Remember the kid who had been wearing a Brett Favre jersey every day since Christmas 2003? He took it off.
David Witthoft, 12, finally wore a different shirt for the first time in 1,581 days. Witthoft's father, in a story by the Green Bay Press-Gazette, said his son started to worry about his appearance after the shirt barely covered his stomach.
Tom Cruise is in talks with Paramount to star in the fourth installment of Mission: Impossible. The talks are on-going despite his much-maligned relationship with Sumner Redstone, executive chairman of Viacom -- Paramount's parent company.
However, Redstone did say Tuesday that he did not know if Cruise would get the part.
"That's up to Brad Gray, who runs Paramount," Redstone said. "He will make the decision."
Reading between the lines: If Cruise is in the movie, Gray's fired.
This Saturday, a 5-mile run and 2-mile walk starts at Flagpole Hill, north of White Rock Lake at Northwest Highway and Buckner Boulevard. The race goes to a group that raises money to find a cure for Batten disease, which I had never heard of. It's a rare degenerative brain disease that leads to a child's early death. There are still a lot of unknown details about the disease, so the Batten Disease Support and Research Association could use a great turnout to raise money for its cause.
1. David Cook: His "Hungry Like the Wolf" didn't have his usual personal stamp on it, and it reeked of karaoke! Thankfully, he got back to his rocker roots with a gritty "Baba O'Riley," which more than made up for the so-so Duran Duran.
2. David Archuleta: "Stand By Me" was sweet and transcendent, and "Love Me Tender" was sweet and ... hmmm, his perfs are starting to all sound alike. He's still better than half this lot.
3. Syesha Mercado: Syesha showed sass and personality on "Proud Mary"! But she turned Sam Cooke's rootsy, anthemic "A Change Is Gonna Come" into a bombastic, oversung diva moment. Dear Syesha: Please don't ever connect the civil rights struggle with your "struggle" on a reality show. Points off for you! Love, Farah.
4. Jason Castro: Dude seemed way out of it on stage, and in the preview leading up to it. He's phoning it in at this point -- fans, grant him the desire he stated in Entertainment Weekly and let him go home. He let both Bobs (Marley and Dylan) down.
Who's going home? Perhaps Jason's fan base finally feels its time to let him go, but I doubt it. See ya, Syesha.
1. David Archuleta: His "Stand By Me" was a refreshing break from the mediocrity of Mercado and Castro, and his "Love Me Tender" seemed surprisingly heartfelt.
2. David Cook: He didn't do anything new with "Hungry Like the Wolf," which was surprising. But he redeemed himself on his Who cover, which gave me the chillbumps.
3. Syesha Mercado: She didn't come close to Tina on "Proud Mary." Bad song choice. And "A Change is Gonna Come"? A better choice, but not that great a performance.
4. Jason Castro: A frighteningly bad Bob Marley cover, and he forgot the words to his second song, "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Freakin' Dylan. Vote him off now.
Who's going home? It better be Castro, but they can send Syesha with him and skip ahead to the finale if they want.
Tonight, the final four contestants sing songs from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artists. We'll see who shoots for the stars and who shoots for the WTF in just a few minutes. Stay tuned.
7 p.m. -- Which three have been No. 1 in the votes? Huh? Huh? They'll never tell.
7:02 -- Good to see that Jason Castro showed up, with his not-even-wanting-to-be-there self!
7:04 -- OK, since Seacrest brought it up, I'll take bets on which Idol (from any season) will be the first to make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Anyone?
7:05 -- Ol' Cookster's kinda phonin' this one in.
7:06 -- Farah: "That was too Duran Duran for David Cook to put his stamp on. His uniqueness didn't shine through."
7:06 -- I LOVE YA TIL THE END OF TI-IME! Hate that commercial.
7:12 -- It annoys me when Idol contestants talk about their fans.
7:12 -- Farah: "Syesha's excited to go on tour to meet "all of my fans." What fans??! They ain't votin' for her! She should slap them! Oh, Lord, please don't dance to 'Proud Mary.'"
7:13 -- The point at which Syesha Mercado auditions for What's Love Got To Do With It: The Musical.
7:15 -- Yeah, sadly, I bet Syesha is the only contestant who hasn't been at the top of the vote.
7:15 -- Farah: "Oooh, Syesha! Swing that weave around, honey!!"
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