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Bobby Bennett

When mere words are not enough, a haiku will do. I was so stunned at seeing Bobby in the crowd swaying that I was moved to haiku.

Barry belts it out
The Idols sit patiently
Bobby sways his arms

I need to work on another haiku to describe the look of terror on Barry’s face when Bobby rushed him on stage.

Barry Manilow

Love him or hate him, you can’t deny Barry’s musical and arranging abilities. Personally, I was a young teen when he became popular to the masses, so songs like Sweet Melissa and Mandy are etched in my heart forever…for better or worse. I personally think that the music accompanying Sweet Melissa is one of the most beautiful I’ve heard in my life. And that’s Barry’s strength, pairing incredible music to catchy lyrics.

Elliot Yamin

Last night, I spent the better part of an hour voting for Elliot, after voting for my other favs (Taylor, Mandisa, Katharine). He’s a good singer, though I think he needs more work. Staying on AI would help him develop further. I can’t see how Paris, Ace, Bucky, Lisa or Kellie would benefit from staying on AI any longer - they are what they are. Kevin is a tough one; my daughter and her friends (16 y and older) absolutely LOVE him and I must admit that he’s starting to grow on me. He’s one that would benefit from further AI experience and I really would like to see him a little more. Taylor, Chris, Mandisa and Katharine have it made to the top four.

Kevin

After the results show -

Wow! My 16 year old daughter is so-o-o- devasted about Kevin, but I am so glad that Elliot was not even in the bottom three. I’m also glad that Bucky made it another week. I changed my mind about him after looking at his website. He’ll go soon, though, me thinks.

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