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American Idol 8.11
Alexis Grace got screwed on Idol last night. Michael “Roughneck” Sarver should have gone, and I’m shocked that Allison Iraheta was in the bottom three – she rocks. Alexis was clearly disappointed during her second run of the song, but that’s understandable.
It’s going to be a tough year – lots of talent, there is.
American Idols Live
We went to the American Idols Live Tour last night at the Resch Center with Wanda, my mom, and my mom’s friend. David Cook and Michael Johns rocked the place – they put on a great show. I also liked Carly Smithson, Brooke White, and David Archuleta. It was a pretty good show, although I was hoping for more performances where they were performing together instead of individually.
Traffic was surprisingly smooth around the stadium. I wish I would have been at the Oneida Casino Monday night – they were there playing the games. 
American Idol – Two Remain
Wanda and I watched Idol this week. It was very good, as the top three singers were all very talented:
- David Cook – Even though Simon picked a strange song for him, I thought he did pretty well considering. He second and third songs weren’t that good in my opinion. Wanda theorized he might be throwing his performance a bit to avoid the terms of 19 Management in favor of his own deal.
- David Archuleta – I thought “And So It Goes” was his best song of the three, though I also enjoyed “With You.” His performance of “Longer” wasn’t impressive to me. Overall, I thought it was one of his weaker days, however, I put him above Cook on Tuesday.
- Sayesha Mercado – She’s had some good ones in the past, but I thought she was historically the weakest of the three. On Tuesday, however, I thought she was fantastic. I thought she performed all three songs very well despite criticism from the judges. Even though I’ve always been a huge fan of the two Davids, she was my top pick for Tuesday night. It seems that America did not agree with me, however.
In the end, it will be the two David’s next week. It should be a good show. I think David Cook may end up being the victor.
Idol Season 7
It’s been a pretty good season this year. Lots of talent from both the guys and gals. It’s a little less clear to me this year who will be on top, unlike last year. I was a little surprised to see Chikezie go so soon, however, he hasn’t been on the top of his game lately. Early on in the competition, I though he was a good candidate to win, but now that the season has progressed, he has lost some of his flare.
My favorites this year are David Archuleta and David Cook. Next is Brooke White, with Ramiele Malubay and Carly Smithson tied for 3rd. In addition to some of my favorites, Wanda fancies Michael Johns. He hasn’t impressed me as much as the others, though his performance of “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions” was excellent.
As for a couple of contestants that I could go without – Kristy Lee Cook and Jason Castro. I will give props to Kristy for her performance of “God Bless the USA”. That was the only performance of hers that I really liked.
Summerfest 2007
We drove to Summerfest today, partially because we were looking for something to do, and partially because we wanted to see Daughtry at the Marcus Amphitheater. Wanda was also able to score some free admission tickets to Summerfest from a coworker (Thanks Chang!). We drove there after work and walked around a bit before purchasing the Daughtry tix. Although somewhat short, he put on a fairly decent show. The lighting effects were sometimes annoying, regularly blinding the audience, but his performance was excellent. He’s one of those performers who can perform nearly equally as well live as he can in a studio.
We liked the Marcus Amphitheater. Nice seats (not bleachers), open roof (for ventilation), decent acoustics, and we had amazing seats in the front section center. There were some annoying morons there, but that comes with the territory.
After the show, we didn’t stick around long. We basically came for the Daughtry show. The grounds were a bit crowded for my taste, although it seemed like they had a decent lineup of musicians.
American Idol 6.2
Wow, I’m shocked. Although Blake has been my recent favorite, I’m surprised that Melinda was dropped tonight. I really thought that it would come down to Melinda and Jordin. I think Jordin will take the crown, but I’d rather buy Blake’s album.
May 16th, 2007 
Television, music 
Tags: american idol, Entertainment & Media, music, Television, more... American Idol 6 – Four remaining
Call me a fair-weather Idol fan this season. I enjoyed the prelims, got bored with the early eliminations, and got interested again beginning last week. Blake has been my favorite (and still is), although I doubt that he will win. I previously thought that Melinda Doolittle would win hands down, but Jordin Sparks blew me away tonight. She easily had the best performances.
Prior to this week, I thought the final two would be Melinda and LaKisha. After tonight, I have no doubt in my mind that it will be between Melinda and Jordin.
May 8th, 2007
Television, music Tags: american idol, Entertainment & Media, music, Television, more... American Codger
American Idol just hasn’t been as entertaining this year. I think it’s mostly due to the fact that they can’t find artists and music selections that were popular sometime after the invention of the phonograph. Tony Bennett? I wasn’t terribly fond of Diana Ross week either. Next week, the collective works of Burt Bacharach.
Weekend
Wanda and I did more than we usually do on the weekend. Yesterday (Saturday), we went to the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay because Wanda had never been. We enjoyed a lot of the local history, although we could have done without the “dairy” and “Green Bay Packer” exhibits (not that I have anything against dairy, but the exhibits seemed more geared towards children). Overall, it was a good time.
We then took a quick trip to Circuit City to look for an HDTV antenna. After that, we logged many miles throughout Green Bay looking for a decent seafood place and just going for a “Sunday Drive.” We knew where Red Lobster was, but Wanda wanted to try something different. Eventually we decided to try Marty’s Boston Crab near the stadium.
The restaurant turned out to be a letdown. The bill+tip came to $70, which we wouldn’t have necessarily minded since it was a date; however, we expected a lot more for the price. We both ordered steak with “Dungeness crab legs”. Salads were extra @ $3.50/ea. For sides, Wanda chose Asiago mashed potatoes and a salad, and I chose the Asiago mashed with “pub chips with skins and seasoning”, which I assumed would be something like steak fries. I should have asked – they turned out to be overcooked potato chips. Wanda’s sirloin was very good, but my rib eye (which cost more) was all gristle. I make a way better New York strip at home for a lot less money. Finally, although the crab legs tasted very good, they were extremely meager. On a bright note, their seasoned bread was amazing, but it wasn’t all-you-can-eat like Red Lobster’s garlic cheddar muffins. Red Lobster for the win.
Today (Sunday) was fairly uneventful. Wanda wanted to go for a bike ride really badly with me to show off her new bike. I hadn’t ridden a bike in probably 9 years. I was very reluctant because a) I look gay on a bike, and b) I hadn’t intended on riding a bike again until after having kids (due to the male fertility thing). However, she got me to go along and it turned out to be fairly nice. We biked to the gas station to get a newspaper and then around the neighborhood a bit.
Wanda got a lot of cleaning done. I did a bunch of dishes and some laundry. Wanda was sweet enough to make a romantic dinner (”supper” for those of you in Rio Linda) of lobster tail, king crab legs, garlic cheddar muffins, and caesar salads. (Yes, we had seafood two nights in a row.) It was fantastic! My cat Josie couldn’t resist jumping on the kitchen table to investigate the strong smell of seafood. She hadn’t jumped on the table in quite some time since she knows she gets yelled at if she does.
We settled the night by listening to All Request Love Songs on I94 (which play Sunday nights from 8pm to midnight), while Wanda did her homework and I goofed off on my laptop.
March 26th, 2007
Uncategorized Tags: Food, green bay, museum, music, outdoors, quality time, seafood, more... Idol 5
I watched Idol tonight. I thought most of the boys were somewhat weak tonight, but there were a few shining stars. Chris Daughtry (Vin Diesel) won the night, hands down. Yamin (underbite) and Makar (Fred Savage) were decent too. Covais, although seemingly a nice guy, is way overrated. Radford (Berry Manilow), although pretty, is too narrow in genre. “Bucky” is just a hillbilly. It is amazing to me that someone who can’t speak English well can be considered an “Idol” finalist.
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