Idol Top 8: Results

It took an hour to tell us who was going home, so there was a LOT of fluff. Some highlights:

1. I thought they all sounded really good on the group song ("Bailamos"?). It's too bad it's a night too late.

2. They showed a clip of Simon in Africa, talking about the benefits of a "School in a Box", and the kids he was with had made chalk drawings of him and one of the kids gave Simon man-boobs. That was probably the funniest thing I've ever seen on this show.

3. Jennifer Lopez performed and I thought she was the best guest performer so far this year, and considering I couldn't understand a single word she was singing, that says a lot. And she seems really cool.

4. The Bottom 3: Phil, Haley and Chris, as predicted. Not surprisingly, Chris is sent back to the bleachers right away and it's down to our 2 Bottom 3 veterans, Phil and Haley. Phil rises from the grave once more as Haley is sent packing. As she works the crowd during her singout, she sings the line "Scratch, scratch!" right in Phil's wife's face. Meow!

Next week they're goin' country with Martina McBride.