It's all over: IDOL packs it up for another year. — Page 10

I felt bad that Jasmine was so upset after her second critique, but she is definitely out of her league. Sweet Georgia girl Diana was rockin', but I still think that she is not as seasoned at La Toya and Fantasia.

I am still on the fence as to my pick for the winner. Definitely think that La Toya has the better, smoother voice, glorious. Love the passion and edge of Fantasia.

We'll see!

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My picks for disco night:

1. Diana -- WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
2. Fantasia (tie)
2. Latoya (tie)
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4. Jasmin --poor sweetie!

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I missed the show tonight. Did Jasmine go?

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Worst, Schmorst. It has nothing to do with it. It's all in who dials -- or TEXT MESSAGES (whatever...) -- and votes for which warbler.

When they dumped Red, I knew it was fixed hee hee

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DAME!!

You shameless Hussy! Did you go to the show?? What did your sign say?

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"They tried to say something about how the show is watched in more black households than whites as a percentage, but I'm sure as a whole more non-blacks are watching because black people don't even make up a large percent of the country. "

Huh?

What does comparing the number of households watching the show have to do with the rest of the population? The numbers are that of households watching 'American Idol' more of those households are black families than white.

Whether or not they're voting is another matter. But the statistic comes from the 'American Idol' viewing audience, not the population as a whole.

Dame, it is you who rock.

You should post your pic with the judges as your icon. Or just a body part like the rest of us.

What is coming up this week on Idol?

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NEED to know?? Oh, yes, we most certainly DO need to know. In case it isn't apparent to you yet, this is one NEEDY board.

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Here's what the webpage says about tomorrow night:

"They've come this far. But who has what it takes to go all the way? We may learn Tuesday night when the ladies each sing three songs, one that they chose, one that the judges chose and one that music industry giant Clive Davis chooses for them. There's more pressure than ever riding on each performance!"

The news is full of stories of vote tampering and rigging. This show might be doomed.

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Hawaii is going NUTS with their phones and text messages. Jasmine is one lucky little lady.... 1.2 million residents, 1.3 million votes on Idol.

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Did Hawaii Do In "Idol" London?
by Joal Ryan
May 13, 2004, 12:15 PM PT
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For La Toya London, aloha may well have meant goodbye.

The mainlander was the odd diva out on Wednesday's American Idol, one night after Hawaii residents lit up the phone lines and seemingly helped island native Jasmine Trias, left in tears following shaky performances this week, emerge as one of two top vote-getters in the Fox singing competition.

The ouster of London, generally regarded, by the judges anyway, as the best vocalist among the Idol finalists, was called "a travesty" by panelist Randy Jackson, who must have been really upset because he usually just says "yo, yo, yo" and "dawg."

Fellow judge Simon Cowell quickly seized up Hawaii as a suspect in London's demise. "I think, Jasmine, you have a lot of thank-you letters to write to Hawaii," he said on Wednesday's show.

Indeed, Hawaii residents attempted a record 5 million cellular and landline calls (read: votes) following Tuesday night's Idol, said Kevin Laverty, spokesman for Verizon, the Aloha state's main phone-service provider.

Of those, 1.3 million calls got through--another record, Laverty said.

Per the U.S. Census Bureau, Hawaii's total population, as of 2002, was 1.2 million.

By comparison, Verizon-served New Jersey (population: 8.6 million) got 1.2 million Idol calls completed on Tuesday night, Laverty said.

"They're leveraging their influence," Laverty said of the show's Hawaiian fan base. "If you talk to the people there, it's a phenomenon. People are there watching the TV and voting for the home girl."

Homegirl Trias, 17, was due back in Hawaii on Thursday to film an Idol segment and do a meet-and-greet with Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona, per the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

London, meanwhile, was to do a stopover on On Air with Ryan Seacrest.

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