But first, it’s off to Jacksonville…
Here are my random thoughts as I was watching…
The city that bears Randy Jackson’s name? Oh boy, that’s a stretch…
Notice the seating arrangement of the judges. I don’t like it…
They’re being extremely generous with the golden tickets. Sharon (“Superstar”) had a nice voice, but it was just too much…


Julissa (“I Have Nothing”) was not what I was expecting, but I’m not sure how good she was…
And what is up with Paula tonight?...
Even Naomi’s (“Lovin’ You”) friend knew her audition was bad, but notice she didn’t tell her…
And did Simon call Mariah Carey a loon?
It’s nice to see that Kara brought “a couple of friends” to day two…Glad the seating arrangement is back to normal…

They told Ann Marie to come back as her? Huh? I thought she looked and sounded fine…
T.K. (“Imagine”) was too over the top? I actually liked it. And Simon said no to him, but yes to those girls in the beginning? What?!...

Could Simon have looked Ann Marie (“Bubbly”) up and down any more? I liked her better the first time so I don’t understand what they were doing…
I’ll have my recap in a few minutes…
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