Adam Lambert near the bottom in "American Idol?" Don't even toy with me on that.
There he was, alongside Matt Giraud in the bottom two. Adam looked calm on the outside; inside, he must have been as upset as I was.
Sure, I know there's a reason for it. Various idiots -- like, well, me (see previous blog) -- keep speculating on who will finish second to Adam this season. People start trying to choose; they assume he'll sail through.
Adam as the second lowest? Sure, and Bill Gates is the second-poorest person in America, Shaq is the second-tiniest, Trump is the second-humblest, George W. is the second-wisest.
Here are a few of my comments; please add yours:
1) It was good to see Allison Iraheta in the top two. She still has nothing to say on any subject (as she reminded us tonight), but she's one terrific singer.
2) Danny Gokey is now the only person who hasn't been near extinction. That means he's the best prospect to finish second to Adam.
3) Sure, I hated to see Matt Giraud go. His instant rise from dueling-piano bars in Kalamazoo to the national stage has been fun to watch. He finished No. 5, just a step behind two Michigan people -- Josh Gracin and LaKisha Jones -- who came in No. 4.
4) It was fun to see the food fight. Besides, now we know these kids are ready to be rock stars; they know how to trash a room.
5) I hope the "Idol" tour has already booked all its stays. After seeing the food fight, I can imagine hotel managers everywhere insisting on a clean-up surcharge.
6) The guys were getting pretty feisty about messing up Allison. She's 17, you know; there must be something about statutory food fights.
7) I'm still trying to figure out Tuesday's comments. Simon Cowell used "wet" as an insult; Paula Abdul used "Michael Phelps" as a compliment. But isn't Michael Phelps the world's wettest star?
8) Natalie Cole and Taylor Hicks were a lot of fun, as expected. And as Cole sang, we were reminded just how good Ricky Minor's band has been.
9) Consider the musical range of Jamie Foxx. He grew up as a classical pianist, plays a classical cellist in his new movie, advised the "Idol" contestants on crooning, then sang in a modern R-&-B dance vibe.
10) Next week is rock 'n' roll week. That could be a problem for Kris Allen, who is best at ballads. It's no problem for Adam, who has already conquered "Satisfaction" and "Born to Be Wild." Then again, nothing much is a problem for Adam, as long as people remember to vote.
With the voting results so skewed in Adams favor, leaving the few remaining votes to be dispersed among the other four, Producers needed to do something to level the playing field, so devised the new voting process (two vote numbers for each contestent), allowing them to juggle the results. I also believe that the stage selection was all prearranged and contestants were all aware, including Adam. It's called manipulation.
eseddon