The Fix was In

 Does anyone else out there think the fix was in last night on American Idol?

Now before I continue, Im one of THOSE guys who like to make fun of the shows my wife watches. Pat enjoys every episode she can of American Idol and other reality based shows.

Heck, even I like a few. The Apprentice, The King of Cars, and some of the Surreal Life series can get me hooked.

But this dude is crazy funny. He cant sing a lick, hes got a voice to drive you nuts and most people couldnt wait to see him go. Then along comes the internet and sites like www.votefortheworst.com being pushed to the moon by Howard Stern and others.

Pat isnt fanatic about the integrity of the show and likes a good laugh now and then but I think she was getting a bit ticked off with the whole keeping Sanjaya while ME on the other hand LOVED the fact he stuck around week after week. Call it morbid sillyness.

As I came home from a Milton Walk of Fame meeting last night, I could hear that everyone was in bed and most of the lights were out. Before I could get my shoes off, Pat whispers from the top of the stairs….”Honey, he’s gone!”

For the last few weeks hes escaped the bottom 3 of eviction and others who were perceived to have more talent were being voted off. THEN all of a sudden, hes off. Clips of Simon Cowell were all over the place with a big smile on his face. He knows now he wont have to quit and Sanjaya wont be the American Idol.

Someone had told me though, the producers of the show have written in print so small it takes a team of lawyers hours to see, that they reserve the right to disqualify votes from the totals if they feel or have evidence the votes were mechanicially generated instead of by individual voters.

Hmmmmmmmm. For the last few weeks he has been nowhere near the bottom for eviction and now, all of a sudden, hes gone.

Smells fishy. But thats an ivestigation for another day.

The power of the internet is a big, big thing. Its something that will only get bigger and more prominent in our lives as time goes on. We better get used to it.

This concludes my first, and what will probably be my ONLY American Idol based post.

Its now al most time for game 5 of the Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars game. Let’s hope they win and get a rest before the next series. Ottawa Senators won *sigh* As a Leafs fan that holds no solice whatsoever.

GO NUCKS GO!