Hes part of our family, and we wuv him.
When he was done, David Cook was the first Idol on his feet.
I indulged in a brief fantasy that involved the studioies yelling, Stage dive!
Credit: Ray Mickshaw
Nowarm-up comic at all?
Also inthe house: Kristy Lee Cook, and a guy who looked a lot like Ray Romano.
The blonde Brit actually sang about her Pocketful of Sunshinetwo-and-a-quarter times last night.
In her first take, she flubbed herlyrics before shed even hit the chorus and had to start over.
Its agood thing Im not one of those guys, she joked, pointing to the Idolcontestants.
(The answer, of course, is no.)
Natasha B.ssecond take was great or, to judge the look on DArchies face,super-fantastically-oh-my-gosh!amazingeriffic.
Or, to judge the look on Castros face…um…yawn.
(Even the snark demon, who Ive just decided to callSmirkelstiltskin, was beaming.)
Once itd finished, we had 30minutes before airtime, so the Idols and judges left the stage.
What?!Nine!
It was the most cogent thing hed said inweeks.
Just when I thought we were going to have a WUC-free evening, JohnnyD.
and the rest of theIdolaudiencewhooping with cheers.
(Um, even in1990,that joke wouldnt have worked.)
(Seems this season will involve a lot of jumping with a side oftwirling, huh?)
Not that I exactly blameSyesha; these Canadians were a bit… intense.
But that still doesntexcuse Johnny D. from reading fromChicken Soup for theAmerican IdolSoulwith not even a whit of irony.
So, PopWatchers, are you going to miss Brookesbrand of earnest sunshine?
Do you think Randy should pursue a future incup modeling?
And were you dying to get a look at Tara Miller, a.k.a.Simons first love?
I sure know Smirkelstiltskin was.
