I had a whole reply posted and POOF! It was gone, darn it! Anyway,i was sad to see Chris go and was really ticked off about it, but someone on a different message board pointed out that,If Chris had won, he would have been stuck in a contract singing songs he wouldn't like and being the record companies "puppet" and not be able to show his individuality. So maybe it is actually a good thing he didnt win?? He is so talented and marketable that he will surely get a record deal out of this anyway.....the best thing he got out of all of this is the exposure to enable him to get that contract. I cannot stand Taylor, but the way the show keeps dropping hints i think it will be him who wins this year. His spazoid movements and facial expressions annoy me and i can't stand watch him to attempt to dance, he has only an OK voice as far as i am concerned but he apparently has a band of his own and a huge fan base because of it.So let him win, will be interesting to see him try to sing something besides Blues,Jazz or Soul,the only type of music he seems to be good at. Afterall, look at Rueben, ya don't see many of his c.d.'s in music stores or see him in concert. As for next year, i probably wont even bother to watch the show, i feel like it's rigged anyway, the voting process is so messed up.Some people can get thru, and others try for hours and cannot,so how fair and unbiased is that???