I usually avoid getting sucked into American Idol - but this year the final ten or so contestants were remarkable - most of them, I don't quite get the appeal of the little blonde. Jessica is extraordinary - but so is the Black guy .... I don't care who actually wins; I just enjoy the performances.

Btw, if you didn't know she could get down, you must not have seen that Proud Mary performance. But I agree about her Etta James song.