I kinda dig the Rat Pack. Dean Martin, Joey Biship, Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra - even those few ladies who were allowed into the “club” - Shirley MacLaine, Lauren Bacall, Angie Dickinson, Marilyn Monroe, and Judy Garland. This is gonna be good.

The kids wait to find out who the “mystery mentor.” is. Who could it be???

And there he was - Mr. Cool, himself, Jamie Foxx. Now there’s a mentor. (Quentin, who?)

Kris is first and he just sings. He is smooth, his voice has power he does not feel the need to use to beat and mangle every single note (Matt G). The performance picked up tempo in the middle, yet he kept control, and brought it back down slowly, ending with a well done falsetto.

He’s a doll.

Up next was Allison, with Jamie Foxx, she rehearsed Someone To Watch Over Me, and he was blown away. She wore a black and white dress with a skirt made of toilet paper (in a good way). It was whimsical yes? She looked classy and elegant, yet still had her teenager edge. There is no argument, Allison can sing, unfortunately, she tends to gargle her words a lot. I could not understand half of what she was singing through the grine (growl + whine)

Another break, and Matt was on the chat chairs with Ryan talking about having studied jazz at college. THIS is the night he has been waiting for.

Jamie did not have much in the way of direction during their initial run through of My Funny Valentine, but called him back in and advised him to change the key to the song. “If he changes the key and sings in his full voice? He might nab #1.”

Personal opinion here, but I don’t think a key or full voice is what’s keeping him from #1, Jamie. He’s got talent, but just lacks “it”.

Matt sat on a stool and began singing, and while he seemed comfortable enough - this is definitely his wheelhouse (to steal a Randyism) - and his voice sounded strong, THIS was a mechanical performance. He had so many runs, one syllable words which had morphed into ten syllable words, falsettos, twists, turns, ups and downs, it was like he was following a Mapquest printout.

Up next? Danny met Jamie to work on Come Rain Or Come Shine, and Jamie decided the best way to help Danny was to get THISCLOSE to his face, or “in his grill”, as Jamie put it.

Danny was a little unnerved until Jamie assured him his breath was minty fresh.

On stage, Danny looked handsome in his suit and tie, a hot pink spotlight illuminating his head. As he began to sing, it was obvious he was psyched about this performance - his smile said it all, “Look out baby, here I come.”

The beginning was restrained, smoky, a slow simmer he then brought up to the boil - WOW. He growled, he had power, he held the audience for the entire ride.

Jamie then listened to my man, Adam sing Feeling Good and predicted, “He’s gonna knock everybody’s head off. He can sing with the best of them - he’s gonna be great.”

Um, Jamie - may I just add, “DUH”?

The lights were down, and Adam was UP - high atop Mount Staircase, the neon stairs lit up with red, a single spotlight causing his entire body to glow like nuclear waste, only prettier. Dressed in a shiny, tight, white suit, black shirt, and white tie, he looked like the Bizarro World version of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.

He walked halfway down the stairs and then STOPPED. He then began singing slowly, softly, telling his story. Then the tempo picked up, he made his way down to the stage and he kicked the Rat Pack’s booty- turning in a rock tinged version of a classic.

He held that last note long enough for it to learn to walk, graduate from high school, and earn a Masters Degree.

I don’t get it.I have vocal cords. You have vocal cords. MINE do not make noise like that. Noise, yes. Like that? Noooooo. He is simply phenomenal. Winning this show is really not even the point anymore. Each week he has proven the tremendous talent he possesses and is headed for super stardom - hit singles, hell, entire hit albums, Broadway runs, movie soundtracks, movies, period.

No one stunk. In fact, I don’t think anyone has stunk for a good long while. What is this? A singing competition?!?!

Seriously, I know who is safe - that’s not a hard prediction to make. Adam will never grace a silver stool with his talented cheeks. And I think Danny hit it out of the park this time. So, a bottom three would be Allison, Matt, and Kris.

I guess my money’s on Matt finally leaving. I just don’t think he connects in a way that makes people dial with their hearts.

So what do YOU think? Who’s going? Who’s staying to the end? And which Rat Packer makes your butter melt?

Kris