[Freeda]

I think Casey would be much better looking and come off better as a singer if he shaved his beard. I like some beards; not his though; it is too 'fuzzy-looking' (no offense to anyone!), and to me ages him and keeps him from having that star 'look' that is so important, in addition to how well they sing. This is just me, but personally I think some young guys look good with a full beard like he has, but not very many. I like seeing their entire face; jawline etc, adds so much character to the face, especially when singing. I find it a distraction to listening to his singing, which I really do like, even though he is not my favorite. (Even my beloved good-looking Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers would, I think, have looked even greater without the beards).

My favorite to win is Jacob, even though some of his songs lately have not been as good as when he sang early on in the season. I think he'll finish strong. (I think that maybe some of them have problems when trying to sing songs of the required genre for that week, which may be out of their normal type of song). I also think that James is great.