I Still Have McPheever!

The day is finally here! In a little more than 2 hours I will be fully engrossed in the concert delight of the season...American Idols Live (sponsored by Pop-Tarts). When my mom and I ordered the tickets it seemed so far away, but time sure did fly after a busy summer.

I used to never watch American Idol, mostly due to the fact that it is so hard to follow a show of its caliber while attending college, however, due to my lack of cable and wanting to check what it's all about, I began watching this winter...and man was I hooked! I critiqued every little thing and was captivated by the whole spectacle. Next season I might even adopt the Mama She-She form of evaluation, using checks and half checks. I often thought: "How cool would that be if that was me singing on that stage? Come on now, I'm better than Bucky and especially Taylor (ask me about him and I will give you many reasons why I don't like him and believe he will be the next Ruben. You belong in Vegas Taylor!)."

It amazes me how many people vote for these so called "Idols" but when it comes to voting for the president of the most powerful nation in the world, less that 50% of the population shows up at the polls...how sad! If you don't vote you have no right to complain about Bush, the war in Iraq, or any other elected official, I won't even give you the time of day. See that's why I can openly critique Taylor and the rest of the Idols, because I religiously voted (whenever I could get through) for my girl Katherine McPhee. Now I know what you're thinking: "Paul, you only voted for her because she has a pretty face.", though this factored into my decision, it was not the only reason (I liked her early on, before Hollywood started putting inappropriate, revealing clothes on her. It's sad what they do to those girls every year.). Have you heard her sing lately? No one else this season is in the same league (except for Chris, who is lucky he didn't win so he can sing his own style). I have always loved that soulful sound of jazz and blues music and I feel Kat is perfect for that, I can't wait till her album drops later this Fall. And did I mention her amazing range, or her ability to send chills down your spine while singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"?

Well that's all for now, hopefully I will be able to appease your appetite for more "American Idols Live" dirt that has developed after reading this, and post all the highs and lows a little later (most likely Taylor will be in some of those lows...but maybe not, I'm gonna try and give him a chance).

Food for thought: Are you old enough to vote? Do you? If you vote for your favorite Idol for 2 hours every week, you need to be voting in every election. Remember, the American Idol is not going to be helping to end poverty or solve the world's problems. Even if you don't watch Idol you need to be voting.

Better yet, think about the cultural things you follow religiously. Think about all the time and effort you put forth to follow those things. Do you put that much time into your walk with Christ? Do you pursue Him with as much passion and fervor? Let's all strive to answer that with a resounding YES!