American Idol Round of 11: A Horseplayer's Perspective

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Yes, seriously...she listened to Simon. Before last week she was lost in the crowd, good voice but not on a par with the "big guns" and stage presence was unremarkable. She tried last week but got hurt by lapse in memory which then caused some pitch problems...Simon giving her a decent review I think gave her self-confidence, I suspect she thought if he thought that performance wasn't so bad then maybe...! She came out last night and sang her absolute best to date, the outfit would have been over the top for most but with her figure, she pulled it off! The way she moved...especially the little upper torso shakes HAD to get the attention of EVERY male not on the Bob Doyle mailing list! This was a great performance...naughty yet wholesome, full of life with vocals surpassed only by Melinda and Jordin! I thought this would be the week that would make or break her...how would she react to last week? In my opinion, she knocked it out of the park!

100% agree, it was an example of someone paying attention and reacting in just the right way. She IS memorable now, everyones talking about Haley.
And she could have botched it if it wasn't handled right. Like you said wholesome but naughtly.

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

100% agree, it was an example of someone paying attention and reacting in just the right way. She IS memorable now, everyones talking about Haley.
And she could have botched it if it wasn't handled right. Like you said wholesome but naughtly.

QUESTION IS: DID ANY OF YOU THAT ARE "TALKING" ABOUT HER ACTUALLY VOTE LAST NIGHT?

[brianwspencer]

For what it's worth, I was interested in how the "phone-in votes" ranking system I've been using would rank the final 11 based on their performances since I started ranking them, which was the round of 20 I believe. These are the cumulative totals and rankings through four weeks of ranking them. I think it's pretty darn close to how I feel overall -- the top is very obvious, the bottom couple are very obvious, and everyone in the middle is a crapshoot!

Totals:

1. Melinda -- 39.0 phone-in votes
2. Jordin -- 38.0 phone in votes
3. Lakisha -- 35.0 phone-in votes
4. Stephanie -- 32.0 phone-in votes
4. Blake -- 32.0 phone-in votes
6. Chris S. -- 30.5 phone-in votes
7. Gina -- 30.01 phone-in votes
8. Chris R. -- 29.0 phone-in votes
9. Haley -- 27.0 phone-in votes
10. Phil -- 26.0 phone-in votes
11. Sanjaya -- 21.0 phone-in votes

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

For what it's worth, I was interested in how the "phone-in votes" ranking system I've been using would rank the final 11 based on their performances since I started ranking them, which was the round of 20 I believe. These are the cumulative totals and rankings through four weeks of ranking them. I think it's pretty darn close to how I feel overall -- the top is very obvious, the bottom couple are very obvious, and everyone in the middle is a crapshoot!

Totals:

1. Melinda -- 39.0 phone-in votes
2. Jordin -- 38.0 phone in votes
3. Lakisha -- 35.0 phone-in votes
4. Stephanie -- 32.0 phone-in votes
4. Blake -- 32.0 phone-in votes
6. Chris S. -- 30.5 phone-in votes
7. Gina -- 30.01 phone-in votes
8. Chris R. -- 29.0 phone-in votes
9. Haley -- 27.0 phone-in votes
10. Phil -- 26.0 phone-in votes
11. Sanjaya -- 21.0 phone-in votes

Well, the only problem is that this will come down, as most contests do, to what have you done lately. I was bored today so I went to some news sites that had articles on last night, some interesting things I noted...those who wrote in (and I assume folks writing in are likely to vote)...mentioned Sanjaya more than all the others combined...about 60% favorably (the other 40%, in touch with reality, saw him for what he is). I'm afraid that this kid will be around awhile...he has a huge teenybopper following! A lot of attention to the little girl crying with lots of insulting remarks but one poster who claimed that she was there as part of Make a Wish Foundation...wonder how folks who see the necessity to poke fun at her will feel if that's true? Then again, they will probably feel nothing...as usual. People making fun of Melinda for not having a neck...interesting! All in all, it appears from the comments that Phil, Stephanie and Gina could be in trouble tonight...we'll see!

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

QUESTION IS: DID ANY OF YOU THAT ARE "TALKING" ABOUT HER ACTUALLY VOTE LAST NIGHT?

I didn't, I've never voted.