surprise, surprise, surprise...

Where have you gone, Gomer Pyle?

My prediction of the American Idol winner couldn't have been more off. David Cook won the whole shebang, by 12 million votes.

Wow.

What difference will this make in the lives of the participants? Some of the previous winners haven't been heard from by mainstream America (or at least the part that our family moves in) since their season. Will we be hearing these AI folks on our radio anytime soon, or a year from now?