Let's Here it for the . . .Girls

The American Idol guys basically stunk up the place on Tuesday night. That left the girls with the task of getting things back on track. That they did and then some. There were multiple performances that were very good. My favorite from the initial audition, Melinda, came out and did Aretha. That's not always a good thing to try and do, but she pulled it off. She reminds me of the policewoman in the Police Academy movies that was always timid and shy but then when it was time to perform, she'd pull her gun on a bad guy and say, "Freeze, Dirtbag!" She was my initial pick (along with the long gone Baylie) to win, and I'll stick with her.

But, gotta also love Lakisha. Simon said the other 23 contestants might need to pack their suitcases now. He could be right. Dorene's favorite is Gina, the one with the red stripe. She did very good on a very difficult Celine song. Overall, a very good night for the girls.

There is a lot of talent in the guys, but they have to bring it up several notches to compete now. The girls have set the bar very high. In fact, Dorene and I commented that it almost felt as if we were in the final week, because so many of the performances were that polished. That does indeed leave room for someone to come from the back of the pack.

I'll still be looking forwawrd to "ABBA" night.