Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
May 7, 2008

AI:7 - The Top 4 Rock (well, at least 3 do)

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Circumstances dictated that I not write up my thoughts as I watched the performances this week. It’s probably just as well, as I was tired & cranky. As I’ve had a chance to consider my initial thoughts & then tweak them a little bit, I’m actually surprised at just how much thought & consideration I’m [...]


April 29, 2008

AI:7 - The Top 5 Diamonds

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Carly’s gone. I’ll take partial credit for getting that right, as I predicted the circumstances where it was possible, but not that it would happen. Kristy’s votes, along with a boatload of sympathy votes, went to Brooke, thus keeping her safe for another week. I don’t buy the bogus argument that singing Jesus Christ Superstar [...]


April 22, 2008

AI:7 Phantom of the Idol 6

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Before getting to the Top 6 & Andrew Lloyd Webber, first a brief comment on last week’s elimination, seeing as how I didn’t actually see fit to write anything about it in a, you know, timely fashion. I’m not shocked that Kristy got sent home. A little disappointed, perhaps, but not shocked or surprised. In [...]


April 15, 2008

AI:7 - The Top 7 Sing Mariah

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Yeah, yeah, Ryan. Shocking elimination. Every vote counts. Blah, blah, blah. Pimp the vote out, Ry-ry.
Paula’s looking especially glammed up tonight. Gee, I wonder why?
Tonight, we get the Top 7 singing, and being ‘coached’ by quite possibly the ‘diva-iest’ of all the divas, Mariah Carey. She has 5 octave range. She’s a legend. She’s sold [...]