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The girls ruled tonight on American Idol (Yeah Fantasia!!!)
I could not stand to watch Sucky Stevens, Psycho-eyed JPL, Bug-eyed George and Flaming Football Fruit Matt sing during the medley tonight but as soon as Jennifer and LaToya and Jasmine (*drrool*) belted out their first notes, I was captivated. How fitting to end that group number with the three divas (Jennifer, LaToya and Fantasia) in the middle of the stage. Kelly Clarkson was amazing I thought, in one of the best performances I've seen from her. Sure, her first bra and blazer outfit was a little too "Low" for me (get it? Kelly song joke?) but her rendition of "Beautiful Disaster" was so captivating. Yes, that's the word to describe it - captivating. Ruben was good too although I swear the impossible happened - Ruben got even fatter! That boy needs to watch "Super Size Me" stat! As for Tamyra Gray... I know she's signed to the "American Idol" label but geez, you think she's had enough airtime already? I really like her voice but she does this fluttery thing with her eyelids that I can't stand! And get rid of that 80s Whitney hair girl!

With 65 Million voters, I swear more people vote for American Idol than for the presidential elections. If only John Kerry can preach politics like Fantasia preaches the choir... Okay, enough of that "pretend Tim understands American politics" aside...

I realized tonight that American Idol is quite possibly the cheesiest show ever put together on TV. Take, for example, the Christina Christian "red carpet" questions. Were there not more celebrities? They showed "celebrities" getting out of their limo and then used the exact three celebrities for the red carpet interviews. And how did Christina, who I loved, become Pebbles Flinstone? The cheesefest continued with a very pale JLH (that's Jennifer Love Hewitt for you non-fans of acronyms) who managed to come across more amateurish than the amateur performers she was introducing. And don't even get me started on the huge piece of fromage that is Kimberly Caldwell. Can you say ATTENTION HOG?! Can you say CAKED ON MAKEUP COVERING DRY SKIN AND HUGE PORES?! I bet SHE can say that with her loud, obnoxious voice! (Okay not to be rude but does she not look like a retired prostitute?)

The thing is, American Idol is cheesy, but effectively so. You can't tell me you didn't get teary when Fantasia won or that you felt sympathy for Diana. And when Ruben and Kelly joined the two to open up the show, man, SO good! If A.I. is cheese, then I and the rest of the country am gobbling this stuff up! With the show officially over now, I'm going to go hungry on Tuesday and Wednesday nights for the rest of the summer...


posted by Tim at 11:34 PM