A horde of screaming David Archuleta fans were at EngerySolutions Arena Wednesday night for a live showing of the two-hour American Idol finale, waiting to see if the hometown kid would win.

Most of the two hours assignment amounted to killing time waiting for the announcement. Most of the music was (insert your own opinion here), but cameraman Pete jumped up and rocked out to Bryan Adams’ “Summer of 69″:

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