Droid, I can count on one hand the number of artists I would pay more than $20 to hear sing live. Yes, I am cheap. Would I pay $10 to hear someone sing in a small venue club? Sure. Would I spend a few bucks on a CD or to download tracks from someone's album I like? Yup. I'm not saying Amanda is someone who I would do any of that for. On the five seasons of Idol I've seen so far (missed season 1), there are probably only a handful of contestants I would consider going to see live if the price were right. As for CD purchases, I have bought CDs from only seven contestants from all those years. I do support artistically those that entertained me the best over the length of the entire season. Everyone else? Pretty much out of sight out of mind.

Oh, and I wasn't very offended by your post. I just responded in kind to what you wrote. Let's just chalk it up to two gut reactions and move on. You and I will often agree to disagree on our musical tastes, and that's very cool. We can't all like the same things.

Oh, and I did hear about the Vote For The Worst support for Amanda and Danny. I'm surprised. This is the first time I ever heard them getting active in the 24 to 12 phase. Ah well. As you said, there are plenty of interchangeable performers that don't have a snowballs chance of winning this contest any way. When they go out is immaterial. Neither Amanda and Danny have a prayer of making it even close to the top 6, but I'll enjoy what oddities they each bring to the table until they do go. I'd rather enjoy the oddities than the bland-middle-of-the-road folks anyway. That's what makes reality TV so much fun - the occasional oddball contestants.

Have a good weekend, my friend.

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