Idol Headlines For 03/25/09

Martin Sheen has the same kind of memory I do. LOL. I always have people coming up to me at work, using my name, striking up conversations, and I have no idea who they are.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ translator: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Likabilityà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ means à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹big teethà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

That article is pretty funny. My favorites:

Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re current (or à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“relevantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ): à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Every time I look at you, I can feel myself and my business partners growing richer and more powerful.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Generally, this is said when a contestant bears some particular resemblance to some strand of popular culture, such as the current attention given the fact that Adam Lambert has dark hair and looks at people as if he wants to devour them in an unsavory fashion, and that reminds the judges of vampires, and that reminds the judges of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Twilight,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  which is popular, which means Adam Lambert is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“current.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  This is not, in other words, a construct with a lot of integrity.

I had a great time: Used by contestants rather than by judges, this means, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You are right that my performance was extremely embarrassing, and I wish I had something more clever to say in response.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

That song was too big for you: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You are a small woman from Oklahoma, and that was sung originally by a large woman from Detroit.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

You have vocal chops: This is meant to be a general compliment directed at your musical abilities. In practice, it means à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“loud.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

MSNBC forgot “You can sing the phonebook” which means “I hate the song, but you are a favorite so I have to say something nice.”

Love the Idol translator. They pretty much nailed it… Now I can understand Randy! Except, what’s with the “big teeth” thing?

Asked if he expects to be the demanding pop star, (Adam) laughed. “No, I take what I can get. I only like to play the part of the diva when I’m actually performing, but I don’t like to act like that otherwise,” he said.

Oh, great. Another dude I need to vote my fingers off for. And here I thought I was done with all of that. :cool1_tb:

Prediction: DWTS will have higher ratings than American idol by the end of their seasons. Why? Because Ai is too manipulated and predictable.

Hopefully that will be a wakeup call to TPTB to stop with the blatant manipulation and turn this little show back into a contest that any of the finalists can win.

‘Idol’ star David Archuleta a no-show

Oh, no. Poor Archie! Oh, well, it looks like he and Cook will have lots to commiserate about together this week! David, does Cook have your current cell number? You two need to talk.

Likability: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Big teeth.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Unless you are Giddeon McKinney…

Fox has some awesome video coverage of Cook’s concert last night, including interviews with some college students after the concert:
http://www.fox43.com/pages/landing/?blockID=248424&feedID=589

That “Likability” article is spot on with their interpretation of Randy’s comments!

The spokesman added: “The Queen doesn’t ignore people. She has many people to meet after such a show.”

Oh, that’s just priceless! Finally, somebody who can make Simon Cowell feel irrelevant–kinda like he does to contestants every week on Idol.

Prediction: DWTS will have higher ratings than American idol by the end of their seasons. Why? Because Ai is too manipulated and predictable.

Hopefully that will be a wakeup call to TPTB to stop with the blatant manipulation and turn this little show back into a contest that any of the finalists can win.

I agree, and I hope it’s not too late for TPTB to turn it around. IMO Idol – before all the manipulation – is a much better show than DWTS, so it’s a shame to see them so close in ratings. I like DWTS, but it’s no Idol.

“Mr Cowell may have misheard the Duke, he has a very soft voice.”

Wow, lol. Nice excuse. :laugh_tb: I don’t know why, but that’s just really funny to me… The royal family needs a better PR team. Piers Morgan even agreed with Simon, which is rare. And how would the Queen not know who Simon is? He’s pretty recognizable.

LMAO at “Idol Translator”! :lol_tb:

Except, whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s with the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“big teethà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  thing?

I don’t know, except Anoop and Michael, have both gotten that compliment this season.

^ Huh, that’s interesting. Anoop and Michael have big teeth? I never noticed.

Oh, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just priceless! Finally, somebody who can make Simon Cowell feel irrelevantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’kinda like he does to contestants every week on Idol.

Ah, but there is no one more irrelevant than the Queen herself. I’ll give Simon the edge on this one. At least he’s a working man who pays exhorbitant income taxes in two countries, while the Queen’s family spent 100 years lining their pockets with hardearned taxpayer funds to do nothing.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ star David Archuleta a no-show

A bunch of lies in that article. David had not promised to show up and sing. You’ve got to be kidding– after doing a 1 1/2 hour show? Daniel Archuleta and David Osmond were scheduled and the people who promised David would come are just using David’s name to get people to pay money. At the sundance film festival, the guy who had David sing charged $100 a ticket in cash and then told people that only 100 people paid and that no one paid for VIP, which was a lie. There were hundreds of people there and one group paid $1200 for VIP privileges. I guess these guys better get used to being used by dishonest people or better yet, they need to stay away from people like this.

Thanks May for the DC link.
It was really great seeing young college students, male and female, really singing DCÂ ¨’s praises…they really enjoyed the show. The newcaster/interviewer said she was going to have a sit down interview with him tomorrow-looking forward to that.

That article on Archie being a no-show is not adding up. I don’t know what that venue was telling people, but it sounds bogus. FOD is very, very good about informing fans re: the deets of David’s tour. They posted about the after parties and never mentioned David performing at these things. They mentioned that Daniel would be performing, but nothing about David. I spoke with people who were at the concert and they never mentioned anything about this. Trust me. Had they thought David would be performing at the after party, they would have been there. And I don’t know who that manager guy is they reference. I’ve never heard of him being connected to the tour. If I’m wrong, someone correct me.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ star David Archuleta a no-show

Sad lies. I saw the flyer for the afterparty when I was at the Idaho Falls show. Nowhere on the flyer did it say that David A. would perform or even be there. The afterparty had been scheduled for awhile and it was always the understanding that David A. probably wouldn’t show up. In fact, I think the flyer even said there was no guaranty he would be there. And the flyers were EVERYWHERE at the Idaho Falls concert. If some dishonest promoter said differently, it wasn’t David A.’s fault. That guy, I believe, is David Osmond’s promoter. He doesn’t work for David A. If any fans thought David A. would be there, it was very few. Every person I talked to about the afterparty knew that David A. probably wouldn’t be there, much less perform.

Thanks, soundscene. I knew you’d come along to add some clarity.

Birthday boy Castro vlogs.

I’m not sure I understood a word he said but he did seem to be thoroughly enjoying himself on that swing. lol

Sad lies. I saw the flyer for the afterparty when I was at the Idaho Falls show. Nowhere on the flyer did it say that David A. would perform or even be there. The afterparty had been scheduled for awhile and it was always the understanding that David A. probably wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t show up.

Understood by who? Maybe the people who were confused were the people who didn’t know about it beforehand. In fairness to the people who were upset – I can see a flyer promoting an event for DAVID Osmond and Daniel ARCHULETTA being read quickly and giving someone the impression that DA would be there. Especially considering they were passed out to DA’s fans at DA’s concert.

I think it’s super extra special awesome that Stage Daddy is using Archie’s tour to pimp another singing Archuletta sibling. Are their more Archie kids? Do they have enough to start an Osmond-like family show?

Funny article at MSNBC. The at Newsday.com also had some good quotes from AP.

ETA: Took the link out because I saw it was the same as the AP article above (sorry).

In fairness to the people who were upset – I can see a flyer promoting an event for DAVID Osmond and Daniel ARCHULETTA being read quickly and giving someone the impression that DA would be there. Especially considering they were passed out to DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fans at DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s concert.

That, and if the DJ kept pimping a possible appearance all night, I can see why there might be some unhappy campers. I’m not assigning blame to anyone, but there was obviously some confusion at best and misrepresentation at worst. It doesn’t reflect well on DA’s team either way.

Yes, soundscene. I saw the flyers and it did not say David would be there. I didn’t even attempt to go. It is sad if anyone was misled and that some unscrupulous or incompetent reporter didn’t get the facts straight.

Understood by who? Maybe the people who were confused were the people who didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know about it beforehand. In fairness to the people who were upset – I can see a flyer promoting an event for DAVID Osmond and Daniel ARCHULETTA being read quickly and giving someone the impression that DA would be there. Especially considering they were passed out to DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fans at DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s concert.

Understood by people who read flyers. David A. can’t be faulted because people fail to read.

And his last name is spelled with one ‘t’, not two.

DA’s team were not the ones doing the misrepresenting, so it’s unfortunate if it’s a bad reflection on them.

Spenser, not trying to argue with you, but as a parent, if I had a child with musical talent who wanted to sing a few songs at a party, I wouldn’t tell them no. And we don’t know if Jeff had anything to do with Daniel’s appearance, either.

It doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t reflect well on DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s team either way.

No it doesn’t. It should be someone’s job to make sure crap like that doesn’t happen. Yeah, about the DJ thing, one would think that at some point during this party, David’s OWN BROTHER might have approached the DJ to let him know that DA wouldn’t be there.

Understood by people who read flyers. David A. canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be faulted because people fail to read.

And his last name is spelled with one à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹tà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, not two.

it’s hard to assume people can read if they can’t even write.

Out of boredom, I googled rexburg housing Archuleta…

As an added bonus, Wood has lined up two youth performers to fill in the gaps during set changes. One is 11-year-old Allison Chapman from Eden, Weber County. The other is Daniel Archuleta, 15, younger brother of the 2008 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  runner-up. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I think Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll advertise that D. Archuleta will perform,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  says Wood.

http://www.boxxet.com/David_Archuleta/Source:DAVID_ARCHULETA/

ETA: Now, I realize that the Rexberg after party is mentioned after that, but it does seem as if someone is deliberately trying to confuse the issue.

Understood by people who read flyers. David A. canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be faulted because people fail to read.

And his last name is spelled with one à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹tà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, not two.

I’m not faulting him. I’m saying I can see how people were easily confused. It is not unheard of for people to simply skim a flyer given to them in a (usually) dark concert venue. I’ll try and watch my “t’s” from now on, but although I think David’s a nice kid, I just don’t care about him enough to spell his name right I guess.

Spenser, not trying to argue with you, but as a parent, if I had a child with musical talent who wanted to sing a few songs at a party, I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tell them no.

It’s all good to disagree (or even argue) with me. I’m not easily offended I see your point, but for me, as a parent – I couldn’t feel good about using one child’s accomplishments to pimp my other child’s fledgling career. Fact of the matter is – no one knows who Daniel or this Osmond kid are. People buying tickets to this event, even if it’s CLEARLY stated that David might not be coming, are DA fans coming on the slim hope that he’ll be there.

Whoever is promoting these after-parties with the 2 unknown headliners is doing it after David’s concert, to David’s fans for a reason.

I think America will like you: This is something Simon Cowell says, generally with a sneer disguised as a warm smile, when heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s thinking, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“For all of the reasons I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t stand America and consider it a nation of cretins, I expect you to do well here.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I liked this one, too. He also tells them that was a good song choice when they pick something that will play well for votes (ie- KLC’s patriotic choice last season).

Great interview, Mj. You’re becoming quite the celebrity. :cool2_tb:

Thanks or the Castro vlog purple!

ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hard to assume people can read if they canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even write.

Are you fucking kidding me?

Okay since I know that both your little funny there, and this very response will be deleted by MJ momentarily – I’ll go ahead and respond. I know that all must be sunshine and rainbows in fantardistan and any dissention is simply NOT ALLOWED. But, here’s the thing, some people will find fault with this incident and it doesn’t make them morons.

Plus – again – who actually cares the way this kid’s name is spelled?

I’m pretty confident that this Archie article will be read by those like us and a few locals, max, a small fraction of the population to begin with. Of this small fraction, an even smaller fraction would blame Archie, and of this tiny fraction, maybe a minuscule number were potential Archie fans that were lost. Okay, maybe that was convoluted. Just trying to say: not big news, won’t affect Archie’s career.

I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s super extra special awesome that Stage Daddy is using Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s tour to pimp another singing Archuletta sibling. Are their more Archie kids? Do they have enough to start an Osmond-like family show?

Considering the fact that Many performers have a soft-spot in their heart for their siblings and many promote their family members I don’t think what David and Daniel did was out of line. Geez, David Cook promotes his brother any chance he gets and even drug him along to a Star Spangled Banner moment (IMHO one of Cook’s worst performances, ever).

Fans DO know who Daniel Archuleta is and may have hoped David would show up, but David rarely goes to events like this after a concert. I can’t blame him because a concert is exhausting and he is doing concerts night after night, so he needs to save his voice. He did come out immediately after the concert and sign autographs but did not speak. Unfortunately, I missed him, since he rarely comes out to sign immediately after a concert.

What on earth do David Cook and the Star Spangled Banner have to do with anything?

I too assume that a small time, small town newspaper article is not going to have any long-term effects on anyone’s career. I was just under the impression that here at MJ’s we were allowed to have an opinion on all the news articles – not just the BIG Huge Career Changing kind.

Again, I’m not blaming David at all.

But, I quibble with the idea that the majority of David A fans know who Daniel is. Probably the web searching kind of fans who are inclined to look for further info on him do. But, the casual kind of fans who only watched him on the show, bought a CD and a concert ticket probably do not.

Heck, I watched the show, and I visit here at MJ’s and I didn’t even know the guy had a brother (not that I’m an Archie fan of course – perhaps that info would have stood out to me before).

I’ve been to a lot of concerts and I have no clue if any of those artists do or do not have siblings (singing or otherwise).

The way I see this, it is a well-intended event that went somewhat askew. Many of the young fans are quite aware of Daniel’s talent. His YouTube channel, where he posts his guitar performances and some of his original compositions, gets plenty of hits. I think whoever planned this knew there would be some interest, also, in Daniel. Of course, David Osmond would also have fans. So someone thought it would be a fun idea to plan an after-event, probably knowing that some portion of fans are traveling to concerts and might want to do something more, after the concert. The coincidence of similar names has to be pure coincidence — that’d be a lot of pre-planning to make that an intentional source of confusion.

Frankly, I hang around the online community enough to get a sense of how the fan base, as a whole, is feeling about things, and I haven’t heard any grumbling whatsoever, from anyone, anywhere, except for that article. At a previous after party, I heard that David (A) made a very brief appearance, but the person reporting didn’t actually see him because there was quite a bit of commotion and then he was gone. (Maybe that’s why, if he’d meant to visit, the decision was made that he couldn’t.) That person who reported about the other event still partied with other family members, and reportedly had a great time.

Hopefully, the people who were let down complained to the right people, and got their money back if they’d only gone for David.

I feel bad if people got scammed in Idaho and DA’s peeps should def look into it especially if his family is involved. but it seems like small potatoes PR wise. Although disturbing if it’s part of a trend to exploit the fans. The negative feed back Cook is getting today for his My Space blog on EW and Perez seems like a bigger deal to me.

It’s very nice that Daniel Archuleta was able to sing. I wish I could have heard him. But I am 15 and way over in Georgia. lol

This thing with the DJ thinking David was gonna been there. Well sometimes people make mistakes and I think the DJ was told wrong. Or the DJ was just hoping since David’s brother was singing he would come.

Maybe David and Daniel will come to Georgia soon cause I would luv to see and hear both of them sing.

I too assume that a small time, small town newspaper article is not going to have any long-term effects on anyoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s career. I was just under the impression that here at MJà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s we were allowed to have an opinion on all the news articles – not just the BIG Huge Career Changing kind.

Was this in response to me, since I was the one who said this won’t have a big effect on Archie’s career? If so, I was just making my observation of the situation, from (I think/hope) an objective standpoint (since I don’t consider myself an Archie fan, even though I like the guy). It wasn’t directed at you or meant to stifle anyone who wants to discuss/opine on the article. In fact, I was doing the same exact thing with my comment. MJ posted it, afterall; I definitely expected discussions and opinions.

http://primetime.tv.yahoo.com/

Starting at 2:00, it talks about Obama’s preemption of Idol last night. lol.

Daniel accompanied David on guitar on “You Can” at the Sundance film festival. It was very good, and you could see how proud David was of him.

ercheers- I am sure at some point you will get to see David perform.

I think Daniel has only ever accompanied the one song at SFF and played at the afterparty in Idaho–not at an intermission. I am sure because it was close to home.

Geez, David Cook promotes his brother any chance he gets and even drug him along to a Star Spangled Banner moment (IMHO one of Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s worst performances, ever).

Erm, wha? Well, I’ll disagree with the SSB. I thought it was lovely. As for DC promoting Andrew? The only promotion I’ve seen is in interviews, when DC is asked about him, he’ll just say he supports/encourages his brother in whatever he chooses to do. That’s a little different than bringing him along to concerts and having him sing at intermission and at after-parties. (well, DC, as far as I know, doesn’t have after-parties).

Is the Archuleta article really that big a deal? I think he’ll survive some slightly negative press that, really, not many people will even be aware of.

And, FWIW, it’s nice seeing a couple of positive articles about DC in the headlines today. He’s had a rough couple of days.

No sma11ie - that was just another opinion too LOL – not directed at anyone

^^Yeah LK He was one proud big brother.

The people who were disappointed about the after-party were probably not the hardcore, on-line fanbase. I’m sure those people know exactly when DA’s bedtime is and realize that he would not go to a party at 10:00 at night after a show. If there was never a chance that he was going to be there, that should have been conveyed to the people who did turn up with the expectation of possibly seeing him. I don’t think it’s a big deal, but the people who are upset probably have some right to be. We’re Americans – getting upset about stupid shit is what we do.

“Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re Americans – getting upset about stupid shit is what we do.”

Aint that the truth. haha

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure those people know exactly when DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s bedtime is and realize that he would not go to a party at 10:00 at night after a show.

funny

Nepotism is an obvious fact in the entertainment business. You can’t ignore that it is out there and used and abused. Many AI contestants have encouraged their siblings to audition and have promoted them (Michael and Jason Castro) David Cook singing with Andrew. I am sure Johnny Lang is helping promote his sister.

It’s just a fact of life in the entertainment world. It isn’t good or is it bad, it just is.

Are their more Archie kids? Do they have enough to start an Osmond-like family show?

I hope so! I loved the Osmonds back in the day.

ETA: Maybe the Cooke and Archuleta families could do a show together! That would be awesome!

re: the whole David/Daniel thing…well it’s not their fault if people do not read the fine print (or in this case, not so fine at all)… if I’m going to buy tickets to something, I will make sure who’s performing. If the flyer clearly states David Osmond and Daniel Archuleta and I assume David Archuleta’s going to be there, the fault’s on me for not reading and not fully trying to understand what I’m getting into.

Nepotism is an obvious fact in the entertainment business. You canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t ignore that it is out there and used and abused. Many AI contestants have encouraged their siblings to audition and have promoted them (Michael and Jason Castro) David Cook singing with Andrew. I am sure Johnny Lang is helping promote his sister.

Yeps. Beyonce-Solange, Hilary Duff and whatsherface sister, Jessica and Ashlee Simpson… etcetera etcetera. Justin Timberlake even got her girlfriend Jessica Biel a record deal. And speaking for myself, if I am in the position to help someone that I love achieve his/her dreams, best believe I’m going for it.

Love the article on David Cook. He is such an eloguent interviewer. He’s so educated with the heart of a poet. Funny he brought up Elvis and Paul McCartney since I have heard people compare him to the next Elvis or Beatles.
I’m so effing sick of seeing the myspace blog comments everywhere. Glad to see this instead. Give the poor guy his privacy.

Thanks LK09

Sadly youtube is not the same.

Maybe David and Daniel will come to Georgia this summer.

Jeez, MJ- you’re everywhere this week!
Congrats on the MTV piece/pimpage!

signed,

Jonesing For Song Spoilers!!!

:jittery_tb: :jittery_tb:

so sick of reading about this, i’d rather watch this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ila-GjzyXbo

Jeez, MJ- youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re everywhere this week!
Congrats on the MTV piece/pimpage!

I was just gonna say! congrats MJ!

I am giving SpenserJ (with an”s” like the poet) a standing ovation!

with some additional expert opinion from the founder of one of the most popular “Idol” blogs, MJ Santilli of MJsBigBlog.com:

Congrats MJ!

I’d rather watch that ^^ too, shebee. Thanks!

i have no problem with AI contestants promoting their siblings, my issue with the daniel/david thing is Daniel is 15!!! shouldn’t he be, oh i don’t know, in school!!! comparing david/andrew cook to daniel/david archuelta is not even close. 26/22 to 18/15 not the same. you know it’s Jeff Archuelta masterminding this and it just makes him look more like a stage dad than before.

Thanks shebee,

That vid was great. “Zero Gravity” is the best song ever. lol

Yeps. Beyonce-Solange, Hilary Duff and whatsherface sister, Jessica and Ashlee Simpsonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ etcetera etcetera.

Yes, Jeff A is very similar to Joe Simpson, no doubt about that. I totally understand that thought process – never know when one cash cow is going to dry up so you have to start bringing the next one along early.

I understand nepotism, and I’ve used it myself in my business. But, to me, nepotism and systematically whoring out your kids one after the other are just not always the same thing. Mileage I guess.

I am giving SpenserJ (with anà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ sà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  like the poet) a standing ovation!

Who told ya’ babe? :wink_ee:

I do Competitive Cheerleading and have to travel and go on stage. I still keep up with school. I am 15

Daniel can handle being on stage and still do school. lol

Mr Archuleta I think is a good Dad. Just like my Dad. Stage Dad has always been kinda funny name. I have always been happy that my Dad was out there cheering me on. lol I think he is proud to be a stage Dad. I luv my Dad.

KCSG sits down with DA before the St. George show.

http://www.kcsg.com/news/local/41787967.html?video=YHI&t=a

so sick of reading about this, ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d rather watch this :

Doh! :doh_tb: You tricked me into watching yet another zero gravity performance.

ercheers- People don’t give young people enough credit for knowing what they want and being able to think for themselves. My dad left home at 16 and worked in the coal mines in Pennsylvania. My neighbor chose to get married at 16 (not pregnant) and had a happy marriage for over 60 years before her husband died. David Cook had his own band at 15. My son (18) and his friends, some much younger, started their own band, made their own website, bought their own instruments and are doing some recording, all on their own. We have a friend who published on his own in the Linex Journal at 14. Young people are very capable of doing fantastic things of their own accord, but it sure is great to have parental support.

Well, I don’t care about nepotism, but it still looks to me like that some misrepresenting went on for that after party. The sponsor of the party seemed to think DAVID Archuleta would be there, as did the DJ. I’m sure there had to be other advertising besides the flyer. Someone effed up and the fans were disappointed. I don’t blame them.

It also seems from that earlier quote about putting D. Archuleta on another announcement, that it might be purposeful. If so, they need to nip that in the bud ASAP.

Oh, and what Cheese said.

Ah, but there is no one more irrelevant than the Queen herself. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll give Simon the edge on this one. At least heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a working man who pays exhorbitant income taxes in two countries, while the Queenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s family spent 100 years lining their pockets with hardearned taxpayer funds to do nothing.

This is a falsehood which can’t go uncorrected. The funding of the Royal Family comes from Civil List and Parliament Annuity, and the monies represent only a small fraction of revenues from the Crown Estate. The Crown Estates was surrendered by the monarch to the Parliament in exchange for this funding, and if the Royal Family had kept the Crown Estate (which is worth many billions), they would have substantially greater income. They take nothing from the taxpayers, they in fact help subsidise the British Government by this financial arrangement.

Anyway, I think Simon expected more attention from the Queen and got upset when she didn’t give him the attention he thinks he deserved. She had met a great number of the most famous people in the 20th and 21th Century, why would she be that interested in Simon or be impressed by him at all?

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ star David Archuleta a no-show

Oh, no. Poor Archie! Oh, well, it looks like he and Cook will have lots to commiserate about together this week! David, does Cook have your current cell number? You two need to talk.

Haha.. not even in the same league. Appears to have been a miscommunication between those parties – the communication I saw related to this afterparty clearly stated that David was not guaranteed to make an appearance at this afterparty, and it was communicated around the various boards so the fans would know not to expect to see him if they attended. This article appears to have been pulled, which leads one to believe the inaccuracies reported have been resolved. David bears no responsibility in this, and going forward it can serve as a teaching moment for all parties… The Archuleta train keeps rolling along – unscathed.

LK09

I agree with everything you say.

I am very lucky to have a Dad that cares about me to help me.

When I look out in the crowd I see my Dad. He is smiling and excited. When I am flying that smile lifts me up. This is my Dad.

It does make it so much easier.

Parents ftw

SpenserJ (may I call you Edmund?) and Cheese, FTW!!

FWIW, I was at DC’s York concert last night and, to me, and I speak only for myself, he seemed slightly off his game. He was still terrific, but it kind of reminded me how he seemed after he and Michael Johns got thrashed for their “Mavid” antics last summer on tour. He’s such a class act, it kind of makes me sad, but this is Life on the Moon unquestionably. I hope he knows that he still has lots of folks in his court. (If anybody wants to read my recap, it’s over on DC=42 in the main thread.)

Ercheers, as a proud Dad who never misses anything, I understand your situation. He is there for you as all Dads should be. The sad part is, many Dads are not like that, so cherish him!

The Archuleta express keeps rolling along – nice article in the Seatlle Times, along with video and pictures from some recent David A concerts…. the highlights:

> I must refute the constant claim that Archuleta’s fans are all teen-age girls. While, yes, there were quite a few matching that description in the crowd, there were also plenty of men and women of all ages. In the pit in front of the stage, easily 40 percent of the people singing along and bopping up and down were male.

> There are three things about David Archuleta that strike me as refreshing:
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¢ His technical singing skills are rare among pop singers. His powerful voice completely fills the venue à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  and yet he always resists the temptation to go over the top.
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¢ You can’t help but notice how much he simply loves music and singing. He’s been called a human jukebox because of the way he breaks into song every time he hears a phrase that reminds him of a song lyric.
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¢ He’s forging a “new cool” for pop stars without even trying. He doesn’t need à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  nor is he capable of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  the crotch-grabbing and msyoginist insults of other male artists his age. Instead, he’s constantly touting other singers à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  including David Cook à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  without expecting any such support in return.

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/american-idol/2009/03/25/david_archuletas_all_about_sha.html

This article appears to have been pulled, which leads one to believe the inaccuracies reported have been resolved.

It still comes up for me.

i have no problem with AI contestants promoting their siblings, my issue with the daniel/david thing is Daniel is 15!!! shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t he be, oh i donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know, in school!!! comparing david/andrew cook to daniel/david archuelta is not even close. 26/22 to 18/15 not the same. you know ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Jeff Archuelta masterminding this and it just makes him look more like a stage dad than before.

It’s not too difficult to juggle school and performing once in awhile if that’s really something you want to do. Also, Daniel may be homeschooled.

This article appears to have been pulled, which leads one to believe the inaccuracies reported have been resolved.

It still comes up for me.

Really? It’s not showing up for me. I hope it was pulled. Wow, bad press for both the Davids this week. Fun, fun.

This is a falsehood which canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go uncorrected.

Hazelhel – I was kidding. We’re Americans, we don’t care how the English choose to pay their faux-royalty. Not for nothing though, I’m guessing all that money in the Crown Estate way back in the 1600′s didn’t exactly come from the Royal family’s hard work.

The Archuleta train keeps rolling along – unscathed.

Archie has a train? Cool, I always wanted a train.

LOL Bootstar - you can call me anything you want

It still comes up for me.

OK – LOLOL… I wasn’t there on my most recent Goggle search, but no biggie :lol_wp:

David’s a survivor, as evidenced by his continuing grace under fire during Idol and beyond, so I’ve no doubt his team will make sure nothing like this happens again…

Hey Spenser J, I thought you knew – the Arch- choo-choo-train! LOLOLOL (Lame, but the best I could do)

Hazelhel – I was kidding. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re Americans, we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care how the English choose to pay their faux-royalty. Not for nothing though, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m guessing all that money in the Crown Estate way back in the 1600à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t exactly come from the Royal familyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hard work.

Well, you cared enough to slip in a gratuitous insult. I don’t care how other people think about the Royal Family, but I hate it when people use falsehood to support their ill-conceived rant.

Ercheers, you hit the nail on the head and have done yourself and your parents proud.

Bootstar, sorry to hear that Cook may have been off a bit at your concert. I worry because I have heard some other comments to this effect recently and hope there is nothing wrong other than just “an off night” which anyone on a long tour is bound to have.

Finally, I saw disclaimers on several of Archie’s fansites expressly warning fans that the promotion posters for this event did not state he would appear, so fans should attend not expect him. IIRC, this same thing happened for a show with David Osmond at New Year’s Eve. Methinks perhaps it is David Osmond’s publicist or manager who might have issues. Archie’s camp claimed they knew nothing about the New Year’s event. I can’t remember exactly, but as a courtesy I think he did wind up making some sort of appearance because he did not want to disappoint people and felt boxed into a corner. Just thinking out loud here.

“The Archuleta express keeps rolling along”

This is to funny! lol

Ungrateful diva David Cook doesn’t appreciate fan support, bitches in blog

…
So stupid!! He should be so lucky to have fans doing all this – You
never saw The Beatles or Jonas Brother’s complain now did you?!

Source

So stupid!! He should be so lucky to have fans doing all this – You
never saw The Beatles or Jonas Brotherà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s complain now did you?!

No, the Beatles only quit touring because of it.

Here’s a website about the new Idol trading cards coming out next month. They look pretty cool!!

http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/americanidol/en/

Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a website about the new Idol trading cards coming out next month.

It says you can win things, such as a trip to the finale. That would be cool!

BTW- “Zero Gravity” is getting buzz on the internet. AOL music now has a video from Oklahoma City, although I think the one from Columbus (upstream in this thread) is a much better recording.
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/david-archuleta-zero-gravity/1010172836/?icid=VIDURVMUS12

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This Archuletta thing seems like no big deal. I don’t understand the angst. Seems clear the promoter is a jerk, and scammed some fans.

Does get a bit messy with one of the acts being David’s brother, and the parent who I’m sure was present (maybe the mom?) not saying anything when she heard the DJ. But maybe David did think he might just drop in to support his brother and then decided he was too tired.

So stupid!! He should be so lucky to have fans doing all this – You
never saw The Beatles or Jonas Brotherà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s complain now did you?!

No, the Beatles only quit touring because of it.

True. And, have you seen the size of the Jonas Brothers’ bodyguard? For that matter, I remember hearing their Dad talk about their dentist’s office being mobbed while they were there. It was so bad that they had to call the police to escort them out of the building. Clearly they’re worried about their personal safety. Whether they’re ungrateful wimps for talking about it publicly, or justifiably upset is a matter of opinion, I guess. I personally think that even celebrities have the right to an opinion about their own lives, and the right to talk about it.

Just WOW, clearly the Beatles are in a whole different league than the likes of David Cook. I mean seriously! :lol_tb:

Okay, y’all think David Cook is having a bad week? Ryan Star (his opening act on tour), just got hit with a $1,500 bill for slaughtering a stage cow during a peformance the other night (a la a Fender Stratocaster) after being merciless teased with it by some of Cook’s crew. Funniest thing I’ve read in ages!

Ryan was great last night, BTW. Would love to see a full concert of his sometime. He and Cook (and their bands) make a great team.

Jennifer and Ruben to come back? :thumbdown_tb:

Who is Martin Sheen?

Just WOW, clearly the Beatles are in a whole different league than the likes of David Cook. I mean seriously!

No one claimed they were in the same league, but irritating fans who don’t understand their boundaries can be upsetting – and even dangerous- no matter who you are.

Tsk – criticizing innocent spelling errors.

This Archuletta thing seems like no big deal.

I have no idea if this is intentional snark, but…hee!

Well, you cared enough to slip in a gratuitous insult. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care how other people think about the Royal Family, but I hate it when people use falsehood to support their ill-conceived rant.

Will a written apology to the queen do? And honestly, I’m alright with being the object of scorn, but my insult is sad (it takes offense at being called gratuitous) and my rant’s feelings are very, very hurt (mostly because it felt it was more a quip than a rant – but i tried to explain that sometimes the number of words used might send it over that line). Either way, my rant has stopped crying so, I think it’s all good now.

I’m actually kind of relieve that I left out the part about Prince Phillip being a world renowned douchebag.

ETA:

I have no idea if this is intentional snark, butà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦hee!

oh, I almost missed that awesomeness lolz.

Lizland — you must not have been looking very hard.

And I’ve been following this conversation about the Idaho afterparty. The Archuleta fan world has given the article zero traction, as far as I can tell, because most of us are bopping to the Zero Gravity vids instead.

P.S. I do hope David Cook is okay. This past week can’t have been easy for him.

BTW- à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Zero Gravityà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is getting buzz on the internet.

OK. I have to speak up here, because I just don’t understand it and maybe someone can shed some light. I have been seeing posts here (and other forums) about Zero Gravity NUMEROUS times. In fact my head is exploding from how many times I have seen Archie fans post about it. I think it is a nice song (maybe even a VERY nice song), but what the ? Why are Archie’s fans so up in arms about this song? What about the current album? Why not promote and root for songs that are on his album? To me, it seems like there are still some good songs (Barriers). Why are the fans going off on a tangent about a song that didn’t make the album? I don’t mean any disrespect, I am just befuzzled by all this. If this is off-topic, MJ you can delete it, but I am just responding because there have been several posts about the song in this thread.

Bootstar, sorry to hear that Cook may have been off a bit at your concert. I worry because I have heard some other comments to this effect recently and hope there is nothing wrong other than just à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“an off nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  which anyone on a long tour is bound to have.

He was fine over the weekend and not off at all, videos from the last couple of weeks showed him to be in good spirits.. however after everything that was being said about him yesterday can you blame him for having an off night?

Snark? Why I have no idea what you could possibly be referring to.

Will a written apology to the queen do?

Completely unnecessary, an admission that you haven’t a clue as to what you were talking about is good enough.

We can keep this up until the MJ sees all this and mod both of us.

I do Competitive Cheerleading and have to travel and go on stage. I still keep up with school. I am 15

You still attend school every day, right? Hang out with your friends on the weekend, and get to go to prom and football games and all that regular teenage stuff. And I’m assuming your activities aren’t helping to support your family financially…

Your situation isn’t comparable to the Archuletas….

But kudos to your dad for being so supportive of your activities. It’s important.

The People Top 10 baby pictures photo gallery is fun. Some of them still look exactly the same. You can see Adam’s red hair and freckles. Probably threw off some people’s guesses, although I’m pretty sure he’s the only guy in the Top 10 who’ll admit to wearing capes and playing dress-up!

Nice to see you quoted as an expert in the MTV piece, MJ!

Completely unnecessary, an admission that you havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t a clue as to what you were talking about is good enough.

SpencerJ was making a joke. You corrected her. There’s no need to jump down her throat. The end.

And yes, the spelling and grammar police bug, I get that, but could we please not direct snark at our fellow posters? Or “tsk” them? I tried to edit, but it was too late.

This is beginning to smell a little like a fan war

Thank you.

Who is Martin Sheen?

OrdinaryGirl, you’re making me feel old Martin Sheen is an actor (and the dad of Charlie Sheen & Emilio Estevez).

Hazelhel, I thank you for the invitation, but I am afraid I must decline.

FWIW, I was at DCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s York concert last night and, to me, and I speak only for myself, he seemed slightly off his game.

He was probably nervous that some of those crazy delusional bitches were gonna rush the stage.

Whoever it was who posted the link to idoltard.com on the other thread is totally to blame for my being unable to stay away…I am so freaked out by what some fans and write!!! (the fanfiction is just ewww) I really really really need to step away from the ‘puter.

I live in a country with a queen and i can tell you first hand that royalty is a waste of space.

Spenser (with an “s” like the poet), you are my hero and have made me laugh today as you have taken shots and given them back with humor and intelligence. You are not old, my gosh West Wing is not that old…..and Mr Sheen was pretty popular for that!

Whoever it was who posted the link to idoltard.com on the other thread is totally to blame for my being unable to stay awayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I am so freaked out by what some fans and write!!! (the fanfiction is just ewww) I really really really need to step away from the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹puter.

Shit. I have to apologize for that too. How’d I get to be such a trouble-maker?

In my defense, I specifically told you all not to read the fanfic – so I take no responsibility for that one Layla. :lol_tb:

Wait…. on second thought – it depends which thread you’re talking about, because Trina totally started it. (ducking and running)

you are my hero

MrRJ, don’t put that kind of pressure on me. Any minute now, I’m liable to spell Cook wrong.

Spenser (wasltp) heros can be forgiven for not spelling Cook right! You are so much fun today.

LOL MrRJ, I love your new acronym

Funny, acronym is my middle name. (Or something like that)

BTW Carie is at dress rehearsal right now.

I should have song spoilers soon…

Why are the fans going off on a tangent about a song that didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make the album?

Mac, I just saw your question. I can only speak for myself and my perception. David and his guitarist co-wrote “Zero Gravity”. The fans are really liking it, it is a big hit at his concerts, and people who are hearing it for the first time, such as DJ’s are also liking it. Fans would love to see it released sometime. It is just interesting that people, such as DJ’s who were not fans are liking it and talking about it. That’s all.

I should have song spoilers soonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I was just thinking about asking when we might get those. But, it made my brain hurt to try and remember the time difference between the east and west coasts during day light savings time.

To add to LK’s answer about Zero Gravity, the fans are also sort of confused and pleased that the video has popped up in so many places today. I think someone found it on a Florida radio station’s website, and then on Yahoo, and then on AOL and maybe somewhere else? Not sure, but the several postings of it got us talking.

Oh song spoilers eh.. that should be interesting

Shit. I have to apologize for that too. Howà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d I get to be such a trouble-maker?

In my defense, I specifically told you all not to read the fanfic – so I take no responsibility for that one Layla.

Yeah…ya big troublemaker!!! Behave yourself now! :tongue3_tb:

On second thought…what fun would that be? Yeah. …idol fanfic *shudders*

Oh MJ!!!! Song spoilers!!! When????!!?? It’s 10 pm here and I really need to get my ass in bed so I can wake up early and enjoy the videos and all of the comments before I go to work. yeah, hubby and kids think I ¨’m bonkers to do this but hey…let me enjoy something that doesn ¨’t include working, laundry, cooking and dealing with teen problems!

frogcooke Mar 25th, 2009 at 5:03 pm

Oh song spoilers eh.. that should be interesting

Yeah, the spoilers have been more interesting than the actual show for a few weeks now. :surrender_tb:

Behave yourself now!

That is unlikely

But, in the interest of making amends, I would like to point out to all that I’ve offended that I did buy my child an Archie Build a Bear – and, the song. :lol_wp:

(That is not meant to be offensive either – it’s true – I have a 5 year old who had to have that bear!)

ETA:

He says to tune in to Nick at eight pm on March 28 to catch his appearance at the Kids Choice Awards.

Oh, and I will no doubt be watching that. So, we’re good now right? LOL

Wow. Its a bad sign when I’m only mildly interested in song spoilers. Season 8, could you pick it up soon? oktnxbybye.

David A left a new voice message! He says to tune in to Nick at eight pm on March 28 to catch his appearance at the Kids Choice Awards.

Cool about the Kid’s Choice awards, frog!

Wow. Its a bad sign when Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m only mildly interested in song spoilers. Season 8, could you pick it up soon? oktnxbybye.

I have faith they’ll bring it for you tonight. If not, we can always console ourselves with the fact that tomorrow night we will no doubt get an awesomely bad Motown Medley. And, the cherry on top is that Berry Gordie, Jr. & Smokey Robinson will have to sit there acting like they enjoyed it. Good times.

What is DA nominated for on the Kids Choice Awards?

I dont think he’s nominated.. haha I didnt even know he was going to the KCA. He has his SLC concert the night before…

wonder if they tape stuff for it?

Oh, if he’s flying especially from Utah and he isn’t nominated, maybe he’s performing? I don’t think they’d go through the trouble just to have him attend. But what do I know, I’ve never watched the show.

I think we might be in for more David Cook bashing by Perez Hilton. Over the past two days, and dozens and dozens of articles, the David Cook = Douche story has had, by far, the most comments (170 ), except for an article about Robert Pattison (Twilight guy) not showering.

He could just be presenting something… lol Who knows haha All I know is the guy doesnt seem to rest…

-Cheese
-frogcooke
Mar 25th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re Americans – getting upset about stupid shit is what we do.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Aint that the truth. haha

^ Best posts of the day. LOL.

ETA: Again, the Davids always had their share of haters. They had them on Idol. They had them when their respective albums came out. Not ever going to change. But fans and supporters of the Davids know they are the real deal.

While it was unfortunate about the miscommunication or misunderstanding about the Idaho Falls event, it is not the end of the world. Shit happens. Again, Archie was not respsonbile. Sure, his team will have to deal with it, but that’s what they are paid to do. Archie will not be hated by his fans for it. And if he is, well, then I question how devoted his fans might have been.

Same goes with DC’s blog. And does anyone think the people who posted those comments are fans or bought his record? If so, the Brooklyn bridge is for sale. Besides, in this busy news cycle – global financial meltdown, AIG scandal, and the wars still dominate the headlines and all the other shit happening, this story isn’t really going too far. It’s not like there was a TMZ moment. It’s was a blog. Again, get some perspective on this. Yeesh. CNN and ABC don’t have his blog written and scrolled on the crawler- that’s being reserved for Chris Brown/Rihananna, Britney and even Idol8 or Twilight.

Neither of the Davids are going crazy or doing anything OTT. Nope. Not their style. So all this will pass. Not sure why people would start suggesting that they sky is falling. Yup, cause that’s what people do, right. Heh.

I dont think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nominated..

He’s not – but AI is nominated as favorite reality show. (Yes, I know this because I helped my kids vote – go ahead – make fun of me). Disturbingly – the Pussy Cat Dolls are nominated in the favorite group category. That’s bizarre to me.

Spenser, you were on fire today! I just caught up.

:clap_tb:

That’s as close as I can come to a standing ovation! :smile2_tb:

the David Cook = Douche story has had, by far, the most comments (170 ), except for an article about Robert Pattison (Twilight guy) not showering.

Maybe we could start a rumor that David Cook does not shower to try and detract from the Douche story!

Over the past two days, and dozens and dozens of articles, the David Cook = Douche story has had, by far, the most comments (170 ), except for an article about Robert Pattison (Twilight guy) not showering.

LMAO. And here I was saying it’s not news-worthy and nobody cares. Oh well. I find the whole thing funny now for some reason.

He could just be presenting somethingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ lol Who knows haha All I know is the guy doesnt seem to restà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

That’s very true. I hope he has frequent flyer, those miles should be piling up! LOL

Not as disturbingly as t-pain and kid rock in male singer category… lol I was like huh?

I think we might be in for more David Cook bashing by Perez Hilton. Over the past two days, and dozens and dozens of articles, the David Cook = Douche story has had, by far, the most comments (170 ), except for an article about Robert Pattison (Twilight guy) not showering.

Oh, that’s no good. Perez is usually like a dog with a bone.

On a side note – I’m not at all surprised that Robert Pattison does not shower. He looks really dirty to me.

Clappin back at ya’ Bobbi

Oh, and I will no doubt be watching that. So, weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re good now right? LOL

:lol_tb: You are killing me today SpenserJ!

I flove Motown and want those spoilers poste haste! IÂ ¨’m all a :jittery_tb: for my Adam.

Maybe we could start a rumor that David Cook does not shower to try and detract from the Douche story!

You know what they say. Even bad news is good. At least he’s being talked about. If people quit saying bad things, I would start to worry.

Yeah Jolene.. frequent flyer miles indeed. lol

Over the past two days, and dozens and dozens of articles, the David Cook = Douche story has had, by far, the most comments (170 ), except for an article about Robert Pattison (Twilight guy) not showering.

Wow, StankyVampgate? Really, Perez? Yeesh, doesn’t he know Angie’s about to be artifically inseminated AND adopt a set of quadruplets from Ubekizstan? He’s slippling. I’m pretty sure the guys don’t always have opportunity to shower daily on this college tour. Maybe Perez can run with that fascinating story and kill two birds with one stone.

Even bad news is good. At least heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s being talked about. If people quit saying bad things, I would start to worry.

Eh, I’d rather people said good things, but there’s nothing worse than when nobody cares to say anything at all.

Having controversies spun around you does show people care – for good or bad, as do 170 effin’ comments.

Oh, if heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s flying especially from Utah and he isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t nominated, maybe heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performing?

There have been rumors (no flyers lol) that he will make an appearance at the after party Friday night in SLC, since it is his last gig on this tour, but this makes it very unlikely. :down_tb:

What is the viewership on Perez Hilton? Frankly, I think some people are over reacting. Again, perspective might be needed. Not anything that the Simon Fuller machine can’t contain as long as the bat shit crazy stalkers back off. But given how delusional they are, let’s hope Fuller has his attorneys drafting restraining orders on some of these fans who think David or any of his band members are their friends.

Maybe we could start a rumor that David Cook does not shower to try and detract from the Douche story!

LOL There’s a video on youtube of David saying they don’t shower everyday… one of the reasons for the hat. Should we send it to Perez?

SHOT: Kelly Clarkson – Bryan Barber, director

New video for Kelly Clarkson, directed by Bryan Barber (Christina Aguilera “Ain’t No Other Man” and OutKast “Hey Ya”)…

* artist: Kelly Clarkson
* song: “I Do Not Hook Up”
* label: 19/RCA
* director(s): Bryan Barber
* production co: Razor Factory
* rep: Labuda Management
* commissioner: Samantha Lecca

http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2009/03/shot-kelly-clarkson-bryan-barber-director.html

OMG, is Perez Hilton like the online version of the tabloids? Like the ones about alient impregnation?! Bwah.

Yeah, cuz the crazies who post on this blog are really normal. I wouldn’t be surprised if DC’s stalker fans posted there. Yeesh. Cuz again, bat shit crazy. If those fans don’t realize running down hotel corridors yelling “Olly Olly Oxen Free” is way disturbing, or crank calling someone like you would see in “Scream” or attaching stuff to a bus isn’t crazy or disturbing, well then I’m not sure what would get through to them. Sorry, not going to worry about what online tabloids and their readers post.

where oh where are those song spoilers. It ¨’s 11:08 in the pm and I need to sleep.

If those fans donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t realize running down hotel corridors yelling à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Olly Olly Oxen Freeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is way disturbing, or crank calling someone like you would see in à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Screamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  or attaching stuff to a bus isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t crazy or disturbing, well then Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure what would get through to them.

Just curious how old these people are.

Having controversies spun around you does show people care – for good or bad, as do 170 effinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ comments.

That, right there, is the reason all of these websites are picking up trivial stories about both Davids- they’re popular, so anything that mentions either one generates hits/sales/viewers. Say something nasty about one of them, and you’re guaranteed a whole lot of hits and comments.

Seriously, in the grand scheme of things, DA not showing up at an after-party that he might or might not have been expected at, or DC posting a blog that asks OTT fans to back off, are nothing. Here are a few things musicians careers have survived, most of them actual crimes, that I can think of off the top of my head:
- sex with a minor- Don Henley
- tax evasion- Willie Nelson
- destroying hotel rooms- too many to count
- carrying a concealed weapon- Harry Connick Jr, and probably a bunch more
- drug possession/trafficking- again, too many to count
-”wardrobe malfunction”- Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake- I count this as trivial, but America sure was pissed off about it!
-committed to the psych ward at a hospital- Britney Spears

I didn’t research this to make sure that I had exact details,so sorry if some info is off a bit. I know I’m just scratching the surface of bad behavior here. Neither David is even in the same league as these offenses. As Jolene said, this too shall pass.

“And she said, ‘I’m Paula Abdul.’ She was married to one of my children! Naturally she was very upset but she’s a very good sport about it!”

Martin Sheen (the President in the “West Wing” TV series) couldn’t remember who Paula was. OMG, that had to be a hurtful experience.

That’s great that David Archuletas has a TV spot on Nickelodeon. I am happy to see how well he and Cookie are doing.

CathyMK- I wonder how Chris Brown is going to survive his recent issues?

where oh where are those song spoilers. It ¨Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 11:08 in the pm and I need to sleep.

It might not be for another half hour or so…

LOL, thanks for the update, MJ. I keep hitting refresh! I’ll go finish making dinner now.

@ CathyMK- great post…

- destroying hotel rooms- too many to count

This made me lol…

LK09
Mar 25th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
CathyMK- I wonder how Chris Brown is going to survive his recent issues?

Hopefully quietly in jail where it seems to me he belongs.

Biggest issue for me was the John Lennon and being bigger than God. Which, BTW, they absolutely were. This too shall pass.

SHOT: Kelly Clarkson – Bryan Barber, director

New video for Kelly Clarkson, directed by Bryan Barber (Christina Aguilera à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t No Other Manà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and OutKast à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hey Yaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ )à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

* artist: Kelly Clarkson
* song: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I Do Not Hook Upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
* label: 19/RCA
* director(s): Bryan Barber
* production co: Razor Factory
* rep: Labuda Management
* commissioner: Samantha Lecca

http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2009/03/shot-kelly-clarkson-bryan-barber-director.html

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to see the Coyote Ugly dancing! :clap_tb:

Ha – Jersey ME TOOOOOO!!! Spoilers spoilers – we want spoilers – can’t wait and my puter at home took a poo poo – so I hope that they are here before I leave work?? It is 3:30 pm here – ??????

It might not be for another half hour or soà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Thanks MJ. Guess I’ll go get my beauty sleep so I have time for the vids and comments ..with a nice cup of coffee and honey-toast in the morn.

“the David Cook = Douche story has had, by far, the most comments (170 ), except for an article about Robert Pattison (Twilight guy) not showering.”

The What??? First I heard of this -

lol from singapore:

She walks down street in swimsuit because…
‘I’m willing to do anything to meet Archie’

WHAT would you do for a chance to meet singer David Archuleta in the flesh?

What about parading down the street wearing nothing but your swimsuit?

That is exactly what Louis Patricia Cahigas did.

She became the first person to win a pair of passes to meet Archuleta as part of an ongoing contest with Radio 91.3.

more at llink

^ lol, nice.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the David Cook = Douche story has had, by far, the most comments (170 ), except for an article about Robert Pattison (Twilight guy) not showering.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

The What??? First I heard of this -

It’s from Perez: http://perezhilton.com/2009-03-24-david-cook-is-a-douche

^ OH! So THAT got Perez’s panties in a bunch?

That’s rich, coming from Perez Hilton. Please.

RyanSeacrest- Watching top 10 rehersals…killer music tonight. 2 hours of idol live…see u in 60 mins on east coast..

New DC interview by I think a West Virginia U student, from after his 3/6 show in Morgantown WV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l_fqXBoOWA

Her vid of footage from that concert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12-sC34xtis&feature=channel

frogcooke
Mar 25th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
RyanSeacrest- Watching top 10 rehersalsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦killer music tonight. 2 hours of idol liveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦see u in 60 mins on east coast..

Well, duh. Was he supposed to say the show really sucked tonight and I’d rather be having a root canal?

Hey he could have… hahaha ^^

—————
Archuleta brings out fans’ youthful side

To say the crowds at the David Archuleta concerts in Idaho last week were, well, a bit unusual would be an understatement.

Half the fun was just watching concertgoers interact with each other.

The teenager from Utah à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  runner-up in Season 7 of “American Idol” à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  brought out a most eclectic crowd.

I’ve attended my fair share of concerts, from N*Sync to My Chemical Romance, but I’ve never seen a crowd quite like this.

Perhaps the group of young women from a local LDS Church ward was to be expected at the Boise concert, but the group of college students dancing and drinking was a surprise.

more at link…
(the kids were more behaved, but its a nice little article pointing out an all ages and genders crowd, which most articles lump people into the screaming female tweens category)

:laugh_tb: Gingerly, my thoughts exactly! Of course, the term “killer” can be used loosely… maybe someone will take Kara’s advice and kill the judges? Heh.

gingerly Mar 25th, 2009 at 6:29 pm

LK09
Mar 25th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
CathyMK- I wonder how Chris Brown is going to survive his recent issues?

Hopefully quietly in jail where it seems to me he belongs.

One can only hope. I won’t be surprised if he bounces back though. America loves redemption and a comeback as much as it loves celebrity gossip.

“One can only hope. I wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be surprised if he bounces back though. America loves redemption and a comeback as much as it loves celebrity gossip.”

Of course the public has forgiven much worse than that, Robert Downey – oh too many too mention

Just got back from the rehearsal…started and ended late…Carrie was there, so she should be sending songs soon. I just gotta say wait until you see Adam…when they came in, he walked right passed me, and I did not recognize him! He looks like he is in the Brat Pack or something…very good performance too.

Allison has pimp spot.

Good for Allison. Did you catch what they sang?

ETA: Nevermind, MJ posted it. Adam… Brat Pack? Lol.

Allison has pimp spot.

If it’s anything like last week, that probably means she’s going first.
Thanks for the info. I really hope Allison has the pimp spot.

I can easily see how someone would get the impression – for whatever reason – that David would make an appearance at his after party. The only communication I saw to the contrary was from FOD and it stated that there was ‘no gaurantee’ David would show. I don’t think we can presume that every single Archie fan seeks out that site. I’m an Archie fan, but unlike many die hards, I refuse to spend day in, day out on his site waiting with bated breath for any morsel of information. FOD’s a wonderful site, but there’s oftentimes a snobbyness about it that almost implies that if you’re not reading there, it’s your fault for missing information and you’re probably not much of a fan. JMO

Regardless of any of it, it’s certainly not David’s fault and we all know he’d be mortified to see such a headline attributed to him.

This video is really funny, at least I think so, watch around 1.40 to 2.10… lol …great video editing BTW… I guess is not Obama ´s fault that we have to see idol on wednesday…

Thanks for the link, Purplesmile. Happy 22nd birthday to Jason. He just twittered. He was about to board an airplane to Dallas. Wish I could go to his concert Saturday. *sigh*

You still attend school every day, right? Hang out with your friends on the weekend, and get to go to prom and football games and all that regular teenage stuff. And Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m assuming your activities arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t helping to support your family financiallyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Hi MJ,

I was not really talking about money, but about the thing of Daniel being 14 or 15 and singing on stage not having the time for school.

No my cheer does not help pay for things for my fam., but it takes a lot more time than most peeps know. It will pay for college we hope. Does that count? My Dad tells me that college is a lot of money. lol

I am in the gym almost every day and travel at least once a month sometimes 2 times a month to compete. I do school cheer and private cheer. Even in the summer.

No I do not go to the prom cause I am only 15 and my Dad does not think it is a good idea to date yet.

Football games, yea I cheer at football games. lol

I think what I am trying to say is that teens can spend a lot of time working on things like cheer, football, acting, singing on stage and still have time for the important things like school. It’s fun and learning at the same time.

David makes money doing what he loves. Kudos to him and his bro Daniel.

I wish I could make money for my cheer and help my Dad out to. My Dad has a shirt that says:

I pay and she cheers! lol

Kelly is going to be on Access Hollywood tomorrow for behind the scenes of her new video
preview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1VE0P2wxXo

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_11994876

David returns home

Since he finished second on last year’s “American Idol,” David Archuleta has headlined shows in Virginia, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada and Idaho.

But never in Utah, his home state. Until this week.
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On his voice:

I’m surprised at how well it’s been holding up, because I’ve never had to perform this many songs before in a set; also considering that it’s almost every night. I actually lost my voice from oversinging during rehearsals and for the first couple of tour shows. That was really scary. I was thinking: “I haven’t even started yet and it’s already gone!” But
my voice was able to hold for all those shows, and it’s now feeling great. I’ve learned a lot about making sure I take care of my voice and how to do that.
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On what fans respond to:

They respond really well to “Touch My Hand,” since that’s the opener. Some other ones they respond well to are “Crush” and a song I haven’t released anywhere, called “Zero Gravity,” that I helped write.

more at link