Man, as bad as I thought Ryan's performance was last night? Tonight was god awful. It's like he is trying so damn hard to be something he is not.

This is why I call him The Poseur. First week, he was all tormented John Mayer boy. In the weeks since, he's been everything from David Gahan to Sgt. Pepper in Mourning.

God yes! But I was so afraid the the SuperNoWays really really liked him. Thank goodness Storm kicked that song. And Dilana - that performance was almost Zayra-like in its oddness. I wonder if she'd been in the bottom three before if she'd be out of there. And somehow I don't think that the songwriting clinic is going to be a boost for her. . . but I'm hoping it'll be a boost for Storm even though Gilbey is running it.

BTW, that new SuperN song was possible the WORST YET -- it didn't help that Mumblemouth the Goth Hobbit was singing it. And I can't believe that they gave the encore to Toby over Magni. Magni totally deserved it.

Rock Star: Talk about surprises, Toby blew me away tonight on the encore. Until now, he seemed like a nice enough guy and I enjoyed some of his performances but he'd never given me anything WOW. I thought his performance tonight was WOW. I was super impressed the strength and quality of his voice. He ran all over the house and his vocals never suffered.

Why did Ryan feel the need to rape the CSI: NY theme song of the last tattered remnants of its dignity? Ryan, I hope for your sake that Roger Daltrey wasn't waiting for you in the alley behind the studio. He's old enough to be your grandfather but he can still kick your sad poseur ass.

Though he was actually more interesting than Dilana, who just blew chunks all over that stage.

In continuing Shut Up Gilby Clarke news, you haven't grown since 1993. I don't want to hear about it.

sumi, I wasn't too worried about that. At one point during Ryan's performance, they cut to the dias and I thought the guys looked kinda uncomfortable or possibly irritated by his theatrics. And 20 years of SN music? Ryan you're insane. And mean. Why would you want to inflict that upon us? (Not that it would ever happen. I already have a grassy knoll theory about this band's future.)

Also, did you hear the rumor that SuperAssholes won't be performing any more new songs? Which would mean the only three contestants to perform with them are: Dilana, Toby and Lukas. If it's true, it sounds like they've picked their final three already.

And! Speaking of my catshit crazy girl, we can vote for someone to come back?!? Z!

ETA: And good god. I invoked the name of John Mayer earlier and now he's doing a very special performance on the season premiere of CSI: Original Recipe.

I was totally thinking of Z!!! How do we vote for her? Can we if we don't have texting capability?

And what's your theory about SuperN? My theory is that they'll be lucky to last that whole tour no matter who they pick.

But that's my theory! A few people mentioned that, despite the off stage drama, when Dilana performs, she delivers. Then someone invoked the name of Axl and I said:

As someone else mentioned upthread, the same could be said for Axl (and Dilana, I know Axl Rose and you, ma'am, are no Axl) but I'm pretty sure that none of the Raven Soup boys want to go there again.

(Remember Jason? You compared him to Nero, fiddling while Rome burned. Or, in Axl's case, drinking champagne while Toronto rioted. Though, in Axl's defense, riots probably didn't faze him much by then.)

Or wait! Maybe they do. They get their Burnett paychecks, release an album and do a handful of tour dates until their lead singer implodes.

Tabloid headlines. Cancelled shows. Then Willie Robertson makes a bunch of insurance payouts to everyone and the boys all move on.

It all makes sense now! And I have shocking!new!evidence! to support my crackpot theory. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I would like to enter into evidence Prosecution Exhibit A.

I can't wait to see what happens at that songwriting clinic. Having Gilby as the main songwriter explains ALOT.

Interesting. . . is that the only picture with one of the "rockers" on the site?

It's the only one anyone has uncovered so I'm continuing the time honored tradition of ignoring the possible existence of other evidence that might not support my crackpot theory.

I think that the two favorite theories are that they've already picked Dilana or that they've already picked Lukas.

I think if they did already pick Lukas, they're rethinking that decision now. Tonight just proved he's simply not roit.