LIVE IDOL! Go get 'em, Syesha
Hey Young Lovers! Wow, it's been a long time since I Idol-ed it up with you guys on a Tuesday. But I'm back tonight, and I should be onboard until the bitter end, which is now just two blessed weeks away. Special thanks to my lovely and talented colleagues Janet Keeler, Sharon Fink and Stephanie Hayes for stepping in these last few weeks -- those guys rock the chat.
So here we go. Tonight is the Final 3 -- asexual Muppet David Archuleta vs. not-as-good-as-he-was-three-weeks-ago rocker David Cook vs. better-and-better belter Syesha Mercado. I'm pulling for Syesha, mainly because I've developed superficial feelings for her. I think she could pull off the upset this week, especially if she goes barefoot. Anybody with me on that? The singers will do three songs each: a judge's pick, producers' pick, their own pick. Syesha will no doubt get the best three tunes.
I've been playing catch up with all the Idol action, and I gotta say I LOVE the brouhaha about Archuleta's creepy stage dad being doinked from backstage. I think Archuleta is a blinky dope. But it must suck dealing with the Great Santini. That's why I tell my daughters to aim low. Takes the pressure off.
The show starts at 8 p.m. The Pop Life Idol Chat & Key Party starts swinging at 7:39 p.m.
I'm live on Tampa's Fox 13 tomorrow night for the 11 p.m. Lightning Round. But I also might go on there tonight. (I'm kinda like the emergency filler guest on a talk show. Like George Gobel or Rich Little.) Oh, I'm also doing a half-hour show on May 20th at 12:30 p.m. Don't miss the hot Daly action!
Sean Daly is the pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times. His CD collection -- from Journey to Dylan, Prince to U2, Public Enemy to Stan Getz -- is much bigger and better than yours.
THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers rock Tampa Bay. To hear the latest "Stuck in the 80s" episode now, 
"Don't miss the hot Daly action!"
It's everything I dream of .. and then some.
So, I posted a partial spoiler list earlier. I'll check for the full frontal list in a second.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 03:02 PM
phhhtttt Not posted yet. razzinfrazzin.
David Cook
Simon Cowell chose: “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack
David chose: “The World I Know” by Collective Soul
The producers chose: undetermined
Syesha Mercado
Randy Jackson chose: “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys
Syesha Chose: undetermined
The producers chose: undetermined
David Archuleta
Paula Abdul chose: “And So It Goes” by Billy Joel
David chose: “With You” by Chris Brown
The producers chose: “Longer” by Dan Fogelberg
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 03:04 PM
I say that Muppetboy spits the bit because Daddy Dearest is not riding him down the stretch and the Final two are Syesha and Cook.
Posted by: sparky | May 13, 2008 at 03:08 PM
It's pretty sad the kid feared the Dad more than the producers and cost AI a gob more money with his Sean Kingston stunt. I read on TMZ that Daddy Dearest was barred from backstage when Archie competed on Star Search, too.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 03:10 PM
Oh, one thing: Key Party. Is that where I get to drive someone else's car for the night?
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 03:18 PM
So to speak, Marissa. So to speak.
Posted by: Sean Daly | May 13, 2008 at 03:21 PM
Cool! Well, who ever picks my key has to understand the tires are low and it hasn't been driven in awhile. ::snort::
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 03:25 PM
...but maintenance has been kept up.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 03:25 PM
Let's go easy on Chachi's Pop.
After all, there are numerous support groups for parents with ADD, but where is a poor father to go when his child suffers from Attention Surplus Syndrome (A.S.S.)?
"Hi, my name's Jeff Archuleta, and my son has A.S.S. No matter what I do, I can't provoke any sort of outburst from him. He just wobbles his head and blinks. I've tried yelling, screaming, rock and roll, sugary breakfast cereals, even soft-core Cinemax porn, but nothing ever works!
It's like living in a wax museum, or going to Baskin-Robbins only to find 31 cartons of vanilla. If I can't get some help soon I'm going to start seeing Danny Bonaduce on the side!"
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 03:33 PM
OMG, Jeff, that has to be the funniest (and dead-on) assesment I've read yet. Reading all of your (and the rest of the Idolites') comments each week has kept me more entertained than the actual show. Too bad you can't superimpose your thoughts over the broadcast (kind of like "Pop Up Idol"); Fox's ratings would go through the roof! Keep up the snark everyone and thanks for the laughs!
Posted by: Sharona | May 13, 2008 at 03:45 PM
I’ve heard of A.S.S., Jeff in Cuba. It’s a very serious condition and it’s no laughing matter! But what’s even worse is the lesser known disease of A.S.S. accompanied by H.O.L.E. (Hours of Lousy Entertainment)
Posted by: Forever Fiancee | May 13, 2008 at 04:03 PM
FF... she shoots! She scores!
Brilliant. Chicken salad for everyone in honour of that one!
Posted by: jane | May 13, 2008 at 04:10 PM
D'oh! Brilliant observation, Jeff. FF, bwahahaha that one's for the scrapbook! ha!
WE might as well pull up camp. Can't do much better than that!
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Here is the spoiler update sans one. Apparently the producers haven't revealed their choice for Cook.
David Cook:
Simon Cowell chose: “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack
David chose: “The World I Know” by Collective Soul
The producers chose: undetermined
Syesha Mercado:
Randy Jackson chose: “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys
Syesha Chose: “Fever” by Peggy Lee
The producers chose: “Hit Me Up” by Gia Farrell
David Archuleta:
Paula Abdul chose: “And So It Goes” by Billy Joel
David chose: “With You” by Chris Brown
The producers chose: “Longer” by Dan Fogelberg
Apparently Syesha has already had stage time performing Randy's selection. She was a contestant on some other singing show called, "The One." It's on youtube as if anyone cares.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 05:26 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, Billy Joel fans, but isn't "And So It Goes" a middle-aged lament about dating and losing young women? I think BJ wrote it for Elle McPherson. If that spoiler is correct, that's a lousy song choice.
Posted by: Sean Daly | May 13, 2008 at 05:39 PM
Paula's a raging eeediot. Let us review the lyrics, shall we?
In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along
I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense
And every time Ive held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose
But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break
And this is why my eyes are closed
Its just as well for all Ive seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And youre the only one who knows
So I would choose to be with you
Thats if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break
And so it goes, and so it goes
And youre the only one who knows
And the video ~ sadly, the comments to this video appear to be insipid pleas to vote for Ar-cha-chie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELB6NxrZ7A
Sean, you are so right. BAD song choice. Heinous, even. It'll give us an opportunity to nap, though.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 05:44 PM
The producer's choice for DC is "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 05:54 PM
Actually, I always thought "And So It Goes" was about the end of Billy's first marriage... but I could be mistaken. It's one of my very favorite songs of his (despite the fact that I'm not a fan of his later work) and was my go-to broken heart song through much of the '90s. Ah, such angst...
Regardless, it's an inappropriate choice for Archie.
Posted by: jane | May 13, 2008 at 05:55 PM
Ok, update 47. I'm now reading where DC's choice will be a song by Switchfoot called, "Care You to Move"
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 06:00 PM
*Dare
I think my blood sugar is low ...
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 06:03 PM
hello guys!!! so tonight is the big night...im thinkin its gonna be between syesha and archie...cook has been slackin the past couple weeks, but we'll see! its only 650 and you guys have posted so much, i feel like im so behind on time!
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 06:49 PM
Starfish, I was off work today and feeling saucy. I got up so early that I got everything accomplished before noon. So, I had nothing better to do than watch movies and pester the blogosphere.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 06:51 PM
Oh, I meant to ask, Starfish, has your honey made it back to FL?
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 06:52 PM
how lucky you were to have the day off today! thats not very fair! ha ha. no, unfortunately he hasnt made it back to Fl yet. friday tho...is it me or has this week seemed like the longest week EVER! ha ha. apparently i have a surprise waiting for me when he comes back...i dont need one tho, just him being home is enough for me.
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 07:01 PM
Ok, first official show comment. The bodice on Syesha's dress is giving her boobage droopage. Probably just poorly designed or lack of proper undergarment.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:02 PM
bwahahah Chachi is wearing a Member's Only Jacket.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:03 PM
Good googily moogily. What was with that 'stache?
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:04 PM
i totally wasnt paying attention at the time, so i wasnt on the channel, so i missed syeshas boobage droopage. ha
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:04 PM
Why, why oh WHY can't they just keep to the melody and stop with the mini runs? I liked the a capella beginning, though.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:05 PM
Chachi sorta got a squint going on.
Kinda like "W".
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 08:06 PM
Billy Joel eh? Can't believe I'm saying this, but I love that song and it sounded just great.
I sound like Paula.
Without a drink.
Which can be remedied.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:07 PM
you never noticed that he had a squint before jeff?!?! ha ha. you are slacking on observant skills! ha. i was kinda bored with that performance, i found myself not even paying attention to the tv, but my phone instead.
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:08 PM
Steve, did you feel his soul? Did you taste the colors of his universe?
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:08 PM
That Member's Only jacket costs close to a grand, I think. I wrote about it on the 80s blog a couple months ago.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:08 PM
Yeah, but it doesn't matter the cost. It's STILL a Member's Only Jacket... which I'm sure his daddy said all the ladies dig.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:10 PM
No more ad-libbing on the judges' stand. It's a production nightmare.
Sorta like doing a podcast with Daly right before lunch.
"Wanna get a burrito?? Huh? A Burrito! I need a burrito!!"
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:13 PM
I'd kill for a leather Member's Only jacket. I'd steal Archuleta's but you'd have to go back to Fifth-Grader Steve for it to fit.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:14 PM
i dont care what you guys say, she gets better every week. she has definitely done a 180 in the past 6 weeks.
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:14 PM
Speaking as an engineer, I can't help but notice Syesha's rack is now closer to her navel than her neck. A Neck/Navel ratio of less than one is bad.
A negative Neck/Navel ratio is downright scary!
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 08:15 PM
I don't think she connected with the song.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:15 PM
I thought Syesha was boring. And her cockiness is getting irritating.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:16 PM
Thank you, Jeff! My speculation about boobage droopage was correct, then. And I know all about navel/neck ratio. Beliiiiiiiieve me.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:16 PM
why has not one of the stylists told him that he needs to shave that s**t off his face! he is starting to get that "hobo" look ha ha
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:17 PM
I like this song choice.
Right in the snark wheelhouse!
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 08:18 PM
C'mon DC.. don't copy. ROCK IT! Crank out that geetar and bwatanggggggg rock it out.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:18 PM
Mark the time: 8:18 p.m. -- David Cook officially checks out of the competition.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:18 PM
Shazam! I f'n liked it.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:19 PM
I like it.
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:19 PM
lol chicks dig that stuff, Bspearsy.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:20 PM
Intimate torch song becomes stadium anthem.
The DC musical sausage machine only cranks out one product no matter what you jam in the chute.
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 08:20 PM
did you see Cook's dad? "who's the first?" in response to paula.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:20 PM
Then again, I was drinking at my son's Little League game tonight.
So who am I to judge ...
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:20 PM
Fine -- I'm taking my Turkey and going home.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:21 PM
it was alright, not the greatest. JAN! hello! i spent half the day at work today reading the back entries of your blog...LOVE IT!
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:21 PM
lol Jeff. Jeez. that's literal laugh out loud funny, right thar.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:22 PM
Oh, thanks Starfish! Watch for the book ... hopefully coming soon ...
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:22 PM
Spearsy, don't go. I like you and your turkey.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:22 PM
I'll show you my navel/neck ratio if you stick around.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:23 PM
Drinking at a Little League game... Jan, come here and sit by me. We can share.
And psst... not my favorite David Cook performance, but I liked it too.
Posted by: jane | May 13, 2008 at 08:24 PM
Through round one, everyne stayed on their script:
Chachi blanded through a mayo sandwich on white bread (minus crusts), Syesha belted out a few more notes than necessary and Skullet converted the nearest tune into a power ballad.
Coming up next: Gilligan spoils the rescue attempt!
Posted by: | May 13, 2008 at 08:25 PM
im right along with you with drinking at a little league game...i drank when i went to the circus. although, i felt a little wrong in doing it. but hey, they were selling it, so someone has to buy it! ha ha
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:26 PM
Wow! I didn't know there was an Up With People cover of this song.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:27 PM
Jane, it was the last game of the season, and just as I was leaving my neighbor brought me a REALLY strong strawberry daquiri. Not usually my drink of my choice, but how could I resist? Now I'm at home with an icy cold beer in my hand, younger kid is asleep and the husband is still at the ball game.
Ah ... bliss ....
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:27 PM
ha ha, im so gonna be just like Jan when im married and have kids. i wont give up drinking my adult beverages for anything or anyone ha ha
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:29 PM
I ... really .... hate ... Syesha.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:31 PM
Oh great. She's either pulling a Flashdance out of the hat, or Cabaret.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:31 PM
YAY! Spearsy stayed.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:32 PM
is that whole bra strap showing with the tank top strap back in style??
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:32 PM
Starfish - All's good, in moderation.
Did you read my blog post yet where I drank too many margaritas and forgot to fill my kids' easter baskets?!
See ... moderation ... not one of my better traits!
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:32 PM
Daly is probably having a heart attack at the sight of her gams.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:33 PM
Jan, it would have been unneighborly and not hospitable to turn down the cocktail. You made the right decision.
Makes my more than frequent trips to the drive-thru liquor store with the kiddo in the backseat seem slightly less horrible. At least he's not known by the counter staff at the ABC.
Posted by: jane | May 13, 2008 at 08:33 PM
Syesha is an actress and she's showing her performance props as an off Broadway diva wannabe.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:34 PM
ha ha ha no i havent gotten there yet. im on august of 2007 i believe. i spent most of the day at work reading it, getting hell from my boss cuz i didnt have half my work done for a meeting tomorrow. so im cramming tongiht. besides, i get more and better work done after ive had a few beers in me...5 to be exact...im not so good at moderation either apparently
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:34 PM
Yes, Jane, we are definitely kindred spirits...
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:34 PM
ha ha ha jane, you know where the best place to go is?? the drive thru daquiri shops in new orleans. there is one about every other mile, and you can get a whole gallon of frozen daquiri. they definitely knew me at more then one of them when i lived out there. ha .
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:38 PM
DC's making a shameless Simon fashion homage.
Minus the breast implants.
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 08:40 PM
Cook is pulling a Jason Castro this week. He wants to go home.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:40 PM
Uhm, yuck DC.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:41 PM
I've always liked Cook's songs, but tonight - and maybe it's the alcohol - I find him strangely attractive.
Kind of like the zit on your face you can't stop picking.
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:41 PM
yeah, he has definitely slacked big time in the past few weeks. its such a change from how he was a few weeks ago. i used to like him, but hes not impressing me as much anymore. i think he is done.
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:42 PM
Paula's being harsh this week.
They switched her from 101 proof to 80.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:42 PM
ya know, he kinda looks like he is stoned when he is singing. with the eyes all squinty and how calm and laid back he seems. maybe him and jason were roomies.
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:44 PM
Hey Steve!
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:44 PM
I knew if I started talking about the proof of liquor, Jan would say hi to me.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:45 PM
OK, so the judges are obviously setting up an Archuletta/Syesha finale.
I didn't like that at all.
Yuck.
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:46 PM
Winning this year's Idol will be a badge of shame. It'd kill Cook's future career as a legitimate act.
Only Syesha and Archie would benefit from this ridiculous contest.
Somewhere, out there, even Clay Aiken has turned the channel.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:47 PM
Chachi sings Fogelberg.
I bet when you download that track on iTunes you get a coupon for a free box of tampons.
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 08:47 PM
Archie barfed on that one.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:47 PM
ha ha ha jeff. ya know, with your humor, you make it hard to keep my beer down when im drinking and reading. ha
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:48 PM
LOL Spearsy and Jeff.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:50 PM
Steve - Proof of liquor = speaking my language!
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:51 PM
wow...scream much syesha!
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:52 PM
At least Syesha knows how to dance.
Watching Chachi dance is like watching an Amish woman programming a VCR.
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 08:52 PM
Welcome to "Everybody Sucks Week" on American Idol.
Sponsored by "Hard Candy," the new CD by Madonna.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:53 PM
Oh Lordy. Jeff. You and Spearsy are making me squirt Bacardi out my nose.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:54 PM
Jan -- kindred spirits indeed. Spirits of all kinds. Our names are even in harmony.
Posted by: jane | May 13, 2008 at 08:55 PM
Bacardi? What is it? Freshman year in college all over again?
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:56 PM
yes, but I'm not sucking it out of your pants pockets.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:57 PM
ok so i really love this song. i hope he doesnt ruin it.
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:58 PM
Welcome to David Cook's last song ever on American Idol.
Even Steven Tyler just threw up.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 08:58 PM
OK, Marissa, now I'm squirting my drink out of my nose!
And I love this song ...
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 08:58 PM
That last note was a killer. Oy!
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 08:59 PM
you can hardly hear him over that stupid guitar and violins..horrible setup if you ask me.
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 08:59 PM
Even DC's parents are saying, "Well, it was fun while it lasted."
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 09:00 PM
... killer of my cat!
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 09:00 PM
That's OK. D.C. will follow the same path as the love of my life - Daughtry ...
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 09:00 PM
I think they switched Simon and Paula's cups tonight.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 09:01 PM
Wow, DC gets a power ballad. Big stretch.
The producers are making sure Syesha doesn't get to crash the sausage-hang finale.
Oh, my mistake, sausage-and-cocktail weinie-hang finale.
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 09:01 PM
Vote for Syesha, kids. All of you. Cook was a mess, Archuleta was creepy, but the judges were pimping David-vs.David with slimy fervor anyway. Yuck.
Posted by: Sean Daly | May 13, 2008 at 09:02 PM
Bizarre to say this, but best performance of the night: Archie's "And So It Goes".
It's enough to get Billy Joel drinking again.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 09:02 PM
oh jan..he is the love of my life too! ha ha.
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 09:02 PM
Mr. Chicken Salad finally shows up.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 09:03 PM
Sean! How nice of you to join us. We've yet to exchange car keys.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 09:03 PM
wow SD where have you been the entire hour?
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 09:03 PM
Thankfully, it's only 3 songs per singer tonight. Or I'd be in the chicken salad soon.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 09:04 PM
Not that the performances have anything to do with the voting, but I think the prophecy of the inevitable March of the Davids will be fulfilled.
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 09:04 PM
I have no chicken salad. I do, however, have 100 calorie popcorn. Oooh, who's jealous now?
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 09:05 PM
not me marissa, cuz i have the same thing in my pantry. thank you sams club! ha ha. i can actually eat popcorn now and not feel so bad about it.
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 09:06 PM
Speaking of food ... I'm off to make tacos and continue drinking adult beverages ...
'Night everyone!
Posted by: Jan Wesner | May 13, 2008 at 09:07 PM
Night Jan!!
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 09:07 PM
Hey Marissa, my keys are the ones on the "Damn I'm Good" keychain.
Spearsy, the FF drives a Honda.
Posted by: Sean Daly | May 13, 2008 at 09:07 PM
Woohoo! Keys to the MAZD! My night is now perfect.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 09:08 PM
someone can have the keys to my car...and take it to get a tune up and an alignment while your borrowing it. ha ha.
Posted by: starfish | May 13, 2008 at 09:10 PM
I know exactly what kind of car she drives, Daly ole buddy.
Posted by: Spears | May 13, 2008 at 09:12 PM
So boys and girls how bad was it. Mrs Sparky and I were dress clothes shopping which these days are slightly more fun than watching idol.
Posted by: sparky | May 13, 2008 at 09:19 PM
Oh, Sparky, it was everything you'd want in a train wreck. Carnage everywhere.
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 09:20 PM
Please tell me a large animal jumped up on stage and tore the muppet to pieces!
Posted by: sparky | May 13, 2008 at 09:22 PM
hey! My last comment didn't take. What gives? I've been censored?
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 09:30 PM
You reached you snark alottment for the day.
Posted by: sparky | May 13, 2008 at 09:44 PM
Sparky, did the Mrs. make you buy uncomfortable shoes?
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 09:53 PM
Sparks,
Tonight was such a travesty that it was actually hard to be snarky. To snark is to blow out of proportion every problem, however tiny. That's pretty hard to do when the Idols go ahead and peg the problem needle with every song.
No matter how mean-spirited, bitter and biting I tried to be, it paled in the wake of the televised cultural immolation that was playing out on the screen.
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | May 13, 2008 at 09:57 PM
but you were wicked funny, Jeff!
Posted by: Marissa | May 13, 2008 at 09:59 PM
No purchase of uncomfortable shoes, already had them. But really any shoes to me other than sneakers are unfortable. I have the flatest feet known to mankind. When I get out of a pool and walk on the sidewalk it looks like someone threw a steak on the ground, or as my friend calls them bigfoot tracks. Size 13 EEE's don't feel good no matter what you put them in.
Posted by: sparky | May 14, 2008 at 08:44 AM
Aw, poor Sparky. That's some big ol' feet. My 13 year old wears a 14. He only wears sneakers. We avoid any place that requires different footwear.
Posted by: Marissa | May 14, 2008 at 08:48 AM
13 and size 14 feet! Talk about throw away the shoes and wear the boxes. Hopefully for his sake he gets the big feet, big hands and finishes the trifecta out for that saying.
Posted by: sparky | May 14, 2008 at 09:10 AM
Who CARES? And if you do, WHY???
Posted by: michael | May 14, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Shoot all these hapless losers......GAWD the last thing we need is ANOTHER HANNAH MONTANA WANNABE!!!!!! SPARE US ALL......DING DONG THE WITCH is DEAD....
Posted by: trumman | May 14, 2008 at 03:20 PM