OK.. the most shocking results in the history of the show????
Didn't they say the same thing last season? The only real shocker in our eyes would be if Melinda went home and we are saying it now.. if that is the case, this will be the last IDOL post ever...
Ellen DeGeneres...not a fan...sorry...
Earth Wind & Fire...BIG FAN.. neighbors might complain, the surround sound is cranked...
No sign of Bono..A video presentation - the first of the evening...
Quincy Jones and a song he wrote and then the Idols sing it...never been a big fan of these "help the world songs"...
Making fun of Sanjaya...then it appears Ben Stiller will be the running "joke" of the night...
Another video... 27 minutes and two songs... yawn
Back to business...MELINDA...SAFE (so we will continue doing these)
Anyone seen Bono? Another video
Umm IL Divo... I enjoyed them a lot.
Jack Black...and another Sanjaya joke...
Back to business... BLAKE...SAFE
Video
Ellen and another Sanjaya joke
Rascal Flatts...don't get these guys.. nope...
Ford Commercial
Montage of stars singing and dancing to Staying Alive...cute
Still no sign of Bono....Back to business...PHIL...SAFE
Video...
Ellen throws down a challenge.
Josh Grobin with the African Children's Choir. These kids are incredible. We truly enjoyed that.
Video...This one mentions something we have been behind here on
THE COUCH since almost the beginning...."NETS FOR MALARIA" - see the link on our sidebar.
Kelly Clarkson and Jeff Beck... Still one freaking' hot axe player...and she can sing... we even got a little Janis vibe off of that performance...
Ben Stiller joke...what, no Sanjaya?
Simon on American Idol on the Simpsons...
Back to business...LaKEISHA...SAFE
OK, so WTF...what can be so freakin' shocking?
Wait, was that Bono? Ummm nope....Video of Celine and Elvis...technology is pretty incredible...
Madonna... is she going to try and adopt another kid?
Wait.. they are giving $10,000 to the winner of their challenge? Isn't this about CHARITY???
Back to Ellen...after a technical glitch.. BUT we got to see Elvis sing live... ummmm OK...
Annie Lennox...the woman still has it. What a talent.
Back to business...CHRIS and
JORDIN left..
Wait??? BIG SHOCKER? Is America sending home Jordin????? Is that really a BIG Shocker??? ummm not really, but...
CHRIS...SAFE ---
Jordin going home?? Tears flowing from her...I am stunned...
WHAT?
OH, give me a break... no one goes home????OH, so sneaky...two go home next week...
But they screwed with the head of a seventeen year old...why couldn't they have told Jordin she was safe and let Chris think he was gone...
that was WRONG!OH LOOKIE LOOKIE... Bono! finally....Final song of the night...
2-hours..good cause...crappy show....
Christine from
EPIPHANY SANCTUARY, asked that we answer these... so here goes:
1. Your site introduced me to One Day Blog Silence (thank you), a gesture of charity ~ what would you say is the charity or charity gesture that is most meaningful to you, and why?
Thank you Christine.. there are two charities that mean a lot to me. The Lymphoma Research Foundation, as mom is a survivor and it has hit home and then AIDS Organization as we have seen first hand the horrible consequences of this epidemic. From a volunteer stand point we have also worked with Little League for years, long after my son moved on. For the last five years we managed the concession stand for the Little League in NJ where we used to live. We raised upwards of $10,000.00 each season and sent equipment to Little Leagues after Katrina wiped out their fields and homes. 2. Do you remember the first time you heard the Rolling Stones?
Wow.. the very first time we can remember was their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. We saw them live for the first time in Buffalo, NY in 1972 at Rich Stadium.
3. Favorite childhood toy?
OOOO I had a Man From U.N.C.L.E. gun I loved, and I was a big Mousetrap fan...plus my Lionel Trains (which I still have)
4. What differences does your NY heart notice between Memphis and NY?
Funny, I was having a discussion with someone today who was telling me about their trip to NYC. I miss the vibrancy of Manhattan...it truly never sleeps... and The food. Yes Memphis has great bar-b-que, but OH how I miss pizza, and good Italian (that I have not had to cook), and I have not found sensational Chinese here yet...
5. Your profile says you like cooking (go, you!). ~ Favorite meal to cook?
Well being Sicilian/Italian, I have an affinity for that cuisine. Taking after mom, I make a great Lasagna...It begins with home made gravy (tomato sauce for the non-Sicilians in the crowd) and homemade meatballs.. ground the meatballs and mix with ground Italian sausage (mix hot and sweet) then layer the noodles with the meat mixture, some gravy, ricotta, parmesano-reggiano and mozzarella cheeses. Keep layering and bake it up... OK, I am hungry....
That said, I also love to cook veal stew, my grandmother Amelia's chicken with onions, I have a killa chili recipe (no beans), I used to have a smoker and would smoke pork-butt with a special rub and basting sauce but will take on any recipe if it catches my attention.
Even though I live alone, I still cook most nights and on the weekends will go into a cooking frenzy and make a few dishes and then freeze them (of course using a vacuum-sealer system to keep them just like new).
Thanks Christine...not asking for volunteers this time around...
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Tomorrow on THE COUCH, we go spanning the world for those stories that just make us insane...time for a little rant and rave....
OH and in case you are wondering why this musical selection...?
I just freakin' love this Zappa tune...
CREDITS:PEACHES EN REGALIAFrank ZappaComposer: Frank Zappa
