AI7 - This one time, when I was dressed as Boomer the Roo

Ryan gives us a rather ominous introduction, and I am quite unsure as to whether the two who don't make it through the week will be sent home or to the guillotine.

And it's the 80s! Woot woot! Luke Menard is first. Yay! His most embarrassing moment is when his sister, who always wanted a younger sister, dressed him up like a ballerina. How cute. I really hope Luke and his Orlando-ly cuteness stick around another week so I can look at him. Randy says he got it together at the end but it was corny. Pauler rambles on forever, she starts about 18 sentences without finishing them and finally says that she liked it. Simon thought it was weak, girly, and didn't like it. Luke is like, "I don't care, I'm pretty." Oh, and he sang Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!.

This AT&T commercial with the little girl and the monkey? Where her dad goes on a business trip and takes monkey pictures whilst someone sings, "You're the only reason I keep on comin' home". It brings a tear to my eye. I'll just admit it.

David Archuleta went to Honduras (? I think that's what he said) for a fundraiser, and his voice went out in the middle of the song and so his mom ran up on the stage and finished the song for him. Heh. He's singing Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins - dude, he's all about these "message" songs, isn't he? And I'm afraid that our squishy-squashy cheeky-pinchy little David Archuleta is a little baby liberal. Pity. Randy says he feels like he was at a David Archuleta concert with the piano and whatnot. Paula says a bunch of things about his perfection and imperfection and how his perfection is imperfection. Whatever. Simon tells his that it wasn't as good as last week but still good. He says that David is going to make it into the final 12 and probably into the finals finals, but he needs to quit picking these sad songs. I agree. David is like, "Imagine and Another Day in Paradise are sad songs? I didn't know! Look at me, I'm so cute! Now pinch my cheeks, all of you! Pinch!"

What the frick is wrong with my Internet connection?? I can hardly liveblog if I can't get live, can I??

Danny Noreiga tripped in front of his crush! OMG! And he turned as red as a "cute little tomato"! A cute little tomato that looks like Jessica Alba, I say. He's singing Tainted Love by Soft Cell. I hate his hair on a guy. I want to punch his hair in the face. Randy says there's some good stuff and bad stuff. He says he's a little shy in his vocals. Whatever that means. Paula says he's a bright light in the competition. Yeah, a rainbow-colored light. Paula loves that he's true to himself but he should take the purple things out of his hair. Simon thought the whole thing was horrible, absolutely useless. He hated the arrangement, hated the performance, hated the vocals. Danny Nore-gay-ga does this "brush you off of my shoulder" move. I HATE when they do that!

David Hernandez had a pea-sized booger in his nose one time. Maybe it was the size of a walnut. He's unsure. And I am unsure as to why this was a problem, because mom was talking to the cat in a quite loud voice. But it probably wasn't important. David Hernandez is, perfectly, singing a Celine Dion song. He's singing It's All Coming Back to Me Now, which will be like, 13 minutes long if you let it. I expect the judges are going to do that, "When you sing a Celine song ..." thing that they do. Watch. [Edit - They didn't. Huh.] Mom observes that Randy has on a twinkly shirt. Randy says this song was a good choice for David and his Big Voice. Paula says David is getting better and better. Simon says David has 100% secured a place in the finals with that performance.

There's a discussion between David and Ryan about David's shoes. I won't comment on that - it speaks for itself.

Michael Johns had something unfortunate happen to him when he was dressed as Boomer the Roo one time. I didn't catch what it was. Man, I suck tonight. Okay, so he's singing (Don't You) Forget About Me by Simple Minds and wearing a Michael Jackson jacket. I like this guy a really lot. Randy loves that it was like "Aussie boy goes home for 80s week" and says that he reminds him a little of Michael Hutchins. Paula says he has to go all the way through. Simon says that he prefers him when he's singing as a soul singer rather than a wannabe rock singer. He says that he really, really likes Michael though. Randy and Michael discuss that the song was in The Breakfast Club. You're gosh darn right it was. Commercials.

Jason Castro's embarrassing moment - he was on a date, with a girl, he specifies, and went to tie his hair back with - his hair, apparently. Anyway, the dread broke off in his hand. Okay, I'm done with that story. Jason is singing Hallelujah by David Buckley, and he starts on the Stool of Seriousness (tm Shack) and the studio's all dark and atmospheric. Randy says it was a tough song to sing, and then he says, "Good lookin' out, baby." I'm unfamiliar with that phrase. Paula starts a bunch of sentences and doesn't finish them again. She randomly complements all of the guys with a drunken baby seal clap, and then says that Jason is vulnerable and unique and stuff. Simon says that Hallelujah is one of his favorite songs of all time, and that Jason was brilliant. Yay, Jason! Simon says that Jason is getting better and better. Yaaaaay, Jason!

Chikezie went to the same bathroom in high school all the time because it was so clean - and then one day, he notices the sign on the door - "Women's". He always wondered why there were no urinals. See, this is why guys shouldn't go it alone when they go to the bathroom - it's better to go in groups so that you don't inadvertently go to the wrong one. Chikezie is singing All the Woman I Need by various people, like Whitney and Sister Sledge and Luther Vandross. I didn't catch what Randy said, except that the last note surprised both he and Chikezie. Heh. Paula says his vocals are so good tonight, and that everybody is so good tonight, and she's so excited. Yay! Simon says it was a little cabaret.

So, David Cook was my favorite of the night, I think. I finally paid some attention to Jason Castro. I still like Michael Johns a lot. I think, I fear, that my Lukey-Luke is on the chopping block - HOPEFULLY with Noreiga.

Paula ends the show by standing up behind the table and wobbling all over the place, as she says that the guys were, in a word, "Phu-nomenal." See y'all tomorrow! Somebody refill Paula's cup!

I'm off to finish watching Becoming Jane and to make some of my super-awesome fruit salad.