Finally… the best man wins!!!  Simon said that the other David would win by a knockout, but the American voters proved him wrong.  David Cook showed his versatility throughout the season by singing rock, pop, ballads, and even an opera song.  He was a great performer and often played an electric or acoustic guitar.  In my opinion, he deserved to win because he took risks by writing his own arrangements to several old songs including Lionel Richie's "Hello."  All the young girls seemed to like the other David because he was young and cute and had a good voice, but he was a
one-genre guy.  I'm glad that skill won out!

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In my ongoing effort to bring “fluff” to the Feast, I offer up my first installment of Things to hate in ’08. Since most of you all know me for the hard-hitting analytical nuggets that I drop like a B-52 over Nagasaki, you might be taken aback. I ask that you bear with me, grab a spoon, and enjoy the fluff.

10. Baseball

The season hasn’t even started, unless you consider spring training to be part of the season, and my hatefest of the national pastime is already in midseason form.

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This season of Fox’s ‘American Idol’ feels like a Brady Bunch musical special, doesn’t it? You’ve got Australian contestant Michael Johns, he’s great as the oldest Brady, Greg. Plain vanilla Brooke White is the perfect Marcia. Dallas County’s own Jason Castro would be the wide-eyed Peter, and  Kristy Lee Cook is definitely Jan. The Baby-Idols Ramiele Mulaby and David Archuleta are Cindy and Bobby, respectively. 

Irish import Carly Smithson reminds me a bit of Alice the housekeeper and David Cook is Marcia’s too-cool boyfriend. Randy, Paula and Simon would have to be the parents, albeit way more dysfunctional. Hmm…

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