Idol fans weigh in

Philips gig with John Fogerty yesterday evening softened my position regarding him.

I'm willing to give him a chance and see where he goes.

At least he seems to have some unique artistic driving force and styling compared to the mainstream these days.

He's kinda the anti-Adam Lambert who is another former idol finalist that tends to march somewhat to his own drum and has talent.

My wife loves them both. My daughter likes Philip as well. She says "he has a sparkle in his eyes".

With Philips winning, I will watch the auditions next year, because they're the most entertaining part of the show, but I won't spend time watching the competition. I didn't watch much anyway. Jessica was clearly the top discovery the judges made this year. She earned a victory. The voters however, do not know how to judge a singer. Just look at how the judges used the one "save" they had to save Jessica from elimination by the incompetent voting viewers. But, with good writing and production, success, fortune and fame are to come for Jessica.

The effort I've put into my system just to get the audio reproduction "OK" on this program over cable is way out of balance with quality of music.