idol and other observations

i have idol paused right now, and i didnt watch it last night. i saw the first little quincy jones skit in tonight's episode, and i know this to be true: the person who should win will come in second, and the person who should have been voted out weeks ago will win. basically, this is a replay of last year when katherine was clearly the best vocalist, and the most annoying mildly retarded person won. in this incarnation, jordan is clearly the best (i dont care about lakisha - she's good but can only sing one style, and melinda not only has no neck, but also has been a backup singer for how long? if she was really star material, you're telling me NO ONE would have picked up on that before now? riiight...) talent, and phil is clearly the most mildly retarded. he's even begun to channel rain man hicks with the awkwardly time hey and uncanny and slightly disturbing appeal to older viewers. so you heard it hear first - phil is going to win, jordan should win and will come in second. thank god i havent wasted/invested too much of my life into this stupid show this season...

in far more interesting and talented news, the kokua festival was last weekend in oahu. for those of us who couldn't make it, the glorious internets have come to our rescue (sort of): you can watch jack's set and encore on the kokua myspace page. you can't start or stop the show, but it just continuously loops - about 90 min total. obviously the whole set is pretty cool, but seeing three of my favorite artists (jack, ed and zach) on the same stage, and walking off hugging, was pretty cool. highlight: jack, ed and ernie cruz singing constellations, best song ever. not exactly the best version ive ever heard, but pretty cool.

seeing the kokua set also got me super excited to see alo at martyrs exactly four weeks from tomorrow. they're on tour, the new cd is released next tuesday and i highly recommend checking them out if they stop near you.

MO