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Last week Michaela and I ventured down to the E-Center to see if we could get a gander at some of the Idols when they arrived for their concert. We saw them arrive and a few of them came out to say “hey”. Here are some of the pix:

Last night’s Idol results show was great fun. I think along with Allison and Danny, there was a collective national jaw drop when Adam was dragged over to the bottom three. First, let me say that this gimmick of Ryan’s to make the top guy choose which group he belongs in is predictable. Adam should know by now that he should NOT have chosen any sides. That’s the rule, dude. But he chose the group that had Danny and Allison. I was like, WHOA. Is he conceited? Or a jerkwad? Or what? He thinks he is a shoe-in or at least that night he must have thought that. Why would he choose? And then to see Ryan pull him away and say NOPE! Dude, you’re in the bottom three. PRICELESS!! I loved it. The only thing better was when Ryan said he was in the bottom TWO! Yay! Way to make us excited again! A shock elimination would have been even better because there would have been no Judges Save to keep him from leaving. Darn. Anyway, the dust has apparently settled and now the big news is not that Adam almost met his demise but that Danny Gokey was getting fresh with Allison. Seriously? I mean… SERIOUSLY? Yes. The proverbial tongues are wagging today, folks that Danny was doing some bad things with frosting and Allison was the victim of some Gokey douchebaggery. This is probably some of the stupidest stuff I have read yet about this poor man. I think I have the authority to comment about this because as a fellow widow, I have experienced first hand the stigma that goes along with losing one’s spouse. There are looks. There is pity. There is disgust. There is blatant disregard for our feelings. Does it come from everyone? No. But it exists. People are insensitive. Some are down right mean. And with all the crap that goes through your mind when you experience something like this, you are left with the feeling that for the most part, People Suck. What does this have to do with the food fight? Nothing really. But it’s just another example of people jumping on the Bash Danny Bandwagon. He could have totally run away from the food fight like the other girls in the kitchen that day and be declared a wuss. He can’t do anything right. It’s just pathetic. Lest we forget, the first food to be flung wasn’t by Danny. Allison was a willing participant and this whole spectacle was a set up by the Idol producers to be filler for the show. Anyway, this whole thing was stupid. I thought the food fight was funny. The only thing better would have been to see Adam get a face full of cake batter and us hearing him scream like a wee lil’ girl. Oh wait..he does that when he sings. Sarcasm, people!

Kris Allen – The Way You Look Tonight: Kris was very good with this song. I liked his pure vocals. But his being placed first in the line up tonight has him at a disadvantage. The performance was good but not GREAT. While all of the top 5 are worthy, someone has to go and I fear that Kris is in danger after tonight.Allison Iraheta – Someone to Watch Over Me: I figured Allison would struggle the most with this genre but she did REALLY well. I liked her vocal very much. She held back and showed control and wasn’t the same ol’ same ol’. It’s nice to see someone who retains a song’s integrity and doesn’t butcher it for the sake of being “artistic.” Well done. Matt Giraud – My Funny Valentine: This was supposed to be Matt’s week. The show played it up as his strength and of all 5, Matt was probably the weakest of the performers. He and Kris will likely be bottom 2. Although his vocal was good. It wasn’t good enough.Danny Gokey – Come Rain Come Shine: FINALLY, Danny has stepped it up. I was skeptical of Jamie Foxx’s ability to be an asset to tonight’s show but his experience in music and in acting probably helped him be an effective mentor. He gave great advice to all the contestants and it appeared to help Danny step out of himself a bit. This performance was probably one of his best in week’s and stands as a reminder as to why he was considered a front runner all along. Nice.Adam Lambert – Feeling Good: This was another solid “Adam” performance. I can’t help but feel, however, a bit manipulated by this show. Adam seems to be one of the last to perform each week (with the exception to last week when he went 3rd, I think). The lighting seems to be different on him than any other contestant. He tends to be given more dramatic lighting, lots of shadow and back lighting and he nearly always has some sort of entrance that is so over the top and dramatic. It has me wondering, do the contestants stage their own entrances or are they told what to do? If they stage their, own, then kudos to Adam for using his stage experience to his advantage. If it’s the show that is calling the shots, then BOOO!!!  I am seeing a clear disadvantage that is really swinging the pendulum in one direction here and that is towards Adam which will lead to a huge disappointing finale because there will be no suspense. At least last year the battle of the Davids left us to wonder which would it be. While tonight’s performance was good, it really wasn’t the best of Adam. Sometimes it is good to leave well enough alone. Would it kill him to play this one straight? And I am not talking about his preference to men over women…Just sing the song as it was intended? But no. There was a scream, there was a long drawn out note and there was a tongue or as my daughter likes to say, “I bet he will stick his tongue out tonight and look like he’s licking the audience.” Yeah. So not into getting a virtual tongue bath by Adam. Anyway, it would be nice for once for there not to be a shift so heavily in favor of one contestant. It hardly does any of the other’s any favors. They all just may as well go home now and let Fox show Simpson’s reruns.Who is going home? …. Matt …