Listen to the American Idol podcast Wednesday afternoon on NewsOK.

I’ll be joined by sports editor Mike Sherman and music guru George Lang.

- Coming soon to iTunes.

- The kid is young, dorky and a spaz BUT he knows how to sing and he knows how to play the crowd.

- Coaching from extreme stage dad? Probably. Remember, Little Dave almost won Star Search as an even littler kid.

- Soak it in, buddy.

- Now opening for the Jonas Brothers …

- To keep with the lame theme, it’s a knockout.

Judge’s comments

- Randy: “You are exactly what this show is about.”

- Paula: “You’ve left me speechless.” … And America thanks you, David Archuleta.

- Simon: “Tonight, I think we’ve witnessed one of the great finals. In my opinion, David, you came out here tonight to win. And what we witnessed, was a knockout.”

Once again, the man is a genius.

Better vote, people. Democracy demands it.

Good night!

As with news event on Earth, this one has an Oklahoman angle, as David Cook is a bartender/rocker in Tulsa. He was paraded around Kansas City like a hometown boy, but his W-2 is strictly from the 918. 

It’s David the Rocker vs. David the Child Star tonight. Stay tuned.