the season finale that gave me goosebumps...

The world of reality tv shows and of music stopped for a few hours last May 20 [in the US] as American Idol Season 8 came to a close...Two gentlemen became the center of attention as they were the last men standing in the finale -- Adam Lambert, a theater artist from California and Kris Allen, a college student from Arkansas...

The finale wasn't just a highlight for the two finalists but a showcase of artists from the 70's-80's [the likes of Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Lionel Richie and Rod Stewart] and the present hitmakers [Queen Latifah, Jason Mraz and Black Eyed Peas]...

And after the two-hour presentation, there was only one Idol --- the 8th Idol --- Kris Allen...



But amidst the joyous atmosphere in that side of the U.S, there was one part of the program that gave me goosebumps and brought out my "gloomy" side...one awesome performance...and I didn't have any second thoughts of recording this one from our trusty tv to my cellphone...



David Cook sang "Permanent" in memory of his brother who died from cancer just weeks ago before he arrived here in the Philippines with David Archuleta...It was just so timely that days ago one of our choirmates passed away at a young age 'cause of brain cancer...It is really sad when someone dies but for the living, there are so many things to ponder and learn from the ones who left ahead of us...that is for us to find out and live by...


[photos c/o tvguide.com]