It’s the final three….we are dangerously close to being done with the whole shebang this season….<sigh>.  I’ll try to keep it together.  Seacrest comes out in a nice black suit and tie.  He announces that tonight is the show’s 300^th episode.  He refers to the kiddies as the three amigos.  Huh.  Randy is wearing a navy blue striped shirt and blue glasses.  Kara has some weird boxy gray thing on, while Paula is all glitz and glamour.  And here’s Simon in his white t-shirt and chest hair.  Drama, Kermit and Ironman went home over the weekend.  We get to see all that nonsense during the vote-off show.  The boys are singing two songs tonight – one that the judge’s pick for them and one they pick for themselves.  So let’s get started.

Ironman is up first.  Paula picked his song for him – Dance Little Sister by Terence Trent D’arby.  I don’t think I’ve heard this song before….but at least Danny boy has a great voice.  I don’t think I’ve heard this song and I don’t like it…..he sounds angry.  Randy says you have a lotta energy, that was dope.  Kara says that song hit the money spot with your voice, but the dancing was too gyrating.  <quizzical look>  What?  Paula says, well I’m a choreographer and I think the dancing was great.  Oh….oh ho ho ho….MEOW.  Paula being catty with Kara…this will be an awesome night.  Simon called the dancing desperate and then says he thinks it was the wrong song.  Paula is trying to say something and Simon won’t let her talk…in fact, it looks like he’s choking her….hehehehe….now they are distracting Ryan with their antics.  Since the cameras won’t show any of it, we just got a lot of sideways glances from Ryan and Danny boy chuckling.  Apparently Paula was hitting Simon.  Oh boy.  This WILL be an awesome night.

Kara and Randy picked the song for Kermit – Apologize, by One Republic.  I hope your remember that Archie sang this with the actual band.  I hope you also remember that Ryan, the lead singer, totally blew him out of the water.  This is a great song though…I love it.  Kermy is playing the piano, just like Ryan does.  It was pretty good, but he couldn’t really hit the high notes and he didn’t change it at all….pretty good but not as good.  The girls love him though.  Randy says this is your kind of song.  Kara says it was a confident performance, but I wish you had made it your own.  Paula like the song, said he hit a loud bum note, she’s proud of him and his artistic license.  Simon is confused by Paula and then he tells Kara that she can’t pick a song for someone and then criticize them for singing it…if she wanted it done differently, she should have changed the arrangement.  He thinks Kara and Randy let him down.  Wow….this is getting totally out of control.

I don’t know if anybody else noticed this but AI was throwing around a lot of numbers last night, more than usual.  Writing binary code is easier than remembering all these god***n numbers…..

Drama is up next.  Simon picked his song.  Of course.  And he’s singing One (more numbers, great) by U2.  Apparently Simon spoke to Bono personally about permission to use the song.  Nice.  It starts off slow and soft and pretty and then he gets screamy.  But in a good way.  A rocker, on key way.   It was the best so far.  Randy says you’re still in the zone, hottest, a really talented guy.  Kara says you’re a strategist and then gives Drama all the credit for changing the arrangement….even though Simon JUST SAID that he did that.  <frustrated sigh>  I hate her so much.  Pay ATTENTION!!  Paula tells Simon to stop gloating, one brilliant song, one superb performance, one American idol.  Wow….if people were able to jinx other people, I would think these guys were giving it their best shot.  Simon says it was a brilliant song choice <chuckle>, and then he says if you’re not in the finals, it will be one of the biggest upsets ever.  Are they building this up on purpose?  For all of you conspiracy theorists out there….are they making sure he’s not locked into an AI contract?

Ok, intermission time and Seacrest talks about Idol Gives Back.  Over the past two years they have raised over $140 million for charity and whatnot.  They didn’t do a charity show this year, did they?  Huh, bad economy….I guess.  Anyhoo, Carrie Underwood is in Angola.  That’s in Africa.  She’s telling us about the kiddies dying of malaria and how mosquito nets can save them.  This is very depressing.  Depressing that over 3,000 kids die a day from something that is so preventable…

Ok, <sniff>, time for the second round of singing now that I could totally care less who wins this show….Ironman picked ‘You Are So Beautiful’ by Joe Cocker.  Ok.  He’s sitting center stage, in a spot light.  It’s nice and soft at the start, and then he brings it up, and then back down for a nice quiet sweet finish.  This was sooooooo much better than the first song.  This is the Danny everybody fell in love with, the heart broken widow.  Randy says you can really really really sing.  Good job Randy.  Kara calls it stunning.  Paula says you left us breathless, magic, infusing something, blah blah blah, not making any sense, you nailed it.  Simon says he loved the song, not the arrangement, but it was a vocal master class.  And without a break –

We’re on to Kermit.  He picked Heartless by Kanye West.  What a weird pick, right?  He’s singing with his acoustic guitar.  And that’s it.  Practically a capella.  And that was actually……….really good.  Wow, this is gonna be a tough choice.  Randy calls it the toughest voting choice ever, better than the original, in it to win it.  Kara called him bold, brave, fearless and perfect.  Paula calls him the bravest artist for singing about Simon, keeps you relevant, bravo.  Simon says after the lame first song choice he had pretty much written Kris off, but that has totally changed.  Oh boy…..

And last but certainly not least, Dramadama is singing Aerosmith – Crying.  He’s got his punk outfit on, which is cool.  I think this is what he prefers.  The backup singing sounds too loud in the beginning, but nobody can sing over Drama when he starts to scream.  I actually….did not like this as much…..I don’t know why.  This guy is certainly talented.  But the screamy thing doesn’t always work every time.  Randy calls him one of the best, most charismatic contestants, you should be a rock star.  Kara is puzzled, who hits those notes and can still talk the next day?  Paula talks about frequent flyer miles and says see you next week.  Simon says he’s not gonna suck up, the show is about finding a star and people should vote for you because you deserve it based on talent.  And then Drama was very humble, saying anything could happen.  Very good Drama, nice and humble.  You needed that to get some of the judge’s slobber off of you.

Honestly, nobody choked.  The judges’ picks were worthless.  The kiddies picked the better songs tonight.  I have no idea who it’s going to.  Absolutely no idea. 

And that is pretty cool. 

Later gators,

Heather

p.s. Game 7 against the Pens tonight, the Caps are playing at home.  It’s win, or go home.  And we must beat them…..because I cannot STAND the Pens.  Please everybody, think positive thoughts about Washington hockey tonight….