“Too bad Fantasia didn't go tonight. I knew she wouldn't, but a girl can dream, can't she?”

“The final two were who they should be. It kind of surprised me. When they showed all the support people are getting at their homes, Fantasia looked a bit lacking for a bit. I can only assume America as a whole saw her great talent last night.

As far as voting, I'm also just a spectator. Takin' it all in.

And hey, what was up with Diana's hair the morning she went to see the mayor? Oh well, it looked a lot better later.”

“Yea, it was pretty bad”

“Didn't get around to posting last night after the show because I had to get over to "Law & Order" for Lenny's farewell show. Gonna miss the Det. Briscoe character. He's been my favorite all along.

As for Idol, I was incredibly relieved to see Jasmine get the hook. Fantasia all the way for me, though I, too, am not a member of the voting pool. So what can I say if Diana wins? Either is soooooo far beyond Jasmine.”

“One word........

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what was America thinking?????????”

“what was america thinking when they tuned in?”

“question...

who was on Ruben's shirt??? MLK??”

“How did I know Miss Opie would be upset tonight?? ;-)

I think the best person won out.

Now for the questions:

I dunno, I wondered if that was Rueben on Rueben's shirt??? LOL!

And did they ever give the actual vote tally? Or did I miss it?”

“I thought it was him too... that is on his shirt but my friend swore that it was MLK.

I read on the forum where it was a 1% difference. I never did hear the vote tally, I put the TV on mute when they announced the winner. Someone on the forum described her perfectly to me-she sounds like a goat and she looks like she's always stomping on fire ants.”

“I know that was mean.. Lord please forgive me! I just feel as though she's so "fake".”

“Oh, Miss Opie, you and I see things so differently, lol!!! I'm so relieved that Fantasia won. I had my "money" on her from the time the top 10 was announced.

I thought I was going to miss the show since we had a social event at our house tonight. But at quarter to 9, just as I was about to sneak upstairs to the little TV, one of the guests -- a college woman who was with her dad at our event -- told me she was hoping to see the end of the show, too. So I couldn't be a bad host, could I, and I turned the TV on and we made it just in time to see the final announcement. The good thing, too, was she was a Fantasia fan. So we celebrated together and dissed Jasmine for screwing LaToya out of being in the finals.”

“As I have said over and over again I just don't care for her style. I can't stand the way she sings. To me she sounds very nasal and that is one of the most irratating sounds. It's nothing against her as a person, but I won't be buying any of her albums.”

“I really liked the song that Tamara Gray wrote but I don't want to hear it anymore if Fantasia is going to be singing it.”

“tonight is the opening night!”

“tonight?? really?? whooooohooooo time to laugh real hard. my kid is grounded, have to let it slide one night i guess, it's funnist watching it with him”

“are your ears ready to bleed?!?!?!”

“hell yea! the first few episodes are the best..”

“Shhhhhhhhhhhh .....

Here it comes!”

“you spank wonderfully, you sing horribly”

“mary is scary”

“mary, mary, why u buggin?”

“u hear the voices in your head too?”

“the voices in my head tell me to never let another living soul hear me sing. i shouldnt even sing in the car now for fear of getting caught on "motormouth"”

“I can't believe the rock'n'roll dude made it. Thought he sounded like crap.

okay...now my voices tell me to get off this computer for tonight and have some fun for a change.... night!”

“yea, that whole thing with telling his band and all was sooo staged as well.

poor mary, i felt bad for her.”

“Yeah...the Rock-n-roll dude did sound like crap but sometimes I think they listen to see if the voice is there... I think his is there, he just needs some help using it.”

“yea i do too,.. but seriously, what a SELL OUT with his band.”

“Yeah, jerk just left his group hanging. Talking about group spirit huh? That was pretty f'd up.

oh...and I don't feel sorry for any of them. I mean come on...did they never listen to themselfs??

Cameron (my 11 year old) felt for the first time bad for a couple people. LOL Not sure what bit him in the ass.”

“that mary roach chick was just too much-- I'm wondering what drugs she was on...and she said that she liked doing hair, make-up and fashion--but did you see what she was wearing? (yikes, girl, white pants on that ass was too much!)

I think the Sugar Ray guy was getting a little aroused by the girl who kept spanking herself... (Simon, too)

The rock & Roll guy is a gimmick I think to bring in the goth/punk/rock & roll crowd to the audience. Much like Patrick from a few seasons ago, I don't think he will last too long-- Although, he sounded way better in his audition vs. when singing with his band... Thought it was funny when his drummer gave AI the bird... LOL

It will be interesting to see how the lady who sold her wedding ring does....? Thankfully, it seems her hubby was pretty supportive--although there would be no way I'd sell my wedding ring, even for that type of experience!

And how about the warbling "Braxton" cousin? Should have tipped the judges off when he said he didn't like people and wanted to be alone... With that voice, I'm not surprised no one wants to be around him!”

“i admit it. i'm an AI junkie.

i really wish Constantine would get the boot. and that black girl... what's her name? the real young one that wore the hideous belly shirt yesterday.

i like carrie and bo.”

“Scorch, you talking to yourself again”

“what else is new, right?”

“huh, did you say something ;)”

“i don't know, did i? now u're just plain freaking me out!”

“listen to those voices in your head, they will tell you what to do”

“those voices in my head are telling me to go to bed, but i'm trying to ignore them.”

“listen to the bad voices they are more fun”

“muah ah ah ahhhhh”

“My sons are so totally into this show that I have to watch it some nights.

I saw the guys on Monday. I like Anwar and Nikko, but really I think almost all of them are very strong. Travis was fun.

Didn't see the women last night.”

“something i don't like about anwar... i think he's too squeaky or something, not sure what it is.

nikko? that's ozzie's son, right? i like him too. i also like bo.

the girls' performances weren't all that great last night.

it was interesting tonight when they eliminated 2 from each group.... they didn't make them perform and they also didn't make them sweat it out like the previous week. i heard they got a lot of complaints re: the way they eliminated the kids off... too vicious.”

“fritz, how have u been? haven't seen u post lately. hope things are going better for you.”

“Things are going really well.

Been extremely busy with work, taking care of the kids half the time, getting a new home set up, death of my grandmother and out-of-state funeral...been a long two months but I am very happy about where I am and very, very optimistic about the future.”

“sorry to hear about your grandmother.... but i'm happy to hear that things are going good... sounds like you have a great outlook and hopefully things go your way!”

“are u still in souderton?”

“Hatfield. Same development--same street!--as the old house. Works great for the kids.”

“that's convenient! my boss lives in hatfield. i pass right by it on the way to work.”

“OK, the BowlderFamily must know - who got the boot earlier tonight????!!!!!”

“This show sucks”

“I dunno - i've never watched the show. sorry Bowlderman - i'm useless.”