Idol Chatter - Fourth Elimination (4/3/08)

Elimination #3 of the Idol Top 12 occurred tonight—and here’s the briefest of brief recaps:

 

Group Song:  On the night when the remaining Idols went from 9 to 8, we were treated to a rousing rendition of “9 to 5”—if you didn’t see it, you didn’t miss anything.

 

Sofa or Stool:  As with the previous three elimination shows, the Idols came out one-by-one to learn their “safe or bottom three” status.  Those getting comfy on the couch were Michael Johns, David Archuleta, Carly Smithson, David Cook, Syesha, and Jason Castro.  Finding themselves in the bottom three were Ramiele, KLC, and our Miss Brooke—for the record, I was 1 for 3 again this week, correctly predicting that Ramiele would be in the bottom three (I also thought Jason and Syesha would join her—I guess I was wrong).

 

Going Home:  You’ll have to wait for there was much more time to waste—and Idol didn’t want to miss a single minute of fluff or foolishness.

 

Entertainment for the Evening:  “America’s Next Great Band” winners, The Clark Brothers, performed “This Little Light of Mine”.  For those of you not familiar with ANGB, it was an Idol-like contest produced by Fox and held this past winter where bands from around America competed to become America’s next great band—hence the name.  The Clark Brothers are a trio of brothers (again, hence the name) who play country/folk-style music.  They have a unique style and are quite entertaining, but enough about them—tonight it’s all about the Idols.

 

Memory Lane:  We caught up with Idol wannabes from past seasons including Bucky Covington (Season 5), Phil Stacey (6), and Bo Bice (4) who all have settled in or around Nashville—which just happens to be a coincidence based on this week’s theme (Dolly Parton).  Ryan promised more such visits to Idols from yesteryear—oh joy!

 

Hearing from the Expert:  As noted, Dolly Parton was the guest coach for this week and no self-respecting superstar would pass up a chance to shamelessly plug their new album when you have 30-odd million viewers tuned in to watch one Idol’s dreams of becoming crowned the Idol champion come to an end—and Dolly’s no different.  Dolly sang her new song, “Jesus & Gravity” off her new album, Backwoods Barbie.  I like Dolly, but the song was BORING!—and would have landed her in the bottom three had she been held to the same standard as our Idols.

 

The journey ends here:  With our bottom three of Ramiele, KLC, and Brooke draped all over each other at center stage, Ryan sent Brooke to safety, told KLC she would be around to sing another week, and informed Ramiele that she had punched her last ticket on the Idol gravy train.  So for the second week in a row, I correctly predicted who America sent home—anyone care to join me in Vegas or split a lottery ticket?!

 

Next week:  And now we are down to the Idol Elite Eight.  Tune in next Tuesday to find out what songs will help propel our Idols to pop stardom—and which ones will send one unlucky Idol home to rue their song selection.  And then check out Wednesday’s second annual “Idol Gives Back” show to see if they can top the $76M raised last year to fight poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and disaster—or as I like to call it, Elimination NightJ…just kidding, check out this great show and support a great cause.

 

Until then, I will continue watching TV so you don’t have to…

 

Charlie