We got totally addicted to AI last year. One of the reasons we like it so much is that we can watch it as a family, which is nice.

Mario was one of my favorites as well, especially since we had a past connection (no, not that kind). I've heard rumors that he dropped out because he's gay and didn't want to be outed on national tv. I don't believe anyone has ever dropped out voluntarily at this point in the competition before, although George Huff got into the final 12 last year because someone got kicked off.

I am glad that Nikko is back. I thought he did a beautiful job singing Georgia, and couldn't believe that Constantstink made it and Nikko didn't. I also can't believe that Mikalah is through and Amanda is off. Although I didn't think Amanda was wonderful or anything, she was certainly better than Mikalah.

And btw, Part, I happened to notice that not only was your above response Vintage Part, it was Post # 69 in this thread, which carries a certain irony.