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I have altered the post above to indicate that there will be only 3 slots in the finals available to each of the semifinals.

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It's showtime, when the best acts distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack. Only 3 acts will make it through to the finale, which is truly a pity since this half of the semifinals is packed with talent.

The very best act I saw last night was Tom Cotter, comedian, for an A+ rating.

Second best was Todd Oliver, comedian, for an A rating.

The next two was William Close, earth harp, for an A rating.

These acts merited an A- rating:
Eric Dittelman
Academy of Villains
Donovan & Rebecca

B+ ratings go to:
Scott Brothers
Turf
Bria Kelly
Andrew de Leon
Joe Castillo

All alone in the B rating is Edon (who never should have been in the semifinals to start with).

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Here is how the results show went:

Groups of 3 acts were cut down into 4 acts moving to further announcements. Those 4 well-chosen acts are:

William Close
Tom Cotter
Todd Irving
Joe Castillo

Then, announcements were made individually on who got the first two slots in the finale in 2 weeks:

William Close
Tom Cotter

Then the judges got to make the final decision. They chose by a 2-1 vote (Howard dissenting) Joe Castillo and Todd Oliver was eliminated.

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I am on record that the 2 best acts I expect at next Tuesday's semifinal performances show are Lightwire Theater and Olate Dogs. I expect the third slot to go to David Garibaldi and his CMYKs. I cannot even guess who they will be paired with in the judges' decision between the #3 and #4 acts (by the home audience vote), but they should win that easily.

Normally the results show is on the following day, but there is the opening of the NFL season on Wednesday Sept. 5 in that time slot so AGT7 moves to Thursday Sept. 6 to go against the Democratic National Convention's early hours.

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It's crunch time. Unfortunately, my VCR taped the wrong channel last night, so I have had ot rely on NBC performance clips until the Full Episode is up sometime today. Here is my analysis of the 12 performances:

David Garibaldi and his CMYK's - a very first-class act    A+
Lightwire Theater - not as good as prior performance, but good enough to get the nod   A
Olate Dogs - total entertainment    A
David Hockenberry - I have to admit that I don't like his style of music    B+
All That - they rose to the occasional with a high-energy performance    B+
All Wheel Sports - it was good despite a major obvious fall on a trick    B+
Clint Carvalho and his Parrots - this was a totally new show, very entertaining   A
Jacob Williams - lame material; he's definitely gone    B-
Shaunice and Maurice Hayes - too much average singing, not enough of the dancing they are particularly good at    B
Sebastien - he had major trouble staying on pitch throughout his song; his voice is too immature for prime time    B
Magic of Puck - a very routine magic act, but why couldn't he have gone for something more interesting?    B 
Untouchables - a high-energy performance above what I expected from them   B+

The top acts (as also underscored by NBC's placement of them on the www.nbc.com/agt website) are David Garibaldi and Olate Dogs.  For the third spot, it is a battle between Lightwire Theater, Clint Carvalho and David Hockenberry. I think the novelty of Clint's parrot will prevail.

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