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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 1:09 am
Voting is done here (no idea when the show airs in Alaska/Hawai'i etc so don't know when their voting closes.) LaKisha is now in third place above Blake, Melinda and Chris. Still statistically only Jordin is safe.
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Amy
Member
07-10-2002
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 2:06 am
I wonder how accurate dialidol will be because of the 2 different phone numbers for each contestant.
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Sourweedjm
Member
04-06-2007
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 4:49 am
Jordan was Fantastic! I have never cried during an Idol performance but I did when she sang.As I stated before I believe she is the total package!
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 4:49 am
I actually liked Lakisha singing 'I Believe' better than I liked Fantasia singing it, because I find it hard to understand Fantasia's lyrics at times and it detracts for me. (Though I am a Fantasia fan and wanted her to win her season.) If I had been Blake, I would have sung "Imagine" without being accompanied. I cannot hear that song without hearing John Lennon. I don't think Melinda has "it". But Jordin sure does!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 5:29 am
i am glad the judges loved Jordin cause I just didn't like her rendition of the song. I love her and that song, but it just didn't work for me.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 5:37 am
Keldogg, I agree with you. I was at work, so I was mainly listening to them sing and not watching them. I thought Melinda was fabulous last night. Lakisha was wonderful. But Jordin screeched and shouted through her song. I did not understand why the judges said she was the best. But my ears must be wrong compared to what everyone else is saying. My dd did agree with me, though.
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Kittystj
Member
08-10-2001
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 5:56 am
I agree, Jordin is great. Best singer since Clay Aiken.
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Hobbs
Member
08-05-2002
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 6:46 am
Jordin was great! I always think of Jerry Lewis singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" at the end of his MDF telethons. He was always in tears and had trouble getting through it. It is such an emotional song. The thought that kept going through my mind last night during the show was, "I really don't care." I'll leave it at that.
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Kittystj
Member
08-10-2001
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 6:53 am
Just one thing. If this is "Idols give back" why can't we just have past idols singing? Kelly, Clay, Ruben, Fantasia etc. I for one won't be watching tomorrow. I will tape and FF to just a few singers. Wonder why no mention of the fact that Clay was in Afghanistan with UNICEF. Having the old idols sing means more to me than the people listed (apart from Kelly and Carrie)
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 7:07 am
I totally agree with you, Kittystj
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 7:15 am
I wasn't impressed with Jordin last night. I thought she was shrill throughout the song. But since I like her so much I will give it a pass. I thought Lakisha was underwhelming. I think she has lost a lot of confidence since the start of the season. Maybe at the beginning she really didn't think she had a chance of winning it so she put it all on the line...these days she seems to be trying to be "safe" and it is coming across as underconfident. I think she is in jeopardy. Melinda was great vocally, but I just don't think she has much charisma. She seems like a really nice lady and all but I only care while she's singing...once the song is over that's all there is for me. (I know that sounds weird but hopefully it will make sense.) I love Phil so hope that he keeps going, although I don't think he is the winner this season. Blake shows no emotion when he's singing. He could be singing the phone book for all the effort he has exerted in the last few weeks. And Chris who?
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Hobbs
Member
08-05-2002
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 7:25 am
It looks like this whole thing is a Bono put together charity organization, ONE. I think he is honest and trust worthy. Unlike lots of celebrities, he puts his money where his mouth is. I would think that if it is his charity, he would make sure as much of the money gets where it is needed.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 7:39 am
Oh my gosh, I had tears running down my face during some of the pieces they showed of the children. It will break your heart. We forget sometimes how fortunate we are that we have more than enough to eat...I can't even imagine what the parents of those children go through everyday when their babies are going hungry.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 7:47 am
Unfortunately today, I heard some co-workers say they didn't vote for Blake because of his song choice. They didn't like a song that starts with "Imagine there's no Heaven...", so their beliefs wouldn't let them vote. I told my cousin that that might be a problem, when we were watching him perform.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 7:52 am
I'm still not on the Melinda bandwagon, but wouldn't put her in bottom 3 either last night. bottom 3 (based on last night's show only): Lakisha (she's going home) Chris R. Blake
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 7:54 am
ONE: ONE is a coalition of 2 million people and over 70 non-profit, advocacy and humanitarian organizations. ONE was founded by 11 of America's most well-known and respected aid groups: Bread for the World, CARE, DATA, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam America, Plan USA, Save the Children US, World Concern, and World Vision. For the complete list of all coalition partners, please visit our partners page. ONE is supported by Americans from every state, different ages, many religions and all walks of life, including such notable people as: Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Pat Robertson, Kate Hudson, Rick Warren, Jamie Foxx, Jars of Clay, Penelope Cruz, Dave Matthews, Salma Hayek, George Clooney, Bill Gates and many, many others
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 8:10 am
and me ... 
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 8:17 am
me too
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 8:37 am
I figure Phil is going home since nobody has said that he is...LOL!
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Jhonise
Member
07-10-2003
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 9:03 am
I may have missed it, but did Ryan mention which country (or countries) they visited in Africa? Just wondering.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 9:20 am
Here's what I see now: DialIdol Rank Contestant Score 1 Jordin Sparks - 25.23 2-6 (B3) Phil Stacey - 21.58 2-6 (B3) Lakisha Jones - 20.65 2-6 (B3) Blake Lewis - 20.54 2-6 (B3) Melinda Doolittle - 20.11 2-6 (B3) Chris Richardson 18.1 I thought everyone did pretty well last night. I do think Melinda did the best last night. I voted for 1 1/2 hr. for Lakisha. I probably wouldn't have voted if Newscorp wasn't donating. I do really want Lakisha to stay. I think she is wonderful. I'd be happy if any of them win though except Chris. He didn't sound as bad as usual to me last night. I did check dial idol to see if I should switch to voting for Jordin. I have only voted once or a few times ever until last night.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 9:28 am
I thought Jordin was sharp on almost every high note last night and I thought she was going to get hammered by the judges. I believe she has become The Chosen One now--the narrative is going to be that Jordin (shock! surprise!) has now surpassed Melinda's brilliance! Reason not to love Jordin's performance: this immediately post-9/11 performance on the Emmy Awards. Note: high notes don't have to make one's ears bleed, and when an aged singer who has lost her fast ball can out-sing you....well...that's just sad. Lakisha: It's unfair to compare you to Fantasia, if only because there's no way you could measure up. I used to love you and I thought you might win this thing. What happened? I just didn't care enough about anybody else's performance last night to bother to comment.
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Zadeira
Member
10-03-2006
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 9:49 am
just goes to show everyone hears things differently. I certainly still don't get the judges fawning over Chris. His style annoys the heck out of me. And my favorite two of the night were Phil and Jordin. I thought the start of Jordin's song was a bit off, but I did not find it screechy. I loved the high notes and thought she did a great job. And Phil is finally stepping up his game!
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 10:21 am
I though Melinda was hands down the best, her voice is incrediable. Phil was good. Jordin hit some bad notes last night, but is overall a very good singer. Lakisha has given one great performance, her 1st, the song from Dreamgirls. I think she is a one level performer, I haven't seen any variety from her at all. Chris and Blake are interchangeable, but I dislike Blake more. Chris wasn't bad last night. I was never a Fantasia fan, her diction is deplorable. Although I do think her Summertime was one of Idols best moments. When I did fundraising for the United Way, .91 cents of each dollar went to the charities. Sadly, many charities have more fat than cat, about .60 cents to the cause and the rest in overhead. I think the Jerry Lewis MDA group was one of the worst as far as $ to the charity at one time. This may have changed, hope so. People do need to remember that there is a cost to running a charity so some of the $ will go to that.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 10:26 am
Has anyone else noticed that there seem to be only 4 corporate sponsors? I think Idol expected more, Ryan certainly shopped for sponsors during the show. I don't think they will raise as much $ as they thought they would. Semi surprised that Simon, Randy, Paula and Ryan haven't indicated any sort of a pledge. I also would rather see previous Idol contestants on the show than the current lineup for tonight. I may be the wreck last years finale was, I thought it was horrible with all the guest performers stealing the thunder. Really hated whoever it was that sang with Elliot.
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