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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 5:44 pm
I guess everyone thinks the board is still down. I'll come back later and try to make a recap if no one else shows up.
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Amy
Member
07-10-2002
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 5:47 pm
I checked in to see what was happening on the show but no one was here.
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Longbeachbbfan
Member
08-17-2005
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 5:50 pm
Watching, I'd like to know.
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Dovez
Member
08-27-2005
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 5:53 pm
<-----me too, me too
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Mush
Member
09-09-2002
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 5:54 pm
I'd like a recap, too!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 5:55 pm
I only took brief notes and only Melinda has to perform her last song before it's over and then I'll try to give you the run down as best I can. Just know it won't be as good as when people are doing it as the show is on. 
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 5:56 pm
Also.... they all sang 3 songs. First was judge's choice, 2nd was producer's choice, and last was their choice.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 6:23 pm
The show is great, it's like a title fight with every round getting better and better. If it hasn't shown in your part of the country yet, make sure to watch it.
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Yoda
Member
08-11-2005
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 6:27 pm
Would love to recap but I'm busy voting for Jordin. They all sang okay although I didn't care for Blake. Randy thinks the girls will advance, Paula wouldn't say and Simon thinks Melinda should advance.
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 6:28 pm
Melinda was on tonight but I still would love to see a Jordon / Blake finale just because I think they will bring originality.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 6:45 pm
Same with me, Dfng. Melinda sings wonderfully. There is no doubt about that. I just love Blake because he brings an originality to Idol I've never seen before and I would enjoy WATCHING him perform as well as listen to him. Melinda did up her game and showed way more edge than before and she dressed younger which she really needed to do. To me, Jordin and Blake are the ones who can really have a long career and do something with themselves unlike any other Idol has. I will give a recap, but I need to go back and vote for Blake to get him through (I hope!) because my DD called and I just got back to here since she called. If I can't get through, I'll do the recap and then go back to voting. 
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 6:57 pm
My head says Melinda but my heart says Jordin. Blake's second song was fantastic.
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Carlpsmom
Member
01-03-2004
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 7:01 pm
I didn't watch. lol Forgot all about it. What all did they sing?
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 7:06 pm
Now see I bring a different perspective. I said for many weeks that much as I personally don't enjoy Blake as much as the girls I credited him with the most originality. BUT over the last few weeks he started looking more and more like a "one trick pony." Where the girls, especially Melinda, pushed themselves farther and showed more creativity and style, Blake TO ME showed less and less. I think tonight Melinda removed my concerns of projecting personality. She has kicked butt not just tonight but the last few weeks. I think she has by far the best voice of all of them. Now that she added stage presence, personality, showed fun both in performing and great humor in interviews, I really think she has what it takes to be the winner. And I truly questioned that before beyond liking her voice. So more than anyone I want her in the finals. I think I'd like to see Jordin next to her. But to be fair she has really been falling behind her earlier performances the last few weeks. She has vocally been off. My guess is the fact she is only 17 may be catching up a bit with her. But win or lose this thing, I have no doubt she will get a record deal and do well. But I think she would benefit from a bit of good training. And a real stylist not the Idol one. My biggest disappointment tonight was I don't ever recall the hometown visits being this short and uninspiring. Usually they are such big todo's, but it seemed like itsy bitsy snippets tonight. And it was hard to see what size crowd was there etc. Usually that is an Idol highlight, but it lacked the usual WOW factor to me tonight. Well must go back to voting for Melinda. Anyone else having phone problems??? I dial and it just stops more than not. No busy, no message, just nothing. WTF???
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 7:09 pm
Painting my new house and misssed the show. #'s plesae so I can vote for Melinda!!!
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 7:15 pm
Sugar... I was going to be mean and just give you Blake's number. Mean but it would have been funny if you voted for him Sorry, I don't have Melinda's
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 7:16 pm
I'm pretty sure you can get the numbers at fox.com
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 7:18 pm
I do....here you go Sugar. I'm having best luck w/06. 1 866/ 43657 03 06 09 The paint will be there later!!!! Vote you little fingers off please. And am sure you can find the performances on You tube shortly lol. Congrats on the house btw!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 7:46 pm
Numbers for Jordin: 1-866-436-5701 1-866-436-5704 1-866-436-5707 Numbers for Blake: 1-866-436-5702 1-866-436-5705 1-866-436-5708 Numbers for Melinda: 1-866-436-5703 1-866-436-5706 1-866-436-5709
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Dfng, yep that would have been mean (and just a teeny tiny bit funny). Thanks Lurknomore and Jimmer. Voting my fingers to the bone (and I am Rubenesque) for Melinda!!! Family room now a lovely blue instead of sickly purple. Main bath now has coat 1 of yellow chiffon instead of one of those dark beige nuetrals. Kitchen, poor kitchen, has one sad little area the Cheese and Macoroni orange, (the cheese in the blue box that kids love) not the pretty tangelo color from the paint chip. This will of course change asap. Back to Melinda Voting.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 8:21 pm
Sugar, maybe you can fix it with a color wash over it??? I became a HUGE fan of color washing when I did my old place (the one the greedy landlord sold out from under me when I was renting that I loved and planned to live in for years). I used a lovely peach, if I remember it was one part paint to dang forget if it was 2 or 3 parts water. I used fake butter containers to measure, practiced on cardboard, but it's sooo easy. You just wipe brush sort of in X's but with a twist/twirl now and again. And keep a dry brush handy to wipe. It makes it look soooo dreamy and textured. But maybe you could add some white, yellow, or maybe better a darker tangerine and water and brush it on top. Bet it would be a nice look and save some of your hard work! I'm bummed I dialed until the battery on my dying phone keeled. I have it in charging now. Hope they are leaving the lines open longer I wasn't paying attn at the time lol. But hope to get back to dialing soon too!
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 8:28 pm
I'm bummed. I can't get through on Blakes numbers. I hope that is a good sign
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 8:34 pm
Ok, sorry it's taken me so long to get back here, but I was voting! I know the show has started on the west coast, but I'll put what I can as far as a recap for those who missed the show. First up was Jordin. Simon picked a song called "Wishing on A Star" for her. I didn't recognize it. I thought she sounded good. I can't remember all the outfits she wore tonight, but I do recall they didn't dress her as "frumpy" as they have in the past. Randy - Wow! Very good. Hot! Paula - Beautiful job. Good start to the show. Simon - You sang brilliantly but I didn't like the jazzy version. I prefer the "pure" original version. Just didn't like this arrangement. Blake - Paula picked the song "Roxanne" by the Police for him. I liked it and thought he did a good job. Randy - Great performance. It was hot. Paula - You did me proud. I loved it. Simon - Wasn't earth shattering. Wasn't great, just good. You're no Sting. Melinda - I Believe In You and Me by Whitney Houston picked by Randy. She sang beautifully. Randy - Hot. Blew it out of the park. Paula - Fantastic. Best performance this season. Simon - Best in the last 4 weeks. Round 1 goes to Melinda. They commented on giving her the Whitney song, even though Randy always says to never do Whitney because he wanted to see if she could rise to the occasion and she did it and blew it out of the park. Simon also commented on it being a difficult song to sing and she did it.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 8:44 pm
Round 2! Producers Choice Jordin - Works Hard for the Money Randy - Very nicely done. That was hot, too! Paula - You really worked hard for the money on that one! Fantastic Simon - Laughing at what Paula said and called it "her joke." Very good arrangement. Very good vocal but not his favorite of hers. Blake - This Love by Maroon 5. I liked this a lot.. he did a tiny bit of beat boxing, not much. Randy - You know what's cool about that? That's the kind of song you should do when you make a record. Paula - I think she said something about him showing what kind of artist he is... or maybe she said that on his last song, not sure! She said he was having a very good night. Simon - Preferred the first song, but it was good. Melinda - Not <Nut> Bush City Limits (I think!) by Ike and Tina Turner. She really rose to the occasion and I like when she sings w/some edge. She looked much younger in what she wore tonight, too. Randy - Great! Perfect! Paula - We love you. We love you. We love you. Simon - I like that side of you. Another brilliant performance. Ryan asked who they thought took this round. Randy said Melinda and Simon said it was a tie.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 8:46 pm
I've been getting busy signals for about 45 minutes, maybe it is too late to vote anymore in the CST or maybe the lines are busy as show is over on west coast. Thanks Lurknomore, I think we may try to make it a litte earther shade, maybe add or bit of brown or some spicy shade. I may try that with your color washing technique.
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