And the stripper's down!

Idol threw us a curveball last night. Instead of casting off Christi Lee "My Ears Are Bleeding" Cook, they got rid of David "Lap Dancin'" Hernandez. We could have done with him at least another week. But, that's what these few beginning weeks are for -- throwing the dead weight out of the dingy. So, David... it's back to Dirty Dick's with ya. Just think -- you can have an Idol-themed performance and instead of opening for Hans und his uber pecs, you'll be the headliner...

“I’m not ashamed of anything I’ve done in my past,” Hernandez told reporters on Thursday morning. “The only thing I was worried about was my song selection.” Hernandez, who was sent packing this week following his performance of The Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There,” is confident it was his performance — and not the rumors from his past — that ended his “Idol” ride....“I was genuinely shocked. I really didn’t think I’d be going home,” Hernandez admitted. “Based on all the things the judges have said about my vocals, I thought I would be in the bottom three, but I didn’t feel like I deserved to go home. But everything happens for a reason.”...“I would like to have an album released in the next year,” Hernandez said. “I would even love to do Broadway. I’m keeping my options open.” [msnbc]

On Broadway you say? Hmm. Perhaps Puppetry of the Penis is having a casting call...