The crowd in Bothell was huge. I managed to get a couple of great pictures as Blake pulled in to Bothell Landing from a parade through downtown Bothell.

The crowd was so packed it was hard to get pictures once he got to the stage. You can see people at the top of the next picture watching from the other side of the Sammamish Slough and a few fans on a boat. Not the greatest view from behind though.

It’s a miracle that we were able to get any pictures at all once he started performing.

Of course Bothell declared May 11 as “Blake Lewis: Bothell’s American Idol Day.” In addition Blake was presented with a special Seahawks jersey by Matt Hasselbeck and sang a bunch of songs.

While Blake has done fine so far, the voting system for American Idol is still severely flawed. I have prepared a petition to change the voting system. You can sign it here.

Blake Lewis returned home to Seattle for a busy day around town before heading back to Hollywood for the American Idol semifinals. I managed to get a couple of pictures and videos on my phone. A bunch of the pictures turned out well but the videos are questionable. I may post more pictures and the videos later. I have a number of pictures from the Bothell appearance as well from my real camera that are much better that will be on my next post.

The lame Seattle Mayor didn’t show up so a council member had to read the proclamation that May 11 is Blake Lewis Day in Seattle.

While it’s nice to see American Idol performances, there is so much that Blake does well that he can’t do on the show. He performed with all his equipment, with his band and with guest performers. One of the highlights was when Blake’s beatboxing accompanied Sir Mix-A-Lot while he sang Baby Got Back. Blake also performed with Patrick Monahan of Train and with the great Seattle band, Common Market.

Speaking of American Idol, their voting system sucks.  Read my previous post where I introduced my voting reform petition, or just sign the petition here.