Tonight is the end of Season 7 of American Idol. The Best. Season. Ever. NOT. The best season ever, IMO, was Season Five (BTW, I didn't watch season one or two). That was the season I became total invested in one contestant from the beginning all the way to the final three, Elliott. He wasn't the cutest thing but, man could he sing! During the season, the stylist had their way with him and he actually became pretty darn hot. I loved him and his mom (God rest her soul). I still have his version of "Trouble" as my ring tone.

To me, the past two seasons have not lived up to the greatness that was season 5. The finale last year was just plain sad. I did enjoy Prince, as I always do (the Super Bowl that one year was awesome), but I don't think he said a word. He certainly didn't sing with any of the contestants. He came, he sang, he left. Only the top three got to sing with stars and, other then Blake and Jordin, Sanjaya was the only other contestant to have a solo! Try and tell me he wasn't the best thing during season six.

That brings as to this finale. According to MJ, we're in for a pretty good show (crossing-fingers). The highlight for me (other then the contestants singing) is going to be the So You Think You Can Dance dancers!! Which brings me to the meaning behind this post title. Idol may be ending but So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) starts tomorrow with auditions!!! This show has been a molten hot lava bomb for the past two years and I hope it continues. It should be safe because 1) it's a summer show, 2) doesn't command the viewership that Idol does and 3) it has already won awards. I'm hoping these things will keep Nigel from messing with it.

While watching the AI finale tonight and you find yourself watching the dancers more than the singers, please consider tuning in tomorrow. I do have to say that the auditions are similar to Idol auditions so you have crappy dancers along with good ones. This show also has a few people that try out every year. The one to watch for is Sex and his mom...at least I hope he brings his mom. If auditions aren't your cup of tea, stay tuned here and I'll let you know when to start watching again. Vegas week is a good time to start (similar to Hollywood week).

I'm not sure how much I'm going to live blog tonight. I want to try to enjoy the show first and then comment later. I'll post a few things but look for a bigger post later tonight or tomorrow.

T-minus 12 minutes and counting until the finale and the crowning of David. Which David is going to win is up in the air.

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97.5 million votes!

Group number with SYTYCD dancers - all white

The group number was pretty good except not enough dancing! Darn it! The camera works sucks big time sometimes.

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Pomegranate is so hot right now.

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David and David duet

Movie pimping to the max - The Love Guru. Cool "Sitar Hero!" I couldn't help myself. Mike Myers makes me laugh. This is going on WAY too long.

Syesha and Seal - not so hot together

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Jason by himself - nervous but sounded good

Ford Escape Hybrids for the Davids

Girls group sing in red

Dance moves still suck - where are the SYTYCD dancers?

There they are!

Donna Summer!

Ryan dancing!! Too funny!!

Hot!

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Carly and Michael - The Letter (love this song) would have liked it better if it was just Michael

Jimmy Kimmel!

Sanjaya in the House!!!!!

Guys group sing in black

Michael is a little shouty

Bryan Adams! He needs a sandwich. Way skinny. How old is he anyway? He was cute in the 80's.

Where are the dancers?

Bo Bice is in the audience. I thought he was performing?

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DANCE

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New WDW American Idol Experience

David Cook and ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man - AWESOME!!!! A MUST SEE!!

I'm regretting not watching this on Tivo because I have to pee!!!

Graham Nash and Brooke White - with Idol Gives Back video clips - not too bad but pitchy showed it's ugly head more than a few times. Brooke will have a good career.

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I forgot to pee!!

Jonas Brothers? I'm too old to know and Ryan didn't say.

New Kids On The Block with instruments.

They should be performing WITH one of the kids.

Yes, the Jonas Brothers

Pat and her Purse on stage to intro the bad auditions clip. I had forgotten about these people. Too bad Idol couldn't have let them rest. Except for "I am Your Brother" dude! And he's in the house in the nutty outfit. And a marching band. Did they forget that this song doesn't end? I did but only for a moment. Randy, Paula and Ryan joined him on stage.

I'm going to pee.

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That horrible "Moment of Truth" is back. YUCK.

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One Republic singing Apologize which I really like but, again, they should be singing with one of the kids. Never mind, David A. is singing with them now. David is back to licking his lips!!

Jordin Sparks - It's okay for a former Idol to sing alone. Black is slimming, gold lame is not. The dress is a cross between a prom dress from the 80's and Dorothy Gale's dress from the Wizard of Oz. I got the latest NOW CD with Tattoo on it. Have you heard that piece of crap? I unchecked that on my iTunes immediately.

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Old footage made new and funny? Gladys Knight and the pips (Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr.). Too long.

Carrie Underwood!!! Her outfit is very odd. It's a white, mini-skirt suit type thing with fluffy, shear sleeves connected with a LOOOOONG shear scarf behind her. I think it got caught in her high heels at one point. She should have ditched the scarf thingy.

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Was that David A. in a Guitar Hero commercial?

Fringe looks like my type of movie

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Top 12 group sing - black

David H got the "naked" line! HA HA! (Father Figure)

George Michael!!!!

He is looking rougher than Bryan Adams. I guess it's the lifestyle. But I still love him. I'm not digging this song so much. I wanted something dance-able. And what is up with those sunglasses? Oh! And he needs to tone down the hand gestures. I guess he didn't want to sing with the kids.

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Crap! I'm starting to sweat!

And the winner is David ... Cook!!!!!!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's crying and I'm crying! I'm a nerd!!

Winning song - Time of My Life

That was an excellent way to spend two-hours! It was WAY better than last year but only time will tell if it will match Season Five in my eyes.

HEY! I just realized that I'm actually going to own an Idol winner's CD! David Cook will be my first winner CD and I can't wait!

What are your thoughts?

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Don't forget to watch SYTYCD tomorrow!!

The Internets were all a buzz today with Paula gaff-heard-'round-the-world, or, as Jennifer called it "Paulagate 2008." (I like that one!) Was she reading from a script? Was she reading her notes from rehearsal? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? The world may never know.

Well, I think I let my Tivo run for long enough. Let's get this party started!

Ryan tells us that 45 million votes came in. We get Neil and Natasha tonight. Ryan has to introduce the judges...again!

The group sing starts out with Cracklin' Rose. David Cook sounds the best during that part. Song Sung Blues is next and is horrible! Finally!!! Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show! Boy that sounds pretty bad too (except David Cook). Can none of these kids sing harmony?

Gina and Constantine are pimping their new show. That was way too long!

Ryan says that the rumors about Paula are not true, she's part of the family, and they love her. [sarcasm] Well! That explains it all and clears up everything. I'm so glad Ryan took the time to let us know that.[/sarcasm]

Eliminations Round One:
Jason - (since he was the one that got screwed last night,I guess it's fair that he goes first) OMG! He's safe! My power voting worked!!!!
David A - Wouldn't it be funny if he was in the bottom! Why is Ryan asking Paula to speak? Shouldn't she be quiet tonight? That would have been a good idea. Darn! He's safe.

Next week is "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" Week. Well, la dee frickin da! At least the song list is going to be good...I hope.

Side Note: If Syesha goes tonight I'm going to be pissed! I've had all of my points on her to get the boot so many times I've lost count. Of course, I don't have any on her tonight! Dag Nab It!

Ryan is pimping So You Think You Can Dance!! Please watch this show! It's awesome!!! Sex is trying out again! I hope he brought his mom! I missed me some Cat and Mary! Nigel is not very mean. Simon is WAY meaner!

New Coke Cup design. Yea!

Eliminations Round Two:
David Cook - is safe, of course
That means Syesha and Brooke are the bottom. We still have 30+ minutes left in the show so the girls will have to stew in their own juices for awhile. This show gets meaner every year.

Natasha Bennifield (?) is really good! I'll be getting this song tomorrow. (Pocket Full of Sunshine.) Well, now, maybe not. David A. is her favorite. Yuck!

Holy Crap! Phone Calls. I'm not watching this.

Ford Commercial. Oh, good! I was wondering when they were going to do a 'green' commercial. Darn, I forgot to turn on my sarcasm. I think you got it any way.

Neil sings Pretty Amazing Grace. It's better than Dolly's song. Neil's mom is still alive and in the audience. Now THAT'S pretty amazing!

Brooke is going home! I got a few points. Hey! I won't have to hear her babble on during judging any more! Good luck Brooke. I'm sure you'll sell more than 300 albums. She is crying A LOT!! She also goofs the lyrics one more time.

What are your thoughts?

Tonight Idol plays host to the songs of the one and only Neil Diamond. According to the spoilers, no one is singing Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show! What were they thinking? They better do it for the group sing tomorrow.

The Idols are singing two songs each so it's going to be a fast paced show considering the filler this show has.

Ryan starts the show by alluding to Brooke's goof from last week. He also says the show is going to be tight but still induces the judges that everyone already knows. If you don't know them, you must be The Unabomber.

I fast forwarded through some of Neil's video package. I stopped just in time to hear Brooke talk. Doesn't she ever shut up? Someone must have told her to put a sock in it by now. Anyway, Neil tells the kids not to be nervous but to enjoy singing the songs.

There's a little wrinkle in the show tonight. We will only hear from the judges after the second song. Interesting.

Jason (5701 and 5706) is up first. The producers REALLY want him gone so everyone better vote for him! He always makes me smile and gives me good quotes for this blog. He is singing Forever in Blue Jeans. I love him. I love his voice. I love his eyes. I love the crooked little smile he does when he's singing. I loved this performance! Hate me if you want but he's a cutie pie and I'm voting for him. So there!

David C. (5702 and 5707) is getting chair time AGAIN. The producers are really pushing him for the finale. If I didn't like him so much, I'd be pissed. As it is, it was really funny and not so much chair time for David as it was "funny story about Ryan" time. He is singing I'm Alive. It started out kind of rough but then he worked it out and did a great job. It was a little sad too because of the "AC" on his jacket and on his guitar. I felt it.

I'm glad that this night started out good because I didn't get any new music from last week's show. This week, I already want two! I'm thinking the grand total downloads is going to be 4 but we'll just have to wait and see.

Random thought: as the number of contestants decline so do the number of funny comments in my blog. Bummer.

Brooke "I can't shut up if my life depended on it" White (5703 and 5708) is playing two instruments tonight. Can I just say, I'm not looking forward to either one. I think I may want her to go home more than Syesha now. I didn't think that was possible. I've been wishing elimination on Syesha for so long now that I wasn't sure I could wish that on anyone else. Well, one of them needs to go home tomorrow. Followed by the other one next week to give us an all guy final three!! Back to the show. She is singing I'm a Believer. Holy crap! That sucked. She should have pulled out the country shtick during Dolly week. Why the hell was Paula dancing? It was also a horrible way to end the song. It just stopped. Worse performance so far. And why the hell does she look so happy? Maybe she's just glad she didn't have to start over this week.

David A. (5704 and 5709) starts the video package by asking Neil for his input. You don't have to ask him for his input because that's what he's there for, you dumb butt! I don't get the David A. love and I never will. With the first sound out of his mouth, he annoys me. Anyway, he's singing Sweet Caroline. That was weird. Didn't like it.

Syesha (5705 and 5710) gets the pimp spot. I guess she won't be going home tomorrow. She starts her video package by pissing my off. She said "Basically, this week it's just going to be a mini concert." Well duh! Isn't that what you all do every week! She's singing Hello Again. Kill that damn mosh pit or at least make them keep their hands down when someone is sitting on the edge of the stage. Basically, she is always going to sing whatever song she picks in the style of Whitney Houston. OH! I really didn't care for the hair. I like it all poofy and sparkly or like a Simpson's character (one of Marge's sisters).

Ryan throws us another curve ball and get all the kids on stage for a group critic. Randy is up first. He thought Jason was better than last week but still just okay this week. David C. gets an in the zone. Brooke get the Karaoke comment. David A. is the bomb. Syesha was strong. Paula complains about writing notes down fast. Jason: loved his lower register (me too). Paula didn't get the note about this being just a critic on the first song. She's already talking about Jason's second song which he hasn't sang yet. That will be all the talk tomorrow. "She planted the seed that his second song wasn't going to be good." I can hear it now. Randy jumps in to try and save the show and Paula says "OMG! I thought you sang twice." She really needs her meds adjusted. Simon also tries to jump in and save Paula but then gives up. Simon calls Jason forgettable; David C., just above average; Brooke, a nightmare; David A., amateurish; Syesha, old fashioned. I agree with Simon on everything except Jason.

MAN! I forgot to post this during the show! Here's the first post!

Jason is singing September Morn. You would think that after Paula's comments, he would have come out and put everything he had into it. But he didn't do that. He looked defeated and almost mad that he had to sing again. I actually thinking that he might WANT to go home. I may not be voting for him after all. I'll think about it. Randy calls it okay. Paula calls it safe and tells him to fight. Simon calls him forgettable again.

David C. is singing All I Ever Really Need is You. I liked this better than the first song but it's not my favorite of his. Randy calls it blazing. Paula says he pulled it off and that she feels that she's already looking at the American Idol. Simon says first song okay, second song brilliant.

Brooke is getting chair time. Great, just what I wanted, to hear MORE of her talking! What a dumb ass! She is having trouble with some of the lyrics so she wrote them on her hand. SHE'S PLAYING THE PIANO!! How in the hell is she going to be able to look at her hand? Huh? She should go home tomorrow just because of that. She's singing I Am...I Said. She took Neil's advice to change New York to Arizona but didn't change the "caught between two shores" part. She should have left it alone. I hope she goes home. Better than her first song but, then again, what wouldn't? Randy give her a nice job. Paula babbles about Idol Gives Back and then says this performance worked. Simon says again how he really hated the fist song but this one was the "Brooke we like." Speak for yourself buddy!

David A. is singing America. (I'm expecting Up With People.) Just when he drops one bad habit, he picks up another. He was holding his right hand out during both performances like he was holding a tray. Anyway, I didn't like this one either. I thought it was a bad song choice and a bad arrangement. He doesn't need to pander for votes...yet. Randy licks his ass. Paula calls it a perfect song. Simon calls it a smart choice in songs and it was very good. I call it same shit different day.

Syesha is closing the show with Thank The Lord For The Night Time. She wasn't wearing any shoes so I was expecting something with more energy. Randy says she was in the zone. Paula babbles about sides and I'm bored. Simon calls her a very good actress/singer and says she might be in trouble.

Thank goodness that's over with! Over all, it was not my favorite night. David Cook was the best. It's a toss up for last place between Brooke and Jason. If Jason hadn't given up on his last song, Brooke would be on the bottom all by herself. Unlike Simon, I think Syesha will be safe...again. David A. will be safe as always along with David Cook. So the bottom 2 will be Brooke and Jason. I think it will be Jason going home despite my power voting for him.

What do you think?

I'm letting my Tivo run for a while. Last week I caught up to real time and had to watch commercials! That WILL NOT happen again. I'll start blogging at about 8:30 Eastern if you want to check back.

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I'm back! It's time to start my Tivo because this is Wednesday night and it's time for someone to say so long!

Ryan tells us that they got 38 million votes last night. Ryan kissed Simon on the head! (Get your mind out of the gutter! They wouldn't show THAT on national TV.) Why they hell did he do that?

The group sing is kinda boring but better than last week. The only reason I say that is because I remember my nose being all crinkled up at the end of the group sing last week like I had just smelled something bad. This week I was just yawning.

The Idol tour dates have been set. Unless they team up with So You Think You Can Dance, I'm not going.

Recap from last night - Fast Forward

Ryan is interviewing ALW. This is boring. Fast Forward. Wait! I have to go back. I think they're talking about Brooke's goof. Yep! ALW makes fun of Paula and says that Brooke was flawless during rehearsals. Too bad we didn't see that. ALW is pretty entertaining. Song title for Simon and Paula: "How can I miss you if you won't go away"

The Ford commercial was pretty entertaining tonight. I especially loved the way they had Jason dressed up. He REALLY looked like John Travolta in Battlefield Earth! Note to self: watch that again. It's been too many cycles since the last viewing.

BTW - Fantasia is going to be the Grand Marshall for this year's Apple Blossom Festival! I can't believe they got someone from this decade. Last year it was Wayne Newton. If any of you live near Winchester and want to come out for the festival, let me know. I have some seats for the parades still available. It's not this weekend but next weekend. Here's their website.

Bush - fast forward

Round one eliminations: (Bottom two only)
The Davids, at the same time - How long is Ryan going to talk to them?!?! Damn! - safe
They flashed on the audience and had the caption: David's Family and Friends. Which David you dorks?!?

More filler - Fast Forward

Leona Lewis - Fast Forward - She sucks BTW. Wow! She got real flames!

Round two eliminations:
Brooke and Syesha - Brooke is safe and Syesha is in the bottom two

At this point, the filler is so huge that I no longer care why Brooke did what she did. I just want them to shut up.

Round three eliminations:
Carly and Jason - My guess is that Jason is in the bottom two. I'm wrong! It's Carly joining Syesha on the stools of death!

Carly and Syesha both get to sing. I like Carly better than Syesha but not by much. Carly sounded better tonight. Syesha sounds bad tonight. She was better last night.

Carly is going home!!!! WHAT?!?!?! How the hell did that happen? I don't know what to think.

What do you think about it?

Damn! I didn't get any points this week!!

Looking forward to Neil Diamond!