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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
David wins by a landslide “American Idol” Finale Latest Update
We know one thing about this season of ‘American Idol,’ David wins. The only question left to answer over the next two hours will be which David will win. (Note: This blog entry was posted live as the show was happening.)
In just two hours or about 60 minutes with the DVR fast forwarding, we will know which David will be crowned as the winner of “American Idol” for season 7.
97.5 million votes were cast. smashing the pervious record by 23 million votes. Interestingly enough, the vote wasn’t even close 56% vs.44%
This is one of the few finale shows that is actually fun to watch - at least for awhile. The first song and dance number featured the Idol top 12 along with the cast of Fox’s next reality TV ‘So You Think You Can Dance,” shameless plug. Hey did you catch the pan of Janice Dickinson of the “Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency” reality TV show.
Back after a song with the two David’s, Fox is plugging its upcoming movie “The Love Guru,” starring Mike Meyers.
Syesha Mercado returns to the stage with Seal… she looked she was having a great time on stage… I’m sure we will be seeing her on Broadway.
Jason Castro comes back tonight without the ukulele… his other version was tons better, it seemed like he was trying to channel someone, I just don’t know who.
Next, the two David’s get some wheel out of this Idol gig. Ford is giving the two an Escape Hybrid of their very own. Hey, I could use a new car too!
The top ladies are “Working Hard for the Money” as they get their Donna Summer on. To top it off, Donna summer comes out on stage to pimp her new album and sing with Idol rejects. Even Ryan joins in shake’n his grove thing to Donna.
Carly Smithson and Michael Johns get together singing “She Wrote Me A Letter,” showcasing their talents. These two had some great energy.
Jimmy Kimmel comes on stage to give the crowd and the viewers a recap of the show. I like Jimmey, but was this really necessary?
The top ten guys take the stage singing “Summer Of ’69.” Does Byran Adams have a new album? Yep that was a safe guess.
Next,oldie but goodie(?), on the Idol stage is David Cook with ZZ Top. “What a Sharp Dressed Man.”
Brooke White teams up with Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills and Nash fame to sing “Teach your Children.”
the next group up is… ?, I think I referred to them as filler a few weeks ago and made someone made… sorry - Thanks Google, they are the Jonas Brothers singing “S.O.S.” do you think they would have made it on American Idol?
Next up, the recap of the wacky and the weirdoes that didn’t make on stage… we’ve seen this all before - next.
I have to fast forward thru this section… OMG.
OneRepublic singing “Apologize.” I don’t think I’ve ever heard this song… At least they finally connected it back to the current Idol contestants with David Archuleta singing along with the group. If David would only learn to keep his eyes open. Wow, even Simon stood up after that one.
The current “American Idol” winner, Jordan Sparks takes the stage and shows us why she was last season’s winner.
Ryan rolls an “audition tape” for Gladys Knight and the Pips. Turns out, through some sort of editing magic, Jack Black, Adam Sandler (aka Ben Stiller), and Robert Downey Jr. are the Pips. Fun, but unnecessary.
Another Idol Alumni returns - Carrie Underwood.
Did you catch David Archuleta doing the “Risky Business - Tom Cruise” scene for Guitar Hero… genius!
The end is near! The ladies hit the stage once again followed by the men singing George Michael. It always amazes me how different these songs sound when sung by a group. Too bad the whole show wasn’t filled with more of these numbers where everybody gets to sing.
I should have seen this coming… George Michael takes the stage. Does he have a new album too. It would have been so cool to end on a song with the top 12. Was it me or was something off with his performance? What was that all about… it seems like a day later… we get back to IDOL! Perhaps you had to be there.
Before we find out who America voted for, Simon apologizes to David Cook. Cowell offered his apology “because I was verging on disrespectful and I don’t think you desevered that.” WOW!
Finally… back to the reason for the show… the winner.
The “American Idol” 7 winner is… by nearly 12 million votes…
David Cook! Congrats…
Do you agree with America?
Vote for the Idol Judge or Host who should go.
Catch-up on the whole Idol Season
TweetLocal man head-butted, punched on TV
It might not be the way you want your 15 minutes of fame, but then again, if you are on Tila Tequila’s show, you probably will take your 15 minutes any way you can.
Brandon “Bo” Kunkle, a 24-year-old from Fairborn, was head-butted and punched by Chad, a fellow contestant. The fight sent Bo to the hospital for stitches, and cost him some dental work.
It might also help him get closer to Tila in the long run.
Want to watch the big fight? MTV has it here. It is TV-14, though it might not be suitable for adults to watch either.
What do you think of Bo’s ‘Shot at Love’ now?
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