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May 08, 2007
Disco - minus the hair
Fox/Ray Mickshaw
I was very much into the whole disco thing. And I'm looking forward to Barry Gibb and his Bee Gees song offerings when the Final 4 compete on "American Idol" tonight.
Barry, shown above with Melinda Doolittle, Jordin Sparks, Lakisha Jones and Blake Lewis, doesn't have nearly as much hair as he used to. But you've gotta love that falsetto!
What? Do I detect that we're getting a little bored with America's No. 1-rated show (see the Nielsen ratings below)?
Well, what else are you going to watch tonight? "Dancing With the Stars" can give the boot (both boots, I might add) to Billy Ray Cyrus at 9, after "Idol."
I know a lot of "Idol" watchers have been lamenting that this is the worst season ever. But the Final 4 we have are the final four we have. Stay tuned: Either the three girls are all going to survive, or one of them will be beat out by beatboxer Blake - no matter what color his hair is.
Over at Votefortheworst.com, Lakisha has replaced Phil Stacey, who replaced Sanjaya Malakar, as the contestant that the site is encouraging fans to save. We've got tonight, next week and then the finale week (culminating on May 23) left to go.
And, just so you can say you read it here first, here are my two predictions for acts - weird and/or wonderful - that might appear on the last night. (The show routinely invites some contestants back.)
* Sherman Pore: Even though Sherman was 36 years over the "Idol" cut-off age of 28, the three judges allowed him to complete his audition, singing "You Belong to Me" - a tribute to his wife, who had recently passed away from cancer. Heck, had it not been for the age thing, I think Sherman could have made it to Hollywood. The guy can sing! (And there's a petition floating around cyberspace trying to get him on the show's finale.)
 *Ian Benardo (shown right): Do you remember crazy, zany Ian, who auditioned in New York by squawking a bizarro version of "Gloria"? And then went into a rant over Simon Cowell's citizenship? He's making the rounds on Fox, touting an actual release of the "song" as well as his participation in a D-minus horror flick, "Terror Talk," which cost, according to Ian, "two recyclables to make." Just ripe for the "Idol" brain trust to re-release on an unsuspecting audience.
In other "Idol" news:
* The debut CD of Paris Bennett (a Season 5 Top 10 contestant), titled "Princess P," hit stores today.
* Ratings romp: Last week's Nielsens just arrived and, no surprise here, Fox's "American Idol" took the top two spots - again. At No. 1 was Wednesday's results show, with 28.75 million viewers; Tuesday's competition show came in at No. 2, with 26.73 million viewers.
Posted by Leigh Grogan at May 8, 2007 02:54 PM
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