Think Pink Radio

Full disclosure: this was the first year I ever watched American Idol. It was happenstance, where friends that I like and don’t get to see very often would get together for a home cooked meal and watch it. Indeed, that shizz is not me, with the constant advertorials and banal songs. I did wind up calling it “A Midol,” but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t thrilled with Adam Lambert being in the top 2…and more thrilled when he lost. See, these shows fucking suck. The winners have way too many contractual obligations, and really can’t do anything on their own terms once the tiara is placed on their heads. With a mid-season non-controversy over photos of Lambert as a drag queen and making out with guys, the boy’s flat ironed outness was as refreshing as stepping out of a public lou with George Michael. Is that why he lost? Maybe. Was he actually really weird for an idol finalist? Yeah. I mean I loved Allison more than anyone, but her brand of latinaternative has been pretty normal since Pink and Gwen Stefani. AND THEN, the song with KISS. A brilliant resolution to an oddball run–bedazzled eyes, crazy-ass shoulder pads and platforms were daring for the solo, then legitimized in the hearts of straight America with KISS. Lambert lost this vote, but won a chance to be a super star on his own terms. The gays WON this one. We have a new Freddie Mercury, a safe Rob Halford, a gay pop sensation in a queeny Axl Rose. Something to be happy about for sure.