An Open Letter to Paula

Dear Paula~

I respect you, I really do.

Back in the 80's you were one of my American Idols. You had a good voice and some awesome moves. One of my favorite dances ever with my dance team was to "Straight Up". I also loved the "Opposites Attract" video of you dancing with that cat.

I know time has gone by, you've gotten older, life has come at you and you're not a "spring chicken" anymore. Some might even say you're past your prime.

I know your lucid moments are few and far between. I really appreciate it when you try and save those precious moments of lucidity for Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I know you aren't always successful, but the effort isn't lost on me.

However, please...when your inner voice tells you to don a chain mail halter top and finger-less gloves...tell it to SHUT UP!

Sincerely~
Marianne

*A side note...
I think this is a great top 10! I don't know who will go tonight...
My prediction/hope...
Ramiele

What?

I missed the first 15 minutes of Idol . . . (so maybe I missed something)

But    WHAT IS PAULA WEARING?

Judges Comments

It's funny how we all really do agree with each other on likes and dislikes of performances. This post is just a side note on judges commentary. Trent and I usually watch the performances after kids have gone to sleep. We love watching it this way best. Mainly because of Paula Abdul. If any of you are like me I feel like her comments are a flowery mess. She doesn't make sense most of the time and we tend to cringe through the whole thing. We then are very thankful for the fast forward button. We listen to Randy's comments, then fast forward, then we listen to Simon's comments. They usually make the most sense. If you watch the performers as they wait for the judges comments you can see that they really do want to hear what Simon has to say. It's like his criticism means the most to them individually. Tell me what you all think!!