I am just very glad the contestants on American Idol tonight were not required to sing Jennifer Lopez songs.  A very weak night of performances.  I think the playing field is pretty wide open at this point.

Melinda Doolittle- B+ – So good that she is boring.  She looked very Dreamgirl-ish and did a pretty good job.

Lakisha Jones- D -  I usually like KiKi but I sort of felt like I was watching a funny Youtube clip of a high school reunion where the girl from back in the day had a bit too much to drink during karaoke.

Chris Richardson- D- – Don’t sing a song that was so good and so popular just a few years back. The public will inevitably compare you to that and Chris was not even close to as good as Rob Thomas on ‘Smooth’.

Haley Scarnato- B+ – She continues to improve. I think she got laid by one of the pretty model boys in the club and discovered her sex drive and appeal.  She has a star factor quality to her (ala manufactured Britney). I think she will survive this week.

Phil Stacey- B- – He does a pretty good job when I am not looking at the tv and just listening. I just wish he would dress his age and straighten his hat out.  He gave one of the better performances but I still believe Phil will be in the bottom three tomorrow night.

Jordin Sparks- C+ – Hard for the rhythm to get you when you don’t have any, but JS is very talented and perhaps had the best vocal of the night.  Jordin needs to work on her dancing and movements while singing.  I thought when she got started this would be a lot better than it ended up being.

Blake Lewis- B – Perhaps the biggest kiss up in the competition by singing a song by J-Lo’s husband Marc Anthony.  Blake was easily the worst dressed contestant of the night.  He did a good job but to me he sounds the exact same on every song he sings. He also doesn’t smile while performing. Great song for him and so far the best performance but Sanjaya hasn’t performed yet.

Sanjaya Malakar- A+ – A lil bit more spray gel and a goatee this week. First time he has looked ‘normal’ in a few shows. Oh yeah his singing….I thought he did a really good job.  I honestly think he had the best vocal of the night. Congrats Sanjaya. Now watch him get voted off after a really good performance.

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Front runners LaKisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle and Jordin Sparks continue to be just that on American Idol. Blake Lewis and Chris Richardson were impressive as far as the guys go. Probably the contestant in the most danger tomorrow night will be Haley Scarnato or Phil Stacey.

Blake Lewis- B+ I am not a big Blake fan but I thought he did a pretty good job with the swing classic ‘Mack the Knife’. I thought he had his best fashion style for week. I still believe Blake is the perfect match for Seacrest.

Phil Stacey- A- I am not much of a Phil Stacey fan either but these songs are right up his alley. He did a very impressive job although Randy and Simon seemed to disagree.

Melinda Doolittle- A+ Dr. Doolittle continues to shine and be my favorite. She sang ‘I Got Rhythm’ and Melinda definitely does indeed have rhythm. She is going to be hard to beat.

Chris Richardson- C+ Homeboy Timberlake was a let down this week. I thought he was under appreciated up until this point but tonight he seemed to be over appreciated by the judges in my opinion. I didn’t find it to be horrible but Chris has had better performances.

Jordin Sparks- B+ She is the young prodigy that could shock the world and win American Idol. She reminds me of a young Muhammad Ali (not sure where that came from). They say she is 17 but I think she has a forged birth certificate. She is light years ahead of any 17-year-old I have dated. Her performance was very strong tonight.

Gina Glocksen- D- What the heck was Gina thinking? I think ‘Smile’ is one of my least favorite songs in the world. She tries to be all urban alternative and she came out singing a song by Charlie Chaplin that Michael Jackson covered on HIStory. The tongue ring has to go. Although the rest of her makeover was an upgrade.

Sanjaya Malakar- B- LOL, I am glad I type this as I am watching AI. The pencil thin mustache and white suit about made me fall off the sofa laughing. Not a bad performance by Hairjaya. I found his vocals to be pretty good, he danced with Paula and he pimped a white suit….what could be better than that? He also got a hair cut and straightening job.

Haley Scarnato- B She is either really good or really bad. Tonight she is pretty freaking good. She is good with a cheesy Disney song or classical song. Everything was good about her performance except her green dress which did everything to highlight all that is wrong with her figure…..which isn’t much.

LaKisha Jones- A+ It is a good thing KiKi doesn’t look like Antonella Barba or Haley Scarnato because if she did they would have to cancel the rest of the show. It would be that big of a blowout. It is almost like she is making love to the microphone when she sings. Her stylist deserves a raise as she continues to look more and more the part of a sexy diva each week.

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Chris Sligh was the unlucky contestant on American Idol to be voted off on Wednesday night. The quick-wit Sligh had been a fan favorite early on in the show. He will be remembered for his hair, personality and quirky snap at Simon during one episode.

Chris Sligh again proved that a poor performance that comes early in the show can be fatal, even to someone who hasn’t been in danger yet. He was out of synch on “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic,” and thus became the third of the 12 original finalists eliminated.

Onstage, Sligh was Taylor Hicks without the herky-jerky dance moves and gray hair, but also seemed to lack the ability or desire to cut loose and go for broke like Hicks did. Ultimately, that left his performances too uninspiring to garner the support he needed to advance.

Phil Stacey and Haley Scarnato were the other two singers to join Sligh in the bottom three. Don’t feel sorry for Sligh though, he is very comfortable in front of the camera and with his wits and talent he will end up working somewhere in Hollywood. I can already see him commenting on VH1’s Best Week Ever.

Joke of the year Sanjaya Malakar wasn’t even in the bottom three as the campaign to vote for the worst appears to have gained heavy steam.

More of the usual this week on American Idol. The same ones shined and yet another queer hairstyle from Sanjaya Malakar.  The Bumpwife immediately said that boy needs a therapist. You know I think she is right. She actually use to be in his camp, but her jaw was on the floor with Sanjaya came out to perform last night.  I didn’t like Jordin Sparks performance at all but the judges loved it.

Goods: Melinda Doolittle, Gina Glocksen, LaKisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson

Decents: Chris Sligh, Phil Stacey

Bads: Haley Scarnato, Sanjaya Malakar, Jordin Sparks

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I was a bit distracted trying to watch this week’s episode of American Idol. From what I was able to see I was most impressed by Sanjaya, Haley, Chris and Melinda. The bottom three vote getters this week will be Phil Stacey, Gina Glocksen and Sanjaya Malakar.

ELIMINATION DANGER: Phil Stacey

Melinda Doolittle- A – DooDoo continued to shine as she sang ‘Home’. She is my personal favorite.

LaKisha Jones- C – Everyone wishes they could sing like this girl but tonight was not that impressive to me. Simon was right on with his commentary. It doesn’t matter she will be back next week and is the favorite to win it all.

Stephanie Edwards- B- – She is always overshadowed. I don’t remember much about her performance. She needs some hair.

Haley Scarnato- A- – As Simon said not many people will be talking about her singing today and that is true. I have no clue what she sang because she was teasing the audience with that sexy figure of hers. She has dumped her good girl ‘Disney’ image.

Gina Glocksen- F – Simply the worst female performance of the night. The only thing worse than her singing was her new hairdo. It looked like my sisters Barbie doll after she chopped her hair off with scissors then dipped Barbie’s head in her Kool-Aid. She could also better enunciate her words if she would remove her tongue ring before performing.
Jordin Sparks- A+ – They need to check her birth certificate. She is in the Doolittle, Lakisha category and is going to stay there.

Blake Lewis- C – The cockiest contestant for sure. He was better than last week, but his singing leaves a lot to be desired. More likely to be a music producer.

Chris Richardson- A- – He continues to be the male favorite in my opinion. He seems to get better each week.

Sanjaya Malakar- B+ – WOW! Sanjaya came out loose and sang like a rock star. His performance blew the judges away…as far as where did that come from factor. I believe he will be back.

Phil Stacey- F – Appeared to be very flat and is the most boring contestant remaining.

Chris Sligh- B- – Nice rebound after a sucky singing performance last week. He went in the crowd and seemed a bit inspired.