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Well. when last I wrote, I talked about American Idol and how sometimes it seems that the judges sort-of try to “lead” the public towards or away from specific performers. Since then, I was totally shocked to see Chris get canned by the viewing public. He was the odds-on favorite to win. For the longest time, I had it figured that the final two would be Katharine McPhee or Chris Daughtry. I was half right. Katharine was one of the finalists last night, along with one of my favorites: Taylor Hicks. Truth told, I wanted it to come down to Elliot Yamin and Taylor. I wanted Elliot to win. But alas, America wouldn’t hear of it. So, it was Taylor and Katharine. I think Taylor did the best over all, but of course he was my choice so I’m a wee-bit biased. In any case, tonight will tell the tale.

Next question: What do I do all summer long, now that my shows are off until fall? I guess I need to do something *outside*…! Let the warm weather commence.

So, I admit it. My wife and I have gotten hooked on “American Idol” this season.

I’ve never watched it before this year but for some reason, we started watching during the auditions. They were so entertaining, the good *and* the bad!, that we simply had to keep watching. In any case, we’re down to the final 4 and one is going home tonight. I really like Elliot and Taylor, but truth told, I think folks have pegged Chris as the winner. We’re holding our breath that our two guys hang in there tonight!

I will say that it stikes me that fairly early on, it appears as if the judges select one of the contestants as the winner. Since they don’t actually choose who wins, I’m not suggesting that there’s anything illegitimate happening that directly affects the outcome. What I am suggesting is that the comments that are made seem to me to be intended to “lead” the audience toward or away from particular candidates. Maybe I’m just paranoid, but that’s how it looks to me.

Anyhow, in 15 minutes the show will come on to tell us who gets the boot tonight. I’m a little nervous…

Who do you like?