Brooke White Blogs – A Typical Day on the Idol Tour

thanks for putting this up MJ.

and I don’t think it’s only a little rude, it’s VERY rude! I hope people will stop doing that.

regarding Brooke, it’s great how she comes across as the nicest person in the planet even in her blog.. how does she do that? Even when she was relating the story about how the boys get all the attention, it didn’t sound bitter at all like it probably would have if some other person was saying it… I just love her.

I posted this in the other thread but it bears repeating. Showing common courtesy goes a long way. Its not only rude and dismissive to ask the Idol standing before you to get your personal Chosen One for you, but its incredibly disrespectful.

As for the lack of sleep these kids are getting, I hope they find a way to get more rest. I don’t see how long they can continue going on this kind of schedule. Or at least Brooke, I’m not sure if they are all suffering such sleep deprivation. Poor thing already has insomnia, this schedule is killing what little rest she does get.

I like Brooke’s blog. It’s nice to go through a day with them. I don’t understand the reasoning of waking up so you can go to sleep in a different place. It doesn’t seem to be working for her.

Asking an Idol to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“go getà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  your favorite Idol is a little rude!

Um…hello! Hmmmm…I’d be thinking about drop-kicking the person who asked me to do that. Just kidding…sort of. That is rude!! I love that she’s so straightforward about it, though. :tongue1_tb:

Of everyone who has blogged, I think I’ve enjoyed Brooke’s the most. I loved the detail, and I feel a little tired and sleep-deprived just reading it.

Anyway, I find it so cute that she used to be an N Sync fangirl like myself. I was a JC girl back on their first two albums but upon their third album, I moved to JT.

Brooke’s such a sweetheart. I find it hilarious that she was an NSync/JT fangirl :D

That schedule day in and day out would wear me out in a week. I don’t know how they do it for 3 whole months!

I have to say I enjoy reading Brooke’s blog the best; they’re just so her both in length and content! :)

First of all, Brooke is a sweetheart and I pray she gets the record deal she deserves. I agree that it is rude for the fans of the other idols to ask her or any of the other girls to be the fans’ maid and expect them to be at their beck and call and get so and so for them. It is very rude indeed. After all, they are human beings first and should be treated with respect.

Awww…. I love her! She’s a good blogger. She should keep it up!

I guess I’m the only one who thought it was rude and ridiculous of Brooke to be insulting to fans on her blog. She insulted the fans of the Top 3 guys and insulted the fans waiting to meet the Idols. Oh well. I liked her a lot more before I read it than afterwards. She was my favorite female this season. WAS.

I guess the good thing is that not many of the ones she insulted will be reading it.

I’m sick of the whining by the girls this season. They are living their dream of being in the Top 10 of the biggest TV show on TV and being on a nationwide tour, yet they whine because they don’t feel they get enough attention. They were whining all season and now they are whining on the tour. Irritating.

It read as an insult to you gabam? I thought it was just funny! Though I guess I could see how it could be taken that way.

I think it’s funny that posters here are agreeing, indicating it is rude to ask the idols to get their favorite idol (I agree, it is kind of rude). But back in season 5 when someone asked Daughtry to go get Taylor, and Daughtry indicated he’s not Taylor’s keeper, folks on this blog ripped Daughtry for being rude! lol.

How was it an insult? I may be reading a different blog. I thought it was funny how she told the story too, not one hint of bitterness at all. But eh, I guess people understand things differently.

Also, I really honestly don’t see Brooke as the kind of person who’d ever get jealous of another person’s success. She just doesn’t strike me that way.

Different crowd, calimari. ;)

ETA: I agree with you, hardkandy. I can’t see Brooke whining about the boy’s success. Rather kind of ruefully laughing at the fangirliness going on that she knows she went through too.

Brooke was not my favoite on the show. I even started calling her the babbling brook—but I thought her blog was humorous. LOL. It must be funny for her and the other gals to watch the fans of the DC, DA & JC. I being a fan of two of the three can understand reaction to those guys—still funny the way she described it. Brooke you came up in my estimation.

Brooke was not my favoite on the show. I even started calling her the babbling brookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ but I thought her blog was humorous. LOL. It must be funny for her and the other gals to watch the fans of the DC, DA & JC. I being a fan of two of the three can understand reaction to those guysà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ still funny the way she described it. Brooke you came up in my estimation.

ITA. I may even think about buying her music if she keeps up the awesome blogs!

I kind of thought she sounded a little whiny too at times. But then again I have thought that before about her. Like when Cook told Larry King that he never expected to win the show. He just thought he would come in and do his best and whatever happened after that was gravy. Brooke then leaned in to Cook and said you won, everything for you will be gravy. It was at the end of one of the shows they did on King right befor they cut to a commercial. The second part I think. Anyway, I am not exactly quoting them but I thought it was a little off-putting when I heard her say that. I listened closely the second time I watched it just to make sure she said it. I think she thought they were already off the air because she said it quietly to him and it isn’t on the transcript. I don’t know if she is purposely trying to be off-putting or its just because she is so frank at times. I don’t dislike Brooke I just don’t think she would be one of the ones I would pal around with. I would be upset too if someone told/asked me to go get another performer.

I don’t think Brooke was insulting anyone. She was just pointing out (rightly, IMO) the ridiculousness levels some fans go to. And then she said she did similar things when she was younger. I also don’t think there is an ounce of bitterness…she may even be counting her lucky stars not to be the very center of everyone’s attention b/c after 6 days, the whole fangirly thing may be cute and funny…but after 36, not so much.

I don’t think touring sounds all that fun. The lack of sleep and having to be “ON!” every night would definitely get to me after awhile.

Brooke then leaned in to Cook and said you won, everything for you will be gravy.

How is this off-putting? Just curious…

I did not find Brooke’s statements about the fans funny at all. I found them insulting and dismissive.

Brooke then leaned in to Cook and said you won, everything for you will be gravy

What’s wrong about that? *confused*

I think Brooke comes across as blunt, a little mouthy (she talks a little too much a times), but I think it’s genuine. She’s looking at the whole fangirliness factor from a female perspective. Having read some personal accounts of what actually goes on before and after these concerts, I can certainly see where she’s coming from. The fan reactions can get weird at times (Ashley, anyone?), but at the same time, it can be a little endearing, depending on the fans.

I did not find Brookeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s statements about the fans funny at all. I found them insulting and dismissive.

More insulting than an idol being asked to fetch someone else? Taking that into perspective, I’d think she was pretty damn gracious about it.

And I don’t see how she was dismissive about them when she posted something like this about the fans

I must say these fans are devout, getting their bright and early, and often times braving the hot summer temperatures.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen girls hyper-ventilate, have a full on break down

Are you talking about this part, gabam? I’ve seen people act like this before and I’m embarrassed *for* them. To get all crazy about another person (usually of the opposite sex) you don’t really even know…it just seems odd and silly to me.

More insulting than an idol being asked to fetch someone else? Taking that into perspective, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d think she was pretty damn gracious about it.

Yes. A lot more insulting. She’s being paid to be nice to American Idol fans. Not just her fans.

These girls are very serious about these guys, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pretty hilarious, and if Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m being completely honest, a little ridiculous!

That statement was unnecessary and mean spirited, IMO. No reason at all for her to call the fans ridiculous.

Yes. A lot more insulting. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s being paid to be nice to American Idol fans. Not just her fans.

And she was rude to them how? Reading up all the experiences of people meeting the idols, I have not read a single account of Brooke being mean to a fan.

That statement was unnecessary and mean spirited, IMO. No reason at all for her to call the fans ridiculous.

She’s not calling the fans ridiculous, she’s calling the situation ridiculous. Which it obviously is even judging by the accounts of those who were there to meet the idols, usually the people are so insane that David Cook asks them to stop pushing or stop crowding. Also, how else do you describe people fainting, hyperventilating, crying just because of a glimpse of another person? There is no other word, it IS ridiculous. Or you can call it worse things like being obsessive, crazy or insane. Even Castro once said that he finds the fandom weird but it doesn’t mean that he finds his fans weird as well.

Heck, I’m getting even more irritated with Brooke’s statements now than I was right after I read the blog. I guess it is time for me to sign out and actually do some work.

There will never be a meeting of the minds because we are seeing this from two different perspectives, hardcandy. IMO, she was dismissive and was insulting the fans. In your opinion, she was not. Neither opinion will change.

Back to work for me.

Alright, that’s fine.

I’d like to quote this post by brie200 on another thread though:

I agree ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rude, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not just the girls. Fans at the LA show said that many were ranting at Chikezie to go get Jason. This was the show where Jason didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make it outside. They said poor Chikezie was getting upset. Not angry, but he started to walk away because he felt like he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wanted. Poor guy.

IMHO, there’s a million worse ways Brooke could have addressed the issue and I think she did it in the most gracious way she can. I understand how some people can read it as her insulting the fans, but I guess you have to put yourself in her and the other idols who are not named David or Jason shoes first to really understand what she was trying to say. I mean, if something like what is quoted above happened to me, I would be truly upset and probably go on a full-on rant. These guys work hard and it’s really insulting and disrespectful to just be asked to fetch someone else in exchange for your effort. I think she addressed the issue nicely instead of being a snot about it.

These girls are very serious about these guys, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pretty hilarious, and if Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m being completely honest, a little ridiculous!

I have to agree with this being a crappy thing to say. If fans were screaming and clammering for her, I doubt she’d think they were ‘ridiculous’.
She maybe shoulda editted that sentence out.

If fans were screaming and clammering for her, I doubt sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d think they were à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹ridiculousà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢.

Nah, I don’t think so. There was an article about David Archuleta having trouble finding a sane girlfriend or something coz he says everyone he meets is “loopy” or something like that. Actually, I think, if you were the one in the middle of all that fangirling, you would find it more ridiculous.

If fans were screaming and clammering for her, I doubt sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d think they were à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹ridiculousà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢.

I dunno. If her male fans were fainting and screaming thoughts of marriage, I think she’d probably have the same reaction.

I agree ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rude, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not just the girls. Fans at the LA show said that many were ranting at Chikezie to go get Jason. This was the show where Jason didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make it outside. They said poor Chikezie was getting upset. Not angry, but he started to walk away because he felt like he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wanted. Poor guy.

I have thought more than once that as hard as it might be for the girls, that kind of fan behavior must be the worst for Chikezie to bear. He’s the only single guy on the tour who doesn’t have a frenzied fan base and I’m sure it gets old quickly. In group interviews when they start talking about fan mail and fan bases, he seems to handle it quite graciously, but it’s gotta hurt.

I heard the “gravy” comment too and I thought it was funny. From my perspective it sounded like a very affectionate joke, that’s all. Brooke has never sounded bitter to me. Honest? Yes. Bitter? No.

Someone did that in LA before the show to Chikezie and it was super rude. He was pouring sweat and they asked him when Jason was coming out. He got pissed. Could be the reason why no one else came out. I’m not sure. But, it was rude. And it wasn’t a little girl!!! It was a mom!!!

Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s being paid to be nice to American Idol fans. Not just her fans.

Ohhhhhhhhhhh….and all this time I thought she was being paid to sing and perform. Clearly, I’m not too bright.

Honestly, these crazy fangirls are WAY OTT. I’ve seen them at shows in previous years. It is, as Brooke pointed out, a completely ridiculous situation. There is absolutely no excuse to get SO worked up over a celebrity that it causes you to hyperventilate/faint. And it is INCREDIBLY rude to ask one of them to go get someone else. Some of these fans are so absorbed with their infatuations about the idols that they forget that they are HUMAN BEINGS that all deserve to be treated with respect. Why can’t they just talk to the person standing in front of them and be thankful that they got to meet any of them at all?? Most people don’t get to meet ANY of them.

I thought Brooke was playful in her analysis of what is going on. She made a point, while being funny at the same time. I don’t sense any bitterness from her at all. I really hope I get to meet her. She seems really sweet and I’d love to get the chance to talk to her.

Oh, and just to be clear, Brooke DID come out and was very sweet and sincere to everyone. She has a right to her POV. Extreme fanatics are exactly that…extreme. I don’t understand the notion that Brooke is being rude in pointing that out.

From my perspective it sounded like a very affectionate joke, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all. Brooke has never sounded bitter to me. Honest? Yes. Bitter? No.

Yeah, she’s always seemed like the kind of girl that would melt into a puddle of tears at the thought of hurting or insulting anyone. A little TOO much of a softy, ya know? It’s hard to imagine her being intentionally mean. It’s difficult for me to read anything she says that way. Who knows, maybe she’s a raging bitch beneath that puddle o’ blonde goo. Oh well.

Brooke then leaned in to Cook and said you won, everything for you will be gravy.

For the folks who asked why I found this impolite, I will try to explain. First of all, she replied to Cook when he wasn’t talking to her at all. Secondly, the tone in which she said it sounded like she was calling him on what he said- even he looked a little shocked that she said it. He was trying to explain that he wasn’t trying to expect to become a superstar from his efforts and she came off as saying “sure, you can say that now – you won.” It seemed almost as she was talking down to him, calling him on his answer. Now, it just could be her bluntness. But I remember thinking at the time “That’s rude”. Again, that is the way I took it.

Usually the people are so insane that David Cook asks them to stop pushing or stop crowding.

Yeah. I saw this a couple of times on video. There’s even an account of some of those…uh…people crowding so much that they were squashing a little girl against a fence.

I guess Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m the only one who thought it was rude and ridiculous of Brooke to be insulting to fans on her blog. She insulted the fans of the Top 3 guys and insulted the fans waiting to meet the Idols.

I thought she actually got her point across with a lot of good humor. Definitely better than I would have said it. Waiting by the buses to get an autograph is fine – shrieking like a crazy woman? That’s totally insane to me. And, asking one of them to go get you another one of them is beyond rude. My response to that would be much like Chris Daughtry’s was to fan who asked him where Taylor was.

If one is such an obsessive fan-girl of one of the idols that they’ve lost all ability to be polite to the idol standing in front of them, that may indicate it’s time to dial it back a little.

To me, Brooke comes across as kind and considerate with a great sense of humor. She seems completely grateful for the opportunity she has right now. Plus, it’s nice to read a contestant’s blog that appears to be written by an actual grown-up LOL. Not to say that I don’t still love the guys and all of their grammatical errors :)

Plus, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nice to read a contestantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s blog that appears to be written by an actual grown-up LOL. Not to say that I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t still love the guys and all of their grammatical errors :)

Heh. Proper punctuation FTW!!!

I don’t think Brooke was exactly rude, but I do know if this was Syesha’s blog, there would be alot more complaining about it. But because Brooke is well liked she will get the benefit of the doubt. I just wish she would learn the difference between their, and there. LOL.

I think it must be difficult to be anyone but The Davids and Jason right now. Michael Johns get a little bit of love cause he’s the surprise boot (and the sexiest of the group, imho)etc, but other than that the girls must certainly feel that they are not appreciated much. The thing is that the demographic of the show skews to Moms and as a by-product their kids, mostly girls, so it’s not that they aren’t appreciated, it’s just that the boys will always be singing to the choir for want of a better example.

I think it’s uncalled for to mention the screaming and hysteria, because that is what fangirls do, they even know it’s a bit much, but don’t slap their hands because they respond in a way that is natural to them. Frankly it all part and parcel with this part of the idol experience.

If I take my family to the show when it comes to my area, I will not be one of the bus fans. I don’t have the temperment to deal with all of that mayhem for an autograph. I prefer a cd signing event, more organized for sure.

Yeah. I saw this a couple of times on video. Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s even an account of some of thoseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦uhà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦people crowding so much that they were squashing a little girl against a fence.

This is the reason why I’m torn between trying to let my child get autographs, which she desperately wants to do (and she loves ALL of the idols, I might add), and wanting to protect her from the crazies.

How dare supposedly sweet little Brookie diss all those pathologically obsessed, screaming tweeny girls that are the life blood of all things Idol! How dare her and God bless her for it too!

The asking one Idol to fetch another thing reminds me of a little anecdote from back during AI5′s Idols Live tour when an irate Soul Patroller was here at mj’s blog unleashing a stream of vituperation at Daughtry for not going into the bus to retrieve Tay *** so Mr. SP, his wife and spawn could get their horribly overprice memorabilia enhanced with their Idol of choices scribbles. Chris told him, “If he wanted to be out here signing, he would be. He knows you all are here.” That stuck in this guys craw like a splintered chicken bone. Fans get a bit carried away at times, I guess.

The skewing of the demographics was demonstrated to me during the intermission in San Jose. The mens bathrooms were all but deserted, may 20% capacity, and the woman’s facilities had very long lines. At the Sharks hockey games at the same venue there are lines at both bathrooms between periods.

I think she comes across as a bit whiny and bitter in the blog too.

And it’s not that she didn’t make very valid points. Because she did. Yes, it is rude to be treated like messenger and I’m sure it’s extremely weird to see fangirls in action and I’m sure it hurts that most people there don’t want to see YOU.

But, someone in her position, would better keep her mouth shut because the situation (as ridiculous as it is) ain’t about the change. The chances of talking sense into hyperventillating tweens, teens and horny cougars are slim to none. Her message and pleas to the above will fall on deaf ears. And to the rest of the world that heard what she said, she runs the risk of coming across as ungrateful.

Bottomline, she’s on a major tour, performing in front of huge crowds, doing what she loves and getting PAID. To quote her, the rest is “gravy”. The AI Tour scene is usually the provence of girls screaming for the dreamy, cute boys.

Enjoy this tour as much as you can Brooke because chances of it happening again for you on this large a scale any time soon are very small.

It doesn’t hurt to remember that she was really sleep-deprived while writing this. I don’t want to think about what I’d be saying if I were running on that little sleep.

“Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s being paid to be nice to American Idol fans.”

Oh dear . . .

Strictly speaking, our entertainers are paid to give performances, on stage, on television, on records, and so on. There are also defined public events like cons, meet-and-greets, and so on, where the famed are clearly present and willing to get together with the fans.

But we’ve also developed a celebrity culture with its own customs, where many folks like to extend the pleasure they get from those performances by looking for chances to interact “in person,” outside of any official event.

Which is fine, until a sense of entitlement sets in, and you come to believe that whenever members of the public create their chance encounters (which is what bus stalking is or approaching people for autographs at restraurants and so on), entertainers are *obligated* to socialize with you.

Obviously, if performers were to take the same attitude towards their fans that the post above expresses, they wouldn’t stop for “free” encounters at all, but insist on being paid for every autograph, every interaction, as some professional sports stars do.

Ironically, all the reports agree that this particular group of entertainers has been extremely generous with their time and efforts even on the occasions that are completely outside their official hours.

But believing they won’t shake their heads over extreme, silly, or rude behavior?

Believing that since other human beings are “paid to be nice to you,” they aren’t allowed to expect courtesy (and restraints on extreme behavior)?

I say this not from a high horse but as someone who once waited in the woods behind my college hockey rink for a glimpse of REM (when they were famous only to a tiny coterie and played in college hockey rinks).

If Michael Stipe had really come along that night (he didn’t) and looked me in the eye and said “you’re being very silly, you know,” I think I would have had to agree. I hope I wouldn’t have asked him to go get Peter Buck for me.

Great post maturin. I truly appreciate the sanity evidenced in her blog. I’m sure she was very pleasant to the fans in person but is giving her honest impressions on the blog. She just went way up in my book. The first Idol that tells off a rude fan will get my respect as well. I’m a little more forgiving of the children/teens who act like this. The adults just seem all kinds of crazy.

Thanks jpfan. Back on the topic of Brooke, because she is awesome, I really enjoyed her post. Lots of fun, on the road detail. I would love to see her in a really good small acoustic venue, a brick wall and beer place like Iota’s, just outside Washington, DC. Although for the near future, those places might actually be too small. Maybe an outdoorsy festival? She could go barefoot in comfort!

OOPS – try again

I would love to see her in a really good small acoustic venue, a brick wall and beer place like Iotaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, just outside Washington, DC.

I have no idea where that is – but if she shows up – call me, and I’ll get on a plane :)

I guess I should be counted as one of the people that thought it came off as rude. Unfortunately, this happens with the written word because it’s hard to communicate the proper tone. Brooke needs to embrace emoticons, I guess.

As far as the fans asking an Idol to go get another: I know if I was in a position to get Idol autographs, I would want to get everyone’s. Is she saying that people are snubbing hers? If so, that’s rude. If they are getting hers, then asking, maybe not so much. They just want to get as many as they can.

i think Brooke just wrote what she saw and thought of her whole day. she doesn’t even ask for people not to ask her to go get the davids or jason. she simply states she would be rich if she got a dollar everytime she was asked. she understands that fans get excited but sometimes it is OTT.

i hope she tours in small venues soon, i would love to see a whole set of just her. and i would take my brother and sister because they also loved her at the AI concert.

I just wish she would learn the difference between their, and there. LOL.

Not to mention, they’re.

I just wish she would learn the difference between their, and there. LOL.

Good for Chris! He had his own fans to attend to.

(I’m just practicing my quoting skills here)

My first response to Brooke’s blog was disappointment. I thought, oh no, one of the girls is complaining about the boys’ popularity — again. Unlike Carly’s accusatory whining on Larry King Live and other outlets, at least Brooke is directing her frustration — or whatever you want to call it — at the crazy fans instead of the three guys who are humble, unwitting objects of the rabid idolmania.

I’m sure Brooke and all the top 10 contestants not named David or Jason suffer bouts of Chopped Liver Syndrome. It’s got to be hard on the ego. Not having enough privacy, sleep or time with loved ones doesn’t help, but hopefully being able to perform to appreciative crowds will make this experience positive overall and unforgettable.

Well, I never particularly loved Brooke but I wouldn’t be so rude as to ask her to go and get David Cook.

In fact, when I did meet her, I asked for her autograph and told her I was a fan. Even though she kind of sternly yelled, “Okay, get em out! [meaning stuff for her to sign] I only have thirty minutes to get through this whole line and it’s not easy.”

It was kind of cute, but also very Brooke. Passive aggressive is the term that comes to mind.

It also comes across as a little bitter of her to write something like that about the fans in her blog.

Just my opinion.

i think Brooke just wrote what she saw and thought of her whole day. she doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even ask for people not to ask her to go get the davids or jason. she simply states she would be rich if she got a dollar everytime she was asked. she understands that fans get excited but sometimes it is OTT.

Exactly. I don’t know what people are whining about. She wasn’t really trying to get anything across, she was just detailing her day. And let’s not forget this is her personal blog… some people just love to be their own psychologists, they’re reading too much into it just coz these are American Idol contestants. I remember reading a post about Syesha’s blog saying all she talks about is herself, well duh, it’s her blog! If it was a fan that went to the concert that was commenting that the ruckus when she went to meet the idols was “ridiculous,” no one would even bat an eyelash.

I liked Brooke’s blog. She really told about their days and crazy schedules.

She was very nice after the Staples show. And her hair looks incredible in person.

It is rude to ask someone to fetch someone else,imho. Chris D.’s statement about Taylor Hicks was hilarious.

Plus, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nice to read a contestantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s blog that appears to be written by an actual grown-up LOL. Not to say that I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t still love the guys and all of their grammatical errors :)

LOL. I completely agree, spense.

I LOVED reading her blog entry and I don’t think she came across bitter in any way. Such a sweetheart. She made her opinions known w/o sounding disgruntled. I agree, some of the OTT fans are just ridiculous! The Idols are human too and it is so insensitive of the fan girls to ask another Idol to go get their favorite. While they may be able to tolerate this kind of behavior for a while, I bet it would really start to grate after a while.

Brooke was not my favorite on the show, but my opinion of her went up after reading this.

David had a good & humorous response to Archie fans asking him to get Archie:

David Cook and some of the crew started throwing around a football and he got close to our little fence (by this time, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve staked out the corner by the buildingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’but there are only 20 people anywhere near the fence). He says that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be back out later and is very nice. He did get a (rude?) request to ask Archie to come out and said that David doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t listen to him. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Why not?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s David Archuleta.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

My first response to Brookeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s blog was disappointment

I agree… Brooke didn’t present herself very well. In fact she blew it.

She came off as rude, a perpetual whiner, and bitter. She shouldn’t
cut fans down, it uncalled for. She should be thankful for the
opportunity she has been given. Brooke shows her true colors
in this blog for sure

a perpetual whiner

Perpetual means repeated. I can’t recall Brooke *repeatedly* whining about the fans.

She should be thankful for the opportunity she has been given.

Her own words:
“Such enthusiasm and excitement… we love it and thrive off of that energy when we are on stage… thank you so much!” and “This is quite the experience, fans can be so sweet, Please know that I am always SO grateful for the sincerity of fans, from a thoughtful letter, or just a simple compliment, It means a lot to me.”

Sounds pretty thankful to me but YMMV.

Sounds pretty thankful to me but YMMV.

Seriously. I love how people love to focus on that one paragraph when she wrote practically an entire essay on how grateful she is of this experience.

I don’t think the people who are calling her blog entry “bitter” and “ungrateful” read the whole thing, just that snippet posted above. Because seriously? If you read the whole thing you’d know what I mean.