Ok, first things first.  The Capitals won.  WOOOHOOO!  The Capitals….WON!!  This is very exciting.  Now we get to play the Pens…which is also very exciting.  The Hubby is growing his play-off charity beard which is getting a little annoying….but I don’t even care about that.  The Capitals won.  This new goalie, Varlamov, is 21 years old.  He just turned 21 on Monday.  He’s amazing.  And he saved the series for us.  Rock the Red, people.  Rock the Red.  This town is a hockey town again and I love it.

Back to American Idol.  We’re down to five.  The fab five.  This week the kiddies are singing tunes from the Rat Pack.  Nice.  I love these songs….but then, anything is better than disco.  Ryan has a nice black suit on with a nice black tie.  Randy is wearing a grey cardigan, Kara is donning the turquoise, Paula looks like a big red bow on a Christmas present and Simon is going a little crazy with a slate grey t-shirt.  The kiddies are all wearing suits….except for Red of course, who has a cute little dress on.  The mystery this week was centered around who their mentor would be, since obviously Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford are all dead.  Which Kermit Kris delicately pointed out to everybody.  So….after some pretty stupid editing trying to make the thing all suspenseful, we find out that it’s Jamie Fox.  Ok.  I get that.  He sings…and he’s actually pretty good.  And he’s a performer, so he’ll understand this.  Maybe a slightly little bit more than, oh say….Quentin Tarantino.

Kermit Kris is singing first.  He picked ‘The Way You Look Tonight’.  Jamie loved him and wants to do a record together.  That was nice….but I don’t think he was being nice….I think he was being serious.  The performance is beautiful.  And he’s adorable.  Randy thought it was a great song, his best performance.  Kara said he set the technical standard very high and he has great diction and phrasing.  Paula thinks he has transitioned well to a handsome sophisticated gentleman (as opposed to shopping in the woman’s department).  Simon thinks the performance was a little bit wet.  And I have absolutely no idea what that means….must be a British thing.  Then he compared Kris to a well-trained spaniel.  AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….Paula wishes….I think he liked it, but I’m not totally sure.  I am totally sure that Kris is totally safe.

Red is singing next and we get to find out that she just turned 17.  Doesn’t somebody always have a birthday on this show?  So she picked ‘Someone to Watch Over Me’, which is a lovely song.  Jamie said, you’re too young to be in love so you must be talking about your family, sing to them.  That was some great advice, which I think Red took to heart.  It’s a very pretty performance, a perfect last note.  I really liked it.  Randy said he thought this would be tough for her, but he thinks she looks like Britney Murphy and sounds like Pink with about 9,000 more octaves to her voice.  HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA.  So, I guess that means he liked it.  Kara says she’s not nervous for Red anymore, it was a gut-wrenching deep emotional performance.  Really Kara?  Gut-wrenching?  Paula says Red has an innocent sensibility, both alluring and very tender.  Simon says I don’t think you believe you can win….I have a horrible feeling you could be in trouble.  I get what he’s saying, I do.  But I like her.  Seacrest suggests she get a little ego.  Great….tell that to a 17 year old.  Like throwing gas on a flame.

Dumbo is up after the break.  He’s excited about this week, he thinks it’s his wheelhouse.  He’s got his cute little hat on and he picked ‘My Funny Valentine’.  Jamie didn’t say anything and then he did.  He suggested Dumbo sing it in a lower key, which I think was a good call.  He’s sitting on a stool, center stage.  It’s very nice.  But not the best so far and not the best we’re gonna hear tonight, I’m pretty certain.  Randy said you picked one of the hardest songs to sing, it was a little pitchy, 6 out of 10.  Kara says you gotta be the leader of the pack, I don’t think you were emotionally connected to the song.  Paula says she loved everything….and then wiped the drool off her bow.  Simon says he disagrees with…..<suspenseful pause>….Randy.  He thinks Dumbo gave the only believable, authentic performance of the night so far, absolutely brilliant  I think he might change his mind after he hears that back….I think Dumbo will go next.  Just based on popularity.

Ironman is fourth.  He is singing ‘Come Rain or Come Shine’, another nice song.  Jamie got right up in his grill while he was practicing.  <chuckle>  It probably helped him, actually.  He has such a nice tone to his voice and he’s singing this one a little gravelly, which sounds great.  I really liked that.  A good bluesy feel, he built it up.  Nice, very nice.  Randy says you are the only one who can have albums and win.  Wow….you think so, Randy?  The ONLY one?  Kara says he has swag <sigh>…..she called it unbelievable.  Like your English, Kara.  Paula said it was stellar performance.  Simon says you have swagger and confidence, you proved a point with your vocals, your performance was outstanding, he gives props to Ricky for a great arrangement and thanks Jamie for giving the good advice.  Wow….

Last but certainly not least….is Drama.  I still don’t like this guy very much, but it is becoming more and more difficult to say anything bad about him.  Jamie listened to his practice and then goes – ‘Whaaaaaaaaaat?!?’  heehee….then he sings.  He walks down the stairs, commands the stage, blows everybody away with his voice.  That was a showstopper.  Damn damn.  Randy says he knows he sounds like a broken record, but even though he thought it was a little theatrical, Drama is in the zone.  Kara says he shocks and confuses her <big surprise> and then she called it sleazy and superb.  Paula says words cannot describe you, it was better than good, you’re our Michael Phelps.  <shaking my head>  Simon thinks that Randy complaining about it being too theatrical is like complaining that a cow moos.  Winning is important, and you want to win.  Best entrance so far.  He tells Ryan he can’t use those stairs anymore.  HAHAHAHAHAHA….yeah, right?

So anyway….I think Dumbo will go, but it could be Red.  I think Danny boy and Dramadama will be in the finals….maybe.  Could be Kris and Drama….but right at this exact moment, I think it will be Danny.

Later gators,

Heather