Idol Gives Back: Part 2 -- Who goes home?

Published 25 April 07 09:07 PM | Zach
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I completely forgot to start a post when the show started. Well, first off, I thought I would take the trash out early… about 15 minutes til the show started. BAD idea… I didn’t get back until 3 minutes into the show…

 

When I turned on my tv, Ryan was talking about how tonight’s vote will be a shocker. Then we went over to the Disney Theater. Ellen Degeneros was there and she talked about how the vote cant be that shocking “Am I going? Just tell me now! Oh come on! I cant wait” she says. Then she introduced Earth Wind and Fire which sang a montage of songs.

 

Next (all before a commercial break) Randy did a segment in New Orleans about Hurricane Katrina. Then we went into a Quincy Jones song written for the top 6.

 

After the break, we went to Ben Stiller. He said he would sing a song until we raised $500,000,000,000 (billion). He sings worse than most of the contestants who try out. Didn’t he read my audition tips???

 

After he was on screen, we saw more footage of Ryan’s and Simon’s trip to Africa. Was a tear jerker… It makes me want to give everything to them over there. They have nothing. They live in one room houses.

 

Tomorrow, on iTunes you can download all performances from Disney and the ones that will be in the main studio. Plus the studio recordings of the iDols (hahaha) songs from yesterday.

 

When we returned from the break, Ryan started to tell people are safe. Ryan says random order. Melinda is safe. Then Paula talked about her trip around the corner at the Boys and Girls Club. Another tear moment.

 

After that, we went back to Ellen who introduced Il Divo. Thought he had a great performance.

 

We returned from another break and Jack Black got to go on stage! He sang a song and was judged by Randy, Paula and Simon. Simon said the best complement EVER “I thought it was better than Sanjaya ever was!”

 

Next, Ryan went back to the Idols. Blake is safe. Then, back to Africa with Carrie Underwood. Just an awesome version of “Stand by You”. Once again… another tear jerking moment.

 

When we returned, we went down to the Disney Concert Hall. She talked about how she had breakfast with Sanjaya and he told her two things: 1) Condition every other day and 2) donate. Then she introduced Rascal Flats. Paula did another bit about some families in the south. Its very sad stuff we are dealing with.

 

We got to see the next and the longest Ford Music Video which was one of the funniest and best ones ever. Then we went back to Africa. At the end of the segment… lets just say its very hard to write right now. Once we returned, we went to Ellen who looked like she’s been crying since it started. If that wasn’t bad enough, Josh Groban sang You Raise Me Up. We need a break… Can I call a commercial break right here? Thank you.

 

What a night. I’m a wreck! I knew it was real but wow. We got to see a video sponsored by Exxon Mobil (probably why gas is so high right now…) Then back to Disney to see Kelly Clarkson perform. If you donate $10, you could save 20 children. Lets just say that I saved a lot of kid’s lives today.

 

Thanks Idol for cheering me up. I really needed those funny clips there. Back to the results. LaKisha is safe. That leaves Blake and Jordin. I personally don’t think anyone is going home tonight.

 

Another clip with Randy showing us kits that we could buy with a $25 pledge. Celine Dion was up next with an amazing job getting an old clip of Elvis and putting this whole thing together. That had to take MONTHS to get that right. Great thing is, I already own it. I’m still trying to buy I’ll Stand by you that Carrie Underwood just sang but its hard to get thru.

 

After the break, we learned that we were at about $30 MILLION. That’s 15 for the US and 15 for Africa. Ryan wanted to ask Simon how much he donated but Simon refused to say. So we went back to Ellen and I didn’t catch who was singing. Annie Lennox? Something like that.

 

We returned from the break, Chris and Jordin were both left to see who gets eliminated. Chris is safe as well as Jordin. I knew I was right. No one goes home tonight. However, next week, they will send home the bottom two. This weeks votes and next weeks votes will be added together to send home 2 people. Tonights show was really American Idol History.

 

The producers of American Idol decided to leave the lines open an extended amount of time so we will not have a total for tonight’s donations. We will find that out next week.

 

To leave you with some Idol Trivia that you didn’t know, Sanjaya is (gulp) 10 days older than I am.

 

Have a good night everyone and you can finally dry off your eyes and go to bed.

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# fleur_de_lis said on April 25, 2007 10:09 PM:

Let me be the first to jump in here and say that show was fabulous! What an emotional rollercoaster. Il Divo was my favorite of the night, and the little ones blowing out candles every 3 seconds made my heart break. Ryan actually had me believing Jordin was going--I'm such a guppy.

# Zach said on April 26, 2007 06:06 AM:

There were 3 times where if you were carefully watching, you would have known no one was going home. Right at the beginning when Ryan said that this will be the shockingest vote in Idol history. The second time was right before Ryan started saving people and he said that it would be in Random order. That ment no bottom 3/2... Then the third time was right at the end when Ryan said "Chris you are safe" and he didnt say that Jordin was going home. Anyone else notice any other times that happened?