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.