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Bonbonlover
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07-13-2000

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonbonlover a private message Print Post    
Wow now that the save has been used and no longer available, everyone is in danger... The judges are crossing their fingers that Crystal, Lee or Casey don't fall short on an audience vote.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
YAYAYAY!!!!!!!

Someone please remind me that I just swore to the universe and all powers that be that I'll actually vote next week. I haven't been bothering since I felt all my favs were still very safe. I don't have many favs this year. Just Crystal, Casey and Big Mike (I kinda like Lee but he keeps missing the mark a bit for me).

WoW I'm a bit surprised they used it this soon...but very glad! :-)

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
LOL Maris maybe we can start a "don't forget to vote for Big Mike" support group. Anyone else in???!!!

Justfun
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11-08-2005

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justfun a private message Print Post    
Lurk - count me in, for sure! I love Big Mike! I'm very skeptical about the results this week. It may not have been his best performance but he was way better than Aaron or Andrew or Tim!

Carmenv
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04-14-2006

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Carmenv a private message Print Post    
Wow. Shocking. I figured Big Mike for top four or five at the very least. I am SO glad the judges used the save.

I find it hard to believe he had less votes than Tim, Aaron or Andrew. And I'm a fan of Andrew. But...just wow. How Tim is still there is just beyond me. He is a cute kid, and I like his attitude, but he is so far behind the other contestants vocally it is ridiculous.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Wow. There is no way that Mike should have been at or even near the bottom. However, as much as I like him (and I was probably one of the few people who thought he performed well last night) I think it was too early for them to use the save. Tough decision though.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I think that a lot of people assume that certain singers will have a lot of votes so they might cast their votes to someone they think needs it and then the more popular one, ends up with the short end of the stick.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
A sad reminder to those not believing that Aaron, Tim or Andrew got more votes. Look at the demographic. The average age here is adultish lol (kindest I could come up with). I know a big Idol dialing night for me is about 15 minutes. How long do the tweens sit and dial and text for?? Those guys can't sing for BLEEP (self mod lol), but they got the cute young look. Think the tweens are voting based on singing chops??

Hopefully tonight's vote will wake up all the other grown ups out there and drive us to our phones next week!

Just, glad to have ya on board! Don't forget, one of the most important functions of this group is to make sure I vote, so next week feel free to yell at me BIG time lolol!!!

ETA just look at last years outcome. Anyone here really think that Kris out sang/performed Adam Lambert? But he was All-American cuter, no? Of course Adam is proving 2nd may be the better place to come in with Idol...all the exposure, non of the horrid contractual BS!

Carmenv
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04-14-2006

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Carmenv a private message Print Post    
That is funny, Lurknomore, but I was just about to post that this was probably how Kris Allen won last season. Not that I don't enjoy Kris, because I do, but...those tweens were voting like crazy for him is my guess.

Justfun
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11-08-2005

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justfun a private message Print Post    
Lurk - I was saying to someone else...just listen to those girls cheer for Tim. That's exactly who is voting for him. Too bad it's b/c he's cute, not b/c he's better than everyone else. I guess this just supports that AI is a popularity contest, not talent. Unfortunate, but true.

I loved Ruben in Season 2. He fell into the bottom 2 ONE time and that was all it took. So, maybe this will shake up Big Mike's fans.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 7:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I just don't get who is voting for Aaron. That's the person I thought should really be going home. As it is, glad they didn't send anyone home at all if it had to be Big Mike. I would even have been ok with Andrew going but not Big Mike!

Jgalt
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02-17-2009

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 8:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jgalt a private message Print Post    
I don't think Mike is an outstanding singer. He's a wonderful singer, but not the best of these nine. Saying that, there were a couple who should have gone tonight instead of Mike, I agree the teeny bopper vote is working here.

Laneesmom
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05-12-2005

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 8:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Laneesmom a private message Print Post    
I agree Jgalt. Mike bores me....

Jag2000
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07-01-2009

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jag2000 a private message Print Post    
I think that Kris Allen won last year because of
the fact that Adam Lambert was gay and did not get a lot of the Christian Right votes from the
South because they did not support Adam's life style and the image he projected. I was really shocked that Mike got the least amount of votes
and I sure as heck am going to vote for him next
week....I just felt that he, Crystal, and Casey
did not need my votes to stay. It is going to be
tough to decide who I will vote for if it is Casey and Crystal in the end. I don't think that
Mike will win but there are a few others that
should go home before him.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 9:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Mike did not sound that great last night, I thought he was pressing. Having said that, he has had some great performances up to now and should not have gone home.

I think final 3 will be Casey, Crystal and Lee. I also think Lee will win it all.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 9:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
NY, while I'm not 100% sure who I think should win yet, so far I would agree that Big Mike currently isn't my pic for the win. BUT I think he definitely should be in the top 4 or 5 and there are many others still in there that he is FAR superior to.

Jag, I think both our points likely contributed to why Adam didn't win last year. Between the tweens preferring Kris and the gay factor, I think that added up to 2nd. But as I said in an earlier post, I no longer am sure winning the show is in the best career interest of many contestants. For all their talk of staying true to the winner, seems they push out outdated Clive Davis crap and then the Idol has to work for years to reinvent themselves, while many who have come in top 5 had far better success doing their own thing (ie Adam, Clay Aiken, Dougherty, Jennifer Hudson etc). I'm not convinced they would have been as successful as they are now if they won and had to release the crap 19 makes them do. Look what they did to Taylor Hicks. They took away all the soul and the harp that made him unique to mass market him and it didn't work, which is a shame as I really enjoyed his style. I went to see him in concert a year or so after Idol and his voice was great but the songs were just awful and he only played the harp once. Sigh. Ditto Ruben Studdard. Such potential and they had him release trash. He's still trying to find his way back and he's another one I loved.

So because my favorite is Crystal, I'm honestly not sure I want her to win. 2nd might be better for her career. But at the end I really hope it boils down to a final group of her, Casey, Big Mike, and if he ever pulls it all together maybe Lee. IMHO they are in a different league than the rest of this bunch. And I really don't want to see say Aaron or Tim leave after any of those, because it will be based on looks and crushes, not talent!!!

Landileigh
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07-29-2002

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 12:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
funny, i voted over and over for kris allen because that is the kind of album i would buy. the kind of singer that i would listen to. which i have bought, and which i do listen to. i could handle adam's screeching, nor can i handle Siobhan's. but Crystal (even though I am biased per knowing her) I would buy her albums.

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 3:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
Total waste of the save.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 3:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
This is just my opinion, but I didn't see the judges using the save as a way of saving Mike. I saw it as a strategy to make there be a better chance of getting rid of Tim next week.

I find Mike to be mediocre. I think the final 3 deserve to be Crystal, Casey and Lee.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 3:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Funny, Landileigh, I voted for Kris for the same reason, and I enjoy listening to his album. While I can admire Adam's talent, I can't stand listening to him (in fact, the one performance I bought of his I deleted after listening to it for a few times). I'm the same way about Siobahn. While I think Mike is very talented, and I'm glad he was saved last night, I don't listen to his type of music. I would listen to Crystal's, Lee's, or Casey's.

I wish people would realize the different people have different musical tastes, and just might vote based on what they like, not because someone's cute or the other one's gay or because they're a tween. Taste is subjective. Just because someone doesn't agree with yours doesn't make them wrong and you right.

Mack
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07-22-2002

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 4:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mack a private message Print Post    
We've taken some time to warm to this group. Our favorites now are the same as Naja's and think the winner will come from Crystal, Casey, or Lee. On a personal level we like Mike, he seems like a really decent guy. I won't go as far as to say it was a waste of the save but we're not particularly fond of the "save" as it is so no big deal. Better to get it out of the way and get on with getting the field reduced down to the true finalists.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 5:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Lol, Mike is not my fave for the win, but I do like him and thought his Eleanor Rigby was hot; I was on the same page as Kara with that. He's a true artist and will have a career after this is all over no matter what. I'd place him about 4th or 5th, along with Siobhan. I think it will be Crystal for the win, with Lee second and Casey third.

I am not entirely sure Crystal would deserve the win because I don't think she's the strongest one there and has been sort of overhyped. But she is charismatic and there is something to be said for that. Just singing is not enough. That's why I don't mind to terribly that Tim is still there. He's not awful, he sings rather nicely, but not with a lot of flourishes. He's a teeny bopper type in the classic mode. Nothing wrong with that, it's about selling records, not winning the biggest operatic vocal contest. As much as I appreciate great vocals I rarely listen to musicians just for the vocals and can't really take the diva types like Celine Dion.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 6:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Totally agree with your second paragraph Prisonero6

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 6:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Well said Prisonero6!

Smokey
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07-08-2003

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Smokey a private message Print Post    
Me, too, Prisoner. That's exactly how I feel.

I really like Big Mike and he will definitely have a career most likely in R & B. He's not my favorite to win, either. But, I still really like him.

Tim is getting all the young girls who are the Jason Beiber fans (is that his name?). I've seen him lately on a couple different shows and I don't get what all the hype is about. I think Tim will fit well in that demographic. And, they sell records. Lots and lots of them. I guess that's what this show is all about.

I love Crystal and Kasey and Lee. I appreciate Siobhan, but not for the win. I love her individuality.