Speaking of the removal of the high-low distinction in art…

Figured I should put my American Idol predictions in here before any more of it airs, so if I’m right, it will be on record from pretty much the beginning. (I swear, I picked Carrie Underwood out of the auditions. But it’s not written down anywhere, so I can’t prove it.)

Based purely on the auditions, my pick this year would be Paris Bennett. And she’s still a definite top three contender. But after the first set of performances, I’m leaning towards Lisa Tucker. She really wowed me. I think Katherine McPhee has the best natural singing voice of all of them, but I don’t think she’s going to be able to sell the songs like Lisa can. On the boys’ side, I dunno. There are four or five guys I think can go right to the end, but when it comes down to it, I think Lisa’s better than all of them.

So there it is. My prediction. Lisa Tucker for American Idol 2006. (Even though I probably wouldn’t buy her record, because she’s not my style of music…I’d be much more likely to buy Katharine’s or David Radford’s–who I know won’t make it too much further; he’s on borrowed time already.)

There. My American Idol addiction is outed. I can’t wait until tomorrow night. I’ve avoided watching it at all for four years, and now, it’s hitting hard, man.

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