I am now free of the hold that American Idol has had on me all season. How sad that is, huh? Anyway, in more important news - yours truly was RIGHT - Taylor Hicks and the Soul Patrol won the big booby prize and was crowned American Idol for this season. Good for him. And now, a tribute to the true winner...
"He was right! He was right! I DID WIN!!!"
Congratulations, Taylor - you certainly were the better competitor.
Now, what I've 'recapped' involved exactly 2 minutes of time. How long was the episode? TWO. FUCKING. HOURS. Thanks to the wonder of my PVR, Glen and I were able to bypass most of the garbage, but that didn't prevent us from getting our nice shoes covered in muck.
It amazes me that so many 'serious' artists and 'respected' artists go on American Idol. There is an odd disconnect when it comes to musicians ripping off their self respect, stomping on it, shitting on it and then redressing themselves in it like Buffalo Bill and his skin suit.
We come to our first victim -
Al Jarreau. Don't care? Neither did I. He sang with Paris Bennet, the squeaky voiced tart-with-a-heart who looks far to young to be dressed in some of her outfits. Next.
Then we had
Live singing with Chris Daughtry - of course, they had to sing with their less talented little brother in between beating the crap out of him behind the shed out back. It was like watching Tweedledee and Tweedledum, but without the cool, LSD-laden story surrounding them. Not fun. Not only was I seeing double, I was hearing double as Chris' entire repertoire and 'talent' is based on the lead singer of Live - including him actually punking a Live arrangement during the competition and then conveniently not mentioning anything when Simon Cowell lauded him for his 'original and interesting arrangement." Well, you were half right, Simon. Kudos.
As if the previous 'performances' weren't bad enough, we were then treated to a 'comedic' and 'irreverant' segment involving Kelly "Calamari" Pickler and Wolfgang Puck. Why Puck? So they could call it Puck and Pickler and get a giggle out of the 35,602 3-year-olds who watch this show waiting for this exact moment. We zipped through this section as soon as the "Pickler and Puck" or "Suck and Fuck" or 'whatever title-card was' came up. It should have been called "THE WHO GIVES A SHIT SECTION OF THE SHOW" along with the hours bumpering it before and after...
Then we got the first of the shocking and appalling performances of the evening. I'm not even gonna explain it. Just look...