Idol Headlines For 03/15/09

Is it wrong of me to be more excited about watching Dancing with the Stars (even though I could care less who wins this show) than American idol (a show which I care who wins, but I already know that either Adam Lambert or Danny Gokey is gonna win)

Do I remember correctly that the ratings for Dancing with the Stars were close to that of American Idol (22.XX) — albeit on different days?

That article about DA…I think the author mistook “The Alchemist” for “The Exorcist” The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho who also authored “The Witch of Porto Bello”. Archie mentioned that he was reading “The Alchemist” in an interview during the AI Tour, a book recommended to him by Jason Castro. “The Exorcist” is an entertaining book…but I can’t see anyone saying that they “loved” the book….in the context that loving a book is normally used…LOL

That article about DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I think the author mistook à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Alchemistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  for à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Exorcistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho who also authored à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Witch of Porto Belloà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

lol I was thinking the same… IÂ ´m reading Veronika Decides to Die and is a great book… Paulo Coelho is a great writer…

Is it wrong of me to be more excited about watching Dancing with the Stars (even though I could care less who wins this show) than American idol (a show which I care who wins, but I already know that either Adam Lambert or Danny Gokey is gonna win)

I feel the same, IÂ ´m not supporting anyone in AI but I really want Shawn and his partner, and Chelsea and Ty to do well… Dancing FTW…

Something about an adult telling me that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not much of a reader outside à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Book of Mormon’, that if true is pretty scary. I know reading has become sort of passe, in this day and age, but I would guess that I had read close to a thousand ‘good’ books by the time I was that age.

I thought it was an odd conection Sarah Jane Chroniclas a spin-off of Dr. Who and even if the guy was in the episode which I saw.(Sarah Jane was w/ The Dr. Who the actor was tom baker?) The Dr Who’s writers really slammed reality shows and probably wil not be on Simons x-mass list..Ok my relitive from Canada got my interst peeked about the show..

Kristen-probably the only one that knows a bit what I just wrote about right?

BTW I read the Alchemist it is a good book..

Something about an adult telling me that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not much of a reader outside à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Book of Mormonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, that if true is pretty scary. I know reading has become sort of passe, in this day and age, but I would guess that I had read close to a thousand à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ books by the time I was that age.

I don ´t think is the only book he has reading recently but there is no point in mention the books he is reading for school… beside we all know he is in scheduale all days I guess he doesn ´t have that much time to read just for the pleasure of it…

“Something about an adult telling me that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not much of a reader outside à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Book of Mormonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, that if true is pretty scary. I know reading has become sort of passe, in this day and age, but I would guess that I had read close to a thousand à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ books by the time I was that age.”

^^True but considering the flagrant error that the writer committed re: the books, I would not trust the accuracy of that portion of the interview…High school kids do read a lot of books in school for English Lit., among others…

Something about an adult telling me that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not much of a reader outside à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Book of Mormonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, that if true is pretty scary. I know reading has become sort of passe, in this day and age, but I would guess that I had read close to a thousand à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ books by the time I was that age.

Eh I don’t know I’m not much of a reader either. I prefer listening to loads of music and watching movies. People just have different hobbies/interests and we don’t have time for everything. Unless school or work required me to read something, I won’t… and sometimes not even then. Heh.

A new song from David Cook – Souvenir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPlL4g4JLxI

Good picture but the sound is distorted a bit, perhaps a better one will turn up.

Something about an adult telling me that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not much of a reader outside à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Book of Mormonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, that if true is pretty scary. I know reading has become sort of passe, in this day and age, but I would guess that I had read close to a thousand à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ books by the time I was that age.

I don’t think it’s that unusual for a high school kid to say that they are not much of a reader. I was a big reader at that age, but most of my friends (especially guys) were not. I interpreted his statement to mean that he doesn’t do a lot of day-to-day reading outside of the BOM, and that’s not surprising given his busy schedule. Either way, it sounds like he’s branching out with his reading, so good for him.

ETA: I’m totally amused by the error in that article. The idea of DA, of all people, “falling in love” with The Exorcist … well, it’s so funny that I kind of wish it were true.

LOL, the thought of DA reading and loving the Exorcist makes me laugh; funny mistake… He used to talk about how much he loved was Harry Potter, it makes sense that he would love The Alchemist

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Exorcistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is an entertaining bookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦but I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see anyone saying that they à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“lovedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  the bookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.in the context that loving a book is normally usedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦LOL

And that Jason Castro would read and recommend the Exorcist — Also very weird. LOL.

Yeah, that left me scratching my head.

It is a funny mistake — and the wording of some of David’s statements makes it funnier. If “The Witch of Porto Bello” were more out there than “The Exorcist,” then perhaps no one should read it. Scary stuff.

And I interpret David saying he’s not much of a reader just to mean that it isn’t one of his avid interests. My daughters are readers — they each have a book in hand and one at the ready at all times. For David, music seems to be overwhelmingly his largest interest. But my daughters love music, too, and I’m sure that David reads for fun. In fact, I, too, remember him mentioning Harry Potter. And obviously he’s read the two Coehlo books since summertime.

I’m pretty sure his first album is not “Crush” either. heh

I’m an avid reader, and The Alchemist is a really touching modern fable poetically written (Still Coelho’s best book IMO). Mad props to Jason for recommending the book to Archie! I love it when people let me know of a great book to read or good music to listen to. It’s like finding a genie’s lamp. And Archie is as sweet and unassuming as ever. “It’s cool to have fans, but I feel like I’m kind of embarrassed by it,” – See, this is why you’ll always have fans, Arch!

And thank youuuuu for the link to another Cookie-gem – we keep getting a new song every 10 stops in the tour it’s crazy! How am I supposed to quit him LOL?! This song grabbed me immediately even with the crappy utoob audio. Something really dark and moody in the bass thumping rythm. I can’t figure out the lyrics except that part about keeping his heart as a souvenir. Is it bitterness or grief? I’m not getting a happy vibe.

And that Jason Castro would read and recommend the Exorcist à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Also very weird. LOL.

Maybe he’s relieving his idol experience… you know, Simon – full of eveil spirits. But Simon still hasn’t been exorcised.

This sounds like info partially gathered from the past (maybe some of it during the Idol tour?). Jason did give David books to read during the tour and I am sure they meant the Alchemist because that sounds just like Jason. Also, some of the comments about it being odd to have fans sounds like something David would have said last summer, not recently because his experience level is much higher.

And that Jason Castro would read and recommend the Exorcist à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Also very weird. LOL.

Maybe heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s relieving his idol experienceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Or Paula making his head spin with her top 5 comments. LOL.

^^^ heh

Idolatry was good. Kristen was awesome (and so was Kristen)…hilarious. Anyway, I agree that Kris is becoming the heartthrob of the season. I love the bird theory of the guy and yes, a robin doesn’t caw.

Something about an adult telling me that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not much of a reader outside à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Book of Mormonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, that if true is pretty scary. I know reading has become sort of passe, in this day and age, but I would guess that I had read close to a thousand à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ books by the time I was that age.

It didn’t suprise me at all. It is sad that it’s Jason Castro, and not his own family, encouraging a love of books and alternate ideas that don’t have anything to do with being a mormon. It doesn’t seem like his family is insisting that his education be a higher priority either. “Taking some online classes” is very vague and doesn’t indicate that he’s on track to graduate when he is supposed to. I don’t buy the idea that his career makes it impossible to do his schooling; it simply isn’t a priority to Daddy Archuleta. What a horrible message.

He has commented with more specifics about education before and he has always expressed in his many interviews that he plans to go to college. If getting his GED takes a little time, so what?

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Taking some online classesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is very vague and doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t indicate that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on track to graduate when he is supposed to

Most articles and interviews are very vague in general. I wouldn’t worry about David getting his education. A kid that has enough motivation to achieve an Eagle Scout Badge, is going to make sure they get their diploma even if Daddy Archuleta won’t give him a drink of water.

( Just j/k about Jeff for ppl who don’t get my dry sense of humor)

Niall, if he didn’t think school was important he would not have straight A’s, except for one B in a college spanish course. He has talked about how important an education is, and he does plan to graduate.

It didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t suprise me at all. It is sad that ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Jason Castro, and not his own family, encouraging a love of books and alternate ideas that donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have anything to do with being a mormon. It doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem like his family is insisting that his education be a higher priority either. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Taking some online classesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is very vague and doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t indicate that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on track to graduate when he is supposed to. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t buy the idea that his career makes it impossible to do his schooling; it simply isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t a priority to Daddy Archuleta. What a horrible message.

On the contrary, I believe I heard that David was actually being encouraged by Jive to simply get his GED and be done with school, but David and his parents decided against that and he chose to continue with online classes, which I think was mostly what he was doing during AI anyway.

That article about David and Jason readin the Exorcist made me go “Whaaaaa…?” until I read the comments. The Alchemist makes much more sense, lol. Jason and David are the absolute LAST people I can imagine reading (and liking) the Exorcist! Haha.

Icks, can’t stand Paulo Coelho’s writting, what an overrated writter. ewww
But lmao at that mistake. I can’t even imagine David reading
For someone who wants to be a songwritter, I think David should read a lot more.
And the idea of an 18 years old boy beeing only familiar with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Book of Mormon’ scares me… can’t even imagine how manipulated that head must be.

Idolatry was good. Kristen was awesome (and so was Kristen)à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦hilarious. Anyway, I agree that Kris is becoming the heartthrob of the season. I love the bird theory of the guy and yes, a robin doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t caw.

Is it bad that IÂ ´m more excited about every week in Idol just so I can see a new Idolatry and a new Idol in sixty second… this episode with Kirsten and Kirsten at the beggining is just awesome funny…

Most articles and interviews are very vague in general. I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t worry about David getting his education. A kid that has enough motivation to achieve an Eagle Scout Badge, is going to make sure they get their diploma even if Daddy Archuleta wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give him a drink of water.

YES! Only 2 % of all scouts ever get their eagle scout badge, and David got it while doing american idol plus school!!! Incredible.

Niall, if he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think school was important he would not have straight Aà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, except for one B in a college spanish course. He has talked about how important an education is, and he does plan to graduate.

Yes, kids who take AP classes like David and have near perfect grades are not slouches, and I promise they have very supportive parents.

On the contrary, I believe I heard that David was actually being encouraged by Jive to simply get his GED and be done with school, but David and his parents decided against that and he chose to continue with online classes, which I think was mostly what he was doing during AI anyway.

Yes, I believe David is on track to graduate with his class, but if he doesn’t, it is understandable.

And FWIW, although I am a certified teacher, I think out of the box educationally. One of my children did a combination of homeschooling and online courses and, in the end, decided not to get a diploma by choice because the school added 4 new mindless courses in her junior year, and they refused to count things like AP English as a junior but wanted her to take 11th grade English instead. Ridiculous!! She went into a major university and has had a full scholarship for 3 years as an English major with an editing and dance minor and has an internship in editing. All major universities now accept and give scholarships to students who do not have diplomas because they look at their grades and ACT scores. They care about what the student has learned as demonstrated by grades, courses taken, and test scores.

About certified online courses, which is what David is taking, they are very difficult–much more difficult than just sitting in a classroom. All of my children have taken a number of certified online courses and they are a lot of work and very difficult to do well in.

As for David, he has had a good general well-rounded education for these many years. He is light years ahead of many musicians in his music education and music is his chosen career. I am sure he will read many books along the way, but his passion is music and the charts, so that is probably where he will spend a majority of his time.

A new song from David Cook – Souvenir

Eh, somewhat less than impressed. Good decision not to include it on the album, although maybe it would seem better with better audio.

Here’s a clearer version of the Selena song from last night : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ0FcLMF4tU&eurl=http://www.snarkyarchies.com/

edited to add.. I find the book mixup hysterical!

Taylor on Chelsea Handler tomorrow night on E! Channel (11pm)
according to his myspace.

I love that the reporter wrote The Exorcist, but yes, it was definitely The Alchemist. That was one of the books Jason talked about reading on tour, so it’s only natural he would have passed it on to David.

I know there is the impression that Jason is a bit slow, but from all accounts, the guy had far more books on tour with him than clothes.

brie, it is funny the impressions people got about different idols that were very incorrect. I don’t know everything about Jason, but I remember hearing that he got into a great university on scholarship. Just because he is laid back doesn’t make it ok for people to assume he is slow or on drugs as I have heard some people say.

Archie is an 18 year old high school senior who under normal circumstances would be living at home. The education he is getting now as a professional singer is every bit as valuable as a traditional education. I have no worries that his head is “messed up” by The Book of Mormon as he has so much to counter balance that. He is a huge fan of Kanye West’s music and the music of many who give him a more global view. He is constantly meeting and interacting with a huge variety of people who hold many diverse ideas and beliefs. He has chosen to follow his own moral guidelines but i do not believe that is because of undue sheltering or pressure from anyone.

I love that Cook and Archie are throwing little surprises into their concerts. Hearing unreleased songs such as Souvenir or impromptu snippets of songs requested by fans are a treat.

Hopefully this isn’t duplicating something already posted (I tried searching the headline threads and didn’t see it).

Jesse Langseth interviewed by the Minneapolis Fox station.

http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/867779/jesse_langseth_of_american_idol?wpid=2541

ETA: Definitely hope something does come out of all this for her. Hopefully she can put out a CD.

That article did not seem very well researched!
Book title- wrong
album name- wrong
label name- wrong! (David works w/ jive not sony)

and i think if David was asked about schooling in an interview, he’s not gonna explain the exact details about every class he’s taking, etc.. he would much rather talk about his tour or his music!

In the last year David has become runner-up on AI, been in 2 (or 3 if you count the jingle balls) tours (plus, he’s going to asia and the UK soon), released and promoted an album, etc. I dont think anyone should be worried if this author thinks David is not an “avid reader”

But I am going to the reno concert so that was fun to hear about!

And the idea of an 18 years old boy being only familiar with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Book of Mormonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ scares meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even imagine how manipulated that head must be.

I take his comment to mean he reads his scriptures every day, but has little time to read tons of stuff outside of touring and doing his other school work– not that he is only familiar with that one book.

As for the Book of Mormon, despite what some may say about it, it is a harmless book– a historical account that talks about people who came to the Americas and about Jesus. One may not believe it, but it is harmless.

One more bit about Jesse. It looks like she has a myspace page back up. Take that with a grain of salt of course, since anyone could put up a page but it does claim to be her.

http://www.myspace.com/jesselangseth

Jesse Langseth interviewed by the Minneapolis Fox station

I love her…I really hope she can put a cd out… IÂ ´ll buy it…

Eh, somewhat less than impressed. Good decision not to include it on the album, although maybe it would seem better with better audio.

Noctem, I’m inclined to agree with you. I thought it had a good beat and he sang it well as always, but I didn’t care much for the tune. It’s good that he’s introducing some of these pre-idol songs (for the diehard fans), but I still think that if he wants to target new fans, his best sets are the ones that have a good mix of up-tempo songs, ballads/slower songs as well as a few covers. I don’t think that including 3 pre-idol/unreleased songs in a set (that only has 13 songs) in favor of songs like Lie, Avalanche or Permanent is the best way to go unless they are slow songs like Anodyne or acoustic Truth, (or Makeover!) Otherwise the set loses some of its variety……just my unpopular (and slightly biased) opinion. Actually what I’m trying to say is that I would like him to play Lie more often.

As for the Book of Mormon, despite what some may say about it, it is a harmless bookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ a historical account that talks about people who came to the Americas and about Jesus. One may not believe it, but it is harmless.

I have to said that even when I haven ´t read the Book of Mormon I find hard to believe that it has “so disturbing” ideas in it that two of the nicest AI contestants in Idol that I have see, Brooke and Archie, will be “so mess up” by reading it… and for Archie keeping it with his religious studies so hard even when he has so much things going on, and I higly respect him for it… I wish I could do it…

Here is an HD version of Souvenir with slightly better sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PelnsRO9GjM

I like it. Can’t hear it well enough to decide if I love it. I suspect it was left off the record because they had enough ballads without it. I’m glad we’re getting to hear pre-Idol songs and songs that didn’t make the record. It adds variety to the setlist, gives people who make the effort to get to shows a bonus that you can’t just buy somewhere (and thus a reason to pay for a concert ticket), and helps Dave make the point that he was a songwriter and musician long before idol. That’s got to be a big help in convincing people that he’s a legitimate artist instead of a manufactured pop star. I think the setlist is geared towards his more uptempo rock songs for good reason too- it makes for an intense, lively show, and helps him establish that, while he is a pop-rocker, the emphasis is more on “rock” than “pop”. He plays ballads, but he’s not a balladeer.

Actually what Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m trying to say is that I would like him to play Lie more often.

Heh. Me, too.

There’s a new vid posted somewhere of this newest one with better audio. I kind of like it, but don’t have that instant love that I had the first time I heard “We’re Only Honest”. Although, “Souvenir” isn’t pre-Idol; it’s a song that didn’t make the cut for DCTR. I appreciate that he’s trying to change things up a little with his older stuff, and I love “Straight Ahead” live. Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I wish he’d cut the MWK song “Make Me”. I don’t really like it, and think it’s kind of odd that he’s singing two MWK songs (although he can definitely keep Anodyne!) and only one AH song. (I also don’t like MWK nearly as much as most other DC fans do). I’d rather hear more of his own work.

I also wish for more Avalanche. Love that song.

Hazehel:

A new song from David Cook – Souvenir Good picture but the sound is distorted a bit, perhaps a better one will turn up.

Edit: Here’s clear audio of Souvenir.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PelnsRO9GjM

I really like the song and it has a nice mid to up tempo beat, and really shows that David is a true rocker. Thank you for sharing this.

Allen:

Definitely hope something does come out of all this for her. Hopefully she can put out a CD.

I have no doubt in my mind that Jesse will record a record, and I will be one of the first ones to buy it. Thank you for sharing this.

Hopefully this isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t duplicating something already posted (I tried searching the headline threads and didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see it).

No, thanks for that. I just put it up out front.

It didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t suprise me at all. It is sad that ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Jason Castro, and not his own family, encouraging a love of books and alternate ideas that donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have anything to do with being a mormon. It doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem like his family is insisting that his education be a higher priority either. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Taking some online classesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is very vague and doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t indicate that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on track to graduate when he is supposed to. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t buy the idea that his career makes it impossible to do his schooling; it simply isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t a priority to Daddy Archuleta. What a horrible message.

I just feel David was way too sheltered and it’s painfully obvious in the way he speaks, his maturity level and how many people think he’s 13 rather than 18 years. I read all the time when I was in school (apart from what I had to read) and that love has continued to this day.

As a parent, I would have put education first, then a “music” career 2nd. Getting a High School GED and after than doing “online” courses just doesn’t cut it for me. But hey, people do what they do.

I just feel David was way too sheltered and ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s painfully obvious in the way he speaks, his maturity level and how many people think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 13 rather than 18 years..

I know David looks young (lucky him for the future), but I don’t know anyone who has followed him for the past 6 months or so who thinks he looks like he is 13 or anyone who has watched a lot of his interviews and performances who think he acts like he is 13. As David has said many times, he expresses himself best through his music, but man has he grown in so many ways during the past few months– from his interviewing skills to his performance skills. Even when he was not incredibly articulate, the things he said many times were mature beyond his years. Cook has even said he is 17 going on 30.

As a parent, I would have put education first, then a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“musicà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  career 2nd. Getting a High School GED and after than doing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“onlineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  courses just doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t cut it for me. But hey, people do what they do.

As several people upstream said, David plans to graduate with his class. But even though I hate this phrase, I am not sure of a better way to say, “there are many ways to skin a cat”.

David is actually using Utah Electronic high school, which is, as I said above, certified and run by the state of Utah, and the teachers for it are public school teachers who do this on the side, so the public system keeps the money. You can get your public school diploma completely through them, so it is not as if it is some online second rate option. Also, he did most of his schooling through the regular sit in a seat public schools.

It was David’s choice to do American Idol, and from what he has said repeatedly, I don’t think he thought there was any chance of him getting on idol, and he was obviously stunned to have made it to the finals. My point is that it all took him by surprise.

IMO his music career is the ultimate education. The education he got through doing American Idol, recording, touring (now on his 3rd tour), writing music with professionals, etc. is every musician’s dream. Being a musician was his dream, his passion, his gift, and what he plans to do with his life. How many people are lucky enough to get to ultimately do what they love for the rest of their life?

Pics of Taylor from todays Race 4 The Cure along w/ other celebs;

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&family=editorial&p=taylor hicks&assetType=image&src=quick#

*Link not working; just type Taylor Hicks, if interested. Some funny shots.

Cook fans- did you all know about Souvenir before he started singing it at his concerts?

LK09:

Cook fans- did you all know about Souvenir before he started singing it at his concerts?

No this is the first time I heard Souvenir, and was one of approximately 19 songs that was recorded after Idol.

It’s always nice to hear some of the songs that didn’t get put on the record, during the recording process.

There are other songs we know about which didn’t make the album, but Souvenir wasn’t one of them. The first time I heard the title was when David performed it last night.

So far he’s been very eclectic in the non-DCTR songs he performed live – 1 song from Analog Heart, 1 song from the unreleased album, 2 songs from MWK and now 1 song that didn’t make the cut for DCTR (not to mention the covers). I’m really happy he keeps changing it up and giving us something new. So far each and every show on this tour had a different setlist, and that’s a wonderful way to keep things interesting and surprising.

As for the song itself – I like it a lot, though I see why it didn’t make the cut since it doesn’t really fit with the other songs on DCTR. I wonder who wrote it with David, and I hope he continues to bring us more surprises with future shows.
This tour is really fun to follow, even if I don’t get to go to any of the shows myself.

Is it bad that I ´m more excited about every week in Idol just so I can see a new Idolatry and a new Idol in sixty secondà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ this episode with Kirsten and Kirsten at the beggining is just awesome funnyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I don’t think so. Another thing I’m starting to look forward to is JPL’s posts each week. They are very entertaining! If you haven’t seen them yet check them out here on mj’s.;) The last two have been the best imo!

ETA: I really like DC’s Souvenir! I’d like to know more of the words.

As a parent, I would have put education first, then a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“musicà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  career 2nd. Getting a High School GED and after than doing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“onlineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  courses just doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t cut it for me. But hey, people do what they do.

Actually, many online courses are much harder than those in an ‘real’ school, and David has said mulitple time that his education is a priority.

Idolatry was good. Kristen was awesome (and so was Kristen)à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦hilarious. Anyway, I agree that Kris is becoming the heartthrob of the season. I love the bird theory of the guy and yes, a robin doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t caw.

The bird theory was amazing. I was laughing s hard. I think that guy might be on to something! There should be a bird-themed week and we’ll see what Simon does then! :laugh_tb:

DA’s Reno show is now reportedly sold out.

As for the song itself – I like it a lot, though I see why it didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make the cut since it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really fit with the other songs on DCTR. I wonder who wrote it with David, and I hope he continues to bring us more surprises with future shows.

I wonder if the label or the artists keep tabs on how the fans react to these different songs to see which way they should go?

DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Reno show is now reportedly sold out.

frogcooke- has there been any of DA’s shows that have not sold out by the time he did them? I had heard there were two left that weren’t sold out- Reno being one of them.

I think phoenix and the second utah one are the only ones not sold out, at least that we know of. THe phoenix one is tomorrow i think.. Theres about 4 shows in the general area for utah/slc peeps. 2 in utah and 2 in idaho(3 one is further away).

No idea how many seats are left for the 2 shows.

I wonder if the label or the artists keep tabs on how the fans react to these different songs to see which way they should go?

Now, that’s interesting. And very possible. This song seems a little moodier and lyrically darker than most of what’s on DCTR. The first song he surprised us with was from his unreleased 2nd album, and got a very good reception. Most fans either like or love it. And, he’s played it at nearly every show since he debuted it. I wonder if that one was another one he tried to get on the album, and it didn’t make it. If so, it must be wonderfully validating to have one of his own songs be so well received – and good ammunition for some leverage for album number two.

ETA: Aw, DA and DC are selling out everywhere they go. I’m happy for both of them.

It’s been a while since I watched Dancing With the Stars, but I think I’ll watch this season. I like Lil and Shawn, and there are a few others that I think I could end up liking.

Lol. I remember reading the “bird theory” last season on IDF. So, not quite a new theory, but definitely a plausible one.

DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Reno show is now reportedly sold out.

Archie is a sweetheart, and I am very happy to hear how successful he is.

Last year Idol was a very special year for me because of both David’s. Both of them are doing very well post Idol and I can’t help but jump with joy when I hear these things. Sold out concerts and screaming happy fans is something that both of them deserve.

Question: I heard that both David’s might be appearing in the Philippines together, does anyone know if this is true?

So far its just been this promoter guy that keeps saying he’s trying to get them both there for a concert. But he keeps talking about it, lol. Theres nothing specific thats been mentioned.

^^^ And I believe that during the dates he’s mentioned DA will be in the UK. Who knows.

Evidently NM show went over capacity…
the capacity was 1700 and there were 2000, someone talked to the tour manager… lol

^^ Ooo… fire hazard. lol. I wonder what they report to Boxscore–the actual tickets sold or the set capacity.

I have no idea lol lol
Thats not the first one thats been oversold is it?

Something about an adult telling me that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not much of a reader outside à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Book of Mormonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, that if true is pretty scary. I know reading has become sort of passe, in this day and age, but I would guess that I had read close to a thousand à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ books by the time I was that age.

Wow. I’m Archie’s age, and I’ve read tons of books about tons of different things. Harry Potter, Sweet Valley Twins, Baby Sitters Club… I mean, whatever. Books have taught me many things my parents and teachers didn’t. Even when I don’t read by myself, I’ve read so many books from school. At least like 40 since the 4th grade.

It’s very disturbing that the only book Archie has read is that mormon book. That seems… unhealthy. It sort of explains his behavior. He may be knowledgable about music, but he seems pretty cluleless about everything else. Like a ten year old. I’ve met some sheltered or extremely religious people my age and it’s truly shocking how clueless they are about several things- things that I would consider to be common knowledge. If you even mention anything about sex, or say a bad word they freak out! Their thought process is so odd in general- they’re so uptight… I think some of you know what I’m talking about.

And it’s not about getting straight A’s. Archie could get a 4.5 for all I care- he still needs to grow up- big time. I remember in school, during idol, I was like, “isn’t that kid from idol cute?” And my friends were like, “yeah, to 8 year olds.” And I was embarassed for even bringing him up. That’s how high school kids see him- as a child. They don’t consider Zack Effron or Chase Crawford to be children. Even Nick Jonas is sexier than Archie. He just needs to stop with this childs play- he’s an 18 year old MAN, and he should act like it.

^^ No, there was a show early on that was oversold–can’t recall which one, though.

bjesgirl- I am sure David has read tons of books. Last time I checked 10 year olds weren’t reading books like “The Alchemist”..

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s very disturbing that the only book Archie has read is that mormon book

I’m sorry … were we reading the same article? Where does he say the the BOM is the only book he has ever read? In fact, the article cites two other books that he HAS read in the last few months.

I remember when Jason was reading “The Alchemist” and said he had brought more books on tour than clothes. So good for him for spreading the book love to Archie. I love Paulo Coelho.

I can see Jason reading (or at least watching) “The Exorcist” too, but that’s just me. Heh.

ETA: LOL. Are we really having the “my idol reads more than your idol” discussion? Because on some level that’s cool; other levels, not so much.

Archie got a book rec and liked it enough to read more. Good for him.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sorry à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ were we reading the same article? Where does he say the the BOM is the only book he has ever read? In fact, the article cites two other books that he HAS read in the last few months.

I don’t think the schools teach logic anymore.

pj- it sounds like I should read the Alchemist.

“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sorry à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ were we reading the same article? Where does he say the the BOM is the only book he has ever read? In fact, the article cites two other books that he HAS read in the last few months.”

Yeah, of course he’s read something else. I mean, he went to highschool didnt he? I’m sure they let them read something. But the fact that the book he seems most rehearsed in is that… book of mormon. And the fact that he stated he doesn’t read much else outside of it. I mean, he’s david Archuleta. His behavior makes me worry about the fact that’s his main source of literature. I just don’t think it’s healthy to be reading that sort of book so much, that’s all.

We can not begin to presume how much or what anyone reads from a stupid newspaper article.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think the schools teach logic anymore.

I hope you’re not refferring to me. I’m just stating my opinions. Just because someone is stating a negetive opinion about David Archuelta doesn’t make them illogical.

We can not begin to presume how much or what anyone reads from a stupid newspaper article.

Especially one that can’t get the name of the novel correct!

^^^
Yes!

lol pj … I was about to say the same thing.

we really having the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“my idol reads more than your idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  discussion? Because on some level thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cool; other levels, not so much.

Who’s my idol? I’ve yet to say anything positive about about Cook, Jason, Michael Johns, or anyone other than Kelly. My idol is Kelly. Or if you want to stick with season 7, I’ll go with Carly. So I guess I’m trying to say that that Carly reads more than Archie?

Funny. This has nothing to do with any idol other than Archie. But good for you making assumptions about my motives.

We can not begin to presume how much or what anyone reads from a stupid newspaper article.

Well, it rings true to me. I’m not going to consider it a fact. I consider it to be highly probable. Archie seems highly sheltered, and incredibly devoted to his religion, so it’s very likely that he’s highly rehearsed in that book more than any other.

Anyhoooo, I still find it hilarious that the author of that article not only got the book wrong, but so so very wrong.

pj, have you read both The Alchemist and The Witch of Porto Bello? Because I’m heading to the library tomorrow and might try to check one out. I’m always excited to get book recommendations.

Funny. This has nothing to do with any idol other than Archie. But good for you making assumptions about my motives.

I’m catching up on the entire thread and was making a general observation. You’re not the only person who mentioned it.

And the “my Idol is better than your Idol” discussion is a common theme that runs on discussion boards. It just usually isn’t about books. Hence, my comment.

ETA: Lefty, I’ve read “The Alchemist” and “Veronika Decides to Die.” I thought both were excellent. If you read “The Witch of Porto Bello” and find it good, let me know.

Thanks, pj.

I love to read. I read all the time. I know many people who don’t read a lot. I don’t think there is anything wrong or unhealthy about that. I also don’t think there is anything unhealthy about those who mainly read books about their faith. Obviously David does read books besides the Book of Mormon because he has mentioned Harry Potter and now these books. But even if he did only read the Book of Mormon then I don’t think something is wrong with him. I also don’t think that David acts like a 13 year old. I think he is very self aware and mature for someone his age.

ETA: LOL. Are we really having the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“my idol reads more than your idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  discussion? Because on some level thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cool; other levels, not so much.

LOL! This was just too funny to me!!!

bjesgirl: I think Archie also mentioned at some point that he has read Harry Potter and LOTR and wrote in one of his weekly blogs that he should check out the twilight books just because his friends are talking so much about it.

anyway, I am not going to put much into an article that has so much misinformation.

just because someone doesn’t read much, doesn’t make him/he sheltered or messed in the head. btw I think messed in the head peeps are cool.

So, I love books. if anyone wants good books rec, check out George R Martin A Song of Ice and Fire series, and Kate Elliot Crown of Stars.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jason Castro handed me à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Exorcistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ during à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ and said, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹You should read this,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  said Archuleta, 18, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not much of a reader outside
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Book of Mormon,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ but I fell in love with it, and I really like the authorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s morals and the lessons he puts into his books.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

That whole thing made me lol. Can you imagine Jason talking Archie into reading Exorcist? and after the two of them having a discussion how much they love Exorcistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢? haha.

Obviously the writer misquoted Archie.

LOL! This was just too funny to me!!!

Whew. Someone got my joke! *wipes brow*

oo, I love all the book recs. Thanks E! lol, I’m a nerd.

Gah. Everyone, dial it back please. And that includes the defensiveness when a poster says something negative about your favorite idol. There’s no need to mock or pile on here. Really. Archie doesn’t read here. He’ll survive the criticism.

Well, obviously the writer got ‘The Exorcist’ wrong. But that’s different than misquoting a whole sentence. It doesn’t really surprise me to hear that DA is not much of a reader outside ‘The Book Of Mormon’. He seems like someone who has led a very sheltered existence which does make him seem younger than he really is. The guy just has yet to get out in the world and experience the richness of life beyond his family, school and the controlled experiences he’s had performing his music. Even that was controlled by his family and stayed within boundaries of contests, church and school.

Now, he’s just starting to see a bit more of the world, although still managed by his father. I believe that David was gifted with a beautiful voice. I very much look forward to the time when he’s notched some living out in the world, free of his parents, and begins pouring that into his music. I’m very interested to see what kind of progression we’ll hear in his music as he grows fully into manhood.

My favorite quote from that article, “They should be fans just for the music. I’m just a weird person who doesn’t make sense half the time.”

And on another note, Idolatry once again hits a winner. Love what they do over there.

Always happy to help out a fellow book nerd Hermy I love all kinds of genre but my specialty is fantasy and scifi. if you like science fiction, check out Peter F Hamilton Night’s Dawn trilogy: The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God. Warning,these books I recommended are all huge books will take you weeks to read but very very worth if you like this kind of stuff.

Gettingback on idol, the AI broadcast over here is 3 weeks behind. I happen to watch it last night and every time it goes to commercial, Elliott Yamin pops up “I am Elliott Yamin and you are waching Fox no1 1″ that was cool!

And that includes the defensiveness when a poster says something negative about your favorite idol. Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no need to mock or pile on here. Really. Archie doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t read here. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll survive the criticism.

I completely respect that. I was just taken aback at somebody saying that the Book of Mormon is an unhealthy book to read–to me that’s completely different than saying something negative about DA; that’s saying something negative about an entire religion. Maybe I misunderstood, but it sounded like that. Obviously, it’s not the only book that DA reads, just all that he really has time to read right now. He’s a religious guy. Some people read the Bible everyday. Not just way-out, overly-conservative people, either. That’s his religion, and it’s expected he reads that book. I’m not LDS so it’s not sacred to me, but I respect that it is sacred to those who have those beliefs.

I guess I’m just shocked in general that our society has come to a point where to some freedom of religion has become freedom from religion. That it’s okay to look down on those who make religion a large part of their life, as if they’re missing out on something. It’s just a different way of life, and one that makes a lot of people very happy. So what’s the point of attempting to open their eyes when what you’re seeing may not be any better than what they are.

So you say you respect MJ telling people to knock off the defensiveness and then you go into a 2 paragraph complaint about what people said about the article and DA that you didn’t like?

DA will be in Singapore on

7TH APRIL 2009
7 PM
ILUMA SHOPPING CENTRE (Opp Bugis the new mall)
AUTOGRAPH SESSION SHORT PERFORMANCE

according to this site

Everyone must know this by now – but I just find it kinda hilarious that both Jason Castro and Brooke White finally discovered Twitter.

THEJasoncastro

babblingbrookie

I guess Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just shocked in general that our society has come to a point where to some freedom of religion has become freedom from religion. That ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s okay to look down on those who make religion a large part of their life, as if theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re missing out on something. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just a different way of life, and one that makes a lot of people very happy. So whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the point of attempting to open their eyes when what youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re seeing may not be any better than what they are.

I’m asking everybody to knock it off.

And I don’t care how morally justified you feel in dishing out a big ole lecture, please don’t do it.

The only comment I’ll make here about David A. is that he will grow up, big time. Everyone does. Life is not a foot race. Most of us ‘get there.’ If David seems less mature to some (in some ways) than other 18 year olds, so be it. To others, and in other ways, he seems wise. If a teenager’s criteria for ‘liking him’ has to do with looks or the cool act the majority strive for in middle and high school — well, he doesn’t need that kind of fan. If their criteria is the voice, the musicality and/or the songs, then I hope they don’t let David’s personal choices alter theirs.

I liked the Taylor Hicks Getty images from the Race for the Cure. Thanks whoever posted them.

^^ No, there was a show early on that was oversoldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t recall which one, though.

I think the Lancaster, PA show was over sold from reports online and also the Sayreville, NJ show. Pretty much any of the shows that sold out quickly may have been over sold including HOB Chicago.

The book misprint in the Archie interview had me cracking up for a good few minutes. I’m glad he’s getting good book recommendations from Jason and enjoying them. From a previous interview, I know he enjoyed the Harry Potter series as well and those are books that people of all ages have enjoyed.

“Now, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just starting to see a bit more of the world, although still managed by his father. I believe that David was gifted with a beautiful voice. I very much look forward to the time when heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s notched some living out in the world, free of his parents, and begins pouring that into his music. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m very interested to see what kind of progression weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll hear in his music as he grows fully into manhood.”

Yes Sir or Madam, ICAM!! If DA doesn’t grow as a person he will become another Donny Osmond which would be pure tragedy because we so need male pop singers with great voices and DA’s musicality. I have a feeling that he is very open to growth whatever it may entail, the trick will be to get from under the many “influencers” in his life and be his own person.

As a person who has followed David very closely since AI, I can tell you that he is very mature in many ways and is very strong about what he wants to do and who he is. The “influencers” on David have done a fabulous job with him and he wants them there heavily in his life for now. He may change his mind later.

Of course he will grow. We all do, but the depth of feeling that we hear in his music comes from an “old soul” as Paula said. I just wish those that only look at what the media has said about him would look closer and see the person that he is.

BTW, DA greatly respect Donny Osmond as a person and a musician.

I just wish those that only look at what the media has said about him would look closer and see the person that he is.

Maybe they have, and they’ve drawn a different conclusion about David than you have. YMMV and all that stuff that should be unnecessary for me to mention.

From the things some people say about him, I doubt they are his fan and have followed him closely. And their comments often mirror things that the media has said.

But you are right that it is possible that they have come to a different conclusion. I am just very so curious as to why they still care so much as to constantly make comments.

But you are right that it is possible that they have come to a different conclusion. I am just very so curious as to why they still care so much as to constantly make comments.

It’s not your place to ask. Not here. Just allow your fellow posters their opinions without the defensiveness, the assumptions, and the questioning of their motives. Disagree with their opinions, yes, but please leave it at that.

That’s what I keep suggesting in this thread over and over and over again. And why I’ve been editing comments.

If the criticism of David bothers you so much that you can’t follow my guidelines, you might consider stepping out of the thread.

MJ, I don’t know how you stay sane managing this blog.

As far as the whole ‘david reading book’ issue, i personally don’t give a crap whether or not he’s a big reader. he could read a ton or not at all and i’ll like him just the same!
i am 23, and i am not a big reader AT ALL. maybe it’s partially from being assigned so much to read when i was in college, that it makes me never want to pick up another book again. but i get bored with books very fast and i’d prefer to spend my time with people building relationships and making memories rather than being by myself with my nose stuck in a book. and i personally don’t think how much a person reads tells avery much about them as a whole. JMHO