Cool Texas

"American Idol" sent Casey James back to Cool, Texas after the Top 3 results show. Actually, he probably has to stick around Los Angeles since the finale is next week, but it's more fun to pretend like he's amblin' back to the Lonestar state.

The Top 3 results show was a whole lotta chitter-chatter. First we found out how the Idols feel, then we found out how the judges feel. Then we watched the hometown visits. Then a couple teenyboppers bopped around the stage.

But finally the results were upon us and, in no surprise, Casey James was sent home. He's a talented contestant to be sure, but the Crystal-Lee finale has been coming for weeks now. We would've been more surprised if Casey had stayed.