And then there were three

In the first post-Phil Stacey week of American Idol, LaKisha Jones was sent home Wednesday night, leaving Jordin Sparks, Melinda Doolittle and Blake Lewis.
Random thought I: The Ford commercials featuring the contestants are actually pretty good. The smarmy ones with the two actors are actually really awful
To fill an hour: Yes! It’s back to the Farmer’s Market where middle-aged women sing Stayin’ Alive! Yes!
Final four: Host Ryan Seacrest couldn’t bring two at a time to the stage, that would have given it away. So all four stood there and waited for the news. He first declared Sparks safe. Then, after another commercial, he let Doolittle know that she, too, was safe.
Random thought II: Pink’s dress did not look very comfortable.
Two: Jones and Lewis, pretty much everyone’s guess as the two most likely to go, stood and waited … Lewis was safe and Jones was going home.
Random thought III: It’s a good thing Barry Gibb had backup help on the chorus of To Love Somebody, otherwise it could have gotten really ugly.
There’s more: The American Idol folks are now looking for bands …

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