Great Mandisa Pic and Last Night’s American Idol

(Click the pic for a larger image - Isn’t she gorgeous?! Great photography.)

Last night was pretty awesome, but I kept thinking how Mandisa should’ve been there. Can you imagine what she’d have done with that genre? She’d have banged it - that’s all.

They should’ve had this music earlier in the competition - I would like to have heard what Gedeon, Ayla, Lisa, Kevin, Will, David, and YES, my Brenna would’ve done.

I thought Chris, Ace, and Katharine gave the best performances. They were each absolutely flawless.

I thought Kellie was another hightlight of the evening. No, not the performance, for the love of God and goodness. The song had some rough patches (as a Kellie fan, I’m being kind!), but the way she acted afterward - being honest and self-depreciating - I thought was adorable. She’s a breath of fresh air and makes the show funner than it’d be without her. Sue me, I think she’s a huge part of the reason this season’s been such a blast - I can’t even imagine it without her. Love her energy, attitude, and (usually!) her voice.

I hated Taylor’s hammy performance - when he gets all spastic I can’t even watch. Listening’s bad enough. I mean, Kellie had a bad night - Taylor’s had, like, 7.

I think the bottom 3 should be: Elliott, Paris, and Taylor - But with Taylor’s yet to be understood fanbase, I’m sure he won’t even come close to the bottom 3. It’s almost like he knows it, too - each week when everyone else seems nervous, he sits there like the cat that ate all the cat food. How I’d love to see his tail stepped on one week!

Joi