Heh-smonster, when you said "Joplin," I thought "No, 'Summertime' is Gershwin, not Scott Joplin." That's because when I think of her, I use her first name not her last, because for me, "Joplin" means ragtime, not Janis.

"Joplin" means ragtime, not Janis.

Understandable. Now I'm having flashbacks to 6th-grade chorus, when we did this whole 20th century music by decade thing.

Cute, reasonably talented singer from America's Got Talent with heart-warming story - [link]

(self, step away from Rickey.org)

meara, if you've never heard the full version of Janis Joplin singing "Summertime," there's an excellent live recording of it here.

but I'll totally miss Jonathan

yes, I will. He was my favorite. Now I'm rooting for Susr. Unfortnately Rick Moonen is getting so much screen time that I think that he's the winner.

yes, I will. He was my favorite. Now I'm rooting for Susr. Unfortnately Rick Moonen is getting so much screen time that I think that he's the winner.

I guess I'm rooting for Marcus if I'm rooting for anyone, but definitely against Rick. Just because he didn't actively annoy me last night doesn't mean it makes up for anything.

I was rooting for Jody, but even she admits the goat was a catastrophe. Of course, I also found out that after she chose lamb it turned out the piece she got was still partially frozen.

Just because he didn't actively annoy me last night doesn't mean it makes up for anything.

amen. And he needs to do something other than seafood. I wish he'd been paired with Jonathan and had to make the chicken soup. On a side note, that was a stupid "surprise" twist. A good soup takes time to develop the flavors and the stock.

SYTYCD: Agree on pretty much all points. I love Janis of course, so I was happy to hear the song. And I liked Alexis last year and still do now.
 
Loved "no, I really am a dork" boy and am sorry to see he won`t be through.
 
I adored "Oh, I`ve traveled, I`ve been to Columbus" hee! So cute you want to pinch his little cheeks. And I loved the moment when he realized he was being seen as cute "oh, no!"
 
I was a little irritated to see the white contemporary bias in so early. Where are my b-boys? In the montage, evidently. We better get more of them in Vegas.
 
I was thinking about how I`d choreo a routine in order to connect with the audience (i.e. judges). You almost have to cast them in a role. Flirt with them, or joke to them Which makes it tough for routines with intensity like Jared`s (was it Jared) but that was a great choice for him as a foil for his bubbly personality, because the judges had a chance to see some depth in him and then fall in love with his mama`s boy sweetness. I think I would fourth wall the judges and bring them into a commentary on my story, as if I were winking at them over my shoulder.

On a side note, that was a stupid "surprise" twist. A good soup takes time to develop the flavors and the stock.

Oh, yeah. I'd forgotten all about that in my mourning of Jonathan. That was lame.

TCM:

Yeah, Tom was pissed- "raw pork stays and perfectly roast chicken gets axed!?"

For some reason Rick does not annoy me, but I can see why he annoys others. He does do and say annoying things, but I always see him as a big goofball.

I liked him in the beginning, but I became annoyed by his constant complaining and whining, and that he only cooks seafood.

The judges want bells and whistles, which I can't really blame them for. I can, however, blame them for condoning raw pork. And it wasn't just one person, so you could say that it was a fluke.