I wonder if Anwar's fan base has switched over to Anthony?
Time zone differences make it difficult for me to be on the thread when it's live, but that's OK. I enjoy coming to it each morning after the shows and seeing what everyone else had to say.
So. Lt. Dan is done. While I'm surprised, I'm not shocked at all. He doesn't seem to know his own strengths musically. Most importantly, as I said the other day, he simply can't out-rock Bo, who is an authentic rocker. One of them was going to have to go before the other. I'm only surprised Constantine didn't even make the top five, let alone the top three as most of us expected.
As for Scott being in the top three last night, that's more shocking that Lt. Dan being voted off. Even so, we should all bear in mind that there are literally millions more people out there who identify with Scott, the underdog from a hard-knock background, simply because their lives are somewhat comparable to his.
Simon was on the Good Day L.A. program this morning, and he said that after reviewing the tapes of this week's performances, he saw something in Scott's performance that he didn't notice watching it live. Using my own words, I'll try to capture what Simon was getting at. There's an almost plaintive quality to Scott's singing. He appeals to the audience to look past his unattractive exterior to the person inside. Apparently, this is touching a chord in millions of people. Americans have a long history of loving the underdog.
Simon also repeated what he said on the show last night -- that anyone who got that many votes deserves to be there no matter what the judges or critics say.
As for Paula, what is up with her? Her over-the-top reaction last night just feeds the rumors that she is, shall we say, too close to some of the contestants.
Anwar's fans probably switched to either Vonzell or Anthony.
I can't seem them going for the "rockers."
The big question is: Who will Lt. Dan's fan's go to?
I would guess they would split between Bo, the other "rocker," and Anthony, the other "teeny bopper heart-throb." But some "spite" votes will probably go to Scotty the Potty.