Live Idol Blogging -- PROCEED WITH CAUTION

And so it begins....the ice cream is softening.  Holy crap, 97.5 million votes.  If you are reading this while I'm live blogging, feel free to chat with me in the comments.

OMG,  Mikalah, I hated her when she was on the show. and well, some things never change.

The final twelve are performing and I dread the moment when I see Danny Ortega.  I really do not like Danny Ortulega, or whatever his name is.  Wait.  Was he even in the final 12?  No, oh thank God!  It's Jacuzzi Chakezie!!  Hi Jacuzzi Chakezie!!

Cook is singing.  with Archie.  And I heard Seal is on the show and I CAN NOT FREAKIN' WAIT.  For those that do not know, I love Seal more than most things.  I LOVE Seal.  Am I getting my point across?

OH MY GOD.  A SEAL SONG.  SHUT UP SYESHA - DON'T SING HIS SONG.

THIS IS THE BEST IDOL EPISODE EVER EVER EVER.  GO SEAL.  SING WITH YOUR BAD SELF.  If you are not listening to Seal - you are missing out.  LOVE IT.  SORRY - but, I should be up there singing with Seal.  I would, too.  I would TEAR IT UP.  Syesha, please, be quiet.  Let the man sing.

Okay, Jason DreadLock is singing "Alleluia."  I do love this song.  It's beautiful.  But I feel like I'm having a deja vu, cause you know, HE HAS SUNG THIS BEFORE.  ON IDOL.  With dreadlocks.  It's all the same, friends.

Ford commercial.  I really enjoy these commercials, they're just fun.  And Ford just gave the Davids new cars.    And the final six girls are singing she works hard for the money and is it me or does Amanda Overmyer look pissed?  She kinda looks like one of the manniquin heads that girls get when they're little to play hair and make-up on.  She singing and OHMYGOD HOW DID SHE GET IN THE FINAL 12???

And why does Carly always wear black tights?

Carly Black Tights and Micheal Hotter than Hot are singing a duet.  Which is fine.  Jimmy Kimmel is on now.  Which is fine, too.  Maybe they could just make this a 15 minute show rather than two hours?    Jimmy looks tired.  Anyone who makes fun of Sanjaya is friend of mine.  And now the six guys are performing and I have to pee.

I am back and came back to see Bryan Adams singing.  I think I'll go pee again.  Seriously?  Bryan Adams?  Where's Chris Daughtry?

Wow -  ZZ Top.  Damn, those guys are HOT.  Those beards, the hats, the sunglasses, man alive I can hardly contain myself.  Are they going to spin their guitars???  I wonder if their guitars ever get caught in their beards??  Maybe tonight!

Remember Josiah?  He cried a lot. 

Brooke is singing with Graham Nash and I love this song and I think it sounds great.  I could listen to this type of crap all night long.  Seriously.  That was really nice.

Who's going to go see Sex and the City with me next Friday?!?!?!

This guitar hero commercial is hilarious.  Cook is in his undies.  awesome.  I think I may finally like him.

The Jonas Brothers are on - Ariel is going to love watching this tomorrow and not just because of The Jonas Brothers but also because she loves Seal.  Just like her Momma.  Girls got taste.  But then again, she likes The Jonas Brothers.

Now they are showing the talentless singers during the auditions and they are truly terrible.  Shockingly terrible.  I love watching the judges - cracks me up.  And that crazy guy is singing with the USC marching band.  I actually like this song.  "I am your brother."  My Dad says he wrote this song and now Paula is on stage looking dumb.

One Republic is singing Too Late to Apologize, Ariel and I love this song and David A is singing with them and it sounds pretty good.  His eyes have been closed the entire time he's been on stage.

Is this over, yet?

Jordin Sparks is wearing gold foil.  She's cute though.  I wish I could pull off wearing gold foil.  We totally forwarded through her song. 

Okay, this Gladys night thing with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr is HYSTERICAL.   I love it.  LOVE IT.  Robert Downey is killing me.  Brian loves their bow ties.  I am watching this again tomorrow and maybe the next day.  LMAO!!

Carrie Underwood is performing, man, I just love her.  She's incredible.  Didn't Madonna wear that same outfit when she performed Like a Virgin at the Mtv Awards? 

Guitar Hero commercial with David A.  Not as good as David C's, but still funny.

My Mom just yawned.  And then I did.  The top 12 is performing again.  George Michael song.  I like George Michael, but you knew that, didn't you?  Amanda Overmyer is going to kill me.  It's like she's crying into the microphone.

David Hernandez is singing a George Michael song, HOW FREAKIN' APPROPRIATE.  and he just sang the word naked in a sexy way.  I feel violated.

awww...HELLZ YES.  They are singing one of my favorite songs - FREEDOM!  I'm going to sing it for you sometime.

And George Michael is singing and well, he doesn't look well.  Those sunglasses are massive.  I could serve burgers on those bad boys.

He sounds good though.  And Paula is crying, which makes me want to punch her.  He's come a long way from the short white shorts.   Have you ever wondered why there was an extra go in Wake Me Up Before You Go Go?  or is it Go-Go as in go go dancing?  Did he just pick his nose-nose? 

Season Seven is the official year of the Ascott.  Paula is talknzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.  Oh, that was a good nap.  Simon just apologized to David C.

And the winner is......

by twelve million votes.  Wow, it wasn't even close.

Well, you know who the winner was.

It was David.  Just like I predicted. 

Comments

[Susan@stopcallingmethat]

This has been a difficult day. Not for any decent reason but I found it to be a difficult day. So when I blew chardonnay out of my allergy laden nose when reading this post, I considered that a very good thing. Thank you. And please feel better soon.

[libby @ ninesandquines]

isn't syesha AWFUL??? i ALMOST turned the channel...but definitely DID turn it to law & order for a little bit about 1/2 hour before the end of the show...didn't watch it for about 5 minutes then came back to it :-)

[~lovelyn]

lol...i just finished my on-lineness for the evening, but thought i'd check back to see if you are live blogging. =)
i'm off to watch it now too. btw...your paula blah-blah-blah's were cracking me up. she is definitely a freak....what is WRONG with her?!

[Susan@stopcallingmethat]

And George Michael looks very Robert Blake-like!!!

[Emily]

I just have to say that I really wanted to win your American Idol contest. So, I commented that the David A. would win (simply because I think he is the male Hannah Montana and will appeal to the teeny-boppers). I have to say, though, that I am soooo glad I lost...because it means David C. won. (I can't believe I actually care about this, BTW. Seriously, shouldn't I have more important things to worry about than which David wins? But, nevertheless, here I am glued to the tube.) Great recaps! :)

[Kateri]

It's so nice to finally find another SEAL fan! Love him!
Now, I already know who won. We're on EST. Caution though, if you're recording it on your DVR or Tivo, the show runs long and it cuts off when Ryan says something like...And the winner of American Idol Season 7 is....David__________________That was it. My husband I just sat there laughing our butts off. I had to get on Fox to see which David won! I hope someone has a video of the results portion on YouTube or something tomorrow. I really want to see that part but atleast I know who won. If anyone finds tonight's episode online, please let me know. I don't think I can view the episode on Fox.
Thanks

[~lovelyn]

awww...someone told you who won. =( hilarious that dvr cuts it off exactly when it is being announced. i bet that has ticked a lot of people off.

i love brooke white. =)

and yes, amanda totally looked pissed. she did not want to be there at all.

[Aimee in Port Orange]

Ooh I loved Carrie's preformance too, but where is the other half of her outfit? LOL...

[Kellyn]

Carrie is wonderful, and only she could pull off that outfit.

I am glad David C won, David A bothered me.

Thank you for the wonderful post, it made my night!

[Emily]

Thanks for forgiving me, Beth. :( I feel like such a party pooper!

[staciesmadness]

ok, seriously...

first, totally thought of you when Seal came on. LOL

secondly my F&*#$*(&#)$(&# DVR cut off RIGHT as he was saying the F$*#$&*# last name, I do not know who won.

thirdly, I thought I could come here and find the answer...SO WRONG you little tricky Beth.

I agree it was one of the best last episodes of Idol I have seen. I smiled through the whole thing...UNTIL the M&(#$*# F(&$(#&$#* thing cut off.

GGRRR, going to search online

[staciesmadness]

Thank you to Aimee in your comments

WOOOOHOOOOO SO GLAD HE WON...go david go david!!!

[Elaine]

You summed it up really well - I love this "live blogging" thing!

George Michael looked really old to me and that made me feel old. I am glad Simon apologized to David C. He was a complete ass to him last night. Oh and I guess he realized he was going to win and didn't want to look like a complete idiot.

Yay for David C. !!!

[Tami]

I'll go see Sex and the City with you! Your recap was way better than the horrible 2 hours they were trying to make us sit through....did they forget about TiVO?? And I love Seal, too!

[Christy M]

Um, were you here watching that with me? Because I think you were. I had the exact same, EXACT SAME, commentary. To myself.

[Jenny Scott]

Are we living in a parallel universe? I think Andrew and I had ALL of these conversations while going through our DVR'd version of Idol tonight. My only disagreement with you is Brian Adams. I love that man and love his songs. I was singing along to it all while my husband sat and rolled his eyes at me, desperate to fast forward.

How is it that I am just now getting to read your blog on a regular basis? I've been seriously missing out!! Girlfriend, we should hang out. The conversations would crack me up.

I'm so happy that Archuleta didn't win. He'll pick up a Disney contract soon. They'll want him for sure. And shoot, look at the Jonas Brothers, Hannah Montana, Cheetah Girls--not that I'm a fan of any of those, but they have done just fine sticking with the teeny bopper crowd. He could make a great living with that too. Certainly is his niche. Or he would be great traveling around and singing at the nursery homes. Those old folks love him. You should hear my grandmother.

Loved the duet between Carly and Michael. What should have been final three? Carly, Michael, and David Cook. At least David Cook won.

[Jen]

What an AWESOME recap!! I'd go see Sex in the City with you if we lived closer! Also I want to see this new movie with Ben, RDJ and Jack Black--they totally cracked me up too. This was a great finale!

[Lori - Queen of Dirty Laundry]

Girl. You still give the best American Idol in the entire blogosphere.

[jkribbit]

Hi Beth - I was totally thinking about you tonight when Seal came on. I also totally agree that Amanda looked way pissed. We were laughing about it all night.

[crookedeyebrow]

wow, you had some of the same thoughts, except I hated , hated the girls bit with donna summers.

so yeah, I'm in for sex in the city!

[Susan]

Thank you for the recap! You filled in all of the parts where 1) I fell asleep cuz it was boring; 2) I walked away cuz it was boring; 3) I turned it off cuz it was boring; 4) the rest of the house turn it off cuz it was boring.

We DID see Brooke & Who's-The-Old-Guy-Graham (my daughter's question). And when I told her, she said, "who is CSN?". Oy.

We DID see ZZ Top...Notice that David did all of their old actions cuz they're too old to do them?

we LOVED the David C guitar hero ad. Again with the daughter..."I don't get why you're laughing and thinking this is so great...what is Risky Business?". Oy.

We DID see Simon apologize to David. Clearly he already knew the results. Why else would he apologize. Simon looks even more adorable when he's apologizing!

Yay David Cook. Since Day 1 I've said it...DAVID COOK ROCKS!

[LisaLisa]

I heart David Cook.

And you are so damn funny. I threw in the "damn" just for you Bethie-girl.

I have to agree with a PP, I thought this show was boring, boring, boring. My neighbor and I were cracking jokes the whole time and fast forwarding through all the boring-ness. We did stop long enough to watch Bryan Adams songs and George Michael songs- am I dating myself here? I thought Georgie-poo looked a little sickly- it was kinda sad. His song was great though.

[Minivan Mom]

I almost called you when Seal walked out on stage. Seriously, it was the first thing I thought of "Beth must be FLIPPING OUT".

I loved the Gladys Knight backup singers also.

[Jen]

Jack Black made me pee my pants. OH. MY. Bryan Adams~the love of my youth~looked about 80 and George did not look well.

Good summary!

[KarenY]

It was a pretty good show, I think. LOVED Seal and ZZ Top! Chikezie (sp?) was sounding pretty good. I couldn't understand a word that Amanda sang. She just looked like she wanted to be anywhere but there. Couldn't follow the coreography, couldn't sing. Just not her thing, I think. Graham Nash and Brooke White were GREAT! Love that song anyway. My neice's name is Brooke White, so we were partial towards her. :-)

Great blog of the show!