LAST EDITED ON 03-13-06 AT 04:41 PM (EST)

Wow there are so many variables. And so many different favorites from what I can see.

How is should go How it will go.
1. Katherine 1. Chris
2. Chris 2. Katherine
3. Taylor 3. Taylor
4. Mandisa 4. Kelli
5. Lisa 5. Mandisa
6. Kelli 6. Lisa
7. Elliot 7. Paris
8. Paris 8. Elliot
9. Ace 9. Ace
10.Bucky 10.Bucky
11.Melissa 11.Kevin
12.Kevin 12.Melissa

Again it should be fun to watch.
Later Jags

America will choose:
1: Chris Daughtry
2: Taylor Hicks
3: Mandissa
4: Kellie Pickler
5: Ace Young
6: Katherine McPhee
7: Elliot Yamin
8: Paris Bennett
9: Lisa Tucker
10: Bucky Covington
11: Melissa McGhee
12: Kevin Covais

My Choices:
1: Chris Daughtry
2: Taylor Hicks
3: Kellie Pickler
4: Katherine McPhee
5: Elliot Yamin
6: Mandissa
7: Lisa Tucker
8: Melissa McGhee
9: Kevin Covais
10: Bucky Covington
11: Ace Young
12: Paris Bennett

PTTE:

12. Melissa
11. Bucky
10. Kellie
9. Kevin
8. Elliot
7. Paris
6. Ace
5. Lisa
4. Katharine
3. Taylor
2. Mandisa
1. Chris

WANT:

12. Kevin
11. Ace
10. Kellie
9. Bucky
8. Melissa
7. Lisa
I really love all of the following, so as long as one of these six win, I don't really care what order they're in (at least not at the moment)...
6. Paris
5. Taylor (I think I might tire of him after a few more weeks)
4. Katharine
3. Elliot
2. Chris
1. Mandisa

LAST EDITED ON 03-14-06 AT 00:28 AM (EST)

alright.....hope these pan out.....

Lots of good singers this year, and lots of potential among those who have started kind of shaky, so it's pretty tricky to call it now. Some of these lower-tier people could really find their confidence (and better song choices) and go far......we'll see....

America will vote (PTTE):

Taylor Hicks 1 (American Idol 5 yeah!!)
Katherine McPhee 2
Chris Daughtry 3
Mandisa 4
Bucky Covington 5
Ace of Base 6
Lisa Tucker 7
Eliot Yamin 8
Kellie Pickler 9
Melissa Mcghee 10
Paris 11
Kevin Covais 12

But in a perfect world (my votes):

Taylor Hicks 1 (Still American Idol 5! Who lives and loves his music more than Taylor? His musical taste and talented artistic vocal choices will continue to surprise week after week, breathing life and entertainment into every genre he tackles. A lock to win.)

Katherine McPhee 2 (sultry, silky smooth--the whole package.....seems authentically self-deprecating and sweet, yet also can confidently deliver her sexy stage persona....can convince girls that she's a best friend and guys that she's a lover....sounds like a recipe for votes to me!)

Bucky Covington 3 (where's the love? I don't like new country any more than the rest of us, but this dude sings better than Bo Bice any day of the week,(and twice on Sunday))

Chris Daughtry 4 (great story, great pipes, but basically the same song every week....I can see why people pick him to win, though.....)

Mandisa 5 (just beautiful--voice, character, wit, everything....)

Ace 6 (not as annoying as you might expect from a pretty boy, and actually pretty talented....seems to be blowing it off with his song choices, though.....makes me question his musical taste)

Lisa Tucker 7 (dark horse, if she can ever drop the fakey stage persona and express her emotions honestly in song.....very cute and good voice, just needs more rawness and authentic songs)

Eliot Yamin 8 (really sweet kid...if he gets some confidence and can articulate himself better (overcome nerves), he'd be a force to reckon with)

Melissa Mcghee 9 (she's gotten a raw deal from one shaky performance...I had her as 4th and 2nd best female vocal performance the first two weeks.....it'll be a shame to see her go early)

Paris 10 (horrible song choices....i really question her musical taste and awareness of what type of music moves an audience.....all the vocal talent in the world won't help you if you're singing "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" week after week.....get with the times, baby...or at least give us some soulful Motown masters, Stevie, Donna Summer, Karen Carpenter, Natalie Merchant, Sarah Mclachlan, anything!...._something_ cool or interesting....)

Kellie Pickler 11 (o-ver-rat-ed!! milked the redneck-in-hollywood schtick about 15 minutes too long for my tastes--and I used to live in the South!--needs to grow more as an artist, which she started by choosing a song more to her ability level last week, but too-little-too-late, to build enough voting momentum to last much longer. The first shaky performance takes her out.)

Kevin Covais 12 (stop patronizing this charming young man, American Idol! He's actually quite witty and nice, and they could stand to treat him with a _little_ more dignity....I get the feeling that it hurts his feelings a bit. He's a trooper, but not strong enough in the nerves or persona department to last.....the good Don McLean performance was a fluke.)

Best of luck everyone.....

America will vote

Melissa...... 1st to go
Kevin
Bucky
Taylor
Mandisa
Eliot
Ace
Paris
Kellie
Katherine
Chris
Lisa will be the next American Idol!
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Should/Want list

Kelley
Melissa
Taylor Sorry guys but this guy looks like he's stomping on bugs while he's singing
Kevin (bless his heart, I lvoe him, but he's not an american Idol)
Bucky
Chris
Mandisa
Eliot
Ace
Paris
Katherine
Lisa ....... what a voice! My current favorite.

As usual, my favorite (will Makar) doesn't even make the final 12) Lets see if I do any better this year!

This is a tough one, because I have 2 fave guys & 3 fave girls who I think are going to have a close race for the top spots & it could go so many ways . . .

Will Vote
12. Melissa -- First to Go
11. Bucky
10. Elliot
9. Lisa
8. Kevin
7. Paris
6. Ace
5. Katherine
4. Chris
3. Mandisa
2. Kellie
1. Taylor -- AI

Should Vote
12. Kevin
11. Melissa
10. Paris
9. Bucky
8. Ace
7. Lisa
6. Elliot
5. Katherine
4. Kellie
3. Mandisa
2. Chris
1. Taylor

Kind Creation of ARNutz