Two Contests, Disappointment

I was about as shocked as Kris Allen was to see him win American Idol. He said, "No, Adam deserves this." I thought so too. So I have been reading blogs about what happened. Some say the religious south didn't like that Adam was gay. Some say the teen girls in Arkansas, Kris's home, voted hundreds of times and one voted 2600 times. Some say they figured Adam had a career in the bag so they voted for Kris. Pity votes?

Some say they wanted to prove the judges and especially Simon wrong. Some blamed it on the old ladies. But I am one of those and I have always voted for Adam. Those who blame the old ladies forget that once we were young and it was at a time when Queen was young and the Stones were too, ACDC, Aerosmith, all the great classic rock bands: we were raised on them. Adam is the new Freddie Mercury (lead singer for Queen who died of AIDS in 1991).

I liked Kris. He puts out emotion in an intimate way, draws you in. But it was clear to me last night when both Adam and Kris sang with Queen that Adam is very clearly the best performer and singer. Adam is someone you cannot take your eyes off. He commands an audience. I can't wait to see what he does and would even love to see him live. I know he will have a huge career.

I do believe he is the best singer ever to be on American Idol. Period.

Now we move on to Dancing With the Stars. Again the wrong choice for winner. America went for cute instead of sexy. A 17 year old Olympian gymnast who was afraid of expressing any kind of sexuality or sensuality in her dancing wins over Gille Marini who was the French naked guy on the terrace in Sex and the City? To me that was a no contest situation also. Gille Marini was clearly the best dancer. But Shawn Johnson improved the most. I would not care if I ever saw Shawn Johnson dance again. I would love to see Gille dance anytime anywhere.

Who will win American Idol? Vote Now!

It is down to the last two contestants on everybody's favorite reality show. Danny Gokey whom I knew would make it a long way was voted off leaving Kris and Adam, two completely different singers. They could not be more different. And both are very good.


Danny Gokey, the man who lost his wife just weeks before trying out for American Idol.
















Every week I am excited to see what Adam will sing and perform. He is best seen AND heard as he is a performer extraordinaire. I can't wait to see what he does for his rock album. But Kris will make a great album too. Adam has been my number one fave after Danny for a long time. Ever since I first saw him. He is so different and exciting and soooo talented. I like his edginess. I vote for Adam.

Adam Lambert is from San Diego and has performed on stage in plays.




Why do we all like American Idol? I say ALL because more people vote for American Idol than for president sometimes. What draws us in? I have thought about it and for me it is that they come from obscurity, just regular folks like you and me. And they get a chance at fame and fortune doing something they love.






Kris Allen came from Arkansas.




Even if you are voted off of Idol you can get that fame and fortune. Some of the offcasts have made it huge: Chris Daughtry and Jennifer Hudson to name two. This year there was huge talent on Idol and I think the final 4, including Allison and Danny, Kris and Adam, will all do well in the music world.

Who is YOUR favorite?

Miss California-Who won Miss America????

Carrie Prejean seems to consider herself a victim. She thinks she lost the Miss America crown because of her statements opposing gay marriage. Carrie or anyone else has the right to say whatever she wants to when asked the questions on the pageant. However she also must expect whatever consequences result. Also Donald Trump who owns the Miss America pageant says she would not have won anyway. She was third in the swim suit and second in another one (or vice versa). Point being she wouldn't have won anyway. So her claim is moot.

Now, we find out she broke several rules she signed onto when she joined the Miss America competition. She lied on her application about photos she had taken of her nude or semi-nude, she appeared in unauthorized commercials as a political activist. So is it fair to all the other contestants who obeyed the rules? Or the ones who didn't get accepted because they told the truth? Apparently some other contestants had had similar photos taken but admitted it and were still allowed to compete. So the problem wasn't so much that she had the photos taken as she lied about them.

Not to mention the fact that she puts herself up as a Christian yet has nude or semi-nude photos taken and then lies again that they were taken when she was not looking. Huh? Have you seen these photos? She is looking directly into the camera, definitely posed. She is being hypocritcal and she is telling a lie. Once again.

Donald Trump excuses her. She gets to keep her California crown. He also gave a pass to a previous Miss America who had been out partying, drinking and using cocaine. "She deserves a second chance." Okay. So it seems to me that these rules they have for contestants for the Miss America pageant are really meaningless.

And who is Miss America? We don't even remember her name!

More Max

So I find out today Max was really an inch longer when he was born than we first thought. He was 22 inches and he has now grown a quarter of an inch. His head grew 3/4 of an inch. I could tell his head had filled out. He is so sweet, so perfect. I am told he is a mellow baby. It was time for one after Lucy. Lucy is so sweet with her little brother, saying "Max opened his eyes," and "Max is awake!" She is delighted by him. And I am still delighted with her.

As for my life? I went to the Paramount Theatre Sunday to see Frost/Nixon play with my community here at Cedar Park. A big bus picked us up and stopped at two other apartment communities on the way. It was great, I really liked the play AND getting to know some gals from my apartment. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Stacey Keech was playing Nixon.

When I got home I went to Devon and Annie's and we went to Mexican dinner at Las Margaritas. They gave me a beautiful silver necklace for Mother's Day that shows a larger person with three people around her. It can be either me with my three kids or me with my three grandkids by Devon and Annie. I LOVE IT!