Totally :)
And, after checking my records, I see that this makes you the all time 10,000th prize winning champion! You and RK were tied at three wins apiece. This is Lil's fourth :)
Scotty - he was great! Netizen, I totally forgot about this song. I knew it, too. It was absolutely perfect for him.
secretariat - I was too stunned at her ja-fake-an accent to pay much attention. Her accent sounded pretty good. But how phony can you get? She is a walking gimmick, week after week.
Rod Stewart lite - stop whispering! He is still “performing,” never believing his lyrics. Nice guitar. Not into the floral Elvis look. He will make great money one day modeling for Zoom Dental posters.
Pia - I don’t know what to say. She has a great voice. But she overpowers each song. All she does is belt. What if she only had one belting moment per song, and sang with honesty and subtlety for the rest of the song? She is growing so tedious,
Little Ricky - no, you did not choose Tiny dancer! At least you kept your eyes open, but you have used up all of our patience trying to make the most of your talent. Now you’ll be counting the headlights on the highway back up to San Fran. I was a fan too.
Lauren - I hate the song. One of lauren’s eyes is bigger than the other, and covered with blue eyeshadow it was very distracting. But I do think she’s got a good voice and sweet personality.
James - Fun performance. He did it straight up Elton version. Did not do anything original except burn down elton’s favorite instrument.
Thia - she almost didn’t smile during the sad song this week. Far less pageanty! And at the end I felt some emotion from her. Progress. But will she get another week to improve?
Casey - he did not lose that much hair. Sorry, Randy, but this was the best performance of the night. Hard to believe that it’s Haley who “can tell everybody this is Her song,” but this was subtle and heartfelt and I enjoyed it.
Jacob - your best voice on the show, but still tooooooo intense. I doubt he could have had a sadder face if puppies were choked right in front of him.
Haley - while they were cuddling, somehow casey slipped them into her... Yes, he went all the way: he gave her all his growls. While this was her best performance to date, the growls were too much, and her screaming “Bennie! Bennie!” was painful.
Going home: Thia and Paul?