It's a Sad Sad Sad Sad World

AI is in CHI-TOWN!!!!! I love me some Chicago!! Great city, great people. Shania Twain is our guest judge and actually a very effective one at that. Hmm.... could she replace Simon??? I like her.

Apparently bad singers.

And we start the night with the sob stories. Katelyn's parents are separating. Dad's always been there for her performances in the past, and now he's left. And believe me, I'm not mocking, but seriously, in this day and age, I'm guessing about 40% of the people auditioning have divorced parents. I'm not sure that's really a back story. But, she sang pretty well and made it through. Oh - and should she get any where in Hollywood, I'm hoping someone will give her a nice, deep conditioning treatment.

Next up is Amy. Amy is a... full figured gal... and is ALL personality.

Well. Personality and boobs.

First she pretends to faint... and her boobs apparently... flex or something.

Sadly, I think she's a really good singer, but she over did the funny and didn't make it through. Dang. I liked her.

Charity from Arkansas is up next. she's very... yellow. Blonde hair, yellow shirt, pale skin. The important thing to note here is she has a plaid skirt. Her voice is nice but thin. Eh... she makes it through but I don't see her going far.

Insert bunches and bunches of mad, bad people.

But soft, what light through yonder window breaks. It's Angela Martin. She's auditioned 3 times now. Made it to Hollywood twice. The first time she was cut in Hollywood, then last year she had to go to court for a traffic violation so now she's back AGAIN. Well... 3rd times a charm? She's got a great voice. Let's hope she can make it this time.

Hmmm... more people... more... really bad singing. And some people who... well... just didn't get it.

More... no tickets....

More... bad......

Wow - this evening is painful....

Brian from Pittsburgh channels some Tiny Tim and invites us to Tiptoe Through the Tulips.... He was apparently kicked out of the Army for singing in uniform. What does THAT tell you.

Some young man who says he's the champ. His name is Herold... and Herold thinks he can sing. But the judges don't agree, and they make him cry.

John comes through and FINALLY gets a ticket. He's got a nice voice, apparently surprising the judges. He throws off Shania so badly that she told him he has a nice bottom. She meant range, but of course it didn't get taken that way. And it went downhill from there.

Oh it's Paige... Paige almost died when she was little. That was sad. So now she MUST make it through because she almost died when she was little. That's logical right? Simon didn't like her, the ladies said yes, but not resounding ones. Randy gives her a yes and shes GOING THROUGH. I didn't draw her picture. She bores me.

A couple more guys make it through, and that draws us to the end of Chicago.

So... dear readers... imagine you're going to American Idol. What do you give for your sob story? Give me your best sad sad sad World Story.....