Hey, what’s this?!? A post that’s not about American Idol?? Sure you jest. Nope. I jest not. It’s the weekend, and it’s the last weekend in March. I cannot believe how quickly 2008 is going. Baseball season starts this weekend as the NCAA Tournament is wrapping up, then it’ll be time for our trip out to California to see our friends Hani and Katie (hey guys!), then down to Orlando for a long weekend at Disney World. After that, it’ll be time for lazing by the pool with friends as the summer drags on…and before...

I feel like I begin every reaction post with the word “So”…so I’m not going to do that this time. Right out of the gate, Chikezie is in the Bottom 3, and automatically, I feel bad for him.  The guy seems to be a really nice guy and a decent performer (certainly better than Kristy Lee Cook…more on that horrific story in a moment).  So they sit him in the stool area…then Syesha and Jason Castro join him.  I’m sure many of my friends here in Birmingham were breathing a little uneasy when they heard Castro’s...

So these are the 10 you get to see on the American Idol 2008 Summer Tour…I’m fairly impressed.  I think most of my readers will tell you they know exactly how I feel about Kristy Lee Cook’s continued presence in the show, but we’ll get to her and how proud she is to be an American in just a minute or two. Firstly…let me just say that last night’s show was one of the best so far for me.  The songs were for the most part songs you know, and the contestants were in pretty good form. So with that said, let’s...

Or it’s more dubious subtitle…the “WTF?!?!?! Carly’s in the Bottom 3?!?!?!?!?!” post. Seriously?! Carly Smithson?! Yeah, I think the wife called it…the voters had a case of “Oh she’ll be fine…she’s so good, surely other people will vote for her…” syndrome. And look what happens. Carly in the Bottom 3 is like putting cream cheese on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich…it just don’t go, babe. (edit on Thursday - BTW…how’s this for living dangerously…Kristy...

Okay, so it’s not the Lennon/McCartney Songbook (is there an actual songbook…I can picture some large leather-bound volume like an Encyclopedia Brittanica…), but it may as well be because it’s the Beatles sung by your Top 11 on American Idol. First off, I’m gonna be so glad when this night is over because unlike many millions of Beatles fans, I am not a fan of the Beatles.  Sure, I think some of those songs are great, but I just don’t get every single Beatles song.  Just like with anything related to music, it really...