Guy's Night Out on Stage - Who should go?

I'm hesitant to predict who might go home tonight. I thought Sanjaya would go home last week, but according to Seacrest's comment during the elimination show, this teeney-bopper was in the top 4 vote getters. Oh puhhlease! He must go home tonight, otherwise the voting system will be exposed for what it really is - a joke; a popularity contest based on non-musical appeal! Sanjaya did not redeem himself from last week's performance but may have instead been even more vacuous and boring. Having recorded the show for later viewing (basketball practice AGAIN), I found myself fast forwarding during his performance.

His was not the only performance I fast-forwarded through; it WAS late at night and I was tired. You're dying to know who I listened to full-on, aren't you? Chris, Blake, Nick, Brandon, and even Sundance (who I thought might/should go home last week). Yes, even I am a fickle Idol worshipper!
Absent from the list is Phil. He needs to go. I can't stand to look at him. I've been advised not to post a martian drawing on this blog as that would be just plain mean, however, he looks like a space alien behind the microphone! Ugh...

Who else should go? PAULA! Geez-Louise, she's getting on my nerves.

First Elimination Week - Feb 20-22
Well, that is what I am calling it! This is the first official week of major disappointment for the participants as well as their small (but growing) fan bases. To get to the final 24 must be the start of "Idol Dream"... read, 'I CAN BE THE NEXT AMERICAN IDOL!!!' OMG!!
Anywho, I wish the shows this week had been only 1.5 hours. They were way too long. While I do enjoy the personal stories/journeys of the contestants.. I'd rather hold the lengthy shows for later. What do you think?
While Simon made his very own final prediction last night (that is, the other 23 of you can get your plane tickets because LaKisha is going to win this thing), I'm not going that far yet. I predicted something different last week... but, hey, things do change. They can change significantly so I'm holding out for some major surprises along the way. Do you remember the look on Chris Daughtry's face when HE was standing by Kathryn McPhee, certain in his standings with the fans.... and he got sent home!
More of that to come, I am certain. We can only hope for an exciting, surprising season of AI.
I found a site making predictions for the final dozen here: http://www.queersighted.com/2007/02/22/predictions-top-six-american-idol-guys--
Ahem... I "googled" and found it. It's not my home page, I assure you.

A Dozen of Each

http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/
Read all about them on the Idol website!
So, now they're down to 12 guys and 12 girls. How many of you were surprised by the results? I can't say that I was particularly surprised except for the very last selections. I thought Tommy was a far better singer than Sundance. Were they going for variety in the dozen, perhaps? Happiness reigned at my house when Brandon Rogers made it through. I noticed also Chris Richardson made it through, and isn't he the fellow from Chesapeake, VA?

I can't say that any of the female singers have made an overwhelming impression on me. When they showed the performances of the final two gals, I believed the one sent home was the better singer "at the time". Is it me, or do many of the girls just look the same --- boring! I kinda think that about my daughter's friends, so perhaps it's a generational thing.

I must say that I was very happy that Lakisha made it through -- for her little girl! Now, she really can belt it out. (I don't think she'll make it to the final 3. That's my first prediction.)

Great news! The real competition has begun. And.. I got to see the Tuesday night show for a change this season. My favorite part of the show was the group auditions/workouts. As a teacher, I put my college students in groups fairly regularly. Sometimes it is for a grade, other times, not. I think the group auditions on AI are an ingenious test of the character of the idol-wannabees.
I noticed in the final group of 40 tonight that there are several singers that I liked in the early shows. One guy is named Brandon, and the other is the Indian boy, whose sister also sang but was cut in the final cut. I'm curious to see how far they get.
Tomorrow, we will see the talent more closely... at least that is my hope!

As entertaining as they can be, I am happy that the preliminary audition shows are over. Now the real competition can begin. In my mind, the auditions allow the prospects to compete with themselves. From here on out, they compete with each other. I'm curious to learn how many have already been bumped due to criminal charges or personal issues. 172 contestants are far too many for me to keep up with.
Let the competition begin and whittle that group down to an interesting and manageable 24 singers!