. I think he would be very successful as a studio artist.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 3:08 pm
Actually, I was serious about the Republican Party.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 3:31 pm
Scott looks to me more like the REAL axe murderer. Bwahahahahaha!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 6:45 pm
My only question: How come Ryan Seacrest attributed the song to Michael W. Smith when everyone knows that it's Simon and Garfunkel who sang it first — and best? i always wondered that about dolly parton's "i will always love you" which so many people give credit to whitney houston for....people were shocked when i knew the words (if not the new tune!) when whitney came out with it for 'the bodyguard'. a lot of people thought it was a new song. i still have my old dolly record (not vinyl, record, damn it!) from back in the early 70's. "dolly parton with porter wagoner sitting in".
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