Paula is mysteriously absent from the judges as we begin tonight. Perhaps they called her in to help tally the 88 million votes.
The Ford commercial, to Break My Stride, involved animated idols with Adam moving brick walls, Kris affecting the weather, and Danny parting the Red Sea (of cars).
Alicia Keys is giving us a PSA about Idol Gives Back. Noah from Rwanda is singing for kids with AIDS. Good cause, bad song. But it was all worth it to see Ryan try to imitate his dance.
A top 13 spotting in the audience. I’m sure they are busy preparing for next week, which I expect to completely rock (a redux of the Adam/Allison duet awesomeness, please?). The guys are watching back stage, and Danny is called out first. Ryan asks about his hometown visit, Jamar, and we get to see the video.
OMG, Michelle and her orange sign made it on the air! Good going, Michelle! (See post below for Michelle and her Gokey homecoming experience!) Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett was shown talking to Danny (he came to speak to my high school government class – I love him!) Props to Milwaukee for showing so much city pride!
Kris is up next, and he reports that Stoby’s (Did I spell that right?) gave him free cheese dip for life. Like you said, Kris, with that gift you have won already! His hometown visit also looked amazing in both Little Rock and Conway (See Chris’s pictures below!) Such a great turn out!
After the break, Jordin is back, singing her new single Battlefield, accompanied by Ryan Tedder. This is the kind of song that I don’t love yet, but I think it will grow on me. Decent performance, but the evil eyes at the end scared the crap out of me. Love the dress, though.
Adam is up after the break. I didn’t think that San Diego would turn out for a homecoming of sorts – they seem like a pretty chill city, but he had the streaker instead! LOL!
And while Danny has no patience for any more commercials (understandable, Danny), Adam has requested to see Katy Perry. And what Adam wants, Adam gets. Katy sports an Adam cape singing something about Vegas. Blah, not a fan of this one.
After the break, we finally get the results. Kris made it! He is so thrilled! And competing with him (no surprise) is Adam!
Well, Danny, its been a good run. And I’m so glad you made it back to Milwaukee!
Simon proclaims that it will be a big ding-dong next week. Not sure what that means, but I hope it is good. I am looking forward to both of these guys bringing it. And some awesome medleys in the finale (ahem, did I mention an Adam/Allison duet would be nice?)
