NIGHT AND DAY, PT. II
What a difference a day makes.
When the voting ended 24 hours ago, we thought the sun had set on Phil Stacey's aspirations on becoming the next American Idol.
As predicted, Phil was in the bottom three in voting, along with leggy Haley Scarnato and rocker Gina Glocksen. He's been there before, and like last time, he was allowed to sit back down with the "safe" contestants rather than stare into the camera, silently bargaining with a higher power to give him one more week to prove his mettle.
In a surprise to most on stage and in the audience, however, it was Gina who awkwardly had to face America and sing Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" with tears streaming down her face. Could Fox have scripted it any better?
Haley's legs — complimented by judge Simon Cowell on Tuesday — have indeed given her legs in this competition. But how far will they carry her?
That, in part, depends on Phil. He's got less than a week to pick the right song and perfect it to win over leftover voters of Chris Sligh and now Gina. Something tells me those jilted voters could easily become Philnatics.
Next week could be interesting, as the contest moves from the classics with Tony Bennett to Latino week with J.Lo. Haley's legs again will be a threat, but can they salsa or tango?
Six days. Seven nights. The clock's ticking Phil. Your 15 minutes just got a little longer.
Also Wednesday night: With Bennett on the DL (it is the first week of MLB after all), Canadian crooner Michael Buble took the stage with his rendition of "Call Me Irresponsible". (And surprise, he's dropping a new CD next month).
Gary Mills/The Times-Union
When the voting ended 24 hours ago, we thought the sun had set on Phil Stacey's aspirations on becoming the next American Idol.
As predicted, Phil was in the bottom three in voting, along with leggy Haley Scarnato and rocker Gina Glocksen. He's been there before, and like last time, he was allowed to sit back down with the "safe" contestants rather than stare into the camera, silently bargaining with a higher power to give him one more week to prove his mettle.
In a surprise to most on stage and in the audience, however, it was Gina who awkwardly had to face America and sing Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" with tears streaming down her face. Could Fox have scripted it any better?
Haley's legs — complimented by judge Simon Cowell on Tuesday — have indeed given her legs in this competition. But how far will they carry her?
That, in part, depends on Phil. He's got less than a week to pick the right song and perfect it to win over leftover voters of Chris Sligh and now Gina. Something tells me those jilted voters could easily become Philnatics.
Next week could be interesting, as the contest moves from the classics with Tony Bennett to Latino week with J.Lo. Haley's legs again will be a threat, but can they salsa or tango?
Six days. Seven nights. The clock's ticking Phil. Your 15 minutes just got a little longer.
Also Wednesday night: With Bennett on the DL (it is the first week of MLB after all), Canadian crooner Michael Buble took the stage with his rendition of "Call Me Irresponsible". (And surprise, he's dropping a new CD next month).
Gary Mills/The Times-Union
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