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Much 3> for the Kristy Lee thread being bigger than the David Cook or Porkchop threads, I never thought I'd see that day and it has come!

I'm feeling a little nostalgic because it's the 1000th+ post and it's a major milestone on the road for Kristy Lee Cook, it's amazing where she's come from and what she made herself into today in a couple months. Kristy Lee Cook is the embodiment of the American Idol ethic of hard work and striving to live your dreams, and watching as a sprout becomes a blooming, shining, flower in front of America to see!

But it wasn't always so...
In the beginning KLC started out in the audition rounds as the good home ol' country girl who could only sing Amazing Grace. The only way she could seem to make it to the show was to sing it again. She then became known as Amazing Grace girl and nobody gave her a chance. Then came the infamous 'pole dance', and then began the full on hate period on sucks and roughly a million hate posts were born and EW famously had her at 500-1 odds to win. Yes AMANDA had 150-1 odds so this made her 3 times less likely to win than Amanda, people didn't think she would last a week. But that my friends, is what she would be known for.

Little did we know it was all part of her master plan. She mixed her understated innocent sexuality with a mediocre cruise ship voice, great song selections and some decent performances and earnest expressions of wanting to be better to gain a small yet devoted fan base, including yours truly. People just didn't quite see the talent, and she hit a few bottom 3's and 2's but still to me she was a Survivor.. who didn't suck!
I always believed she had talent but skill and understanding the meta game of AI is another thing. I'll say as much as I like her now but she was very rough in the beginning and I thought she was going to leave every other week, yet she soldiered on. That's part of my love for KLC in a nutshell. You can diss her, come at her with all the sharpest criticisms but she uses all that as advice to get better. Better, Harder, Faster, Stronger = Kristy Lee Cook

Ironically for me, it was Beatles week that made me love her and became a die hard fan. She tore a new one out of a Beatles classic, but afterward she acted like she did too, but with no shame in her game. She didn't try to act like she gave the best vocal or interpretation but she didn't admit defeat either, IMO she had the attitude like this was the beast she created and she was going to love this new monster, warts and all. And it was a glorious beast, perhaps the ugliest of all time but beneath that disgusting exterior beat a sweet tuneful catchy heart.

Of course she hit the bottom, we were all sure she was done yet there was a spark, a certain something in KLC and her fans, perhaps it was the redneck agenda or maybe it was HER, KLC, her personality of resilience and toughness that proved to America she deserved to be there.

And then controversy! Moments after Captain Cook sung Lee Greenwood's "Proud to be an American" the country erupted in cheers on one side and scorn and contempt on the other. Patriotic! Pandering! Inspiring! Ignoble! Join the USO! Join the Marines and never be seen again foul wench! It was a firestorm. But nobody on either side could deny it was a brilliant song choice. Perhaps the greatest ever. It forged her a new life, the country fans who were on the outside suddenly pounced on their phones like tigers and voted like the crony of a Zimbabwe dictator.

Dolly week happened and again she hit a bad spot, hitting another F3. In my opinion though the defining moment of Kristy Lee Cook happened that night. It was Ramiele Malubay and KLC in the B2. The votes were cast, Ryan had the results and! Shock! It was Ramiele who went Malu-bye! While everyone else was crying and gnashing their teeth, Kristy Lee was like the stoic war weary Samurai, caressing Ramiele through her %%+%% in between her bosom, like some southern fried Queen Elizabeth, showing extreme tenderness and being the rock for Aloha Kitty at that moment. Her hug touched me, her strength when others were weak was beautiful, strangely a bit sexy and showed us all true courage.

I believe at this day the haters would become lovers and we were all ready to embrace Kristy Lee Cook ourselves.

This makes this week all the more sweeter. Even if she leaves us this week, we can say that KLC has outperformed our expectations of what we thought she could be. I truly think she had the greatest performance without a doubt. This is the first time I can say that and mean it. Her Martina McBride cover was incredible and was one of the highlights of an admittedly bad night. Even so, it was truly wonderful to see someone work as hard as she does and finally have Her One Shining Moment, her night where she stood in front of us and showed she was the greatest. For one night, maybe for the first time, she was the greatest, from humble and shaky beginnings to great memories of triumph, this is what American Idol should be.

Sorry in advance for this post but I felt like writing a lot today :)