Today's Idol episode bid goodbye to much of the dead-weight that was brought to Hollywood. There were some surprises for sure - the big black boy and his sister were a major disappointment. And where was the pair of black girls who were so much fun in auditions? No word at all from them. I had high hopes for both the single dad and the woman with the disabled child, but sadly both folded under the pressure.

Not surprisingly, many of the blonds - or dandelions (see last week's Idoltude for an explanation) were sent packing. Hallelujah!

So instead of this being the Year Of The Blond, it's going to be the Year Of The Talented Boy. I couldn't count on two hands how many excellent performances were put out by some of these blokes.

I know, I know, Boy Who Lives In His Car sucked it up pretty good towards the end. Nevertheless, I hope he makes it through. He'll make for some good TV. The biggest stand-out of the night was the 16-Year-Old Cutie who played on his keyboard and who Simon described as "young, good looking, likable and can sing, which isn't a bad place to be, is it?" Okay, that's not a direct quote, but that was the gist of it. And is that cute boy ever likable! I just wanted to squeeze his little cheeks.

I was wrong about who the next Sanjaya is, though. Latin Lover went home. Instead, it's shaping up to be Politician Boy. Check him out:

Politician Boy


It was fun to watch him succeed in the beginning rounds (you gotta occasionally root for the underdog), but if he sticks around too much longer, there may be a faux-hawk in his future.