BONUS PICKS - WEEK THREE

Time to make the last bonus picks before we get to the FINAL 12. Once again, you have four picks worth 8, 6, 4 and 2 points that you can assign to any contestant.

Now, some thoughts from this week's performances ...

Paula is back on the sauce. While Randy was talking to Kristy Lee Cook, Paula and Simon were basically making out. What a weird night.

I thought Amanda was great. It also seemed like she doesn't get along with any of the other people there. Not a big surprise. I can't see her playing Yahtzee with Asia'h, Kady and Danny.

I thought Michael Johns, David Cook and Archie did great versions of their songs. David Hermandance did a good job singing his song, but the difference between him and those other guys is that someone might actually want to buy a copy of the other guys' versions. Hernandez just turned in a really good karaoke performance.

Speaking of the guys, Castro did pretty well but I didn't think it was THAT great. So you guys might think I was wrong in my prediction, but if you read carefully you will see that I predicted that one of three things would happen, one of which was Paula saying something nonsensical. That is always a solid bet.

Carly did just what she has done the past weeks. She sang a song that proved that she could sing high powerful notes. Her performances are like demo tapes to become a demo singer. She just showcases her technical skills and leaves nothing to connect personally to. Also, in a recent A.I. Q&A Carly said that her favorite moment from last year was when Sanjaya got voted off. Expect some retaliation from the Fanjaya's in the coming weeks.

I think Syesha was lucky that they ran out of time last night. First of all - she sang a Whitney song. Simon hates it when people sing Whitney songs. But even worse than choosing that song was the way she sang it. She is very close to sounding really good - but not close enough. She is consistently off pitch while the tone of her voice and her look make you think that she should be awesome.

When Kristy started singing last night it sounded really good. Then she came to the big notes and we realized that she just doesn't have it in her. The judges liked it, but it was far from a Carrie Underwood performance.

Brooke was wearing a hugenormous ring. I am not a big fan of big jewelry. She always has those huge earrings on too. That is very telling of her personality.

I think the same person who decided it was cool for guys to wear those super tight girl jeans has decided that the new fashion statement is high-waisted pants for girls. Nothing is more attractive to me than the pants my grandma wears. When Asia'h first started walking down the stairs I think I might have vomited a little in my mouth. Then every other girl was wearing those pants too. The only thing that would make it worse would be shirts with huge shoulder pads.