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I think he/she was talking about Frenchie. The big black girl with the blond doo. She's an Aretha wannabe. Great voice. She went out early on after they got to Hollywood. She was involved in some kind of porn stuff.

Rueben sounded a little rough tonite. I like him but he's not American Idol material. Josh (the marine) said in an interview that he thinks Clay should win but believes Rueben is getting the "push" from the judges and producers and because of that, he'll probably win. Hmmmm...

My daughter has tried to call from here in the Raleigh area after the last few shows and Clay's line has been busy. I took that as a good sign for Clay fans. Either way, each of the last 4 or 5 contestants will make a pretty penny after the dust settles. Josh, after his stint in the corp will be swept up by the Nashville crowd, Clay will do fine in either Pop or the theatre (or both), Kimberly will get her share of offers and Rueben will definitely lose some weight touring on the Luther Vandross circuit. BTW, Where's Barry Gordy?

OH, okay. Forgot about Frenchie. She's landed a job doing something in show biz. Can't remember what. Yeah, were you here the other day when we were talking about Randy Jackson doing talk show appearances that were all-out Ruben promos?

They'll all be able to do things with the exposure, but I loathe unfairness.

I thought this was Ruben's worst night of the competition. It was also the first night--and I don't think this was because I'm more of a Clay fan--that Ruben's voice started sounding a bit old to me. He has a great voice, especially on certain songs, but it's getting a bit tiring to me, if that makes sense. Remember Hootie and the Blowfish? I LOVED them when they first hit the scene. By the third song, they were grating on my nerves.

Speaking of grating, Carmen's voice had that effect on me on several songs too. Something about the way she "modulated" her voice just grated on my spine.