OK, call me sappy, but I was just here trying to make sense of the piles on my desk and I started to think about tonight's American Idol.
And then specifically about Crystal and Lee. It made me smile to think about what they must be up to right this moment. Last minute prep, rehearsals, trying to eat, but not being hungry at all, nervous, flushed, excited, and marveling at the surreality of this whole thing.
It may not have been the most riveting season, but the human component of this show is what has made it last.
Whether you are in the Crystal Camp or a Lee fan, tonight's show should be a good one, with two really nice kids on the verge of their lives changing forever.
I like both Crystal and Lee. Admittedly, I thought in the beginning that Crystal was the only one who had a chance, but Lee has really come a long way! I look forward to tonight's performances and hearing their new music in the fall.
If I was their mother, I would be beside myself right now!
Posted by: Theresa from Virginia | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 05:28 PM
It will sound cliche, but they've both already won, as well as many in the top ten, and even the young lady (Angela Martin? Was that her name?) who didn't make the top 24, who nevertheless got a recording contract courtesy of Ellen. I've heard some flack about Ellen not being very good, but I always have looked forward to her comments -- "As a matter of fact, I have loved a woman"-- priceless. So, good luck Crystal and Lee, but you've already secured your future. Go get it.
Posted by: Paul | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 03:01 PM
They were both on Ellen yesterday - I like that for the first time, they both seem to genuinely like the other one and wish each other well. They are nice people who both deserve the title (but I still think it will go to Crystal) Good luck to both of them!
Posted by: ChickyChick (Kathy) | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 02:54 PM
I know that there has been a lot of talk about this being a sub-par season, and I agree, to a degree, that much of the Top 10 wasn't sterling. However, I will hold Lee and Crystal up against any other Top Two in Idol history. I think they're real, sincere, authentic people who are both greatly talented. I've been in Crystal's camp since Hollywood, but I won't be unhappy at all if Lee wins it all tonight. I think they're both deserving, talented people with the potential to be recording artists. I think we did a good job of sorting the wheat from the chaff to come up with these two!
Posted by: Shawninmon | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 02:49 PM
Good luck and best wishes to both Crystal and Lee. Either one could win it, and I wish them both well.
Posted by: Another Lori in TX | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 02:29 PM
There was an indepth article in the local ( FT Worth) paper on Casey this morning. He is unbelievably nice and so gratefull for everything that has happened to him as a result of the show. No hard feelings, no regrets. I was very impressed.
Posted by: Dorothy R | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 02:14 PM
I hope both of them are allowed the time to give us a couple full-length songs; not just the 60-second snippets they usually have to try to sell. I wish AI would put the focus back on the contestants' performances, and not on the commercials and other money-making drivel.
Posted by: Julie G | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 02:00 PM
I always think of things like that too! Such a big night ahead for them. Imagine being their parents--I'd be so nervous, I'd be sick.
Posted by: NH Diane | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 01:48 PM
Linda, I agree. This year I don't care which of them win as I believe both of their lives have already changed forever.
Posted by: Vanessa | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 01:26 PM