The alert reader of previous blogs will detect that I really wanted Lacey Brown out of "American Idol." Now she is and I feel silly about it. After her interview with reporters today, I realize there's much that I like about her.

Lots of times, no-surprise is a really good thing. That was the case tonight, when "American Idol" voters sent Lacey Brown home.

I was still recovering from last week -- (see a couple blogs back) -- when Lilly Scott and Katelyn Epperly were wrongly ousted. This time, there was no such shock. Lacey seems like a nice kid with a great hair stylist, but that still doesn't make her tour-worthy or top-10-worthy. Here are a few of my other comments; please add yours: