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Texannie

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Prisoner, I agree with you about Clay. Seemed like he just phoned it in.
Crazydog, why are we assuming they changed the format just to fit Joshua?

My favs tonite were Kim C, Kim L and Ricky.

Pamy

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Sea!!

Mygetaway

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think this is the right order:

1-866-43657 then add:

01 Josh
02 Trenyce
03 Kim L
04 Corey
05 Carmen
06 Rickey
07 Kim C
08 Reuben
09 Julia
10 CLAY

Ladytex

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks MGA and Crazydog!

Crazydog

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Texannie, I don't like Joshua and I think there's been a conspiracy all along to get him into the finals and advance as far as possible. They made sure he was in by far the weakest of the four semifinal groups. There's been so much Marine this and Marine that stuff shoved down my throat that I just got turned off. Plus I really don't think he's all that.

So I am continuing my conspiracy theory with the fact that it's so convenient that now that war breaks out that they want this patriotic marine to advance even further. He would have sucked it up with the disco show and that's why I think they changed the format. Just my opinion.

Car54

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nope, I still like Josh-tonight when Ryan did the little opening speech about the troops, I could not spot him in the group and I was scared he had been called up for a minute.

Love love love Ruben, loved Rickey, Kim C,

in the middle somewhere: Clay, Corey, Trenyce based on tonight.

Kim L is in my bottom three because she has no energy onstage. She has a beautiful voice, but she just never touches me. Tonight was the best she has done, but still for me...nada. She would be a great studio singer.

Carmen...well you know

Julia..I don't like her..she did better tonight, but I still don't like her..she keeps daring us to not think she can sing...weird energy from this girl.

Hermione69

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Seamonkey, when you get a chance, will you post the AOL poll in another hour or so?

Thanks! :)

Prisonerno6

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Umm...so Crazydog, are you saying the whole bit about changing it to country because Olivia Newton-John (who was there hawking her new tour) was the judge was a lie?

I can see it now, "American Idol: The Movie" written, directed, and produced by Oliver Stone...

(I mean, jeez, I don't like Corey, but I don't think there's this big conspiracy behind how far he's gotten. I just think other people see something in him I don't.)

Hey, wait, I'd like to advance my own conspiracy theory! Julia really has come in last in each of the voting polls, but because Simon likes her abs they change the results and kick someone else out!

Mygetaway

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm not Seamonkey, but I was looking at these anyway...


Clay 38% 11,118 VOTES

Reuben 25% 7,511

Joshua 11% 3,335

Kim C 8% 2,405

Trenyce 6% 1,763

Corey 3% 802

Julia 3% 791

Carmen 3% 775

Kimberly L 2% 592

Rickey 2% 563

Total Votes 6:40ish 29, 645

Hermione69

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Mygetaway! You are awesome!

Crazydog

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Olivia was a non-factor, there was no reason why they needed her anyway.

Hermione69

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 06:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If you check out earlier in the thread, quite a few people here, not just Crazydog, raised their eyebrows at how heavily the genre change favored Joshua.

Dahli

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 07:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I absolutely adore Kim C.- always have from the start and was shocked when she was originally booted out! I think she's great to watch I love the way she sounds and her look is great, just wish (she'd get someone to do her eyebrows properly and) that I could vote! LOL!!

Hummingbird

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 08:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I really like Clay. He's my favorite but he just isn't country. I guess that Brian White song was as close as he wanted to get. Kimberly Locke wasn't country tonight either and several weren't "country rock." I thought the best country performance was by the blonde Kim. I haven't liked her much before, but she was good tonight. I don't think Julia will make it this time. She, Carmen, and Corey are on shakey ground IMO. (Maybe Ricky also)

Hummingbird

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 08:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Joshua has my support for joining the Marines at this critical time and I have to add "God Bless America!" but I just don't see him as the American Idol in the talent department. He just doesn't have that "special something." He makes funny faces and always wears those faded jeans.
They didn't give Clay a chance to receive praise from the other three judges. Randy was standing up after Clay sang. And someone please, give me the name of Olivia Newton-John's plastic surgeon. How old is that woman? She didn't look a day over thirty!

Ace

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 08:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey guys! I'm new here, but I wanted to weigh-in on the Josh and change of genre issue. This is just my opinion, but I'm not inclined to think that it was changed just to benefit him. For one thing, I don't think he was in danger of being voted out this week. I don't see him winning it all, but I also don't see him as one of the bottom three just yet. Also, I don't think that he is a favorite of the judges. Those two reasons alone, would lend to the argument that there was nothing to be gained (for Josh) by changing from disco to country this week.

Anyway, just my two cents...now back to regular programming. :)

Wcv63

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 08:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't know...Simon seemed completely out of his element with this genre. He had no clue what could be considered country rock (although I think they were aiming for country pop).

That said, even though Simon said he didn't see how Clay's song fit into the show, the same could be said for Trenyce, Ricky, and Kimberly Locke.

Actually the only "true" country performances came from Joshua and Carmen. The rest were hybrids. IMO

Clay is still my fav.

Rabbit

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 09:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome Ace and your logic makes sense. Joshua was in no danger tonight. He would have been better off if country were held off until later in the competition.

And I agree WCV63, Kelly Clarkson would not be a top 5 in this years group.

Kellsma

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 09:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It is 9:20 here and I have been able to get a vote in for every contestent except Ruben and Clay. Guess they are the two favorites. Actually, at 9:10, I could vote for any of the others. I think Corey and Rickey were busy once and that was it. I got one in for Ruben with lots of redials and two in for Clay.

Denisec1989

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 09:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What I don't understand is why Simon didn't at least listen to the original singers versions of the songs that were being sung tonight, so he would at least have something to compare to? I understand that he knows nothing about country but at least listen so that you can judge fairly. Or do they don't know what the contestants are singing until it's announced? I work at a country and a rock station and I don't prefer country at all, but I know a lot of the songs

Tabbyking

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 09:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
hooh boy, i thought carmen was totally flat when she sang 'wild angels', and it was for most of the song.
i thought ruben was outstanding (best i have heard him) and am sure it's only coincidence that some people have gone home when they had certain songs!(we talked about that on another thread)... not ruben; "lord, i'm coming home to you", won't be this week, that's for sure!
i expected clay to be hideous from what i read before it aired here. i thought he was wonderful!
i do like a lot of country music but didn't like the song joshua chose. i wish he had done garth's "the dance", one of the best songs ever. i guess it was the 'rock' part that made him choose a faster song, but the lyrics are like rap and just run together. i don't think it was bad enough to send him home, but he is capable of much much better!
most of the others were fairly good, again, with the exception of carmen, who missed a lot of the notes.
i love travis tritt, so i thought the female version of his rough voice (blonde kim) was very good, too.

also, did anyone else think kelly clarkson looked awful when she was on a week or so ago? did she gain weight or were the lopsided clothes just not right? her face looked so different from what i remember last year! she almost looked 'moon-faced'.

gosh,i wish i had a 'pocket clay' to carry around with me...there was a recent "will and grace" where some petite gay male was referred to as a 'pocket gay'. well, gimme a pocket clay!

my area code is 209. i am thinking of getting some extra-large t-shirts and making them into ruben-esque shirts!

Wcv63

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 09:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Rabbit, you wascally wabbit. Just you watch or I'll sic Elmer Fudd on your cottontail and I'll convince Carl Spackler you're a gopher.

Mygetaway

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 09:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
All lines have been open for me too since right after 9. It's kind of weird. I've gotten not one busy signal..

Mygetaway

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 10:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
When you vote, do you base your judgement on all the performances, just the one you're watching that night, or a mix of both?
I kind of mix mine. I usually don't vote for Kim C but thought she did good tonight, so I threw a couple votes her way. (DAHLI, I voted a couple for you too!!) I hope next weeks show gets back on track. I didn't feel like anyone did their best tonight, except for maybe Reuben.. He always sounds pretty good. Kim L needs to work on her breathing some, I noticed that a lot tonight, but I hope she goes another week.

Realmom

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 11:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'll admit country is not my favorite, but I like it okay as long as it isn't too maudlin or twangy. I don't think most of them sang "country rock" tonight, but rather just "country." I'm getting kind of tired of Randy and Paula just loving everyone, and I usually agree more with Simon, but I think he should have tried to acquaint himself with country before judging tonight. I'm guessing that the celebrity judges are always going to have nice things to say to all of them.

My favs tonight were:
1. Ruben (Great song for him, and I'm beginning to think he can sing anything. Anyone else notice he is looking a bit thinnner?)
2. Clay (He's been my favorite every week, but he is running nose to nose with Ruben. I just don't think country is his thing.)
3. Kimberly L. (This is the highest she's been on my list so far, but she just sounded sultry tonight and looked quite relaxed.)
4. Joshua (Well, I mean, country is his type of music and you could tell. He sure sold it.)
5. Rickey (He's growing on me. I thought he sounded great tonight.)

At the bottom:

Corey (I don't think he has a good voice at all. Pitch is always shaky and he seems scared when he sings.)
Trenyce (She's been at the top of my list every week, but she just didn't sound good tonight, and I think she knew it. I think she just doesn't know how to sing country--she looked baffled to me.)
Julia (She always looks so uncomfortable, and her voice is weak. I think she will go this week.)


That leaves Kimberly C. and Carmen. Carmen did better tonight because it was country, but I still don't think she is very good. Kimberly C. has stage presence (and she looks thinner, too), but I just don't care for her voice.