This Weeks Idol Results Show

Tonight American Idol's result show is an hour long special beginning at 8:30 PM. The remaining finalist perform songs as a group singing songs such as "Another one bites the dust" which seems realistic LOL. Each one doing solos throughout the medley. I am ready for them to get down to business as this lil diddy wasn't very entertaining to me. I'd love to see Taylor go tonight but I suspect it won't be. Taylor isn't a bad singer don't get me wrong but he isn't the best and his stage presence is not far from bizarre in my opinion. They are all on the couches awaiting the results discussing what they miss from home. Kelly misses fried Okra. Sometimes I wonder if her ditzy personality is real or fake. Others said they missed important things like wife, kids but she misses Okra. Now family members are being shown on video telling the contestants how much they love them and how proud of them they are. This was a nice touch. Elliot seemed especially moved. They announce that next week the contestants will be working with Rod Stewart. I love him so I'm really looking forward to that. They show a clip with Taylors band that he typically performs with and they profess their loyalty, Taylor is then told he is safe. Katherine, they are talking with her parents telling how she has loved to sing from a young age. She was an adorable little girl. She is declared safe. Chris is from NC and his brother begins telling how they work in their family business of running a mill. They said they always knew Chris was meant for bigger things. Of course we all know Chris is safe. Going to commercial break leaves Ace, Elliot, Kelly, Bucky and Paris to hear their fate. Hmmmmmmmmmm I suspect it is Ace, Bucky or Paris. I suspect Elliot will be safe but you never know. I would have thought Taylor would have been gone weeks ago. Here we go.... Next up is Kelly, they check in with her grandfather who speaks of how the town is behind her and voting hard for her. She is safe. Now there is four left. Elliot is up next showing his mother who tells of him having health problems as a child, he had severe allergies, hearing problems and was diagnosed at age 17 with diabetes. She speaks of how proud of him she is for how he has persevered and is such a good man. Elliot is in the bottom three, I'm kinda shocked. Elliot gets to perform, I guess if they are in the bottom three tonight they get to perform. I'm not a huge fan of Elliot but he is a better singer than Taylor. I suspect Taylor has a huge fan base because his band travels around the country performing and they advertise for him at all their gigs to rake in the votes. Ace is up next, his parents and brother speak of how he is a fast runner and an outdoorsman. They speak of how he doesn't fear a struggle and that is who Ace is. Ryan now tells Ace that he is in the bottom three. Ace performs and sounds better tonight but he needs to trim the hair under his arms before wearing another tank top, YUCK. Bucky and Paris are up now and they show that in Rockingham they lost the race track there due to schedule changes with Nascar and that Bucky is giving that city something to be happy about. Now they are speaking about Paris. Her mother is talking how Paris wanted to be a gynecologist instead of a singer but she tried out and fell in love with American Idol. Now they announce which one is in the bottom three. Paris is safe. So the bottom three are Elliot, Ace and Bucky. Which one goes home? Ok, all three are brought to the front of the stage. Simon thinks Ace will go home. Leaving tonight is.......................Bucky. Ace and Elliot are safe. I sort of think Ace should have been the one to go home but the votes are in and it is Bucky who goes home this week.

Imigration rights

I have hesitated to get into the imigration discusions of recent days. I read in the news and watch on television that protesters are fighting for the rights of "illegal" imigrants. I don't understand where they would have rights in this country if they have not followed the legal process to become a citizen or at the very least to be here legally. This has nothing to do with discrimination it is the laws of citizenship. It would be wrong to not allow imigrants a legal way to come to this country but that is not the case. There is a legal way to come to this country and that is how you get rights here.

I am saddened by the reasons they need to come here. I would love for those in poor countries to enjoy the opportunities in this country but we can't put our laws aside to let people from other countries to come here illegally.

Having laws in place to provide only a legal way for imigrants to be here is not discriminating. I would be the first person to speak out against discrimination. I am Native American and have experienced discrimination so I do understand how that feels.

Idol Results show

Well another one bites the dust tonight. I would like to see Taylor go but I doubt he will. Sooooo here we go. The three with the least votes this week are Elliot, Paris and Mandisa and Paris was allowed to return to her seat which left Mandisa and Elliot remaining and the one going home this week is Mandisa. I can't end without saying Yahooooo over hearing Kenny Rogers perform. I have been a huge fan for many years. Shhh I know I'm admitting I'm old.

Tom Delay

Tom Delay must think we are all stupid. The sad reality is that there are people who will believe his story. If he truthfully resigned his seat in the House and pulled out of his bid for re-election to get the attention off his republican district then he would have done it before the primary. Let's face it he saw the writing on the wall that he would not win so he is quitting. Badabing badaboom end of story. He is now just trying to appease those who urged him to allow someone the chance to rescue that seat from the grasp of the Democrats. Further evidence that they are concerned they may lose control of the House in upcoming elections.

American Idol/Nashville Star

It is sad when you are recuperating how easy it is to get hooked on television. This is so unlike me to as I don't typically watch much tv except for cable news.

Anyway, I am hooked on both American Idol and Nashville Star. I just started watching Nashville star so just getting to know them but I disagree with tonights cut of Melanie Torres. I think Mandisa did the worse tonight on Idol but she has too much talent to go home. I don't like Taylor and would like to see him go. Bucky shined this week. I liked Ace and Chris too. What do you all think?

Catching Up

I am going to try and post here on a daily basis even if it is just a post
to document my daily activities. I love blogging but have got out of the
habit a bit while I was recuperating. I am eager to get back into the swing
of blogging. I also am going to start using my blackberry to blog so when a
thought hits me I can run to my handheld and yakk away on my blog about it.
So look out I'm back :)