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Thursday, February 21, 2008
2/21: 1st four out - Garrett Haley, Amy Davis, Joanne Borgella, Colton Berry
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Idol bloggers picked Garrett “Leif Garrett” Haley to take his hair and go home and he was indeed the first one out. (I was not one of them initially but understood why people disliked him.) Breaking up with him was not hard to do.
They psyched out Kristy Lee Cook by having her come up but then cut Amy Davis, the least surprising pick. Everyone agreed she was abysmal last night. Combined with a lack of airtime and it was over. She does “Where the Boys Are” one more time and again, she misses more notes than she hits. Pretty gal, wrong song.
Third out: “Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance” plus-sized model winner Joanne Borgella, who had not a prayer. They created faux tension by placing her next to Amanda Overmyer. But we knew who was going home. Another pretty gal with an indistinguished performance. Being the second one up didn’t help her either. (Ramiele looks devastated as Joanne sings “Say a Little Prayer” again!)
Fourth out is a minor shocker (especially paired with Chikezie): Colton Berry. He wasn’t on anybody’s radar to go compared to the first three but didn’t have a serious chance of winning either. Honestly, we all thought Luke, Jason Y. and Chikezie did worse. He sang ninth, which isn’t a bad spot either. In the end, he got virtually no airtime. I thought his Elvis cover of “Suspicious Minds” was good but obviously not good enough. I bet it was really really close in terms of vote count. (Ramiele, with Kady by her side, is crying again as he bows out!)
The episode also featured the Paula Abdul video for “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow,” which you can see in yesterday’s blog entry. It’s clear from her limited dance moves that she can’t do what she used to 20 years ago. Blame serious back problems. She still looks good.
Group sing was the usual cheesefest. I did enjoy the 60s wigs and dress. I didn’t pay terrible close attention to individual singing.
Based on blog feedback, it also appears a lot of folks really didn’t like Amanda. And Carly is about as polarizing as it gets. And could Danny Noriega be this year’s Sanjaya?
In other Idol news:
Jordin Sparks is in Ghana hanging out with the prez.
One blogger thinks Michael Johns lip-synced Tuesday.
