First of all, I am recording this and will have clips for downloading within a couple of days. I'll make another post when they're up.
Randy says "Dude" a lot. Paula hits people. Simon loves himself. I knew all of that already. Still, entertaining little montages, those.
Who's that guy singing with Paris?
It's two of Chris Daughtry! Oh, nevermind, it's Live! Live, live! (Heh heh heh. See statement about my dead sense of humor that follows.) That was enjoyable. Well, except for those high notes that scared me a little bit.
What's that thing singing with Katharine McPhee? And is it seizing? Should someone administer - uh, something? (I don't have Pharmacology for another year, what do you want from me?) And where is the rest of her dress? And why is she looking at a guy three times her age all creepy-like? And isn't this Celine Dion's song? Hmm. Lots of confusion in that piece.
I can't believe how 24 ended. But I digress.
I'll bet Elliott Yamin sings a song that I don't know with an artist I don't know.
Darn it all, medical school and the whole sense-of-humor-alteration that it has brought. It is making me think that these Puck 'n' Pickler segments are amusing. I'm AMUSED, y'all! By the fake stupidity of Kellie Pickler! It's very sad, the sacrifices you have to make when you go to medical school.
Nice to see Ace Young's hair is still all floaty-like. Bucky Covington's too.
Kevin Covais never took care of any kind of business in his life.
Is this the Clinton inauguration? Did one of the cats change the channel again?
I wonder if the people who sit behind Paula Abdul ever want to yell, "Down in front!" Does she really need to stand up always?
Is this STILL the Clinton inauguration, except with Fords and fake old people? Oh, it's a recap of the Ford-mercials, because we need to see those again.
Katharine's like, "I already know who it's going to be, Ryan."
Proudest Family Moment - Justin Guarini's dad should have this one hands down. I loved that man. Nevermind, these fake awards aren't spanning all five seasons.
I like how Ryan had to tell Elliott's mom to say, "Elliott Yamin" when she introduced him. Hee.
Huh. I was wrong about Elliott's song choice. And eeeeeee! It's Mary J. Blige! I love her too. Except not on this song. But I guess it's the best they could do - I'm pretty sure U2 was busy tonight. When you're U2, you're usually busy. That's just my theory.
Toni Braxton is wearing lingerie. And absolutely no one is looking at Taylor Hicks right now. Except Toni Braxton, who seems to have forgotten that this song is about crack babies in the ghetto, and, oh my heck, she appears to be trying to make a crack baby with Taylor, of all people. Yikes.
I'm glad to see Melissa McGhee still has a midsection - whew. And with that, I was pointing out the fact that she always unnecessarily shows it. Also, I ::heart:: Mandisa so much. I don't care what kind of album she makes, I'm buying it as soon as it comes out.

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Oh look, it's Michael Sendecki, aka FakeClay. This had better be when - uh - this should be when - it is! Wait, did they send out one of The Beatles instead? No! OMGOMGOMG it's ClayEEEEEEEE! Ahem. What's going on with his hair, though? But still - ClayeeeeeEEEEE! Ahem. Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me - been awhile since I've heard Clay Aiken sing that on the Idol stage. Ah, nostalgia. And FakeClay in the quasi-Everlasting Love outfit (I'm embarrassed that I know that) is about to explode. And Ryan had to take the mic from him and make him sit down. Hee.
I think Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach are both wearing someone else's face. Not the same face, of course, but you know what I mean. Also, the Idols look like a December wedding party.
So during the whole Brokenote Mountain or Brokenote Cowboys or whatever they are - during that whole segment, I decided I'd rather listen to my pulmonary physiology lectures.
Holy crap, it's PRINCE? On American Idol? Where are the horsemen of the Apocalypse? I'm fairly sure they're the next very special guests. I am a bit annoyed with Prince, though. But that's another post for another day - even though I do still love him a whole great big lot. Shush it up now, Dr. Aulick, with your alveoli and your capillaries - I'm trying to listen to Prince. I'm going to choose to ignore his scary chest hair, because that's just what he does. Prince, not Dr. Aulick. Ack. I'm definitely more excited about Prince than about the Beatle-ish Clay Aiken. I just decided. And Prince ... out!
Well, that was rather anti-climactic. Not a surprise at all. The end.
Except for one more thing - y'all? If you've downloaded my AI clips this season, and they've made you happy, and you plan on buying the American Idol Season 5 Encores CD that was released yesterday, why don't you use my Amazon referral link? I get commission and it helps to pay my server costs. Thanks. I'll have the finale clips up within a couple of days.
And also, if you found this post at all amusing, you can thank my cousin Susan and her husband, who called me on commercial breaks and who are funnier than me - since I've lost all of my ability to amuse during this year. Boo hoo.