It's results time, baby. Time to get rid of four of these deadbeats. You know our thoughts on these people. We'll see how things go.


First Cut: Jason Yeager

Josh: Who didn't see this coming? Yeager's mother maybe? The guy was dreadfully bad. The songs, the moving around, the weird smiles, the hand motions -- all of it, as Kim said, had a cruise ship feel to it. We both had this one.

Kim: Yeah, he was awful. It was one of those performances where you just felt uncomfortable, or embarrassed, for the guy. I kept wanting to look away.




Second Cut: Alex Lushington


Josh: Who didn't see this coming? Oh, wait, Kim didn't see it. I believe you'll notice Miss Lushington prominently featured in my bottom three. She wasn't a bad singer. She just wasn't great.


Kim: Great, he finally gets one right and we've got to hear about it. And it's not like I had this girl in my top three or something. I just put her in the middle of the pack. And that's where she is. She sure isn't as terrible as Amanda.



Third Cut: Alaina Whitaker


Josh: Man, crying takes all the fun out of taking jabs at these people. Anyway, this was the first surprise to me. I thought this girl had a shot to win.

Kim: What was that? This was a big surprise? For who? Because I think you'll note that Miss Whitaker is represented in my Bottom Three, which I believe means that I thought she had a good chance at being voted off. Yep, that's what it means. Let's see where she is in Josh's Bottom Three. Uh oh, not in there. I'm shocked.



Fourth Cut: Robbie Carrico


Josh: Another one who most everyone had to see coming. Look, just because you grow your hair out and toss on an Axl Rose bandanna doesn't mean you're suddenly a rock singer. This guy was and is a boy-bander and he's gonna remain that.

Kim: Yeah, it was completely false from the beginning. The bad thing is, I think he had some talent. He wasn't a bad singer. He just kept picking those rock songs that didn't fit his voice. I mean, I get that he wants to shuck that boy-band image. He just went about it the wrong way. So, if this ever comes up in your life know this: Robbie's way = Bad. Justin Timberlake's way = Good.

Aight, ladies and gents, let's get some top picks out there for me and the lovely Kimberly from the last two nights. Looking back now, I'm glad it was this week we missed. God, were those two pitiful shows. Anyway, away we go.


Kim's Top Three

Guys


1. David A. (left): He's a great singer and he's just cute as can be.
2. John: He wasn't as good as last week, but he was still pretty solid.
3. Luke: Big surprise here. I didn't think this guy would even be here this week, much less be one of my favorites.



Girls

1. Brooke (right): I don't know if she's the clearcut best singer, but she put together the perfect combination of talent and song.
2. Carly: Another surprise. I never hated her but I never really cared for her before, either.
3. Syesha: She got bad marks from the judges, but I thought she was great.


Josh's Top Three

Guys

1. David A.: I don't know that he's not the best male singer in the show's history. That was nice performance of "Imagine."
2. David H.: I still find his facial expressions a little out there, but dude knocked it out of the park.
3. Ckikezie: I think this was more of the song being perfect for him, but he was good.


Girls
1. Brooke: I said last week that she can sing pretty much anything. The style this week was perfect for her.
2. Syesha: Don't understand the judges' problems either.
3. Ramiele: Parts were good. Parts were bad. But the good parts were very good.



Kim's Bottom Three

Guys
1. Jason Y. (right): I bet five cruise lines have called him by now.
2. Robbie: He might do better if he'll go a different way, but he's not a rock star.
3. Jason C.: A bad night for a good singer.


Girls

1. Amanda: To be quite honest, she scares me to death.
2. Asia'h: Not one note in tune.
3. Alaina: Very disappointing. This was unanimous pick for top girl last week.


Josh's Bottom Three

Guys

1. Jason Y.: The worst top-20 performance in the history of the show.
2. Danny: I mean this seriously (it's no shot at the guy): I'm having a very hard time judging him against other guys.
3. Robbie: If this guy's a rock singer, I'm a mathematician.

Girls

1. Asia'h: Sweet mercy was that bad.
2. Alex: I haven't been impressed yet.
3. Amanda (left): I've been on board up until now. This week was bad and I think she's a goner.

What's up, folks? I know what you're thinking. You're wondering just where we've been. Well, interesting story. I had surprise coverage of the AUM-Faulkner basketball game on Tuesday night. Kimberly went along, as we had other business (mainly dinner) to attend to as well. That left us out of pocket for last night's big hour-and-a-half show. As always, though, we put the DVR to use and had that baby waiting on us when we returned home around 10ish.

It was too late to post then and I've been handling other things throughout the day. So, here's what we've decided to do. To even everything out, for this week only, instead of doing a live blog post, we're going to come back after tonight's show and list out our top three/bottom three for the guys and girls. And we'll live blog tomorrow night's results show.

Good? Good. I'll return later with our ever-witty commentary. Enjoy the show.

Let the crying begin

The tears are flowing on American Idol already, as two of the four finalists have already been shown the door. And it appears the rest of the country is listening to us (or at the very least, they're hearing the same things we are). First to go this evening was Garrett Haley -- Kim's No. 1 selection for her bottom three. Second to go was Amy Davis -- my No. 1 selection for worst girl.

We're awaiting the dismissal of two more of our contenders. And what could turn out to be the greatest moment in Idol history -- Paula Abdul's new video with Randy Jackson (right, circa 1986 when he was performing with the band Journey) is going to be played live. Just watch.

Kim: Paula just turned in possibly the worst performance in Idol history. It was like a "Saturday Night Live" spoof making fun of Randy and Paula.

Josh: What was hilarious was all the wind, which was obviously used to cover up the fact that Paula's like 60 and can't move. Or remember a dance routine. Or not fall down regularly.



We've now lost Joanne Borgella. And Kim would like it pointed out that she had all three of the girls in her bottom three. I'd like to point out that her No. 1 pick to leave is still there.


Aaaaannnnnnddddd down goes Colton Berry. Better known as Russ from "National Lampoon's Vacation." I guess the makeover didn't pay off. We both missed that, but to be fair, a lot of the guys stunk up the joint. Picking three was pretty tough to do. Hearing him sing the song again now, I understand why no one voted for him. Good job, folks.

With that, we're out.

Aight, let's lay out our top three and bottom three for the evening. As you can tell from the photo to the right, Alaina Whitaker was the unanimous winner for the evening. That's just about all we agreed on, however.


TOP THREE

KIM:

1. Alaina Whitaker: She wasn't just amazing or anything, but she was better than the rest.
2. Brooke White: To me, she has the best chance of winning, because she can sing pretty much anything.
3. Ramiele Malubay: I really never thought I'd like her -- and I still don't think she can win -- but she was good tonight.

Josh:

1. Alaina Whitaker: From beginning to end, it might've been the only performance all night that didn't make wince at some point.
2. Syesha Mercado: I like big voices.
3. Brooke White: Good all around.



Bottom Three

Kim:

1. Amanda Overmyer: There are times when I honestly think people are encouraging her as a joke. Tonight was one of those times.
2. Amy Davis: There wasn't a single note on key.
3. JoAnne Borgella: Not terrible or anything. But it was pretty bad.

Josh:

1. Amy Davis: This was one of the all-time worst performances. If she had forgotten the lyrics she would've been better off.
2. Alexandrea Lushington: It was the strange shoulder popping during the song that threw me. That and the fact that she can't sing.
3. Carly Smithson: Still don't get why she's loved so. As Randy and Paula were praising her, some girl at a local karaoke bar was thinking, "Hey, I can do that."

Josh: Blah, blah. Anyway, we're out. I'll post up our top three/bottom three shortly. And I'll swing back by tomorrow afternoon with a prediction for the voting.

Kim: Yeah, no pushing you. Wouldn't want you to be right -- ever.

Josh: AGAIN, I'm with Simon. I don't know if it's the previous recording contract or what, but there's this push to make everyone believe that this girl is better than she is. And it just ain't happening. I will not be pushed.

Kim: She's good and you know it.

Josh: Yeah, you're right. I'm just not a big fan. And this isn't changing my mind.

Kim: Oh, I don't think so. Because here comes Carly.

Josh: I think we're gonna agree again.

Kim: I didn't much care for that song, but I like her too.

Josh: Well, I like this Syesha girl. She'll never win, either. But I like her.

Kim: Well, I like little Jasmine No. 2.

Josh: No, no. It's because of the way she looks and the way her voice goes with her mouth. It's hard to explain. I really like her when I'm not looking at her. And then I think she's a cute girl when she's just talking. But when she starts singing ... I don't know. It's weird for me.

Kim: Just because she's Asian?

Josh: This is strange. If I don't watch, it's OK. If I watch, I feel like I've wandered into karaoke night at a sushi bar.

Kim: You know who this girl is? Jasmine Trias. Remember her? She'll never win, but in a couple of weeks, you'll look up and think, "She's still here?"

Josh: I don't know about being the best of the night, but she was aight. I'm not fond of the random apostrophe for no good reason.

Kim: I'm not sure about Asia'h, or whatever her name is.

Josh: I thought she was pretty good. Not great, but good. Certainly not worth all the talk.

Kim: Paula: "Hey, Kady, you're really beautiful tonight." Translation: Your singing was terrible.

Josh: I'm thinking maybe Britney Spears should start working on her Kady impersonation.

Kim: That impersonation was of the pre-crazy Britney. Wonder if she can do post-crazy?

Josh: I'm with Simon. She didn't sing it well and that's that.

Kim: She's singing here like she's been doing it for years, though. Pretty good performance.

Josh: I've never really cared for this Alex girl. She seems like she's just barely good enough to be there.

Kim: I don't understand Randy's little review for her. The front part of that song was fine.

Josh: Brooke is good. If she's sick, that's even more impressive.

Kim: You know, a lot of these girls look like they just don't care that much. That Amy girl just seemed like she wanted to go back to bed.

Josh: Yeah, they were awfully kind to her, because that was crazy terrible.

Kim: Wow.

Josh: Boy, this Amy Davis girl is BAAAAADDDDD. Oh, goodness.

Kim: It's like she's dressed for Halloween with that hair and outfit. The voice is crazy. I just don't get it.

Josh: You all should see Kim's face after those reviews for Amanda here. She's amazed that they all love her. Really amazed. It's funny.

Kim: I did not understand any of that. Not one word.

Josh: This is our biggest disagreement here. I like this Amanda girl. Kim hates her. I'm not enjoying this particular performance.

Kim: Not many didn't stink last night. The girls have been much better so far.

Josh: She's good, too. Some dude sang this song last night and stunk up the place.

Kim: I like this Alaina girl. She doesn't look 16/17, though.

Josh: As usual, I'm with Simon. It was bad and there isn't a good excuse for it.

Kim: This is not good. I've never really cared for this girl, but I don't remember her being this bad.

Josh: Who decided on the 60s as a theme to kick off the show? This stinks. It's like the Idol creators are seeing just how bad of a show they can churn out and still pull a Super Bowl-esque number.

Kim: She wasn't terrible, just not that great.

Josh: Agreed. Not much there.

Kim: Well, I didn't much care for her, horse or not.

Josh: Oh, settle down. We've sold horses before.

Kim: Who would sell their horse? If you would sell your horse to go to this show, you don't deserve a horse.

Josh: Yeah, something like that. But anyway, we're gonna handle this like last night's show. We'll do our rambling thing here and then knock out a top three/bottom three. Should be great fun.

Kim: How long has it been since we started this on time? Two weeks?

Josh: Hey, hey, hey. Look who's here on time.

OK, let's do some ranking here. We'll do this after each of the performance shows. We'll give our thoughts. You give yours. We'll argue. It'll be wonderful. Away we go.



Top Three

Kim:

1. Michael Johns: He's good every time.
2. David Archuleta: He's talented and he's cute.
3. Jason Castro: He was surprisingly good.


Josh:

1. Michael Johns: I get the feeling that he could end up like Melinda Doolittle from last year -- so good each week that people just get tired of him
2. Jason Castro: Sure would've been nice to see more of this guy before now.
3. David Archuleta: He's got one more show to pull the I'm-so-shy bit before I bail.


Bottom Three

Kim:

1. Garrett Haley: The hair, the song, the voice -- he pulled off the bad trifecta.
2. David Cook: I was serious about my father singing that song better than him.
3. Daniel Noriega: Good Lord, the dancing. Make. Him. Stop.

Josh:

1. Jason Yeager: You sing "Moon River," you go right to the top of the Sucks Chart.
2. Daniel Noriega: I felt like I was watching some sort of weird "Elvis goes San Francisco" stage show.
3. Luke Menard: It's tough to be forgettable when you're on stage alone. Menard pulled it off.

Josh: Aight, let's do this top five/bottom three thing.

Kim: I don't think it's our fault. Outside of these three, everyone else was terrible. Not just a little off, but make-you-turn-away bad.

Josh: So, we're gonna have the same top three? That just can't happen.

Kim: Yeah, I'm on board.

Josh: I don't know, Michael Johns has been rather solid throughout. I've got high hopes. Seems like a normal dude, too.

Kim: I know. Like I said, I can't do a top five right now. Maybe a top three. And even that's stretching it.

Josh: They're making this tough. If only two are gonna be decent, there's not going to be much to argue about.

Kim: He's my No. 2 right now. Right behind David whatshisname.

Josh: I think you're right, which makes the fact that we've barely seen this guy even more terrible. I got to see the absolute hack sing "No Sex Allowed," but nothing from this guy.

Kim: I think we're gonna remember him from now on.

Josh: Who in the hell is this guy?

Kim: You know, I don't think I can pick five of these guys? Seriously. We might have to limit that.

Josh: Did Simon just tell this kid he's too pale? That's outstanding.

Kim: Huh? What? Oh, I'm sorry, I fell asleep.

Josh: I've got a better question for ya -- how did he make it? I'm thinking his Kelly Clarkson-like qualities begin and end with very little camera time.

Kim: Back to my point -- and thanks for ignoring it -- I've never seen this guy. They didn't even show him being told he was going to make it into the final 24.

Josh: I find the Winn Dixie "Black History Month" commercial rather comical. First of all, isn't the Dixie being sued for racial discrimination? Secondly, that woman with the tambourine -- what the heck is that?

Kim: Who are these people they keep trotting out there? Garrett? I've never seen the guy before.

Josh: Oh, come on. Would you pay attention to Simon, please?

Kim: Completely disagree. I think he's pretty good.

Josh: Yes, he has. He started out as Russ from "National Lampoon's Vacation" and is now Chase from "House." All I could think during the highlights was: "Russ, your feet. Your feet, Russ." And now he's finishing off what's left of Elvis.

Kim: Boy, Colton here has had himself a makeover.

Josh: You gotta love Simon. "No one's gonna admit to being forgettable." Perfect.

Kim: Oh, it wasn't that bad. It was a little forgettable, though.

Josh: I have as much chance of winning Idol as this guy. They might as well put the mic stand through.

Kim: He's not bad, though.

Josh: This is Luke Menard. And if you're asking who Luke Menard is, I've got bad news. I have no idea.

Kim: I think that's a little much. We've heard worse on here.

Josh: Not terrible? I'm with Simon. It was horrible. He was everyone in Elvis' family an apology.

Kim: I didn't think it was terrible. He's just a little out there.

Josh: I'll tell you who he's killing -- Elvis. Just murdering the guy's song.

Kim: This Danny Noriega guy is killing me.

Josh: You know what? I'm not going to Primary Eyecare Associates just for that stupid commercial that runs. Why do they have some girl in a bikini talking about annoying contacts.

Kim: That little David is so cute. I think I want him to win.

Josh: Sorry for the little down time there. Had someone show up here unexpectedly. Won't happen again. Just caught Robbie and David Archuleta. Archuleta's the best of the bunch.

Kim: That was pre-crazy time, I guess.

Josh: That's pretty funny. Oh, and as always, Simon's been right on every one of these people so far. Oh, and this Robbie guy was a former Britney Spears boyfriend.

Kim: I like that Paula enjoyed Randy's advice to "don't lose focus." I was waiting on her to say, "That's great advice, because I often lose focus and completely forget what I'm doing, or saying."

Josh: OK, again, you can pick any song in the WORLD and you, Jason Yeager, have gone with "Moon River?" Moon-freakin'-River? You know the last time I heard "Moon River?" The movie "Fletch," when he's having the colon exam.

Kim: Well, I wouldn't go quite that far.

Josh: I sing that song better than David Cook.

Kim: My dad sings this song better than David Cook is right now. Seriously.

Josh: Dang it. Agree again. You can pick any outfit, and you go with ... coral?

Kim: That's a strange color for a suit for Chikezie. And I didn't enjoy the song.

Josh: I thought the same thing. Looked like a guy who wanted my wallet.

Kim: David Hernandez looked a little ... strange. He wasn't bad, just looked a little off.

Josh: Aight, we are live and ready to go. Finally, something we can debate. I know we're behind a little here, but we've got two hours tonight, two hours tomorrow night and an hour on Thursday night as well. So, we got plenty of time to share our thoughts. Plus, lots of filler in these shows that we can skip by in a hurry. At the end of this thing, we'll hammer out our top five and bottom three. Good? Great. Let's go.

Aight, we're through with the auditions and the canned episodes of American Idol. From here on out, it's all live and the votes decide the losers. This time here is what we were thinking of when we decided to start this blog. Because the first few weeks of this thing -- to be quite honest -- has been painful. Kim and I have tried our best to be witty and entertaining, but honestly, there just wasn't much to say about most of what was happening in front of us. Going back and reading through some of our back and forth is just embarrassing. But there just wasn't anything to say. I mean, come on, you people have read our arguments over movies. You know we're better than this. We just didn't have the content.

That changes now.

It's at this point each year that Idol becomes a discussion throughout the country -- who's moving on, who's being voted off, who should have been voted off, who stinks, who is annoying, who was insulted, who can't you stand. We'll get to all of those here. And we'll come down on different sides on almost all of them. So, stick around.

Josh: Aight, so there we are. We've got our top 24 set and we're ready for live voting next week. We shall return then.

Josh: Yes, we are. And I'd like to suggest to the fine folks over votefortheworst.com that Daniel Noriega be your nominee. He's so annoying that there's just no way that half the country won't hate him.

Kim: So, we're on to the live shows now?

Josh: Well, that's because neither of them did anything worth remembering. I would almost guarantee you that this Joanne girl will be one of the first three to get the boot.

Kim: I don't really remember either of these girls.

Josh: Hey, I'm in the news business here. I almost feel sorry for that Kyle kid. After that one song on last night's show, whew, I kinda dogged him.

Kim: Oh, we're doing the two contestants thing. If only we didn't know who makes it. Thanks, Josh.

Josh: Again, he's homeless by CHOICE. His parents didn't boot him out. He knows who they are. He left on his own and decided to live in his car.

Kim: I think we should send him some money. He made me sad.

Josh: Oh, I think he had the potential to be the best one the show ever had. On the other hand, he had the potential be the biggest pain in the butt they've ever seen. All that messing around with the arrangement and tickin' off the band was probably what ultimately did him in.

Kim: I think he would've done pretty well, too.

Josh: They're sort of making things up about him, though. It wasn't an "up and down" week for him in Hollywood. It was all up until that one down.

Kim: Poor little Josiah. Made one bad decision and that was all.

Josh: What I can't figure out is why they continue to allow Paula to speak.

Kim: I just don't know how you go in and do all of the audition stuff a day after your dad dies.

Josh: I bet Syesha goes pretty far in this thing.

Kim: I liked the reaction of that Drew guy -- the country guy. "Well, there's one good thing -- I won't miss turkey season."

Josh: That's why I like Amanda Overmyer. Her reaction to making it: "Cool."

Kim: Even the guys are crying. It's amazing.

Josh: What's funny to me is how the creators of these reality shows manage to find the cryers. I've never seen so much crying in all my life. Honestly, there are more whining people in that room than I've met my life.

Kim: Whatever. My favorite is that little David Archuletta guy, the 16-year-old.

Josh: Again, you have no idea how to judge a singing competition. You thought that Blake dude from last year was better than Jordin Sparks. That disqualifies your opinion right there.

Kim: I don't get how Amanda Overmyer makes it. She's not that good.

Josh: I know. And then they hug them and apologize. And everybody's happy and best friends.

Kim: You know, this judging thing is ridiculous. They just drag it out and try to trick these people. It's been seven seasons. How is that still fun?

Josh: Great.

Kim: Except for Carly Smithson. She's in.

Josh: OK, let's recap what we've missed here for a sec. We got a tie in with "Jumper," some blockbuster movie, that they're promoting. We got a few seconds of final judging. And we got a few folks not making it.

Kim: And a Hardees commercial right off the bat. Gonna be a special evening.

Josh: Here we are again. And again, a little tardy. But hey, what do you want? We've already told you what's gonna happen tonight. All we're doing here is watching it unfold.

Josh: You can wait until tomorrow for the top 24 or you can scroll down here. Up to you. Either way, we're out. See all of you tomorrow.

Josh: The one good decision they've made so far -- no Alabama contestants. So, it's anybody's competition.

Kim: I think we're about finished here. We've got the top 50 and we'll get the final 24 tomorrow night.

Josh: Sort of changing my opinion of this Josiah kid. I mean, just sing the songs. Why is that so hard?

Kim: Oh, cut by Paula. That's gotta be a blow.

Josh: If you think that girl's better than Amanda Overmyer, you shouldn't be judging singing competitions. You shouldn't even be judging talking competitions.

Kim: I like her. She sings the same style songs as that Amanda girl, just much, much better.

Josh: Never understood the fascination with this Carly girl.

Josh: Michael Johns is a heckuva singer. I don't think it'll get any better than that.

Kim: I like Syesha.

Josh: I need to apologize to Kyle too. That actually wasn't too bad.

Kim: You know what I meant. He's cute.

Josh: For 16? I think he's pretty good for any age.

Kim: For 16, he's pretty good.

Josh: I don't know. I agree on the Joey thing. Dude was great. But this David Archuletta dude is pretty solid.

Kim: I don't even want to watch anymore. With that guy making it and Joey not getting into the final 24, I'm just not happy.

Josh: I believe they did. And that's just amazing.

Kim: Did they just let that goofy politician guy through?

Josh: How many fathers died during the filming of this show?

Kim: Well, that Jeffrey guy was a little weird.

Josh: We're realizing here that there's just nothing to say through some of this. I mean, what do you say about mass cuts?

Kim: And her one client just got booted off.

Josh: Yeah, the girl who's only claim to fame was making it to Hollywood in Season 4 now has a paying gig as a voice coach.

Kim: You've got to hand it to the people who get cut, they figure out great ways to make money. Voice coach. Amazing.

Josh: I'm just waiting on the person who's gonna go bat-guano crazy after being cut. You know it's coming.

Kim: Oh, another rule: If you show up with a voice coach, you're done.

Josh: I want to know right now who the people are that see those Hardees commercials and are convinced to go buy ANYTHING?

Kim: A spirit that's needed? What's needed about that?

Josh: These people who get there and get sick amaze me. Oh, and Kyle sucks. Another one that has a decent singer's spot.

Kim: I guess they've got a list of only a few songs to chose from. Surely.

Josh: Dave Cook was aight. But he's singing Bryan Adams. So, how good could it be?

Kim: How can he not be in there? Seriously. How can he not be in there? I can't imagine that he gets much worse in a couple of days.

Josh: Sorry, we had a little moment here where Kim and I just realized that this Josiah (or Joey, if you prefer) isn't in the final 24. We weren't happy about that.

Josh: First, he's not homeless. He choses to live in his car. Secondly, he's great.

Kim: OoooooooooKay. Oh, here's the homeless kid. I hope he makes it.

Josh: That's saying nothing. If I weren't over the age limit, I'd be there. And you could wrap that baby up.

Kim: You could. And that's saying something.

Josh: Who could?

Kim: That always happens. Remember that guy last year who jumped from the stage to the judges table? You could sing better than him.

Josh: It's unbelievable that he's there. All the decent people that were cut and this dude makes it.

Kim: This Ghaleb guy is terrible.

Josh: Yeah, you don't know what you're talking about. This girl is pretty good. She's different.

Kim: I don't like Amanda ... as a singer, I mean.

Josh: Aight, with that last commercial, we're caught up with all of you. Yeah, we're quick watchers.

Kim: I believe if people check the lists below this post, they'll find that David does OK for himself.

Josh: We're up to David Hernandez here with our delay. Taking our advice, he's just singing. And singing well.

Kim: I know. It seems like it would be a lot easier to just get up there and concentrate on singing.

Josh: I like that they can use instruments this year. One more thing to make fun of. Why do people insist on making things so difficult? Just sing, dude.

Kim: Another new rule, as it relates to Brooke White -- if you're the promo for the show, you're gonna do OK. She was good.

Josh: What's up? We're late, I know. Sorry, had a few weather-related issues going here. We're catching up as quickly as possible through our DVR. So, here we go.

Josh: The auditions are OVER. Thankfully. It's time to roll through Hollywood week and get our final 24. Of course, you won't have to wait weeks and weeks. Just a couple of hours or so and I'll have the other 12 up there. Anyway, this about when things get good around here. Stay tuned.

Kim: People should go back and read through our blogs -- kind of a Moons On Idol written montage.

Josh: He might be outstanding, but once the voting starts, he's a goner.

Kim: He's very good. Annoying, but good.

Josh: I bet Danny goes through. A wild guess.

Kim: How did they not let him through the last time?

Josh: Blah, blah, blah. Hey, this Chikezie guy is pretty good. And uh, I think he's going far.

Kim: Yeah, well, you've promised to update this thing every day too. How's that going?

Josh: Isn't that what I promised the good readers of this here blog?

Kim: Are you going to be giving out the remainder of the Top 24 tonight?

Josh: You know, every year I'm surprised by just how much me and Simon have in common. We're basically the same person.

Kim: But he's got all of those offers.

Josh: You knew this guy was suck from the moment he started talking.

Kim: I can't believe she made it through. That might be the worst singer to slide through -- ever.

Josh: As a Dolly impersonator, she wasn't bad. As a pop singer, ugh.

Kim: And it isn't going to happen here.

Josh: No one has ever got to Hollywood singing a Dolly Parton tune. No one. Ever.

Kim: Having that girl go sing something else is just a waste of time.

Josh: I'm telling you, when they say "unique" and "different," going down.

Kim: Paula just said to this girl, "I bet you have a lot of different sounds that come out of you." Just wanted to point that out.

Josh: I think Joanne here is one of the better ones we've seen this year.

Kim: I thought Cardin was pretty good.

Josh: I don't think she knew what happened.

Kim: She took it well.

Josh: What did you expect? I mean, her speaking voice is like fingernails down a chalkboard.

Kim: Ashley stinks.

Josh: Very amateurish? No way.

Kim: Yeah, you've got it so tough. Anyway, how about this girl dating the twins? She's a sweetheart, I bet.

Josh: You know what? I'm tired of hearing about the ditch digger. Nobody digs ditches anymore. They've got backhoes and bulldozers and specialty machines for that stuff. You think my job's easy, you oughta be that ditch digger. Dude's just sitting there all day.

Kim: Oh, poor guy. Had to write stories and stuff all day. There's a guy digging ditches who would like a word with you.

Josh: What's up, folks? Running a little behind, but I'm here. No easy task today, what with all the wonderful 17- and 18-year-olds making life interesting for the entire nation today. But we're finished with all that. Only took 10 hours, but hey, old news. On with Idol. A montage of badness coming at you this evening.

THE FINAL 24


*********There are spoilers below. Quit reading now if you're someone who likes to wait and watch**********

As promised, here are half of this season's final 24 contestants. We'll get to the other half tomorrow.


Alaina Whitaker
Age: 16
Birthdate: February 21st, 1991
Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Audition City: Dallas, Texas





Alex Lushington
Age: 16
Hometown: Douglasville, Georgia
Audition City: Atlanta, Georgia






Amanda Overmyer
Age: 25
Hometown: Frankfurt, Indiana
Audition City: Atlanta, Georgia







Amy Davis
Age: 25
Hometown/Residency: Cedar Lake-Lowell, Indiana
Audition City: Dallas, Texas






Asia'h Epperson
Age: 19
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Audition City: Atlanta






Brooke White
Age: 24
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Audition City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania





Carly Hennessy-Smithson
Age: 24
Audition City: San Diego, California
Hometown: Georgia





Chikezie Eze
Age: 22
Hometown: Inglewood, California
Audition City: San Diego, California





Colton Berry
Age: 17
Hometown: Fisherville, Virginia
Audition City: Charleston, South Carolina




Danny Noriega
Age: 18
Birthdate: September 29th, 1989
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Audition City: San Diego, California




David Archuleta
Age: 16
Birthdate: December 28th, 1990
Hometown: Leander, Texas
Audition City: San Diego, California





Luke Menard
Age: 27
Birthdate: December 1st, 1981
Hometown: Branson, Missouri
Audition City: Atlanta, Georgia

Josh: Well, not exactly. They're gonna drag it out one more show by playing more terrible auditions. As if we're all begging for that. Anyway, that's all for our running commentary. I'll be back shortly with your promised spoilers on the Top 24 contestants.

Kim: So, that's it for the auditions?

Josh: I like him too. His just isn't a sad story. That's all I'm saying.

Kim: I like him. Even though he's slipped into Britney Spears mode.

Josh: BY CHOICE. He's living in his car by choice. He's got parents who have a house.

Kim: What do you mean this isn't sad? He's living in his car.

Josh: "I like to be comfortable," says the man living in his car by choice. This is not sad story.

Kim: Oh, great, another "I've come from nothing" story.

Josh: I like this girl. Probably the best this year.

Kim: I don't know about this Amanda girl. She definitely stands out.

Josh: I like Nathan, though. He's a funny dude.

Kim: Nathan's a little scary.

Josh: A ninth-grade repeater. Sweet.

Josh: What does it matter? It's not like you get to know these people during the Hollywood shows. Everything is done in groups for the most part.

Kim: People might not be interested in knowing that just yet.

Josh: As you know from down below, Alex there is one of your Final 24.

Kim: I liked Paula's pep talk. "You showed you could get back up again." Like she fell off a horse or something.

Josh: This is such a waste of time. Why would they just continue to bring this girl back for these auditions? Just a waste of time.

Kim: You know Eva is gonna be terrible.

Josh: I think some of the people in that montage have been high for a long, long time.

Kim: I think some of these people in this montage are high.

Josh: I'm with Simon. Annoying beyond belief.

Kim: She actually wasn't that bad.

Josh: I'll take it. Miss South Florida Fair = Miss Trailer Park.

Kim: Oh, boy. Miss South Florida Fair. I'm gonna pass on this.

Josh: That's tough. Nice girl, though.

Kim: Two days ago? Two days?

Josh: I mean, under the circumstances, I guess I'd pass her through. But she wasn't that good.

Kim: This girl's father died two days ago? And she's there?

Josh: Hey, Paula has the same problem saying no at the bar, too.

Kim: That boy better get to class.

Josh: JP here ain't getting close to Hollywood. Big shout out to the AU people out there. This is your boy.

Kim: I told you he was going. Don't dismiss the Backstory rule.

Josh: The eyes are a bit of a problem for Joshua. I would've bet cash that he wasn't going through. He won't last a day in Hollywood.

Kim: I have a passion for glass? Well, that's something, I guess.

Josh: Aight, we're in Atlanta this evening and ready to go here.


6:00 p.m.: And we're about ready for another fabulous evening of American Idol auditions. Good news though: This is the final audition show. So far, we've had 143 contestants make it through to the next round. A recent AI promo announced that 164 make it to Hollywood. I'm obviously no math major, but I think that means 21 should make it through from the Atlanta auditions, which is what tonight's show covers.


******Spoiler Below*******

Four of tonight's contestants --16-year-old Alex Lushington, 23-year-old Amanda Overmyer, 19-year-old Asia'h Epperson and 27-year-old Luke Menard -- are rumored to be in the final 24. (That means they'll be around when fans start voting for their favorites in a couple of weeks.)

More than you bargained for, right?

But wait, there's more. At the end of tonight's show, we'll add eight more names to go along with the four already provided. That'll be half of your (rumored) top 24. Tomorrow night, we'll give you the other 12, along with photos and details. (And you thought this thing would just be plain ol' commentary.)

Anyway, we've got about an hour before show time. We shall return.