And I will miss you. In this dismal season of Idol, you were one of the bright spots. You have one of the richest, distinctive, and interesting voices of any Idol contestant to take the stage. I sincerely hope someone in the music industry was watching last night and snatches you up. I’ll be waiting for your album.

In the meantime, I’ll just have to be content listening to your fantastic cover of “Everybody Knows”, which – yes – I did download from Itunes as soon as it came out.

p.s. Does anyone else keep thinking that this season is just a reminder of how great last year was? With the exceptions of Crystal, Big Mike, and the dearly departed Alex, there’s really no one with equal star power and talent. Looks like I’ll be following Simon to The X-Factor next year.