Strange Pulse

I’ve never posted on my blog about American Idol, but I thought this conversation I had with my best friend from high school was kinda funny. We email each other back and forth almost everyday, and we always talk about American Idol on Wednesdays. Sometimes it reminds me of when we were in psychology class together and would write notes on the same piece of paper, passing it back and forth. (Daniel was in that class with us.)

Forwarded conversation
Subject: AI
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From: JM
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 7:56 AM
To: Susan M

How funny was Paula?!?!

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From: Susan M
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:03 AM
To: JM

“This is really hard!”

She does so well under pressure.

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From: JM
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:00 AM
To: Susan M

Yeah, Michael and I were cracking up because no one corrected her right away.

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From: Susan M
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:05 AM
To: JM

No one could believe their ears.

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From: JM
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:02 AM
To: Susan M

So who do you think will go?

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From: Susan M
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:18 AM
To: JM

Dial Idol actually has Syesha and David Cook at the top. I was hoping she’d leave. They’ve got Brooke at the bottom. I think at this point it’s anyone who could leave. I think the final will be David Cook and David Archuleta, either one could take it. I think David A has gotten a little old and David Cook is more relevant to today’s radio, so David Cook will probably win.

I wish you could’ve heard Daniel’s comments after David Cook performed. He went off about Simon thinking he was “brilliant” because he’s just like all the other schlock on the radio for the last 10 years.

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From: JM
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:16 AM
To: Susan M

I told Michael after David Cook sang, here’s the next Goo Goo Dolls.

Yeah, I think Syesha needs to just go to broadway. She’s a much better singer/actor than pop singer. I think Jason and Brooke did terribly last night. And David A. is starting to sound like a 1 trick pony.

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From: Susan M
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:25 AM
To: JM

Daniel said David Cook must be a big fan of the Goo Goo Dolls, too.

I liked Jason’s first song. I like that he doesn’t seem to care. I really think he’s just going through the motions at this point, though. I’m wondering if he’s just overwhelmed by it all and wants it to end or something.

I liked Brooke’s second song.

“America” was the best number, I thought, but it’s just such a great song. Daniel was saying it’s like “Bohemian Rhapsody”—so cheesy, but it’s just constructed so well, the chord progression, the way it builds—you can’t help but start feeling like “Yeah! AMERICA!”

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From: JM
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:25 AM
To: Susan M

America is one of my favorite Neil Diamond songs and both Dylan and Michael were like “I hate this song”. I was like “WHAT?!” yeah, I didn’t like either Jason or Brooke’s songs last night. Actually, I’m getting quite bored by the whole thing. There’s really no one I like, you know?

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From: Susan M
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:31 AM
To: JM

Well the problem is I don’t like them on *American Idol.* I think I’d like Jason and Brooke’s albums when they come out, if they’re allowed to do their thing. They do their own thing well. They’re just not American Idol material. David A for sure is, but he is getting boring. He needs to liven it up somehow.

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From: JM
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:30 AM
To: Susan M

Yeah, I would agree with you on all counts. David A. is just trying to not get beat by his daddy every week!

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From: Susan M
Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:37 AM
To: JM

Neil Diamond night wasn’t the trainwreck I was hoping for, but it definitely wasn’t a stellar night, either.