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Which is hilarious. You don't see me auditioning...I know better. These people apparently don't. And you can't help but laugh at some of these people. Like the guy with the really deep voice. I mean come on...really? How do you not start cracking up when he starts singing?

Kara D did not laugh Bikini Girl off the stage. She did make light of her (she showed up in a bikini!) but Bikini Girl did not at any point seem unstable. In fact she was confident enough to say that she sang the song better than Kara D and that's what started the funny singing confrontation.

You're right -- it's not hard to who is and who isn't stable and Kara certainly knew Bikini Girl was as stable as a skyscraper. She strutted off from the audition in her semi-nakedness happy, not crying and running down the street.

So why was she a "sucky" judge again?

You have obviously missed the several times she has complained that the other judges have been too mean to contestants and the many many times she has been far more sympathetic to failed contestants.

With Tuan Nguyen while the other judges laughed at him, she very politely said "I've never seen anything like that. And in a 'not so good' way."

With Randy Madden: "I want to say one thing [while Paula and Simon were acting like school children to each other]. Honestly I understand your point that this is your last shot but at the same time to get to be big in this industry [Paula talks over her and and throws more stuff at Simon] it takes a lot of hard work. And you haven't put that hard work in." Simon tiredly cut her off saying "We made the point, Randy yes or no."

With Michael Gurr, Randy did his traditional covering his face while he laughed at him (as if that helps). Kara apologized saying "He's having a problem."

With Elijah Scarlett, the double bass singer, Paula said he could do voice over work for monster movies. Kara didn't appreciate this and responded, "Oh, God, you guys."

With Lea Marie Golde, Kara's only known fan, she correctly said, "You sounded like you were in a musical, very baby, up here [pointing to her sinuses] and I'm not sure if your voice is fully developed." She continued with some positive comments. "But what I do like about you is anybody who writes this amount of stuff is someone who's committed to something. And you should go ahead. I don't know what you are as a writer but I think that says a lot for someone."

So where did Kara say something that made an unstable contestant run out into the streets crying? I guess I musta missed that one. I don't like the vicious comments that Simon and lately Randy and even Paula dish out and I think Kara has been great so far.

Better pics of Casey Carlson

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Correct. And I never said Kara laughed her off stage. In fact, Ms. Bikini Girl made it to Hollywood; I was paying attention. I think I would more readily accept Kara if she had been there from season one. You seem to like her, I don't; whatever.

I won't continue to bicker back and forth like those silly judges, as the show is mostly a farce anyway. But with the arguably best part of the show now behind, I probably won't even watch it again 'til next fall.

Now behind? You do realize that there are several more hours of auditions to be aired, don't you?

Next fall? You do realize that the season is winter and AI doesn't air during the fall, don't you?

AI is in it's eighth season and is still the most popular show in the US. It gained popularity largely due to Simon's at times brutal evaluations, especially when they followed Paula's milktoast ramblings. Anyone who auditions for this show and is not prepared to potentially be in the the line of fire deserves every bit of humiliation they may experience. The deluded ones that are devastated by a critical evaluation should be nowhere close to the entertainment industry.

While there have been many auditioning who do not appear to realize their complete lack of talent, I don't recall seeing anyone who obviously did not possess sufficient sanity to comprehend the situation they were in. Even Paula Goodspeed didn't seem that close to the edge, although with hind sight she probably shouldn't have gotten through. But how thorough can the show be? Should they do an intensive psychological evaluation on every candidate that makes it to the judges? I doubt that would be practical or even useful. No such evaluation could be perfect, especially with the time constraints the selection process operates under.

A few seasons ago Simon compared one contestant to a 'bush baby'. He and a befriended fellow contestant gained their 15 minutes of fame because some had thought Simon had been too mean with his comment. Both were invited to the season finale. Had Simon not made his comment both would have gone into instant obscurity.

The real problem with four judges is possibly even more time constraints for Simon as the last judge to speak. The audition phase is prerecorded so it's not really a problem. The live shows will be another story. Maybe if Paula is more coherent this season it will be less of a problem, but then again what fun is that? I'm still waiting for her to tip over backwards on the air. I guess at that point we would be back to three judges.

Leave it to a fellow Austin resident to post something truly useful! Thanks

That is great news. Don't think I could stand 2 more hours each night, even if I DVR it. LOL

I DVRd last weeks double 2 hour feature. I watched each one in 50 minutes......

Here are some Separated at Birth pictures you may find funny assuming you've watched the last two shows (otherwise, it's just someone looking like some random person):

American Idol Separated at Birth

As someone mentioned, Simon breaks ties, so in essence, he casts two votes for everyone else's one. Many contestants try to suck up to Simon anyway, but getting his vote is even more important this season.

I was eating dinner when I saw her, and whenever she laughed, I wanted to jam my fork into my neck.

I really hope they drop her...fast.

She won't make the first cut. Putting her through was just a joke.

helllllloooooooo oh!NO! OHHHH! That 1 came out the wrong rectum! Y'all are irakidating me!


Best audition in years ! Comedywise....!

Joanna Pacitti = Carly Smithson 2.0. Plant.

Some pretty good singers. The second contestant tonight was so beautiful however I hate how these people that had a recording contract are allowed on the show. One, they already "made it" in the business. Second, they failed for whatever reason. They really shouldn't be allowed on the show.

joanna is far easier on the eyes than carly

I can't believe that Paula has never heard the phrase, "Be careful." First of all, it's not a threat. It's just another way of saying 'by'. Kinda like saying, "See you later." It's a common expression that's been around for years, and not to be taken literally.

I have always thought Simon was secretly a decent guy, but is anyone getting tired of Simon telling everyone (Kara) to stop giving pointers to singers when she wants to talk and then giving his own at least as often. One way street. Seems pretty bratish.

Tired of his butt-cut too. Stupid hair.

Kara finally made a contestant run out into the street crying!

But come on. The woman was voted Most Humorous in high school and writing the lyrics on her arm for her audition was hilarious. A couple of seasons ago Simon made a simple ultimatum: mess up the lyrics and you're out. Like Kara, I figured she was making fun of this.

Too bad she wasn't. She actually thought they'd send her to Hollywood, singing lyrics who wrote on her arm.

I'm tired of everytime one of the girls show cleavage, that they have those stupid, giant Coke glasses in the way!

Here we go again. I believe the show is about finding good singers who can perform and sell records regardless of whether or not they have experience in the business already.

Others believe the show is about pulling people off the street who don't know anything about the music business and turning them into recording stars.

It was worse then I thought as pointed out in a recent article.

"The pretty brunette makes Carly Smithson seem like a music industry rookie with all the experience (and disappointments) she's had thus far. Not only was she with A&M, as Kara pointed out, but Geffen records also released an album by her. The soundtracks of Legally Blonde, Bratz, First Daughter and Nancy Drew all sported singles by her, and she was featured in an MTV show called First Year.
What Pacitti is best known for however, is her famous rise and fall from fame at age 11 when she won the lead role in the 20th anniversary production of Annie, only to be replaced by her understudy two weeks before the show's Broadway debut.

Brent Keith Smith, for example, is a former contestant from Nashville Star 2, had a song on the Dale soundtrack (a movie about nascar legend Dale Earnhardt) and is a featured artist on the Country Music Television website.

And despite Matt Giraud's convincingly coy audition, he actually has two albums of his own out there, too."

I think that is wrong. They had a chance, they failed, they shouldn't be on Idol simply for the fact that they have failed. Obviously they are not good enough.

There have been articles recently on MSN and Yahoo about "how to make the show better." At least one of them said "Stick to trying to find truly undiscovered talent." That's what the majority of the people want, which is why "America" rejected Carly.

And they'll reject Joanna, IMHO.