This is the last new personal journal podcast before the 200th episode.

I talk about my appearance on the Ramble Redhead podcast.

A little personal life stuff.

Then, I show concern for the well-being of a new family member.

There's still time left to enter the 200th episode contest.

Music Today:



"We Are Family" by Podsafe Music Network group Seven5Seven



"Brothers Are Made This Way" by Podsafe Music Network group Antiqcool

Intro Music:



"Deep Cycle Discharge" by Podsafe Music Network artists Simon James and Derek K. Miller

Outro Music:



"Power Inside" by Podsafe Music Network and PodsafeAudio.com group EL84

Thanks for listening, and stay powerful!

America has voted, and the bottom three are:


Matt Giraud


Michael Sarver


Scott MacIntyre

I was surprised by the presence of Matt, but Scott was not as much of a surprise. He's got to tighten up on his pitch control, or he won't last long.

So, after the nationwide vote and the judges' refusal to use their one save, the person leaving tonight is:

Michael Sarver

I started out a fan of Michael's, but he quickly began to get the "big head," and wouldn't listen to any of the critique. So, like another Idol finalist by the name of Josh Gracin, his arrogance was his ticket off the show. But, maybe like Josh, he'll find his way in Nashville. But, until then, America got it right.

See you next week!

Very thought-provoking video. Thanks to Ramble Redhead for showing me this.

Your two favorite Idol podcasters are back to tell you that when it comes to American Idol and Motown, our" Love Is Like a Heatwave."

The Top 10 paid tribute to the golden anniversary of Detroit's own Motown by singing the classics and working with Smokey Robinson.

Some performances were a "Ball of Confusion," and often left us asking "What's Going On?"

But, "Ooh, Baby, Baby," there were some performances that had us ready for "Dancing In the Streets."

Tom and I "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" you to listen to us as we critique the performances, then make our predictions for the Bottom Three and the next contestant who will go home.

As always, it's "Because Of You," our listeners that we do this.

Many thanks to everybody for your prayers and positive thoughts about my mother-in-law.

Today's episode is dedicated to the events that unfolded after she experienced a stroke, and how grateful we all are.

Music Today:



"Letting Go" by Podsafe Music Network group Naked Underneath



"Amazing Grace" by Podsafe Music Network artist David Spak



"River To an Ocean" by Podsafe Music Network artist Cassandra Kubsinski

Here's the link to the clip of Acapella's version of "Amazing Grace":

Intro Music:



"Deep Cycle Discharge" by Podsafe Music Network artists Simon James and Derek K. Miller

Outro Music:



"Power Inside" by Podsafe Music Network and PodsafeAudio.com group EL84

Thanks for listening, and stay powerful!

After a night of outstanding performances, I said the results could be very close and practically unpredictable, and I was right. In fact, the results seemed to be based mostly on reputation and popularity than they were on actual talent.

My predictions for the bottom three were based on performance, and I picked Michael Sarver, Lil Rounds, and Megan Joy Corkrey. Tom hoped for Adam Lambert, agreed with Michael Sarver, thought Lil Rounds could be in trouble, and thought that Scott MacIntyre could possibly be in trouble.

Well, after 31 million votes (a lower total than last week, incidentally), the bottom three were:


Alison Iraheta


Michael Sarver


Alexis Grace

After performances by Brad Paisley, and a duet between Randy Travis and Carrie Underwood--Season 3 winner and newly-inducted member of the Grand Old Opry--Ryan announced that Alison would be sent back to safety.

Then, the big question: would either Alexis or Michael be worthy of using the one-time "Judges' Save?" Simon's answer was that one of them would be. Ryan then announced that Michael was safe, leaving Alexis at the mercy of the judges. Simon informed Alexis that she was the one who they would deem worthy of saving--but only if she gave them a good final performance.

Unfortunately, nerves got the better of her, and her performance was horrible. Simon then delivered the predictable news that her performance was "good, but not good enough." So, Alexis became the latest person to leave the show.

Frankly, I found the results mostly surprising. In my opinion, Alexis' performance was solid enough and good enough that she didn't deserve to be voted off. Alison's definitely was worthy of her being on the show for one more week. Michael deserved to go home, and he likely rode through on popularity.

Next week's performance show will move to Wednesday night, due to President Obama's speech. Naturally, that means that the Update episode will move to Wednesday night/Thursday morning.

We'll be talking with you next week!

Once again, your favorite two prognosticating podcasters bring you our opinions on all things American Idol.

We discuss the important things like who sang well, is Paula back on whatever she was on last season, what we think of the "Judges' Save,"and how quickly can Kris Allen grow facial hair?

Despite some Skype problems, we got through the episode, and we make our predictions on the bottom three and who will be going home.

Many thanks to everybody for your prayers and positive thoughts about my mother-in-law.

Today's episode is dedicated to the events that unfolded after she experienced a stroke, and how grateful we all are.

Music Today:



"The Miracle Field" by Podsafe Music Network group The Reverse Engineers



"The Miracle" by Podsafe Music Network artists Bev Barnett and Greg Newlon

Intro Music:



"Deep Cycle Discharge" by Podsafe Music Network artists Simon James and Derek K. Miller

Outro Music:



"Power Inside" by Podsafe Music Network and PodsafeAudio.com group EL84

Thanks for listening, and stay powerful!

Any American Idol Results Night has suspense and tension, but this year, the producers decided to rachet up things a bit and throw us all some curves. From the last-minute decision on Wildcard night to make the Top 12 into a Top 13, then the (predictable) decision to have a double elimination, to a biiiig change in the way that Results Nights would run, there was plenty of food for the American Idol fans' thoughts.

Well, the big surprise was about what I expected: the show has introduced a "Judges Save." Basically, the "Save" will work this way:

1. The judges get one chance to override a vote-off and save one contestant.
2. The decision to override the vote-off must be unanimous.
3. Using the "Save" will mean that the next week's show will be a double-elimination.
4. The "Save" will only be available until the Top 5.

According to Ryan's presentation, the "Judges Save" was done in response to that "shocker" vote-off that has happened nearly every season on American Idol. Past victims have included Michael Johns, Chris Daughtrey, Jennifer Hudson, and Tamyra Gray, most of whom were considered heavy contenders for the title, and all of whom it was felt were voted off way too soon. As controversial as this "Judges Save" may be, it may help stop some of what I have called the "stunt voting," in which the good contestants get voted off and a loser stays on.

And now, for the results. The Top 13 received a record 33 million votes from the fans seeking to keep their favorites on for another week. As you may recall, my predictions for the bottom four were:

Michael Sarver

Anoop Desai

Megan Joy Corkrey

Jasmine Murray

I also predicted that Anoop and Jasmine would be singing for the last time on the stage.

Well, after 33 million votes, here are the actual bottom four:




Megan Joy Corkrey




Jasmine Murray




Anoop Desai




Jorge Nuñez


And the two contestants leaving the competition were:


Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nuñez.

The judges decided not to use the "Judges Save," so there is still plenty of time to see if that gets used.

Three out of four on the bottom four was not bad, and I got one correct on the vote-offs. I will say that Jorge was a surprise. I thought he had at least one more week, but obviously America thought differently.

I did see on the news that Fantasia Barrino has predicted Danny Gokey will be the winner this season, and it will remain to be seen whether or not this happens. Either way, this looks like an interesting season!

For the first time in the show's history, we were presented with a Top 13, and more twists are on the way.

Join Tom and me as we discuss the Top 13 contestants' performances and make our predictions for which two will be going home.

We also discuss what possible extra "twist" will be introduced during tomorrow night's results show.

Oh, and you don't want to miss the first three minutes of the show as I give Tom a taste of his own medicine...

Thanks for listening!