Anyone else DVR Am Idol tonight and have the recording end – with utterly laughable bad timing – exactly at the moment that Seafoam was about to announce the name of the winner?
Not that you missed much. I watched Fox News (!) to find out who won, and caught an excerpt of the song which Cook was forced to perform as the new Idol. Snooze. But how could anyone have topped George Michael channeling his inner Christopher Walken? Donna Summer channeling her inner drag queen? And…. ZZ Top??? (Actually, kind of liked ZZ Top. Evander Preston, you've still go it!)
Speaking of Fox News, what's the deal with seat-counting at the Barack Obama rally? Fox reported that the 20,000 seats at the Forum were full. CL's Wayne Garcia and ABC Action News' Brendan McLaughlin reported 15,000.
For truly interesting numbers, you have to go back to Am Idol.
The number of votes cast was 97.5 million, which means it's official: America, you've got too much time on your hands.
This article appears in May 21-27, 2008.