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Another thing that happened over the last week is I went to LA to film my guest appearance on Hannah Montana haha. It was another thing I was really nervous about and wasn’t really sure about at first. However, once I got there I had a great time! Everyone there was fun and Miley was a cool person to hang out with. She has a lot of energy and is really funny haha.

On the touring. The Idols were on our TVs for quite a while and people developed an affection for their music and their persons. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not surprised that fans of all ages and types want to go to one or more concerts. (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m seeing DA in Oklahoma à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  a five hour drive but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be the girlsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢-weekend-out that I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t had in a while.) I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get to another one à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  not practical à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  but you can bet if I could, I would. Lifeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s short, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not ashamed of following my bliss.

There is nothing wrong with taking a roadtrip to see a show by a favorite artist. But, if that artist is doing a tour with extremely limited seating at all venues, and a small set of fans are taking up a number of the tickets at multiple shows because they are attending all those shows, then, yeah, that IS shamefully selfish. Not to mention the fact that it actually holds back their favorite artist’s success because he’s not widening his fanbase as much.

On the touring. The Idols were on our TVs for quite a while and people developed an affection for their music and their persons. I’m not surprised that fans of all ages and types want to go to one or more concerts. (I’m seeing DA in Oklahoma — a five hour drive but it’ll be the girls’-weekend-out that I haven’t had in a while.) I can’t get to another one — not practical — but you can bet if I could, I would. Life’s short, I’m not ashamed of following my bliss.

As for post AI, I’m okay with the roving groupie travelers – er, as long as they don’t bring Flat Davids or Angel wings or gnome signs. Heh.

Anyhow, I read that tickets to DC’s Ameristar concert sold out in 6 minutes. And the box office agents were on the same system as the peeps trying to buy online. So that meant by the time the agent got to person #3 in line, the tickets were sold out. Now if I had been person #3 waiting and freezing my bum outside, I would have been pissed. I mean, really. I think it varies by venue, to be honest. Best thing is to check what the venue box office might recommend. I got tickets to the AC Borgata show by calling the box office; thankfully I was able to score tickets. I was also trying online, but the system kept crashing out on me.

I certainly don’t fault people for flying in from wherever to catch an intimate Cook show, but, yeah, it’s pretty disappointing when the only non-college shows he’s playing in the tri-state area (PA, NJ, DE) are only making half the tickets available to the general public, and then folks who have already seen him multiple times in various parts of the country snatch up those limited tickets. Apparently this is capitalism at its finest, but I can’t imagine it’s what David wants or needs at this point in his career when he’s trying to expand his fanbase.

I purchased a single ticket at the retail price to the closest concert I could get to, Penn State York, but only because tickets sales were open to the general public. I personally wouldn’t try to get a ticket to a student-only concert, but I can certainly see why some folks might feel desperate enough to go that route. Unfortunately, I think some fans (or potential fans) could be turned off by the ticket-buying frenzy and just decide David’s not that important.

I will admit, though, I think it’s a little bit crazy to plan a multi-stop trip to two cities in TN — the two nearly the farthest apart (a good 7 hour drive) — coming from literally many 1000 miles away, sometimes crossing a continent or an ocean. And, at this point, I really do have to say, if fans TRULY can’t resist coming, then they might at least TRY to keep their disparaging remarks about their destination city and its crime rate to themselves.

Sorry for the vent…. I’ll stop now.

It becomes a problem if the superfans spend literally thousands of dollars to stalk their prey. Or if they assume, that Cook will at one point magically fall in love with them. Or dip into their life savings, drop out of school, quit jobs, cash out the retirement fund, rearrange major aspects of their life. Then they’re nuts in my scientific opinion.

I love that UK Crush cover, and that Somebody out There is the ‘b’ side! I think the UK is gonna love Archie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RGqtp5vMRM

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The 18-year-old singer, who finished second on the US reality show last year, has recorded a version of Robbie Williams’s ‘Angels’ for his debut album, which is released in the UK on March 9.

“I think it’s such a powerful song,” he told Digital Spy. “It’s probably my favourite song to sing actually. I love Take That and Robbie Williams – I actually really want to learn ‘Rule The World’ by Take That because I love that song too.”
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GARDENA, CA, February 23, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (http://www.habitatla.org) launched an online auction today at http://www.clothesoffourback.org/habitat featuring hardhats signed by celebrity volunteers and supporters of Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity (http://www.hollywoodforhabitat.com), a partnership between HFHGLA and the entertainment industry. The hardhats are signed and decorated by music, television and film stars.
The auction will run through March 6th at 5:00 pm PST with 100% of the proceeds helping to build more affordable homes in Greater Los Angeles.

The following is a partial list of celebrities who have autographed hardhats for the auction: 30 Seconds to Mars, Alejandro Sanz, Carrie Underwood, Chris Pine, David Archuleta, Enrique Iglesias, Gavin Rossdale, Governor Schwarzenegger, Green Day, Kate Beckinsale, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Kellan Lutz, The Jonas Brothers, Josh Groban, Justin Timberlake, Kyle Howard, Linkin Park, First Lady Maria Shriver, Michael Johns, Miley Cyrus, Neil Diamond, Ne-Yo, the Pussycat Dolls, Ricky Martin, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Third Day, U2, Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crush/dp/B001TC2IW6/ref=dm_ap_alb2?ie=UTF8&qid=1235373072&sr=8-13

And the new album cover for Crush is legit.

Another UK article…

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a147353/david-archuleta.html

ETA: Lisa, looks like we posted at the same time. Oooops! haha!