Well, I was WAY off on the bottom three. I was right to have Sanjaya there, but LaKisha and Blake??? Made no sense. But Simon caught on to the departure right away, since there is NO way Sanjaya was beating those two.

My in-laws were so happy they gave a REAL big hint (they watch 3 hours before we do).

Of course that means that from here on out, there are only good people to let go. I’m predicting that Melinda, LaKisha, Jordin and Blake (not necessarily in that order) will be the final four. I think there is a real good chance that the final three will be all gals.

One of my favorites, Martina McBride (her of the majorly killer eyes), guides the contestants on Country night. Let’s see if anyone listens to the advice tonight.

Phil: Doing Keith Urban. That’s bad for me… Keith is one of my favorites, Phil can’t do Keith… he shouts, Keith sings. Personally, it didn’t work for me. He didn’t completely suck, but I can’t believe the judges fawning all over him.

Jordin: Home run. Nailed it. What else can I say? Gave me goose-bumps.

Sanjaya: No comment.

LaKisha: “Jesus Take the Wheel”. Good as always, but I think Jordin out-did her so far. Definitely not her best…. but still good.

Chris: Actually sounds a little like Rascal Flatts. OK performance, but it seemed a little pitchy in parts.

Melinda: Picked a good up-beat, soulful song, right in her wheelhouse. Put on a good show…. lots of energy. Very good.

Blake: Hmmm. Blake doing country. Good vocally, little iffy performance-wise. But OK.

OK…. my predictions. I’m going out on a limb and predicting that Sanjaya will be at risk this week. Not saying that he’s going to be eliminated, but at risk. I think that Phil or Chris have the bottom this week.

I have to admit that I REALLY didn’t like the way Ryan messed with Sanjaya tonight. If he’s such a joke, get him off. Give him some money to leave, anything… just don’t disrespect him as a person, just because vocally he “stinks on ice”.

Back to the results…. I was right on with the bottom three. (A small aside: Nice to see that Haley was not showing her legs). I was wrong on the bottom two. I thought that Chris was would be there with Haley, but it was Phil.

So, Haley is gone… and another week rolls on.

Considering the rhythm of the music theme, I expect a lot of Blake tonight.

Melinda: Great vocal, as always. Not bad performance-wise. A little “cruise ship” feel, but that’s kind of the song itself.

LaKisha: Another great vocal for her… but the performance looked a little out of her “comfort zone”. Not a “home run”.

Chris: Good performance. But I don’t think he kept the key where he was told, and it seemed a little too low… and a little dragging.

Haley: A lot of rough spots. She seems to depend on her legs a lot. She’s in real danger this week.

Phil: Vocally it was pretty solid (couple “breaks” in the voice near the end), but it was pretty boring. For some reason he arranged so he was singing the same lines over and over again.

Jordin: So far the best of the night. She had fun with it, but it was still a little cabaret.

Blake: Best guy vocal so far. For me, it’s the best overall performance of the evening, so far.

Sanjaya: I’ll let my daughter Keona give her opinion… “Sanjaya stinks on ice”. Pretty much sums it up.

It’s getting pretty sad that every time Ryan introduces Sanjaya, he makes it clear that he’s the show’s “inside joke”.

I still think Sanjaya is going to be safe (please prove me wrong). Haley and Chris in the bottom two, if they do a bottom three, then add Phil.

Well, I was almost right about the bottom three. Sub Haley for Chris, and there you are. So, Gina, one of my personal favorites - who I knew didn’t have a chance to win - is now gone…. and Sanjaya survives yet again. I really wonder what would happen if he actually won. Would the record company be required to release an album with him?