Daughtry Gives Back

Yahoo is reporting that Chris Daughtry joined the likes of Senator Tom Daschle, and Princess Zulu of Zambia to assist students at Manual High School in Denver, Colorado in assembling caregiver kits for World AIDS Day. Click the link to read the story.

Top 8 Results: Um . . . EXCUSE ME!

So, I couldn't do a live blog because Idol came on at 7pm . . . when it always comes on at 8pm . . . UGH!

Anyhoo, I came in when Ms. Sparks was getting her platinum record! Hooray for Jordan! I am very happy for her! Ttown Idol Fan said that she and Chris Brown sounded really good!

When I arrived, Lil David, Rocker David, and The Brooke were sitting on the Couch of Glory!

Up next, The Cuteness and a recap of his little ukulele . . . sooooooo cute! And, of course, he is safe.

Next up, The Comeback Kid (KLC). . . Ryan toys with her a little bit, but she looks confident . . . no "Kristy's Seat" note tonight. As she should be, The Comeback Kid is SAFE!

That leaves The Hotness, Carly, and The Breaker of the Cardinal Rule in the Bottom Three. Carly immediately raises her hand when Ryan teases the commercial with the question "Who has the lowest number of votes?" Not a lot of confidence in tattoo land . . .

Let's skip to the meat . . . Randy thinks that America doesn't really have it right . . and neither does Paula. Simon thinks that he and America are finally seeing eye to eye.

Ryan says that after the nationwide vote, Syesha and Carly are safe . . . um, clearly listening to my ipod for eleventy hours per day has tainted my hearing . . . surely that did not just happen. Ryan tells us that The Hotness has the lowest number of votes . . . But wait, now La Seacrest is reminding us that last year on Idol Gives Back that no one was sent home . . . but this year . . . The Hotness has been eliminated.

Let me just say, I was watching the results with TtownIdolFan, and he was so mad that he turned off the television and slammed the remote down. I cannot possibly express just how cruel La Seacrest was with the teaser that The Hotness could be safe. It was unnecessary! It was just down right mean! Did he wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Did his flat iron have a short? Did he stumble into some unflattering light? What could have possible prompted him to be like that. I realize I shouldn't be so quick to criticize Ms. Seacrest . . . she was probably just reading the script as she was directed, but, I gotta tell ya, it was pretty damned awful.

Hrrrmph! That sucks! The Hotness should have been good on into the Top 5. I'm not happy with America.

Like Allison's sister, LT, I am bitter.

Very, very bitter.

EW Predictions

The columnists over at Entertainment Weekly do a video blog each week about what they want the contestants to sing. All of their picks are interesting, but, none more interesting to me than having Syesha Mercado belt out En Vogue's Free Your Mind. That pick had not even occurred to me, but, to see a snarky attitude laden delivery of the line, "So I'm a sista, buy things with cash, it really doesn't mean that all my credit's bad." I would be one happy camper. What do y'all think. Do we think camera friendly Syesha could pull it off.

"I wear tight clothing, high heel shoes, that really doesn't mean that I'm a prostitute!".

Sorry, I just had to bust out with one more fierce line.

Word.

Inspirational Week (Ugh!) What should the Top 8 Sing?

Ok, as you can tell from the parenthetical ugh in the title, I'm not the biggest fan of inspirational week. . . . That's not to say that an amazing performance of a Whitney or Celine Olympic Theme can't reduce me to a puddle of mushy goo . . . it can. I'm a big cheese ball. However, more often than not, we get subpar perofrmances that leave me wishing for Michael Johns to be singing blues to me . . . er,um, sorry. They just leave me wanting more. Anyway, that being said, I think we do have a very talented and smart final 8. I thought about song choices while running on the treadmill yesterday, and here is what I have come up with. . . Keep in mind that "Inspirational/Life Anthem" songs is a very subjective theme.

Jason Castro - Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)

Brooke White - Streets of Philadelphia (Bruce)/Hands (Jewel)

Syesha Mercado - Hero (Y'all know she is going to pick a Mariah song)/Greatest Love of All/One Moment in Time (Whitney)

Kristy Lee Cook - I Hope You Dance (Lee Ann Womack)/Amazing Grace (Surely not)

David Cook - One (U2)/ Everybody Hurts REM

David Archuletta - One (U2) - A poster on Idol Forums noted that this was the song he most wanted to sing on idol. . . . Or You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban)

Michael Johns - Don't Stop Believin (Journey)

Carly Smithson - Sisters Are Doin It For Themselves (Aretha/Annie)/Angel (Sarah M.)
** Someone on Idol Forums suggested that Carly sing "Angel" acapella. Interesting idea . . . front runner/eliminated . . . could go either way.

What do y'all think.

Idol Rewind: What did the Idols Sing Last Year for Idol Gives Back?

So, I went a searchin on the internets to see if I could find what the AI6 Idols sang for Idol Gives Back Week. One of the posters over at Idol Forum posted this list.

Blake Lewis - "Imagine"
Chris Richardson - "If I Could Change The World"
Jordin Sparks - "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Lakisha Jones - "I Believe"
Melinda Doolittle - "There Will Come A Day"
Phil Stacey - "The Change"


Also, in that post, they noted that the theme was "Inspirational Songs (Life Anthems). I'm gonna post a little later about what I hope/think the AI7 Idols will sing. What do y'all think?