It was no surprise that swoon-worthy Tim made it out safely, and to be honest, Lacey and Paige seemed pretty interchangeable in their mediocrity. Lacey ended up getting the boot, and butchered warbled through Brandi Carlile’s “The Story” — which was strange, since that’s not what she sang last night. Has Idol ever let an ousted contestant do that before? I’m scratching my head trying to come up with another example.

Guest performers included David Cook (good), Orianthi (good), and Ke$ha (weird). It’s funny that Ke$ha performed on American Idol, because it’s hard to call what she does “singing.” It’s more like chanting while wearing a dumb faux Native American headdress and making her backup dancers wear large televisions. It was a strange sight.

What did you think of tonight’s American Idol results show? Did the right person go home? Did America pick the correct bottom three?

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Sadly, no. But wow: Ellen Degeneres actually jumped up from her perch on the judges’ panel to hug contestant Tim Urban for doing an impressive job on that old Idol standard “Hallelujah.” And Kara Dioguardi let her steely guard down, sobbing uncontrollably over new dad Michael Lynche’s R&B stylings.

What is going on?! Tim’s cute and all — and Michael seems like a really nice guy – but they did not exactly blow the roof off the joint. Crystal Bowersox can do that with no effort at all. As Simon Cowell says, it’s hers to win; but where’s the love, hugs and tears for the girls?

Let’s be honest here: This season’s male singers lack the frontman charisma of an Adam Lambert, a  Chris Daughtry, or even, dare say it, a David Archuleta.

Michael’s smooth, emotional performance brought Kara to tears because she was reminded of his powerful Idol-ready backstory — that of a devoted family man whose maturity touches her deeply. OK, so maybe he exudes a teensy bit of charisma. As for Tim, who should be filed under Most Improved, Ellen all but knighted him a future top-tier contestant with a simple hug: This kid is a shoo-in, partly because Ellen approves and partly because he looks like Zac Efron’s cousin. Still, one might imagine him as the leader of an acapella group or a principal on Glee – not creating buzz and singles as a frontman cog in the wheel of the Idol-industrial complex.

Still, where is this season’s Adam Lambert? Why are the guys so BLAH? Is there anyone from the past — cough Adam cough — that you wish would return and make you wanna dial his number 5,000 times?

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On the second episode of Free Radio, there were several celebrity guests that Lance “interviewed.” Here are some scenes that didn’t make it on air, but they are still worth seeing.

The first clip is with American Idol winner, David Cook. He tells them how poor he used to be before going on the show. Idol fans will enjoy this one, for sure!

Ed Begley Jr. was also a guest this week. He’s the big advocate of environmentalist measures. And wouldn’t you know it, Lance tells him that he has a very “green” habit of using the sound of the running shower to fall asleep by. LOL! What a dope!

And you’ll enjoy hearing what crazy questions Lance asked of Hank Azaria about his newest movie Night at the Museum 2.

Be sure to tune in for Free Radio 2 on Thursday on VH1.

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This has been an amazing and historic year in so many good (and bad) ways! So I thought I’d help you take a look back at all the crazy things we saw happen this year – Britney went nuts, then made a comeback…a man gave birth to a baby…the US elected its first African-American president…and so much more!!!

So, refill your coffee cup and sit back and enjoy. Thanks to Best Year Ever, here’s the year in sarcasm, courtesy of Paul F. Thompkins and friends. Here’s part 1, which includes Pop Culture Bachelor and first Best Year Ever nominee Sarah Palin:

And here’s part 2, where they give us the pregnant man for Best Year Ever nominee:

And the craziness in this clip is just too nuts to describe:

In this clip, American Idol winner, David Cook sets a dubious world record….

In this clip, Al Reynolds counts down the top sexy ladies of 2008:

And finally, in this clip you’ll find out who really had the Best Year Ever:

Let’s hope 2009 is just as much fun!

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