Who got voted off American Idol 2011 Season 10

I’m home from school, after driving through freezing rain (uphill, both ways) and am ready to settle in with a glass of Pinot Noir and my DVRed episode of American Idol. I’m skipping LOST to do this. But I’m DVRing it, so it’s OK.

I’m pretty bummed to have Post Spice back as a judge. If we’re going to double up, couldn’t have been Neil Patrick Harris?  Randy likes her, and Simon proposes that he “fancies” her.

They start off with a little mini show about Daughtry.  *Sigh*  Daughtry.  Loves.  He was a Denver audition way back when.

First up is a guy who says he gets told he looks like Jack Black.  More like Jack Osbourne, but whatevs.  He likes cheese.  I, too, like cheese.  He has an interesting history that Simon proceeds to mock.  He sings a Squeeze song.  I love Squeeze.  I like Mark Labriola, though I don’t LOVE him.  I like him, and I’m glad he makes it through.  He is too.  So glad he boo hoos a bit.

Mario Galvan has what Ryan calls a “queasy little laugh” and he’s a nicotine addictions counselor.  His audition is *meh*.  The judges think so, too.  Mario is a little *meh* about it.  He wasn’t HORRIBLE.

I am such a sucker for advertising.  I totally want to go get one of those McDonald’s snack wraps that is a cut-up Big Mac.

One cool thing about watching a recorded ep – fast forward and rewind.

There is a big montage of people cussing a lot.  One dude slaps the camera, and one chick gets lost in the maze of outdoor planters.

Kimberly Kerbow is a very pretty girl who sings to Simon about buying him Rogaine.  Maybe not the best tactic.  She gets through, after some inane discussion about hair.  Which is interesting, because I think she’s wearing a wig.  So do the judges.  Consensus is that Kimberly was wearing a wig.

Danelle Hayes is a girl after my own heart.  She is a karaoke host (I used to be one, too) and she wears a do-rag (which I do, though not in public).  She cries before she ever gets started and then this ginormous voice explodes out of her, all scratchy and a little nasally, but very good.  Simon says she’s “almost broken” but a good singer.  They all like her and she is through to Hollywood.  She doesn’t act like a big fool or anything.  She just seems really relieved.  She seems real.  I like her.  She’s “authentic.”

Casey James had a brush with death via a bad motorcycle accident, but thinks it was a miracle.  He has a really surprising voice.  I like it.  Simon thinks it is a bad audition.  No charisma.  Kara and Victoria think he’s hot, but that he needs to “work on his personality.”  The girls continue to completely objectify the poor guy, and only Simon can see how totally screwed up the situation is.

Tori Kelly brought a daycare with her, it seems.  I hope she makes it through, since she brought half the younger demographic with her.  One of her little child friends named Hope brings in drawings of all the judges.  She jazzes up a John Mayer song (or did she?  I don’t listen to that guy.  or did she even say John Mayer?  What day is it?) and the girls like her.  Simon doesn’t like her.  Simon is awfully persnickety today.

Austin Paul annoys the crap out of me.  He is very impressed with the fact that he likes to sing AND he’s a football player.  He’s so arrogant.  Kara thinks he comes off cocky.  Simon doesn’t like him.  Posh also thinks he’s arrogant, though on Day 2 she looks like a shrunken head.  He gets a “no” all around, and is shocked that he doesn’t make it through.

Kenny Everett says he is the “world’s best singer” and the “male Mary J. Blige” and that his singing is “sort of a public service” because it “brings the community together.”  He sings into a fake microphone and Simon says it sounds like he was being punched.  He sucks, and then when he doesn’t make it through he says “how can four people tell you you can’t sing when you know you can?”  So far this season, he had the most quotable quotes for sure.

There is a montage of crap and the sadness that it causes.  The girl who walked out crying saying into her cell phone “I did so bad, Mama” made me want to curl up in a ball on the floor and cry like a sad and queasy baby.  I didn’t see her audition, but I really wanted to give her a hug.

This chick with a really high voice came all the way from Italy to audition for American Idol.  Simon wants to know if she’s “eaten any helium” and Post likes her (Nicci Nix’s) dress.  Simon says she’s “a funny little thing” and Posh also likes her skin.  They like her.  She’s through.

Another montage of disappointment.

On to Haeley Vaughn, another Medical Miracle for this season.  We have a lot of people this season who have Overcome Physical Adversity.  She was premature and and a tiny baby.  She wants to sing mainstream pop country.  Posh keeps complimenting everyone’s outfits.  She makes it through to Hollywood IN FRONT of her mom and sister, which is pretty cool, since most people have to just come out and tell their family and loved ones that they made it through.

26 made it through in the Denver auditions.  After they tell us this, they bring in Bikini Boy, Ty Hermmerling, who sings “Achy Breaky Heart.”  All the judges walk out on his audition.  Poor Ty.

Next week – HOLLYWOOD, BABY!

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