Musings
an Online Journal of Sorts
By Alyce Wilson
April 7, 2005 - Good-bye Again
Copyright
2005 Fox Broadcasting
For the second time, America said good-bye to Nikko Smith on American Idol. He was the contestant who didn't make into the final 12 but was brought in to replace Mario Vazquez, who quit the competition.
In addition to Nikko, Vonzell Solomon and Scott Savol were in the bottom three. I wasn't really surprised to see any of those three in the bottom. I think Vonzell doesn't have much of a fan base. Scott has run into image problems lately, and his performance was weak. And Nikko must not have as many fans as some other contestants, given the fact he was originally eliminated before the finalists round.
Vonzell was told she was safe, leaving Scott and Nikko in the bottom two. The judges were asked for their thoughts. Randy Jackson said American might be confused. Paul Abdul seemed unconcerned, saying that at this stage any one of the finalists could get a recording contract. And Simon Cowell said he thinks the competition is still very fair, even when he doesn't agree with the results. But he disagreed with Paula, saying this is a competition you have to win.
Asked for their comments about being in the bottom two, Nikko said that he thought the musicals theme was hard for everyone and that he felt blessed to be there. Scott said he was ready whatever God has in store for him and that we all learn every day. He seemed surprised when he was told that he was safe.
Although Anthony Fedorov was not in the bottom three this time, I do expect him to be eliminated within a couple weeks. To get right down to it, I don't see either Scott or Vonzell winning. It does say, however, that Scott's talent must have outweighed the negative publicity. And while it seems unfair that Nikko should be booted before Anthony, at least he got several extra weeks of exposure and a chance to show off his talent.
It's getting so warm now that this morning I didn't really need a jacket.
Yesterday was the same. But I understand the weather may be taking another
turn for the worse. Warm weather is a welcome break.
I stopped in at the Burlington Coat Factory this morning and got myself a spring jacket. I had sold the spring jacket from last year at the consignment store, since it was too big on me. This left me with a one-size-fits-all poncho, which isn't terribly convenient since it has no pockets.
It took me longer to find a coat than I expected. Since many of the coats are made by foreign manufacturers, who size things differently, it appeared most of the coats marked "small" were closer to a medium. I'm guessing that's the case because the ones by American manufacturers seemed closer to the sizes I would expect.
Since most of the "small" coats were too big, I looked for "extra small" with little luck. I finally ended up with a very nice black jacket with zippered pockets that is sized "PP," which The Gryphon believes might stand for the French "plus petite," or "extra small." This may be the last time I'm able to buy a jacket in the Burlington Coat Factory.
The funny
part was that while I was there some tiny little teenyboppers came in,
all of them at least two sizes smaller than me. They cooed over some coat
on the discount rack and left, probably after realizing it was five sizes
too big.
More Musings on American Idol:
Moral:
American has spoken: twice.
Copyright
2005 by Alyce Wilson
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