I remember Bobby Sherman. Could he sing...no....but he was SO cute I bought his 45 (Julie, Julie, Julie do you love me?). And David Cassidy...same thing (I think I love you...but what am I so afraid of?). (Gosh....does David look like his daddy today or what???) I'm really telling my age! Truly enjoying Melinda and Kiki (LaKisha).....love those gospel singers!! Was good to see Tony Bennett too....I have many of his cds and his 80th birthday tribute video..it is great. I was told the other day that you are "Old" if you remember Billy Ray Cyrus in a mullet. That REALLY burst my bubble......I feel 20 inside people!! lololololol Billy Ray wasn't really that long ago...was he?????

Really thought that Lee showed more personality this week in his performance and I just really LIKE him. Love Crystal's voice and she seems to have the kind of old soul to go with the songs she sings. Twinkie and I both were laughing when DiDi did You're No Good. We both kept saying to the tv - well, neither are you! LOL (Doesn't take much to keep us entertained! LOL) Have never thought Andrew was that strong a contender. I like Aaron. Think he is wonderfully talented and especially for his age - really poised and has stage presence. Sioban is so funny. She gets on stage and she's a wild woman. They interview her and she's this little "funny little thing", as Simon called her. She does have a good voice. If it weren't for the Vote for the Worst Idol site, Tim Urban would have gone home weeks ago. My favorites? Crystal, Siobhan, Lee. Casey will probably be in the top 3-4 but I don't know if he should be, or not.

He's not my favourite for sure, but I can't see how David Cook can NOT win. Personality/talent/comfort on the stage combined - there's no one to beat him. I loved Syesha last night. Normally she comes across to me as quite bland and ordinary, despite the fact that she's incredibly talented and has a fantastic voice. There's just nothing different about her, I suppose. Last night, however, she shone. I think Broadway is more her thing that being a pop star. Carly and Jason are my top choices. Carly is just amazing - I love her, but she doesn't seem to have the huge fan base that a few of the others have. Jason doesn't have a huge range, and he's not terribly flexible in his styles, but I think his voice is neat and interesting, and very unique. I love listening to his version of songs. He reminds me a bit of John Denver. David A. is a great singer. I think he'll really be something in, say, 10 years or so. He doesn't seem to have a lot of confidence right now. His voice is very polished and professional, but he never really seems comfortable with himself. I think that'll hold him back. I adore Brooke. She incredibly beautiful, and she seems so sweet. I love her style, too. Very Joni Mitchell. And she is so emotional. I don't think she'll last much longer, though. I think she'll be the one to go tonight. I predict she and Jason will be the bottom 2, but Jason probably has more fans, so he'll last another week or so.

I don't think so, Lydia--AI covers themselves on that respect--if you read the fast-moving stuff at the end of the show, there's a disclaimer that states something to the effect that they don't have to go by the votes. And even so, there is a lot they can do to manipulate the voting. Season 2, being a good example of that, where they were blocking one contestant's votes, while allowing the other's to go through freely. And how do we know if they assign the same number of lines to each candidate? what if they've got 1000 lines accepting Adam's votes, and 3000 for Kris? or vice versa. Who would know? How can the public really know if things are being done fairly and accurately? The older I get, the more clear it becomes that Stalin was right when he said, "he who votes decides nothing, he who counts the votes decides everything".