Kim and I are taking a different approaches to our top and bottom threes this week. She's going with who she believes was the best and worst singers. I'm going with that approach for the top three, but for the bottom three, I'm going with who I believe will be the bottom three vote-getters.


Kim Top Three

1. Jason C. (right): I'm glad he bounced back. The last couple of weeks have been pretty rough for him.
2. David A.: Every single week he's good.
3. Syesha (left): I know, I'm surprised too.




Josh's Top Three

1. Jason C.: Good performance from one of my favorite songs.
2. Kristy Lee (right): I'm starting to like this girl. As I said last week, she's the Davidson of American Idol.
3. Michael J.: Not his best, but he was better than the rest.



Kim Bottom Three

1. Kristy Lee: See ya.
2. David C. (right): I'm so happy that he was bad.
3. Carly S.: Really surprised by how bad she was.



Josh's Bottom Three

1. Syesha: She'll get the boot before Kristy. Book it.
2. David C. (right): It would make me a happy, happy man to watch him get the boot this week.
3. Carly S.: It's only a matter of time before the tats do her in.

Josh: Yes, it will. But we'll persevere, I'm certain. Speaking of, we're outta here. We'll have your tops and bottoms shortly.

Kim: I just didn't enjoy many of these people tonight. Picking a bottom three will be tough.

Josh: Beyond belief.

Kim: This isn't bad, but it certainly is boring.

Josh: It is indeed. But not before Brooke White sings.

Kim: It's about time for us to pick top and bottom threes, isn't it?

Josh: Parts were decent. Overall, though, I could do without it.

Kim: I don't know about David Archuleta's song. It wasn't bad, but I don't think it was his best, either.

Josh: OK, quick check with Votefortheworst.com reveals that the Kristy Lee is their choice. Hey, don't doubt the power of VTW. Those folks pushed Scott Savol and Sanjaya into the top 10. They're masters at this.

Kim: I don't like it, either. And I really don't get her wardrobe overall. It's like she's getting dressed in a completely different place. The Idol people are providing the clothes for all these people, and she must be getting last pick.

Josh: Agreed. I'm also happy to report that Carly ain't exactly knockin' it outta the park, either. And again, sleeveless.

Kim: Oh, I know what it was for. I just don't get why he did it. It seemed like a desperate vote-getting ploy.

Josh: It was for the "Idol Gives Back" thing tomorrow.

Kim: Agreed, again. And he's so cheesy. That hand thing at the end, what was that?

Josh: I am thrilled to report that David Cooks SUCKS badly this evening.

Kim: It was nice of the judges to make her feel good on her last night.

Josh: You believe this is a wrap for ol' Kristy, huh? I'm gonna .... agree. Although, that wasn't terrible.

Kim: I don't know about that. But I do think this is Kristy Lee's farewell tour tonight.

Josh: I like the Castro guy. Seems more genuinely talented than most of the others, if that makes sense. It's like the other folks -- The Davids, Michael, etc. -- have been trained to sing. But this guy is just singing.

Kim: I know. But you've been right a lot more than usual. That was good. What do you want me to say?

Josh: You're agreeing with me a lot.

Kim: Oooh, I like it.

Josh: This "Over the Rainbow" song from Jason could be really, really good.

Kim: You know, that's not a bad analysis. Surprising. I still liked Syesha's performance tonight.

Josh: Here's my problem with Syesha. Last week, she proved that she's limited with that Whitney Houston song. Now, there's no shame in not measuring up to the pre-crack Whitney. But don't do it on national TV during a singing competition.

Kim: I didn't care for Michael that much. It wasn't bad, but he's been much better. Syesha, though, is doing pretty well.

Josh: OK, Michael Johns has left the building on us. Got in and got out before we were ready. I thought it was aight.

Hey, guess who's almost on time for American Idol? That's right, we're here and watching while the show's actually on the air. Astonishing, I know.

OK, we've got one performance in the bag. (Sorry, this blog doesn't set itself up.) And we're ready to go.

What's up, folks? We're waaaaayyyy late on this, but Mrs. Kimberly had herself some other plans. Hey, not like she's getting paid for this. If she's got things to do, that's the way it is.

We just knocked out a quick run through the performances, so we can hammer out a couple of top/bottom threes. I know you've all been waiting breathlessly.

Kim's Top Three

1. David A.: He's so cute. You can't watch this kid without smiling.
2. Michael (right): He's good every week.
3. Carly: She's like a professional.


Josh's Top Three

1. Michael: This guy's the best on the show ... but he'll never win.
2. David A.: He's just behind Michael in talent, but he's got the middle-school vote.
3. Jason: For the first time, I disagree with Simon. He could take that song from tonight and have a top-10 hit.



Kim's Bottom Three

1. Ramiele (right): I normally like her, but she was BAD tonight. Bouncing around, a little off-key. Not good.
2. Kristy: It's an absolute miracle that she's still there.
3. Syesha: I didn't think she was bad, but she was the third worst out of nine.

Josh's Bottom Three

1. Ramiele: It was a like watching a windup toy bounce around. Very weird.
2. Syesha: Here's a tip: If you can't hit the big notes we expect, DON'T SING THE SONG.
3. Kristy: She's the Davidson of Idol contestants.

You're gonna have to forgive us this evening because we gots ourselves all sorts of technical difficulties over here at Moon Inc. Actually, to be fair to us, the difficulties seem to be on blogspot's end. I've tried everything possible to get a photo up on this thing, and nada. Also can't make the bold work.

But let's be real, you don't care about any of that. You just want your info. So, here we go with out top and bottom threes.


Kim's Top Three

1. Michael: I hate "We Will Rock You." That should tell you how good Michael was.
2. Brooke: There were a couple of problems, but she was so good for most of it that it erased the bad.
3. David C.: Again, I don't like this guy. But he's just too good.


Josh's Top Three

1. Michael: He should sing Queen every week.
2. Syesha: Best from her so far.
3. Brooke: She hasn't been bad yet, and she was very good tonight.


Kim's Bottom Three

1. Chikezie: I can't believe he's still there.
2. Ramiele: I hate to vote for her since she was sick, but she was bad.
3. Jason C.: I really like him, but I'm running out of spots.


Josh's Bottom Three

1. Chikezie: He's not terrible, never has been. But he's not good either. Never has been.
2. David A.: He's been a Moon favorite for weeks, but this was awful. Just awful.
3. Jason C.: Again, a Moon favorite, but it was like they surprised him by asking him to sing this week.

Kim's Top Three

1. David A.(right): Back to form. The best on the show.
2. Carly: Say what you want, but week after week, she's consistently good.
3. David C.: Me putting him in the top three should tell you how good he was, because I'm just short of feeling the same way Josh does about the guy.



Josh's Top Three

1. David A.: I don't know if I'd call him the best on the show yet, but he's getting there.
2. Carly: Me putting her here should tell you how bad everyone else was.
3. Ramiele: She wasn't great, but she wasn't bad. Everyone else was.



Kim's Bottom Three

1. Amanda: One of these weeks, I'll be right.
2. Chikezie (right): The harmonica, the different tempos -- it was just awful.
3. Kristy Lee: I'm with Simon. She's just not a good performer.



Josh's Bottom Three

1. Chikezie: Honestly, it was just a train wreck.
2. Syesha: I don't get why they loved her so much. It wasn't as off-key as last week, but it was rather bad.
3. Kristy: I don't think she was the worst, but I think she'll be in the bottom.

Josh: Aight, that's a wrap for all 11. I'll be back shortly with our top three/bottom three. So, check back so you can avoid having to watch tomorrow's show.

Josh: Exactly.

Kim: Well, then, congratulations, Ramiele. It wasn't as terrible as Josh thought it would be.

Josh: You know, I hate "Should've Known Better." Hate it. But this Ramiele girl singing it isn't bad. It's not great, because the song is terrible. But it's not as terrible as I first thought it would be.

Kim: I don't care if they do or not, that was terrible.

Josh: Nah. We're both hating Chikezie, and I bet they do too.

Kim: Maybe there's something wrong with us.

Josh: The judges loved her. Go figure.

Kim: Good work.

Josh: So, you're saying she was better yesterday?

Kim: Even better since she's now killing "Yesterday."

Josh: I like that Syesha's cocky enough to think that it was a complete and utter oversight that she was in the bottom three the week before.

Kim: He didn't have his guitar. That was the problem. And shockingly enough, Paula was dead on -- it was like a polka.

Josh: I usually like this Jason guy, but he seems woefully uncomfortable with this song. Not good.

Kim: I don't know about that, but I'll agree that they really like her and never criticize her.

Josh: It's really pathetic the way the judges pimp her. It's like they're trying to convince everyone that she's the best singer there. And she's not. She's like fourth, maybe fifth best.

Kim: She's good, though. I like her.

Josh: I don't get the sleeveless thing either. If you're on a show asking for votes from the American public and you have something on your body that will likely turn off at least a portion of the voting audience, why wouldn't you cover it up? It's stupid, because you know it's turning people off.

Kim: Why won't this Carly girl wear sleeves? And why is her Irish accent getting thicker?

Josh: Gotta love Simon.

Kim: You know why you don't like him? His forehead. It's huge. I don't like him either.

Josh: What the hell was that with the other mic?

Josh: I hate David Cook. Seriously. Loathe the guy. I don't know why, but I do. I would like very much for him to get voted off. If you could vote against someone, I would do that.

Kim: I think Randy's right about her.

Josh: I typically like this Brooke girl, but this song here isn't good. There were problems and it was very forgettable.

Kim: We're going to start having a hard time picking from these people in a couple of weeks. The ones we dislike keep getting voted off.

Josh: Gotta love the DVR. Whatever we're paying is worth it to skip over that mess each week.

Kim: I like that we can skip past Paula's rambling.

Josh: Cute or not. Good or not. He just butchered a high note like it was meat.

Kim: I like him, too. He's just not as cute as little David.

Josh: I like this Michael Johns guy better. He's not getting the middle school vote, so he's screwed. But he's good.

Kim: That's not true. He's just great. I mean, getting applause from Simon isn't easy.

Josh: He really shouldn't have screwed up his lyrics like he did. Because now, I'm just waiting on him to screw it up.

Kim: This little David guy is so cute. I felt sorry for him last week.

Josh: That wasn't bad. Opening was great. She's getting killed by the judges again, which gets predictable. Every year, they get one or two people and just kill them week after week.

Kim: I like her, too. But that's mostly because she's a horse person. Although, this song tonight is pretty good.

Josh: I like this Kristy girl. She was God awful last week, but she's sort of like Amanda -- not taking things too seriously.

Kim: I'm just voting with what I like. And I didn't like it.

Josh: We're not having this argument again. Just continue to put her in your bottom three and continue to get it wrong each week.

Kim: As if things weren't bad enough, we've got Amanda leading off. Who likes this?

Josh: To be fair, they were a pretty popular group in their time. Some people did enjoy their music.

Kim: The Beatles again? Really?

Josh: Aight, off and running here with the ol' DVR. We'll probably come close to catching up before the show is over.

What's up? Yep, late as usual, but this time with a good excuse. I had to do real work for the Montgomery Advertiser. I was at spring football practice. But never fear, Kim and I are here now to ease your Idol pain with doses of our award-winning commentary.

Just to let you folks in on a little something around here, the MoonsonIdol blog is knockin' out some hits. We had more than 1,200 after last week's live show. That's a rather large amount for Advertiser blogs. But hey, it's no wonder. Look at my bottom three from last week -- PERFECT. Kim had 2-of-3 correct. Basically, coming here and reading on Tuesday nights saves you from having to watch on Wednesdays. Our gift to you: One hour. You're welcome. On with the show, ladies and gents.

Moon Picks

OK, here are our picks. Write 'em down. Remember 'em. 'Cause as you prolly noticed last week, we pretty well nailed all of the picks.

So, without further ado, here we go.


Kim's Top Three

1. Carly: She's just nearly perfect every week.
2. Brooke: She's 1A. Picking between her and Carly is very tough.
3. Michael: He's almost as consistent as Carly and Brooke. I think he's had one off week. This wasn't it.


Josh's Top Three

1. Michael: Look, the guy's good. Why he doesn't have a contract, I don't know.
2. Brooke: Same for this girl. Somebody, somewhere should've signed her up by now.
3. Jason: He's kinda quiet and unassuming, but dude's very good.


Kim's Bottom Three

1. Amanda: I don't get it. I don't get it. I don't get it.
2. Kristy Lee: I liked her last week a lot. That should tell you how unbelievably bad she was this week.
3. David H.: After the revelations of the last week or so, lots of people want to dislike him. He's making it easy.


Josh's Bottom Three

1. Kristy Lee: Holy good Lord was this an awful song/performance. I can't imagine that Ricky and the boys in the band had a hand in that.
2. Syesha: I like this girl overall, but to be fair, she wasn't on key for most of the song. In fact, she couldn't even see the key where she was.
3. David H. (right): I don't care about his gay stripper past, this stunk. Bad.