No real surprise is it that the American Idol finale is down to the two Davids?  I've been a David Cook supporter from the first time I saw him!   Don't want the Monchichi to win.   First, tho Archie needs to dump Daddy dearest :)    Some random thoughts...(ain't hey all?)...Simon is delish in his little white shirt...but probably was rocking more cleavage than Paula.   Hate the stupid group song...only Syesha really did well, then she gets kicked off!   Anyone else scared by Fantasia?   The red hair and fullback shoulders on top of the backup hootchie dancers were enough to make Simon look frightened.   Can't deny she has great pipes, but why is she so, so, Grace Jones like?  (thanks Mike!) 

Show ends after visits home where everyone is crying, including DC.   Simon says the DC/DA finale will be a "humdinger"  or in Simon-ese a "hum-dinga."   Can't wait!  

See you at Fricker's on Woodman Drive Wednesday at 8 to watch DC win together right??

xoxox,

Nancy

p.s.   does anyone think Archie sometimes sounds like Napoleon Dynamite?  Gosh!   Just askin'!

Can't believe I'm about to admit this, knowing what a huge American Idol fan I've been from year one...but I'm not gonna be sad when this season is over.   I do adore David Cook, and hope he wins, but I don't feel "fierce" about it, you know?  Not like when it was Taylor verus Kat or Carrie versus Bo.  Even last year, although I was hoping Blake would pull it out over Jordin, I was just blah.  Why is that?  Maybe because I'm tired of the Ryan/Simon catfighting or the Paula dopey moments or that Randy needs to learn more words other than "dawg" and "hawt."  Maybe because there's no real stories or personalities to sink my teeth into.   No Kellie Pickler or Bucky Covington or dare I say it?  Sanjaya. 

So, we're down to the final 3..the two Davids and Syesha.   I'd love a Syesha/DC finale, but I'm thinking it will be the double D's.  Go David Cook!  Last night's performances were kind of lackluster, I kept waiting for the "wow" moment ---where's this year's Fantasia "Summertime" or Kat "Over the Rainbow" or Carrie "Alone?"  Maybe they're waiting til the finale.  Maybe that "I am your brother" guy will be back...At least he is fun.  

Numbers are down for Idol, if you call 22-million viewers "down."  But, like anything that's been around for seven years, a tune-up would be in order.   If I were King, here's what I'd do...shorten those stupid auditions to two weeks instead of four.  How many painfully bad singers do we need?   Get to the final 24 faster, then either take the final 12 on tour or just eliminate to the final 10 from the start.   Don't wear the kids out...they have to have some downtime.  Both Davids look exhausted...is it worth it?  Oh yeah, make the results show 30 minutes...Ryan can still have his drama and we won't have the suffer thru stupid filler...although I do like the viewer questions...but it doesn't last long enough for me...it's all about Ryan you know!

All this being said, you know I will be glued to the tube...I can't miss it and I won't stop voting...

We're doing it again...American Idol Finale Party with Fox 45 next Wednesday, thanks to our friends at Fricker's on Woodman Drive!   Make your signs and come watch with us..it all starts at 8!!

--Nancy

Remember a while ago, when I told you Naomi Judd had revealed what a "stage dad" Jeff Archuletta was during "Star Search Junior?"   Now, he's been booted from backstage on Idol!

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-05-11-archuleta-dad-ban_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Will this all backfire for Archie?  Not my fave as you know...now it's so apparent he's just a puppet and his creepy Dad is using him...ewwww!

Tomorrow night, the final three, Archie, Syesha and David Cook, sing three songs each..Go DC!

--Nancy

Hope you had a great Mother's Day!  I think my Mom did...got her a white lilac bush.  She LOVES lilacs...her next door neighbor Carolyn was my "little birdie" and gave me the idea...props to Carolyn! 

Anyhoo...took my friend Ginger to see Rascal Flatts Saturday night at the Nutter Center, along with a gazillion other peeps for the sold out show.   The guys had been scheduled in February, but had to cancel cause Gary was sick.  Dunno about you, but I was left wondering if he was sick again Saturday.  Granted, it was the last show on this tour, but Gary LeVox, who is the lead singer and to me, most dynamic of he, Jay Demarcus and Joe Don Rooney, spent quite a bit of the show sitting on his butt on stage.  Like I said, maybe Gary was sick again.  He sounded great, but bass player Jay did most of the talking...huh?  It's true, and too much singing if you ask me.   There's a reason Gary is the lead singer, Jay, he's better, so pipe down ok?  The guys were pretty loosey goosey, being their last show and all,  but still did a stellar job.   The high point?  Their tribute to the military during, "He Ain't the Leaving Kind" the guys brought out full dressed Marines.  That was awesome!   The only downside, Kellie Pickler didnt' make it back this time...she musta been too busy fishing for SAL-mun.

--Nancy

Anyone surprised that Jason got the boot on American Idol last night?   The poor kid has been practically begging to be sent home for the past several weeks.  He even admitted he was in way over his dread-locked head.  I think JC just wanted to have a good time and didn't realize how crazy Idol can get....check out this video from Tuesday night's performance. 

http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1542755414

A spy at the "Ellen DeGeneres Show" taping this week caught this...and producers slowed down the tape of "A.I" where Ryan is reading the phone numbers and Jason mouths what looks like, "Don't vote."   Some people at TMZ think he might be saying, "vote, vote," but it's pretty clear to me he was asking to be sent home...so now it's down to Archie, David Cook and Syesha...you know who I want to win, don't you?

Tell me what you think Jason is saying...

--Nancy

Down to the final four on American Idol and the kids get to choose songs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.   David Cook, my boy, picks Hungry like the Wolf and Baba O'Riley.   Songs from Duran Duran and the Who.  I'm totally down with that since I own every Who record (didn't know that, huh?) and I've seen DD a gazillion times in concert.  I do agree with the judges...DD not so great, Who song goosebump city!   Then Syesha does Proud Mary and A Change is Gonna Come...first one ick, second one...amazing....then Jason...let's just say he should go home..he clearly doesn't be in the race, if he ever did.  Archie kicked some booty...don't like him, but gotta give him props!   So, for the first time ever, I find myself switching back and forth from Idol to Dancing with the Stars during the performances!   I was really wondering how Rascal Flatts would be able to go from the Idol set to performing on DWTS, but since the stages are next door to each other, they pulled it off.    So, Mario went home on Dancing, who goes home on Idol?  I'm scared for my David....this is when Daughtry, Tamyra Gray, Latoya London and Constantine all got sent home.    I just hope it's Jason.   But gotta give props to Paula...she was actually focused last night!

--Nancy

This cracked me up!   You know those Budweiser "Real Men of Genius" commercials?  Now, Dierks Bentley is being saluted!  The commercials starts out with "today we salute you, Dierks Bentley, Mr. Sad Country Song Songwriter."  Dierks' tour is sponsored by Anheuser-Busch...take a listen!

http://www.thegreenroompr.com/ 

Just click on Dierks' pictures!

--Nancy

Thanks to Beth Ditmyer from Middletown City Schools for passing this along...

Jeff Foxworthy on Educators

YOU might be a school employee if you want to slap the next person who
says, "Must be nice to work 8 to 3:30 and have summers off.

YOU might be a school employee if it is difficult to name your own child
because there's no name you can come up with that doesn't bring high
blood pressure as it is uttered.

YOU might be a school employee if you can tell it's a full moon or if it
going to rain, snow, hail....anything!!! Without ever looking outside.


YOU might be a school employee if you believe, "shallow gene pool"
should have its own box on a report card.

YOU might be a school employee if you believe that unspeakable evils
will befall you if anyone says, "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today."


YOU might be a school employee if when out in public, you feel the urge
to snap your fingers at children you do not
know and correct their
behavior.

YOU might be a school employee if you have no social life between August
and June.

YOU might be a school employee if you think people should have a
government permit before being allowed to reproduce.

YOU might be a school employee if you wonder how some parents MANAGED to
reproduce.

YOU might be a school employee if you laugh uncontrollably when people
refer to the staff room as the "lounge."

YOU might be a school employee if you encourage an obnoxious parent to
check into charter schools or home schooling and are willing to donate
the UHAUL boxes should they decided to move out of district.

YOU might be a school employee if you think caffeine should be available
in intravenous form.

YOU might be a school employee if you can't imagine how the ACLU could
think that covering your students chair with Velcro and then requiring
uniforms made out
of the corresponding Velcro could ever be
misunderstood by the public.

YOU might be a school employee if meeting a child's parent instantly
answers this question, "Why is this kid like this?"

YOU might be a school employee if you would choose a mammogram over a
parent conference.

YOU might be a school employee if you think someone should invent
antibacterial pencils and crayons...and desks and chairs for that
matter!

YOU might be a school employee if the words "I have college debt for
this?" has ever come out of your mouth.

YOU might be a school employee if you know how many days, minutes, and
seconds are left in the school year!

Talking today about great teacher stories...I was trying to come up with all of my memorable teachers...I think I got most of them...except I can't remember by 3rd grade teacher's name...she was really pretty tho.   Here goes...1st--Mrs. Rohrer, 2nd--Mrs. Amlin, 3rd--pretty lady, 4th--Mrs. Riley, 5th--Mrs. Dempsey, 6th--Mrs. Berkofer, 7th--Mrs. Severt, 8th--Mr. McGinnis, 9th--Mrs. McGrath, 10th--Mrs, Edmondson, 11th--Mrs. Artis, 12th--Mrs. Ritter.   this is really kind of cool of me or weird...dunno.  Anyhoo, Mrs. Ritter was such a huge influence on my career in broadcasting, teaching me proper English and always challenging me to do better.   I was terrified of her my freshman year, and years later, I still call her Mrs. Ritter....she's still at Southeastern High School in South Charleston.  I also love Mrs. McGrath...back then it was Home Ec..and Future Homemakers of America...she influenced me in public speaking.   Plus, she took us to the Horseshoe to watch Art Schlichter!  

Salute to nurses too...my sister Diana is an awesome one...and to beverages...well, you know why, don't you?   thanks for all you do!!!!

---Nancy

Long time Dayton broadcaster and Miami Valley icon Omar Williams has passed away.   He died on Marco Island in Florida yesterday at 83.   Read more about it!

http://www.wdtn.com/global/story.asp?s=8268283

So, of course this lead to us wondering who else is greatly missed.   Dale Sr, Elvis, Joe Nuxhall and Channel 7 meterologist Gil Whitney topped the list.   Who else do you wish was still around?  Lou Emm?  Johnny Walker?  Johnny Cash?  Conway Twitty?   It's very difficult when we lose someone we are so familiar with, they become part of our family, you know?  But maybe that helps us better appreciate those who are still around....Carl Day and Dale Huffman to name a few!

--Nancy