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April 8, 2009
08 Apr 2009

The Adam Lambert Litmus Test

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Apparently I wasn’t the only one screaming at my television last night.

Why? I’d set my DVR to record “American Idol” (it allows me to skip the commercials), so when I figured enough time had passed in order for me to be able to skip all the ads, I settled in to watch it.

The show ran over. My DVR did not. And I missed watching the one contestant I’d been waiting to see: Adam Lambert.

So what did I do? I logged on to AmericanIdol.com (which is not a site I frequent) to see if the video had been uploaded yet. No. Then I turned to YouTube. Nope.

This morning, as soon as I brought my Washington Post in, I turned immediately to Lisa de Moraes’ TV column to find out what he sang (again, not my typical modus operandi). I can’t remember a time I’ve been so glad she watches so we don’t have to.

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