Agree to disagree

We agree that Tuesday's Idol was a lot of fun, especially after last week's bomb. But that's about all we agreed on.

1. Best performance of the night:
Erin: Melinda's I'm a Woman (It gave me chills.)
Gary: Melinda's Nutbush City Limits (Is there ANYTHING this W-O-M-A-N can't sing?)

2. Weakest performance of the night:
Erin: Blake's Roxanne (In case you haven't heard, I'm not the biggest Blake fan.)
Gary: Blake's Roxanne (That's true, literally and figuratively.)

3. Idol judge appearing to be under the influence:
Erin: Paula (Idolnation has been wondering what's in the big red Coke cup.)
Gary: Paula (So what's new?)

4. Best overall performer of the night:
Erin: Melinda (I love her.)
Gary: Melinda (Heck, best performer all season.)

5. Weakest performer of the night:
Erin: Blake (Because I hate Blake's beat-boxing.)
Gary: Blake (She really does. As for me, it's OK, but who could listen to an entire album of this scat?)

6. WILL be in the Finals:
Erin: Jordin and Blake (I really hope I'm wrong.)
Gary: Melinda and Blake (I KNOW she's wrong!)

7. SHOULD be in the Finals:
Erin: Melinda and Jordin (Because it's a SINGING competition.)
Gary: Melinda and Phil (Because Phil was robbed. RECOUNT!)

8. Best song choice by Idol judges:
Erin: Wishing on a Star, Simon's pick for Jordin (I guess he knows how to pick 'em.)
Gary: Roxanne, Paula's pick for Blake (Too bad he couldn't pull it off.)

9. Best use of sound effects:
Erin: Phil Stacey's flatulent hands during WAWS/TV-30 promo (What, did you think I was going to say Blake?)
Gary: Erin's laugh at the promo (And thanks to TiVo, she got to laugh again, and again ...)

10. Biggest shock of the night:
Erin: Calling in to vote and hearing Melinda's voice thanking me for voting (It was the highlight of my day.)
Gary: Simon's criticism of Jordin (Ouch! Didn't see that one coming.)

So who do you think will be in next week's finals? We want to hear from you.

Erin Patterson and Gary T. Mills/The Times-Union