I like both Davids…they are both talented and will sell well in each of their respective markets. There is usually one person each season that touches my heart and makes me “feel” more than any other and this year it is DA. I don’t look at his age, life experience, conversational skills, marketability, or anything else. It’s who moves me, plain and simple.

Good luck to both Davids tonight!!

And, for the record, I think I read that MJ said she even voted some for Jason during the season,so, it hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t all been about David Cook.

I’m a bad fan. I always split my vote. I voted for both Cook and Jason up until Top 4, then I was all Cook. Early in the season, I voted for as many as 4 contestants at one time.

Last year, I stopped voting altogether after Top 4. Even though I was a Blake fan (and Sligh before him) I thought any of the Top 3 would make a fine winner. I thought both Jordin and Blake would have success on the charts. Well, I was half right!

Season 5, I was a Taylor fan, I wanted him to win, but would have been fine with an Elliott win. If Daughtry had won, I would have dealt. I kinda knew he’d be more successful than Taylor. I split my votes between Taylor and Elliott all the way to the finale, where I only voted for Taylor.

I usually have several favorites during the season. This year it was Cook, Jason, Brooke and Michael.

And in the end, if my favorite doesn’t win, I’m bummed for a little bit, but I get over it.

I don’t know why I even get involved in these discussions, since I’m not voting for either. I just think Cook should win.

Building up oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s favorite, and, tearing down another doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t result in anyone having a change of heart or mind.

I totally beg to differ. Many people have commented that they liked (or at least didn’t mind) a certain contestant but grew to hate that contestant based on the OTT reactions of their fans. It’s not fair, but it’s human for people to react like that.

So, I suggest that if fans really want to help their favourite, don’t go OTT. Don’t liken the competition to cockroaches or junk food. Grant that the opposition does have some talent and the fans aren’t clueless idiots with no lives. Just say it’s a matter of differences in taste.

But, if you just want to win a pissing match, than pull out the hyperbole. Accuse the other side of ruining Idol with their rabid voting. Make up a name to insult them. Say, repeatedly, “I don’t know why anybody could like so-and-so”. Yell at others for being biased. You may just win the match, but you may also end making some people dislike your favourite and an entrenched fanwar. This is a proven strategy of both Taylor and Daughtry fans from Season 5 and the results reverb to this day.

So, I agree with skylight that you will never convince people to like your favourite by tearing down their favourites, but you may convince them to hate your favourite.

Disclaimer: I know, I know. This is typical stuff around final time. People get excited. People want to convince others to vote for their favourites. Heck, people are trying to convince themselves. But, really (and both sides are guilty of doing it today), it’s not helping. LOL. I’m such a bossy lecturer these days. I guess it’s because I like both dudes and this is all making me feel caught in the middle. Kumbaya anybody?

I am making my BOLDEST prediction even. Win or lose, Archie will get more tabloid attention after the show than Cook. While he seems autistic on the show, he actually has a personality. He will be more interesting to follow than Cook who is a bit of a bore.

No need to convince me that I’m wrong. We’ll know in about 3- 6 months. Plus I’ve never voted on Finale night and won’t blemish a perfect record tonight so I’m a bystander.

…(Simon)said Fantasia was (and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m paraphrasing) just a bunch of noise; that she came out of nowhere, screamed and left abruptly; that sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s talented but sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s marketing herself all wrong and thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s why sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not selling; she should be singing stuff like summertime, and that he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really care if she never spoke to him again. But it was funnier when he said it.

Well, of course, Simon knows best.

He knows about making money. I think Fatasia’s biggest offense to Simon, based on that night, is that she wasn’t Leona. Don’t get me wrong; LL has a fantastic voice and is beautiful but who cares?

At least nobody is making them eat worms, compete against other drunk cheerleaders and sorority girls to sleep with one unworthy guy, or hook up to a lie detector and tell their husbands whether they’re cheating on them. (Just trying to say that AI is hardly the worst when it comes to reality TV.)

Part of show biz is personality and ability to deal effectively with media. I think that’s a fair thing to judge. And it’s not just Simon because Seacrest said the same thing, warning Larry King to have extra questions ready to try to get something out of Archie.

And, for the record, I think I read that MJ said she even voted some for Jason during the season,so, it hasn’t all been about David Cook.

You’ve heard it before, but thanks once again for all the work you do, MJ! There’s good reason why this is the one and only site I visit for AI scoop.

Thanks for posting these interviews, MJ. I wonder who the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“worstà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  stage parent was.

McPhee’s parents were also pretty bad too. Remember the night when Simon apologized for criticizing Kat? According to the insider reports, the night before, when they went to commercials, Papa McPhee made a beeline for the judges’ chairs. Simon and Randy managed to escape, but poor Paula got the full blast (I wonder if that’s why she refused to apoligize the next day).

I’m not saying that he is the reason Simon apologized, I’m just using the apology as a landmark (I believe that was the yellow dress night as well).

Jeff is mighty tame with his glares and not giving standing Os.

If Archie’s fans think this is bad, just wait until the media gets hold of him post Idol. It will be brutal. They’ll probably spend most of their waking moments, trying to set the pundits straight on why he is a superstar, and, all wrong in their assesments.

Welcome to show business!

I suggest if you want a lovefest with Archie, then run, donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t walk to Rickeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s site.

LOL – you are so right, but they probably came here to see if the lovefest is here too and if not, try to convince people of the error or their ways. :guns_tb:

Thanks for posting these interviews, MJ. I wonder who the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“worstà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  stage parent was.

Ah, well, that was before my Idol viewing started in full force. I think I may have seen a couple of shows that year.