Damn you American idol! I swore not to watch, but you have suckered me into it. Sometimes all it takes is an amazing rendition of Heart’s “Alone” to do it. And this year, it was just that. Now I am in it for the long haul. I wonder if I should say anything for fear of another Kimberley Locke or Latoya London incident, but I secretly (for fear that she will come in 3rd or 4th if I love her much as her predecessors) want Carrie Underwood to win. Nuff said.