American surprises

So they're cutting to top five, watching live... for me, highlight will be Andrea Bocelli singing. Hope it's Chris or Elliott or Katharine going, and not Paris.

Out they come, chatting with Ryan a bit, it's weird--they're like about as big as you can get in the music industry, yet here they are on FOX's little reality show. Because We Believe, from Amore. Man, their sales are going to go through the roof after this. Bocelli is astonishing, amazing--maybe one day Idol will see someone who reminds us of him. It's like he's singing for the first time, just for us.

That sense of almost embarassment you get when listening to a great artist. You get a big grin on your face just listening to him swell the notes; and there's no sense of slumming, he seems right at home on the cheesy Idol stage. Like Shakespeare in the park or on the street corner--greatness fits right in everywhere. And the Idolists bask next to him, as audience stands.

Three groups of two tonight, just to mess with them. Then I'm guessing they'll take one from each group. Or, they could pick one, then one from last. Chris and Katharine, Elliott and Taylor, Kellie and Paris.

Right now I'm guessing one from each group. Hmm, Ryan says one has top two, another bottom two, third is somewhere in between. And they have Elliott and Taylor sit down. Wow, Elliott has really made a comeback lately; odd, not sure where his fan base is coming from. So I'm guessing it'll be Paris, Katharine, and Chris.

Whoah, Chris and Katharine had the most votes last night--they sit down, which means Paris is out. No way Kellie will leave. Wow--now way, Paris is safe, Kellie is gone! That's astonishing, she's never been in the bottom, and then first time--and gone.

Her good-bye video is great, so many funny moments. Aww, she's so adorable. She's very gracious thanking the crew, and everyone else--and they don't leave any time for her to sing!

Wow, what a crazy, unpredictable, odd show. Yaay, more Paris; maybe she can nail it outof the park next week.