Hey guys!  Information is now getting leaked as to who did and did not make the cut during the American Idol 2010 Hollwood week.  Making it into the top 48 and possible 24 is Katie Stevens, the 16 year old brunette from the Boston audition.  There is also another girl named Michelle who makes the top 24.  Other people in the top 48 but no word yet if they have made it any farther is Tyler Grady, the broken hands guy; Jermaine Sellers, my favorite from the Atlanta auditions; Mallorie Haley from Winner, SD and Maddy Curtis.  I have no idea what is going on with Vanessa, the girl in the pink dress from TN.  I’m trying to find out about her and as soon as I do, I will let all of you know.  Voted out is Alex Nester and Holly Harden the guitar girl. 

Now on to the BIG NEWS!  For those of you who did not follow us at survivorfandom.com, my source goes by the name missyae.  She spoiled the entire season of Survivor Samoa and the upcoming season of Survivor 20 as well as The Amazing Race.  She was not wrong one time and is a wealth of information.  She has informed me that the guy from Atlanta, Skii Bo Ski who wowed the judges with his “Heard it through the Grapevine” rendition has been cut from Hollywood week due to his arrests for possession of marijuana and cocaine and intent to distribute.  Apparently he was released from jail a week before he was to be in Hollywood and the producers got wind of the situation and had him cut.  This is an unfortunate situation because he could sing and I was looking forward to hearing more from him. 

Now the even BIGGER NEWS, according to missyae, Taylor Swift is going to record “Pants on the Ground.”  This should give an interesting country twist to the song so be on the lookout for it in the coming weeks.  I’m hoping she will sing it on an upcoming episode of idol.

How do you feel about Skii Bo Ski getting cut for his run ins with the law and Can Taylor Swift do the viral phenomenon “Pants on the Ground” justice?

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In Tuesday night’s episode of American Idol, Shania Twain will join our panel of judges in Chicago and hopefully bring some much needed compassion to the table. Mary J left me with a bad taste in my mouth and Victoria’s only contribution was telling Simon off for rolling his eyes. Shania could actually be the person to bring some warmth and friendly criticism to the contestants.

Now I am going to get bashed for this but I do not feel that Kara is doing that bad of a job.  You all seem to think she is a hateful, spiteful person who doesn’t deserve to be on the panel but I just disagree.  She is a songwriter with several top 20 hits and knows the music business.  Do you not all remember the first couple of seasons of american idol when everyone hated Simon Cowell?  He was so despised, no one had ever heard of him and they wanted him gone.  Now look at him.  People think the show will crash without him. 

And what about Paula?  I remember so many times when she laughed at the contestants during the auditions and sent them running from the room in tears.  I will concede that Kara is brash and outspoken but so what?  If these kids truly want to be the next american idol then they are going to have to learn to deal with criticism and defeat because it is going to happen a lot.  I just don’t see where all the loathing for Kara is coming from.  She is doing nothing different then any other judge in the show’s history. 

The guest judges so far are just flat and unhelpful.  These competitors need real, fair criticism if they are going to succeed and maybe Shania Twain will be the one to bring it to them.  What do you think of the guest judges so far and do you think Shania will be any better?

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