Here it is. The end of the audition round. I’m ready. :)<\/p>\n
Sanjaya Malakar<\/b> – I really like him. From what I’ve heard, everyone likes him. And he’s in! Yay!<\/p>\n
Anna Kearns – I thought I’d seen her in the rooms, but I wasn’t sure. And she’s not in. I’m not surprised. I was a little surprised that she got as far as the top 40.<\/p>\n
Bernard Williams – And this is the guy that Paula said was totally off-key. And he’s not in. And there’s Philip Stacy, so he did make the top 40. I couldn’t tell.<\/p>\n
Eric Davis and Tami Gosnell – Tami was someone Simon really liked. I don’t remember seeing Eric before. Both are no.<\/p>\n
Melinda Doolittle<\/b> – She better get through. Because she’s amazing. Yay! She’s in.<\/p>\n
Brandan Rogers<\/b> – Ah, so he is there. I didn’t notice him last night. And he’s in as well.<\/p>\n
Gina Glockson<\/b> – And she’s in! She was in my second tier, but I’m really glad she made it, after making it as far as the room round last year.<\/p>\n
Jimmy McNeal – Aw, I really liked him. But he and Errick somebody or other are both out.<\/p>\n
Haley Scarnato<\/b> – Yay! She’s the one that Simon called “cabaret” and I decided that cabaret must be my favorite. And she’s in. Woot.<\/p>\n
Phil Stacy<\/b> – I’m not horribly impressed by him. I mean, I like him<\/i>, but his voice is too nasally for me. But apparently not too nasally for the judges. He’s in.<\/p>\n
Chris Sligh<\/b> – I like his sense of humor. And his voice. If he doesn’t make it through, I’ll be very surprised. Yep, he’s in. :)<\/p>\n
Blake Lewis<\/b> – I’m not sure his voice is quite up with all the others, but he’s certainly a great performer, and I really like him. And he’s through. :)<\/p>\n
Thomas Lowe – Not through.<\/p>\n
Rudy Cardenas<\/b> – He’s borderline for me. Could take him or leave him. I guess we’re taking him; he’s in.<\/p>\n
Paul Kim<\/b> – Okay, we really didn’t need to know about the underwear. Really. NO REALLY. And he’s in. Please tell me that this lucky underwear thing allows for washing.<\/p>\n
Jordin Sparks<\/b> – HA! She is there. Okay, yeah, I did see her in the rooms, I just didn’t recognize her with her hair up. Good! I’m glad she made it in.<\/p>\n
Okay, a couple of people we don’t know plus Tatiana McConnico, not through.<\/p>\n
A.J. Tabaldo<\/b> – Five times trying? Wow. And he’s through. Nice.<\/p>\n
Tiffany Edwards<\/b> – I remember seeing her last night, but not before that. She’s good. And in.<\/p>\n
Leslie Hunt<\/b> – Are they all singing that song? I mean, I like the song (one of Kat’s best performances last year, BTW), but still. And she’s in as well.<\/p>\n
Nick Pedro<\/b> – PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I WANT HIM. Um, on the show I mean. Awesome! He’s in! Woot!<\/p>\n
Hee. Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader<\/i>. I might be amused, if I weren’t so embarrassed for the adults. Interestingly enough, when my mom or I forget something factual that we should know, we say “I knew it in fifth grade.”<\/p>\n
Alaina Alexander<\/b> – I liked her in the auditions…that Hollywood week performance wasn’t great, though. But it was good enough, apparently; she’s in. Simon was crushing on her in the auditions. Couldn’t’ve hurt. ;)<\/p>\n
Chris Richardson<\/b> – Yes! I thought I’d glimpsed him in the rooms. And he is IN! I like him, so that’s good.<\/p>\n
Sabrina Sloane<\/b> – First time we’ve seen her that I know of. And she’s in. I wonder how much time Simon spends thinking up all the ways to phrase the acceptance so it sounds like a denial. “We have decided not………to exclude you.”<\/p>\n
Jerome Chisum, Joelle James, Matthew Buckstein (aka cowboy guy), Princess Johnson – most of whom we don’t know, all gone.<\/p>\n
Lakisha Jones<\/b> – She’s really really good. And the judges agree with me. Always nice when that happens. She’s in.<\/p>\n
Nicole Tranquillo<\/b> – I think I saw her several times last night, but not in the original auditions. In any case, she’s through.<\/p>\n
Jared Cotter<\/b> – Another new face, and he is in.<\/p>\n
Amy Krebs<\/b> – Yet another one not previously showcased, and yet another one in.<\/p>\n
Antonella Barba<\/b> and Marisa – I love me some Antonella, but I remember Marisa being really good, too. But please, Antonella, please. I hate when it’s down to two left. Oh, crap, Antonella, not lyric trouble. They HATE that. Whew. Antonella is through. I shouldn’t be surprised, though. They’ve really emphasized her throughout the audition process–apparently she’s one of the marketing darlings this year.<\/p>\n
Tommy Daniels and Sundance Head<\/b> – Both very good, though Sundance faltered a lot in Hollywood. I don’t remember seeing Thomas in Hollywood at all. I’m not sure I agree with putting Sundance through. I think they only did because he’s really different. But I guess that’s a fair reason, too.<\/p>\n
So our top 24 are:<\/p>\n
Alaina Alexander
\nAntonella Barba
\nMelinda Dolittle
\nTiffany Edwards
\nGina Glockson
\nLeslie Hunt
\nLakisha Jones
\nAmy Krebs
\nHaley Scarnato
\nSabrina Sloane
\nJordin Sparks
\nNicole Tranquillo<\/p>\n
Rudy Cardenas
\nJared Cotter
\nSundance Head
\nPaul Kim
\nBlake Lewis
\nSanjaya Malakar
\nNick Pedro
\nChris Richardson
\nBrandan Rogers
\nChris Sligh
\nPhil Stacy
\nA.J. Tabaldo<\/p>\n
And my prediction stats are 14\/24, and 8 of the other 10 weren’t shown in the original auditions. Not bad.<\/p>\n
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