AI: Season 6, Round of 9 (Tony Bennett)

Tony Bennett? Oh, why? I'll watch and listen to Tony Bennett, but no one is going to make Tony bennett-like album from this group. Ugh! Let's let them do something modern, something that they want to do, something that will sell today-not 60 years ago!

So, the question is whether or not I'm going to join this growing posse of people who are voting for Sanjaya on purpose. Howard Stern has joined Vote for the Worst in picking Sanjaya as their pony and seeking to 'ruin' American Idol. I think they could potentially ruin Simon's mood for a very long time, but they would actually bolster American Idol by showing the beauty of the contest - that the results are determined by the fans with the most determination and the most votes.

The big key is that with Stern's audience contributing, Sanjaya is safe for weeks to come now. I don't see him in danger until maybe even the top 3 now. Unless, of course they doctor the votes, and I'm sure there will be some people who will/do believe that to be the case.

Blake Lewis (I remember playing Mack the knife in Jazz Band back in the day, and thinking… this song is old… it's still old)

Phil Stacy (if I saw him walking on the other side of the street, I'd run across it and smack him across that big fat bald head, and I tell him, "You're boring! Go home to your wife and stop trying to kiss her ass.")

Melinda Doolittle (I finally could see her place in pop culture with this song - as a lounge singer in a remake of a Dick Tracy movie… maybe a Jennifer Hudson-like move)

Chris Richardson (ok, but nothing very surprising… he just always sings out of the side of his face)

Jordin Sparks (boring song… I'm ready for bed)

Gina Glocksen (discovered makeup this week… and included medusa braids in the front of her hair… totally uninterested in every song this week)

Sanjaya Malakar (creepier than ever… I wore a suit like that to a high school prom and it was as big a mistkae then as it is now… and if you're going to dance with a lady, push her chair in when you're done. punk.)

Haley Scarnato (eatching Haley on Idol is like watching her go through puberty… a few weeks ago she discovered her legs and now this week she discovered cleavage… way to ignore Toney Bennett's advice there, Haley… you shopped that song around to everyone in the audience… she worries WAY to much about pleasing Simon, and has shown her immaturity far too often)

LaKisha Jones (another one to ignore Tony's advice… and he looked pissed that she would add a little tag to the end… Tony likes you to sing it like it's written!… watching her perform is like watching the Yankees or Lakers or Colts play: you know that they're going to be there in the end, and they just have to go through these regular season motions first… and she has a really big forehead!)

Tomorrow's bottom three: Phil Stacy, Gina Glocksen, & Jordin Sparks

My countdown prediction:
12: Sanjaya Malakar (Brandon Rogers)
11: Sanjaya Malakar (Stephanie Edwards)
10: Phil Stacy (Chris Sligh)
9: Phil Stacy
8: Gina Glocksen
7: Haley Scarnato
6: Chris Richardson
5: Sanjaya Malakar
4: Jordin Sparks
3: Blake Lewis
2: LaKisha Jones
1: Melinda Doolittle

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