“Smithers! Bring me the milk of a mother mole!” :)
LOL!!
I always liked:
Mr. Burns: “Have The Rolling Stones killed.”
Smithers: “But, sir, those are The Ramon-”
Mr. Burns: “You heard me.”
Just thought I’d pop in and say hi! I voted last night for the first time since near the beginning of this season. With the combination of the arrival of our twins and this cr@ppy season, I just haven’t felt much like voting ... but the thought of Blake becoming the new AI galvanized me into action! LOL! So I voted a few times each for Jordin and Melinda. (I think it says something that I just don’t *care* which of them wins!)
FWIW, a tiny bit of analysis... What in the world was Melinda thinking, finishing up with that lame rendition of “I’m a Woman,” which btw was not that great when she did it the first time this season? And wearing that Ellen Degeneres-clone pantsuit? When the backup singers wore sexy outfits that outshone her by far? (And WHAT was that dress she wore for her first song, the bubble-hem number in gray and brown ... made her look like a baked potato!!) I like Melinda, but ya know, I’m not sure she has the fire in the belly to be a true diva.
Blake? Seems like a likeable young fella. Not my idea of any kind of Idol, though. And that was just mean, to make him take on a Sting song. No one is Sting EXCEPT Sting! :)
Re Jordin ... well, that young lady is just a breath of fresh air, isn’t she? And not to be sexist, but if she lost 20 lbs of babyfat, she would be as stunning as a supermodel. I worry about her vocally, though. She did very well on all three songs, and has a great sense of infusing drama in her songs (I especially liked #1) but the strain shows on the high notes. She makes them sound okay, but straining on any notes on a regular basis leads to vocal cord abuse and possibly nodes later on. (Surgery for vocal cord nodes was what finally robbed Julie Andrews of her glorious voice.) I hope that she will realize the danger and work with a very good vocal coach for the next several years, to continue to develop her God-given voice in a healthy way and avoid problems of that sort.
My pick for the winner? No idea, really, but I rather hope Jordin ... except that if she wins, I hope her healthy family will keep her grounded and not let her get a case of “diva-itis.” :)