Sweet Home Alabama

Bo Bice, Ruben and Taylor... Sweet Home, Alabama! And best yet, it's only an hour tonight!! WooHOo. I mean, if they're gonna focus on the rejects and only show a few from the 20 who did make it through from Alabama, then I'm glad they only have the 60 minutes tonight.

Erika Skye - Great moves.. the voice? She sang unchained melody... and Simon said "It was like a never ending torture. You are an absolutely hopeless singer." And on she went with the Dixie Chicks... Oh Dear... She was completely flat and her family is tone deaf - they heard the notes they wanted to hear. Problem was - those weren't the right notes.

Katie Bernard, she of the 2 voices... 3 year old speaking voice and.. a Golden Ticket, with a little help from her hubby and Paula's wanting to stick it to Simon.

Tatiana gotta golden ticket, and a heck of a compliment from Randy - "You may be the best voice we hear in Birmingham."

Rock the Night Away with Bernard, as long as you remember your humble pie.

Big Bird or Tweety... at 50. Hey.. If I can respect the age limit, and I'm just barely over it, you can too, darlin'. And I can sing.

Jamie Lynn Ward - remember the name. You'll be hearing it again and again. Lovely voice. She sang "Reflection," and I believe she'd have made it through without the story about dad and grandma... and dad's self inflicted gun shot wound paralysis.

Chris Sligh entered the room hoping to make David Hasselhoff cry, and broke into the Seal Song "Kiss from a Rose." Paula stood up and applauded, and Simon looked at her like she was nuts. Then, somehow, he made it through to Hollywood. He has a terrific sense of humor, "I looked straight at Paula, and she crumbled in my chubby little hands." LOL!

After this we got a little glimpse into just how polite a city Birmingham seems to be. In the face of Simon's telling them they were horrific, the general response as they left the room was, "Thank you." I believe I saw our myspace friend Jenna in that group as well. Unfortunately, we didn't actually hear any of them sing.

Team Nichole Gatzman gave em Something to Talk About, but unfortunately it was how she wasn't ready, and her voice was too old fashioned. Perhaps that's why I liked it so much. ;)

Brandi Patterson - Like a Virgin - uh.. maybe.. not so much. She blamed the floor for her 1st song. And then launched into a second on the carpet. No real improvement there.

And so it ended.

Next Up.. the last stop in the pre-Hollywood audition round: Pasadena!! Or as they're calling it, Los Angeles! Mmmm.. nothing like pea soup thick smog to help the vocal chords along.

Till tomorrow...