Tuesday night, that is. American Idol night.
Let us take a break from Nittany Lion incarcerations, injuries, and insipidness over the Paterno situation; a break from the politics of Pennsylvania and the nation; a break from all else that is pressing on our cerebral cortices; and let’s get down to what is truly important: American Idol!
OK, I’m over the top there. But I just got done paying some bills and I’ve got heartburn.
With the painful elimination of lovely Kristy Lee Cook last week, this Turkey lost his favored eye candy. Not that she was going to get much farther—no way in hell would she have—but she was still nice to look at and each week of watching her was like a dividend. For her swan song, she splayed herself out on the judges’ desk and sang to Simon, torch song style. It was perhaps her best performance of the whole competition. Too bad it had to be her last.
I’ll get over it.
Tonight is Andrew Lloyd Webber night. Accordingly, we’ll be hearing some old, overplayed, obnoxious Broadway music. The Rt. Hon. Lord Lloyd-Webber, Baron of Sydmonton, has dominated musical theater for much of the 1980s and 1990s. We’ll get songs from Cats, Jesus Christ, Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita, and Phantom of the Opera.
The only thing I can think of that might redeem the evening will be seeing how David Cook manages to pull something out of this collection of smarmy show music and do a rock rendition. Everyone else will probably do a straight take on the material.
The Redhead says
April 22, 2008 at 8:57 pmI hate this already. It sounds like he’s doing it straight. Come on, dude, turn this into a hip-hop moment.
The Redhead says
April 22, 2008 at 8:58 pmI think this is a clunker for him.
The Redhead says
April 22, 2008 at 8:58 pmWeber and Brightman made a weird looking couple.
The Nittany Turkey says
April 22, 2008 at 8:58 pmHe hit the high note. And he articulates the soft passages. Hmmm…I didn’t think I’d like this but I think I do.
The Redhead says
April 22, 2008 at 8:59 pmMan, he’s slowed this down and made it even worse than it should be.
The Nittany Turkey says
April 22, 2008 at 8:59 pmDavid and violins are strange bedfellows, but he did a credible job, IMHO.
The Nittany Turkey says
April 22, 2008 at 9:00 pmPaula has seen his “instrument”?
The Redhead says
April 22, 2008 at 9:00 pmI didn’t dig it. IMHO it was not the bomb.
Thank you, Simon.
The Nittany Turkey says
April 22, 2008 at 9:00 pmTurkey agrees with Simon.
The Redhead says
April 22, 2008 at 9:00 pmI think we both know that Brooke is gone this week.
The Redhead says
April 22, 2008 at 9:01 pmJason is also in trouble.
The Nittany Turkey says
April 22, 2008 at 9:01 pmI place them in this order for tonight: Carly, Syesha, David & David
The Redhead says
April 22, 2008 at 9:02 pmBrooke, get started on your packing tonight.
The Nittany Turkey says
April 22, 2008 at 9:03 pmJason or Brooke must go. She fucked up, so it’ll probably be she.
The Nittany Turkey says
April 22, 2008 at 9:03 pmI’m back to the Magic game. See you tomorrow! 😀
The Redhead says
April 22, 2008 at 9:04 pmWe’ll find out tomorrow night. I predict Brooke but I’ve been wrong a lot lately.
See you on the morrow.