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And Then They Were White: American Idol Loses Color Thursday

By Nicki R

Nicki R. OUT OF ALL THE PITCHY, OVER-THE-TOP PERFORMANCES, WHICH FOUR ARE OUT?

I'm sad to say that two of my Chicago boys, John Park and Jermaine Sellers got the boot. But I still have homeboy Lee Dewyze of Mount Prospect, Ill. to cheer for.

"I'll say this: In God there is no failure," Sellers said after being cut. "So I'll leave here happy. I appreciate you all to the fullest, I really do."

As for the girls, I'm not crying over Michelle Delamor and Haeley Vaughn being sent home. Their singing should have ever only been done in the shower behind closed doors.

Yet the night's four cuts leaves the field of contenders much paler.

Can you believe it? Only 16 contestants left and soon we'll have a new American Idol. Kris who?

Nicki R. is a Southern girl living in the big city of Chicago. She loves quiet evenings home watching horror films with her dogs Jezebelle and Zombie. Check out her blog, Hey, Look Behind You!