Last night 4 contestants were voted off.
They started with the guys, they had the back row stand up, and then there were two standing... Jason Yaeger and Danny Noriega. I thought for a second... maybe Danny will finally go home, but that wasn't the case.
Then the women's turn, Alexandrea Lushington and Amanda Overmyer were the only two standing. I was thinking that Amanda has been pretty bad of late, and she looked hideous, but then they said Alexendrea was voted off... it wasn't a big surprise for me even though I would have thought that Amanda Overmyer would have been picked over her, Alexandrea's performance over the past two weeks was worse in my opinion - slightly. Then they go down to the bottom row of women and the final two standing were Kady Malloy and Alaina Whittaker, not much of a surprise for those two as on www.dialidol.com had them listed right on the bottom. However, I didn't think that it would have been Alaina over Kady. I liked Kady initially, but she has not really been living up to my expecations and Alaina has been doing somewhat well. Oh, well.
The guys are up again and this time it's down to Luke Menard and Robbie Carrico. Luke Menard, I thought for sure would be the one to go home (and according to dialidol was on the bottom, however they claim they predicted correctly as they gave all the guys a 2-10 placing, only David A was given the top spot). Robbie Carrico went home... I guess I was a little surprised that it wasn't Danny or Luke, but he would've been my next option.
Until next week. Go Guys!!!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
American Idol: Top 10 Girls
The top 10 ladies in order of how I liked them:
1) Brooke White (she was the best of the night and I think the judges thought so too)
2) Carly Smithson (just a great performer and singer)
3) Ramiele Malubay (I don't think the judges liked her much, but I thought she sounded great)
4) Kristy Lee Cook (Great improvement over last week, and did a good job)
5) Syesha Mercado (Pretty good, a few pitch problems)
6) Alaina Whitaker (Okay, but pitchy)
7) Amanda Overmeyer (got bad reviews, I thought the beginning was good, but just got worse)
8) Alexandrea Lushington (kinda week for me)
9) Kady Malloy (Just didn't have it, received the worst reviews)
10) Asia'h Epherson (Randy and Paula loved her, but the beginning minute was horrible and she only sounded good at the last 10 seconds of her song)
These are just my opinion, and I also feel that the men belted out better performances this week than the ladies.
My overall favorites are still Brooke White, Carly Smithson, and Ramiele Malubay. I still like Alaina, and even though Kristy Lee Cook improved this week, I'm not sure I'm a fan (I hope she sticks with the country though, it's her sound).
1) Brooke White (she was the best of the night and I think the judges thought so too)
2) Carly Smithson (just a great performer and singer)
3) Ramiele Malubay (I don't think the judges liked her much, but I thought she sounded great)
4) Kristy Lee Cook (Great improvement over last week, and did a good job)
5) Syesha Mercado (Pretty good, a few pitch problems)
6) Alaina Whitaker (Okay, but pitchy)
7) Amanda Overmeyer (got bad reviews, I thought the beginning was good, but just got worse)
8) Alexandrea Lushington (kinda week for me)
9) Kady Malloy (Just didn't have it, received the worst reviews)
10) Asia'h Epherson (Randy and Paula loved her, but the beginning minute was horrible and she only sounded good at the last 10 seconds of her song)
These are just my opinion, and I also feel that the men belted out better performances this week than the ladies.
My overall favorites are still Brooke White, Carly Smithson, and Ramiele Malubay. I still like Alaina, and even though Kristy Lee Cook improved this week, I'm not sure I'm a fan (I hope she sticks with the country though, it's her sound).
Movies I've Recently Seen
The Good:
No Reservations - Funny, well-acted, romantic comedy.
3:10 to Yuma - Guns-a-blazing with Russel Crowe and Christian Bale. Awesome movie.
Rescue Dawn - Interesting POW type war story, also with Christian Bale.
The Okay:
Balls of Fury - funny movie about ping-pong deathmatches.
The Hunting Party - Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, I guess I expected a little more.
Rush Hour 3 - funny in parts, but ridiculous in others. Action was great as usual.
The Bad:
Good Luck Chuck - Horrible. It wasn't just the acting, it was the lack of a plot and crudeness.
The Heartbreak Kid - Terrible. Not quite as crude as Good Luck Chuck, but nearly there. Just stupid storyline.
No Reservations - Funny, well-acted, romantic comedy.
3:10 to Yuma - Guns-a-blazing with Russel Crowe and Christian Bale. Awesome movie.
Rescue Dawn - Interesting POW type war story, also with Christian Bale.
The Okay:
Balls of Fury - funny movie about ping-pong deathmatches.
The Hunting Party - Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, I guess I expected a little more.
Rush Hour 3 - funny in parts, but ridiculous in others. Action was great as usual.
The Bad:
Good Luck Chuck - Horrible. It wasn't just the acting, it was the lack of a plot and crudeness.
The Heartbreak Kid - Terrible. Not quite as crude as Good Luck Chuck, but nearly there. Just stupid storyline.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
American Idol: Top 10 Guys
Again, the men prove why this is supposed to be one of the best group of American Idol contestants ever. Except my least favorite of the week guys, everyone stepped up their game this week.
In my view this weeks top performers are:
1) David Archiletta (Last performer to go, had the crowd going wild, Paula was crying, and he got excellent reviews from the judges, basically perfect 10's)
2) David Cook (received pretty good reviews from the judges probably an 8 or 9)
3) David Hernandez (he went 6th and Simon said he was best of the night)
4) Chikeze (Excellent reviews from the judges)
5) Michael Johns (okay reviews, but I thought he did well)
Jason Yaeger probably got the worst reviews from the judges and Robbie Carrico wasn't given too high of reviews either. Jason Castro and Luke Menard got mixed reviews. I also didn't like Danny Noriega, but I think Luke Menard and Jason Yeager are in jeopardy on Thursday. This is my second week listing Luke Menard and Jason Yaeger near the bottom and I'm sure that either one or both of them will go this week.
In my view this weeks top performers are:
1) David Archiletta (Last performer to go, had the crowd going wild, Paula was crying, and he got excellent reviews from the judges, basically perfect 10's)
2) David Cook (received pretty good reviews from the judges probably an 8 or 9)
3) David Hernandez (he went 6th and Simon said he was best of the night)
4) Chikeze (Excellent reviews from the judges)
5) Michael Johns (okay reviews, but I thought he did well)
Jason Yaeger probably got the worst reviews from the judges and Robbie Carrico wasn't given too high of reviews either. Jason Castro and Luke Menard got mixed reviews. I also didn't like Danny Noriega, but I think Luke Menard and Jason Yeager are in jeopardy on Thursday. This is my second week listing Luke Menard and Jason Yaeger near the bottom and I'm sure that either one or both of them will go this week.
Why do we have crosses in church?
I've always wondered this: Why are crosses always displayed so predominately in church? Do we need some sort of image to remind us that Jesus died for our sins.
EXODUS 20:4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol [or graven image] in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below."
HEBREWS 12:2 "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
The cross was the method used to torture of our Lord Jesus Christ. I understand that the cross that many wear (if you're not Catholic) is empty and has been said to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus rahter than some sort of worhsipping device. The cross itself is shameful and was used for killing.
Are we partaking in Idolatry to display a cross or wear a cross? Think about it. We don't need an image of the cross, an image of Jesus, or any other engraven image as the pagans did, or a Christmas Tree to remind us of Jesus and His gift to us.
EXODUS 20:4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol [or graven image] in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below."
HEBREWS 12:2 "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
The cross was the method used to torture of our Lord Jesus Christ. I understand that the cross that many wear (if you're not Catholic) is empty and has been said to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus rahter than some sort of worhsipping device. The cross itself is shameful and was used for killing.
Are we partaking in Idolatry to display a cross or wear a cross? Think about it. We don't need an image of the cross, an image of Jesus, or any other engraven image as the pagans did, or a Christmas Tree to remind us of Jesus and His gift to us.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
American Idol: Elimination show from 24 to 20
12 guys and 12 girls performed on Tuesday and Wednesday and tonight 2 guys and 2 girls are going away. I already made my predictions in my previous blog of who I thought would be eliminated and why, let's just see how accurate that is.
The show starts and first I have to listen to all of them sing together... I guess this is just to drag it out a little longer into a full hour. I guess it would be too easy to just say, "you 2 girls... GO HOME, you two guys... GO HOME!"
Commercial time - Man, these vitamin water commercials are CrAzY!!! Where do they come up with those things? I also don't think that the show "UnHitched" looks all that interesting.
I guess I forgot about that other David (Hernandez)... he wasn't half bad, now that I think about it. Immediately, they call up Garrett Haley and just tell him he's done... just like that. BAM!!! Now, I have to listen to the horrible song that got him eliminated in the first place. I was right with this one. I really can't see how this guy made it and Josiah Leming didn't. WOW!!!
Ladies turn... "After the Break".
Going through last nights performances and the judges comments, I personally didn't think that the Asia'h chick was the best of the night as Simon said... I personally don't hear her voice selling any CD's. The call up Kristy Lee Cook, and I'm surprised she was not voted off, but I was not surprised about Amy Davis... at all. We listen to her sing, and yep it was just as bad as I remember.
Yeah... we get to watch Paula Abdul... again. I guess I didn't have to watch her on the superbowl pre-game show, but I did, and she's outdated to me. Even her outfit looks like the one from her old music videos... you remember the one with the cartoon cat. Her sound is kinda new though.
Joanne and Amanda were called up and one of them are going home, which means the rest of the women are safe and none of the others will be going home. I thought that Amanda was bad, but thinking back to Joanne's performance, she was kind of (as Simon would say) "forgettable". I personally thought that Amanda Overmyer slurred her words and didn't sound well, but she had the better reviews from the judges. Yep, Joanna has been voted off. I don't think she was that great, but there were a few worse than her that's for sure. Her performance however was forgettable and people forgot to vote for her. I guess I just like the song she sang, "I sing a little prayer for you," probably cuz I'm a fan of "My Best Friends Wedding," and her rendition definitely sounded better than Amanda's slurring and yelling. However, I was wrong about who would get voted off on this one.
It's back to the guys, and they called up Chikeze and Colton. I thought there would be an off-chance that Chikeze might creep in there, so I'm thinking he may be the one to go... wow... no Colton. In my book he was good... let's listen to his song again... or no, we'll watch their "journey" to the top 24 first. Listening to his song, I guess he wasn't top 4 guys like I thought, but it wasn't that bad... maybe votefortheworst.com had a little bit of a pull on keeping Danny alive... who knows?
That's the end. Joanna Borgella and Amy Davis are the two ladies voted off. Colton Berry and Garrett Haley are the two boys voted off. I guess I didn't think Joanna and Colton were all that bad, but I guess America did. 20 left and still my favorites Brook White and Michael Johns are still in it, and I like David Cook, Jason Castro, and Carly Smithson ... so until next week.
The show starts and first I have to listen to all of them sing together... I guess this is just to drag it out a little longer into a full hour. I guess it would be too easy to just say, "you 2 girls... GO HOME, you two guys... GO HOME!"
Commercial time - Man, these vitamin water commercials are CrAzY!!! Where do they come up with those things? I also don't think that the show "UnHitched" looks all that interesting.
I guess I forgot about that other David (Hernandez)... he wasn't half bad, now that I think about it. Immediately, they call up Garrett Haley and just tell him he's done... just like that. BAM!!! Now, I have to listen to the horrible song that got him eliminated in the first place. I was right with this one. I really can't see how this guy made it and Josiah Leming didn't. WOW!!!
Ladies turn... "After the Break".
Going through last nights performances and the judges comments, I personally didn't think that the Asia'h chick was the best of the night as Simon said... I personally don't hear her voice selling any CD's. The call up Kristy Lee Cook, and I'm surprised she was not voted off, but I was not surprised about Amy Davis... at all. We listen to her sing, and yep it was just as bad as I remember.
Yeah... we get to watch Paula Abdul... again. I guess I didn't have to watch her on the superbowl pre-game show, but I did, and she's outdated to me. Even her outfit looks like the one from her old music videos... you remember the one with the cartoon cat. Her sound is kinda new though.
Joanne and Amanda were called up and one of them are going home, which means the rest of the women are safe and none of the others will be going home. I thought that Amanda was bad, but thinking back to Joanne's performance, she was kind of (as Simon would say) "forgettable". I personally thought that Amanda Overmyer slurred her words and didn't sound well, but she had the better reviews from the judges. Yep, Joanna has been voted off. I don't think she was that great, but there were a few worse than her that's for sure. Her performance however was forgettable and people forgot to vote for her. I guess I just like the song she sang, "I sing a little prayer for you," probably cuz I'm a fan of "My Best Friends Wedding," and her rendition definitely sounded better than Amanda's slurring and yelling. However, I was wrong about who would get voted off on this one.
It's back to the guys, and they called up Chikeze and Colton. I thought there would be an off-chance that Chikeze might creep in there, so I'm thinking he may be the one to go... wow... no Colton. In my book he was good... let's listen to his song again... or no, we'll watch their "journey" to the top 24 first. Listening to his song, I guess he wasn't top 4 guys like I thought, but it wasn't that bad... maybe votefortheworst.com had a little bit of a pull on keeping Danny alive... who knows?
That's the end. Joanna Borgella and Amy Davis are the two ladies voted off. Colton Berry and Garrett Haley are the two boys voted off. I guess I didn't think Joanna and Colton were all that bad, but I guess America did. 20 left and still my favorites Brook White and Michael Johns are still in it, and I like David Cook, Jason Castro, and Carly Smithson ... so until next week.
More American Idol - The Top 24
Two nights ago the 12 guys gave their performances in front of the judges. Last night the ladies performed. The judges said that there were more talented women than men, but I think that even though there were four women I liked and four men, that the men were actually better sounding than the women. The four men whose performance I liked were Michael Johns, Jason Castro, Robbie Carrico, and David Cook. The four best women were Alaina Whitaker, Brooke White, Carly Smithson, and Ramiele Malubay. As a whole there were 6 men who did well as I think that David Archuleta and Colton Berry also were good, but as for the ladies none of the others really stood out in my mind. The judges must have been hearing something I couldn't as they loved Amanda Overmyer (the rocker), which didn't really pronounce her words but slurred them, and Alexandrea Lushington who they said "had it" was off on my ears. For the most part I had agreed with Simon on most occasions and I was surprised that he said the girls were better than the guys because I can only count 3 women he had good remarks about, but he said there were 4 great girls... hmmm?
I think that out of the guys the worst performances were Danny Noriega, Garret Haley, Jason Yaeger, and Luke Menard. I think that Danny Noriega will probably get the spunky votes like last years Sanjaya and won't get voted off. I actually think that the two bottom vote receivers will be Garraet Haley and Jason Yaeger, just my opinion although Chikeze may slip in there somehow. It still surprises me how any of these 4 or 5 guys made it over Josiah Leming (MTV Article), but that's life, and he seems to be taking it well.
As for the worst women performances, I have to say that Amy Davis was really bad. I didn't like Amanda Overmyer, Kristy Lee Cook (even though she's from Oregon), and I wasn't too sure about Asia'h or Alexandrea as their voices didn't sound that great to me even though I don't think either of them will be voted off tonight. I think Amy Davis and Kristy Lee Cook will be the most likely to be voted off tonight as they were pretty off. If VFTW (Vote For The Worst) has any pull, Amy Davis may stick around, but I find it unlikely.
Who were your faves and who were your least?
I think that out of the guys the worst performances were Danny Noriega, Garret Haley, Jason Yaeger, and Luke Menard. I think that Danny Noriega will probably get the spunky votes like last years Sanjaya and won't get voted off. I actually think that the two bottom vote receivers will be Garraet Haley and Jason Yaeger, just my opinion although Chikeze may slip in there somehow. It still surprises me how any of these 4 or 5 guys made it over Josiah Leming (MTV Article), but that's life, and he seems to be taking it well.
As for the worst women performances, I have to say that Amy Davis was really bad. I didn't like Amanda Overmyer, Kristy Lee Cook (even though she's from Oregon), and I wasn't too sure about Asia'h or Alexandrea as their voices didn't sound that great to me even though I don't think either of them will be voted off tonight. I think Amy Davis and Kristy Lee Cook will be the most likely to be voted off tonight as they were pretty off. If VFTW (Vote For The Worst) has any pull, Amy Davis may stick around, but I find it unlikely.
Who were your faves and who were your least?
Monday, February 18, 2008
American Idol? Anyone?
Yah, yah... I went from talking about football to American Idol. I'm actually into this season as all my other shows, such as Chuck, Heroes, and Grey's Anatomy are not on the air right now due to this whole writers strike BS, so I got into American Idol.
I really liked that Josiah guy... he's a talented kid, but he had a big head and thought that he needed to rewrite the song instead of just trying to sing it. Needless to say, he didn't make it, but I found some of his videos on Youtube and his MySpace page (if you don't know who he is). Of the people still in it, I really like Brooke White and a few others like Michael Johns. Who do you guys like?
I really liked that Josiah guy... he's a talented kid, but he had a big head and thought that he needed to rewrite the song instead of just trying to sing it. Needless to say, he didn't make it, but I found some of his videos on Youtube and his MySpace page (if you don't know who he is). Of the people still in it, I really like Brooke White and a few others like Michael Johns. Who do you guys like?
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