A Confession

Hello, my name is Southern Girl and I am an American Idol junkie. It's true, I know this comes as no surprise to some of you, but might be quiet a shock to others (or not). Anyway, I love this show it is all that is wonderful and awful about this country rolled into one. I watch it every week religiously, in fact I look forward to it. Tuesday nights are it! Dinner has to be over by no later than 7:45 so that the dishes can be done and I can park my fine wide butt in front of the TV to watch every second. If your wondering about the wee one Marnie is on bedtime duty so I am guilt free to watch. Marnie pointed out to me last night that she also loves Tuesday night because it means that for at least an hour she can work uninterrupted and guilt free.

Last night were the semifinals. There is the unsurprising beautiful beauty queen type girl Katharine McPhee, who annoys me to no end. I hope I am afraid beyond hope that we don't have a repeat of last year when in my opinion Bo Bice was upset by a girl who's name I can't remember and who's talent was even more forgettable. But alas she, the unforgettable one, fit the mold of the American Idol and so does Katharine. Then there's the smooth tones of Elliott Yamin, a guy who I really like, he loves his mom and seems like a nice guy (you know you can really get a realistic view of these people from TV). But, he seems unremarkable to me. Last, but certainly not least is Taylor Hicks, a guy who from the beginning did not fit the mold of AI. He doesn't look the part at all, but he again in my opinion has a great voice and is unique. He as far as I can remember has never been in the bottom 2 or 3. Week after week he shows that he can sing really well, even on Barry Manalow week I think he did a good job. He has this Joe Cocker like voice that I love. And on top of it all he's from my home town of Birmingham Alabama.

So Taylor is my pick. I hope maybe beyond hope that the voting public sees this the same way I do. This reminds me a lot of how I felt about the last presidential election and we all know how that turned out.

Tune in tonight to see who is in the finals.