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I have a dark confession to make...
I...hate to admit it...***sniff***...but I've...I've gotten caught up into a wicked, terrible obsession. ***snork***

It started out innocently enough: I was sitting at the dinning room table a few weeks ago, minding my own business, while in the living room, my wife was inviting evil into our home. That's right, Sweeter Half brought this upon me and my household. Oh Lord! Have mercy on us!

It started out as a sirens song, a voice that stood out above clanging cymbals: Melinda Doolittle.

That's right, Melinda Doolittle of American Idol. That's right: American Idol.

I've gotten hooked. I'm so ashamed. I've resisted for 5 years, mocking and belittling those who participated and those who watched, and now, I actually schedule my evening around watching it.

But Melinda is beyond any of the contestants I've ever heard. She has an incredible voice and a humility that is rare in someone so talented. If she was the first up every night, I'd watch her and turn it off.

Oh the shame!

At least I haven't voted. Yet.

Posted by Surly Dave on Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Tiger Lilly (mail):
AMERICAN IDOL???!!!
Shame on you. That's quite terrible.
3.28.2007 9:16am
Robert Perry (mail) (www):
Put some Bach, Mozart, or Beethoven in the CD player and step away from the idiot box, brother. You'll be OK in no time!
3.28.2007 11:35am
Uncle Ben (mail) (www):
Oh my. I thought I knew you. *sigh*
3.28.2007 2:28pm
bobc (mail):
it,s ok, a lot of idiots listen to Rush Limbaugh and beleave it's real news and not just entertainment.
3.28.2007 5:53pm
Douglas (mail) (www):
I voted for Blake and Melinda, casting my first AI votes ever last night. The country seems to agree with me, as Blake and Melinda are safe until the next time.
3.28.2007 9:13pm
Douglas (mail) (www):
If loving Melinda is wrong, I don't want to be right.
3.28.2007 9:14pm
Steve Marden (mail):
I knew it. The only way not to get sucked in is to never, ever watch the show. Thanks for the cautionary tale.
3.29.2007 9:29am
kingdavid (www):
It's amazing what they pass off as tv entertainment nowadays. I remember back when they had fantastic entertainment shows, like the the Sonny and Cher Variety Hour, not that was entertainment. (tongue in cheek)
4.4.2007 10:12am

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