August 2, 2006

Rockstar Elmination Week 5

So, I got it right on the encore. I mean, really, who wouldn’t have guessed Ryan would get the encore? But the bottom three. . . I was way off. How could Super-hero-wanna-be-Zayra and Cure-look-alike-Lukas NOT be in the bottom three? I’ll never know. When I got home from karate my husband was just bursting to tell me who the bottom three were. I was 1/3. Apparently, people like superhero’s and are longing for the days of The Cure.

I never would have guessed that little plastic Jill would come out singing the way she did. Why is it that she can always sing to keep herself in, but her Tuesday night performances stink? I think the band should seriously consider this phenomenon. She sings well when she feels the pressure, but not when she doesn’t. So, what does that say about how she would be if she gets the gig? She saved herself once again this week, but that doesn’t mean she’s going to make it anywhere near the top. And, it was completely transparent choosing a song by Heart. She’s trying to heal the wounds she inflicted on Gilby with that nasty bump and grind from last week, but I don’t see it happening. Once you lose your credibility and their respect. . . you’re done. It’s only a matter of time before she’s sent packing.

I wasn’t all that surprised to see Patrice in the bottom three. Of course, I truly believe that Zayra and Lukas should have been there before her, but it must be the year of the freaky people. People want to keep those two around because at the very least, they’re water-cooler fodder. I think that Patrice ended up in the bottom three because the whole spiked hair thing she had going on just wasn’t her. She also performed first. When there are a lot of contestants, the one who performs first rarely does well. (One only needs to look at American Idol results to know that’s true. It was the kiss of death this year.) I think Patrice needs to be herself and change up her music selections instead of her hair.

Dana going home is not a surprise to me. I think the band thought she was a joke. These are some old guys! How are they going to deal with having a 22 year old goody-goody fronting them? It would be a joke. It she hadn’t shown up with such a fresh face, with the opinion that she was there to learn from everyone else. If she had shown up with some attitude and more confidence, she would have done a lot better. I am glad to see her go. . . and one last thought. I really hope she doesn’t plan on having children, because that tattoo she got is going to get all stretched to hell and look ridiculous if she does. Don’t any women think about that when they get tattoo’s?

It makes me think about college and how all my sorority sisters were coming home with these Grateful Dead bears tattooed an inch or two in from their hip bone. When one particularly dense sister showed off her tattoo, I asked her if she planned on having any kids. "Yeah, a couple," she said. "Think about it," I said while holding my arms out in front of a mock pregnant belly. "Oh," she said. Yeah, "OH". To all the young gals out there planning on getting tattoo’s, try to remember to get them on a non-stretchy, unaffected by pregnancy body part, like maybe the back of your ear for example.

And that’s a wrap. Until next week. . .