Idol Headlines for 10/14/09

Am I the ONLY one who doesn’t want to see an Adam/Drake smooch? There are so much amazing music and events surrounding Adam; I could give a f**k about his personal activities. I fear there will be more of this; I will just ignore it. Laura Saltzman’s (Dish Of Salt) interview is up at http://www.accesshollywood.com/dish-of-salt/dish-of-salt-adam-lambert-on-ama-debut-album-and-more_videotab_1166348. THIS is what I am interested in.

IMO Adam kissing Drake and shopping at the 7-Eleven isn’t news.

If Kris and Katy Allen went to the 7-Eleven so Kris could buy something, and Kris kissed Katy in the car, would that be news?

LatinaRoom interviewed David Archuleta…

Latinaroom: What has been the biggest change in your life since American Idol?

David Archuleta: The Biggest change – I don’t know kind of all of it together – everyone now recognizing who you are, getting to travel a lot more. You know getting into your core and getting to tour, I mean it’s all a pretty drastic change you know! You’re not really home anymore because you’re all over the place, but it’s really fun; I really love it.

more at the link:
http://latinaroom.com/news/513/David-Archuleta-Family-First-Interview-Part-1-Of-2

It’s hard to say if Adam kissing Drake is more buzzworthy than Kris kissing Katy because Adam and Drake are both men or because Adam is simply more buzzworthy (or because Adam is more buzzworthy since he kisses men).

But no matter how you look at it, Adam is going to generate more press than Kris is. Adam is a bright shiny new toy for the press in a way Kris isn’t.

suebrody: Am I the ONLY one who doesn’t want to see an Adam/Drake smooch? There is so much amazing music and events surrounding Adam; I could gi e a f**k about his personal activities. I fear there will be more of this; I will just ignore it. Laura Saltzman’s (Dish Of Salt) interview is up at http://www.accesshollywood.com/dish-of-salt/dish-of-salt-adam-lambert-on-ama-debut-album-and-more_videotab_1166348. THIS is what I am interested in.

ITA — and Laura’s interview is great!

Also — from twitter:

AdamLambert: Workin w Howard Benson tonight!!!! This album is gonna be Siiiiiiiiiiiickabout 13 hours ago from Echofon

CHRIS_daughtry: @adamlambert Tell him I said wassups!!!!
about 13 hours ago from Echofon in reply to adamlambert

BTW Chris Daughtry hit 100,000 followers yesterday. Got a surge of new followers after he tweeted Adam.

Yes!!!!! 100 plus thousand followers!!! Thank u so much:)
about 9 hours ago from Echofon

I don’t want to see Adam and Drake kissing in public either. Why go there Adam? So many positives from yesterday, I feel this was a staged kiss. I hope Adam is smarter in the future, I only want to see and hear about his music and career in public not his personal life. I don’t want him to tabloid fodder.

Adam and Drake kissed while they were inside their car – is that considered public? I don’t see why it’s staged – they are obviously in love – what if they just felt like kissing each other? It may just be that simple.

We’re the ones prying into it – and then get offended by what we see.

mickeybordentwo: It’s hard to say if Adam kissing Drake is more buzzworthy than Kris kissing Katy because Adam and Drake are both men or because Adam is simply more buzzworthy (or because Adam is more buzzworthy since he kisses men).

But no matter how you look at it, Adam is going to generate more press than Kris is. Adam is a bright shiny new toy for the press in a way Kris isn’t.

Sorry, my point wasn’t about Kris vs. Adam — it was that IMO this is not news, it is paparazzi gossip. Adam did several major interviews yesterday, attended the Star Magazine event (lloking great), and recorded with Howard Benson for the first time (that we know of). And the lead on MJs news is “Adam Kissed Drake”. Sorry, but it just isn’t the biggest Adam news — and it certainly isn’t the biggest Idol news of the day.

Also, it is the first photo paparazzi photo of Adam kissing Drake.

I am happy for Adam’s success. I come here for more news and find cheap tabloids. Very disapointed. I don’t care about Adam personal buisness. I love him and his music alone. If I wanted cheap paparazi news I go to enquirer. Anyway congratulations Adam! so happy for you my dear.

The thing about the Adam/Drake kiss (other than it was staged for TMZ, who were stalking them at the time – there’s video, and it started as a cheek kiss) is that this is the first time they’ve done so on camera.

To me, it feels like the sort of teasing TMZ does to other celebrity couples to get a kiss. There doesn’t seem to be a “Look, two men kissing!” vibe. So, while I despise TMZ and celebrity stalking in general, it is a step forward to see this. And Drake seems to be accepting the whole celebrity boyfriend thing better now, which is a good thing.

leeann: Adam and Drake kissed while they were inside their car ‘“ is that considered public? I don’t see why it’s staged ‘“ they are obviously in love ‘“ what if they just felt like kissing each other? It may just be that simple.

We’re the ones prying into it ‘“ and then get offended by what we see.

I’m not offended that Adam kissed Drake — I just don’t think it’s newsworthy. (I also don’t think it was staged.)

ETA: The TMZ video just makes me dispise the paparazzi even more.

I am happy for Adam’s success. I come here for more news and find cheap tabloids. Very disappointed. I don’t care about Adam personal business. I love him and his music alone. If I wanted cheap papparazi news I go to enquirer.

I’m going to have to agree. I think I’ll just go check out Archie’s Christmas album instead.

You’d better get used to these types of photos, because there’s going to be more by the media. There’s also other arm-in-arm photos if you scroll downward. If he didn’t want them to be seen, he wouldn’t be doing it in public.

Kris Allen will be doing a private concert for Seton High School. This is the same all-girl high school that David Archuleta visited last year!

http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20091013/ENT03/910130359/Seton+set+for+Kris+Allen+concert

I don’t want him to tabloid fodder.

Vegasgirl- Have you seen what is on the tabloids nowadays? This was just a kiss and people do it all the time. I guess we will know we are evolved when this won’t be newsworthy. Can’t wait.

I don’t mind the smooch. What I think is funny is that looking at the two of them, I can’t tell what the weather was like. Was it chilly or warm? He sure looks happy in the pictures.

But……

LOL..The lead item in the headlines?? Okay, then. The Laura Saltman interview was great, lots of information. Songs that are emotional and cathartic?? Love it. Quiet vocals and songs where he wails?? Awesome.

Here are some more stories:

Ok Magazine: http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/10/adam-lambert-preps-his-glampire-fangs/

The obligatory Hispanic Business mention: http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/2009/10/13/adam_lambert_to_sing_at_american.htm

There’s also a story on Glee:

http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2009/10/glee_ryan_murphy_thanksgiving_parade_nbc.php

Nice snarky comment there.

I simply cannot catch up with all the Adam videos and pics from all day yesterday, and I simply cannot pore thru 1200 comments looking for links! Is there a comprehensive list anywhere of all the interview, vids, pics, etc. that turned up for yesterday, and if so, where is it???

The lucky person who posts such a comprehensive list gets my undying gratitude and a’ ¦ prize’ ¦ yeah, that’s it’ ¦. a prize’ ¦..

ETA: What??? So what was this now?? It keeps coming and I don’t have time to find all this! Heelllllppp meeeee….

Q3: “Adam did several major interviews yesterday, attended the Star Magazine event (lloking great),”

Laura Saltzman’s (Dish Of Salt) interview is up at http://www.accesshollywood.com/dish-of-salt/dish-of-salt-adam-lambert-on-ama-debut-album-and-more_videotab_1166348.

Thanks suebrody for posting this!
Awesome! Could he BE any more excited?!

Meh. Adam has some way hotter kissing pictures than this. If he’s going to do it right, we need to see some tongue…lol.

The kiss between Adam and Drake is so adorable. They are just cute. [hearts flying out of my head]

None of that is my business though. But I’m happy that Adam is happy after such a long day.

lol’ing at the “obligatory Hispanic Business mention”

Adam is clearly happy and that’s all that matters to me. I’m happy for him.

I love Laura Saltztman and her Adam interviews, she just really appreciates him and gets good information. It was great to see how happy Adam was to see her and rushed up to give her a hug. These are the kind of genuine relationships with the press that will always be good for him and Adam has a gift for it.

I laughed when I saw the kiss. I see it as a great big *U to TMZ and the paps that published the break up story. I think Adam and Drake are just playing with them!

Adam and Drake kissing? Sweet, but not news and do not care. I certainly don’t want to give an audience to the vultures that stalk them at best making their lives miserable and at worst, putting their lives in danger. I did not watch the TMZ video, nor will I, so I don’t know the events leading up to it.

Bottom line: It is impossible to see inside a darkened car at night unless someone sticks a flashbulb up to the windshield. This was a private kiss that was made public.

First of all, Adam and Drake going to 7-11 arm in arm and then sharing a sweet kiss in the car is not news. It’s real life that got turned into gossip because the paps follow him where he goes. The Dish of Salt interview, the AMA’s, TfM stuff in front of Michael’s movie, now that’s NEWS.

That being said, I have do not problem with Adam being himself in public, especially if the stupid cameras are following him around. That’s why he came out, so he wouldn’t have to hide. It shouldn’t be a big deal to kiss the one you love in public, gay or straight. But newsworthy, not so much.

I’m with you, suebrody, re: the kiss. Don’t want to see it even if I do know it happens all the time. Such a positive wonderful day with the AMA’s and that TMZ video sort of ruined it for me. Adam REALLY needs to keep his private life PRIVATE! Saying we don’t care if he’s gay doesn’t necessarily mean we want to see evidence of it all the time.

suebrody and VegasGirl: I feel exactly the same way.

If Kris and Katy Allen went to the 7-Eleven so Kris could buy something, and Kris kissed Katy in the car, would that be news?

ITA!
I hope we don’t have to go through this discussion everytime Adam shows any type of affection towards his significant other. But here goes again.

I hope Adam is smarter in the future, I only want to see and hear about his music and career in public not his personal life.

Then don’t read the gossip rags.There is plenty of music related information out there for you to enjoy.

I hope Adam continues to live his life exactly like he wants to. There is no reason for him to hide his love, why should there be? Even if it meant possibly losing some fans, would it be worth it? Should Adam hide who he is so he doesn’t lose those who weren’t really comfortable with him in the first place? It’s not his “personal life”-it’s who he is.

CindyM. LOL..The lead item in the headlines?? Okay, then. The Laura Saltman interview was great, lots of information. Songs that are emotional and cathartic?? Love it. Quiet vocals and songs where he wails?? Awesome.

ITA — so much real news for the first time in weeks!

Here are some of the bigger Adam newspieces from/about yesterday:

MTV News: Adam Lambert’s ‘Time For Miracles’ Video To Debut Before ‘This Is It’

MTV News: Adam Lambert To Perform ‘Glammy’ Single At American Music Awards

Ryan Seacrest interview – full audio including Paula — plus Adam at the AMA announcement at the end.

Laura Saltsman Inderview – Dish of Salt, link above.

2009-10-13 Lyndsey Parker interviews Rob Cavallo

There is also a lot of coverage of the AMA nominations — all very much the same thing.

To me, it feels like the sort of teasing TMZ does to other celebrity couples to get a kiss. There doesn’t seem to be a ‘Look, two men kissing!’ 

I agree with this. Adam and Drake or whom ever he’s dating are going to be hounded like David and Kimberly were. I remember TMZ followed them on their first date. It’s was annoying and invasive but they were not homophobic. And the kiss was rather sweet.

I don’t have a problem with the pictures or the video of Adam and Drake. They look happy, and to me it feels like even the notorious TMZ is treating it as “ooh, a celebrity out with his significant other” and not “OMG, two men kissing!”

Is it newsworthy? It shouldn’t be, but as Adam’s “star power” increases, he’s going to be caught on camera with Drake more often. We as a nation need to move forward with the notion that it is perfectly normal for affection to take place between couples regardless of orientation. Holding hands, arm-in-arm, the occasional kiss (and this was just a peck on the mouth folks, no making out) shouldn’t be alarming. It is what it is. Good on them; no hiding, no apologizing. Adam is being Adam and that is what we want, right?

If Kris and Katy Allen went to the 7-Eleven so Kris could buy something, and Kris kissed Katy in the car, would that be news?

Not real news but yes it would be tabloid news. Look at Brad and Angelina and whomever Jennifer Aniston is dating and as I stated early David and Kimberly were hounded too.

oooh, Q3, anthro’s going to have a prize for you! She promised!

If he didn’t want them to be seen, he wouldn’t be doing it in public.

Well, clearly the point is that, if we *did* see a picture of Kris or Chris or Archie kissing a girl or woman or walking arm and arm in one, we would *think* *nothing* *of* *it.*(Obviously, some people would rather not see anybody kissing in public, but when it’s heterosexual, it nevertheless doesn’t exactly squick them out, and pretty universally these same “no-PDA-please” folks *think* *nothing* *of* *it* when they see heterosexual handholding or arm-in-arm walking.)

And as long as, when you’re gay, you have to think about “Should I do this in public because if I do some people will be squicked out and question my motives and say, ‘Oh, please, I just don’t want to *see* that!’?” doing even the most casual and modest affectionate homosexual things in public will be construed as to some extent a deliberate act of some kind of provocation — pushing something in our faces that many feel at least a bit squicked by and would rather not see.

So I’m sure that Adam feels pretty strongly that he has to keep doing all of these things in public and in front of the cameras until we are universally *over* wondering about it or being bothered by it in any way or to even the tiniest degree. As long as his arm-in-arm walking raises one iota more feeling or response than Kris/Katy arm-in-arm walking, then gay people are not free or equal.

That’s political, in a way, which I know he’s to some extent disavowed, but it’s also profoundly personal. Everybody wants to be just as free as everybody else. And should be. If you’re not, your personal life and your sense of self are profoundly affected, and not in a good way.

I had no idea that was Brandy the singer when I read that tweet that she saw him in 7/11. She posted the pic on her twitter:

http://pics.livejournal.com/mirror_mirror/pic/0017qrhy

I seriously thought it was just some chick named Brandy that was having her first Elvis/Adam sighting in a 7/11.

Wow, that Glee review is excellent. That’s exactly how I feel. I mentioned it last week, here even. They really need to do something to give Sue and Will’s wife more depth. I sometimes FF through the show just to see the musical numbers. I’m sure that’s not what the producers want.

The kiss between Adam and Drake is so adorable. They are just cute. [hearts flying out of my head]

None of that is my business though. But I’m happy that Adam is happy after such a long day.

This is exactly what I was thinking. He looks soooooo happy and joyful. Drake is smiling. The pictures made me smile.

Why would anyone who was offended by the headline click on the link anyway? Makes no sense.

Saying we don’t care if he’s gay doesn’t necessarily mean we want to see evidence of it all the time.

crazylady-This just made me blink. Adam should live his life the way he sees fit. If you don’t want to see the pictures, don’t look at them. That is the only thing we have a right to control, our own actions.

Re: The Laura Saltzman interview. I think we got a hint about the SNL gig because Adam said it wasn’t confirmed not that it wasn’t in the works. I am really excited to see him on SNL, great exposure and he will kick ass in any capacity.

I don’t want to see Adam and Drake kissing in public either. Why go there Adam? So many positives from yesterday, I feel this was a staged kiss. I hope Adam is smarter in the future, I only want to see and hear about his music and career in public not his personal life. I don’t want him to tabloid fodder.

Yesterday was probably a pretty amazing day for Adam and he shared a kiss with the person in his life whom he’s romantically involved. If he were a heterosexual male kissing his girlfriend no one would bat an eyelash nor would anyone say “oh I don’t want to see this in public” It’s not newworthy but sadly some will make it news so that’s the reality of being Adam and being an Adam fan.

Meh. Adam has some way hotter kissing pictures than this. If he’s going to do it right, we need to see some tongue’ ¦lol.

That was my reaction… I was like “that’s it?” come on! It seemed very chaste.

Adam does look extremely happy with Drake which is so cool to see.

I don’t want to see Adam and Drake kissing in public either. Why go there Adam? So many positives from yesterday, I feel this was a staged kiss. I hope Adam is smarter in the future, I only want to see and hear about his music and career in public not his personal life. I don’t want him to tabloid fodder.

What? Why blame Adam for it? The paparazzi are the ones hounding the poor guy all over the place. It’s not like he invited them there to watch. I personally don’t think it’s a big deal. He can do what he wants, and he just looked so happy in those pics – so that makes me happy for him.

I do agree that this isn’t really news, and that the Laura interview is way more interesting.

Nice post, Lucy! Could not have said it better.

I hope Adam continues to live his life exactly like he wants to. There is no reason for him to hide his love, why should there be? Even if it meant possibly losing some fans, would it be worth it? Should Adam hide who he is so he doesn’t lose those who weren’t really comfortable with him in the first place? It’s not his ‘personal life’ -it’s who he is.

Exactly, Adam is living his life on his terms and it’s a fucking joy to behold, and it’s about time too. I thought the kiss was sweet. I mean I kiss my boyfriend in the car all the time, and stroll arm and arm. It’s normal. It’s only news because Adam Lambert is news. Whatever, and whoever he does, it’s news.

Adam breaks my boundaries (hee), in a way that a lot of stuff that would terrify me before just seem sweet. Besides the joy he brings, he gave me a better understanding of his world and an acceptance I never knew I didnt have.

But the kissing is not news lol. There are tons of news from yesterday… even from overnight. The MTV news on TFM and This is It, the Laura Saltman interview, radar on line, even perez hilton.

RE the Kiss:

Drake was the one who leaned in to kiss Adam; I don’t think Adam was planning to do it. Adam has been pretty hesitant about not posing with Drake for the cameras in that way. I think that Drake was “marking his territory” so to speak. Once Drake leaned in, what could Adam do? Lean away?? Of course not. He kissed back. All in all, pretty chaste. I don’t mind seeing them kiss; I think it was sweet. There are much more OTT kissing photos out there. I don’t think Adam is going to go out of his way with the PDA in front of the papps–although it looks like the papps are sure going after him. Wow!! And it is going to get worse.

ETA: Loved the Laura Saltman interview. Best description of the album I’ve heard so far. Sounds amazing!!

Still say “the kiss” is not the biggest news item of the day — it is probably about #30 in the Idol world — and doesn’t deserved to be MJs #1 Headline of the day.

PattyH: I laughed when I saw the kiss. I see it as a great big *U to TMZ and the paps that published the break up story. I think Adam and Drake are just playing with them!

ITA that it was a big *U to TMZ. Adam is smart enough to know that the only way he can live his life is to just live it — otherwise he will be followed by the paps 24/7. And when you look at the TMZ video they were swarming him.

That said. I hate anything that gives TMZ more encouragement to do this stuff — and as long as the gossip sites and blogs pick this stuff up, it will be around.

lucy- Bravo, loved your post.

Am I the ONLY one who doesn’t want to see an Adam/Drake smooch?

Nope. I want to hear about Adam’s music, but that’s all I’m interested in. Same applies to all other celebs … I couldn’t care less about any of their sex lives.

Adam REALLY needs to keep his private life PRIVATE! Saying we don’t care if he’s gay doesn’t necessarily mean we want to see evidence of it all the time.

Umm… are you kidding me? That’s incredibly offensive. Adam is who is he, and he has a perfect right to act however he wants, in public or otherwise.

Face the facts: Adam IS gay, he’s proud of it and happy about it, and that’s not going to change. He’s also becoming a major celebrity, so his private life WILL be all over the place for the forseeable future.

If you cannot handle those two facts, then that’s your problem — it certainly isn’t Adam’s.

ETA: A+, Lucy.

Such a positive wonderful day with the AMA’s and that TMZ video sort of ruined it for me. Adam REALLY needs to keep his private life PRIVATE! Saying we don’t care if he’s gay doesn’t necessarily mean we want to see evidence of it all the time.

All the time?? I follow Adam news pretty closely and since Idol started, I think this is the first time a current kiss between Adam and his boyfriend have been shown. Are there others? Do you have a secret source you’re not sharing with us? Or are you talking about pictures of him walking, talking and being around his boyfriend? I’m confoozled.

Re: The Laura Saltzman interview. I think we got a hint about the SNL gig because Adam said it wasn’t confirmed not that it wasn’t in the works. I am really excited to see him on SNL, great exposure and he will kick ass in any capacity.

Yes, ITA and he had a strange expression on his face when he said it. LOL!

One kiss in a car hardly equals a PDA. Until they start dry humping on the hood, they have NOTHING on scores upon scores of str8 celebrities.

This is just normal human activity occuring in a media fishbowl.

Considering that there were rumors of Drake and Adam having an argument Friday night in a club and Drake leaving and Adam having to chase after him this kiss may have been staged just to get Adam’s fans to leave Drake alone about it.

I looked at some of the tweets people were leaving Drake this weekend and I wouldn’t be surprised if Adam wasn’t trying to put an end to any speculation that they were having problems.

lucy: Exactly!

The most newsworthy part about that video was…they both put their seatbelts on! Safety first! Yea, Adam and Drake!

Don’t want him to be a tabloid “fodder” either. Hate TMZ. At least they both had their seatbelts on!! Adam is def wearing Missoni – not cheap at all. He sure likes to shop. Drake wearing a WalMart ensemble. Star Mag = trashey tabloid. After such an epic day, why go to a Star Mag trashey tabloid party? Whatever!!

Why would anyone who was offended by the headline click on the link anyway? Makes no sense.

Things that make you go hmmm, lol! I certainly hope this doesn’t become the theme of the day.

Sorry, my point wasn’t about Kris vs. Adam ‘” it was that IMO this is not news, it is paparazzi gossip. Adam did several major interviews yesterday, attended the Star Magazine event (lloking great), and recorded with Howard Benson for the first time (that we know of). And the lead on MJs news is ‘Adam Kissed Drake’ .

The lack of Adam news on this blog is soooo disturbing, isn’t it? Gosh! Only 4 headlines yesterday. Maybe there should have been 6 or 8!

Seriously, making that item the lead in headlines was done instead of making it a stand alone item. Because, like it or not, it’s the kind of thing that enters the news cycle. It’s still not a common thing for Gay celebrities to be seen kissing in public.

Q3
October 14, 2009 at 10:59 am
Yes, ITA and he had a strange expression on his face when he said it. LOL!

GRR unfortunately, THAT’S one of the streaming videos that’s blocked from my work server. I really want to see it…I’ll try it on my cell phone.

Brandy’s tweet about being seen with Adam at 7-Eleven is so cute

4everbrandy: Me and @adamlambert @ 7 eleven:) http://bit.ly/158bqm — What were the paps doing out this late? I loved being seen with him:) My fav Idol!

@ anthrogeek – there’s a comprehensive collection of all news + videos on Adam (plus Kris & Allison) on this page.

Re: The Laura Saltzman interview. I think we got a hint about the SNL gig because Adam said it wasn’t confirmed not that it wasn’t in the works. I am really excited to see him on SNL, great exposure and he will kick ass in any capacity.

Yes, ITA and he had a strange expression on his face when he said it. LOL!

OH! I hope you guys are right! I’d love it if the SNL gig happened!

I def have a feeling that Adam is being coy about some things he’s allowed and not allowed to reveal in interviews (like the first single, I’m still convinced it may have already been picked, and he just doesn’t want to risk leaking something he shouldn’t yet).

He DID seem to react differently to the Gaga vs SNL rumors – as in, the Gaga one seemed like a more definite “nothing has come up yet” whereas the SNL thing seemed like more talks may have already happened.

Fingers crossed!

One kiss in a car hardly equals a PDA. Until they start dry humping on the hood, they have NOTHING on scores upon scores of str8 celebrities.

Um yeah! I’m very proud of Adam for fighting for his right to live like every other average person. Although Adam is far from average ;p

Re: Adam/Drake pictures:

But I was serious in my post, what was the weather like??? I really am curious.

Lucy, ita. Beautifully said.

By the way, I don’t believe for ONE HOT MINUTE that Adam didn’t know the paps were snapping him when the picture was taken.

Adam loves to push buttons and he knows exactly how to do it. Y’all might be upset those photos have become news, but I’ll bet Adam isn’t.

Great post, Lucy. TY

“Exactly, Adam is living his life on his terms and it’s a fucking joy to behold, and it’s about time too. I thought the kiss was sweet. I mean I kiss my boyfriend in the car all the time, and stroll arm and arm. It’s normal. It’s only news because Adam Lambert is news. Whatever, and whoever he does, it’s news.”

Indeed. It’s called heterosexual privledge. You don’t realize that such a thing exists until you come out. Then, all the things that straight people do and take for granted, gay people have to stop and think about. Like, will I offend the grocery store checker if I hold my girlfriend’s hand? Will I cause a riot in the street if I kiss her on the cheek? I love it when Adam is “in your face” with his sexuality, ie holding hands, kissing Drake in public, because straight people do this all the time and no one bats an eye. When gay people can show minor affections for each other in public and have no fear that they might lose their job or freak someone out, then this stuff will not even be news.

Adam may not be consciously carrying the politics of homosexuality right now, but by just maintaining his own truth he is pushing buttons and forcing people to re-examine their own belief systems. It’s a good thing.

Adam and Drake kissed while they were inside their car ‘“ is that considered public?

It’s public when the cameras are already rolling and you do it anyway.

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And I still believe that Adam had the paparazzi gossip of a few days ago in the back of his mind. This kiss was accidentally to squash the “fight” rumors and to appease Drake. I’m not saying it was planned, but it was more than impulsive.

“Y’all might be upset those photos have become news, but I’ll bet Adam isn’t.”

Not upset, just waiting for the day when it isn’t news that a gay man kisses his BF in public.

Brandy’s tweet about being seen with Adam at 7-Eleven is so cute

4everbrandy: Me and @adamlambert @ 7 eleven:) http://bit.ly/158bqm ‘” What were the paps doing out this late? I loved being seen with him:) My fav Idol!

She had another tweet right after seeing him. Twitter’s blocked here at work, but the gist of it was:

Saw a punk rock looking guy, it was Adam, her heart dropped. If someone can find the tweet, it was cute!

mj-Seriously, making that item the lead in headlines was done instead of making it a stand alone item. Because, like it or not, it’s the kind of thing that enters the news cycle. It’s still not a common thing for Gay celebrities to be seen kissing in public.

Actually mj, I really appreciate you posting this. If someone doesn’t want to see the pics, don’t click. But also this is something that needs to be put out there for discussion because this is the only way things are going to change.

Still say ‘the kiss’  is not the biggest news item of the day .

If people keep talking about it, if people keep giving hits to the sites that post about it, etc… it will always be news. It’s only news if there are readers for that.
And of course Adam and his bf knew the papzz would be there and they’re kissing for the papzz. LA celebs know where they can hide and where they can’t.
And this how it starts for many… they start playing with the papzz and one day they lose control and start blaming the papzz for everything.

What is wrong with Adam kissing Drake in public? Would people be saying “I don’t want to see that” if it were a straight couple – man and woman kissing? I seriously doubt it, it was after all just a kiss.

Drake and Adam are a couple, they do what couples do. So as far as news goes, no it’s not really news that they kissed, it is sweet though.

Exactly, Adam is living his life on his terms and it’s a fucking joy to behold, and it’s about time too. I thought the kiss was sweet. I mean I kiss my boyfriend in the car all the time, and stroll arm and arm. It’s normal. It’s only news because Adam Lambert is news. Whatever, and whoever he does, it’s news.

I agree with this but, and this is a big BUT, he is in the limelight now and will be fodder for the paparazzi. This is the nature of the business. It happens all the time man/man, man/woman, woman/woman. Feel sorry for him if you want, but when you are in this business, you had better get used to it. I don’t like it because these artists have to but up with the gossip, but that’s the way it is. I also think (and this is my opinion only, don’t jump on me) that if he didn’t want this kind of gossip, he should be a little more descrete. He probably doesn’t care (I won’t speak for him) but I think it bothers his fans more than him.

The Adam-Drake pics are cute. And I love Adam’s outfit!

Not upset, just waiting for the day when it isn’t news that a gay man kisses his BF in public.

Oh would that day hurry up and arrive.

It’s still not a common thing for Gay celebrities to be seen kissing in public.

Then, it’s time for it to become common. Whether people like it or not, change is coming.

amen austinmidwife!

MJ I have no problem with it being in the headlines, yes it’s tabloidal, but it’s still a celebrity idol sighting and nothing to be ashamed or embrassed about on Adam’s part. If anyone has a problem with it, as Lily Allen says F* You very very much, if that’s how you feel (not you MJ, ‘universal you’)

I like tasteful PDAs, I mean he wasn’t sucking his tonsils out for goodnes sakes.

ETA:

By the way, I don’t believe for ONE HOT MINUTE that Adam didn’t know the paps were snapping him when the picture was taken.

Watch the video, he did know.

LOL, MJ. Can I buy you a drink? I don’t know how you do it.

Get used to pictures of Adam and whoever he’s dating being in the news/magazines/whatever if you’d like him to stay famous. That’s just the way it goes. If he isn’t getting photographed… it’s probably because nobody cares what he’s doing… and that’s bad, right? I think he’s been around this whole circus long enough to know what’s up. He’ll adjust to it.

Because, like it or not, it’s the kind of thing that enters the news cycle. It’s still not a common thing for Gay celebrities to be seen kissing in public.

And this is exactly what I was thinking. You just do not see a lot of openly gay celebrities kissing in public, so it is… titillating — I think that’s the word I’m looking for — for people. So because it is of interest to the public in general, of course they are going to want to take pictures of it, therefore it is news. Let’s face it, not everyone is completely comfortable with it, or so used to seeing gay couples that it doesn’t make them curious/interested/whatever. Plus the general public does not live in Idol bubble land so they haven’t seen as many pictures so… it’s all still interesting to them. Part of what makes Adam so interesting and gets him so much attention is that he IS gay and openly so and the whole combination of that with American Idol… it makes him exciting, new, whatever. I mean, don’t get me wrong, dude is CRAZY talented and I think he has a brilliant career ahead of him, it’s just that his being openly gay gives one more thing to talk about and one more thing that makes him unique in Idol land. He’s one very interesting character.

Well, clearly the point is that, if we *did* see a picture of Kris or Chris or Archie kissing a girl or woman or walking arm and arm in one, we would *think* *nothing* *of* *it.*

One caveat, Lucy, to your lovely post – if we did see Archie kissing someone, I think it would be news.

mj
October 14, 2009 at 11:06 am
By the way, I don’t believe for ONE HOT MINUTE that Adam didn’t know the paps were snapping him when the picture was taken.

Adam loves to push buttons and he knows exactly how to do it. Y’all might be upset those photos have become news, but I’ll bet Adam isn’t.

Oh I absolutely agree. That kiss was for the paps, and it was to make a point. That boy is not hiding his nature from anyone for any reason.

Kudos to Adam for having the courage of his convictions.

ETA:

But by the same token mj, is it really the biggest news of the day? The whole point of the public kiss was that it shouldn’t matter.

The lack of Adam news on this blog is soooo disturbing, isn’t it? Gosh! Only 4 headlines yesterday. Maybe there should have been 6 or 8!
LMAO. Allow me to add my thanks, as someone who mostly lurks these days, for having the lovely 4 Adam headlines, MJ. I’m happy for Kris, too, btw. But yesterday was Adam Day, and MJ’s in no way short-changed the Fierce One. Who’s complaining?

And add me to the folks who think the minimal (and not ott) pda in the car is not done without forethought. The man knows how to work publicity.

Adam may not be consciously carrying the politics of homosexuality right now, but by just maintaining his own truth he is pushing buttons and forcing people to re-examine their own belief systems. It’s a good thing.

austinmidwife- This is another aspect of Adam that just blows my mind with admiration. His courage and dignity will make change happen without the need for a political stance. Just awesome.

Adam just finished what was an amazing day for him. I think there may be some small chance that he (and Drake) were just, you know, what’s that word that straight people are allowed to be…..

Happy.

mj
October 14, 2009 at 11:06 am
By the way, I don’t believe for ONE HOT MINUTE that Adam didn’t know the paps were snapping him when the picture was taken.

Adam loves to push buttons and he knows exactly how to do it. Y’all might be upset those photos have become news, but I’ll bet Adam isn’t.

Eh, I have no problems with you posting it. You posted the pictures from the same web site after the Pink concert. I think he looks happy, I have no problems with the kiss (I thought the Adam/Brad kisses were some of the hottest pictures I’d ever seen). I just thought it was funny that it was your lead headline and that you didn’t include the Laura Saltzman interview at all, since the link to that interview was posted this morning in yesterday’s headlines thread just like the link to the pictures were. It’s an observation and ain’t that deep, really.

Hee. I love the irony of that we have a barrage of “it’s not newsworthy” comments regarding Adam’s kiss. So many comments discussing this non-item. Heh.

It’s hard to say if Adam kissing Drake is more buzzworthy than Kris kissing Katy because Adam and Drake are both men or because Adam is simply more buzzworthy (or because Adam is more buzzworthy since he kisses men).

But no matter how you look at it, Adam is going to generate more press than Kris is. Adam is a bright shiny new toy for the press in a way Kris isn’t.

There’s something about the wording of this post that made me chuckle– and it’s so true, IMO.

Then, it’s time for it to become common. Whether people like it or not, change is coming.

That’s valid, and once it is, it won’t be such a big deal. But celebrities kissing anything is a big deal, lol. The only difference will be when a homosexual couple kissing is just as routine as a heterosexual couple, but the pictures will still be taken because let’s face it, the public wants to *see* pictures of celebrities kissing!

One caveat, Lucy, to your lovely post ‘“ if we did see Archie kissing someone, I think it would be news.

Yeah, I know. I actually almost included a line about that! But then I thought — well, if I add the joke, it’ll be too distracting from what I’m mainly trying to say… But, definitely!! It will be *big* news when Archie kisses somebody in public! Hope it’s somebody very nice, when it happens.

I think I would would do a double take if I saw Archie kissing a girl.

“Don’t want him to be a tabloid ‘fodder’  either.”

not like he didnt see the camera snapping a pic while he was kissing… or not like he went to a oh magazine party… not like he avoids photog hot spots… just saying…

Good grief, if any fan of Adam says “I know he’s gay but I don’t need to see it.” I think he’d prefer it if you just checked that particular card in and went and listened to some other guy’s music. He’s out, he’s proud… get used to it! I for one think he knew exactly what he was doing and I’m very glad he went for the kiss in front of everyone…this is a huge FU to Gene Simmons and his ilk who said he had killed his career by coming out… GO ADAM !!!

‘Don’t want him to be a tabloid ‘fodder’  either.’ 

it’s unavoidable – no one is safe from the tabloids

The Adam-Drake pics are cute. And I love Adam’s outfit!

I love it too. AND Drake wore a real cloth!! by by tank.

halfie- I love you.

not like he didnt see the camera snapping a pic while he was kissing’ ¦ or not like he went to a oh magazine party’ ¦ not like he avoids photog hot spots’ ¦ just saying’ ¦

LOL Yeah, what you said

MJ, at first I was kind of irritated with this idea that Adam kissing Drake in public is “news”. The I got into this thread and this discussion and now I’m glad you did it. Change is coming in this country when it comes to equality for homosexuals and people like Adam bring this discussion to the surface. Like I said before, It’s a good thing. And now to work. I will be interested to see what turns this conversations takes when I check back later.

On another topic entirely, I posted a snippet of David Cook’s show last night w/acoustic Life on the Moon… here’s the whole thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJT9pWthIUw

The show was amazing, and he was looking quite hot, so from my 4th row “seat” (heh, no seats, standing room!)… nice.

Started off with leather jacket…
http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac316/cookiefan_2009/DAVID%20COOK%20RICHMOND%20VA%20101309/IMG_1876.jpg

Then we got black t-shirt which… well, that’s a look for him I love. Arms are very nice, lol.
http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac316/cookiefan_2009/DAVID%20COOK%20RICHMOND%20VA%20101309/IMG_1887.jpg

If you haven’t seen him live and you get the chance… GO. He really is amazing, and the band is fantastic.

Here’s what I really want to know;

What going to happen Tuesday?? What is Laura Saltzman holding off till Tuesday? Is it TFM or single related?

Adam just finished what was an amazing day for him. I think there may be some small chance that he (and Drake) were just, you know, what’s that word that straight people are allowed to be’ ¦..

Happy.

I could hug you

After all the talk about Adam bringing back elements of glam rock with his album, and still not really sure I understood what glam rock was all about, I found a 6-part glam rock documentary on youtube that covered artists such as Marc Bolan, David Bowie, etc. One part that particularly struck me was the section on Elton John and how messed up he became due in part to the fact that he felt he had to hide who he was and that he was gay. I’m glad that Adam feels free enough to be who is he and not hide it.

Oh, and another aspect of the glam rock culture was that these artists lived to push boundries and shock people (and we’re not necessarily talking about the music here), and we can be certain that Adam will do that as well. It’s going to be a wild ride!

I think I would would do a double take if I saw Archie kissing a girl.

THAT would be newsworthy

By the way, I don’t believe for ONE HOT MINUTE that Adam didn’t know the paps were snapping him when the picture was taken.

I agree completely. He clearly knew. I still like the pictures though. It makes me happy that he’s happy and Drake doesn’t have on his “hesmelledsomethingbad” face lol.

The lack of Adam news on this blog is soooo disturbing, isn’t it? Gosh! Only 4 headlines yesterday. Maybe there should have been 6 or 8!

I’ve been away from MJs for about 4 days and honestly I’m not sure where to start to catch up.

CindyM
It has been raining in LA to answer your question

Those Bradam kissy pics were way hotter

@Q3 ITA that it was a big *U to TMZ. Adam is smart enough to know that the only way he can live his life is to just live it ‘” otherwise he will be followed by the paps 24/7. And when you look at the TMZ video they were swarming him.

Actually, this will give the paps more reason to follow him around because TMZ knows that the general population is going to get all nauseated when they see it. Just the way it is…still. Times are a changing, slowly and steadily, but for many people it will be a HUGE turn off.

Update: We here at MJ’s are a very progressive bunch. Some of you are so very intellectual and smart it has been a true adventure to be part of the discussions. While seeing Adam kissing someone didn’t even bother me in the least, I fear for the reaction from the public I guess at this early stage. But, like you say, Adam is being proactive and I am hoping this works out.

halfie- I love you

I love you, too.

(But we’d better get a room before we’re are accused of bloggy PDA).

I think I would would do a double take if I saw Archie kissing a girl.

I’ll admit that I really don’t want to see that! He still looks like a 12 year old to me.

halfie Nice comment–they have a right to just be happy and in love like anyone else. I’ve kissed my husband just like that in my own car, a semi-public brief smooch before getting out. It’s lovely, certainly not the big deal some might think, but a sweet photo. I’m not particularly interested in their personal life, though. I’d rather not have any celebrity’s private life invaded, gay or straight.

OK, couple more pictures that folks posted. Because I am not letting go of my last show yet. Ha!

David Cook in Richmond last night

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/mkt1217/PA130305-1.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/mkt1217/PA130362.jpg

Off to drink more caffeine… damn, I’m tired.

I think I would would do a double take if I saw Archie kissing a girl.

Now that would shock me

I forgot to mention Drake’s outfit–how shallow of me!

He had clothes on!! Yay Drake. I guess when it rains and is chilly he is willing to put on a shirt.

I had been wondering if he would ever cover up. Haha . . .

Eta: “Those Bradam kissy pics were way hotter ” I agree!!

(But we’d better get a room before we’re are accused of bloggy PDA).

Can I take bloggy pictures?

I just thought it was funny that it was your lead headline and that you didn’t include the Laura Saltzman interview at all, since the link to that interview was posted this morning in yesterday’s headlines thread just like the link to the pictures were. It’s an observation and ain’t that deep, really.

Did you ever consider that I might be holding that back for a stand alone post?

Ergh, so glad I’m heading out this weekend. I’m burning out. I need a break.

Brought this over to the headlines thread in the hopes someone sees it:

Does anyone have a link for the Dish of Salt video that someone may have uploaded onto YouTube? I can’t see the accesshollywood video on my work PC or on my cell phone.

Thanks in advance!

@Sunn. I don’t think Salzman was holding off on Single news because Adam had just finished saying they haven’t picked it yet. (If he doesn’t know the single, she couldn’t either).

Given the rumoured 18 Oct release of TFM, it would make more sense for the cliffhanger to relate to that.

When I first saw the picture above, I thought it was staged but after watching the video I realized it was more of a spontaneous kiss. Looks to me as if Drake leaned over to whisper in his ear or maybe kiss him on the cheek and Adam turned his head to give him a full on kiss.

I also don’t think the paps were goading them or urging them to kiss. If you turn up the volume (caveat: I didn’t do a CSI analysis of the tape) it seems the photogs are asking him about the album and his Halloween costume. One of the guys shouting “Adam” at the end was trying to get his autograph.

Bottom line: I don’t think it was staged and I don’t think Adam was deliberately trying to push buttons. I think it was a case of Drake promting something and Adam deciding (in a fraction of a second) that he wasn’t going to be anything other than himself. How many times have we heard him say that?! LOL.

Ergh, so glad I’m heading out this weekend. I’m burning out. I need a break.

MJ, we do appreciate all that you do. Sorry that the past day has been such a wealth of Adam news that we’re clamoring for everything at once. (((MJ)))

Adam is very media savvy. He knows exactly what he’s doing IMO.

He’s pushing the issue without being vulgar or offensive about it. Holding hands, kissing in public, hand on the waist, nuzzle the neck, etc. All these things will help shed those fans who really aren’t as comfortable with Adam being Adam as they claim they are.

Adam wants to be able to live his life just like any other person and he deserves that! I think back to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes when they were first dating and how OTT their PDAs were. I doubt anyone said “OMG I know he’s heterosexual but I don’t need to be reminded of it” The fact that this is still people’s opinion is a huge obstacle that Adam faces.

Sad reality is for Adam, he’s breaking new ground. He’s the pioneer in this area as far as I can tell and like any groundbreaker he’s going to have to deal with the heat.

I think he’s strong enough to do it and in doing it he’s, in whatever small way, making it okay for others to do it too.

I hope we see more of Adam and Drake if they are as happy as they appear to be. That’s a radiant smile I see on Adam’s face and that’s a beautiful thing IMO.

2009-10-13 RadarOnline Inteviews Adam Lambert on Glampires and Twilight (aspect ratio fixed)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93uz8Z66Nqg

So silly—it’s a kiss! In the car!

Are people really offended or uncomfortable seeing this? If so, it just makes me sad.

Anyway, Adam can kiss whoever he wants, wherever he wants. I don’t care. I’ve kissed my husband in public before.

I think I would would do a double take if I saw Archie kissing a girl.

Now that would shock me

LOL me too.

tierbee, the Richmond DC show sounds like it was amazing. Andy twitpic’d the venue before the show, and Ryan’s drummer tweeted pics during their set, and the theater looked awesome. Loved this one: http://twitpic.com/lg7o6

In other twitter news, happy 1st birthday to Dublin Cook!

@thedavidcook: Happy 1st birthday to my pup, Dublin. Go poop in @ACookOfficial’s room in celebration. Luuuuv UUUUU….

Too f-ing cute!

I’m sorry MJ it must be really stressful trying to control a blog of people who look for any reason to argue.

Does anyone have a link for the Dish of Salt video that someone may have uploaded onto YouTube? I can’t see the accesshollywood video on my work PC or on my cell phone.

Here you go:

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

rowenaaine
October 14, 2009 at 11:28 am
Brought this over to the headlines thread in the hopes someone sees it:

Does anyone have a link for the Dish of Salt video that someone may have uploaded onto YouTube? I can’t see the accesshollywood video on my work PC or on my cell phone.

Thanks in advance!

Here ya go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjnJ61vTYRw

I agree that he knew the paps were there. He always put a lt of thought on the way he acts. I have no problem with the pics or even with tabloid material, its life in hollywod. He is brave and I and admire him for that.

Y’all might be upset those photos have become news, but I’ll bet Adam isn’t.’ 

Not upset, just waiting for the day when it isn’t news that a gay man kisses his BF in public.

I wouldn’t dignify tabloid gossip with the label “news”, but, whatevs. *shrug*

My heart sings at all the positive comments, for Adam’s sake and for the sake of all same-sex lovers who are denied the freedom of expression by societal mores, not to mention the legal protections afforded to straights. If you think how many fans Adam has touched and made to rethink their attitudes and beliefs, or reinforced them, you have to be happy and hopeful that a change truly is truly taking place.

In other twitter news, happy 1st birthday to Dublin Cook!

@thedavidcook: Happy 1st birthday to my pup, Dublin. Go poop in @ACookOfficial’s room in celebration. Luuuuv UUUUU’ ¦.

Too f-ing cute!

AWWW! Big marshmallow, that’s what he is. Hee.

I forgot to mention Drake’s outfit’“how shallow of me!

He had clothes on!! Yay Drake. I guess when it rains and is chilly he is willing to put on a shirt.

Hey Kris, Drake called and needs his tank back. It looked hot on the album cover, but he needs it back now.

So, what exactly is glam rock. Can someone in the know roll out a couple of songs for me as an example? I mean, all I really know is David Bowie but I do not understand what makes it “glam” rock.

Is this on topic? If not, ignore me.

Thank you Sunn and Chipmunk!!! *off to watch on my Palm Centro…back soon*

It’s more the performance than the actual music that makes it glam…I think

I agree with this but, and this is a big BUT, he is in the limelight now and will be fodder for the paparazzi. This is the nature of the business. It happens all the time man/man, man/woman, woman/woman. Feel sorry for him if you want, but when you are in this business, you had better get used to it. I don’t like it because these artists have to but up with the gossip, but that’s the way it is. I also think (and this is my opinion only, don’t jump on me) that if he didn’t want this kind of gossip, he should be a little more descrete. He probably doesn’t care (I won’t speak for him) but I think it bothers his fans more than him.

I am not worried about Adam in the least, and certainly am not feeling sorry for him. He is living his dream. Hell I am celebrating with him, shit, I would’a kissed Drake too! And what’s the gossip. There is no gossip. Adam is gay. Not gossip. He has a boyfriend. Not gossip. Adam kissed his boyfriend, and strolled arm in arm together. Not gossip. I am not bothered. Live your life out loud Adam. I am not one of the people who tolerate gay people as long as they don’t try to act like everybody else. They aren’t doing anything embarrasing, or anything that would cause me to bat an eye.

And this how it starts for many’ ¦ they start playing with the papzz and one day they lose control and start blaming the papzz for everything.

I think Adam is making a statement by not making a statement, just being him. That is more powerful than any soap box he could get on. I don’t even think he is trying to play the papzz, and I certainly don’t ever expect Adam to make excuses for anything he does. He doesn’t seem the apologetic type to me. I don’t see what the big deal is.

HA.. love this OTT article:

This announcement by Adam Lambert is probably single-handedly going to improve the ratings for the 2009 AMA’s and ABC made a really smart decision by getting Adam Lambert to do the show this year. It’s one of those things that is going to benefit both the performer and the network, as millions of Adam Lambert fans will be tuning in to see him for the first time since he left the American Idol stage. It will be interesting to see if other artists suddenly decide that they want to perform at the 2009 AMA’s as well, knowing that the audience share is about to increase with this latest announcement. It’s going to be a big Adam Lambert party on November 22nd, and the audience gets a free front row seat.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2281451/adam_lambert_performing_at_2009_american.html?cat=33

halfie
October 14, 2009 at 11:29 am
@Sunn. I don’t think Salzman was holding off on Single news because Adam had just finished saying they haven’t picked it yet. (If he doesn’t know the single, she couldn’t either).

Given the rumoured 18 Oct release of TFM, it would make more sense for the cliffhanger to relate to that.

You make a lot of sense oh wise one. But I was hoping for something more than just TFM, since by the 20th it won’t really be news to me anymore.

But still, if it were TFM, then why Tuesday? why not Monday the 19th?

tierbee
October 14, 2009 at 11:36 am
In other twitter news, happy 1st birthday to Dublin Cook!

@thedavidcook: Happy 1st birthday to my pup, Dublin. Go poop in @ACookOfficial’s room in celebration. Luuuuv UUUUU’ ¦.

Too f-ing cute!

AWWW! Big marshmallow, that’s what he is. Hee.

Tierbee, what kind of dog is Dublin? I’ve never even seen a picture. I love puppies. and rainbows. and David Cook’s affection for his puppy. and Adam’s affection for his boyfriend. and Adam.

Saying you don’t mind if he is gay (how big of you) but you don’t want to see says more about you than anyone else. Until you respond to hetero couples kisses the same way (and I am sure you are going to say you do but where’s THAT post) you are just a bigot in sheeps clothing.

Isn’t Associated Content just like Examiner.com??

Not real news but bloggers who can publish anything?

I think the author of that article might post here, heh heh.

Hugs from me too halfie. A change is coming!

Thanks for all the Cookie crumbs, tierbee and sma11ie! SO Excited for this weekend…

He had clothes on!! Yay Drake. I guess when it rains and is chilly he is willing to put on a shirt.

My first reaction was to look at what Drake was wearing. Yesssss! A shirt, finally.

In the video we can see that it was Drake who moved towards Adam. Something spontaneous. Cute and lovely for a couple in love.

I’m more interested in the fact Adam and Drake were sighted at one of my companies stores – I work at the corporate office – then the kiss…
I just sent this ‘work related’ info/pix to all my fantard co-workers. Hey it’s work related, right?

I wonder what he bought?

If Kris and Katy Allen went to the 7-Eleven so Kris could buy something, and Kris kissed Katy in the car, would that be news?

Maybe, Maybe not. I remember one headline here about Katy driving Kris to work because they were down to one car. Another headline about them renting out their apartment in LittleRock. People want to know about Kris and Adam including snippets from their personal lives. I think it is nice to see pictures of Katy and Kris and Adam and Drake. It tells me that they have happy secure personal lives.

Everyone deserves to be happy. Everyone deserves to be loved.
After the day that Adam had yesterday, I am sure he just wanted to share his happiness with Drake. I loved the picture of him and Drake.

Tierbee, what kind of dog is Dublin?

Wasn’t it a scottish terrier? Or I am mixing it up with Bush’ (ugh)?

http://www.bestweekever.tv/2009-10-13/just-what-is-kris-allen-staring-at-on-his-debut-cd-cover/
Has this been posted yet ?
HAHA.I miss Michelle Collins

Actually, since I am an eternal optimist, I was excited to fdnd that we have progressed to the point that Adam was called a ‘hunk’ in this goissip article, while acknowledging he was gay and out with his boyfriend at the same time. It was not that long ago that ‘hunk’, a very masculine term, was ever used in the same sentence as any reference to being gay…

Progress!!!

and yeah, I think he was was baiting them a bit, see the smirk before getting into the car, it was deliciously purposeful….

UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF SELL-OUTS REPORTED WORLDWIDE FOR FIRST SHOWINGS OF ‘MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT’ 

Highly Anticipated Motion Picture Generates
Huge Demand Around the World

Online Ticket Services Report Hundreds Of Sold-Out Shows
in First Day of North American Advance Sales

More Than $1 Million In Ticket Sales In Japan Alone

“I’ve never seen anything like it in the 25 years I have been film buying,” says UK Exhibitor

http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/news/unprecedented-number-sell-outs-reported-worldwide-first-showings-%E2%80%9Cmichael-jackson%E2%80%99s-it%E2%80%9D

Man, that Associated Content article (which since basically anyone can post there, is more like a blog) is just cringe-inducing in its OTTness. I love Adam, but GAH. I think Alicia Keys, J Lo and the BEP have a couple of fans that might tune in too, LOL.

4evrmomof4
October 14, 2009 at 11:59 am
Actually, since I am an eternal optimist, I was excited to fdnd that we have progressed to the point that Adam was called a ‘hunk’ in this goissip article, while acknowledging he was gay and out with his boyfriend at the same time.

I noticed that too, 4evrmomof4, and it was quite heartening. He’s changing people’s perceptions for sure. And those whose perceptions don’t/won’t change, need not pay him any mind. Their choice, their loss.

Squirrely
October 14, 2009 at 11:40 am
It’s more the performance than the actual music that makes it glam’ ¦I think

How does that translate to a non-visual album… just curious to know what to expect from a glammy glitterier song. I need music.

CindyM and Mila, Dublin is a Scottish terrier… and yes David named him Dublin, and yes, he is a wise ass

My Comcast TV guide for Entertainment Tonight (ABC) tonight 7:30 EDST says, Adam Lambert’s music video. Did I miss seeing this in here?

Pics didn’t bother me at all. Having it as a headline must have meant MJ thought it was ‘news” worthing-kinda like the swastika thing. Glad to see Adam so happy.

You make a lot of sense oh wise one. But I was hoping for something more than just TFM, since by the 20th it won’t really be news to me anymore.

But still, if it were TFM, then why Tuesday? why not Monday the 19th?

I’m not sure myself. Couple of possibilities, though:

1) She meant Monday, but misspoke.
2) The 18 Oct rumor is wrong, it’s really 19 Octfor TFM release.
3) She only does her bits for Access Hollywood on Tuesdays and that’s the first one after the release.

CindyM, this is Dublin

Everyone’s so distracted by The Kiss they haven’t even noticed how environmentally conscious Adam and Drake are, shopping 7-11 with recyclable bags. Way to go boys, simultaneously making a subtle statement FOR adorable gay PDA and AGAINST disposable plastic bags!

Saying you don’t mind if he is gay (how big of you) but you don’t want to see says more about you than anyone else. Until you respond to hetero couples kisses the same way (and I am sure you are going to say you do but where’s THAT post) you are just a bigot in sheeps clothing.

I’m not the person you were responding to but I can say for myself I don’t mind he is gay. Would I rather he wasn’t, you betcha, but there’s nothing I can do about it. PDA’s of any sort especially played up for the paparazzi make me ill be it same sex or hetero. It’s none of our business and there will come a day where Adam wishes he could have his privacy back. Don’t you all feel like peeping Tom’s? It’s none of our business.

…and I don’t think it’s newsworthy…..it’s hitworthy.

I think I would would do a double take if I saw Archie kissing a girl.

That would be so cute. Can you imagine how red he would be

It shouldn’t be news that Adam was kissing his boyfriend in a car. They are a couple — couples occasionally kiss in public. Now if they were having actual sex in public, well then that would definitely be gossip fodder. Kissing…not so much.

As for whether TMZ or one of the gossip sites would post pictures of Kris & Katy kissing in public? Yup, they probably would. There were pictures of Kris simply walking around The Grove with a couple of his friends posted right before he went off to London. When Kris and Katy went out to dinner for his birthday, there were photos of them. If paparazzi see a celebrity out and about, they will take photos of them.

Now would Kris kiss Katy in public if he saw paparazzi? That’s another question entirely (my guess would be no). But Adam should be allowed to kiss his boyfriend if he wants, no matter who is watching, and without it being a big deal.

Michael Slezak’s thoughts on the Carrie Underwood Holiday Special
http://bit.ly/40BXFl

When I first saw the picture above, I thought it was staged but after watching the video I realized it was more of a spontaneous kiss. Looks to me as if Drake leaned over to whisper in his ear or maybe kiss him on the cheek and Adam turned his head to give him a full on kiss.

I have a different take on the Kiss….to me it seems more of a Drake initiated kiss. From what I saw Adam did not lean into Drake (explains why Drake was leaning almost into Adam’s side of the car) as a matter of fact Drake attempted to Kiss Adam twice and only on the second attempt Adam did kiss back. He kissed back as not to “offend” and I believe smiled because he knew that it would be all over the internet. Can you imagine the hailstorm that would have ensued if Adam pulled away or pushed Drake back especially after the brew ha ha over the supposed “tiff”. Adam made the smart choice but Drake was the one who initiated the Kiss and was the one looking to shock. IMHO You need to see the TMZ video to understand what I am talking about

Way to go boys, simultaneously making a subtle statement FOR adorable gay PDA and AGAINST disposable plastic bags!

If only they were buying condoms and an iTunes card to download Kris and Allison’s singles, they would truly have all the bases covered!

(Note to Adam: “bases covered” is a sports reference).

Trina
October 14, 2009 at 12:05 pm
CindyM, this is Dublin

OMG…thank you! What a cute dog and that picture is sooooo cute.

I think their personal lives should remain private whether gay or hetero. I find all the tabloid stuff yucky.. my 2 cents

When I first saw the picture above, I thought it was staged but after watching the video I realized it was more of a spontaneous kiss. Looks to me as if Drake leaned over to whisper in his ear or maybe kiss him on the cheek and Adam turned his head to give him a full on kiss.

I have a different take on the Kiss’ ¦.to me it seems more of a Drake initiated kiss. From what I saw Adam did not lean into Drake (explains why Drake was leaning almost into Adam’s side of the car) as a matter of fact Drake attempted to Kiss Adam twice and only on the second attempt Adam did kiss back. He kissed back as not to ‘offend’  and I believe smiled because he knew that it would be all over the internet. Can you imagine the hailstorm that would have ensued if Adam pulled away or pushed Drake back especially after the brew ha ha over the supposed ‘tiff’ . Adam made the smart choice but Drake was the one who initiated the Kiss and was the one looking to shock. IMHO

Wouldn’t surprise me considering I think Drake is in this for the attention it can get him.

Thanks for the Ytube link for the Laura/Adam interview. I just watched it again on full screen and Adam’s eyes look just amazing. My gosh, how can Laura not just stand and stare at him?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjnJ61vTYRw

Also, does it seem like even Adam doesn’t know what is going down Tuesday? He looks a little puzzled but he is probably teasing.

Would I rather he wasn’t, you betcha

Why?

Yes, it appears something about Adam’s video will be on ET tonight.

And, yes, I put it on my Outlook calendar….Boy, am I ever friggin’ pathetic and getting worse by the day…..

Such a positive wonderful day with the AMA’s and that TMZ video sort of ruined it for me. Adam REALLY needs to keep his private life PRIVATE! Saying we don’t care if he’s gay doesn’t necessarily mean we want to see evidence of it all the time.

Seriously? Wow. A quick peck on the lips should be kept “private”? Please don’t count me as part of the “we” here.

I’m lucky to live in a part of the country where being out is no big deal, but when I travel around, I realize that my bubble is pretty unique. Yay to Adam for being true to himself and not feeling that he has to hide. I love his brave sweet spirit.

And lucy and halfie: I adore you both!!

If only they were buying condoms and an iTunes card to download Kris and Allison’s singles, they would truly have all the bases covered!

halfie-You are killing me today! LOL!

Michael Slezak’s thoughts on the Carrie Underwood Holiday Special
http://bit.ly/40BXFl

I get what he’s saying, and I wouldn’t mind music music and music. But I think a couple of comedy bits could be fun. I like to see that other side of people.

Can you imagine the hailstorm that would have ensued if Adam pulled away or pushed Drake back especially after the brew ha ha over the supposed ‘tiff’ . Adam made the smart choice but Drake was the one who initiated the Kiss and was the one looking to shock. IMHO

dhunken, ITA. Twice this morning I said that kiss was related to the “fight”. A few on Twitter agree as well.

4evermomof4-where did you see that about ET tonight?

Can you imagine the hailstorm that would have ensued if Adam pulled away or pushed Drake back

Ummmm Perez would have killed him with that!

Isn’t Associated Content just like Examiner.com??

Not real news but bloggers who can publish anything?

I think the author of that article might post here, heh heh.

Opps CindyM… anyway I just wanted to show you my new Avatar.. LOL..

Wait a minute. Adam is gay?

Seriously? Wow. A quick peck on the lips should be kept ‘private’ ? Please don’t count me as part of the ‘we’  here.

I’m lucky to live in a part of the country where being out is no big deal,

I am not part of that “WE” either. I am also lucky that in the country I live (Spain), different sexual preferences are accepted and legal. So this double agenda (I understand but I don ´t want to see), is not in my book.

Good for Adam for being himself!

Coupla thoughts before a head off to RL for awhile, now that the glitter has settled somewhat today:

Everyone’s so distracted by The Kiss they haven’t even noticed how environmentally conscious Adam and Drake are, shopping 7-11 with recyclable bags. Way to go boys, simultaneously making a subtle statement FOR adorable gay PDA and AGAINST disposable plastic bags!

Oh no, soverymel, that’s the first thing I noticed — OK, after ogling Adam a bit. Yay for conscientious shopping!

Late last night I woke up my sister (my only Adam stan friend in RL) and we agreed to buy tix to the first showing of This Is It. I had only been midly interested before but now we are going to 10 p.m. show Oct. 27.

I do not like VFTW’s calling Adam’s fans “sparkle cows,” preferring instead sparkle kitties or sparkle jaguars. Cows, no.

I sent my app in to Oprah with absolutely no hope that I will be picked or will be able to jet to Chicago from NM, but I wanted to show that yes, there is a LOT of interest in him. Still, I put a lot of effort into my “essay.” We’ll see.

What oh what is Dish of Salt’s big secret? I can’t imagine. Think big, think big, think big. …

Thanks for the Ytube link for the Laura/Adam interview. I just watched it again on full screen and Adam’s eyes look just amazing. My gosh, how can Laura not just stand and stare at him?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjnJ61vTYRw

Also, does it seem like even Adam doesn’t know what is going down Tuesday? He looks a little puzzled but he is probably teasing.

Hmmm, in sleuth mode, I notice early in Laura’s interview there’s a little splice in the action where Adam is looking and kind of reacting to somethig off-screen. I get the feeling maybe Laura is surprising Adam with something and maybe whatever it is was off screen for a moment but had to be sequestered away until the end of the “live”interview. So that’s why Adam says he’s a little scared to… because he’d just gotten some slight peek at some “shenanagins” moments earlier.

I think Laura is surprising Adam with something… rather than Adam reavealing some “news.”

I found out about it yesterday here, it is on the ET calendar of events:

http://www.adamofficial.com/middle-east/node/800147

Oh Adam, you big controversy creater, you. I think Adam’s been pretty clear on the fact that he has no plans to compromise who he is in order to be successful. I don’t know him, so I can’t say for sure. But, I’d be willing to bet that he’d rather only sell 50 cd’s than go back in the closet and live a lie for the sake of some fake public persona.

And Drake sure does catch a lot of projected blame around these parts. Since no one here knows them personally or spends any time with them in real life, any “theories” about their relationship or the interraction between them is just pure fantasy.

Saying we don’t care if he’s gay doesn’t necessarily mean we want to see evidence of it all the time.

Brangelina are shown everywhere hugging and kissing. Do we need to see evidence that they are straight all the time?

Brian Mansfield will have an interview with David Archuleta later today. .

Nice article on Scott. I seemed to have missed that he had had a kidney transplant?! Wow, he’s had to overcome a lot of obstacles. I’m glad he’s getting to play his own music with the kidney donor–how cool! Hopefully his concert will raise more awareness of the need for donors, which is a good thing. Scott’s music may not be my style, but I admire his perserverance and positive attitude. Thanks mj for posting the article!

I found out about it yesterday here, it is on the ET calendar of events:

http://www.adamofficial.com/middle-east/node/800147

It’s probably just the snippet. I think if they were going to debut the entire mv it would be big news.

leome
October 14, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Michael Slezak’s thoughts on the Carrie Underwood Holiday Special
http://bit.ly/40BXFl

I get what he’s saying, and I wouldn’t mind music music and music. But I think a couple of comedy bits could be fun. I like to see that other side of people.

I agree and I personally don’t know how you can judge that the skits won’t be good before even seeing them. I think her commercial for Vitamin Water with the “miniature horse whisperer” is kind of funny and she is good in it. IMHO

He kissed back as not to ‘offend’  and I believe smiled because he knew that it would be all over the internet. Can you imagine the hailstorm that would have ensued if Adam pulled away or pushed Drake back especially after the brew ha ha over the supposed ‘tiff’ .

This is certainly plausible too. What’s interesting to me is the way TMZ is spinning the kiss. They are basically saying it was staged but staged only to defuse those “tiff” rumors of last weekend. In other words, they are very much treating it like a normal kiss between any heterosexual celebrity couple who might have been rumored to be having relationship issues. To me, that’s progress right there — along with the description of Adam as a gay “hunk.”

hwc
October 14, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Wait a minute. Adam is gay?

Don’t worry hwc just means he’s happy.. lol

To be fair, everyone has their own level of comfort, not only about PDA’s, but about actually seeing that expressed in gay couples’ relationships.

It appears that our society in general has different levels of comfort with lesbians than gay men. We appear to be a bit more progressive and come along a lot further in terms of female gay couples, than male gay couples.

That is why, IMO, it has been so brave that Adam is not willing to compromise who he is, for what he wishes to accomplish. That has, and will, result, in some speed-bumps along the way as society begins to develop a better level of comfort for who he is.

I believe that public reaction and acceptance of Adam has progressed along significantly. If you are homophobic or are not comfortable with who he is, you won’t buy his music or go to his concerts..

It remains to be seen if there are enough of those who are comfortable to make him as successful as he deserves to be, given his extraordinary level of talent, looks and charm…

Can you imagine the hailstorm that would have ensued if Adam pulled away or pushed Drake back especially after the brew ha ha over the supposed ‘tiff’ .

I really wish I could get past the gnawing suspicion that Drake is basically a loser who is much higher maintenance than Adam can afford to be saddled with at this formative stage of his career. But I just can’t seem to shake it. Guess I’ve seen far too many of those types in my time.

I pray for Adam’s sake that I’m completely wrong.

Can you imagine the hailstorm that would have ensued if Adam pulled away or pushed Drake back especially after the brew ha ha over the supposed ‘tiff’ . Adam made the smart choice but Drake was the one who initiated the Kiss and was the one looking to shock. IMHO

dhunken, ITA. Twice this morning I said that kiss was related to the ‘fight’ . A few on Twitter agree as well.

This is EXACTLY how I saw the encounter. This was NOT initiated by Adam. It was initiated by Drake. Drake was pushing it here, not Adam. What was Adam going to do, push him away?

Adam has been working like a dog; Drake probably spends an inordinate amount of time waiting for Adam to be done with work, and dealing with EVERYONE fawning over Adam, so he decided to push it and stake his claim.

They are sailing an uncharted course here. I’m not going to give them advice. They are gonna do what they are gonna do. They’ll probably make some mistakes along the way like any couple would so good luck to ‘em.

tierbee
October 14, 2009 at 11:22 am
I think I would would do a double take if I saw Archie kissing a girl.

THAT would be newsworthy

Forget kissing. Holding hands in public would be newsworthy. And you’d hear the young fangirls letting out one big scream. lol Pictures of him with a girl more than once or standing too close get them in a tizzy now. haha!

LaurelG- I hadn’t caught that about how TMZ is spinning the kiss, but you are right. I did notice the “hunk” part but again did not catch the underlying aspect. Maybe TMZ is another unwitting vehicle for change here. Thanks for the insight.

spinastory
October 14, 2009 at 12:39 pm

hwc
October 14, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Wait a minute. Adam is gay?

Don’t worry hwc just means he’s happy.. lol

Especially in the company of men.

hwc-you and halfie are giving me the chuckles today. Thanks, I needed it.

hwc

Wait a minute. Adam is gay?

Haven’t noticed that he is always smiling and laughing?

aa618892 and LaurelG, Maybe it is due to the fact that there have been strong rumors that Harvey Levin, who started TMZ, is himself gay…..

Strangely enough, as much as I abhor papps, the TMZ ones appear to be fans of Adam’s.

Can you imagine the hailstorm that would have ensued if Adam pulled away or pushed Drake back especially after the brew ha ha over the supposed ‘tiff’ .

I really wish I could get past the gnawing suspicion that Drake is basically a loser who is much higher maintenance than Adam can afford to be saddled with at this formative stage of his career. But I just can’t seem to shake it. Guess I’ve seen far too many of those types in my time.

I pray for Adam’s sake that I’m completely wrong.

I’m so with you…….

I sent my app in to Oprah with absolutely no hope that I will be picked or will be able to jet to Chicago from NM, but I wanted to show that yes, there is a LOT of interest in him. Still, I put a lot of effort into my ‘essay.’  We’ll see.

I live in Chicago so I’m going to submit my application. I’ve never gone, never would, but this would be great.

What proposed question to Adam should I put on the application? I have an idea for one, but if any of you have any ideas, I’ll listen to your suggestions.

MJ

By the way, I don’t believe for ONE HOT MINUTE that Adam didn’t know the paps were snapping him when the picture was taken.

Adam loves to push buttons and he knows exactly how to do it. Y’all might be upset those photos have become news, but I’ll bet Adam isn’t

I have to agree with MJ. My gut feeling is that in the long run, this will hurt Drake as he is not a celebrity and doesn’t have the resources of a celebrity….PR Team, body guards, etc. I would feel better if Drake was more established in his career, had his own money and therefore the power structure of their relathionship would be on more equal footing. But that is just my opinion.

I really wish I could get past the gnawing suspicion that Drake is basically a loser who is much higher maintenance than Adam can afford to be saddled with at this formative stage of his career.

high maintenance. like that term. I will switch from pissy wife type.

That’s it? A 3 second peck in a car causing such a stir? Puhlease. And, it’s pretty obvious he knew they were taking pictures and didn’t care. He’s making a statement by living his life. Kudos to you Adam.

Adam just finished what was an amazing day for him. I think there may be some small chance that he (and Drake) were just, you know, what’s that word that straight people are allowed to be’ ¦..

Happy.

halfie, that was beautiful – thanks.

ETA: I loved that he was in 7-11 with Brandy. How cute! ( I guess that’s what happens in the 7-11 in L.A. I definitely won’t be expecting to see them at my local 7-11 here in VA. LOL)

Holy Cow! Here’s a pic from INSIDE the 7-11, and Adam met up with BRANDY in the 7-11! What kind of magical, celebrity 7-11 is this?

http://pics.livejournal.com/mirror_mirror/pic/0017qrhy

Here was Brandy’s twitter:

Me and @adamlambert @ 7 eleven:) http://bit.ly/158bqm — What were the paps doing out this late? I loved being seen with him:) My fav Idol!

I would feel better if Drake was more established in his career, had his own money and therefore the power structure of their relathionship would be on more equal footing. But that is just my opinion.

Plus, if they are serious, they better do some estate planning to secure their rights and obligations vis a vis the other.

Drake is the one who has the most to lose. Not that I really care, but just sayin’.

In a blog post I already offered to set up Adam’s charitable foundation for him, but he hasn’t called me yet. I’m waiting!!

(Lawyer talking here!!)

spinastory,

maybe we will find out the date certain on ET tonight. Mine is not on until 7:30pm EST, is anyone else’s on earlier than that so we can all get the scoop??

For the person above who asked, David Cook’s dog is a Scotty terrier – naming him Dublin is kind of a joke, don’t ya know. He introduced the puppy in a video on this page title “Happy New Year”
http://www.davidcookofficial.com/us/blog

Love, love, love those Cookie pics from last night. Did he explain more about why they got kicked out of the movie theater??

I really wish I could get past the gnawing suspicion that Drake is basically a loser who is much higher maintenance than Adam can afford to be saddled with at this formative stage of his career.

high maintenance. like that term. I will switch from pissy wife type

Those are pretty strong assumptions based on a few random pictures. I wish I could tell that much about a person just on a photograph.

I’m not the person you were responding to but I can say for myself I don’t mind he is gay. Would I rather he wasn’t, you betcha, but there’s nothing I can do about it. PDA’s of any sort especially played up for the paparazzi make me ill be it same sex or hetero. It’s none of our business and there will come a day where Adam wishes he could have his privacy back. Don’t you all feel like peeping Tom’s?

You can’t do anything about the fact that he’s gay? That’s the first thing you’ve ever said that I agree with.

Don’t I feel like a peeping Tom? No, because I haven’t clicked on the link yet and if PDAs bothered me I wouldn’t click on it at all.

I really wish I could get past the gnawing suspicion that Drake is basically a loser who is much higher maintenance than Adam can afford to be saddled with at this formative stage of his career.

high maintenance. like that term. I will switch from pissy wife type.

By high maintenance, you are referring to maintaining his emotional side right? Cause I don’t see any high maintenance in the clothing, materials side.

After watching the video it seems clear to me that there wouldn’t have been a kiss if the paps hadn’t been goading them. They would’ve just driven off. They simply gave the paps what they wanted.

But as I said before, it shouldn’t be news if Adam wants to kiss his boyfriend in public.

and to think all I get in my 7-11 are drunks looking to get out the cold and nurses who have just pulled an all nighter….

I really wish I could get past the gnawing suspicion that Drake is basically a loser who is much higher maintenance than Adam can afford to be saddled with at this formative stage of his career.

high maintenance. like that term. I will switch from pissy wife type.

I’m just curious how everyone comes to these conclusions. Are you forming an opinion about a guy based on a bunch of still photos? I’ve never even heard the man speak. Is it the way he stands that makes you think he’s some kind loser, hanger-on, gold-digger? Or perhaps his smile gives away his general shifty-ness?

Oh, I know. It’s the tank tops. Of course! Everyone who wears a tank top chooses who they date based on some sneaky advancement agenda.

Kelly Clarkson at ease

On tour, she replaces dancers with horn and string sections. On stage, she wears jeans instead of jumpsuits. And in life, Kelly Clarkson just wants to be herself.

‘If I had of started off trying to create a whole different image around myself, I’d be very unhappy right now,’  said the inaugural American Idol winner, 27. ‘I’m happy I started off on this foot.’ 

more at the link
http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/entertainment/article/339143–kelly-clarkson-at-ease

Conclusions being made from video as well:

http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/14/adam-lambert-sucks-face-to-save-face/

This was received by anyone who may have had Adam’s name on Google alert..(and, yes, I do, don’t judge me…)

Agree with KLI – the Dude is unemployed and has become an attention seeker. If it wasn’t for AL taking a liking to him, he would be back in Louisiana cleaning crawfish!!

Ellen blogged about The Script being on her show

“Today I had an amazing band here from Ireland called The Script, and you want to know about them. They are huge in the UK and Ireland and have already sold over 1.5 million albums. This past summer they opened for Paul McCartney and U2, now they’re going on tour in America with my friend David Cook . It’s gonna be a great show. Take a look at their performance on my show and you’ll see why I love them.”

Very sweet she called him a friend. He’s been very supportive of her since she was named the new judge.

I get where Slezak is coming from and normally I’d want more focus on music too but this special is going to be 2 hours. They can fit in plenty of music along with the cheesy goodness of skits.

and of course, anyone who’s seen the epic duet of ‘Go Your Own Way’  embedded below knows the kind of magic Carrie and Cookie can generate when they pass the mic.

True dat!

Didn’t Laura Saltman say she had a surprise even before she interviewed Adam? I think she and Access Hollywood concocted a surprise for Adam. Nancy O’Dell is also with Access Hollywood, and she adores Adam — not that she is involved.

Still can’t figure out what it could be, but Adam seemed to be looking around him, looking puzzled.

4evrmomof4
October 14, 2009 at 12:53 pm

and to think all I get in my 7-11 are drunks looking to get out the cold and nurses who have just pulled an all nighter’ ¦.

LOL….I know right!

OH and I love Kris’s alblum cover..

the Dude is unemployed and has become an attention seeker. If it wasn’t for AL taking a liking to him, he would be back in Louisiana cleaning crawfish!!

Well, a lot of hard-working, intelligent young folk are unemployed at the moment in their chosen professions, cause there’s this little recession going on ….

just sayin’

Tierbee : Thanks for the Cookie pics, love them and so nice to see something worth while in this thread. He is great.

Hey! I’m one of those nurses who is dodging the drunks after work at the 7-11!

More 7-11 pics from ONTD:

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/40106955.html

Not speaking from the voice of experience, it must be very difficult to be the significant other of a famous person. Considering how difficult it is for regular people to get along and stay together, can you even imagine living in Adam’s shadow where everyone fawning over him everywhere he goes. He will be traveling constantly, paps everywhere, TV appearances etc. So here we have this rather small town regular guy who is thrown into the limelight just by virtue of being Adam’s S.O. Yes, I think he prolly did provoke that kiss for the cameras to sort of “stake his claim” but doesn’t that kind of sound like something any girlfriend might do? lol

Celebs don’t stay together very long due to the pressures I just mentioned above. I think my only hope right now is that the two of them do not have too many emotional issues (fights) because we all know how hard it is to focus on our “work” when the wife/husband is mad.

“My” opinion – Drake is to effeminate…

I love Adam!!!

Ellen blogged about The Script being on her show

That’s cool. I really like them, and I’m glad they’re going on tour with DC. In fact, as much as I enjoy Ryan Star and the Crash Kings, and LMAO at the GRO antics, I think The Script has been the best “get” for DC in terms of openers for this tour. All signs point to the fact that they’re getting ready to break in America soon.

In other news, Brian’s track by track review of Archie’s Christmas album is fantastic. He’s a great reviewer– hope he does that kind of review for more Idol albums.

And in other [somewhat depressing] Idol(-ish?) [non-]news, Jason Yeager got new vanity plates and is tweeting everyone the “news”! http://twitpic.com/li7cn

Um, ok?

Conclusions being made from video as well:

http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/14/adam-lambert-sucks-face-to-save-face/

This was received by anyone who may have had Adam’s name on Google alert..(and, yes, I do, don’t judge me’ ¦)

ty 4evrmom4. ahh, validation. knew it as soon as I saw the pic, even before the vid.

Well, perhaps this really is progress on the acceptance scale. Seems to me that the inflammatory talk based on no evidence at all about Adam’s boyfriend is eerily similar to the way Cook fans have trashed all of his girlriends all over the internet. Yay equality.

I’m sure that celebrities really enjoy hearing baseless insults from their “fans” hurled at the people they’re in a relationship with.

Leona Lewis ‘slapped’ at signing
(I didn’t even know she had an autobiography out.

Well, perhaps this really is progress on the acceptance scale. Seems to me that the inflammatory talk based on no evidence at all about Adam’s boyfriend is eerily similar to the way Cook fans have trashed all of his girlriends all over the internet. Yay equality.

LOL That’s what I was thinking. At least fans treat them all the same way… gay or no gay.

Whether Drake initiated the kiss or not, it doesn’t matter. He’s in what seems like a serious relationship with Adam and have the right to kiss his openly gay boyfriend. The reason Adam did that Rolling Stone article was to tell his truth and to be able to live his life as a gay man. How many gay celebrities just getting started in showbusiness , go to a well-known magazine and tell them that he’s gay. Noone, but a guy who’s brave and honest about who he is. He did this so he wouldn’t have to hide and pretend. He wanted the right to walk hand-in-hand with his significant other, and let the world know this is the person I love. Drake and Adam shouldnt have to hide what they feel for one another, and if someone don’t like it, simply look away.

The Drake hate cracks me up ‘“ are lives that small to hate on someone you don’t know.

I’m not getting the impression that anyone hates Drake. I guess the same thing could be said about people who gush over Drake, and they don’t know him.

Eh..if it works out great. But like I said up thread, Drake needs to establish himself in his own career for the sake of his own happiness. Nothing to do with being gay or straight, but rather having an equal footing with the person you are involved with. It is better for his own self worth in the end. I think Drake is in a tough position. If he can’t get a job, this might be a good time to continue his education. I know he has a BA, but does he have a Masters? If he doesn’t, he should pursue this now as this will help advance his career in the long run. Or better yet do some internships (unpaid if necessary).

I’m pretty sure the general consensus here is that we simply do not give a shit about them kissing or not.

Mitla96,

We love nurses in our family, my daughter going to nursing school now, many relatives are nurses, and my son has special needs so nurses are our friends…..

And my son loves Slurpees, as well, as we spend WAY too much time in 7-11!

I just want THAT kind of 7-11′s where I can pay for my slurpee, next to Adam!!!

‘My’  opinion ‘“ Drake is to effeminate’ ¦

Wow. Are you kidding? Seriously I am asking.

Drake needs to establish himself in his own career for the sake of his own happiness. Nothing to do with being gay or straight, but rather having an equal footing with the person you are involved with. It is better for his own self worth in the end. I think Drake is in a tough position. If he can’t get a job, this might be a good time to continue his education. I know he has a BA, but does he have a Masters? If he doesn’t, he should pursue this now as this will help advance his career in the long run. Or better yet do some internships (unpaid if necessary).

Don’t take this the wrong way, its not personal. But that strikes me as very presumptous. Do you even know the guy? His aspirations? Their relationship? Let him breathe a little!

Adam made the smart choice but Drake was the one who initiated the Kiss and was the one looking to shock. IMHO

This is EXACTLY how I saw the encounter. This was NOT initiated by Adam. It was initiated by Drake. Drake was pushing it here, not Adam. What was Adam going to do, push him away?

You guys, I think you need to watch the video again. Since I am devoted to the truth, I selflessly played, rewound, and played it again. Several times.

If you watch it closely, all Drake does is lean over to Adam and whisper in his ear. It’s Adam who, just as Drake is pulling away, captures his lips with a kiss. LOL at that sounding totally like fanfic. Which I would know nothing about, ahem.

I’m sure they were both fully aware of the paps, considering the mob around the car and all the flashbulbs, but it really seemed like a lighthearted move, probably strategic but still very in the moment.

And LOL forever at this mornings protestation that this wasn’t newsworthy, when I can’t seem to stop myself from talking about it. Apparently, I am part of the problem that is feeding the evil paparazzi.

ZOMG!!! Adam kissed a boy – and he apparently liked it! And did not check with us first to make sure we would be ok with this PDA! And didn’t give us the opportunity to approve this match in the first place!
Gadzooks.

OTOH, I think it’s adorable how Adam has Drake’s arm all tucked into his. I was half expecting him to throw a jacket over the puddle, or pick him up and carry him so Drake wouldn’t get his shoes wet. What a gent.

And LOL forever at this mornings protestation that this wasn’t newsworthy, when I can’t seem to stop myself from talking about it. Apparently, I am part of the problem that is feeding the evil paparazzi.

Gotto agree, if something is not important, why talk about it?

The Drake hate cracks me up ‘“ are lives that small to hate on someone you don’t know.

I’m not getting the impression that anyone hates Drake. I guess the same thing could be said about people who gush over Drake, and they don’t know him.

Creepy all the way around. Way too much interest in the partners, parents, brothers, sisters, etc. of the Idol peeps. Really, when you’re doing so much research that you know all of the intimate details on the peeps in an Idol’s inner-circle, you’re so deep in the bubble that you’re going to need scuba gear to get out.

You guys, I think you need to watch the video again. Since I am devoted to the truth, I selflessly played, rewound, and played it again. Several times.

LOL thank goodness we have such a selfless truth-seeker in our midst! [off to watch again to see the truth for myself]

I’m just curious how everyone comes to these conclusions. Are you forming an opinion about a guy based on a bunch of still photos? I’ve never even heard the man speak

Well not to go into forbidden territories re; Drake and certain items of dress and putting that ick aside, actually I am not fond of Drake based on his Tweets (both the neediness and the ick in them), Or his Facebook pictures and YouTubes I’ve seen of him. No, I have no idea of what he’s really like, but I have no idea of what any celebrity is really like and I wouldn’t care about Drake as a private citizen, but that he’s dating someone who is famous-ish and whose work I do care about. And incidentally who I don’t really know about Adam, but do like what I know of him.

I’m not going to lose any sleep over it, and don’t really care beyond hoping that Drake wasn’t a factor in that NO ick-look of Adam’s or that Drake doesn’t cause drama to interfere with the music Adam produces. Or lastly that Drake doesn’t cause any undue bad publicity for Adam. Adam can do that all on his own, thank you very much, and doesn’t need help with that, especially so early in his career and not from his s.o. But beyond that? don’t care beyond the casual hopes that Adam has a good love interest, be it Drake or someone else, but than I wish that for pretty much everybody.

tinawina
October 14, 2009 at 1:13 pm
‘My’  opinion ‘“ Drake is to effeminate’ ¦

Wow. Are you kidding? Seriously I am asking.

Drake needs to establish himself in his own career for the sake of his own happiness. Nothing to do with being gay or straight, but rather having an equal footing with the person you are involved with. It is better for his own self worth in the end. I think Drake is in a tough position. If he can’t get a job, this might be a good time to continue his education. I know he has a BA, but does he have a Masters? If he doesn’t, he should pursue this now as this will help advance his career in the long run. Or better yet do some internships (unpaid if necessary).

Don’t take this the wrong way, its not personal. But that strikes me as very presumptous. Do you even know the guy? His aspirations? Their relationship? Let him breathe a little!!!!

____________________________________
You asked – and I will tell – YES, I am serious…he is a prancer, and he acts effeminate. I am being nice by not calling him stereotypical names

Don’t take this the wrong way, its not personal. But that strikes me as very presumptous. Do you even know the guy? His aspirations? Their relationship? Let him breathe a little!

No more than anyone else on this blog is who commenting. I’m just giving my perspective on how I view life and what I think leads to personal happiness, which is being financially independent and in control of one’s own destiny.

Glam rock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF0W5KBkpO8

(Everything of Gary Glitter’s sounds exactly the same to me, but the outfits were better on this ^^ one.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9rFoPyqFoA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muMcWMKPEWQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Kz3D2OgAE&feature=fvw

The Drake hate cracks me up ‘“ are lives that small to hate on someone you don’t know.

I’m not getting the impression that anyone hates Drake.

I get that impression all the time. Several posts today gave me that feeling.

But on to other news… Kris is really rocking those cover photos. Today was the first time I’ve seen them. Wow. Congrats Kris!

Has Kris finished his recording? Or is this the last week? Anyone heard anything from twitter? Any new radio ads?

(yes, don’t wanna talk about A&D…)

You asked ‘“ and I will tell ‘“ YES, I am serious’ ¦he is a prancer, and he acts effeminate. I am being nice by not calling him stereotypical names!!!

I don’t even know what to say to this. Maybe it’s just me, but I find it offensive.

So … I’ll just quote Adam from his Rolling Stone article, “Why can’t some men have strong feminine sides? Does that make them less of a man? I don’t know why our society has such an emphasis on masculinity and femininity — it’s really gross. I don’t think you’re truly sexy until you don’t care about that.”

I was half expecting him to throw a jacket over the puddle, or pick him up and carry him so Drake wouldn’t get his shoes wet. What a gent.

I was wondering how come he didn’t open the car door for Drake.

You asked ‘“ and I will tell ‘“ YES, I am serious’ ¦he is a prancer, and he acts effeminate. I am being nice by not calling him stereotypical names!!

I have a ten foot pole on hand….but nope, I’m still not going to touch that.

Has Kris finished his recording? Or is this the last week? Anyone heard anything from twitter? Any new radio ads?

Since Kris’s last two tweets were yesterday’s single word, “Hey” and a twitpic to Allison of his recent purchase of Flaming Hot Crunchy Cheetos (her fave), he has sadly not provided any fodder for discussion today.

C’mon Kris, tweet! Throw us a bone or something!

bridgette12
October 14, 2009 at 1:09 pm

Whether Drake initiated the kiss or not, it doesn’t matter. He’s in what seems like a serious relationship with Adam and have the right to kiss his openly gay boyfriend. The reason Adam did that Rolling Stone article was to tell his truth and to be able to live his life as a gay man. How many gay celebrities just getting started in showbusiness , go to a well-known magazine and tell them that he’s gay. Noone, but a guy who’s brave and honest about who he is. He did this so he wouldn’t have to hide and pretend. He wanted the right to walk hand-in-hand with his significant other, and let the world know this is the person I love. Drake and Adam shouldnt have to hide what they feel for one another, and if someone don’t like it, simply look away.

I very much agree with you on your post…what I have pause with is kissing just for show. TMZ was stalking them. Adam was already in the process of moving the car. Drake it appears was kissing for shock value not affirmation. (IMHO) I think to Kiss because you are goated by the paparazzi just loans itself to turn the relationship into a caricature. Ultimately an immature PDA. Which from my perspective was initiated by Drake who I believe is a tad immature. (this is based not only on this pick but video’s viewed on the internet of him) So kissing your significant other in public is not my issue my issue is doing it for a tabloid that will bastardize and distort.

Disclaimer: My opinion is just that my opinion. I am not Oprah or President Obama so basically what I think will not in anyway impact the career and life of either Adam or Drake.

And LOL forever at this mornings protestation that this wasn’t newsworthy, when I can’t seem to stop myself from talking about it. Apparently, I am part of the problem that is feeding the evil paparazzi.

That’s why I said hours ago- “Here we go again”. We are going to have these conversations over and over again in blogs, in real life and in society. I guess having these conversations are what eventually will lead to change. Maybe one day we will get to the point where these types of discussions don’t even come up because society has progressed.

Finally we get a Dradam kiss. I knew we wld see it soon enough. good for Adam for living his life the way he wants. He’s so brave. I admire him so much. but why was Drake clutching on his hand like that. was he skerred?

For those criticising MJ, Sidewalkstory and I also posted the Adam & Drake photos and video in other threads earlier this morning. I debated whether to post because it is an invasion of Adam’s privacy, but after the National Equality March here in DC this Sunday, I felt the photos and video could stimulate a discussion that needs to happen. I am glad MJ made it the lead story in today’s Headlines – look at the thoughtful discussion that followed.

The desire to focus on Adam’s music at this point in his career is understandable but music is only part of what makes Adam unique. He has said he doesn’t want to be a civil rights leader but when the book on Adam is written, it may be as much about the hearts and minds he opens up around the USA by the way he lives his life as about his hopefully stellar musical career.

Ergh, so glad I’m heading out this weekend. I’m burning out. I need a break.

Just wanted to say thanks MJ for all you do. It’s nice to get articles from other idols as well as the current one. Enjoy your weekend.

ZOMG!!! Adam kissed a boy ‘“ and he apparently liked it! And did not check with us first to make sure we would be ok with this PDA! And didn’t give us the opportunity to approve this match in the first place!
Gadzooks.

LOL Brilliant!

For those criticising MJ, Sidewalkstory and I also posted the Adam & Drake photos and video in other threads earlier this morning. I debated whether to post because it is an invasion of Adam’s privacy, but after the National Equality March here in DC this Sunday, I felt the photos and video could stimulate a discussion that needs to happen. I am glad MJ made it the lead story in today’s Headlines ‘“ look at the thoughtful discussion that followed.

You must have missed the Kimberly Caldwell and David Cook windstorm, especially after Cook asked Caldwell out on t.v. (the night of the finale). Sometimes it’s not about being gay or straight, but rather the criticism is for doing something just for the press.

But having said that, the more thoughful discussion on equality the better. But even if things were ideal, and all people were accepting …the SO of any celeb and the celeb himself/herself, is going to be scrutinized by fans. It’s part of being a celebrity.

The guy’s gay. This is a surprise? Heck – the only really big, juicy news would have been if he were kissing a girl.

Well, perhaps this really is progress on the acceptance scale. Seems to me that the inflammatory talk based on no evidence at all about Adam’s boyfriend is eerily similar to the way Cook fans have trashed all of his girlriends all over the internet. Yay equality.

I’m sure that celebrities really enjoy hearing baseless insults from their ‘fans’  hurled at the people they’re in a relationship with.

You just said what I was thinking.

I am so happy to see the Drake/Adam picture – not only because they look so happy (Yay!) but because Adam has his seatbelt on in the photo…..

I would feel better if Drake was more established in his career, had his own money and therefore the power structure of their relathionship would be on more equal footing.

They were on equal footing when the relationship began….should he dump him because of the change?

but because Adam has his seatbelt on in the photo’ ¦..

I noticed that before and yes, finally (or fianlly, as the case may be) Adam is buckling up. pffft to the rest…safety first!

Who cares if they were kissing or not? I think everybody is missing the true importance of this story. Nobody is asking the right questions.

Clearly, Adam was at a 7-11. Did he or did he not purchase a Slurpee to toss at Bruce? I cannot rest until I know!

Disclaimer: I do not condone Slushing people in real life.

In other news, my local rag’s television beat reporter saw a preview about tonight’s “Glee” and raved about it. He said that this hour of television is an example of why some people say that television is better than movies these days. Such a fanboy. I love it! Can’t wait.

ZOMG!!! Adam kissed a boy ‘“ and he apparently liked it! And did not check with us first to make sure we would be ok with this PDA! And didn’t give us the opportunity to approve this match in the first place!
Gadzooks.

LOL. I knoooowww riiiight??

How come we have we not foiund out what was in those shopping bags yet? Someone’s not doing their super-sleuth work properly. We need ingrediants.

Call me shallow, but I want to see Adam with a boy that’s as pretty as he is. He, who I won’t name, gives me the creeps.

I’m sure that celebrities really enjoy hearing baseless insults from their ‘fans’  hurled at the people they’re in a relationship with.

I remember when Elliott let it be known that he didn’t appreciate the mud slung at his girlfriend and it caused a fanboard to meltdown and change it’s focus from an Elliott board to a “aren’t-we-great?” board.

I’m sure it bugs the Idols and I’m sure they realize they just have to ignore it or cause a riot. I’m not entirely sure whether it’s worth keeping fans like that anyway, but in this economy, who can afford to lose them? Sometimes, I think MJ would like to post a “Mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore” post as well.

They were on equal footing when the relationship began’ ¦.should he dump him because of the change?

Didn’t their relationship star when Adam was on AI…so therefore Adam was already becoming a celebrity and therefore they were not on equal footing?

But that doesn’t matter. Did I say he should dump him? No, not at all. I’m not a Drake hater. All I am saying is that it would be better for Drake if he were more established in his career. I’m not sure how that is a bad thing, hoping that things take off for him professionally so he is not so overshadowed by Adam.

Can you imagine the hailstorm that would have ensued if Adam pulled away or pushed Drake back especially after the brew ha ha over the supposed ‘tiff’ .

I really wish I could get past the gnawing suspicion that Drake is basically a loser who is much higher maintenance than Adam can afford to be saddled with at this formative stage of his career. But I just can’t seem to shake it. Guess I’ve seen far too many of those types in my time.

I pray for Adam’s sake that I’m completely wrong.

I’m so with you’ ¦’ ¦.

Yeah, but, you know, the bitter breakup songs/albums can be *great*!

Seriously, it’d be nice for Adam if his love life and every other part of his life went smoothly, but he’s human, so they won’t.

Since Kris’s last two tweets were yesterday’s single word, ‘Hey’  and a twitpic to Allison of his recent purchase of Flaming Hot Crunchy Cheetos (her fave), he has sadly not provided any fodder for discussion today.

We could debate how cruel Kris is for posting gloating photos to Allison. Or we could debate which type of Cheetos are better. Or we could try to figure out if tossing a bag of Cheetohs on Bruce would have the same effect as Slusheeing him. I think not. Having orange powder in your hair might just make you look festive. Match it with a pair of Tigger ears and you’re all set.

Well, perhaps this really is progress on the acceptance scale. Seems to me that the inflammatory talk based on no evidence at all about Adam’s boyfriend is eerily similar to the way Cook fans have trashed all of his girlriends all over the internet. Yay equality.

Yep. And I’m not going to allow yet another thread to be dominiated by peeps arguing about Drake. To those who aren’t invested in Adam, the discussion isn’t very interesting.

I should have pulled the item out into a separate post just to contain the argument.

Has Kris finished his recording? Or is this the last week? Anyone heard anything from twitter? Any new radio ads?

The deadline is not only this week, it’s tomorrow. Yikes! No wonder Kris is just Tweeeting “Hey” these days.

From one of Adam’s latest interviews, he will be done with his master the next week, which makes sense, his album comes out one week later than Kris’s.

So then the tracks for both men, at their respective times, are worked on, cleaned up and as Adam says, they get to talk to the label about what to include and not. Which yeah, that discussion doesn’t scare me at all, because I totally trust 19Evol.

Well trust them to suck, so…sigh, we’ll see what comes from each album in a little over a month for Kris and just past that for Adam.

The guy’s gay. This is a surprise? Heck ‘“ the only really big, juicy news would have been if he were kissing a girl.

Now THAT I would have pulled out onto the front page! Hee.

Lucy – your post is brilliant!!!!

HWC and Halfie – never change….

Clearone – you wish he wasn’t gay, but can’t change that???

he has sadly not provided any fodder for discussion today.

We could discuss why Kris’s sales numbers don’t show up. Is it because they are so low or they were forgotten? Either way, not good.

So then the tracks for both men, at their respective times, are worked on, cleaned up and as Adam says, they get to talk to the label about what to include and not. Which yeah, that discussion doesn’t scare me at all, because I totally trust 19Evol.

So when can we start to expect leaks?

Did anything leak it advance last year?

These comments seem to be headed in the direction of what people think of Drake as a person. I thought mj said we weren’t to go down that road. If we can get into Adam and Drake’s relationship and what their future might hold, can we do the same for Katy and Kris? Does Katy have a job yet? Do you think she is good enough for Kris? Could he do better now that he is considered to be a hottie? I wonder why Kris never mentions Katy? Do you think their marriage will be able to handle the constant touring? (if he goes the same route as Cook)

Why not one word about Allison’s single? No promotion dates, no download dates. Why bother to put her single out there and let it just sit? Did Jive just forget about her?

mj
October 14, 2009 at 2:06 pm
The guy’s gay. This is a surprise? Heck ‘“ the only really big, juicy news would have been if he were kissing a girl.

Now THAT I would have pulled out onto the front page! Hee.

MJ you kill me…ROTFL

Well,,,I whole-heartedly agree with this part of your post:

‘ ¦and I don’t think it’s newsworthy’ ¦..it’s hitworthy.

The rest, not so much.

Has Kris finished his recording? Or is this the last week? Anyone heard anything from twitter? Any new radio ads?

It’s not only this week, it’s tomorrow. Yikes! No wonder Kris is just Tweeeting ‘Hey’  these days.

I think he might have wrapped up his part already. Hopefully he’s getting to enjoy a little bit of downtime before the KRIS HURRICANE!!!!11!! begins (yes, I am snarking )

For now I’ll just stare at that single cover I made my desktop background *contented sigh* while I attempt to get interested in these budget reports on my desk *blech*

But oh: what’s up with that random person slapping (the bbc article even used the word “punch”!) Leona? tsk pretty scary :/

…Kris’s last two tweets were yesterday’s single word, ‘Hey’  and…

I talk in my sleep sometimes, too.

I am hoping Kris’s album will do better.. I like the single just not enough to buy… And since that is the case I am waiting for the album release if there are a few songs I like then I will buy. It would be a nice mix in with the Adam music..

MJ: Yep. And I’m not going to allow yet another thread to be dominiated by peeps arguing about Drake. To those who aren’t invested in Adam, the discussion isn’t very interesting.

I should have pulled the item out into a separate post just to contain the argument.

To at least this Adam fan the Drake discussion isn’t very interesting either. (And I think I am probably high on the “invested in Adam” scale.)

I suppose it’s a “no win”/”no win” situation. Since it’s on TMZ and picked up on gossip sites/blogs and MTV.com “Spotted” — it was going to get posted here.

Does Katy have a job yet?

I know you are just being snarky, but now that the Allen’s are living in LA, Katy is pursuing a career in modeling and acting.

I think he might have wrapped up his part already. Hopefully he’s getting to enjoy a little bit of downtime before the KRIS HURRICANE!!!!11!! begins (yes, I am snarking )

Kris’s part doesn’t end with recording though, does it?? He’ll be involved in some capacity with helping to select the album contents, right? I know he won’t have the major say, but his input will certainly be included and accepted.

ZOMG!!! Adam kissed a boy ‘“ and he apparently liked it! And did not check with us first to make sure we would be ok with this PDA!

How terribly inconsiderate of Adam to not at least take a poll of his fans, just to make sure it was okay to kiss “his boyfriend”. Obviously no one has sent Drake the “Rules for dating the Prince of Glam, because he broke rule #5-DO NOT TOUCH, KISS, OR FONDLE “HIS GLAMNESS” WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE ROYAL COURT.

If we can get into Adam and Drake’s relationship and what their future might hold, can we do the same for Katy and Kris?

With all due respect, I don’t think that Kris fans give a rats ass about Adam or Drake. I suspect that speculation is coming from Adam’s own fans (based on poster history), so why should Kris be dragged into this?

Traditionally, an Idol’s fans are the only one who cares about who they date or marry. The other fan bases just watch and are glad that it’s not their own fan base imploding at the moment (and dread their turn).

Oh, I well remember the arm licking event of years ago. And the fake girlfriend. And the creepy boyfriend. And the wife that was going to get dumped. And the floozy Idol bagger. MJ, where are the Mai Tais you normally serve during these events? I haven’t even got any stinkin’ popcorn. Damn budget cuts!

You asked ‘“ and I will tell ‘“ YES, I am serious’ ¦he is a prancer, and he acts effeminate. I am being nice by not calling him stereotypical names

Oh, I don’t know. I’d say “Prancer” is fairly stereotypical. But, you know, Prancer actually was accepted on the team just like all the other reindeer. So he must have been able to pull his weight.

I think of Adam sort of like Blitzen, myself, lol.

Ummm… who’s bruce?

soverymel
October 14, 2009 at 1:27 pm
You asked ‘“ and I will tell ‘“ YES, I am serious’ ¦he is a prancer, and he acts effeminate. I am being nice by not calling him stereotypical names!!!

I don’t even know what to say to this. Maybe it’s just me, but I find it offensive.

So ‘ ¦ I’ll just quote Adam from his Rolling Stone article, ‘Why can’t some men have strong feminine sides? Does that make them less of a man? I don’t know why our society has such an emphasis on masculinity and femininity ‘” it’s really gross. I don’t think you’re truly sexy until you don’t care about that.’ 

glamatheart
October 14, 2009 at 1:30 pm
You asked ‘“ and I will tell ‘“ YES, I am serious’ ¦he is a prancer, and he acts effeminate. I am being nice by not calling him stereotypical names!!

I have a ten foot pole on hand’ ¦.but nope, I’m still not going to touch that.

____________________________________

I am stating my opinion…that’s it, and that’s all. That limp wrist, ANTM (so far all females) walk are the things that make me form my opinion of Drake, while I want to like him because of Adam (Adam is my brother in my head sorta thing), like any family member there are occasions when you just don’t like your siblings mate for “SOME REASON” and mine is that effeminate thing that Drake has going on.

And quoting Adam does not make me change my opinion, afterall Adam “CAN” be wrong occasionally… – I’m Just Sayin!!!…

oH and a little jazzy MATT sure would be nice!! Anyone heard anything from him lately?

I think he might have wrapped up his part already.

Really? I don’t think he’s done recording. I would think they would record as long as they can, to get the best take or whatever. Plus Kris just stated working with like Kevin Rudolf late last week IIRC, so seems to me that they are still active in the process. I mean, not that I really know or have any interviews or Tweets to back me up, so that’s just my feeling. Though maybe the Red Hot Cheetos weren’t just something for Allison, but a coded message meaning he’s still at work and is looking for some hot licks. (no, I don’t really believe that).

Anyhew, yeah, Oprah thing…still kind of freaking me out and I’m still not sure about it. And yeah, totally thinking of writing in for tickets and using one of my Chicago peep’s address. It’s not cheating! It’s creative strategizing.

Sometimes, I think MJ would like to post a ‘Mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore’  post as well.

I’m sure she would, but such is the life of a blogger.

I must be weird. I don’t give a damn who Adam dates or kisses. However, I kinda like seeing him getting a little face time in with the beau of his choice. It’s sweet, even if they were just screwing with the paps.

Best AI: Yes, I am being snarky. I don’t think mj wants us to discuss their personal lives unless the story in the headlines referred to something specific. But your comment does tell me something I didn’t know. Was Katy’s degree in theatre? Was she doing tv and commercials in Arkansas? I don’t know, that’s why I’m asking?

Ummm’ ¦ who’s bruce?

Bruce Gowers is American Idols Emmy Award Winning Director. In charge of making sure that the all of the technical crews like sound mixing do their job and ensure that bandzilla and the out of tune back-up singers never dominate the Idol singing. He’s the guy that makes sure that the show runs right on time. He’s the guy that makes sure that the correct clips are shown at the correct time. He’s the guy that seemlessly catches Ryan’s throws to commercial. In short, he makes sure that American Idol is the gold standard for television production values.

Nobody does it better. Just ask the Emmy Academy. Meanwhile, Ryan and I are sneaking around with Big Gulps and a mission.

CindyM
October 14, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Ummm’ ¦ who’s bruce?

I think Kirsten might be referring to Emmy Winning! director (and he SO totally deserved it) on AI, Bruce, but I could be all wrong about that. But now I’m imagining it happening and it that’s wrong, I don’t want to be right.

ETA: I was right about Bruce, and last name is Gowers.

I’m sure that celebrities really enjoy hearing baseless insults from their ‘fans’  hurled at the people they’re in a relationship with.

I remember when Elliott let it be known that he didn’t appreciate the mud slung at his girlfriend and it caused a fanboard to meltdown and change it’s focus from an Elliott board to a ‘aren’t-we-great?’  board.

Ah, great moments in fandom.

I sure hope some enterprising academic is somewhere taking detailed notes on all of this, because a history of AI fans would probably reveal a *lot* of interesting things about the species and the female of the species, in particular. Plus, it would be funny as hell.

yeah whatever happened to #signmattgiraurd anyway?

Ah, great moments in fandom.

And why should this year be any different! LOL! Except for the cocktails that Kristen mentioned….very disappointed there were cutbacks.

Why not one word about Allison’s single? No promotion dates, no download dates. Why bother to put her single out there and let it just sit? Did Jive just forget about her?

Yeah, for me this goes in the same file as *Now* they’re putting out a different — and presumably the “correct” — cover for Kris’s single?? Huh? I sort of wonder what’s up with Jive. This is the first time I’ve paid a lot of attention to the way they release stuff. Is this kind of stutter-step approach typical of previous years?

I don’t think mj wants us to discuss their personal lives unless the story in the headlines referred to something specific.

It’s not so much that I don’t want people discussing the Idols personal lives, as the bickering and fighting over Drake has entered into the dreaded DEAD HORSE zone.

If I have to I’m going to go through this thread and edit out everything Drake related. Please stop arguing about it.

but why was Drake clutching on his hand like that. was he skerred?

He was probably being clingy.

If he’s scared of the paps, he’s out with the wrong guy.

Adam talks about the Michelin Man photo:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623816/20091014/lambert_adam_american_idol_.jhtml

Yay, news! Thanks cjinsd! Good find.

Phooey. I was hoping that photo was a reject. Guess I’ll have to rely on my faith in Adam.

Good review of David Cook’s Richmond concert, although she gets a little whiny near the end because he didn’t sing Idol covers. She calls his songs anthemic, heh.

Re: the Cookie crumbs today: loved his birthday greetings to his puppy, Michael Slezak flailing slightly over CookWood, and Ellen calling David her friend.

Well, if it’s any consolation, the leaked photo looked like an outtake, something the makeup artist took on the sneak with their camera phone. I bet the real photos will look awesome.

With all due respect, I don’t think that Kris fans give a rats ass about Adam or Drake.

Haha! If only this were true. There seems to be alot of comments about Adam from Kris fans and vice versa. All you have to do is go and take a look in the threads that are specific to Adam or Kris. But really, that’s what a blog is all about. It’s not a fan site. You have to expect it.

KRIS HURRICANE!!!!11!!

Actually, the proper name is HURRICANE KRIS!!!111!!!!111!!!!

In other news, ah, yes, the spontaneous combustion inside the fanbase (with much huffing and puffing and righteous indignation) over who or what the object of their affection is dating or hooking up with. Like Kirsten, I’m well aware of its past history specifically with regard to Idol. So there was the one who had a girlfriend that his fans hated, and then when he traded her in for a spiffier model, they hated that one, too. And another idol was merely spotted with a chick for about five seconds, and then there was endless angsting about whether she was a beard or an unworthy beeyotch. Not to mention the other very gay one who had a date with a former Miss Something-or-Other that sent his fans into a tizzy, but not nearly as big a tizzy as when he finally admitted he really was gay. Because it’s all about them and their gasms, and not who makes the guy happy, after all.

The one thing you can depend on is brouhaha in the fandom when somebody single dares to be seen in public with any kind of significant or insignificant other. Because, you know, he didn’t pick from among his Number One Fans. (See: “Misery,” by Stephen King.) Or let them vote on who he should date, because clearly they all know so much better than he does who he should be with.

And even though the Yaminions blew up real good, Elliott is still with the model, isn’t he?

Fianlly something worth weighing in on!

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623816/20091014/lambert_adam_american_idol_.jhtml

“[The look] was supposed to be kind of high-fashion, avant-garde ‘space,’ and I think it works really well, actually.”

So if they’re deliberately going for the space theme, wouldn’t it make sense to title the album “Planet Fierce”, if not “Glittery Alien from…”???

Adam talks about the Michelin Man photo:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623816/20091014/lambert_adam_american_idol_.jhtml

O.M.G. I cannot BELIEVE how gorgeous Adam looks in this video. Wow. Oh, did he say anything?

ETA: I’m pretty sure there is no “context” whereby I can like the gumby hair. I might understand the MichMan suit, but not the hair. No, just no.

KRIS HURRICANE!!!!11!!

Actually, the proper name is HURRICANE KRIS!!!111!!!!111!!!!

Well, if Adam’s press run could be described as an AdamStorm, AdamTyphoon, or AdamHurricane, etc., then I’m sorry, but Kris is just gonna have to settle for “Kris DustDevil”. Look it up.

If I have to I’m going to go through this thread and edit out everything Drake related. Please stop arguing about it.

Done! (at least from me)

cjinsd
October 14, 2009 at 2:36 pm

Adam talks about the Michelin Man photo:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623816/20091014/lambert_adam_american_idol_.jhtml

Now the description yesterday by Rob Cavallo of “glam robot invasion” sort of makes sense for the Michelin man pic.

There seems to be alot of comments about Adam from Kris fans and vice versa

Sure, the fans of one Idol will post on threads of another Idol. That’s not what I meant. It’s just that traditionally, the only people who care about who an Idol dates/marries/shags are the Idol’s own fans. Although, Kat might have been an exception. That girl sure took the abuse.

Sorry, MJ, for getting into a meta discussion. I was just explaining why other Idols shouldn’t be dragged into a dating bun-fight, IMO.

And even though the Yaminions blew up real good, Elliott is still with the model, isn’t he?

Yes he is.

I laughed my ass off when Elliott finally told the Yaminions to piss off.

In the interview re the Michelin man picutre, Adam really snarks on the guy who leaked the photo. Loved that face! Very funny.

I’m sure the end result for the picture is fine. The hair could work really well in context. It’s hard to see that now, but I bet it’s really cool.

Well, if Adam’s press run could be described as an AdamStorm, AdamTyphoon, or AdamHurricane, etc., then I’m sorry, but Kris is just gonna have to settle for ‘Kris DustDevil’ . Look it up.

Did the Dust Devil already happen, and I missed it?

Did the Dust Devil already happen, and I missed it?

Unfortunately, if you blink, you miss it. Kris’s sales numbers were not even included this week-either as an oversight or because they were so low. So I’m not even sure we can call Kris’s event a dust storm-maybe slight wind gust!

In the interview re the Michelin man picutre, Adam really snarks on the guy who leaked the photo. Loved that face! Very funny.

That face was hilarious!

It just occurred to me that there were quite a few reporters with video cameras in that scrum after the AMA noms, much more than the handful of videos we’ve seen so far. Here’s hoping lots more vids trickle out over the next few days, I’m such a dork, I just love to watch Adam talk. I mean I’d RATHER watch him SING, but if I can’t have that interviews are a nice consolation prize.

Hey guys ‘“  just got this in my email:

Just Announced!

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Did the Dust Devil already happen, and I missed it?

Yeppers, that’s the nature of a Dust Devil – just a little air pocket a couple feet wide that kicks up a little dust over an empty field, then fizzles out within a few seconds. Need I say more?

In the interview re the Michelin man picutre, Adam really snarks on the guy who leaked the photo.

IMO, he should snark on the guy who came up with that get-up.

I don’t see any context where that outfit won’t look idiotic. He does realize that newspapers publish high-fashion shots of ridiculous outfits so that people can mock them, right? Sometimes, you need to not light your head on fire.

Was Katy’s degree in theatre? Was she doing tv and commercials in Arkansas? I don’t know, that’s why I’m asking?

I think Katy’s degree was business-related, and I don’t think she has had any related experience in modeling or acting (for one, she was too heavy to be a model, but she has lost a lot of weight recently).

Whew, jeez, I step away for a little bit…

Love, love, love those Cookie pics from last night. Did he explain more about why they got kicked out of the movie theater??

He did — if a video ever surfaces of Lie, the banter was at the beginning. He made sure we knew that *he* didn’t say the “f word” (as he called it) but he did say that Ryan came out of the theater and told him that they got kicked out so he went to the manager to talk to him and (small voice) they kicked him out too. LOL. I really hope the banter surfaces because he has such a cute smile and look on his face when he’s talking… Word is that he wasn’t feeling well (and I suspected he was trying to conserve the voice when he let us sing a big chunk of Come Back to Me and only had one song in the encore) but he was certainly in good humor despite that.

ETA: I’m pretty sure there is no ‘context’  whereby I can like the gumby hair. I might understand the MichMan suit, but not the hair. No, just no.

Well, I guess I’ll wait to see the album cover to COMPLETELY pass judgement, but since this is the idol-verse and passing judgement early is the name of the game, I’ll confess I’m more than a TAD nervous about Adam’s album art based on his comment that this look will work in context (not to mention the whole “space” comment. I’m ok with “space”, “alien”, whatever look, but ITA that there is almost NO context in which the Michelin suit can conceivably work.

But prove me wrong, Adam I love to be surprised!

Oh, and while I’m at it (still hanging onto my last.frickin.show, dammit)… here’s a cool shot of the band jamming at the end of We’re Only Honest When We’re Sleeping with Kyle going fricking nuts. That kid can play some drums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YasYsAa4nc#

Sometimes, you need to not light your head on fire.

LOL! Well said! Yeah, I assumed that many of the label folks would be around to reign Adam in for any of his really really crazy ideas – as in, be that got who says “sometimes you don’t need to light your head on fire.”

Adam talks about the Michelin Man photo:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623816/20091014/lambert_adam_american_idol_.jhtml

Oh dear, that Michelin man meets Bob’s Big Boy look made the cut for part of the CD art? Oy vey. Deeply worrisome. I’m sorry Adam, but there is no context for me to make that look anything other than totally silly/ugly. I mean I get avant fashion, Alexander McQueen is a prime example of that Fall 2009 but no about that look, just no.

@Kirsten I don’t see any context where that outfit won’t look idiotic. He does realize that newspapers publish high-fashion shots of ridiculous outfits so that people can mock them, right? Sometimes, you need to not light your head on fire.

Bwwahahahaha!!! (missed your snark lately)

You mean like the fashion mags that have entire pages devoted to WHAT NOT TO WEAR?

Again, no on the gumby hair.

I think Katy’s degree was business-related, and I don’t think she has had any related experience in modeling or acting (for one, she was too heavy to be a model, but she has lost a lot of weight recently).

she did theater in school. wanted to attend college in NY to pursue it full time, but decided to stay local (forgot the reason, it was in an article a local AR magazine did on the entire allen family. i think mj had the link to it over the summer). not many acting/modeling gigs in Arkansas, so its safe to say the girl is green to the industry

Kirsten
October 14, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Ummm’ ¦ who’s bruce?

Bruce Gowers is American Idols Emmy Award Winning Director. In charge of making sure that the all of the technical crews like sound mixing do their job and ensure that bandzilla and the out of tune back-up singers never dominate the Idol singing. He’s the guy that makes sure that the show runs right on time. He’s the guy that makes sure that the correct clips are shown at the correct time. He’s the guy that seemlessly catches Ryan’s throws to commercial. In short, he makes sure that American Idol is the gold standard for television production values.

Nobody does it better. Just ask the Emmy Academy. Meanwhile, Ryan and I are sneaking around with Big Gulps and a mission.

Ahh, I thought of Bruce Gowers but I couldn’t think of why Adam would want to throw a slurpee at him, he was the chosen one, you know. I could see why the rest of us might want to though I can’t believe he won the emmy, just can’t believe it.

I don’t see any context where that outfit won’t look idiotic. He does realize that newspapers publish high-fashion shots of ridiculous outfits so that people can mock them, right? Sometimes, you need to not light your head on fire.

Did I miss something? All these years the creme of fashion designers, models and photographers have brought their A-game talent and creativity and poured millions of dollars into developing their lines and crafting dynamic, dramatic fashion shows so that the newspaper’s unwashed masses can mock them? Wow, what a superfluous hobby.

Then again, there is such a thing as imagination, creativity and story. If you want to go there, anyone could find plenty to mock in the art direction of a Tim Burton film ‘“ but it’s also whimsical and visionary genius.

I derive much more joy from the experience if I go with the latter.

And even though the Yaminions blew up real good, Elliott is still with the model, isn’t he?

Yes he is.

I laughed my ass off when Elliott finally told the Yaminions to piss off.

Yeah, but hell hath no fury like the woman scorned. When an Idol spurns the fans like that it wouldn’t surprise me if a lot of them returned their cds to the store!

But wouldn’t it be so nice to have a drop dead gorgeous picture of Adam in one of his fashion forward outfits (red shoes) and (RS) artsy poses to grace his first album. Call me boring.

Edit: I said I might could see the outfit (barely) in some cool context (that I really can’t see) but NOT THE HAIR. Nothing can make that gumby hair look good. IMHFO lol

You know, I get everyone’s concern about the Michelin Man get up, but…I gotta say, I just don’t think Adam wants to look fugly in any photograph…so there’s got to be something about this outfit that we didn’t see, don’t understand….to make it cool…or…something? Right? And thankfully, he didn’t say it was the cover shot, just that it was part of the CD artwork…Maybe inside, um, behind the jewel holder, where we won’t ever really look at it after we load the CD onto our iPods…maybe? *skulks away skerred*

ETA: I’m pretty sure there is no ‘context’  whereby I can like the gumby hair. I might understand the MichMan suit, but not the hair. No, just no.

Well, I guess I’ll wait to see the album cover to COMPLETELY pass judgement, but since this is the idol-verse and passing judgement early is the name of the game, I’ll confess I’m more than a TAD nervous about Adam’s album art

Of course, he didn’t say it was going to be the *cover.* Clearly he’s going to have one of those foldout booklet thingies. And somewhere in it there’ll be a crazy-lit shot of the Michelin Man from some angle or other. I’d be surprised if his foldout had the series of portrait-like photos that many of them have, really, Idol or not. I’m expecting it to be a more artsy, Bjorkish contraption with wild images played off against lyrics in tiny type…. and fake glitter.

Yeppers, that’s the nature of a Dust Devil ‘“ just a little air pocket a couple feet wide that kicks up a little dust over an empty field, then fizzles out within a few seconds. Need I say more?

Uh,,, pocket?

He made sure we knew that *he* didn’t say the ‘f word’  (as he called it) but he did say that Ryan came out of the theater and told him that they got kicked out so he went to the manager to talk to him and (small voice) they kicked him out too. LOL.

Thanks for the recap! I was hoping DC would illuminate us on what happened at the movies. LMAO that he tried to talk to the manager and ended up getting kicked out as well. Now I’m wondering what kind of manager is immune to DC’s charms– or if DC actually lost his temper at the guy to warrant getting kicked out himself! That’s gotta be some d-bag if even DC lost his temper. Now I’m picturing DC going in with his usual polite and respectful thing, and then absolutely losing it when it didn’t work. Heh. I’m hoping he cursed out the manager in the end.

http://bit.ly/1snytX

Another video of Adam and Drake last night. I really wish they would leave him alone. But I know it’s just going to get worse.

One of the paps asks Adam when his album will be out. Twice Adam says November 23. I thought it was the 24th.

lucy
October 14, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Of course, he didn’t say it was going to be the *cover.* Clearly he’s going to have one of those foldout booklet thingies. And somewhere in it there’ll be a crazy-lit shot of the Michelin Man from some angle or other. I’d be surprised if his foldout had the series of portrait-like photos that many of them have, really, Idol or not. I’m expecting it to be a more artsy, Bjorkish contraption with wild images played off against lyrics in tiny type’ ¦. and fake glitter.

Yes Lucy, I can see this. Like I said in my slightly sarcastic post above, I doubt he’d make himself look like a total jackass…there must be some context to it that we just can’t imagine. I know I’ll just put my trust in his judgement – he hasn’t steered me wrong yet with his choices. Can’t say the boy doesn’t take risks.

ETA: Does anyone remember David Bowie’s “Ashes to Ashes” video? Me thinks this is a pretty close approximation to what Adam might be dreaming up…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashes_to_Ashes_(David_Bowie_song)

Ahh, I thought of Bruce Gowers but I couldn’t think of why Adam would want to throw a slurpee at him, he was the chosen one, you know.

I’m trying to enlist him in my cause. I’m thinking that Adam has a better chance of getting within Slushee tossing distance of Bruce than I do. I know I’ve got Ryan in my camp, but I’ve seen him dance. I’m not sure he’s coordinated enough to get the job done.

Did I miss something? All these years the creme of fashion designers, models and photographers have brought their A-game talent and creativity and poured millions of dollars into developing their lines and crafting dynamic, dramatic fashion shows so that the newspaper’s unwashed masses can mock them? Wow, what a superfluous hobby.

In the Haute Couture shows, there are often bizarro styles that nobody would ever go outside wearing. They are done to draw attention to the ready-to-wear collections that people actually do buy. Some Haute Couture is like the concept cars that the manufacturers show at the big Car Shows. Interesting to look at, but not legal to drive on the road.

Then again, there is such a thing as imagination, creativity and story. If you want to go there, anyone could find plenty to mock in the art direction of a Tim Burton film ‘“ but it’s also whimsical and visionary genius.

“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?”

You know, I get everyone’s concern about the Michelin Man get up, but’ ¦I gotta say, I just don’t think Adam wants to look fugly in any photograph

Well, you can look silly and still not be ugly.

http://twitpic.com/lfl5z

@dishofsalt Laura Saltman says this photo is part of our hint as to what the news is that will be revealed on the 20th.

Edit: I said I might could see the outfit (barely) in some cool context (that I really can’t see) but NOT THE HAIR. Nothing can make that gumby hair look good. IMHFO lol

LOL! Hey, maybe he’s wearing a hat! The hair is hidden (maybe? reaching?)

I gotta say, I just don’t think Adam wants to look fugly in any photograph’ ¦so there’s got to be something about this outfit that we didn’t see, don’t understand’ ¦.to make it cool’ ¦or’ ¦something? Right?

I’m inclined to agree. Other than YHA, he really hasn’t had any memorable fashion misstep imo since starting on AI. And I tend to believe that, with the big bucks and label behind him now, and so much support, the team is even more inclined to let him be “edgy”, but, as Kirsten so eloquently put it (paraphrasing) “just say no to the flaming headdress.”

I have fingers crossed that the cover will be awesome yet envelope pushing, a little unexpected. But still aesthetically pleasing.

And maybe with Michelin Man pic not being the cover, it’ll make even more sense and be less jarring. I guess.

If they do call the album “Planet Fierce” Rowe’s site is going to get a shedload of Google hits.

Well, you can look silly and still not be ugly.

True enough, but would he want to look silly? He clearly doesn’t think he does…so there has to be something we’re just not “getting” about it. I wonder if we’ll go “ohhhh, THAT’s what he was trying to pull off!” when we see it? Maybe? *sigh* Am I being too hopeful?

Kirsten
October 14, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Ahh, I thought of Bruce Gowers but I couldn’t think of why Adam would want to throw a slurpee at him, he was the chosen one, you know.

I’m trying to enlist him in my cause. I’m thinking that Adam has a better chance of getting within Slushee tossing distance of Bruce than I do. I know I’ve got Ryan in my camp, but I’ve seen him dance. I’m not sure he’s coordinated enough to get the job done.

Okay, you got me here. I actually LMAO’d. BTW, I love Ryan and HE should have won an emmy, not Bruce.

Aww, halfie. From your lips to…

And hey, if 19 wants to buy the URL…

Kirsten
I know I’ve got Ryan in my camp, but I’ve seen him dance.

Wait, you’ve seen Ryan dance?? LOL, please tell me there’s video!

True enough, but would he want to look silly? He clearly doesn’t think he does’ ¦

But then, he did wear the Vest of Unusual Ugliness. So, IMO, he has had a swing and a miss.

I was hoping DC would illuminate us on what happened at the movies.

I just assumed it was Artie that got them kicked out of the movie theater for cursing. Thus, the twipic of him later that day wearing that dress and bra, with the random pumpkin on the bed. What better punishment after all?

Laura is holding the SNL contract. See pens in hand for signing.

Wait, you’ve seen Ryan dance?? LOL, please tell me there’s video!

Oh, I can’t point to a video off the top of my head. You just see him doing it in the background sometimes when there is a guest performer. He’s trying to keep the beat, but not being terribly successful. Dude cannot keep time and he does the total geek dance.

Kirsten? Have I told you lately that I love you? Well, I do.

Sometimes, you need to not light your head on fire.

A frickin’ men, and it’s one of the things I worry about with Adam. It’s also part of what I like about him, but sometimes you need not to do that, and if he can’t do it himself, he needs people around him who can tell him “NO!” to the flaming headdress. Or ugly space Michelin man outfits and Big Boy hair.

True enough, but would he want to look silly? He clearly doesn’t think he does’ ¦so there has to be something we’re just not ‘getting’  about it. I wonder if we’ll go ‘ohhhh, THAT’s what he was trying to pull off!’  when we see it? Maybe? *sigh* Am I being too hopeful?

Given that outfit and hair? yes, too hopeful. Plus I love Adam, but he can and has made some fashion missteps, so no like I trust his taste at this point.

Kirsten? Have I told you lately that I love you? Well, I do.

Ditto

Ok I did the blockquote thing backwards, but you know what I mean.

Oh, so much love. It will keep me warm the next time I’m burned in effigy. Wait a minute…

I can’t believe I missed the Michelin man photo before. Well, actually I can. I don’t read everything here or elsewhere and certainly not the pages and pages of comments.

So that outfit and hair is for real and will be in the liner notes or whatever on Adam’s CD? My opinion is it’s all sorts of NO.

LOL.

But then, he did wear the Vest of Unusual Ugliness. So, IMO, he has had a swing and a miss.

Please, it’s the Bedazzled Vest of Ugliness. Add to the YHA mess, and then there was his not quite hit of his homage to the Old South of his AMA announcement look. So I think he’s missing more than he’s hitting these days, unfortunately. sigh. Woried now.

Kirsten? Have I told you lately that I love you? Well, I do.

Thanks a lot, MJ. Now I have an Elvis earworm…

ETA: Does anyone remember David Bowie’s ‘Ashes to Ashes’  video? Me thinks this is a pretty close approximation to what Adam might be dreaming up’ ¦
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashes_to_Ashes_(David_Bowie_song)

Yep, I remember. Sounds about right to me!

Just this morning Bowie’s Loving the Alien came up on my Ipod and I thought, hey, yet another possible title for Adam’s album — too bad it’s taken.

http://bit.ly/1snytX

Another video of Adam and Drake last night. I really wish they would leave him alone. But I know it’s just going to get worse.

OK, gotta ask – what are the “Fox Awards” of which they speak, and how is this video related to the earlier one supposedly at 7-11? They seem to be carrying the same bags, but there’s a carport-type thing and “umbrella service” and what kind of 7-11s have parking lots that big!? I must be a bigger superstar than Adam, because when I go I get to park right outside the door.

A frickin’ men, and it’s one of the things I worry about with Adam. It’s also part of what I like about him, but sometimes you need not to do that, and if he can’t do it himself, he needs people around him who can tell him ‘NO!’  to the flaming headdress. Or ugly space Michelin man outfits and Big Boy hair.

I try to be optimistic by reminding myself that he has a very well organized group behind him now, very invested in creating a strong image and rolling out a strong album. We’ve just seen the tip of the iceburg so far wrt those efforts, but I definitely think the planning is there.

So, with that in mind, I’m hoping he has the support to steer the album art (and songs, and whole package) in the right direction. After all, they’re certainly not just giving him free reign (as we’ve learned time and time again, watching how 19 works). No matter how freaking brilliant he is, it’s just not happening.

Did the Dust Devil already happen, and I missed it?

It did, and now all we have is a Krispuddle. Hey.

I think Katy’s degree was business-related, and I don’t think she has had any related experience in modeling or acting (for one, she was too heavy to be a model, but she has lost a lot of weight recently).

Don’t you have to be 5’8″ or somewhere close to it to model?

A frickin’ men, and it’s one of the things I worry about with Adam. It’s also part of what I like about him, but sometimes you need not to do that, and if he can’t do it himself, he needs people around him who can tell him ‘NO!’  to the flaming headdress. Or ugly space Michelin man outfits and Big Boy hair.

I think at this point, like Simon said on AI week 9, it doesn’t really matter now. I took that to mean that Adam had established himself as a relevant singer and he was headed for success and didn’t matter if he did something “funky.”

Maybe you are worried because you think it will hurt his fan base. I think it just makes him part of who he is and everyone will just say well THAT is Adam Lambert. He is just like a saying about the weather in New Mexico, wait a minute and it will change.

I love his fun-loving spirit. For me personally I don’t want him to change a thing.

Oh just wanted to add, someone posted a def of glam earlier. Adam is just being glam, he loves it, it’s his dream, being a glammy rock star.

Given that outfit and hair? yes, too hopeful. Plus I love Adam, but he can and has made some fashion missteps, so no like I trust his taste at this point.

I don’t even really completely trust his taste in music! But you seldom get total genius from people who don’t also blunder right into total disaster from time to time either. Having impeccable taste that’s always in charge is okay, but at the same time as that taste filters out big messes it also can filter out the great stuff. Adam’ll have his share of “what was he thinkings?” right alongside his “oh my god genius” moments, on all fronts, visual, aural, etc., I’m sure. That’s okay. Bring on the Michelin man — if it’s bad, at least it’ll be *funny* bad!

What ever happened with those Really Awards at Fox??

lucy
October 14, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Just this morning Bowie’s Loving the Alien came up on my Ipod and I thought, hey, yet another possible title for Adam’s album ‘” too bad it’s taken.

Yeah, Bowie did a lot of “space” references, not just the more well-known “Space Oddity.” I need to go back and listen to all my Bowie albums. Love that Adam is going in the that direction, even just for one or two songs. It seems fitting for him. Gah! I want to hear some music!

The Michelin getup? Oh Adam……perhaps we should do some praying that he doesn’t wear it performing at the AMA’s……

lucy
October 14, 2009 at 3:52 pm
But you seldom get total genius from people who don’t also blunder right into total disaster from time to time either. Having impeccable taste that’s always in charge is okay, but at the same time as that taste filters out big messes it also can filter out the great stuff. Adam’ll have his share of ‘what was he thinkings?’  right alongside his ‘oh my god genius’  moments, on all fronts, visual, aural, etc., I’m sure. That’s okay. Bring on the Michelin man ‘” if it’s bad, at least it’ll be *funny* bad!

I really love the way you think, Lucy! And you’re completely right, of course. If he does come up with some genius moments, one thing that will happen is he’ll get labeled “eccentric.” Nothing wrong with that! It will just keep people guessing, occasional disaster or not.

That’s okay. Bring on the Michelin man ‘” if it’s bad, at least it’ll be *funny* bad!

Well that outfit did bring the epic lulz and I do giggle everytime I see it. But I’m a fan who stills adores him, despite his occasionally atrocioius missteps, I don’t want him being laughed at by non-fans *pouts* I know that doesn’t make sense, but I don’t care.

To think that yesterday I was almost overcome from a surfeit of great Adam news, and now today I’m back to the bad nervous feelings. Adam is a roller coaster is in a scary part today.

Big News!! I got my ticket to David Cook’s concert in Milwaukee!! I get to see Andy, Neal, Kyle etc rock out again, in person!

[well, to ME, this is more newsworthy than Adam and Drake kissing, heh.]

clearone
October 14, 2009 at 3:55 pm
The Michelin getup? Oh Adam’ ¦’ ¦perhaps we should do some praying that he doesn’t wear it performing at the AMA’s’ ¦’ ¦

Oh heavens, clearone. Good point. I really want to see him wear something a little more…form fitting…for the AMAs. I mean, not to be shallow or anything…;)

Don’t you have to be 5′ ²8′ ³ or somewhere close to it to model?

Pretty much. It can vary with the kind of modeling you do, though, I think. Elliott’s controversial girlfriend (who’s stuck by him much more loyally than his rebelling fans, I must say) claims 5’9″, but to me she looks more like 5’7″ or so, and she’s pretty successful, albeit mainly in the Maxim, sex-goddessy end of modeling. (which would not be Katy’s choice, I would imagine.) You can be shorter if you go for tv commercials, too, for example. I would think maybe that’s a direction Katy might try to head in, since she’s got theater interests as well.

MJ, I know you report on Leona Lewis. Just read that she was slapped or punched at a book signing. She’s okay, but yikes. Crazy fans FTL.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8307616.stm

Big News!! I got my ticket to David Cook’s concert in Milwaukee!! I get to see Andy, Neal, Kyle etc rock out again, in person!

[well, to ME, this is more newsworthy than Adam and Drake kissing, heh.]

Congratulations! I’m going through withdrawal since seems like I have no more shows close enough to go to them… can’t quite convince the hubby that we need to take a trip to Orlando next month. Ha!

I don’t want him being laughed at by non-fans *pouts* I know that doesn’t make sense, but I don’t care.

No, it makes sense.

But one tire-ad image in a mass of Adam-y glitterized craziness on a cd foldout is almost certainly not going to be seen by the general public — VFTW’s best efforts to the contrary (no doubt)!

Oh, hell, here’s one more pic of David Cook @ Richmond since seems like the folks on *all sides* of me videoing didn’t upload their vids. Hmm. Maybe my singing was worse than I thought???

http://twitpic.com/livdj

And the floozy Idol bagger. MJ, where are the Mai Tais you normally serve during these events? I haven’t even got any stinkin’ popcorn. Damn budget cuts!

Hey now, I’m the bartender around these parts

Sorry I left you hanging Kirsten, your Mai Tai is coming right up.

I’m also tempted to fly to LA so I can Slushee Bruce for you. Next time I’m on that side of the country, I’ll get the job done.

ImMattGiraud Hanging with @jasoncastro here in Grand Rapids. He looks very cold. Ha ha. Welcome to Michigan!! http://twitpic.com/liymj
3 minutes ago from Echofon

Dammit, something DID happen last night regarding the FOX Really Awards – those white bags were probably gift bags, not 7-11 bags!!

http://www.adamofficial.com/node/785453

It says it was taped on the 13th for air on the 17th! Can someone with more time look into this further and see if there are pics?? I saw a gallery of other celebs posing, but Adam wasn’t one of those, but it sure looks like he was there!

No wonder that pap video above mentioned “umbrella service” and had such a big parking lot – that was no 7-11!

from dannygokey

Good morning…woke up and laying in bed already for 45 minutes. I cant motivate myself enough 2 get up. *I think I can, I think I can*
about 4 hours ago from web

Dentists recommend toothbrush b kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet 2 avoid airborne particles from the flush. *leaves 2 burn toothbrush
about 23 hours ago from web

In the studio finishing up song #4 on the album!!
12:34 PM Oct 13th from web

from Allison4realzzz

RT @HolyShiZZZ: http://twitpic.com/lhklw – OMG OMG @Allison4Realzzz plz look at this, its for you LOL plz .. To damn awesome!!! Ahahahha
about 1 hour ago from Echofon

In ze studio wiff David Bassett… All I gata say is .. Be preeepaaaareeeedd!!!
about 1 hour ago from Echofon

Maybe you are worried because you think it will hurt his fan base.

Not at all, Adam has to appeal beyond his fanbase to be successful and he needs, obviously, people he can trust who can tell him “no,” sometimes. Everyone does, but I think Adam needs it a bit more than most, because part of what I like is that he is so expansive, but sometimes he is going to have a really crappy and/or dangerous idea, like “subtle” Flaming Headdresses or Bedazzled Vests of Ugliness, he needs someone who can give a reality check. Not necessarily squash what he says, but make it better, and/or less dangerous. Like going from flaming headdress to flaming staff which worked just fine as well. And wouldn’t say, light his head/hair on fire.

Dammit, something DID happen last night regarding the FOX Really Awards ‘“ those white bags were probably gift bags, not 7-11 bags!!

http://www.adamofficial.com/node/785453

It says it was taped on the 13th for air on the 17th! Can someone with more time look into this further and see if there are pics?? I saw a gallery of other celebs posing, but Adam wasn’t one of those, but it sure looks like he was there!

No wonder that pap video above mentioned ‘umbrella service’  and had such a big parking lot ‘“ that was no 7-11!

Well the important thing is there seems to be no award in hand….Which is a double edged sword….Glad he did not get it because it would have fueled too much fan waring (because of what the award represents)….on the other hand….He lost again!.

Unless the award is in the bag…

anthrogeek, did you see the category that Adam was nominated for?
Really Totally Robbed.

Forget Adam wearing seat belts as a sign of the apocalypse,

Dammit, something DID happen last night regarding the FOX Really Awards ‘“ those white bags were probably gift bags, not 7-11 bags!!

http://www.adamofficial.com/node/785453

Adam’s website not only had something up in a timely manner, but before anyone else did? I’m looking for the pigs flying outside my windows as I type.

To think that yesterday I was almost overcome from a surfeit of great Adam news, and now today I’m back to the bad nervous feelings. Adam is a roller coaster is in a scary part today.

Truthiness: Me too! I’m practically overcome with fear! What will RCA come up with next? First, they got Adam that silly gig on that awards show. Then, Adam’s TFM video has to be shown worldwide before some movie. Lastly, there’s that appearance on some lame talkshow. I just hope RCA doesn’t try to push him to be on some late night show like SNL. It’s really hard being an Adam fan. You never know what they are going to throw at you.

I don’t trust RCA to handle the big things, so I’m sure they will screw up the small things like a picture inside a cd booklet. Do they not realize one picture could bring Adam’s rise to stardom to a complete halt? Is it too late to give Jive a call?

from Allison4realzzz

RT @HolyShiZZZ: http://twitpic.com/lhklw ‘“ OMG OMG @Allison4Realzzz plz look at this, its for you LOL plz .. To damn awesome!!! Ahahahha
about 1 hour ago from Echofon

In ze studio wiff David Bassett’ ¦ All I gata say is .. Be preeepaaaareeeedd!!!

*Sigh* Allison, I love ya, but speak english sometimes aiight?

ImMattGiraud Hanging with @jasoncastro here in Grand Rapids. He looks very cold. Ha ha. Welcome to Michigan!! http://twitpic.com/liymj

Adorbs! Dude, Jason is busting his butt doing shows around the country right now and yes, I get that he’s promoting his single, but I really don’t think pushing back the album drop was so smart. People who see him now and like him may not remember him by 2010 when his album comes out. What is it with Atlantic? Ryan Star’s album has been pushed back a gillion times as well, even though his songs have been used on TV. Weird!

I believe Katy Allen actually has done acting work — at least in high school, college and in community theatre stuff.

Here’s some information on the photographer for Kris’s album cover shoot. On his website, you’ll see the celebrities and the musicians he’s photgraphed. I love his work. Really, really beautiful. I love the mood and setting of all them.

http://www.ericogden.com/

Found on twitter —

ExposureNY Yes, it’s true: Eric Ogden shot the Kris Allen album packaging. http://bit.ly/jSLV
about 2 hours ago from web

Everyone’s talking about Kris Allen’s new album cover shot by Eric Ogden! http://bit.ly/wI8zy

LOL Tiger! I guess I love you too!

As for the “Kris DustDevil”, his sales numbers weren’t released because it’s not Thursday yet. The thread above is only downloads, as far as I can tell. Considering how many times his single is being played on the radio, LLWD will more than likely go up significantly on the charts when the Billboard 100 is released later this week.

I’d also point out that Kris is the only current AI8 Idol to even chart on the Billboard 100 — he has done so twice.

I love his work. Really, really beautiful. I love the mood and setting of all them.

Thanks for bringing that info here. I thought Kris’s pictures were really well done and I was interested in knowing who did them. That guy’s a very talented photographer.

man, I really love David Archuleta’s Christmas CD. it is really good. Doing well on the charts also, amazon and Itunes.

Sigh* Allison, I love ya, but speak english sometimes aiight?

All I gata say is that I only care about the actual information in her tweet, David Bassett: rock song writer and producer. Oh, I also care that she’s sweet enough to reply to fans every now and then, which is what that first tweet was about.

Not only is Elliott still with his model gf but he still likes PDA with her. Scenes from an event at Fashion Week in NYC last month. No licking though.

http://himphoto.smugmug.com/keyword/elliott%20yamin#646502900_xeorm

As for the ‘Kris DustDevil’ , his sales numbers weren’t released because it’s not Thursday yet. The thread above is only downloads, as far as I can tell.

NOt trying to be snarky but is there other sales numbers besides itunes for the single? Why do you say his sales numbers won’t be released til Thursday when everyone else’s were released today? Am I missing something?

lol, jpfan, I’d call that a photoshoot, not so much a PDA. It was obviously, to me anyhow, staged.

Aloha and good day.

First off, I agree with all those who said Adam’s kiss with Drake should not be a big deal. I kiss my husband in public all the time. If some told my I was squicking them out I’d wonder about them, not me.

I do, however, have to disagree that it is not news. It is news because:
*It’s unusual to see two men openly kissing (in our society, anyway)..
*It’s the first time Adam has kissed Drake in public and anything Adam (and therefore his relationship with Drake) is big news.
*it’s NEW. As in– NEWS. Get it?

Everything else is yesterday’s news. It’s still all good news, but it’s a day old and the nature of the beast is to go for the very latest for the headline or top of the newscast, and then to recap whatever else is going on.
Especially in the era of Internet and 24 hour cable news– yesterday’s news is so– yesterday. Millions have already seen, read, watched yesterday’s news. Onward, forward, it’s inexorable and it’s a part of the business.

I’m not saying it’s the most important news, but it is news.
And too bad. But Adam’s actions are a perfect way to help us get over one of the strongest innate prejudices we have.

When a famous man kissing another man is no longer novel enough to be shocking– then Adam will have succeeded in doing what he so clearly wants to do– and that is to be treated like any other person, gay or straight, and to be considered just as “normal” as everyone else.

And by the way, The Kiss is probably already well on its way to being old news. It came out this morning, didn’t it?

LOL JPfan – that’s what we need – a good arm-licking scandal. So, I’m assuming his girlfriend was wearing a bikini because she was “on the job” so to speak. She’s quite beautiful.

I thought Kris’s pictures were really well done and I was interested in knowing who did them. That guy’s a very talented photographer.

That guy is good. Wish they had gotten him for DC. Haha. Nearly a year later, and I still hate hate HATE his album cover. I seriously think he may have lost some sales there. I had a friend listen to some tracks from the CD and she liked it, but then she saw the album cover and said, hmm, not that cute and lost interest. Ack! Yes, my friend is maybe particularly shallow, but I’m sure she’s not the only one, haha. Idol album covers are notoriously bad, but I think DC’s takes the cake. From S7, I actually thought Michael Johns’, Brooke’s and Jason’s (well, his single cover for now) look pretty good. Even KLC and the stupid horse, and non-smiling Archie’s covers looked okay. I think of the ones I know, the worst Idol covers are DC’s, Blake’s, and Jordin’s.

Alaadam

As far as I saw, the numbers released today only gave downloads numbers. Then I also saw album sales (which of course wouldn’t apply to Kris yet). Unless I missed itm, I didn’t see anything that included physical sales of singles. And the Billboard 100 charts don’t come out until Thursday — that’s probably the most important chart anyway, since it combines airplay & sales

Man I love that boy Kris!

He’s just promised to play a concert at Seton Hall School for girls in Cincinnati if the students raise $5,000 for breast cancer research.

details here:

http://www.setoncincinnati.org/

Yes Jaime was on the job. It was a charity fashion event where Elliott performed and also walked the runway with her. There’s a pretty funny video of him doing a Zoolander while doing his runway gig.

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Girlygirl, there are no physical singles anymore. Singles are downloads only. Kris probably didn’t make the Top 100 downloaded songs this week. So no numbers. Wherever the song is at iTunes, is pretty much where it will chart.
#1 song on iTunes – #1 downloaded song for the week.

I don’t think the design of an album cover will matter over much.. but then sometimes art will grab the eye.. sooooooo How about on Adam’s cover we just put one BIG RED APPLE on the cover maybe with the green snake.. hmmm we could also put a alien ship… NO.. NOT good?.. well at least it would be an interesting combination and people could spend hours trying to figure out what it all means.. lol

I don’t trust RCA to handle the big things, so I’m sure they will screw up the small things like a picture inside a cd booklet. Do they not realize one picture could bring Adam’s rise to stardom to a complete halt? Is it too late to give Jive a call?

Eh, not saying it’s career destroying at all. What I do think though is yeah, sometimes Adam needs to know when to dial it back and yeah, I do worry about it when I see things like that picture and know it will make even part of his CD artwork. Like I said, it’s not like Adam hasn’t shown some questionable taste in other things and had a tendency to go over the top in ways it would probably be best he didn’t. Which again, OTT is part of who Adam is and is part of why I like him. But again, sometimes it doesn’t work and having someone who can tell him that, will be useful for him. And yeah, if his music is too OTT in a way that doesn’t work with a lot of people and people don’t tell him, that actually will hurt his career.

So no, a stupid picture isn’t the end of the world, a pattern of bad taste and not knowing when to say when, could be bad. So seeing evidence of it again troubles my overanxious Adam stan heart. I worry because I love. And is he getting enough vegetables?

In the Haute Couture shows, there are often bizarro styles that nobody would ever go outside wearing. They are done to draw attention to the ready-to-wear collections that people actually do buy. Some Haute Couture is like the concept cars that the manufacturers show at the big Car Shows. Interesting to look at, but not legal to drive on the road.

Wait… Adam wore this contraption outside, walking down Wilshire?
And drove down the road in it?

No?
Phew!
It is just art then, after all.

As far as I saw, the numbers released today only gave downloads numbers. Then I also saw album sales (which of course wouldn’t apply to Kris yet). Unless I missed itm, I didn’t see anything that included physical sales of singles.

Where do we see numbers for physical singles? Haven’t seen that report yet at all-for anyone. I have seen where the spins have increased which is great, i just wanted to know how many he sold last week.

lol, jpfan, I’d call that a photoshoot, not so much a PDA. It was obviously, to me anyhow, staged.

Yes, to some extent. But the nuzzling thing in the one photo is something I’ve seen those two do to each other quite a few times in photos, including ones that seem pretty candid. I think they’re pretty PDAish all the time, with or without a photo shoot.

Nevermind, KRis’s numbers just came up on the other thread this afternoon. Whew! Doesn’t look good.

Kris Allen, Live Like We’re Dying (13,000, -43 percent, 53,000)
Meanwhile, Kris Allen’s Live Like We’re Dying drops 43 percent in its second full week on the chart. Its new total is 53,000-per article.

But, I guess if you add that to spins, he should be way up there on billboard.

Eh, not saying it’s career destroying at all. What I do think though is yeah, sometimes Adam needs to know when to dial it back and yeah, I do worry about it when I see things like that picture and know it will make even part of his CD artwork.

The art director makes the decisions, though, I assume. And I don’t know that the RCA art department will want to do anything that makes him look actually stupid. They do clunky and not-as-good-looking-as-they-really-are. But I don’t know that I’ve seen them do “ridiculous” yet. (always a first time, though, I suppose — nevertheless, the cd art won’t be Adam’s taste but somebody else’s, really … )

But, I guess if you add that to spins, he should be way up there on billboard.

And, with the spins, he can go back up.

I agree with Lucy. That wasn’t a photoshoot because basically every picture of Elliott and his gf looks like that. I am assuming the topic of the day is PDA.
I keed, I keed.

What I do think though is yeah, sometimes Adam needs to know when to dial it back and yeah, I do worry about it when I see things like that picture and know it will make even part of his CD artwork. Like I said, it’s not like Adam hasn’t shown some questionable taste in other things and had a tendency to go over the top in ways it would probably be best he didn’t.

I think the problem here is that this may indeed be exactly the kind of artist Adam wants to be. He may not want to dial it back and stay in the safe box. He may just want to express himself however he sees fit and let the chips fall where they may.

Adam Lambert: The Jewish Mother Interview
http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywoodjew/item/adam_lambert_the_jewish_mother_interview_20091014/

JN: The song’s lyric, ‘Black holes and revelations.’ 

AL: Isn’t that beautiful?

JN: What’s the biggest black hole you’re afraid of falling into?

AL: Obscurity. That would be a shame. That would be a real shame. If I have anything to say about it, it won’t happen no matter what goes on with my career.

JN: What’s the biggest revelation you’ve had?

AL: You know, at the risk of sounding a little bit clich, that anything’s possible. I really think that, to a point, if you dream something and really visualize it, I think that it can come true. I really do believe that now.

Bringing this over from the ontd_ai.com site:

THERE WILL BE A LIVE KRIS ALLEN INTERVIEW TOMORROW MORNING, OCTOBER 15TH AT Q-102 IN CINCINNATI.

They are the station that sponsors the Bosom Ball, where Kris will perform with Parachute and the Script.

web address is: http://www.wkrq.com

They did not say the time on air, so I called and talked to the station manager. He said between 9:30 and 10 a.m. (that’s Eastern time)

Also, a whole bunch of people from ontd_ai are going to this Bosom Ball thing, so hopefully there will be video, since this will be the first time Kris sings LLWD live.

Wait’ ¦ Adam wore this contraption outside, walking down Wilshire?
And drove down the road in it?

It’s okay, he’s wearing seatbelts these days. And if wears the Michelin man outfit, he has his own built-in airbags. I’m telling ya Adam is all about the safety first! these days.

And here I was just talking about my inner Adam yenta. He look so cute in that picture with the Jewish Mother interview and my fave part “AL: Yaaayyy! My people. (Laughing and opening his arms wide.)” bit. Awwww. Oh and kicks stupid BVoU hub bub some more for their sheer stupidity.

Guys, anyone know what this is about?
Note the ship date.

ADAM_SIGNAL Adam’s WalMart soundcheck CD now available for presale: http://bit.ly/bPrQd

VAlilac

Adam Lambert: The Jewish Mother Interview
http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywoodjew/item/adam_lambert_the_jewish_mother_interview_20091014/

Aww, I liked that interview (from the tour) – funny about the six degrees of separations at the end .

50 cent Album has been push back and is also being release on Nov 23

http://showbiz.peacefmonline.com/music/200910/29095.php

That pits Adam against 50 cent, Britney, Lady Gaga, Rhianna, Susan Boyle, and Timbaland. Going to be a tough week!

Also, a whole bunch of people from ontd_ai are going to this Bosom Ball thing, so hopefully there will be video, since this will be the first time Kris sings LLWD live.

Oh, that’s exciting! I would really like to hear a live version of LLWD.

He’s just promised to play a concert at Seton Hall School for girls in Cincinnati if the students raise $5,000 for breast cancer research.

details here:
http://www.setoncincinnati.org/

…proud of him!!

..can’t wait tomorrow to see a live LLWD..yahoo!!

dhunken… I’m sure Adam will do great with his first single and it will set the pace for his album. But kind of agree with you that there is big competition that week

Is that the same school where Archuleta performed for charity last year?

That pits Adam against 50 cent, Britney, Lady Gaga, Rhianna, Susan Boyle, and Timbaland. Going to be a tough week!

holy shiiiit D: I’m most worried about Brit and Rihanna

Who Is Max Martin? A Hitmaking ‘Beast’
http://www.popeater.com/2009/10/14/who-is-max-martin/

“He was the guy who ushered in teen pop being more like a form of creative expression,” Ann Powers, pop music critic for the L.A. Times tells PopEater. “Look at [producers] Stargate, Ryan Tedder — they wouldn’t exist without Max or the success he had. There’s been a huge shift in the 21st century towards appreciating mainstream pop and I would base that as a shift to when Max Martin started.”
…
Dorough believes Martin’s rock background is a big part of the reason for his success. “I always foresee his best stuff along the line of where his heart’s at, and that’s almost more of pop with a little bit of a rock tinge to it,” he says. “Some of his big stuff with Pink or Kelly Clarkson, ‘Since U Been Gone,’ it’s pop-rock.”

GaGa’s a re-release. Britney’s a singles collection. Both are not threats IMO.

I don’t remember who was the person who said that Drake should establish his career first, but the guy is a fabulous artist. http://twitpic.com/kvn3p

Just got home to read these headlines. They’re like the sweetest EVER!! I love the pics of Adam with Drake. He looks soooooo happy. Good for him/them! I also love that Jewish mother interview. He’s so sweet and so REAL, which makes it all the more wonderful that such good things are happening for him. He’s always talking about being “honored” by the various assorted good things that are going his way, but, honestly, I feel honored to be his fan. It’s great that there’s someone out there who certainly looks like they’re going to “make it,” who is still so humble and truly doesn’t seem to forget what it was like to be Joe Average. I hope he can hold on to that because it’s a very appealing trait!

I don’t remember who was the person who said that Drake should establish his career first, but the guy is a fabulous artist. http://twitpic.com/kvn3p

I love the painting on the left side.

ETA- ADAM GOT HACKED AGAIN………

I guess Adams brother just joined twitter and he already has over 400 people following him- he asks if people want him to spill secrets, lol.

it’s @neilambert ( one L)

?????????????????????????
Just got a call from the Oprah show re: Adam on Oprah
http://www.adamofficial.com/node/807402

Taping Adam on Oprah this Friday via satellite?

I guess Adams brother just joined twitter and he already has over 400 people following him- he asks if people want him to spill secrets, lol.

Adam only typed “@neilambert” with no message. Seems odd he wouldn’t give him a welcome as he did for David Cook, Kris. Some on twitter are saying Adam is hacked again.

I don’t remember who was the person who said that Drake should establish his career first, but the guy is a fabulous artist. http://twitpic.com/kvn3p

love the one at the left!

Yeah, it could be hacked but this dude is already up to 600 followers. That is pretty impressive. I want to see how many people end up following him just because Adam ( or a hacker) tweeted it.

If it was Adam, he misspelled his own brother’s name. Shouldn’t it be @neillambert?

Left out an “L” there

@neilambert is not following anyone. I hope his twitter is not hacked again but it sure seems like it.

ETA- re: followers, remember how many followers fake wolfgang had before the jig was up. About 1,000 wasn’t it?

What’s the significance of all the boobs in Drake’s painting?

There is already a Neil Lambert with two “L” s

Now he’s following Perez, lol. Oh, well- it’s interesting anyway.

Why would Adam post a pic of Drake’s paintings when he knows Drake posted them over a week ago? Why is Adam not even following Neil? Why would Neil Lambert be neilambert instead of neillambert (missing “l”)? Why would Adam send an empty message to Neil? Why would neil post a “gay” avatar? Why would Adam send people to Neil before neil even finished opening up his account, i.e. no avatar for a few minutes and first clicks yielded no account at all?

Somethins rotten in Denmark.

nvm

Oh shit- i wonder if the hacker really got ahold of Adam’s number?

David Cook has a BA in graphic arts, and helped design his album cover. Myself I think it’s a