April 30, 2008 9:00 AM
Paula Abdul nuttier than usual last night on American Idol
Grasping for heights of loopiness even she has not scaled, Paula Abdul distinguished herself yet again during last night's American Idol.
On a night when "American Idol" switched up the judges' format by making them hold their appraisals until every contestant had a turn, Abdul offered feedback Tuesday for two songs by Jason Castro - except that he'd only sung one.Unlike the usual format, in which each "Idol" performance is judged immediately, Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell were made to take notes, then offer individual critiques in rapid succession at the end of each round. The reason, Seacrest explained, was because "this show is so tight."
So after each of the final five contestants sang one Neil Diamond song, Jackson zipped through his appraisals, offering a few terse words for each before kicking it to a visibly flustered Abdul.
"Oh gosh, we've never had to write these things down ... fast enough," she began, shuffling through her notecards. "Jason, first song, I loved hearing your lower register, which we never really hear, um ... ."
And that's where it started going off the rails. (The video is here)
"The second song, I felt like your usual charm wasn't - it was missing for me. It kind of left me a little empty."
Indeed.All six people on stage, including Seacrest, stared blankly (except Syesha Mercado, who wore the furrowed brow of mystification).
"The two songs," she continued, "made me feel like you're not fighting hard enough to get into the top four."
April 30, 2008
3:24 PM
Stone Cold writes:
She's a bit dingy at times, but I'll give her a full-service leg massage anytime she asks.
April 30, 2008
3:36 PM
gr8fuldude writes:
Stone - I am sure that Emilio Estevez wasn't with her for her stunningly impressive intellectual abilities, as opposed to her, shall we say, other qualities...
May 1, 2008
5:19 PM
just sayin' writes:
One of my goals is to never, ever watch this show