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.

Josh: Because he didn't spend his time wisely during the week and learn his song? That seems right. Anyway, that's all for our lagging commentary. I'll be back shortly with our top three/bottom three selections.

Kim: Poor little thing. I feel so bad for him I'm thinking of breaking the rules and voting for him.

Josh: And surprisingly, the worst performance of the night goes to David Archuleta. What the hell was that?

Kim: I think that's being kind. That was probably the worst song I've ever heard.

Josh: I'll tell you who isn't better than him -- Kristy Lee Cook. Goodness. That there was one God awful song.

Kim: I don't think so, really. There are people better than him on the show. That means he's not better than the show.

Josh: I'm saying he's better than the show.

Kim: He shouldn't be on the show? Why?

Josh: Ugh, nevermind. On to Michael Johns. Best of the bunch to this point. Guy shouldn't be on the show.

Kim: There's one around?

Josh: You should leave the jokes to professionals.

Kim: Yeah, a knock out. I think you meant people who heard her sing wanted to be knocked out.

Josh: I tell you who was really good again tonight -- Amanda. She knocked that song out.

Kim: And boy, was he corny? I was expecting to hear a cruise ship horn at some point.

Josh: Next up, David Hernandez. The only thing I could think when he started out in the audience was, Hey, that previous stage "experience" is really paying off.

Kim: She's my favorite girl. Without a doubt. And she's getting pretty close to the overall top.

Josh: Now, Brooke, though, that's a girl who can win this. She's never been bad. Not once.

Kim: That's pretty funny ... because it's true. I can't even watch him.

Josh: Oh, David Cook, you know who loves David Cook? David Cook. He loves himself -- a LOT.

Kim: Can we just get to David Cook please?

Josh: So, you like Carly? Boring, plain Carly? Please.

Kim: Oh, I get it. You're backwards. You love Amanda and hate Carly. It's like Bizzaro World. Thanks.

Josh: I'll tell you who's weird for me -- Carly. They just LOVE this girl and I don't get it. She's just plain.

Kim: This dude is weird for me. I really like him and never thought I would. He's one of the best on there and they didn't show him until the first top 24 show.

Josh: Somebody else who's pretty good -- Jason Castro. Don't care for the dreads, but the guy can sing.

Kim: Agreed. But she was pretty boring. Hard to argue that.

Josh: She's not lying about the sound thing. She had me checking. That came to an end when Ramiele went on, though. Nothing wrong with her sound. This girl, despite the judges' opinions, is pretty good.

Kim: I thought something was wrong with the sound on the TV. That's how bad I thought Chikezie was. He made me doubt a brand new TV.

Josh: I'm tired of the shots at Amanda. You knew what she was going to bring from the start. Anyway, let's move on to Chikezie. Oh, I hated this. And I had this guy in my top three at one point. He got solid reviews from the judges, who were obviously drinking.

Kim: It's obviously not a singing competition, otherwise Amanda wouldn't still be around. Anyway, I'm agreeing on Syesha. Two-thirds good, one-third completely awful.

Josh: We led things off this evening with the lovely Syesha. Not too terribly bad, unless you count the entire third of the song that out of key. But you know, it's not like this is a singing competition or something.

OK, sorry about the tardiness here folks. But honestly, I told all of you that this week would be a bit hectic. I got basketball, football and TV stuff. Yeah, I know, poor me. Anyway, here we are now and what we're gonna do here is give a quick back and forth on the contestants and then hammer out our top three/bottom three. Sound good? OK then. We're off.

Away we go


Kim's Top Three

1. Brooke (right): When the show changes next week, it's going to be very hard for me to choose between her and David Archuletta.
2. Carly: Probably the best singer on the show.
3. Kristy Lee: I haven't been a fan before tonight, but that was good.


Josh's Top Three

1. Kristy Lee: A good performance plus a Journey song = No. 1
2. Amanda: She's different, and when she hits the right song, she's pretty good.
3. Brooke: She hasn't been bad yet.


Kim's Bottom Three

1. Kady: She should stick to the Britney Spears impersonations.
2. Amanda: I don't like her voice. It's just that simple.
3. Asia'h: She has been consistently blah every week.


Josh's Bottom Three

1. Kady: It's like they've forced her on stage and made her sing.
2. Asia'h: Honestly, every week I have to look up this girl's name. That's how forgettable she is.
3. Ramiele (right): She wasn't bad, but she wasn't better than Syesha or Carly.

Josh: I'm gonna pretend like you didn't say that and just let it go. Aight, time to go handle top three/bottom three business. We'll be back shortly with that.

Kim: Why not? You're already in the same category as Danny Noriega. Can't hurt.

Josh: OK, look here, I'm already commenting on Idol. You can't possibly expect me to compound that by talking fashion, can you?

Kim: What's the deal with these high-waist pants and shorts?

Josh: I like her OK. She definitely hasn't screwed up any.

Kim: She's my favorite singer, I think.

Kim: This Brooke girl has a HUGE mouth. I bet she can fit both hands in her mouth.

Josh: I love the DVR. Just went right past that rambling nonsense from Paula.

Kim: I don't know about that, but she was on key, if that matters.

Josh: Was it just or was this Ramiele girl ahead of the music for the entire first verse?

Kim: Yeah, not too bad.

Josh: Let me tell you something -- Kristy Lee here is knocking "Faithfully" outta the park.

Kim: Yeah, if they're telling her to be more Irish, why wouldn't they tell her to cover up the tatoo?

Josh: Does she own anything with sleeves?

Kim: I'm guessing that's at the direction of the show's producers.

Josh: I think that Carly girl is becoming more Irish the longer the show goes on. Quite a feat, if you ask me.

Kim: The same Simon who didn't want to put through any of the six winners of this show? Yeah, he knows what he's talking about it.

Josh: Listen to Simon, please.

Kim: That's just awful. Just awful. She can't sing. She can't sing. She can't sing.

Josh: I believe she is, because honestly, that was pretty good.

Kim: This Amanda girl is gonna be a problem for us.

Josh: Yeah, that wasn't good. No personality.

Kim: Good Lord, Paula just said that was her best performance. If that's the case, how did she make the show?

Josh: And this Kady girl -- what the hell was that? It was like the whole thing was in the wrong key.

Kim: Agreed. Just blah.

Josh: Didn't care for Asia'h that much. It wasn't bad, but it just did nothing for me. I would've changed the channel if that had been an option.

Hey, whataya know, we're bit tardy. No real surprise if you know us ... or simply follow this blog. Anyway, we here at Moon Inc. have embedded a hit tracker in this here blog, so we know what you're looking at. Seems to us you're cheating a bit and skipping past the live blogging in favor of the reading through the finished product and checking out our favorites. Anyway, the show's DVR'd for us, so we'll run through it here and give our usual wit and wisdom. Let's roll.

Let's get right to our picks for the guys.

Kim's Top Three

1. David Archuletta: I didn't think it was his best week, but he was still better than the rest.
2. Jason Castro (right): He's always been pretty good, but this was his best week. Had he not missed the note at the end, I might've put him No. 1.
3. David Cook: This was hard, because I just can't look at him.


Josh's Top Three

1. Jason Castro: By far the best of the night.
2. David Archuletta: I liked this, but it was a step down.
3. David Hernandez: I was typing during the show, so I didn't look at him while he was singing. Makes all the difference in the world.



Kim's Bottom Three

1. Luke Menard: He's been bad every week.
2. Danny Noriega (right): From the moment he steps on stage, it's annoying.
3. Chikezie Eze: He wasn't really terrible, I just don't think he did enough to help himself.


Josh's Bottom Three

1. Danny Noriega: Kim mentioned he's annoying. She forgot bad. I don't care that he acts like a girl. If he could sing, he wouldn't be in my bottom three. That he is means one thing -- he sucks.
2. Luke Menard: How this dude has hung on this long is a mystery to me.
3. Michael Johns: This was painful, but the guy murdered one of my all-time favorites.

Josh: Hey, that's a wrap. Is it just me or are these shows getting shorter? What's that? Oh, they are. OK. Anyway, we'll knock out a top three/bottom three for all you here shortly.

Kim: I don't know about him. He just hasn't done anything for me. I can take him or leave him.

Josh: This Chikezie guy's been doing aight lately.

Kim: Yeah, I don't get the dreads either. But he's funny. There at the end, when he screwed up that last note, he started laughing, which I found funny.

Josh: Paula's such a great speaker. I love it when she starts rambling along. Anyway, as for Jason here, pretty good. If he'd lose the dreads, he'd get my vote.

Kim: I don't know about that last note, but he was good the rest of the way.

Josh: He's sort of like that David Hernandez guy. If you don't look at him while he's singing, you have an entirely different view of him.

Kim: This David Cook guy ... I don't know, his face is a big problem for me. Not that he's ugly, but he sort of has a cocky attitude. Just a turnoff.

Josh: I miss last week when we could skip past Paula's comments.

Kim: Paula's killing me. She just starts talking with no idea what to say. And it never goes well.

Josh: Yeah, and the thing about that is that you've got to give Randy's opinion more relevance given his background. I don't get this one, though. I like the song. I've liked the singer in the past. Didn't like this.

Kim: Randy loved it. Was he listening to something else?

Josh: You have no taste. Listen to this. It's the theme song from "The Breakfast Club." Who doesn't like that? Now, granted, he's murdering it. But still.

Kim: I don't really care for 80s night.

Josh: I'm not sure. I didn't really study the situation.

Kim: I'm finding this all too hard to believe. Are there pics of this gay stripping?

Josh: I think David Hernandez probably has a few more embarrassing moments he could discuss.

Josh: Again, Simon's hammerin' it out of the park.

Kim: I think he's got purple highlights. He does. And that just made the whole thing that much worse.

Josh: Honestly, how does this Danny kid get to compete with the guys each week?

Kim: Was that Denise Richards? Doesn't she know celebs don't show up until the show hits the Kodak?

Josh: Lots of "dust-ups," as you called them, last week. Probably should go ahead and mention David Hernandez's rumored life as a gay stripper. We all gotta eat, I guess.

Kim: Little dust-up on the Idol set over the last week involving little David here. Some of the other contestants were giving him a hard time. Jealousy, I guess.

Josh: Why is this kid on American Idol? Seriously. Why? What moron record exec passed on him?

Kim: I hate this Ford commercial with the girl in the car. Let's say that someone could fall into a trance from looking at tall buildings, don't you think she'd notice the buildings have stopped moving? Just a stupid commercial.

Josh: Oh great, Paula's in rambling mode. Thank God for Simon. Dude just breaks things down -- "You're not gonna make it through, probably to the final 12. You're certainly not gonna win."

Kim: Oh, I didn't like that. Corny's a great description.

Josh: And we're off and running. Or walking. Or dying. Luke Menard's not gonna be around long with this nonsense.


Aight, folks, it's time again for live performances. No basketball game tonight for me. So, we're ready to roll when the show starts. Got a little less than an hour until show time. We shall return.