It's all about the Jerz

[jlh]

You know in that GnR video where they're flashing that "Where's Izzy?" sign? I kinda wanted someone to have a "Where's Richie?" sign. Well, maybe tomorrow night. Meanwhile OMG Ryan is HAWT when he pairs stubble and an open necked shirt with trousers that actually fit.

So true story: When I was at Nimbus, ali_wildgoose, aegeus and I drove over to the grocery store and on the way back this song came on the radio and I sang it at the top of my lungs, of course, because it was THE song my senior year of high school and when we got back to the hotel Ali and Aegy were just staring at me, open mouthed, and I was like, what?

1. Phil, "Blaze of Glory." Oh, I fear for Chris because this was pretty good. He still totally bores me, but he sounded fucking amazing. I'm not sure he really "made the song his own" but kinda who cares except Simon? The only thing is, I'd much rather hear Chris sing disco than Phil.
   
2. Jordin, "Living on a Prayer." Love the shout to to Gina. However, this was not great. It was like a Disney movie or one of those made-fors where Shannon Doherty is in a band or something. I liked the hair and the makeup but I really didn't like the shoes. She's not out-it takes more than one bad week for folks to kick out a singer they love-but she definitely came up against her limitations.
   
3. Lakisha, "This Ain't a Love Song." Smart choice! (I love that the awesome power of Lakisha made both JBJ and Cresty black momentarily.) She was awesome. I'm not sure that means she isn't going home because it looks like a popularity contest at this point, and Randy was right that the start was a bit rough. We'll see.
   
4. Blake, "You Give Love a Bad Name." That was fucking awesome. Winner or no, his is the CD I am looking forward to buying. I might actually purchase this track from the itunes store. Yes, friends, that's how good it was.
   
5. Chris, "Wanted Dead or Alive." allysonsedai remarked that he oozed sex and my god he did. As Simon said, he did as much as he could with that song, I mean, he worked it OUT and if his lover roommate hadn't been so amazing he would have gotten a better response, I think.
   
6. Melinda, "Have a Nice Day." Hello Tina Turner. Why was she even worried? She was totally amazing. I am voting for her 20 times, because I have Cingular.

Re Blake's hair: I really like it. As you can see in the stuff with JBJ, his highlights badly needed touching up anyway. Which makes me think of how back when Ryan still had them Simon was always nagging him to redo them. I wonder if Simon misses the blond hair?

Poll A six pack for the radio

For the record I voted 20x Melinda, 15x Blake, 10x Chris, 10x Jordin.