Yea, it's survivor night and I'm not talking about my filght home. Last week on Survivor, the guys seemed to be distracted by the charms of some of their challengers and lost the immunity challenge. Who'd a thunk it. This is obviously going to be a much closer match than the guys anticipated. The guy tribe did build a better shelter than the women which will probably come into play when it rains. As some of them haven't figured out, they're in a rain forest. My guess is that the place will make Seattle seem like a dry oasis. Also unlike Seattle, there isn't a Starbucks within 10 miles; maybe more. The guys lost the immunity challenge because they couldn't seem to master the
balance beam that they had to walk across as part of an obstacle course. The men kept falling off while the women all seemed to make it across on their first try. I think it was because men have a natural fear of balance beams. I wonder why. Just one of many gender differences that we're likely to see in Survivor: Amazon.
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I watched American Idol last night; probably the second best reality series. After Survivor and American Idol, it's like stepping off a cliff to reach number three. I still haven't been blown away by any of the finalists. They did show a woman who did a decent rendition of Sarah MacLauchlan's Angel. Of course, if you have one Sarah do you really need a second? I don't know. It's funny that last week I was thinking about where the next great singers will come from, since they didn't seem to audition for American Idol. I watched David Letterman and saw Rufus Wainwright; son of Louden Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle. He sang Funny Valentine because it was Valentine's day. When someone can take a tired song like that and punch new life into it, they're destined for greatness. He had control of his voice that you rarely hear on American Idol. Definitely someone to watch.