Danny Gokey Could Sing At Your Wedding

what? how will having Danny Gokey there = perfect reception? haha.. interesting contest i guess..

One thing is for sure. We won’t have to worry about the bride ditching the groom for the Gokester! Adam, on the other hand, would have many grooms left at the alter. Possibly brides too.

WTF? Danny, you can and should do better than this. I don’t get it I guess.

That’s a joke, right?

One is suppose to be rejoicing not crying!

Having a newly engaged daughter this is one “wedding” contest I won’t be telling her about.

LMAO. Hilarious. That’s a perfect wedding? More like a wedding nightmare.

I don’t know whether to feel happy or sorry for Danny…and for the couple who win this thing.

He might become known as “the wedding singer” hmmm???

Reduced to wedding gigs already? That was fast.

This surprises me. KISS is a very important Top 40 station. Probably #2 after Z100 and this is some promo thing. But how did Danny get the gig? There would be many other artists who wouldn’t mind a little Ryan/KISS promo so this was arranged by Danny’s management.

So who is Danny’s magement? Mmmmm

Is this for real? For a second I thought MJ was yanking us around. Well that’s just really pathetic.

Not a good career move at all. You do that stuff BEFORE going on American Idol.

Ok, so I take it this guy is not getting signed.

The wedding singer…yeah I can definitely see Danny as that…nice career move! Isn’t Danny’s career supposed to be progressing not regressing? lol Expect a sermon from the minister and Danny!

So who is Danny’s magement? Mmmmm

I don’t know but he needs to replace them ASAP.

Smart move Gokester. Associate yourself with the term “wedding singer” while awaiting a record deal.

So sometime in November, Danny has gotten himself a gig with Ryan and KISS. Ryan and KISS basically made Elliott’s first single a huge hit. It’s not like he doing a wedding back in Milwaukee. That would be kind of sad.

Danny should send his management ten dozen roses. Although it is possible this is a charity related gig. He sings and they donate to Sophia’s Heart. That would actually make more sense. Because most Top 40 artists would kill to have any kind of in with Ryan or KISS.

Ok, so I take it this guy is not getting signed.

That’s what I’m thinking.

Well this is…different. Oh well, at least it is something!

Not a Gokey fan but do not wish him ill either … Danny, do NOT do this … I’m with jericho on this one … FIRE and REPLACE your management NOW! Being associated with Seacrest is not always a good thing; ahem, have you seen the TV shows he produces? I don’t need to say anything more do I?
RUN from this as fast as you can!

With all sincerity,
a Kradison fan

Is the Endless Love harp included?

Seriously?

I don’t think Danny should do this either. It doesn’t look good and it’s way too easy to make fun of this.

I am really surprised that people here are so negative. When the tour ends, the S8 idols (except for the 19 signed artists) will fall off the face of the earth. This is a decent gig for a non 19 artist. Keeps his name out, excellent connections, etc. Wait till you see what Jive has Kris and Allison do to get radio to play their stuff. This is normal radio promo. And if KISS was willing to play his debut single in return, I bet even Adam would be thrilled to do this gig. Well maybe not thrilled

Although if they do play his music, his career will be made.

Adam Sandler is better .

Good lord, is this MJ’s, or Vote4theWorst? Congrats to Danny on getting involved on a likely big, nation-wide promotion. Famous, rich musicians from Billy Joel, Elton John, and Frank Sinatra have all sang at weddings after they were very famous, and not necessarily famous people’s weddings. Danny is doing a program where a non-wealthy couple will get a chance to have Danny sing at their wedding, and they will, by default, be Danny fans since they wouldn’t apply for the contest if they weren’t, so they will be excited to have Danny be a part of their wedding.

OMG! Not only is Danny singing, but it looks like Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are the “hosts” at the wedding! This has trainwreck potential written all over it. How is this gig going to build any legitimacy for Danny as a recording artist? I’m not a Danny fan, but I feel sorry for the guy. Who is advising him these days?

Sorry I don’t know how to do the quote thing …
“khomphuong
Adam Sandler is better.”

I agree 100%! :lol_tb:

Whatever will they think of next? No wonder peeps make fun of AI.

Heh. Well its not like his entire Idol repertoire didn’t consist of cliche wedding band type songs anyway. It does fit.

Gigs with Tori Spelling? Next he’ll star in a Lifetime movie.

Do you think I could upgrade to Sanjaya???

OMG! Not only is Danny singing, but it looks like Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are the ‘hosts’  at the wedding!

oh my :/

This is like Adam going back and doing Bar/Bat Mitzvahs (sp)

I can see singing at a friends wedding but something like this is not good if he wants to be taken seriously. He might as well hang flyers in the laundromat.

Do you think I could upgrade to Sanjaya???

Bwahhhh!!!!!!! :thumbup_tb:

But could Sanjaya give you the Pelvic Thrusts of Love? I think not.

jpfan, I get what you’re saying, but I see no scenario in which KISS ever plays Danny Gokey music.

Desperation, thy name is Danny.

I have not read the details. I thought the wedding contest idea was kind of fun. Remember the girls’ school that won the Archie contest and he performed at the school?

But then I read LindaT’s post about Tori and Dean being involved. That wrecked the image of it being a fun idea for me, for you, for Danny, for the world.

That’s baaaddddddd. And I don’t mean that in the Michael Jackson way.

I am really surprised that people here are so negative. When the tour ends, the S8 idols (except for the 19 signed artists) will fall off the face of the earth. This is a decent gig for a non 19 artist. Keeps his name out, excellent connections, etc.

I see your point. Assuming Danny actually had a single to play in November, and that he was smart enough to demand exposure for that single in return for doing this, I would agree that it is great promotion. But, I’m doubtful that Danny will have a radio-friendly single ready by November, and I also doubt that he has any business savvy whatsoever.

But I agree, most of these kids will be off the radar come November. And, the best they’ll be able to hope for is a blurb in US magazine next to Speidi.

I know it sounds cheesy as hell but Ryan is a pretty important name in the biz. Most new artists would be tempted to give up a kidney to get anywhere near him. So while I’m laughing with the snark, I’m also laughing at it.

Congrats to Danny on getting involved on a likely big, nation-wide promotion. Famous, rich musicians from Billy Joel, Elton John, and Frank Sinatra have all sang at weddings after they were very famous, and not necessarily famous people’s weddings. Danny is doing a program where a non-wealthy couple will get a chance to have Danny sing at their wedding, and they will, by default, be Danny fans since they wouldn’t apply for the contest if they weren’t, so they will be excited to have Danny be a part of their wedding.

I agree Vak33. This is good promotion for Danny and keeps his name out there. It probably is a nationwide contest and maybe clips of it will be shown on like ET, or Extra or maybe there will be some sort of special about it aired somewhere. Either way it’s good promotion for Danny and if Ryan asked him to do this or recommended/allowed him to do this, who knows what else he might set up for Danny in the future. Ryan could set up something else in the future, for Danny that could really help him out in his music career.

This is a KIIS initiative, not a Danny initiative. Apparently, KIIS sees some marketing value in Danny. Kris and Adam will just have to wait their turn, I guess.

“Desperation, thy name is Danny.”

Apparently, the name is “DANY” !!!! Couldn’t even spell his name correctly in the prize details. Is this one of the signings he alluded to?

Good for Danny for keeping his name out there.

Danny has a huge fanbase – I’m sure there are a lot of people excited about this.

I don’t think it’s desperation. I think Jpfan is right- artists do all kinds of private gigs that would surprise us if we knew about them, but, since they’re private, we don’t. Danny will have his name mentioned over and over on KISS for however long their contest runs, and he’ll probably be featured prominently on their website too. What new artist wouldn’t want that? If they play his music to boot, and/or feature a video of the wedding performance online, that’s even more promotion in one of the biggest radio markets in the country. It’s not like he’s advertising himself as a wedding singer on Craigslist, after all. Actually, this makes me wonder if he’s at least being managed by 19, even if SONY didn’t sign him.

I know it sounds cheesy as hell but Ryan is a pretty important name in the biz. Most new artists would be tempted to give up a kidney to get anywhere near him. So while I’m laughing with the snark, I’m also laughing at it.

Aw jpfan you’re too serious! LOL. Come on and make fun of it like the rest of us, you know you want too. :devil_tb:

Of course its good exposure! That said, I seriously doubt Danny Gokey is going to put out anything that will come within 1,000 feet of Kiss’ playlist. Ain’t gonna happen. But its something to keep his name out there in the meantime.

And of course, it gives us the opportunity to revel in the cheezetasticness that is The Gokey. For this we must all be grateful.

Actually, this makes me wonder if he’s at least being managed by 19, even if SONY didn’t sign him.

umm, I was wondering the same..

And so thus the analogy to the drunken uncle singing at the wedding, is one step closer to reality for Danny.

This is where I realize that despite all evidence to the contrary, I do have some fellow human feeling and compassion, because I do feel badly for Gokey right now. I feel embarrassed for him. For Gokey?! So Danny, please stop this, I don’t like feeling this way about you. And get a new management company so you don’t do these things, and I’m then not forced to sorry for you.

They are actually getting a widower to sing at a wedding? I feel bad for him.

It makes me think he is managing himself- this is exactly the sort of bonehead move he would decide to make all on his own.
Sure smells like cheese to me.

Danny will have his name mentioned over and over on KISS for however long their contest runs, and he’ll probably be featured prominently on their website too

Yes. It is more promotion for him, and will generate more interest for him. Might even give him a bump in Twitter followers. I wonder if KISS has a Twitter page, I know that Ryan does. Maybe Ryan will mention this contest featuring Danny on his Twitter page at some point and that will help generate more interest for Danny. Ryan does have over a million followers on Twitter.

I remember years ago, some perfect couple also made appearance to the Today show. Is this the same deal as that? If so, Danny may have some TV exposure as well. Not as bad as it seems at the end.

They are actually getting a widower to sing at a wedding? I feel bad for him.

I feel sorry for the couple. Danny drags his tragedy around with him. No doubt there will be a “don’t let tragedy define you” sermon preceding the singing. Way to bring that joyous vibe down.

I remember years ago, some perfect couple also made appearance to the Today show. Is this the same deal as that? If so, Danny may have some TV exposure as well. Not as bad as it seems at the end.

I think that it’s definitely a possibility that at least clips of the wedding/if not maybe some sort of special about the wedding could end up on TV. Maybe Tori and Dean might end up hosting it on TV. And I could see one of the morning shows bringing this contest, up Danny could get more exposure this way as well.

If it was Adam showing up at the wedding, I would just grab some random person off the street and marry him, have Adam serenade me, and then get an annulment. Ooops, is this showing that I am too invested as a fan? :laugh_tb:

Is the Endless Love harp included?

this is too funny!!! :lol_tb:

On a second tought, I find the whole idea quite funny and why not? It’s not like he would be going on a wedding singer career, it’s just a contest that will give him exposure. It’s a cute project

I think this will end up being a Sophia’s Heart chairty thing. That would make the most sense. And you know he’s going to sing “Endless Love” w/harp because that’s a no brainer.

Maybe Tori and Dean might end up hosting it on TV. And I could see one of the morning shows bringing this contest, up Danny could get more exposure this way as well.

I’m guessing the only way this will see the light of day on tv is if it’s on Tori & Dean’s wretched tv show.

Shudder. I cannot imagine having my wedding hosted by a couple of adulterers, with my fabulous widower wedding singer.

I think this will end up being a Sophia’s Heart chairty thing. That would make the most sense. And you know he’s going to sing ‘Endless Love’  because that’s a no brainer.

LOL – this just gets less and less appealing all the time. Endless Love should be banned from all weddings everywhere. And, I wonder if Danny will make the heart finger sign, and then pimp his charity to all of your wedding guests. Does he get to have a tip jar where they can make donations?

Shudder. I cannot imagine having my wedding hosted by a couple of adulterers, with my fabulous widower wedding singer.

Oh damn. Harsh, but true.

At least its free! There’s that. Yay?

Well, better “Endless Love” than “What Hurts the Most”.

This is Danny’s way of getting a date. Beware, bridesmaids.

I wouldn’t want to start my married life with The Screamer serenading me. Is this really all that bright an idea?

I’m afraid Danny would break into a HokeyGokey dance during his set. You put your foot in your mouth, you take your foot out of your mouth and you shake it all about, you do the Hokey Gokey and you turn yourselves around.. that’s what it’s all about…

:}

Snark-laden response because… well. Danny.. Wedding Singer… Nooooooo…….

Let’s hope if this IS true that the couple’s first dance request is -not-
Dream On.

“Ayayayayayayayayayayayayayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”

I’m afraid Danny would break into a HokeyGokey dance during his set. You put your foot in your mouth, you take your foot out of your mouth and you shake it all about, you do the Hokey Gokey and you turn yourselves around.. that’s what it’s all about’ ¦

:lol_tb: :lol_tb: :lol_tb:

Priceless!

Also, ontd_ai has officially gotten ahold of this, and I think I’ll be laughing for days.

I so love Danny Gokey. Hilarity.

This is a KIIS initiative, not a Danny initiative. Apparently, KIIS sees some marketing value in Danny. Kris and Adam will just have to wait their turn, I guess.

No, I think not. Good for Danny, but this would not be a career boost for Adam and Kris. I think they will have bigger and better opportunities than to sing at a wedding. It would be difficult to take their music seriously if they were involved with something like this at this stage of their career.

A gig is a gig is a gig. This won’t make or break him either way and he’ll get paid. This, however:

I feel sorry for the couple. Danny drags his tragedy around with him. No doubt there will be a ‘don’t let tragedy define you’  sermon preceding the singing. Way to bring that joyous vibe down.

is a very real possibility. I can just imagine him cluelessly starting to talk about how fond his memories are of his wedding and then saying something super awkward about “but she’s dead now.”

I just want the Godiva sponsored favors. First, this isn’t a “national” contest. This is a local event. The list of prizes is very specific and there is no travel expenses, or honeymoon, etc. It is a “high class” reception with all the bells and whistles at a very high priced restaurant. It isn’t like the Today show weddings that include everything and is played out in front of millions on TV. I don’t think that Danny will be highlighted on TV or that this is a promo gig of anykind.

For Danny it is a paying gig! End of story. No promo, no marketing, no ooh la la for the fans to go dipsy over. It is a paying gig…one night…in a tux….singing a few songs during the reception….Adam Sandler for 2009.

It isn’t “big” it isn’t “little” it isn’t a “happening” and it is to be “belittled”. Actually, it will probably be something special for the bride and groom.

And, no this has absolutely NOTHING to do with a big recording or management company. It is one gig, one night on Danny’s calendar.

Danny is doing a program where a non-wealthy couple will get a chance to have Danny sing at their wedding, and they will, by default, be Danny fans since they wouldn’t apply for the contest if they weren’t, so they will be excited to have Danny be a part of their wedding.

Let’s get down to why this is hitting a nerve. Danny came off as a fabulous wedding singer all through Idol. (Well, until Rock Week.) The whole idea is just.. so… Danny! If Adam was doing this we would be thinking – “Wow, what a cool prize!”. But Danny was already in the weeding singer mold to begin with, so it’s like “Hmmm.. interesting career move.”

Danny is doing a program where a non-wealthy couple will get a chance to have Danny sing at their wedding, and they will, by default, be Danny fans since they wouldn’t apply for the contest if they weren’t, so they will be excited to have Danny be a part of their wedding.

Not necessarily. They might just be loyal KISS listeners who want some wedding perks.

Um, okay. If the promo for it weren’t so TACKY, then I might feel less likely to laugh.

“One lucky couple will walk away with the dream wedding and remember it forever!”

Well, they will certainly remember it…doesn’t this sound like one of those shows on TLC?

I CANNOT believe VFTW doesn’t have this all over their homepage right now. This is their DREAM story. Someone should contact them ASAP! I’m sorry, but just as I start to get on the Danny train, I have to jump right off it.

Danny’s latest tweet:
Please follow @sophiasheart 4 official updates. U will be updated on how SHF is mending & and healing the hearts of children & families!

VERY COOL!

And then this:
The Gokester, a new reality show on E! Newly-married couples will be serenaded by Danny Gokey, with a set list that includes Terrence Trent Darby, Rascal Flatts, and Aerosmith. Dancing included at no extra charge!

NOT SO MUCH (yes, I made this up; I wouldn’t mind watching it, however)

“It makes me think he is managing himself- this is exactly the sort of bonehead move he would decide to make all on his own.
Sure smells like cheese to me.”

Yep! Just like Failin Palin !!!!!

I just want the Godiva sponsored favors. First, this isn’t a ‘national’  contest. This is a local event. The list of prizes is very specific and there is no travel expenses, or honeymoon, etc. It is a ‘high class’  reception with all the bells and whistles at a very high priced restaurant. It isn’t like the Today show weddings that include everything and is played out in front of millions on TV. I don’t think that Danny will be highlighted on TV or that this is a promo gig of anykind.

For Danny it is a paying gig! End of story. No promo, no marketing, no ooh la la for the fans to go dipsy over. It is a paying gig’ ¦one night’ ¦in a tux’ ¦.singing a few songs during the reception’ ¦.Adam Sandler for 2009.

It isn’t ‘big’  it isn’t ‘little’  it isn’t a ‘happening’  and it is to be ‘belittled’ . Actually, it will probably be something special for the bride and groom.

And, no this has absolutely NOTHING to do with a big recording or management company. It is one gig, one night on Danny’s calendar.

The couple that wins this contest will get a honeymoon. Also, I think that it would be nice if Danny wears a Tuxedo to this event. I could see him getting provided with a really nice Tux for this event.

And I do think that Ryan will be announcing this contest and mentioning Danny’s name several times on his radio station, for as long as the contest is going on. And that will be good promotion for Danny. I think that Danny will go to this event, look good at it, have fun and get paid, and get a boost in promotion/exposure from it.

WTF??? ROFLMAO.

It’s actually a very smart move from Ryan’s side. Danny is hot right now but still relatively cheap and… He had a perfect marriage himself, didn’t he? He’s really a good fit for the wedding singer job.

On the side of Danny, well, it’s a realistic move I guess. Money is money and publicity is publicity. He’s not getting a record deal and recording an album right now anyway. Why waste the time?

If Adam was doing this we would be thinking – ‘Wow, what a cool prize!’ . But Danny was already in the wedding singer mold to begin with, so it’s like ‘Hmmm.. interesting career move.’ 

I would HATE it if Adam was doing this, I have Adam love but this would not be above ridicule even for him.

Once Gay marriage becomes legal for all the states again, Adam will have his shot at this glorious oppurtunity.

im speechless

The couple that wins this contest will get a honeymoon.

My mistake……Hyatt Mauii.
Maybe I can overlook the Danny part, now, and get my daughter to enter the contest.

This is hilarious! I can’t stop chuckling over this.

Danny Gokey, Wedding Singer.

Damn, I’m going to wet my pants if I don’t calm down.

Now if it were Adam, I’d PAY someone to marry me (with appropriate prenuptial agreement, of course) just so I had a chance at it. Even better if I could find another like minded Adam fan to marry me for free. We’d have a great time together and a very happy divorce/annulment. Oh, what a dream. Snerk.

If it was Adam showing up at the wedding, I would just grab some random person off the street and marry him, have Adam serenade me, and then get an annulment. Ooops, is this showing that I am too invested as a fan?

LOL! If that occured you might win the prize of most die-hard fan

That is too weird about Danny being part of the prize to this contest. No offense to Danny, but having him sing at my wedding would not make it “perfect”.

If Adam was doing this we would be thinking – ‘Wow, what a cool prize!’ .

I wouldn’t. I would say, WTF is he doing this sort of thing.

More facts please.

On top of this page at this site below, they are describing all of the things that the couple will win in this contest. They say that everything will get taken care of from the invitations, to the wedding gown, to the honeymoon. Some of the perks that the winning couple will get will be a bachelor and bachelorette party, a wedding and a honeymoon.

http://www.kiisfm.com/pages/wedding09/?sdagkd&_show

“No promo, no marketing, no ooh la la for the fans to go dipsy over. It is a paying gig’ ¦one night’ ¦in a tux’ ¦.singing a few songs during the reception’ ¦.Adam Sandler for 2009″

Absolutely not. He won’t get one cent unless it’s a charity gig.

Artists do all kinds of crazy radio promo in return for radio play.I doubt Gokey will get played on KISS but this is not a paying gig. It’s promo for all involved. They don’t have to pay artists to do KISS events, plenty of people would be happy to pay them for the promo though. Except it’s illegal.

Ryan mentioning Danny’s name a few times on the 2nd biggest radio station in the US is better than a paycheck. And I expect more promo than that. At the very least they’ll probably do an interview w/him on air about the wedding.

If Adam was doing this we would be thinking – ‘Wow, what a cool prize!’ . But Danny was already in the weeding singer mold to begin with, so it’s like ‘Hmmm.. interesting career move.’ 

Well if Adam was doing it…’hey, let me sing to celebrate your getting married. Married, ya know, you know that I can’t do in my homestate of California. But please, let me perform for your perfect wedding. ‘ That might be a bit awkward.

Really, I feel badly about this and feel uncomfortable doing so. Like dogs and cats living together, I shouldn’t feel badly for Gokey’s career. His personal life? Okay. But oy, this is just so much secondhand embarrassment. But funny mental picture, because of course I’m picturing him in Adam Sandler’s blue suit and hair from the Wedding Singer.

I was being sarcastic, BestAI. LOL. Obviously, this is not some grand marketing coup for anyone. KIIS is using him nevertheless, and he is using KIIS. For what it’s worth to each of them. Radio stations do these circus-like promo events all the time, and this is LA, so you know it’s likely to be B-list laden, OTT and tacky. So be it. Danny’s got a name right now, tons of fans, etc. Danny’s an IDOL alum. Ryan’s the host. Connect the dots. No big whoop.

Having said that, most artists (that being the 99 percent of them who aren’t major stars) do private gigs, small-time public appearances, local/regional charity events, county fairs, private meet-and-greets, etc. Sometimes for an easy buck, sometimes for a little exposure, sometimes for both. For most, marketing isn’t some 9 to 5, glamorous endeavor–and especially not so for a new artist.

For example, despite the fact that Cook and Archuleta have moved nearly 6 million units (singles/albums) combined, they both continue to do events both small and large, private and public, silly and serious. Archuleta even hosted a fan meet-and-greet at a Japanese steak house. Yes, he donned the white hat, coat and ascot and wielded the ever-present, proverbial meat cleavers. LOL. Cook has performed for as few as 100.

You see, it’s all a game. And it never ends. You can never stop running on that little mouse’s wheel. Not even Adam. Not even Kris. And you certainly can’t refuse a paying event for fear of being mocked or belittled by the peanut gallery.

And, no this has absolutely NOTHING to do with a big recording or management company. It is one gig, one night on Danny’s calendar.

I’m sure any one of them (Adam and Kris included) could spare a few hours to do this. Is this strategically sound for someone Kris and Adam? No, absolutely not. I still don’t know why Danny is doing this. Danny should set his sights higher.

Is this strategically sound for someone Kris and Adam? No, absolutely not. I still don’t know why Danny is doing this.

It works if they are positioning him to sing love songs and/or inspirational music. Perhaps they are aiming for the AC/Christian/Country markets? Then it would make sense.

Ummmm. Taylor Hicks did that wedding thing on TV. How’s that working out for him so far? cd’s out of trunk of car anyone?

“Ok, so I take it this guy is not getting signed.”

That was my first thought, too.

I’m guessing that KIIS doesn’t play country or Christian music, so if Danny DOES get signed to one of those country or Christian labels that he as talking to, Danny’s music won’t get airplay in conjunction with this gig. Wrong tie-in.

I seriously wonder if Danny has ADD, and can’t focus on a direction. His charity doesn’t have a single focus, which it needs to get off the ground, IMO, and, his career plans, so far, don’t have a clear focus either, (unless his goal is to be a wedding singer.)

He needs a lot of help managing his charity and career, and I hope for his sake that he gets that help.

And, I hope that he doesn’t try his dance moves with the microphone at the wedding.

You take anything when you are a struggling, unknown artist. IMO, Danny should weigh his options when the tour is over and after he gets his record contract. If he has a manager, then the good offers must not be out there if he has to do this.

I thought Idol didn’t let the Top 10 do anything until the tour was over. Didnt they make some in the past cancel gigs, even for charity? They seem to have relaxed a lot of the rules this year.

But this is still bizarre. Why would he want to be seen as a wedding singer right now? Bad enough he (like all of them at this point) have only shown what they can do with karaoke.

Kris and Allison will do plenty of radio events. Jive is famous for them.

edit: if you know it’s off topic, why are you posting it? PLEASE DON’T HIJACK THE THREAD

If I were a young performer, I’d think long and hard before I turned down *anything* that got my name and picture on the LA KIIS web site and frequent mentions by Ryan Seacrest.

And if the thing involved singing — well, I doubt that I’d even have to think about it. No-brainer to do it, in my opinion. Whether he’s signed or unsigned.

This is Ryan Seacrest and KIIS LA — Huge huge huge power, clout, and exposure, especially in the increasingly consolidated radio industry. Despite its being a wedding with Tori and Dean involved, the Seacrest/KIIS connection actually will keep his name out there *credibly.* seems to me. I don’t think the public believes that Seacrest/KIIS would palm off a crummy singer or complete nobody as part of their prize, since that station and Ryan seem to be able to get literally anybody on their air.

(And, yeah, Tori may be a big joke these days, but she is Tori freakin’ *Spelling,* after all. Doesn’t hurt to get in with the Hollywood elite, no matter how cheesy they may be. That can lead to more gigs, big and small. You need those gigs, even if you do get a recording contract.)

Good for Danny for keeping his name out there.

Danny has a huge fanbase – I’m sure there are a lot of people excited about this.

Good for him! I’ve been happily married for over 20, otherwise I would sign up, lol. And good promotion for him, too. Phil Stacey had sung at weddings, too. He was even pulled into one, when friends of a newly-married couple saw him standing outside the banquet hall where they had the reception. He was doing something with the Navy at the same hall, and was very gracious about being pulled in there to sing for the happy couple. I am glad that Danny will be doing this, and I am one of his fans who is excited for him. May he have many more to sing for.

For example, despite the fact that Cook and Archuleta have moved nearly 6 million units (singles/albums) combined, they both continue to do events both small and large, private and public, silly and serious. Archuleta even hosted a fan meet-and-greet at a Japanese steak house. Yes, he donned the white hat, coat and ascot and wielded the ever-present, proverbial meat cleavers. LOL. Cook has performed for as few as 100.

But see, doing promotions to support a record and/or tour, makes sense. You’re getting publicity for it every way you can. And you mention a few more interesting ones. But this isn’t to support a record and/or tour, because Danny doesn’t have a contract yet. So this event exists without anything legitmate he’s produced musically that he’s doing this in support of. He’s only been on a ‘glorfied karaoke show,’ and now he’s doing wedding singing. In terms of optics alone, this doesn’t read well to me.

I think we’re so used to Idols getting record deals, Broadway shows, etc. that we forget they need to make a living like everyone else. He obviously doesn’t have a record deal yet so he’s capitalizing on his fame as best he can. I’m not a Danny fan & I think this is a bad move, but who are we to criticize? On the other hand, if it was Adam, I’d think he was seriously close to scraping the bottom of the barrel

Does Danny only sing at “Godly” weddings?

I think you need to be more strategic in your career game plan. Kind of like when the producer wanted Adam to play the lead in Spiderman on Broadway. For one, Adam was not available because of his commitment to AI. Secondly, someone said strategically, that was not a good game plan for Adam even tho that is a huge opportunity. So, I think the word is STRATEGIC. Danny, hello?

Despite its being a wedding with Tori and Dean involved, the Seacrest/KIIS connection actually will keep his name out there *credibly.* seems to me.

But having a radio station sponsored wedding is a cheese fest to begin with. No matter what the circumstances winning a wedding is slightly weird and a little OTT for me. One look at the prizes, now that I know a honeymoon and furniture is included, ain’t bad at all but it still can’t dignify the circumstances.

If a bride and groom are into this type of schtick then fine…but the whole thing is just “write off marketing” for everyone involved. The sponsors aren’t doing it out of the goodness of their pea-pickin’ hearts…its tacky, tacky, business like most of the radio contests and reality tid bits out there.

So I wouldn’t be giving anyone a pat on the back for this gig. No one is helping the poor and the starving here….its a Barbie wedding for heaven’s sake.

On the other hand, if it was Adam, I’d think he was seriously close to scraping the bottom of the barrel

Oh, honey. If it were Adam, he’d be at the bottom of the barrel not close to it. But he’d still manage to own it by turning it into his own incredibly OTT glam event that tons of people enjoyed with such incredible enthusiasm that he’d be booked for the next year. Hey, he might even put on a mini zodiac type show using songs that represent the blessed couples signs.

Okay, it’s clear I’ve completely lost my marbles over this. The permutations are endlessly fun.

So I wouldn’t be giving anyone a pat on the back for this gig. No one is helping the poor and the starving here’ ¦.its a Barbie wedding for heaven’s sake.

I wasn’t giving anybody any pats on the back for altruism or artistic merit or whatever!

I was saying that — This wedding gets his name repeatedly on the KIIS web site and uttered by Ryan Seacrest.

*And* it gets him introduced to a Spelling. …. This translates into — Visibility and knowing the rich and famous. As a struggling entertainer, those two things are incredibly important, even if they’re connected to Barbie weddings.

In the business the Idols are in, I don’t believe that there is any such thing as a bad LA gig that’s publicized by Ryan Seacrest and KIIS FM and has Hollywood-royalty offspring involved, even if they’re debased ones! You’ve gotta know somebody, because maybe that somebody will know the drag queen who runs the Bob Mackie museum, and so on.

It’s a cheesy event associated with the top names in Top 40 radio. Of course if he had a single, album or tour to support it would be better.
But who knows what he’s got lined up for the fall.

It seems to me that this would be a great gig for an Idol alum who has nothing else going on. If Danny knows he is not going to be signed (which is what I am guessing at this point, maybe I’m wrong), and he has no concrete plans for anything after mid-September, then I suppose this is a way to keep him in the “news” a little longer.

The whole idea is so cheesy; but it appears Danny has no problem with the “cheese.” Most singers coming off idol are desperately trying to shed that “American Idol image” and work over-time to gain industry cred., which is why I find the whole thing with Danny so funny.

Hokey Gokey? Seriously? LMAO!!!
Make it David Cook please, now that would be perfect……..but then again if David was there what interest would I have in marrying someone else?

*And* it gets him introduced to a Spelling. ‘ ¦. This translates into ‘” Visibility and knowing the rich and famous.

Tori is the black sheep Spelling. On the wrong side of the will and the inner circle. She can’t help anyone. I give her credit for always finding a way to make lemonade out of lemons. But, she’s barely keeping her own head above water at this point. She used to be an actress (if not a very good one). Now, she’s just a reality show fame-whore like the rest of them.

Tori Spelling is just not in a position to help anyone’s career. Plus, her husband is a scumbag. The only thing lower than having these two host your wedding, is if the wedding was hosted by Spencer & Heidi.

W…T…F? I’M LAUGHING SO HARD RIGHT NOW.

I don’t care much for Gokey, but this makes me a little sad. Sorta like watching him walk off a cliff.

I was saying that ‘” This wedding gets his name repeatedly on the KIIS web site and uttered by Ryan Seacrest.

And this, for me, is the absolute reason why doing something like this is a little disconcerting. (And if this were Kris, Allison, or Adam my take would be the same).

You have just come off the cheesiest velveeta fest known to man and now you are going to have your name uttered as one with the cheesiest nacho flavored velveeta “reality” OTT wedding extravaganzas and mentioned in the same breath with Dean and Tori….what kind of terrific, fantastic, redeeming career moves is this.

Knowing the cheap shots of Mr. Ryan…I would say this is a little (no a lot) of biting humour directed at Mr. Gokey and Ryan will probably be laughing into his pillow most every night.

It’s a tough world out there. One season you’re performing in stadiums and a year later, you can’t even sell 5,000 albums your first week out. And Danny and cheese go great together. If Ryan doesn’t mind working w/losers and scumbags like Tori and hub, I think it’s ok for Danny as well. So I think it’s a fine gig for him. Adam and Kris will get top notch treatment. Third gets you nothing.

I think he’s not returning to Milwaukee and some small time career as a Christian singer as quickly as some expected. He’s a loose cannon for sure.

If Ryan doesn’t mind working w/losers and scumbags like Tori and hub, I think it’s ok for Danny as well.

LOL – Ryan works with the Kardashians and Denise Richards. So, we already know that he’s got no standards. (Still love ya though Seacrest!).

Oops, seems I’m late to the Danny party.
What can I say… it’s a perfect Danny fit.

I’d imagine that Seacrest simply asked him, and Danny just thought that it was a nice idea. Danny seems like the type of guy, if you ask him to do something, he’ll say “sure thing”. Not a big deal, not a career-defining thing, and, as has been pointed out, not the first radio promotion a major Idol has ever been in. And Danny has blatantly said that a record deal is coming soon, so I doubt that he’s suddenly not getting signed, and that’s why he agreed to do this. Danny’s a good guy, and that pretty much explains why he would do this.

The only thing lower than having these two host your wedding, is if the wedding was hosted by Spencer & Heidi.

LOL

I don’t care much for Gokey, but this makes me a little sad. Sorta like watching him walk off a cliff.

Double LOL

i heart you gokey….you are making my summers at the office a lot more entertaining

I’d imagine that Seacrest simply asked him, and Danny just thought that it was a nice idea. Danny seems like the type of guy, if you ask him to do something, he’ll say ‘sure thing’ . Not a big deal, not a career-defining thing, and, as has been pointed out, not the first radio promotion a major Idol has ever been in. And Danny has blatantly said that a record deal is coming soon, so I doubt that he’s suddenly not getting signed, and that’s why he agreed to do this. Danny’s a good guy, and that pretty much explains why he would do this.

I agree with everything you said. Danny is the type who doesn’t take himself too seriously and he definately does not try to be too cool for school. He is who he is and he does not put on airs. I don’t think this gig will be a bad thing for him…it’s not like he is trying to become a rock star. He’ll be fine. I’m not saying Danny will tear up the music charts, and I’m not saying he won’t, but I think he will have a music career. That’s a good thing…it doesn’t happen for all of them.

I don’t know whether to feel happy or sorry for Danny’ ¦

I couldn’t help but to feel sorry for him… :surprised_wp: :sad_wp:

Ok, so I take it this guy is not getting signed.

I’m wondering myself. Mark Bright (World Labels) went to the concert to see him singing last Friday the 17th and it’s a week over.. Danny must have not heard anything from him… hhhhmmmm

*And* it gets him introduced to a Spelling. ‘ ¦. This translates into ‘” Visibility and knowing the rich and famous.

Ummm…I’m pretty sure Tori was cut out of the Spelling fortune. That’s why she’s forced to do stupid sh!t like this.

Vak33
Jul 23rd, 2009 at 2:57 pm

Good lord, is this MJ’s, or Vote4theWorst?

I love your reaction.. so funny.. :lol_tb:

Oh Danny boy the gigs, the gigs are calling
From rented halls AND from the hot buffets
Season Eight’s gone! And judges’ praise is fading!
Tis you, tis you, must go. And with relief I sigh.

But come ye BAAAAAACK when corny singing’s needed
When budgets’ tight, and expectations low!
Tis you’ll be here, for weddings and affordable corporate events call now for rates
Oh Danny boy, Oh Danny boy . . .I love . . .that cheesy show.

I hadn’t considered this from mj

I wonder if he takes requests? Does he know ‘The Macarena’ ?

before now. But of course the answer is “no,” he doesn’t know the Macarena, because it’s a secular song. And if he did, my brain is waiting to be bleached by his version of doing it’s dance. The hip thrusts. The hip thrusts. They burn, precioussss. They burn.

carolinacharms
Jul 23rd, 2009 at 3:15 pm
This is a KIIS initiative, not a Danny initiative. Apparently, KIIS sees some marketing value in Danny. Kris and Adam will just have to wait their turn, I guess.

Ehem.. Kris and Adam already got their turn. They got a chance to do Ryan’s Gig and guest host in KIIS LA for their week end run when Ryan’s on vacation.. which everybody love them

Kris and Adam already got their turn. They got a chance to do Ryan’s Gig and guest host in KIIS LA for their week end run when Ryan’s on vacation

Oh but do you really think that compares to a gig with Tori & Dean of the freaking Oxygen channel? Huh – I think not. Who would want thousands of radio listeners enjoying their show when they could sing a couple tunes for a hundred wedding guests? Did I mention Tori & Dean?

The hip thrusts. The hip thrusts. They burn, precioussss. They burn.

Those thrusts are made of love baby. A pure and godly love. Danny’s pelvis brings you a message straight from Jesus. Don’t look away.

Just to clarify:

Kris and Adam hosted American Top 40 for Ryan, which is a nationally syndicated weekly radio show. AT40 gets broadcasted across the country (it used to be hosted by Casey Kasem).

KIIS-FM is one of Ryan’s other jobs. KIIS is a local LA radio station, broadcast only in the LA metro market. Ryan hosts a weekday drive-time radio show on KIIS.

Given its national presence, appearing on AT40 is a bigger deal than participating in a local radio promotion on KIIS (just sayin’!).

Ryan mentioning Danny’s name a few times on the 2nd biggest radio station in the US is better than a paycheck. And I expect more promo than that. At the very least they’ll probably do an interview w/him on air about the wedding.

Alright… let see this straight.. KIIS will mention Danny’s name few times that “Danny Gokey is going to sing at Your Wedding” translate “Danny Gokey is a Wedding Singer” If Danny in fact has a management/manager that advise him, this wouldn’t be their advise. IMO promotion to sing in a wedding is not a good promotion for Danny if he wants to be taken seriously as a recording artist. People will always be associated him with this gig, a wedding singer.

I think he should be more patient. Just because the AI8 tour ended doesn’t always mean that the other 7 singers will fall of the earth and doesn’t always mean that their fans won’t hear anything from them anymore. Look at Michael John and Carly Smithson, Melinda Doolittle…

Some things are just PRICELESS! LMAO.

I think Danny most certainly takes himself seriously, and that, by imitating Adam (plenty of evidence), he is trying to be cool.

Maturin: Brilliant!

Will the Wedding Dance be the Gokey Pokey?

Danny ,Tori and her hubby in a congo line sipping cheap whine shaking those mororcas..just hope it is a Horror flick and a monster give us some mercy..

@maturin:

Oh Danny boy the gigs, the gigs are calling
From rented halls AND from the hot buffets
Season Eight’s gone! And judges’ praise is fading!
Tis you, tis you, must go. And with relief I sigh.

But come ye BAAAAAACK when corny singing’s needed
When budgets’ tight, and expectations low!
Tis you’ll be here, for weddings and affordable corporate events call now for rates
Oh Danny boy, Oh Danny boy . . .I love . . .that cheesy show.

Effing. Classic.

So, Kris and Adam hosted KIIS, huh? Well, good for them. Really. And I’d fully expect 19 to get the top 2 that kind of gig, availability willing.

‘Course, with the advent of AI9 in just over 4 month’s time, there will be less and less talk of Kris, Adam or Danny around here. And by this time next year, they will have all but disappeared from these pages save the occasional human interest piece posted by our illustrious Admin. It happens every year, so enjoy this environment while you can. That goes for you, too, Danny. As with any good Mexican grub, ya gotta get it while it’s hot.

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Wow how nice of Ryan to be so supportive of Danny. I think.

PS What is next, Adam for a bar mitzvah? Kris for a christening? Allison for a prom? 19, I know times are tough but come on?

Hilarious! What the hell?

Yeah, I thought I was over my Danny animosity (Danimosity?), but I have to say this thread is hilarious.

PS What is next, Adam for a bar mitzvah? Kris for a christening? Allison for a prom? 19, I know times are tough but come on?

:lol_tb:

I can’t even read the story. The headline itself is more than I can believe. Vote for the Worst will have a field day making fun of the “winning” couple.

Is that really a good thing to win? Can you just take the free trip to Hawaii and opt out of the Gokey singing part?

Is that really a good thing to win? Can you just take the free trip to Hawaii and opt out of the Gokey singing part?

I know, right? Some of the stuff in that package is amazing, but then you are stuck with Gokey at your wedding. I’d take the godiva, the clothes, the venue and the trip, then hand Danny an iPod to oversee as he “djs”.

I’d take the godiva, the clothes, the venue and the trip, then hand Danny an iPod to oversee as he ‘djs’ .

But then you still have to figure out how to get rid of Tori and her husband Dean the Douchebag. They’ll probably have microphones. And be interviewing your parents. Honestly, I think I’d rather have the Gokey than Dean.

*And* it gets him introduced to a Spelling. ‘ ¦. This translates into ‘” Visibility and knowing the rich and famous.

Ummm’ ¦I’m pretty sure Tori was cut out of the Spelling fortune. That’s why she’s forced to do stupid sh!t like this.

Cut out or not, she’s still got the name and is way more part of the in crowd than Danny is at this point. Making Hollywood connections is always going to be a part of the game and big names are big names, wills and bequests be damned. Networking is pretty much the whole game. And you have to start anywhere that’s available to start.

Danny’s in no position to turn down things that aren’t sufficiently high-toned. In the business he’s in, that’s a recipe for a quick trip back to Milwaukee permanently.

I think Danny most certainly takes himself seriously, and that, by imitating Adam (plenty of evidence), he is trying to be cool.

I have never seen him imitate Adam. People keep saying that he all of a sudden started taking the jacket off, started wearing the chain, and leather jacket, and say that’s copying Adam.

He started taking his jacket off on the first night of the tour. It was always a part of his set.

He started wearing the hip chain thingy on AI. I think it was Miles Siggens’ idea actually. He also wore a leather jacket on AI. Again, Siggins told him that he should use his wardrobe money to buy this leather jacket that Danny liked but thought was too pricey.

Any dance move similarities (which I don’t think there are many, personally), I am sure stem from the fact that they both worked with the same “hot shot” choreographer that came during the rehearsals to help the idols figure out how to work the stage for their sets.

PS What is next, Adam for a bar mitzvah? Kris for a christening? Allison for a prom? 19, I know times are tough but come on?

Well, do you know what a radio tour is like? Days of slogging through the country, being made fun of by cheesy djs at all kinds of stations, performing acoustic concerts at 8 in the morning for a handful of local fans, having the djs mispronounce your name and ask you repeatedly the exact same stupid questions that you wish nobody’d ever ask you again, having them make snarky remarks about you on the air after you’ve left, with no guarantee that they’ll ever even play your music? There are quite a few weddings and bar mitzvahs that would look good to you after one of those grueling experiences. And it’s all done in the same cause as this — getting and keeping your name out there in front of people who may, might, possibly, maybe, perhaps support you in some way. No different. And that’s what they’ll do constantly, even the top ones. And Danny came in third and has not yet been signed. He doesn’t have a lot of options. Beggars — and that’s what he is at this point — famously can’t be choosers!

This is tacky on so many levels it isn’t even funny. Gokey will never be taken seriously until he stops running his mouth and taking on cheesey gigs. His window of opportunity is fast running out!

I keep waiting for a reason to stop thinking this is ridiculous…and I just can’t. And I’m really, really trying.

The wedding singer is still not up ont VFTW’s website. What, they don’t read mj’s blog anymore? FOR SHAME, DAVE.

Okay I understand people are having fun here.

Just want to provide a couple of points and put things into perspective

Many artists much more famous than Danny, or Kris or Adam for that matter do private gigs. Every idol has a “price’, as long as you can pay the price and is approved by the management, you can have say Carrie Underwood sing at your wedding.

I checked the site, am particularly interested in the prize the winner will get, and if all the prizes are being given out as promised, including the jewellery etc, it will very well be close to half a million (just the jewellery is $250K), plus I am sure this event will be much publicized and it should be great for the artist who performs. How many artists have a chance to sing in a production like that? I don’t know if Danny will eventually be a “wedding singer” but he will sing in a pretty extravangant wedding production certainly with some degree of publicity attached to it.

Danny is “begging” for this gig, really? If this is how Ryan Seacrest got his guests, did Adam & Kris beg Ryan to appear on the T40 show?

Danny was approached to do this gig, and I believe this shows the organizer feels Danny is the ideal person to sing romantic love songs, plus they also see his growing popularity based on audience/fan reactions at the concerts, that’s why they “booked” him. I have a feeling that other idol contestants would jump to do this gig if asked had it not been taken by Danny.

Will see how things turn out. But based on some previous “predictions” in this blog, like Danny will be booed off stage in concert, and the washrooms will have huge lineup during his performances, etc, I am thinking this gig again may prove the nay sayers wrong and it could turn out to be a great one for Danny.

I had to check out VFTW to get their take on this. And actually found Chris Sligh posting and the Danny thread and saying interesting things. This is so on the $:

“it was unfathomable to me while on the Idol tour that I could be as successful at anything as much or more than Blake. On tour, the dude was unstoppable. It was a learning experience to see how little Idol success has to do with real success.

And that was my point with my last post. Danny is hugely popular right now. And that can be a little deceiving. It’s hard to realize in the moment that the same kids and fraus who are screaming for you now will be screaming for someone else once the next season of Idol comes around. ”

Truest words ever.

I have a feeling that other idol contestants would jump to do this gig if asked had it not been taken by Danny.

Exactly. And not just Idol contestants. Most of the young singers out there, and quite a few older ones as well. Bet on it.

High profile gig for Danny – who better to do this than Danny of the top 4?

He is after all the crooner – Come Rain or Shine, You Are So Beautiful. This is what he does best.

I think this does define him as a wedding singer, not the kind of label he should want at this point in his career. On the other hand, it seems appropriate and I think he is about the cheese and always will be, and the thing is, a lot of people embrace “cheese” and aren’t “cool” or jaded, and don’t want to be. So while he’s not my cup of tea, I think a lot of people do like him, the same people who adore weddings, the Bachelorette, and all that jazz. So to each their own. I’m not going to make fun of Danny. He’s just not for me.

That’s it. The solution to Danny’s next career move. It’s time to remake the Wedding Singer!! I’d give Danny the part of Jimmie Moore played by John Lovitz in the movie. Here’s a clip:

Jimmie Moore – The Wedding Singer

Adam was also up for the part, but Danny just was so much better for it!! Instead, I cast Adam in three cameo spots that only he could fill. (He’ll get to dress up and get 3 different hair styles, and makeup!!)

Here’s my suggeston for the entire AI8 cast:

Adam Sandler … Robbie, the sweet, soulful singer/sonwriter — Kris Alen

Drew Barrymore … Julia, the slightly edgy young girl with a raspy voice — Alison

Christine Taylor … Holly, Julia’s hot blond friend — Megan

Allen Covert … Sammy, the limo driver, who tries so hard to be cool and a lady’s man — Matt

Jon Lovitz … Jimmie Moore the other wedding singer who does the “sexy dance” — Danny

Matthew Glave … Glenn, the junk-bond dealer boyfriend — Michael (sorry, but Michael is the right body type – he’ll just have to act like an a-hole)

Ellen Albertini Dow … Rosie, the ditzy old lady who Robbie give singing lessons to — Paula The Wedding Singer – Rapper’s Delight (Ellen Albertini Dow)

Angela Featherstone … Linda, Robbie’s ex girlfriend who thinks she sooooo hot — Kara

Alexis Arquette … George the singer who loves Boy George — Adam – yes, makeup and colorful dreds!

Frank Sivero … Andy Billy Idol … Himself in the original — but Adam in the remake because Billy is too old now. Yes, Adam bare chested in black leather and chains!

Kevin Nealon … Mr. Simms, the bank manager who won’t give Robbie a job — Simon Cowell

Marnie Schneider … Joyce, Flight Attendant who helps Robbie — Lil

Robert Smigel … Andre, the groom’s brother in law who wants to be a singer — Anoop

Mark Beltzman … Vegas Air Ticket Agent with the Flock of Seagulls hairdo — Adam in his third role! But who else could pull off that hair do!!

Al Burke … Large Billy Idol Fan on plane — Randy

Member of the Robbie Hart band, on keyboards – Scott

I have been laughing at Danny all day. I never though the fool would provide such entertainment value.

Now here’s what a cool wedding looks like. This clip has gone viral and in only a few days has 1,600,000 hits:

wedding procession makes a music video

I think Danny most certainly takes himself seriously, and that, by imitating Adam (plenty of evidence), he is trying to be cool.

I have never seen him imitate Adam. People keep saying that he all of a sudden started taking the jacket off, started wearing the chain, and leather jacket, and say that’s copying Adam.

He started taking his jacket off on the first night of the tour. It was always a part of his set.

He started wearing the hip chain thingy on AI. I think it was Miles Siggens’ idea actually. He also wore a leather jacket on AI. Again, Siggins told him that he should use his wardrobe money to buy this leather jacket that Danny liked but thought was too pricey.

Any dance move similarities (which I don’t think there are many, personally), I am sure stem from the fact that they both worked with the same ‘hot shot’  choreographer that came during the rehearsals to help the idols figure out how to work the stage for their sets.

Danny isn’t trying to imitate Adam. Adam didn’t invent wearing chains, leather jackets, dancing or twirling the mike stand. Now if Danny starts wearing blue eyeshadow, workign the mikestand, or sings a ballad sitting on a chair surrounded by blue light and stands at the dramatic moment in the song, then I’ll be the first to say that he’s imitating Adam.

Danny was interested in dancing long before Idol and he really has improved in his stage presentation a lot since he walked on Idol.

And Siggens is responsible for Danny’s new style. I don’t think that Siggens did Danny any favors by being so obvious about trying to make Danny “cool”. Even before the finals, they were working on Danny’s image, changing his glasses, clothes, etc. IMO the glasses were good, the rest not so good. What do the chains have to do with who Danny is? Some of is is just not authentic and authenticity should have been one of Danny’s most important image factors.

jpfan – thanks for the quote, truest word ever indeed. But I hope you’re not thinking this quote applies only to Danny, cos I think Adam and to a lesser extent Kris are also “hugely popular” right now.

” sidewalkstory
Jul 24th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I have been laughing at Danny all day. I never though the fool would provide such entertainment value.

Now here’s what a cool wedding looks like. This clip has gone viral and in only a few days has 1,600,000 hits:

wedding procession makes a music video

BRAVO! Thank you for sharing! BTW it’s at 5 million hits now!!

(apologies mj, I know you don’t like us to do this; but it is such a fun celebration) I understand if you delete … thanks again sidewalkstory!