While you were out watching your NCAA bracket go down in flames and drowning your sorrows in green beer and corned beef sandwiches, I was spending 60 minutes of my life that I will never get back watching the Idols suffer through another elimination night. So what happened, you ask...read on and find out who toed the Idol stage for the final time.
Providing the entertainment this evening in between pleas for donations to help the victims of the Japanese earthquakes and tsunamis, an Idol group sing, and all that makes up an elimination night were the Black Eyed Peas and the reigning Idol champ, Lee DeWyze.
Group sing update: the Idols did a clever little mix to kick off the show...the Boys sang "Born to be Wild" and the Girls chipped in with "Born this Way". Get it? This week's theme was songs from the year the Idols were born and those songs have the word "born" in them. THAT JUST HAPPENED!
St. Patty's Day update...When Kieran dimmed the lights, he added a day-appropriate them complete with Irish music! Good times...
Slight detour complete, Ryan asked Casey, Jacob, and Lauren to center stage before sending all three back to the couch--they're safe for at least another week.
The next duo invited to join Ryan on stage were Hailey and Paul...and one of them is in trouble...and that one is Hailey who was shown to the danger stools.
While the rest of the Idols wondered whether they were safe or not, Ryan welcomed Lee DeWyze to the Idol stage where he sang his soon to be released single. What Lee lacks in personality and flair, he more than makes up with a radio-ready voice. I don't think Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, or Chris Daughtry need to worry about Lee knocking them off the record books for albums sold, but Lee still sounds good and should have a nice career as an artist--quite a different path than he was on a little over a year ago when he was selling paint in suburban Chicago.
Back to the elimination process and three more Idols took the long walk to center stage. This time it was Scotty, James, and Pia. Ryan spent a few minutes joking with Scotty before telling him he is safe. Then he turned his attention to Pia...who was also safe. That left James to square off with Ryan and go through the drill. While Ryan read from his cue cards, James looked worried...but he needn't because like the two before him, James was safe.
Still looking for a couple of Idols to fill out the B3, Ryan asked Stefano and Naima to join him. Ryan asked Stefano what he needs to do to connect with the audience. Stefano said he is going to make better eye contact to which J-Lo implored him to "sing to me!"...that's not going to make audience member and J-Lo hubby, Marc Anthony happy. But you know who is happy? That would be Stefano because he's safe; the same can't be said about Naima who was the second member of the B3.
The final two Idols to learn where they are going to watch the rest of the show were Karen and Thia. After spending a few minutes dissecting Karen's issues, Thia had her turn to defend her song choice from last night and the rest of the season...and she may need to do more defending because she is safe meaning Karen is the final B3 tonight.
To help take the B3's mind off the fact that they may be done as far as their Idol career is concerned, the Black Eyed Peas took to the stage to sing a little ditty that was dedicated to their friends in Japan.
With precious minutes left in the broadcast, the B3 stood next to Ryan (made him look even smaller than normal) and learned that Naima is safe for another week--I think everyone in the auditorium was shocked...I know Naima was! That left Karen and Hailey...and Karen was the unlucky one to be told she received the fewest votes. That means she has one last chance to sway the judges and get them to use their one and only save and keep Karen in the contest. My guess is they aren't going to use it and Karen is going to be sent home.
And as if the judges are reading my mind (or my blog), Randy dealt the cruelest cut of all and told Karen she isn't going to be singing for your votes anymore...he did say the decision wasn't unanimous so one of the judges lobbied to have the bi-lingual lovely stick around for another week.
Turn in next Wednesday when the remaining 11 Idols sing for your votes and a shot at immortality. Until then, I will continue watching TV so you don't have to...
Charlie
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