Am I the only one who thinks so?

Of course Dilana rocked tonight. Zayra’s performance left me pleasantly surprised. Didn’t like Jill. Didn’t think Ryan was that bad, either (although I could have done without the cheesy smile). If I lived at the Rockstar Mansion, I’d probably hang out with Storm and (of course) Dilana.

Rocked: Toby, Dilana, Phil
Sucked: Jill, Zayra, Chris

The others were just… eh.

Yay! They’ve finally announced the when and wheres of the American Idol Auditions, Season 6.

AMERICAN IDOL begins its search for the next singing superstar and will host auditions in 7 cities across the country starting this August!

The quest to become the next American Idol starts now. Auditions for the sixth edition of AMERICAN IDOL begin in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at The Forum.

Men and women 16 to 28 years old on Aug. 6, 2006, and eligible to work in the United States are welcome to audition.

Here they are:

Los Angeles
The Forum
Tues. Aug. 8, 2006

San Antonio
Alamodome
Fri. Aug. 11, 2006

New York
Continental Air. Arena
Mon. Aug. 14, 2006

Birmingham
BJCC
Mon. Aug. 21, 2006

Memphis
FedExForum
Sun. Sep. 3, 2006

Minneapolis
Target Center
Fri. Sep. 8, 2006

Seattle
KeyArena
Tue. Sep. 19, 200

Heh. Goodbye, Matt. You were done in by the “all-important song selection”. I loved how my boyfriend Jason Newsted reacted when he heard Duran Duran.

Dilana encored, of course.

I like this show. It’s not Idol, and it’s sorely missing a Simon Cowell, but it’ll do for now.

Storm Large (what a great name) opens the show with Pinball Wizard. She’s okay, but in my opinion became instantly forgettable when Ryan Star (another great name!) performs Iris, one of the greatest songs ever written, and performs it well.

Next up is Toby Rand, who rocks out Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door. Then, Patrice sings Somebody to Love, Magni does Satisfaction, and Zayra does Bring Me to Life. Yawn, yawner, yawnest.

Jenny’s How You Remind Me is okay. I really enjoyed Josh’s She Talks to Angels, but that might be more because of the song than the singer. Unfortunately, I didn’t feel the same way about Matt’s Yellow although it’s one of my favorite songs ever.

And then- Dilana. Lithium. I love her. End the show right now, and give her the job, I say.