The recent "hot topic" out there seems to be Paris Hilton's Carl's Jr. commercial.  In the commercial, Paris washes a car while wearing a swimsuit and eating a big hamburger.  Here is a link that I found. I don't know if they'll play the commercial in this market.  In Minnesota we have Hardees instead of Carl's Jr.  (what the difference is: I do not know.) There seems to be some sort of uproar over the sexuality of the ad.  I didn't find it to be all that racy, b...

Click here for my latest article. From the auditions, through the Hollywood Round, to the Twelve Finalists, and finally the last two: Bo and Carrie.  Bo and Carrie sang three songs each (the choice of which was somehow undefined this year.)  My favorite part of tonight's show were the cameos in the audience.  The best cameos of the evening were Camile Velasco from last season (cute), and Anwar's new hairstyle (looks like Eagle Eye Cherry.) All in all, tonight's finals ...

Click here for my latest article Tonight's show featured the returns home of the three contestants.  Vonzell went to Florida, Bo to Alabama, and Carrie to Oklahoma.  After one song apiece, the results were read.  Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood will appear in the finals, while Vonzell Solomon was eliminated. Vonzell's elimination wasn't exactly surprising, but it was sad to see her go.  She was one of my favorites from the audition round.  (In fact, I was high...

Click here for my latest article. On tonight's show (the last one before the finals), each contestant sang three songs. The first song was chosen by Idol record producer Clive Davis, the second was the contestant's choice, and the third song was chosen by a judge. Once we know tomorrow's results, we will only be six days away from the grand finale where the next American Idol is named. Each of tonight's three contestants did really well with their songs. It is safe to say that Bo Bice...

Click here for my latest article. Tonight we found who the final three contestants on American Idol are.  Vonzell Solomon , Bo Bice , and Carrie Underwood made it through, while Anthony Federov was eliminated.  (So much for my prediction of an upset!) It is kind of sad that Anthony left now.  He had actually begun to improve.  His performances over the past three weeks or so have been really good.  It wouldn't have been an outrage if he ended up in the fina...

Click here for my latest article. Tonight's show featured first country songs, and then songs written by the songwriting team of Gamble and Huff.  I like the G&H songs; but since I didn't recognize any of the country songs (except the Faith Hill song), I wasn't all that much into those. As I was watching, I realized that this year (more than others), the top four finalists are the four best-looking contestants from the top-twelve.  Pop music being so image-driven, I think t...

I wrote an earlier article about the Corey Clark interview.  The crux of my article was that although the interview was entertaining, the claims really didn't amount to much. Just now I was reading some critical analysis of the interview.  In the article, " Idol special offered a lot of nothing"  (from MSNBC.com), I found the following quote:  Asked to describe the most salacious part of his claims, his physical relationship with Abdul, Clark said, gIt was dope,...

For May Sweeps ABC News "Primetime Live" aired an interview with former "American Idol" top-twelve contestant, Corey Clark.  Clark (who is shopping a book), claims in the interview that he was approached by competition judge Paula Abdul with an offer to help him succeed in the competition. Clark claims that Abdul gave him advice with song choice and wardrobe, as well as supplying money for clothing and haircuts.  Amidst the advice sessions, a sexual relationship developed. Appare...

Click here for my latest article. Tonight's episode saw the final shuffling off to greener pastures of Scott Savol .  It had been a long time coming, and it is kind of a relief to see him go.  At this stage of the competition, he was in a bit over his head. Joining Scott in tonight's bottom-two was the gradually-improving  Anthony Federov .  (I think that he'll be the next to go by the way.) The final-three is shaking out to be Bo Bice , Carrie Underwood , and ...

Click here for my latest article. Tonight's American Idol featured the first two-song performances by the contestants.  The first song was supposed to be one written by a certain famous song writing duo, and the second song was supposed to come from the current Billboard charts.  What bugged me about the second set of songs on tonight's show was that they weren't introduced by title.  I wish that they would do that.  I wasn't able to identify any of the set of second...

Click here for my latest article. Tonight's show was an interesting one.  Vonzell and Anthony , two of the best singers last night found themselves in the bottom-three.  Scott Savol , who should have been eliminated, made it into the top-three. Ultimately, last night's poorest performer: Constantine Maroulis was sent home.  Seems like America finally saw through his thing.  All sizzle, and no steak.  (Paula didn't take it so well, did she?)  Now we...

Click here for my latest article. The theme of tonight's show was "Songs from the year 2000 on."  I wasn't really optimistic about the entertainment value of tonight's show, considering that I wouldn't be familiar with many of the songs.  Sure enough, I only recognized Constantine's and Vonzell's songs. The Performances: 1) Carrie Underwood sang Lord knows what.  Sometimes I wonder what happens during the sound check at rehearsals.  The music was so loud that C...

Click here for my latest article. Tonight's results show was the most entertaining one to-date.  A bunch of stuff happened, and then the bottom three finalists were seperated from the top four finalists.  The top four sat down, and the final results were announced rather quickly.  A nice change-of-pace. This week's bottom three were Scott Savol , Anthony Federov , and Anwar Robinson .  Ultimately, Anwar was cut. Like Nadia last week, Anwar was one who would ha...

Click here for my latest article It is nice as the competition winds down, because I have fewer contestants to write about.  Having fewer contestants also means better performances, as the figurative fat has been trimmed from the competition. Tonight's show, featuring 1970s dance music turned out really nicely.  The contestants as a group performed as well as I have seen them since the first "big stage" show. The Contestants: 1)  Constantine Maroulis sang "Nights...

Click here for my latest article. Tonight's Idol results' show was a one-hour affair.  The first half hour was just filler that allowed me to: wash the dishes, clean the bathtub, and then fold some laundry.  In the second half hour, we learned that the bottom three finalists were: Nadia Turner, Bo Bice, and Scott Savol . I wasn't surprised that Scott and Nadia were in the bottom three.  I was mildly surprised that Bo was in there, even though last night's song wasn't ...