Finally, the Finale

In keeping with the evening’s boxing theme, I have taken the liberty of renaming the two Davids.

LADIEEEES AND GENTLEMEN! In this corner wearing the fresh, unshaven face of youth, your Baby Face Archuletta. And in the other corner, sporting the indomitable spirit of a man who is about to blow the biggest opportunity of his life, Cool Hand Cook. 

ROUND ONE:

Cool Hand Cook kicks off the bout singing “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” Great Song. Good song choice for Cook’s singing style. In my opinion, a little less than an amazing performance, but a good start for round one. Unfortunately, Cook’s punches fail to connect, and his voice seems slightly forced to me.

Baby Face Archuletta hits some notes in this round that I did not even know existed. While it is true that Baby Face has not been my favorite in this competition, I can appreciate that this young man has talent. Tonight, he sings with poise beyond his years. Ladies and gentlemen, Baby Face Archuletta has taken off his gloves and is ready to fight. 

DING! At the bell, round one goes to Baby Face Archuletta.

ROUND TWO: 

Cool Hand Cook delivers a one/two punch by performing with his guitar. He still seems to be holding back, though. Cook continues to pull his punches and probably could have benefitted from some extra conditioning before the fight. Perhaps he should have sucked down a couple of pureed raw eggs or something. Would that have helped? Or does that only happen in the movies? 

Singing a ballad, Baby Face Archuletta delivers his signature sucker punch to the noggin and seems to take Cool Hand Cook by surprise. Does Baby Face Archuletta have Cool Hand Cook on the ropes?

DING! At the bell, Cool Hand Cook stumbles to his corner. Round two goes to Baby Face Archuletta.

ROUND THREE: 

Cool Hand Cook makes a comeback. Hip and happening, Cook still has some fight left in him. Overcome by emotion, Cool Hand leaves it all out on the stage. But will it be enough?

Baby Face Archuletta closes the finale by delivering the knock out punch. IMAGINE that!

DING! At the sound of the bell, Baby Face Archuletta raises his arms in victorious celebration. Baby Face wins round three.

My prediction: Baby Face Archuletta wins the fight. We’ll just have to wait to see if America agrees.

 

 

America Speaks – The Results

Well, well, well. Interesting how things work out. America has spoken and the will of the people realized. Syesha is going home. To be honest, the results do not surprise me. Syesha has been “tottering on the edge” for quite some time. It’s no secret that she has been my least favorite finalist, but she did hang on longer than I expected.

My prediction all along has been that David Cook will win the American Idol title. I do think he deserves to win. In my opinion, he has more talent and his style is more original than the other David’s. Having said that, David Archuletta might prove more popular, especially since every pre-teen girl in the country seems to be going absolutely bonkers over him. With that in mind, I will change my predicition. I think David Archuletta will win.

One last thing. Was Fantasia’s performance really that annoyingly noisy? My response to her act was less than positive. In fact, I think I might be turning into my mother. Turn that down! You call that music?

Fantasia: a composition in fanciful or irregular form or style; something unreal, weirdly exotic

Fantasia lives up to her name, but for me, tonight’s performance was more of a nightmare than a dream. Or, am I just getting old? Don’t answer that!