David A. reminiscing about his youth makes me feel quite old.

Why are half of these kids picking songs I've never heard of?

I wonder if any of the girls other than Carly are old enough to pick a Stevie Nicks song. A decent one, anyway.

Definitely liked David A.'s song much better this week than last week.

I swear, I used to think Michael John was skeevy, but he's growing on me. Maybe I just like him because he's the only person on this show who seems to have been born in the same decade as me!

Vortex, that was the song for the promI went to too! In 1989, as a sophomore-- I went with a girl, too, but not as a real date, although we caused a to do. My friends were senoirs that year, and we wanted to go as a group. The gay guy took the other (female) sophomore, and we had a lot of fun, although the song sucked.

Seriously, flea.

Ugh. I am not enjoying tonight at all.

Michael Johns – We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions

More adorable parents. Let’s have a show with just the AI parents. They seem much more interesting than their kids. He has so little charisma. No, really? Really? Could he be any cheesier? Wait, why does he get to do some kind of Best of Queen medley? WTF, Idol? Well, he’s in good voice tonight, I guess? And they are totally giving him the pimp job. He gets to do a run through the Queen hits. He’s got the strobe lights and the band going crazy and dancing and clapping with him. Stop pimping this man to me show. You can’t make me think he’s exciting. And why is he wearing a vest/t-shirt combo? Nope, sorry judges. I ain’t biting. I was bored.

Carly Patterson – Total Eclipse of the Heart

Hmm, curly headed. Would not have guessed it. She was so cute with curly hair. She looked like Annie! Great song choice for her. This is the song that every karaoke-er thinks he or she can belt out and then you get halfway into the song and realize that it is fucking ridiculously hard to sing. Good god, who is dressing her? She looks like she’s wearing a potato sack. She has a great voice. She really does. She’s just another one who I find completely charisma free. Randy’s right, the last run was out of tune. Simon’s right, too. She just has this air of quiet desperation. She always seems like she’s not having much fun. Did Ryan just ask her if she flushed? Dammit, I love Ryan Seacrest!

David Archuleta –

Born in 1990. Good lord, I am old y’all. They don’t even need baby pictures because he’s still practically a fetus. Ranchera baby! So cute. I didn’t think he could get any cuter. He’s like some diabolical cute bomb. What song is this? I know it not. He really has a penchant for the sappy message song. Someone should talk to him about that and make him stop picking these songs. There had to have been something better from 1990. Seriously. I can’t even comment on the voice or the performance for just marveling at the crapitude of the song. This is bad. Dude. What the hell was that? It was very amateur hour.

So ... if you don't vote for Kristy this week, I guess we're being unAmerican?

Although this is probably her best performance on the show, I'm thinking?

Yes and yes. Now I have to go throw up.

My husband has unilaterally declared that Frontline is more important than American Idol. Ah well, it's only mullet boy left anyway, right?