American Idol - Top 10 Guys

So, the guys apparently raised the bar this week. Not so hard to do, when all you did the week before was quietly place the bar on the ground and then back away from it, whistling. I did record this one, without the strange multicolored lines, and will have mpegs up for download shortly. Until then, here's my somewhat-live blog:

1. Phil Stacey - Missing You (John Waite) - Still sings good. Still looks like Bat Boy.
2. Jared Cotter - Let's Get It On (Marvin Gaye) - So, that skeeved me out. Simon and Pauler and their double entendres didn't help. Ack.
3. AJ Tabaldo & His Perfect Teeth - Feeling Good (Michael Buble / Nina Simone) - Wow, that was great. It really made him stick out in a good way, IMO. And then there's sticking out in a bad way ...
4. Sanjaya Malakar - Steppin' Out (Irving Berlin / Tony Bennett) - Poor guy. He's cute (albeit malnourished) and young, and I just wanted to cry for him. But he really was horrific - he talked his way through the whole song.
5. Chris Sligh - Trouble (Ray LaMontagne) - I can't believe that didn't make his wife cry. I would have been a blubbering mess. On the other hand, I'm emotionally unstable and crazy. :-)
6. Nick Pedro - Fever (Peggy Lee / Michael Buble / Ella Fitzgerald / Elvis Presley / et al.) - Dude. That drummer is back there rocking OUT. (I made that observation before Simon, btw.) Simon's snapping like a white boy. And I'm formulating a differential diagnosis for fever in the morning. Also, "Vote for Pedro"? Heh. That right there would make me vote for him.
7. Blake Lewis - Virtual Insanity (Jamiroquai) - Well, that was different. And Randy, *I* know who Jamiroquai is, just so you know. Hmph.

   I think all of these guys are buying their T-shirts from Threadless. (For good reason - they have cool stuff.)

8. Brandon Rogers - Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper) - I like his voice, and I really liked him last week - but, blah. Simon loves grandmas. Interesting. And I love when Simon completely ignores Paula's incoherent nuttiness. Randy randomly tells us that he likes dogs. Okay.
9. Chris Richardson - Geek in the Pink (Jason Mraz) - Yay! I love this song. It's because it reminds me of my grandmother. Except that it doesn't. I hope no one calls me Big Momma - not ever. Maybe Big Momma is a geek in the pink - like a pink muumuu, perhaps. Or maybe she has roseacea.
10. Sundance Head - Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett) - Interesting song to dedicate to your 2-month-old son. Hmm.

So - my favorites at the moment are Chris Sligh, Blake Lewis, Nick Pedro and AJ Tabaldo. And I have my eye on Chris Richardson and Brandon Rogers. I think Chris and Sundance have basically the same schtick (except it's hair vs. beard), and Chris has a better voice - so he'll ultimately outlast Sundance. Just my opinion.