pepenik99 says

I was hoping for new teeth but its not supposed to be about how you look rather than your singing ability...Then why do the judges always comment on how somebody looks........? The judges to me seem to be running out of comments over the years....and I will telll you what...it all depends on "we people" the population doing the voting. Unfortunately if a contestent is from a larger town he/she could have a larger following and more votes just because of popularity rather han skill in singing. I am afraid that this may affect Crytals 's chances being that she is from a very small town,Tilliston, Ohio. I have lived my entire life in this area and this is the first time I have ever heard of Tilliston, Ohio....hopefully our population in the U.S. will recognize that Crystal is really the best as Simon says. This is one time I would listen to Simon. If she gets closer to winning you can bet that my entire family will be going to Tilliston, Ohio for the parties.

eastside says

Show business is exactly that, a business. You have to sell in order to survive. What that Simon dude said to her about remaining true to her own identity was an unexpected comment in my opinion coming from him. She will get better and I believe a lot better but it is a learning curve she must endure. Folks in the music industry call it paying your dues. I would like to catch her live sometime.

Norma J-C says

When someone has a truly gifted singing voice, where they come from doesn't matter. This competition puts the singers in front of a world-wide audience and we the people make the choice to vote or not. Carrie Underwood came out of 'nowhere' and look where she is now. You go Crystal! Great performance.

wanttoknow says

The city is Elliston, Ohio. Not Tilliston, Ohio

Cityslicker says

Elliston is a little burb off of 163 in between Oak Harbor and Genoa.

Unabasho says

Crystal can't miss, she's
more than good enough for me
and Bobby Mcgee

NineMM says

Other than a couple years of my almost sixty....I never heard of Tilliston either.....I get what you're saying pepenik.

Crystal deserves to win, hands down. No one comes close to her talent, versatility, and NATURAL beauty.

But what's this old hippie know?

Gonna be a he11 of a road trip for a lot of folks in this area......Just might put Tilliston, Ohio on the map. Rayz Cafe looks like a pretty friendly place.

Pretty sure it's Elliston, but I'm gonna google Tilliston, Ohio just for sh!tz and giggles.

pepenik99 says

You are right, it is Elliston......but wouldn't make much difference if it was Tilliston......

Raoul Duke says

I think she's clearly the best contestant, but I think winning this show isn't always what's best for someone. In her case, assuming that she can write good songs, she has already "won" and would be better off to leave the show early, and start working on a "real" record.

gene44870 says

hey Jimmy . I agree with you as far as the best . but then you and I maybe a little Biast cause she is the home town girl ,
good luck and keep up the good work Crystal, you are making all of us very proud

wendi65165 says

Crystal has already put out an album on a small record label. She is indeed an excellent writer. Because of her idol contract you cannot purchase or download her songs but you can check them out on last.fm

buckeye2k10 says

Do a google search for Chicago Acoustic Underground podcast episode 194- you can download it for free. Crystal was on and played 5 of her own songs. She is fantastic. Sandusky even gets a brief mention during the show. Now I just need to get an audio editor to clip the songs out of the podcast.