American Idol Seattle ... painful

So Seattle, you beaming with pride from last night’s portrayal on American Idol of your fine city? No? And for good reason.
Holy crap! Seattle, you got smacked by AI. That was freaking painful! Seriously.
In other cities, when you’re watching the “bad” highlights, it’s funny because the contestants are so delusional.

But last night’s tryouts that went horribly wrong were impossible to watch.

You actually felt bad for Simon, Paula and Randy (and the girl in the corner with the clipboard) that they had to sit there.
It hurt. It physically hurt to watch it.
The good news is when someone performed well—it seemed amazing. The brother and sister were great, the giraffe woman (I didn’t bother to remember any names) was entertaining, the soulful Portland singer who had tried out twice before was impressive, so, Seattle, there is some good that came out of last night’s show.

But baby I hear the blues a calling, tossed salad and scrambled eggs. Oh my!

PHOTO: One of the better performers from Wednesday's show, courtesy of American Idol.