Haley and Karen Rodriguez

[Miguel]

Haley connected with Karen Rodriguez tonight (they were playing phone tag).



A bond forged in fire:

---

March 17: [quote]"American Idol" is cutting to 11 tonight; who'll it be? Our Newsday panel thinks Haley Reinhart, Karen Rodriguez and Naima Adedapo better watch out -- we're picking one of them to go home tonight.

Anne Bratskeir
-Naima Adedapo
-Karen Rodriguez
-Haley Rinehart (will be eliminated)

Daniel Bubbeo (3 points, 0-1)
-Haley Rinehart
-Karen Rodriguez
-Naima Adedapo (will be eliminated)

Glenn Gamboa (4 points, 1-0)
-Naima Adedapo
-Karen Rodriguez
-Haley Reinhart (will be eliminated)

Verne Gay (2 points, 1-0)
-Haley Reinhart
-Karen Rodriguez
-Naima Adedapo (will be eliminated)

Ronnie Gill (4 points, 1-0)
-Naima Adedapo
-Haley Rinehart
-Karen Rodriguez (will be eliminated)

David Lopez (2 points, 0-1)
-Paul McDonald
-Karen Rodriguez
-Naima Adedapo (will be eliminated)

Peggy Lundquist (3 points, 1-0)
-Naima Adedapo
-Karen Rodriguez
-Haley Reinhart (will be eliminated)

Jonathan McCarthy
-Casey Abrams
-Naima Adedapo
-Haley Reinhart (will be eliminated)

Jamshid Mousavinezhad (4 points, 1-0)
-Karen Rodriguez
-Haley Rinehart
-Naima Adedapo (will be eliminated)

[fover]

Haley connected with Karen Rodriguez tonight (they were playing phone tag).

Karen had already been voted off by the time I tuned in, so I really didn't have a chance to see her perform. Looking back at the group songs she appeared in on Hiphopgamer's Journey video, she seemed to have a nice voice, but otherwise didn't really stand out. However, she did stand out in the Beyonce Medley on Finale night. I remember thinking, where was this girl hiding. I hope she is able to use that performance as a springboard to a successful career.

[Miguel]

Karen was the only one of the top Idols whose initial audition was done remotely over MySpace:

http://www.myspace.com/video/the-channel.../107446450

IMO, she looks prettier, and younger, with straight hair. She should lose the bushy hair look.



She sang one of her songs in both English and Spanish. Perhaps that was a strategic move to energize Latino voters. If so, I think it was a mistake because she also lost a lot of potential supporters. It might have been effective though if she had waited until later in the competition after she had developed more of a following.

[john]

IMO, she looks prettier, and younger, with straight hair. She should lose the bushy hair look.

I agree. When I first saw Haley's swan song performance I noticed Karen's hair and thought the style was very unflattering.

[fover]

Karen was the only one of the top Idols whose initial audition was done remotely over MySpace:

http://www.myspace.com/video/the-channel.../107446450

IMO, she looks prettier, and younger, with straight hair. She should lose the bushy hair look.



She sang one of her songs in both English and Spanish. Perhaps that was a strategic move to energize Latino voters. If so, I think it was a mistake because she also lost a lot of potential supporters. It might have been effective though if she had waited until later in the competition after she had developed more of a following.

That was a great find (audition) Miguel.