John Adams

Who'd guess a guy who looks like this would be completely mental? http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/police-hando...Ycvm7Te5xMEtbAF

You and Meazza should go over to Little gym together.

WTF is wrong with interest? Jesus H.

Uhh huh. Here's Kiper's big board right before the 2005 draft. So he's as smart as Mike formerly from Florida and Steely Dan. (I picked 2005 because we've seen enough of the 2005 players to see if they are quality.)

Just ask Hargrove. Bills fans: here's your big tight end. Now STFU.

Perhaps you missed my point. ST is VERY important. It got the Bills to 7-9 last year despite abysmal O and D. I am happy the Bills are looking to ST in the draft.

Right. This is the round where you find your starters. You join Steely Dan's draft day brain trust.

30th in defense. 31st in offense. 7-9 record. Is ST important?

And you know this because Scouts Inc. says so? Good stuff. Keep it coming.

And the 30th ranked defense was so much better than the 31st ranked offense?

So he's not the tackler Winfield is. And he's better in coverage than Winfield. He returns kicks where Winfield did not. Why exactly are people comparing him to Winfield? Because he can't intercept a ball?

That's the opposite of the scouting reports that report weak lower body and ineffective tackler and against the run. Mostly he's a speed edge rusher. Probably a 3rd down specialist.

Winfield had the rep of being a hard hitter--and was. McElvin has the opposite rep. Soft as a tackler. He's no Winfield.

For a few hours at least, he was.

Off the field issue is accusation of beating his girlfriend and infant child. Plead out of battery charge. Guess the Bills are taking a different tack this year than under Marv.

Tomorrow's high school dropouts will have gone to Obama's federally funded pre-K. Idiocy. NASA gets a pittance. God forbid the government actually spend money directly on science, one of the few areas where the US still holds any advantage on the rest of the world. (Slipping fast though.)

There was no comparison between White/Castro and the other 4 this week. They were so much worse. I think Brooke is as vulnerable as she seems. It's gone from charming to annoying in a hurry.

She wasn't going to win but the fact that White and Castro weren't in the bottom 2 is insane. The show format needs to be changed so that people vote for the person they think is the worst, not for who is best. That would dampen the popularity contest issue.

The young girls are going to carry Archuletta to a win. I'm steeling myself for the inevitability.

The 2010 revision is that everyone's a free agent. Should be a fun season.

1- nose 2 - nose 3 - nose

That's him though. He's straight from the elevator soundtrack. Less the trick, I agree.

All these songs demand big voice and stage presence. Predict success for Carly. White and Castro do not have the voice for this. A little worried about rock and roll David Cooke. And away they go. Syesha Mercado. Webber is Geppetto: he breathed life into the wooden doll. Syesha argued with Andrew Lloyd Weber that "this is American Idol, not musical theater." (0:26) Her point: you can't let loose with personality on Idol. To date, mission accomplished. Still, wood-brained as she is for having ignored the judges' criticisms every week RE lack of stage presence, Idol's mannequin listened to the most successful billionaire musical writer of all time and abaracadabara: she's a real girl! Not only did she have personality, her voice was stronger. I wonder if she's smart enough to keep this up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZm3LIVh6nE Jason Castro. He sang Memories. He'll be one after this week. He's got a quiet week voice so he picks...the song that requires the biggest voice. Even Weber knew it would be a disaster. Despite the Travolta suit, there'll be no Stayin' Alive for Castro this week. (ed. note to Letterman: sign me now while you can still afford me.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkIZIEKmsEk Brooke White. Forgot the lyrics? Restarted a song again? What in the !@#$? I like her voice but she's not cut out for Webber's songs. Even more absurd (and she wasn't the only singer who fell for this), she admitted not knowing the story behind the song. !@#$ing hell people. You're going to meet the composer, one of the most famous songwriters of all time. Don't you have Google? Look it up. You know you suck when Paula struggles to find something nice to say about you. Easily in the bottom 2 this week. Castro may have been so bad that she lasts until next week but only by a hair. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-8lBTpQ4k David Archuletta. He's bringing back the 80s with that skinny tie and the Members-Only-ish jacket. Weber must have been reading my comments on David: told him to keep his eyes open. (1:18) Sir Andrew (annoying), who came off as really likable throughout the show, was perturbed by the fake squints. Amen. Still, David can't help himself and squints right off the bat but overall struggles to keep his eyes open and performs a brave adaptation of a classic. Pretty good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMT9_BF4J-4 Carly Smithson. She was debating All I Ask of You vs. Jesus Christ Superstar. Webber saved her Irish tuckus. Has the composer/songwriter ever played such an important role in Idol? He did this night, giving great advice to them all, but this was the best call of the night. He challenged her big voice and encouraged her personality. She was very good and after Simon complimented her, the "Simon loves me. (This week)" T-shirt was funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQB-tLyzSmY David Cooke. I thought Music of the Night was a terrible song choice. But props to Cooke. He pulled it off. I expected rock-n-roll David, who's adapted so many songs to date, to style this as a rock and roll ballad. But he sang it straight and did surprisingly well. He should have left his trademark rock and roll scream at the end of the song on the tour bus. But by doing this song traditionally, he proves he's got the most musical range of everyone on Idol this season. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRwzk9Ku3z8 Top: Carly Smithson, Syesha Mercado Bottom: Castro, White Other thoughts. Webber came across as a great guy. Worth over a billion dollars, his love of his music shined through and where Mariah Carey gave annoying recommendations last week, Webber tried to help each contestant perform better and succeeded. Fully blogged with embeded vids here. http://johnadamsx23.blogspot.com/

All these songs all demand big voice and stage presence. Predict success for Carly. White and Castro do not have the voice for this. A little worried about rock and roll Adavid Cooke. And away they go. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Syesha Mercado. </span>Weber is Geppetto: he breathed life into the wooden doll. Syesha argued with Andrew Lloyd Weber that "this is American Idol, not musical theater." (0:26) Her point: you can't let loose with personality on Idol. To date, mission accomplished. Still, wood-brained as she is for having ignored the judges' criticisms every week RE lack of stage presence, Idol's mannequin listened to the most successful billionaire musical writer of all time and abaracadabara: she's a real girl! Not only did she have personality, her voice was stronger. I wonder if she's smart enough to keep this up. <object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZm3LIVh6nE&hl=en"><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZm3LIVh6nE&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZm3LIVh6nE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason Castro.</span> He sang Memories. He'll be one after this week. He's got a quiet week voice so he picks...the song that requires the biggest voice. Even Weber knew it would be a disaster. <object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkIZIEKmsEk&hl=en"><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkIZIEKmsEk&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkIZIEKmsEk&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brooke White.</span> Forgot the lyrics? Restarted a song again? What in the !@#$? I like her voice but she's not cut out for Weber's songs. Even more absurd (and she wasn't the only singer who fell for this), she admitted not knowing the story behind the song. !@#$ing hell people. You're going to meet the composer, one of the most famous songwriters of all time. Don't you have Google? Look it up. Easily in the bottom 2 this week. Castro may have been so bad that she lasts until next week but only by a hair. <object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-8lBTpQ4k&hl=en"'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-8lBTpQ4k&hl=en"><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-8lBTpQ4k&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-8lBTpQ4k&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object> <span style="font-weight: bold;">David Archuletta</span>. He's bringing back the 80s with that skinny tieand the Members-Only-ish jacket. Weber must have been reading my comments on David: told him to keep his eyes open. (1:18) Sir Andrew (annoying), who came off as really likeable throughout the show, was perturbed by the fake squints. Amen. Still, David can't help himself and squints right off the bat but overall struggles to keep his eyes open and performs a brave adaptation of a classic. Pretty good. <object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-8lBTpQ4k&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-8lBTpQ4k&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carly Smithson. </span>She was debating All I Ask of You vs. Jesus Christ Superstar. Weber saved her Irish tuckus. Has the composer/songwriter ever played such an important role in Idol? He did this night, giving great advice to them all, but this was the best call of the night. He challenged her big voice and encouraged her personality. She was very good and after Simon complemented her, the "Simon loves me. (This week)" T-shirt was funny. <object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQB-tLyzSmY&hl=en"><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQB-tLyzSmY&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQB-tLyzSmY&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object> <span style="font-weight: bold;">David Cooke. </span>I thought Music of the Night was a terrible song choice. But props to Cooke. He pulled it off. I expected rock-n-roll David, who's adapted so many songs to date, to style this as a rock and roll ballad. But he sang it straight and did surprisingly well. He should have left his trademark rock and roll scream at the end of the song on the tour bus. But by doing this song traditionally, he proves he's got the most musical range of everyone on Idol this season. <object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRwzk9Ku3z8&hl=en"><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRwzk9Ku3z8&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRwzk9Ku3z8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object> Top: Carly Smithson, Syesha Mercado Bottom: Castro, White Other thoughts. Weber came across as a great guy. Worth over a billion dollars, his love of his music shined through and where Mariah Carey gave annoying recommendations last week, Weber tried to help each contestant perform better and succeeded.

Bit of a logical stretch there, eh?