I was really sad to see Chris Sligh go, but already knew in my heart that he would be the next to go. Before they even got to his row, Bob and I both had the gut feeling that he would be in the bottom 3. I was really hoping that it would be Phil Stacey’s turn as he just rubs me the wrong way (different strokes for different folks).

Sanjaya, I don’t know what to say about him. All we know is that there are a bunch of AI haters out there voting to keep him in. I feel they should change their voting system by having everyone vote for the worst person. I don’t believe the AI haters could stand a chance with everyone else voting out the worst. Look at how they eliminate in Survivor, they vote by writing down the person’s name that they want to see leave.

Melinda Doolittle is the one who has my vote this year. I look forward to her performance every time and her humble disposition quenches it for me.

When it comes to Blake Lewis, I believe the judges got it right when they told him he was the best male contestant. He is really growing on us over here.

This is such a great season and there are several in this competition who have what it takes to be our next AI.