American Idol chatter

I've been sucked in this season, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Funny thing though - Hunter loves it too - or so he expressed to me tonight when I was trying to get him to sleep. We were watching the performances for tonight as I *tried* to get him to sleep (check the last post) and he had the hardest time concentrating, or falling asleep. During a couple of the performances he got really excited, started *singing* along, and when the audience cheered - Hunter clapped along and yelled out his support. It was a riot! (but then he calmed down and fell asleep)

And know what - Hunter has good taste. He LOVED David Archuleta - and I do too! I think week after week David Archuleta brings such amazing talent! And combine his talent with the fact that he is only 17 years old (and from UTAH!) - that makes him even more of an amazing contestant. So VOTE for him!!! (1-866-436-5704 OR 1-866-436-5708) I'm trying to figure out how I could somehow attend his party at his high school this weekend....(check out this story)

I am also a HUGE fan of David Cook. I haven't really been into rock music for quite a few years now (I laugh to think of some of my favorite music from 1994-1996...Nirvana? Live?) But I really dig his voice. And I LOVED his performance on the week with Andrew Loyd Weber when he sang "Music of the Night".

I've been listening to that, as well as a bunch of other great performances from iTunes this week.

And sadly - I think that Simon had it right when he told Jason Castro to pack his bags - I think his time is up. I really liked him in the beginning. I liked that he was different, and had that Jack Johnson feel to him - but I think he's been pretty lousy the last few weeks. And tonight - HORRIBLE.

So there you have it - my opinions - give or take them. And we'll see where it all ends up. If you're following the show I'd love to hear your opinions!