Anthony's Concert for the fans

Ohhhh I am so jealous of you people that live on the East Coast! Anthony is giving a concert for his fans on Thursday, September 6 2007. GO TO THIS CONCERT, you will not be disappointed.

For more details, click here.
http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/news.asp?nid=142

....EEEEEEE!

Nothing else to say, just enjoy!

......Or not

After a whole lot of back and forth, up and down, Romowood does appear to be over. Of course, we haven't heard anything officially from Carrie or Tony and we probably never will since they never admitted anything to begin with....No matter, its still over.

This is nothing new to delusionfree messageboard lurkers and other fans who have been keeping track over the past couple of weeks, but Tony is now spending time with his exgirlfriend. Who knows what happened and really, who cares? I don't even watch football and only became interested in Tony because of these types of pictures with Carrie. Come on now, can you blame me?

Goodbye Romowood, it was a lot of fun. You brought pretty, sexy, squeeing, fun crazy and best of all pearlclutching - all things we enjoyed immensely!

I have a feeling that Carrie's next boyfriend or friend she is flirty with or whatever will bore me to tears. Meh.

Romowood Over! No wait...... IT LIVES!

It caused some large explosions in the Carrie fandom world and in the Dallas Cowboys world, but like fireworks....the Romowood made a loud noise, looked pretty, and then disappeared.

Enough with the bad metaphors.....

That is what I started to write on June 1st, when there was bad Romowood news out there. It was looking like Carrie Underwood and Tony Romo broke up already (were they really a couple though?) and that he was moving on with Jessica Simpson. Ok, I didn't really believe the Jessica thing because I could see Creepy Pa Simpsons fingerprints all over that (ew EWWWW).

But wait.....WAIT!!!!!



Hope springs eternal for the Romowoods again! According to a Perez Hilton reader, this picture was taken Saturday night and they appeared to still be very much a couple. I confess, that made me a little happy. I was enjoying "the pretty" of Romowood and felt it was over all too soon. I guess we will be enjoying them for a little while longer.

More squee and celebration going on here:
http://z4.invisionfree.com/delusionfree/index.php?showtopic=65&st=0

Romowood Cheese!

Last night on the delusionfree messageboard, member bzzbarfly posted this picture she found on another Carrie Underwood fansite. It was taken on May 19th, when Carrie was in Los Angeles. Other than Carrie's new penchant for wearing things that look like "hospital gowns" and "housecoats" (as per the witty delusionfree members), the bracelet that Carrie was wearing also didn't go unnoticed.

Yes people, Carrie was indeed wearing the bracelet of her "Good friend that she tends to get flirty around" Tony Romo. Since Carrie is 24 years old - not 14 years old - this has to be one of the cheesiest and dorkiest things she has done in a while.

Which is why we all love her.

Anthony Fedorov at the Sarcoma Foundation of American Gala

Anthony Fedorov, his family, friends, and fans attended the Sarcoma Foundation of America's Gala on May 21, 2007. Anthony lost his brother Denis to Ewing's Sarcoma in September 2006 and has since been working closely with this foundation. As usual, Anthony continues to make me so proud to be his fan. You can find more pictures and accounts from fans who attended by visiting these links:

http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5588&start=0

http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5631&start=0

For more information on the Sarcoma Foundation of America and how you can help, please visit the following link.
https://www.curesarcoma.org/

On more of a gossipy note, how hot are Anthony and his girlfriend Elisa?! Let me count the ways.....Ok, I won't really count the ways but they are one hot couple! Check out this video and their onstage dancing and kissing towards the last few minutes (at 6:38) and enjoy for yourself. Whooo hooooo!!!



He also performed two new, original songs. Thank you to Siny888 on TWOP for all of these videos!

See My Face (My new favorite Anthony Fedorov song)



Deep Within My Heart

American Idol Finale - I barely watched it

Well, I did kind of watch it. It seems the the American Idol Finale has lost the magic that it used to have. Even last year's was better and more exciting, even though I barely watched that entire Season. Not sure I will be watching next year, but anyway.....

There were some good, bad and funny moments. Rather than recap a whole two hour show that we all saw (and from reading around, others seem let down by it too), here are the things that actually had my attention.

Kelly Clarkson singing "Never Again". I don't really care for this song on radio, but I LOVED IT last night! Granted, I have never had a boyfriend leave me for another woman and then MARRY her, but I felt like I did while watching Kelly! That bastard! Carrie/Bo are the last American Idol CD's I bought, but I will definitely be buying Kelly's "My December".

Top 6 Guys with Smokey Robinson was great! They all seemed to be in top form, even Sanjaya sounded really very good. I never thought I would say this about this particular group of guys, but they smoked the girls tonight. Their Top 6 with Gladys Knight zzzzzzzzz.

Blake with Doug E Fresh. The beatboxing/rap really isn't my thing, but I really enjoyed this one. Blake is super talented, you can tell he has a real love for what he does and that is always inspiring and fun for me to watch. I am so glad that he didn't win last night because they would just take what he loves and turn it into a watered down mess. Oh sorry, I am not supposed to know he lost yet. ;)

Random funny things: Randy Jackson SERIOUSLY wearing that jacket and Constantine Maroulis pouting and ducklipping for the camera while pretending that Tony Bennett is his hero.

Melinda's performance. She sang a Gospel number (at least that is what it sounded like to me), which is a pretty big clue as to the direction she will probably take. Its a good fit for her and I will be buying that album. Awwww she still should've won - she would have made that This Is My....Just NO! craptastic into fantastic. *sigh*

Carrie Underwood! I am a fan and that is no secret, but I thought she stole the show with "I'll Stand By You". I loved it the first time, now love it even more. The whole thing, from her voice, her presence, the fiddle and guitars.....just simple and beautiful.

And the most uncomfortable American Idol Finale moment EVER! Clive Davis and his longwinded speech, where he pretty much dissed Kelly (mildly), and then overtly dissed Taylor Hicks and Katherine McPhee! Dear GAWD, this was so squirmworthy! Clive is like that bitter old relative at Thanksgiving dinner.....he has a gaggle of kids and most of them are no good and are huge disappointments and seems to think we (and they!) want to hear how disappointed he is! Ugh, by the time he got around to giving Carrie her recognition - there was nothing fun about it and I just wanted the old man to get off the stage. I am so glad Kelly Clarkson is sticking it to him over her album!

Funny/Annoying Moment: Sanjaya doing a reprise of "You Really Got Me". This kid is lucky that people seem to like him personally because this performance still sucked. This time, crying girl looked more terrified than overcome by squee. It was annoying because while Sanjaya was fun at times, I would much rather have seen more from the other (more talented) idols. Maybe another medley? CAKE duet? Sanjaya didn't deserve his own thing, so I think 19E has something cooking with him. *eyeroll*

The Beatles Medley: I loved this. I am somewhat familiar with nearly every Beatles song, since my Dad owns nearly every one of their albums. By far, the best and most touching was Carrie Underwood singing "She's Leaving" while backed by the Top 6 females. Chills. And then some tearing up.....really Spork get a grip! As soon as I find this on youtube, I will be watching it repeatedly.

Of course, a lot of other things happened but in the end.....Jordin is the new American Idol. I know, try and contain your surprise. Congratulations Jordin, I will be buying your album for my nieces.

American Idol Top 2 - This is my NOW

And I can barely type that title with a straight face! Its almost as bad as "Inside Your Thank You America". Almost. So then we pan the judges and Randy is wearing the worst thing I have ever seen on this show - its nearly indescribable, but think Michael Jackson meets your friendly CPA. Paula's nose doesn't look bad at all, but she sounds more nasally than Chris Richardson on his worst day, and then Simon who is back to looking a little yummy.

Blake Lewis - Doing a reprise of "You Give Love a Bad Name" and he used the same amount of mimage as last time, so I am not as freaked out this time. It was alright and I agreed with Randy - the vocals were meh but the performance was great!

Jordin Sparks - Sang "Fighter" and I really enjoyed her FINALLY singing a young song. She did get breathless more than a few times during the song. It was still very good, but more of a performance thing than showing off her vocals that I love.

I am scanning the audience whenever I can for Anthony Fedorov. Still not seen him yet, but the camera did show Constantine pouting and eye molesting. Ugh, it was icky two years ago and it remains so.

Blake Lewis - Sang "She Will Be Loved" and while the song was a good choice for his voice, I was pretty bored. Blake didn't seem all that comfortable with it either.

Still scanning the crowd and YAY I spot Anthony! No wait, its only Ricky Schroeder. I had a little girl crush on him when he was on Silver Spoons, but now not so much. I have a more grown up crush on Anthony and I still can't find him. Damn you Ricky!

Jordin Sparks - Sang "Broken Wing" and reminded me why I love her. This is my favorite performance of hers and now I am thinking I want her to win instead of Blake. Its amazing how things can change over one performance.

Now its time for the Coronation song. And yes, it is as bad as the rest of them are.

Blake Lewis - He really did his best with the song, but you could tell he despised it. I kept getting Bo Bice vibes of "I don't really want to win and sing this crap". The judges all agreed that this song was not a good fit for him.

Jordin Sparks - Did an excellent job with it. The whole vibe from the blue in the background to the flowers on the floor....it was very Disney Princess and cute. This is why she will win.

So, after all this.....Jordin is going to win. Though I am still upset about Melinda leaving last week, Jordin deserves her place.

Canthony News and Gossip

REMINDER: Canthony Reunited (again)!
American Idol Finale, Wednesday May 23, 2007!

Take a drink everytime you see them onscreen together! Ok, maybe I am joking (a little) about that, but it could help the endless 2 hours of filler go by until the results are finally given!

Carrie joins the "Good Old Boys"
http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2007/05/carrie_brad_wel.html

Hear a 30 second clip of Carrie singing with Brad Paisley. "Oh Love"
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/idol_watch/2007/05/carrie_underwoo.html

See the rumored list of songs to be on Carrie's sophmore album.
http://www.carrieunderwoodonline.com/newalbum/index.html

Anthony takes part in a Idol Roundtable on MTV. He was on Team Melinda. :(
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1559533/20070514/index.jhtml

Anthony gives an excellent interview to ew.com and sings a duet from The Fantasticks!
http://www.ew.com/ew/package/0,,20007164_20013312,00.html

Anthony really does have the best fans!
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-5fedorov.5844051may17,0,6542248.story?track=rss

And the weekly and obligatory Romowood....

They were on a date, but not dating-dating. Whatever you want to call it, kids.
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=952695&cl=2715851&src=news

Tony falls asleep during their "pillowtalk". Typical.
http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2007/05/acm_awards.html

Heh. Oli-who was second choice for the Grammy's. OUCH!
http://video.accesshollywood.com/player/?id=104890

Tony is man enough to hold a purse.
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1114621255&fr=slv8-msgr

Top 3 Results - Kill Your Television!

I'll be upfront with y'all - I did not watch tonight's American Idol. There are lots of reasons for this: 1) Allergies are kicking my butt and the medication is making me very sleepy. 2) Natasha on America's Next Top Model did NOT win and she really should have! I swear, ever since Anthony Fedorov on AI, I've had a soft spot for Russians on television competitions. 3) I checked the program guide and was annoyed to see that the results were going to be dragged for a whole hour AGAIN! and finally.....4) I spoiled myself early and read that Melinda was voted off and I am very sad about that.

Melinda is BY FAR the best singer on American Idol EVER in my opinion (Carrie being a very very close second) and that could be the very reason why she didn't make it to the Final Two. I think that my fear about her came true - people like to see improvement, growth, struggle, etc etc and Melinda was just consistently and technically GOOD every single week. There was no drama there, no Sanjaya underdog factor that Americans love. Even the judges couldn't critique her much ("as usual Melinda, that was perfect" etc etc) and some might have found that boring and by extension, maybe found Melinda herself to be boring.

Or maybe its just that more people like Jordin.

*sigh* I so wanted a Melinda/Blake Final 2, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. Although I like Jordin and have even LOVED many of her performances, I want Blake to win. There are lots of reasons why that I will probably post about next week. Right now in my sleepy state, the main reason I really want a Blake win is because there will be a plethora of CAKE stories, gossip, and "OMG are they really secret lovers and how will Blake's AI Fame affect his relationship with Chris" angst and fanwanking.

I can't wait.

Big ACM wins for Carrie!

VIDEO OF THE YEAR!
ALBUM OF THE YEAR!
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR!

Congratulations Carrie Underwood! We love you!

American Idol Top 3 - Who really wants this?

What with Carrie at the ACM's tonight (Congrats blog coming later!) and the Romowood!, I am a little bit fried starting to watch American Idol tonight, so bear with me.

Judge's Choice

Jordin: Simon chose "Wishing on a Star" for her. Interesting choice, since Simon has often complained that Jordin is "old fashioned". She gave a great vocal, but it was really OLD. Randy and Paula loved it, Simon said it wasn't her best thereby crushing her instantly. Simon is really a bastard this season!

Blake: Paula chose "Roxanne". It was ok I guess, it felt like Karaoke the entire time. Agree with Simon this time, it was just an ok impersonation of Sting.

Melinda: Randy chose "I Believe in You and Me" and it was great! I actually enjoyed Melinda singing this than I ever did hearing Whitney Houston on this one.

Round One to Melinda Doolittle!

Producer's Choice

Jordin: They chose "She Works Hard for the Money" and now I smell as setup! Another OLD song for this young girl! And not a really great song IMO....about prostitution! Jordin gave it a good try, but was pretty boring during the verses and shrill at the end. The judges did like it better than I did.

Blake: Producers chose "This Love" and I LOVED IT! The song, the vibe, the perfect amount of beatbox. The whole thing just fit!

Melinda: They chose Tina Turner's "Nutbush City Limits". Melinda's vocals were as good as Tina's, but I wish she had cut loose a little more and performed as powerfully as she sang. Melinda might be too modest for it, but if she would have worn a Tina-esq outfit as well, THAT would have been incredible.

Round Two is a tie between Blake/Melinda

Idol's Choice

Jordin: Did a reprise of "I Who Have Nothing" and it was very, VERY good. I didn't have goosebumps like I did the very first time she sang it. Simon once again complained that it was old fashioned and it finally dawns on Jordin that something is up.

Blake: Sang "When I Get You Alone". Blake is a really smart guy with this song choice. He is clearly pandering to his female fans who find him sexy (myself included), but I don't mind his calculating ways. This was very VERY good, even better than "This Love" - although I wish he would've left the beatbox off this time - it wasn't necessary.

Melinda: She chose "I'm a Woman", which reminded me of when I first started loving her and it was a very solid "Melinda" performance. That said, I wish she had chosen to WOW us again with something new. Simon crowned her the winner and rightfully so.

Round 3 to Blake, though Melinda is a very VERY close second.

I think Jordin will be leaving us tomorrow night and that will be sad.

Romowood Step OUT!

After weeks of squeeing, awwwing, setbacks and consoling. The Romowoods get paid AGAIN! Yes, that is Carrie Underwood with her "Good Friend she likes to flirt with" Tony Romo.

Now Tony needs to flash that smile of his that I love.

Squee continues HERE or HERE!

http://z4.invisionfree.com/delusionfree/index.php?act=idx

AND I GET MY SMILE WISH.....*happy sigh*

New delusionfree message board!

Hi Readers and Posters!

First, I wanted to thank you for reading and posting on my blog. This whole thing first started out as kind of a fun thing between a few friends to vent and gossip about whatever we wanted re Anthony and Carrie, but it turned into something bigger and even more fun!

In a few weeks, my kids will be out of school, making me EXTREMELY busy with all their Summer activities and such, so I will not be able to blog nearly as much as I have been over the past few months. Due to that and other (good) things I foresee happening soon in my REAL LIFE, I decided to add a message board to this blog so that YOU can start whatever topics you like and discuss whatever your Anthony and Carrie loving hearts desire!

I still plan on blogging when I can and I hope you still comment! There is just no way I can possibly keep up ALL of the good things Anthony and Carrie have coming up in their lives for us to discuss. Its pretty much been established that all of us here like to talk and TALK, so have at it!

http://z4.invisionfree.com/delusionfree/index.php?

You do have to register and login to access the board, but its not a SUPERSECRET hangout or anything. It's a simple and very casual board - EVERYONE is welcome to join to either start topics, post, lurk, laugh at us - whatever you like!

Love,

Spork

Canthony News and Gossip

Carrie's Some Hearts has gone 6X Platinum! Congratulations Carrie!

Carrie gave gifts from Tiffany to the American Idol contestants!
http://www.mandjshow.com/videos/idol-castoffs-chris-richardson-and-phil-stacey/

Carrie at the Number 1 Parties!
http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1559263/20070510/underwood__carrie.jhtml

Wasted is the last single off Some Hearts
http://www.icebergradio.com/node/39259

Rickey from rickey.org went to see Anthony in The Fantasticks!
http://www.rickey.org/?p=3475

Anthony answers our questions.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.cfm?colid=17599

Anthony has a "wife" and wants to own a chain of Sushi Restaurants!
http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=547931

BWAH! Canthony made it to Perez Hilton! Good news for the Romowoods, if true.
http://perezhilton.com/topics/carrie_underwood/not_even_broadway_20070510.php#comments

Top 4 Results - Goodbye Kiki

I will make this review as short and to the point as I wish tonight's show was. American Idol has really jumped the shark with the amount of filler and pimping.

The show opens showing all the idols sitting nervously. Jordin and LaKisha look really good, Melinda is looking 10 years older again, and my Blake crush is fading fast. First with the miming that I can't get over and now that ridiculous shirt. Ryan and the judges have a fake fight and lovefest. More man on the street stuff.

Now Pink performs. I like Pink in small doses and liked the song she sang. More than Pink herself and her music, I love her and Corey Hart together. They are so cute and I will be sad when they get divorced. Ok, that was a little mean but they are a celebrity couple and we know what the odds are.

Ford Commercial: It was pretty pointless.

Group Sing: They did a medley of Gibb's greatest hits and I was pretty sure I would hate it. I pretty much did, it was boring. I am not sure if its because there were three girls to one Blake, but blehhhhhh. When they sang Emotions, I remembered how well Season 4 did with that one, even with Constantine. Then they sang part of Islands in the Stream and when they got to the "from one lover to another" part I didn't think of Canthony at all! No, I have moved on and was craving some CAKE singing that line to each other and trying not to laugh. You know that would've happened.

So now its time for the RESULTS, but no! They will drag it on for another freaking half hour. At first, I was alright with that because they interviewed the Top 4, showed cute pictures and shared anecdotes from their childhood. Then they get in a huddle and find out that Jordin is SAFE!

Barry Gibb: I wasn't a fan to begin with and have been mean enough already, so I will keep my thoughts to myself and see what you guys come up with tomorrow.

Melinda is SAFE, so that leaves Blake and LaKisha in the Bottom 2. Not at all surprised, but I hope that Blake will be around one more week because he's so cute, squishy, and sometimes damn sexy. I get my wish, he is SAFE.

Awwww, LaKisha watches her montage and tries not to cry. I thought she was a sweet girl, so I am a little sad to see her leave - it was time though. And Ryan kissed her on the cheek to console her. Has he ever done that before?

I'd like to forget this week ever happened. I think it was the worse Top 4 week in Idol history and I thought Season 3's Top 4 was pretty dismal.

American Idol Top 4 - Barry Gibb night? Ok.

I know he's had a long, successful career and all that but I AM NOT a fan of Barry Gibb or any other kind of Gibb, although I think Andy was cute for his day. I have no explanation as to why I don't like the Gibbs, its just one of those irrational things like not being able to watch any movie starring Diane Keaton. Its a very real aversion, but I can't explain why. But there is a bright spot! Judge Judy is in the audience and I love me some Judge Judy. Any woman that can say "Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining!" with a straight damn face is my hero!

Melinda Doolittle: Sang "Inside and Out" and I just love her. Sure, this wasn't her best performance - not even close - but it was still near perfect. I could almost see her back in the Disco days singing this in Studio 54, but some of those wild disco-doin's would've shocked her. Judges were pretty meh on the performance.

Blake Lewis: Sang "You Should Be Dancing" and it was really kind of boring. The beatbox seemed kind of lame and if he would have mimed again he would have been DEAD to me. Thank God he didn't. Nice dancing though. Judges thought it was a hot mess and yeah, I have to agree.

LaKisha Jones: Sang "Stayin' Alive" and oh man she should have left this one alone! It was really bad and she knew it, her expression at the end said it all. Simon doesn't want to kiss her now and I don't blame him.

Jordin Sparks: Sang "To Love Somebody" and the judges said she was the best of the night so far! Comparing her to Blake and LaKisha, I guess....I was bored throughout the entire song.

This is really the worst night this season. Hope that Part 2 is much better.

Melinda Doolittle: Sang "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" and it was really great. Usually, a song like this would bore me to tears but I always look forward to whatever she does.

Blake Lewis: Sang "This Is Where I Came In" and ewwww he is back to the Grandpa clothes. Actually, I really enjoyed this performance although I could see Chris Richardson doing a better job with this one. The judges didn't care for it, Simon was particularly harsh. It was much better than his first performance, but it in no way made up for it. Blake, you in danger Girl!

LaKisha Jones: Sang "Run To Me", which is a Gibb song I like! I braced myself for LaKisha to butcher it, but it turned out to be very nice. She definitely redeemed herself, even though she got a little hoarse at the end.

Jordin Sparks: Sang "Woman in Love" and it was a bit shrill in parts but alright overall. Simon was right, the song was way too old for her. Hell, it was too old for me.

So, tonight really sucked. It was so boring that I don't really care who gets voted off, unless its Melinda. I don't even want to think about that possibility though.

Top 2: Melinda and Jordin
Bottom 2: Blake and LaKisha
Leaving tomorrow: LaKisha

More on Anthony in The Fantasticks!

YAY! More Anthony Fedorov in The Fantasticks stuff for us! I am hoping for some more reviews (of the nonfan variety) and I will post them here as they come in.

I love all these pictures of Anthony lately. He looks so happy and content. And he and his girlfriend are dressed alike! HEE! My Dad and Stepmom did that when they were dating and my brother and I used to giggle, but we thought it was cute too. I had the same reaction to Anthony and Elisa matching black shirt/denim/denim jacket ensembles.



Original Source: http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=18156

New Pic for the Romowoods

New Romo Birthday pic to discuss. The other blog was getting too many comments to scroll thru because we just can't shut up! HEE!

Anyone else find it funny that she is the only girl in this picture and Tony was the only guy in her birthday pictures?

Original Source: http://thebiglead.com/?p=2297
Thank you Jane Doe for finding.

Canthony News and Gossip

Carrie is singing a duet with Brad Paisley, to be included on his next album
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&EAN=886970717120&itm=2

Carrie's "I'll Stand By You" is very popular.
http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5513289.html

"I'll Stand By You" debuts at #6 on Billboard. Go Carrie!
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003580358

A whole new take on Carrie in Cosmo LOL
http://www.carriebartkowiak.com/2007/05/01/carrie-underwood-should-demand-a-recall/

Anthony's video blog done right after his first performance. My favorite Anthony video EVER!
http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.cfm?colid=18002

We are already familiar with this article (Hee! #101 with a bullet!), but it has awesome pics of Anthony that I can't stop looking at.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=18001

Another great video blog for The Fantasticks. The other actors had wonderful things to say about Anthony.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.cfm?colid=18074

Fan reviews of Anthony's first performance as "Matt" in The Fantasticks
http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5297
(Siny)
http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5299 (Ocean18)
http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5307 (Jemima66)
http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5331 (perfectdevl85)

Happy 22nd Birthday to Anthony!
(May 4th)
http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5257&start=0

This blogger likes our "Canthony" montage (see April 30th post).
http://firah.blogspot.com/

The Romowood continues....
http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2007/04/30/dear-tony-women-weaken-legs/
http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2007/05/carrie_underwood_huddles_close.html
http://standardpress.com/main.asp?Search=1&articleID=366&SectionID=2&SubsectionID=&S=1
(thanks Anonymous for finding)
http://www.todaystmj4.com/bloggers/lanceallan/6346717.html

Top 5 & 6 Results - The LOVE that dares not speak its name....

Well, tonight we lose two people. Even though I have my own Bottom two, there really isn't anyone left that I am anxious to see leave. Its very different from the past two years Top 6 where I was anxious for certain contestants to leave. And they did. Whoever the two are tonight, I will miss them for different reasons.

The usual filler, even though Ryan snarked that there wouldn't be any. Usual fake banter between the judges and Ryan, man on the street stuff....bleh. Then even MORE filler after the break showing the filler from last week! And yes, Celine Dion and Elvis are still creepy.

Ryan then interviews the contestants; Blake brought his own studio, Jordin's "bad night" was last night, Phil wasn't allowed to listen to pop music growing up, just like Sligh and LaKisha makes Simon blush!

Next up is Robin Thicke and WHOA! He really is Alan Thicke's son! I had only heard the song before and never saw the artist, so I always thought this was an Urban Legend. Guess not, and now I wish I was still oblivious.

Commercial - "Paint It Black" with circus freaks. LOVE IT!

Results: Melinda, Phil and LaKisha are called down to the Seal. Melinda is SAFE! LaKisha is SAFE! Phil will be leaving us. I grew to really like him over the past few weeks and I am so glad he is going out on a high note. Of course, his Goodbye montage was made more touching with the new baby and using Carrie's ISBY. After the commercial, Jordin is SAFE and omg CAKE are in the Bottom 2, but we have to wait until after Bon Jovi to find out who is leaving!

Bon Jovi - I haven't given them much thought since the late 80's (sorry usocrazy) but I really loved their performance tonight. Damn, Jon Bon Jovi looks GOOD for his age. Exactly the same as 20 years ago, minus the ridiculous 80's hair and I kind of love them again.

Back with CAKE on the Seal! They are so cute, doing the Cake Shake, hugging up on each other, exchanging meaningful looks, Chris declaring that he would go home for Blake! ("blah blah blah. Just make out already!" says Rulz). After much suspense, its Chris that will be going home. His montage was sweet, although it was a little distracting with him in the lower corner doing a "I have to go pee" dance, but then he stops and looks a little sad. Aw.

Chris thanks everyone for getting him this far and starts his singout. He looks over at Blake, who is in the throes of ugly crying. Blake tearfully mouths "I...love....you...." to his dear lover and friend. Chris' expression softens a little, but not too much - otherwise he wouldn't be able to hold back the torrent of emotions welling inside his very SOUL. Instead, he raised a loving hand to his heart, patted it twice and signed "I love you." I heard that after taping stopped, Blake couldn't wait for Chris to finish singing and ran SOBBING into his arms. ***

To help ease the pain of watching these two lovers being RIPPED APART, I made a slideshow that expresses the glory that is CAKE. Pick a song strikes a chord deep within your CAKE heart and hum as you watch. I picked "I Had The Time Of My Life" from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack - it worked for me.

Looking forward to those Cake moments on the AI tour.


*** In case it wasn't obvious, I did take some literary license. ;P

Cuteness!

"Anthony Fedorov with girlfriend Elisa Rodriguez"

All I have to say is YAY!!!! I will write more when I can. Let the squeeing begin!

http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=18001

Oh, and some Romowoodish pics of these two would be nice. ;p

American Idol Top 6 (Again!) - Bon Jovi Night

I am actually excited for tonight. Last week was for charity, etc but I am SO ready to be mindlessly entertained tonight. So the show starts and I am already excited to see....Antonella Barba?! Oh, and there's Gina too.

To the judges - Randy is not a fashion disaster this week - less is more Dawg. Paula looks cute, like a candy coated librarian, and Simon is Back in Black.

Now we are introduced to Bon Jovi and I instantly flashback to my early highschool years. The girl next to me in Geometry had "Slippery When Wet" written in pen on her inner thigh. Hee! What a tramp! I like Bon Jovi alright, but of the 80's hairbands Def Leppard will always have my heart and even better memories attached. ;)

Phil Stacey: Sang "Blaze of Glory" and he finally seems to really want to be there. Fugly jacket aside, this was all kinds of awesome. Perfect song for him, he no longer performs like death warmed over. His best yet and I thought he had reached his peak with the Garth Brooks song whenever that was. Randy and Paula loved it like I did, Simon thinks he is going home. Boo.

Jordin Sparks: Sang "Livin' on a Prayer". Hmmmm, this was not good. It felt awkward and her talent for expression seems to have left. She has only one expression the entire time and that was PAINED. Agree with Simon, it was "shrieky" and oh man this might send her home too soon.

LaKisha Jones: Sang "This Ain't A Love Song" and she's BACK! I thought the theme tonight would finish her for good, but she knocked it out. Perfect and Dude! Simon just kissed her on the lips! Simisha lives and I am so glad LaKisha redeemed herself after the past couple weeks.

Blake Lewis: Sang "You Give Love A Bad Name" and I am loving him with the dark hair, but then he lost me. Mime! There was miming and that I cannot take! The whole thing was very entertaining, but too much beatbox and the vocals really weren't his best. Randy and Paula still gave him a tonguebath and Simon said 1/2 will love it and 1/2 will hate it. Hate is a bit of a strong word, but really MIME?!

Want to know why Americans are annoyed by the French? Its not politics or the snootiness, its the freaking MIMES! They are more evil than clowns!

Chris Richardson: Sang "Dead or Alive". He had a really good start, but then the nostrils took over and he got twangy right before the "I'm a cowboy" part. It was all out of control from there, didn't like it at all. Chris is so cute, I want to reach out and rub that fuzzy cute head of his but that isn't enough. The judges really liked it (save Simon) which surprised me. Did they just hear and see what I did?

Melinda Doolittle: Sang "Have A Nice Day" and ohhhh I don't care for this song at all. YES! I do now! It was a perfect Melinda performance and thank God the stylists aren't dressing her like a Paralegal any longer, and this is coming from a former Paralegal.

Top 2: LaKisha Jones and Phil Stacey
Bottom 2: Chris Richardson and - ohhhh it pains me to type - Jordin Sparks
Who is going home: Jordin Sparks and Phil Stacey

Good Luck Anthony!

Its finally here! Tomorrow night, Anthony Fedorov starts his run as one of the lead characters "Matt" in The Fantasticks! I am a HUGE fan and have been following his career since he was on American Idol and he has always made me proud. He has been working very hard and this role is such a great payoff, not only for him, but for fans like me who have been rooting for him all this time.

Anthony, I will be unable to see you perform but I have no doubt that you will do a wonderful job. Congratulations on this next step in your career and I am sure that you will gain many new fans during your run and bring you even closer to fulfilling your other dreams. We love you! We are so proud of you! Break a leg! and all that stuff.

I know that many readers here are mainly fans of Carrie Underwood, but I also know many of you live in the New York City area. I strongly recommend that you go to see Anthony perform in The Fantasticks; you won't be disappointed and we would love to hear your reviews!

Details are here: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/105571.html. He is scheduled to perform for 13 weeks, until the end of July.

UPDATE: Anthony just posted on his fansite that he is taking Constantine's place in Idol Chatter on Good Day New York on Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5268

Canthony News and Gossip

See scans of Carrie in People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People issue
http://photos.carrie-fan.net/thumbnails.php?album=242

Carrie to take part in a celebrity softball challenge for charity.
http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5508477,00.html

Carrie was "deeply moved" by her trip to Africa
http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=12544

Anthony posted a video welcoming us to The Fantasticks! Keep checking back for more updates.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.cfm?colid=17597

This person wants to meet Anthony, interview him, and SQUEE! I hear ya, Sister!
http://hoodynheels.livejournal.com/854.html

Anthony talks about the worst criticism he received.
http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/all-coachingworst.5808249apr27,0,1164876.story?track=rss

Anthony EW Judging the Judges for Idol Gives Back is out!
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20037105_2,00.html

Old pics, new to us!

Some recently found pics of Carrie taken sometime last year. Pictured with her, a really big fish and some guy she hung out with for a while last year.

I should hate her because she looks PERFECT in a bikini and she probably doesn't even think she does, but I do! This girl has everything! I do hate her!

Kidding! I love Carrie, which is why I love these pictures!

Thanks What for finding.

Top 6 Results - Psych!

The Idol Gives Back results show starts and its the most SHOCKING results in American Idol history! I guess I should prepare for Melinda, Jordin, or Blake leaving us.

Throughout the show, there were several touching stories shown - children in need here and in Africa. If you wish to donate or find out more information on what is needed to help, please check out www.americanidol.com and www.one.org

Now to the Walt Disney Concert Hall for the first act and its Earth, Wind, and Fire! I really do have a great fondness for Disco and they are one of my favorites. They performed a medley of a few of their songs and I wondered if 35 years ago they thought they would still be performing this stuff.

Quincy Jones wrote a special song for tonight called "Time to Care". The idols performed this, all dressed in white - the whole thing was very good, very polished.

I am sorry, but I missed what happened next. Had a bit of a family issue to take care of but was back in time for Jack Black. He performed part of "Kiss From A Rose" with his Tenacious D partner holding a rose and acting as his Pigtails Girl. The judges panned him, but Simon said he was better than Sanjaya. Sanjaya is in the audience and is a good sport about the whole thing - too bad his fan's won't be as amused. Seal also didn't seem amused but PSYCH! He really thought it was the best thing ever!

Results! Blake is SAFE!

Carrie's on! Her rendition of The Pretender's "I'll Stand By You"....WOW! I usually don't like covers as much, even when performed by artists I really love. Carrie's version was better and even more touching to me. She sang with such emotion and there was even this sort of cry to her voice that I can't explain, but CHILLS people CHILLS! Then came the huge lump in my throat while watching Carrie and her band interact with the children in Africa....kids holding up little Carrie dolls....putting flowers on graves..... Not going to cry, not going to cry....ok, I lost it when they were praying and Carrie started crying.

Back to the concert hall and its Rascal Flatts singing "My Wish" which is another touching song but my tears were soon dried whilst I watched the lead singers spiky hair change from normal, to blue, to purple and back again. It doesn't take much to fascinate me I guess.

Ford Commercial: The Idols are in Mustangs on their way to a drive-in. Is it just me, or do the commercials lack imagination as compared to past years?

Up next was a bunch of celebrities dancing and lipsynching to "Stayin' Alive". This was really very funny because some celebs CANNOT DANCE to save their lives.

Results: Phil is SAFE!

Josh Groban sings "You Raise Me Up" backed by an African Children's choir. This is really beautiful - children's singing voices always are to me. The next performance was Kelly Clarkson with Jeff Beck on guitar. I didn't catch the name of the song she sang and it was vaguely familiar (I think) but LOVED IT! I haven't seen Kelly perform in a long time and now I miss her.

More results....recap Blake, Phil and Melinda (missed that one) are SAFE. Chris, Jordin, LaKisha are in the bottom three, but Lakisha is SAFE. Ohhhhh this is kind of shocking.

Now the moment that I have been waiting for since hearing about it: The duet between Celine Dion and ELVIS! I won't lie, I had serious reservations about this and thought it was going to be so deliciously bad. I mean, Elvis is BACK FROM THE DEAD and singing with Celine Dion of all people.....sit with that thought for a minute. The idols were even singing backup and you know? It was actually very enjoyable for me, once I forgot for a few minutes that Elvis has been dead longer than I have been alive. Not really sure I want to watch this one again - was a bit creeped out at times - but at least it was well done.

The final performance of the night is Annie Lennox singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" because you really can't have a night of inspirational songs without this one. It has more impact when song in a duet, so I wish they had a partner for her. George Michael kept coming to mind for some reason.

Back to the results....Chris and Jordin stand up and Chris is SAFE! There are some gasps of dismay, but then it was really quiet....too quiet....Total set up, everyone is safe, but TWO people will be voted off next week. Now we get to enjoy all six of these performers for a whole other week! *puts on tinfoil hat* OMG! Sanjaya's untimely departure last week makes total sense! *snerk*

Finally, the show ends with Bono giving the Idols an inspirational talk in a way that only Bono can and the show closes with the Idols singing "American Prayer". It was so good, I don't want any of them to leave next week, let alone TWO of them.

Romowood Squee continued.

We might as well continue it here. KISS! SQUEE!

Original source: http://dayoldnews.blogspot.com/2007/04/hot-couple-of-minute-carrie-and-tony.html

Thanks Rulz for finding.

American Idol Top 6 - Idol Gives Back

Tonight is the long awaited Idol Gives Back night and I already get some kleenex to prepare to cry. Poor and sick children do that to me every time. :(

Ryan starts the show looking all compassionate and with the stubble to match. Apparently Bono was the mentor for the Idols, but we never saw him. Strange. Footage is shown from their travels to poverty stricken areas and I am already teary.

Chris Richardson: Sang Eric Clapton's "Change The World" and this was a very good song choice for him. Nice dancing, low nasal, and a great ending.

Melinda Doolittle: Sang Faith Hill's "There Will Come A Day". I have never heard this song before and Melinda blew me away. Like Randy said, its perfect what else can you say?

Blake Lewis: Sang John Lennon's "Imagine" and I LOVE THIS SONG and oh Lord, am reaching for the kleenex again. Perfect song choice, the sweet vocals are back and reminded me of when I heard him sing "Somewhere Only We Know" and fell in lurve. The judges were underwhelmed, but I thought it was great. This isn't exactly the song you sing to get a party started.

LaKisha Jones: Sang Fantasia's "I Believe". The whole thing was pretty meh for me, no goosebumps like I remember getting when I first heard Fantasia sing this a few years ago. Simon thought it was shouty, I just thought it was boring.

Phil Stacy: Sang Garth Brooks' "The Change" and it was a really great vocal and there was even some emotion in his performance! Great job, Phil! This was his best performance I think.

Jordin Sparks: Sang "You'll Never Walk Alone" and this was the best performance! I thought it was going to be Melinda as usual, but Jordin's performance had a little something extra. Randy called it the best vocal EVER on American Idol and he might be right.

Everyone was really good tonight, but someone will still have to go home tomorrow.

Top 2: Jordin and Melinda
Bottom 2: Chris and LaKisha
In danger: It could be anyone....

Romowood Madness!

Carrie Underwood's fans are allowed to talk about it openly and that is awesome! Thank you Vinman!
http://forums.carrieunderwood.fm/showthread.php?t=5700

Never EVER expected this on carriefans?! of all places....
http://www.carriefans.com/2007/04/23/carrie-has-a-little-fun-on-the-town/

Several shades of overreaction and pearlclutching.
http://www.carriefans.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77842

http://carriefans.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1952756#post1952756

http://www.carriefans.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77878

http://www.carriefans.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77956

Strange theories here.....
http://myidol.americanidol.com/boards/topic.aspx?topic_id=728470

What do Anthony Fedorov's fans think? What does Anthony think? BWAH!http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5195

The young ones are taking it well and being mature about it.
http://z11.invisionfree.com/The_Canthony_Forums/index.php?showtopic=4521

.....*crickets*
http://z3.invisionfree.com/Young_and_Beautiful/index.php?showtopic=3636

Squee and snark!
http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3123248&st=5400

Good reviews from music fans, but some...ummm....interesting perspectives from some.
http://pulsemusic.proboards48.com/index.cgi?board=news&action=display&thread=1171409045&page=66

Oh, those wacky football fans!
http://bbs.3adownlow.com/vb/showthread.php?s=96f82187a446c940d0b7cf977ce3ee00&threadid=63673&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85861

The bloggers weigh in.
http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives/2007/04/romo_and_underwood_sitting_in_a_tree.html

http://www.itsonmytv.com/2007/04/23/whats-up-with-carrie-underwood-and-tony-romo/

http://loopsmvp.blogspot.com/2007/04/in-haze-of-glory.html

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/we_apologize_in_advance_for_th/

****Thanks again Rulz! You really are the wind beneath my wings :D****

Congrats Romowoods!

It appears to be Carrie Underwood with Tony Romo, acting all cozy. Go ahead and squee, Romowoods! You know you want to!

From Kid Kraddick's site: Make sure you check back every hour for a new picture!

Original source: http://www.kiddlive.com/Carry.html
Thank you tft1 for finding this.

54. Romowood birthday pictures are public! *UPDATE: Now, not so much....*

It happened weeks after I thought it would and since I first saw them, but the Romowood pictures are finally public. If you are one the few fans of Carrie Underwood and Tony Romo who has NOT seen these pictures yet LOL , knock yourself out.

http://americanidolpopcandy.blogspot.com/2007/04/carrie-tony-birthday-photos.html

I still say it only proves that he was at her birthday party, but they could be dating. Carrie will have to confirm or deny this eventually - its only a matter of time before it hits the bigger gossip blogs, then the tabloids.

EDIT: dun DUN DUNNNN.....!!!! It has been brought to my attention that the above blog is now private, invited readers only. I am sure most interested parties saw the pics a long time ago anyway.

And no, I will not be posting them here. Sorry.

Canthony News and Gossip

More Romowood stuff. At at least this person knew about poor Chad LOL.
http://americanidolpopcandy.blogspot.com/2007/04/carrie-underwood-and-tony-romo.html

Carrie weighs in on American Idol and Sanjaya
http://blogs.mediavillage.com/ed_martin/archives/2007/04/carrie_underwoo.html

Carrie was surprised that Cosmo wanted her.
http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=12500

Carrie is the Victoria's Secret sexiest musician. Are we going to get more Carrie in lingerie pics someday soon? http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/entertainment/4731126.html

Carrie will be performing at the ACM awards on May 15th
http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1557538/20070418/mcgraw_tim.jhtml

The Fantasticks on Myspace will be updating with more information re Anthony. Check it out!
http://www.myspace.com/thefantasticksoffbroadway

Leave your good wishes for Anthony's opening night here.
http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4913

Anthony will be performing in Silver Springs, FL on 4th of July with Justin Guarini and Melissa McGhee
http://www.silversprings.com/concerts.html#2007_idc

Oh good lord.....how do you think Anthony answered? Read the 4/19 entry LOL!
http://www.xanga.com/Actinguy

***thank you to Rulz for finding most of this stuff***

Top 7 Results - Goodbya

The show starts and as I thought would happen, they explained the whole "Simon is a *&^%@!" controversy from last night. He explained himself and was even a little emotional towards the end, but that wasn't enough. They even had split-screen proof!

More man on the street stuff and ohhhh no love for Sanjaya this time. Is this a sign? Could be, could be....

Group sing was "I'm Alright" and it was a lot of fun. The harmonies, choreography and kitsch reminded me a bit of the Brady Bunch, but in a good way. "Gonna keep on keep on keep on dancin' all though the night....keep on keep on keep on doin' it riiiiiiiiiggghhhhtttt"

So, what are the kids listening too? Interesting, but the best part was Chris, Blake and Phil clowning on poor old Peter Noone. Show some respect! Hee!

Fergie performs and it was better than I expected. She is one of those I enjoy on the radio, but not so much on stage. Liked her tonight though.

Commercial. Some kind of spy thing to the 80's classic I Ran. This was my favorite of the commercials, but how they could refrain from giving Sanjaya the Flock of Seagulls hairdon't is beyond me.

Now Ryan splits them into two groups. Sanjaya, LaKisha (moans of dismay), and Blake?! (louder moans of dismay) are on the right; Phil, Jordin and Chris are on the left. Melinda is SAFE and refuses to choose between them, but the entire left side is SAFE along with her. Same script from AI4. Meh. Judges are surprised by Blake being up there, but Simon is full of glee. There is a reason for this.

Martina McBride sings and I can see why she is one of Carrie's heroes. Her daughter was too cute!

Back to the Bottom 3. Blake is SAFE! Sanjaya and LaKisha both look like they are about to cry while Ryan drones on before finally saying that Sanjaya is going home. The crowd cheered very enthusiastically to the news and I have mixed feelings about that if I am honest. During his montage, Sanjaya starts to cry for real and damn.....this is really sad to watch. He recovers and does his singout and gives us something to talk about "other than haiiiiirrrrr". Hee! I was almost a Fanjaya the first time he sang that, but I got over it.

Well, Sanjaya is finally gone. The hunger strike psychos can start eating again, some of the more overwrought Fanjayas can stop throwing themselves to the lions over him, and we don't have to worry about him taking out more talented contestants and making the backlash worse. Win-win for us all! Seriously though, I really wanted Sanjaya voted off since Top 24 due to his singing (and at times appallingly bad singing), but I never got a pretentious vibe, fake shtick or sense of entitlement from him that we have gotten from other contestants in past years - for that, he has my respect. He seems like a nice, genuine person - a sweet kid - and I wish him success in his life, whatever he eventually ends up doing.

Here's hoping he decides to go college instead of pursuing a singing career.

American Idol Top 7 - Country Night

I won't lie, Country Night is not my favorite theme. It always seems like a select few people are very good at singing Country, while others sing something that they think is country-ish, but really just sounds like a big mess with a slight twang (aka KUNTRY). We do have some talented people, so I am hoping for the best but am also hoping that Sanjaya is hilariously bad.

Ryan, on behalf of American Idol, send his thoughts and prayers to those at Virginia Tech. I do as well. Randy is looking preppy, Paula's stylist loves her as usual, Simon is wearing a different shade of grey.

Phil Stacey: Sang "Where the Blacktop Ends". His vocals were really nice and he was rather energetic for being Phil Stacey - I was a little bit bored. It seems like he could have done so much more with that song performance-wise. Do the judges think the same, since Simon was pinching Paula's nose during the performance (WTF?!) Nope, they all really liked it.

Jordin Sparks: Sang "Broken Wing" and really knocked it out! There was only one screechy note, but the rest was flawless - from interpretation, to the rest of the vocals. Simon crowned her the winner (sort of) and that would make me happy, although there are others that I favor more than Jordin at this point.

Sanjaya Malakar: As usual, I can't wait to see what happens. Will he be surprisingly decent (Tony Bennett night) or laughingly awful (Bathwater!). Well, he comes out wearing a red doo-rag, so I am giggling in anticipation for a Kuntry Bathwaterish performance of "Something to Talk About". He didn't disappoint. We are back to High School talent show levels, with off key singing, mumbling and some nasal thrown in to give it that special Kuntry Twang. Randy and Simon were brutally honest, but Ryan needs to shut up! He starting in with the whole "Simon, you have never liked pooooorrrr Sanjaya" business. Immediately I heard the Fanjayas gather their nails and prepare to climb some crosses, but not before voting about 548651875 times. Ugh.....

LaKisha Jones: Sang "Jesus Take The Wheel". She sang the first verse almost exactly like Carrie does, but fell a little short - which was disappointing. You could tell that the lyrics did mean a lot to her, so I give her credit for that but it was a pretty boring imitation actually. I agree with Randy, she should have made it her own and did sound shouty during the chorus.

Chris Richardson: Sang "Mayberry". Ohhhh, this is not good at all. His nasal was set to BLAST tonight and the charisma that he usually has was barely there. Chris seemed to think he did well because he was all smiles when finished, but the judges soon wiped that smile off his face. I totally agree with what Simon had to say, but Chris decided to be a McSmartass and mouthed off "Nasally is a form of singing, maybe you didn't know that." DUDE, that was just stupid! Then he gave his love to Virginia Tech and got misty, so I forgive him.

Melinda Doolittle: Sang "Trouble is a Woman" and the awesome Melinda that Wow'd me weeks ago was BACK! YES! The performance and vocals were flawless. The best part was that she was no longer dressed liked a 42 year old executive assistant, but like the young woman she is.

Blake Lewis: Sang "Where Do You Go" (I think - I didn't catch the title). His vocals were nice, but he seemed really nervous the entire time. Still very good, but this is probably my least favorite Blake performance so far. Simon didn't really care for it and apropos of what....he chose that moment to extend his sympathies to Virginia Tech. This was so weird and awkward, so maybe it would have been better to have kept the dismissive eyeroll you gave to Chris' VT sentiments to yourself instead? Just a thought.....

Martina McBride was a pretty good mentor, but this was my least favorite night so far.

Top 2: Melinda Doolittle and Jordin Sparks
Bottom 2: Sanjaya Malakar and Chris Richardson
In danger: LaKisha Jones

Congratulations Carrie on your CMT Awards!!!!

We love you!

Canthony News and Gossip

We might as well continue the Romowood gossip/chatter/snark here
http://photos.carrie-fan.net/displayimage.php?album=216&pos=0

This Romowood MARRIAGE OF THE CENTURY! talk won't die down LOL
http://thebosh.com/archives/2007/04/carrie_underwood_tony_romo_to_marry.php

Carrie to co-host with Lon on CMT's Country Countdown and talk about behind the scenes stuff! http://www.countrycountdownusa.com/

Wasted is Carrie's 4th Consecutive #1!
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-12-2007/0004564051&EDATE=

Want to meet Carrie? Bid on this auction for charity.
http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5480495,00.html

Carrie doesn't like family reunions. Who does?
http://gfygrlsbrain.blogspot.com/2007/04/six-degrees-of-american-idol.html

Anthony performed at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on 4-7-07. Media and pics are here.
http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5058&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

A lucky fan of Anthony's met him at his first USAFE stop.
http://anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5078

The same fan met Anthony again at Ramstein.
http://anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5104

More Anthony from Ramstein.
http://anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5123

This girl doesn't like Sanjaya, but lurves Anthony. I like this girl.
http://disguised-innocence.blogspot.com/2007/04/kick-sanjy-off.html

American Idol News and Gossip

Great article on the Seven remaining contestants
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20034499,00.html

What you didn't see on Wednesday night
http://www.people.com/people/package/americanidol2007/article/0,,20007868_20034637,00.html

Haley talks about her time on AI
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20034864,00.html

And Haley was going to wear a choir robe next week
http://blog.mlive.com/idolchatter/2007/04/haley_humorous_humble_in_defeat.html

Dear STAR Magazine....Sanjaya is a kid, leave his parent's divorce ALONE.
http://www.starmagazine.com/celebrity_news_gossip/entertainment/11746

Some AI contestant I can't remember has a sex tape.
http://www.celebitchy.com/3598/inevitable_sex_tape_by_random_idol_contestant_her_name_removed_from_her_bands_website/

Top 8 Results - Bye Princess

It's been a long day and tonights show was a half an hour longer than it needed to be. Honestly, tonight I am like a tired, grouchy old man who missed his nap so keep that in mind as you read this.

Group song of "Bailamos". This was BY FAR the worst group sing and was even painful at times. The part where Haley and Sanjaya sang a duet.....were they even singing the same song?

Man on the street stuff - they all love Sanjaya.

Ford Commercial - morphing faces and cars. Low budget this week?

American Idol Gives Back - I was about to leave the room to start this blog rather than watch, then I would have missed priceless Caroline's drawing MOOBS on her picture of Simon! BWAHAHAHAHA I like Caroline better than pigtails girl.

FINALLY! We get to the part I stayed up to see. Melinda is a masochist who likes Simon's criticism; Haley thinks that Latin night is an excuse to dress like a hoochie (kidding!); Blake cheated by writing notes on his wrist - give him detention already, and Phil is blessed. No kidding.

Phil is sent to the Bottom 3 right away. Really, why don't they just start every results night with him on the Seal - its inevitable. LaKisha, in spite of our fears and preditions, is SAFE. Jordin is SAFE. Sanjaya is up and down. Melinda SAFE, Sanjaya up and down again OH FOR CRYING OUTLOUD, just tell him he's safe already. Haley is in the Bottom 3, shocker! Blake *EEEEE fangirly screaming* is SAFE. Chris R *even louder fangirly screams* is told to stand up and so is Sanjaya, but Chris R is in the Bottom 3. Riiiiight, this is such a producer's "lets create some dramatic tension" trick.

Ryan messes with the downtrodden 3 for a little and then sends Chris R back because he is SAFE. Told you.

JLO performs and she is better than I remember. To be honest, I haven't really followed her singing career since On The Six and when she was dating Diddy (Puff Daddy then) and there was some club shooting and fleeing the scene? Time flies when you work fulltime, take night classes and still manage to have a couple kids. I decide to put my High School spanish to good use to understand her lyrics, but only got "words", "my soul", and "love". So much for four years of Spanish.

Ohhhh dim the lights and get this over with! Phil is SAFE and tries not to smile again. Haley watches her journey and cries, but its appropriate this time. For a minute there, I thought they would let her talk instead of a singout a la Pickler last year, but that didn't happen. Haley got herself together and gave a decent singout and CAKE tried to dance with her. HEE!

And so Haley's finally gone. If you were very, very quiet you can hear the sound of the televisions belonging to the male 18-34 demographic clicking off, never to tune into American Idol again.

I hope next week is better. Goodnight.

American Idol Top 8 - Latin night

Going into this, I already feel sad for Anthony Fedorov. Spanish music is his love and this is his thing and I so wish American Idol had a Latin night a couple years ago. *wistful sigh*.

Back to the present....the judges are a vision in various shades of black and grey. Ryan is still his sparkly self and I LOVE him this Season. Then comes Jennifer Lopez. She has her detractors, but I actually like Jennifer Lopez; she is a beautiful woman, savvy businesswoman and I have enjoyed a couple of her earlier movies. She is a vocal mentor tonight and hmmmm....I need to sit with that thought for a little while.

Melinda Doolittle: Sang "Sway". Parts of it were really good and even sultry at times, but there were other times I was actually bored. Definitely not my favorite Melinda performance, but still all kinds of awesome anyway. Simon didn't like it and was way too harsh with his "cabaret" and "lounge singer" talk.

LaKisha Jones: Sang "Conga". God forgive me, but I don't care for Gloria Estefan AT ALL, though she seems like a nice person. LaKisha reminded me why I don't care for Gloria or Miami Sound Machine. The backup singers drowned her out at the beginning and this one was "cabaret" to me. Even Las Vegas hotel-ish.

Chris Richardson: Sang "Smooth". He sounded really flat at the beginning and then nasalled (sp?) his way though. With my eyes open, Chris is sexy as all hell and I was very entertained. When I closed my eyes, not so much. Randy seems to love everyone tonight and Chris got praise for being modern. Ok.

Haley Scarnato: Sang "Turn The Beat Around" and ugh....she tries so HARD, but is still so boring. "You had fun up there" is Paula's nice way of saying it sucked. Simon outright comes out and says she only has her body going for her. Ok, not constructive and a little offensive. I actually think that Haley has nice vocals and has really good recordings, she just isn't a performer.

Phil Stacy: Sang "Maria Maria" and this was his worst performance since Top 12. The scary expressions were back, he had new lurch moves I never noticed before, his voice sounded uncontrolled at times and even cracked. I'll say goodbye to Phil now, since Sanjaya isn't going anywhere.

Jordin Sparks: Sang "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and while it was good, she didn't seem to be enjoying herself as she has with other performances. Nice vocals, but the whole thing was kind of meh - not anywhere near Haley levels of meh, but still....meh.

Blake Lewis: Sang "I Need To Know" and it was very entertaining and a good song choice, but it was almost too big for his voice. I know this is very fangirly of me, but Anthony Fedorov would have sang it better. Yes, he would have and I sigh wistfully again. I still love Blake and he was the best tonight, by far.

Sanjaya Malakar: Sang "Besame Mucho". On the good side, the vocals were nice and in tune, but the Spanish words were really some kind of mumbly Spanglish. He didn't even try with an accent. Now the disturbing. I don't care how much new stubble he has grown, he is too young and too odd to be channeling Constantine and doing that eye stuff. OMG! Make it STOP! *shudders*.

So after last week's greatness from the performers, tonight was a bit of a letdown.

Top 3 (in order): Blake Lewis, Melinda Doolittle, and ???? I can't come up with one.
Bottom 3 (no order): Haley Scarnato, Phil Stacy, Sanjaya Malakar

American Idol News and Gossip

How marketable are they?
http://www.foxesonidol.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article2078.art&page=1

Chris Sligh gives some behind the scenes scoop!
http://chris-sligh.info/content/view/139/31/

Blake Lewis talks to his girls.
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=149437308&blogID=249895465&MyToken=40d742b3-038f-43b5-ab76-9f65cb62113e

Gina Glocksen clowns on Sanjaya
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1Ly-Pb85_iA

Then Gina defends him.
http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2007/04/american_idol_f_2.html

Chris Richardson is a babe magnet.
http://www.buddytv.com/articles/american-idol/american-idol-chris-richardson-5650.aspx

Some video from behind the scenes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IM1QdAe8vk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WFxje4wmo0

Canthony News and Gossip

This person has never heard of Canthony. I am shocked, SHOCKED I tell you!
http://flibbertigibbet-t.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-had-no-idea.html

Don't F! with Carrie. Ever!
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2007/04/05/video-hits-one-dont-f-with-carrie-underwood/

Carrie in Cosmo is fascinating!
http://acracknlife.squarespace.com/advertising-and-celebrities/carrie-underwood-on-men.html

http://www.americanmidolblog.com/2007/04/friday-news-update.html

http://foreveridol.com/archives/164

Carrie has a darker side.
http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s4i15977

Carrie was in People: American Idol, Where Are They Now?
http://forums.carrieunderwood.fm/showthread.php?t=5043

And so was Anthony, of course!
http://anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5036

Anthony auditioned several times for Broadway
http://www.nola.com/living/t-p/index.ssf?/base/living-8/1176014017312450.xml&coll=1

Anthony and his hair appeared at the Florida Marlins game on Saturday
http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=492039&st=0&gopid=11926153&#entry11926153

Anthony leaves for Europe this week to perform for the troops. Wish him well.
http://www.anthonyfanclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5041

Anthony has no comment on Sanjaya. That's ok, leave it to us. ;P
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20034163_2,00.html

Why didn't this happen for Canthony? *UPDATE*

BWAH! CAKE is Real!!!!1111!!!1 <3>

EDIT: Blake Lewis has confirmed the CAKE!!!!! I am so excited!!!!

HAPPY EASTER Y'ALL!!!!!

Thank you to all the posters and readers!


Love,

Spork

American Idol News and Gossip

Chris Richardson continues to be sex on legs
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272612502.shtml

Ryan Seacrest thinks that Jordin will win the whole thing.
http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2007/04/ryan-seacrest-picks-jordin-sparks-to-win-american-idol/

Chris Sligh to pursue Christian music. Smart move, good money to be made.
http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.News-American.Idol.Sligh.to.Pursue.Christian.Music.Career/1_1576.htm

More racy photos? Now its the family members, but no Moms. Yet.
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272612526.shtml

Blake Lewis is getting his own day.
http://www.ci.bothell.wa.us/dept/CM/PIO/NewsEvents/releases/2007/032707BlakeLewis.htm

Why was Gina voted off? Don't blame Sanjaya, blame the TONGUE RING!
http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2007/04/american_idol_f_1.html

Bo Bice has a new video for "Blades of Glory".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3PYz-Zpb4

Clay Aiken is addicted.
http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/clay-aiken-calls-american-idol-a-drug-planning-return-studio-4951.php

Top 9 Results - Smile, though your heart is breaking

The show starts and Ryan is looking more dapper than usual. Randy is back to his usual button down self, Paula looks perfect, Simon looks....what is going on with him, didn't he wear that shirt last night?

Commercial: Eco-carwash, meh...I do like Kermit the Frog though!

Results time and the kids are divided into three groups. First group is Blake, Chris and Sanjaya...ah hell, you know he isn't going anywhere but Ryan makes them wait. Second group, Haley, Gina and Phil - they also have to wait. Third group, Jordin, Melinda, and LaKisha are all SAFE! Then all three boys are SAFE! That leaves Haley, Gina, and Phil to be tortured. Haley looks like she is going to hurl, Gina looks very nervous, but Phil is all smiles. Honestly, I'm not anxious to see any of them go, but it had better be Haley.

Tony Bennett has the flu and cannot perform, so its Michael Buble instead. For some reason he keeps cracking up all through the song, but whyyyyyy?

Back to the Trinity of the Doomed, but Phil is safe! His smile fades and I am not sure if its because he feels bad for the girls or that he secretly wants to go home. The girls immediately dissolve into tears and I am thisclose to joining them. Then the judges say they aren't surprised by them being in the bottom two? 'Scuse me? Gina is standing there, but Sanjaya is SAFE....seems like a pretty big surprise to me!

Haley is SAFE and Gina is visibly devastated and sobbing now. Awwww damn, now I am getting teary-eyed over this TV show again. I am not surprised that it happened, but that it happened after such a good performance last night. She is like my Jessica Sierra this year - the underdog that didn't have a chance in hell of winning, but was voted off at least three weeks too soon.

Ryan is very sweet to her, rubbing her back as she watched her goodbye montage. Music cues up and Gina does her singout and this is really one of the saddest singouts ever. I am really going to miss her, not just for her singing and performing, but her personality as well.

*sniff*

Canthony News and Gossip

Carrie has been blogging a lot lately!
http://www.carrieunderwood.fm/carrie-photos?displayAccountID=932810

Cosmo interviews Carrie regarding her career and lovelife!
http://forums.carrieunderwood.fm/showpost.php?p=117239&postcount=56

Yet another guy wants to date Carrie.
http://carriepleasecallme.blogspot.com/2007/04/top-5-reasons-carrie-underwood-should.html

Carrie offended a DJ....a year ago.....so now she hates sick kids.....whaaaaaa! http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/11662394.html#cutid1

Carrie addresses the weight issue yet again!
http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5459212_,00.html

Anthony gets a pretty new co-star in The Fantasticks! I am sure he doesn't mind.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=17233

More details regarding Anthony's tour of US Airforce bases in Europe.
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=44863

Anthony continues to judge the judges and he is no longer "the Paula"
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20033178,00.html


***Thank you Rulz for your newsfinding skills***