Idol Headlines for 11/03/08

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McCain is winning as ‘SNL’ host

John McCain wasn’t as much of a draw as his running mate Sarah Palin, but his appearance on last night’s Saturday Night Live still helped the late-night show soar to new heights. The installment that featured a special appearance by McCain and his wife Cindy à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  along with Tina Fey as Palin and host Ben Affleck à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  averaged a 9.0 rating/20 share in 56 local markets metered by Nielsen. That’s the second-highest performance in overnights for SNL since December 1997, second only to Palin’s appearance on Oct. 18 (10.7/24) which featured Josh Brolin as host. Last night’s telecast opened with McCain and Fey’s Palin hosting an infomercial for QVC. Unlike Palin’s appearance from two weeks back, McCain made a lot more jokes at his own expense, as well as his competitor’s. American Idol winner David Cook was the night’s musical guest.

Entertainment Weekly

What’s up with Bo Bice?

I recently had a chance to interview Season 4 runner-up Bo Bice as part of a promotion for American Idol Rewind, which is covering both Seasons 3 and 4 this year.

Bo is one of my favorite Idols, and it was cool to have a chance to find out what he’s been up to and what his plans are for the future. You can read the entire exclusive interview here.

During our interview, Bo told me his next CD will be a compilation of live performances, appropriately titled I Love the Road. The album will be available for presale December 1 on www.bobice.com. It is expected to be released before the end of the year.

blog.syracuse.com

More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…

David Cook: ‘I’ve Won The Lottery of Life’

“It’s going great,” David, 25, tells OK!. “Next to all the craziness that’s my life right now, she’s been an absolute anchor. I keep saying that as long as I don’t do anything to screw it up, we’re going to be together for a bit.”

“I may have hit the lottery with life this past year,” David says. Meanwhile, David’s fulfilled another dream by performing on the Nov. 1 episode of SNL. “Having any connection to that show,” David says, “you can’t take that away from me, ever.”

OK Magazine

David Cook shows big time skills on ‘Saturday Night Live’

The king of Blue Springs got a coveted stamp on his celebrity passport on Saturday: David Cook was the musical guest on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Saturday Night Live.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

And it wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t just any episode. It was the last one before the presidential election and the end of a campaign that has brought à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“SNLà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  a ton of viewers and newfound respect. Plus, John McCain was a special guest, adding even more hype to the show.

Kansas City.com

PHOTO CALL: Clay Aiken Leads Current Cast of Tony-Winning Spamalot

Clay Aiken and Merle Dandridge currently star in the 2005 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Monty Python’s Spamalot, which will close on Broadway Jan. 18, 2009.

The musical will have played 35 previews and 1,582 regular performances at the Shubert Theatre when it ends its run.

Playbill

Rock and Comedy show goes on despite rain

Blackanthem Military News – Bo Bice and his band start their set in the FOB Delta MWR Theater Room in Halloween masks.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELTA, Iraq – Soldiers on this FOB who braved the rain and mud were treated Halloween evening to tunes and laughs.

Bo Bice, best known from season four of “American Idol,” and Jackie “The Jokeman” Martling, best known from “The Howard Stern Show,” are touring Iraq as the “Rock and Comedy Tour” sponsored by Stars for Stripes.

Bice echoed the sentiment. After being “raised Marine” – his father and brother were both in the Marine Corps – Bice also struck up a friendship with the widow and daughter of Staff Sgt. Jimmy Arroyave, a Marine who died in Iraq.

The mother had taken her daughter to an American Idol concert and wrote Bice a letter saying his music had helped her get through her father’s death. Bice said he called them to say thank you, and after they spoke a few times the mother and daughter sent him a bear made out of Arroyave’s uniform.

Bice said he kept the bear in his studio while recording the song “American Blood,” which he dedicated to service members who have died in the war on terror.

“This is a life-changing experience,” said Bice, introducing the song. Currently on his second tour for deployed troops, he said he’d come back as often as he’s allowed. “I can’t wait to come back next year.”

Black Anthem.com

Celebrities rally for Obama in Fort Myers

Fort Myers – American Idol singer Vonzell Solomon as well as TV personality Judge Glenda Hatchett laced up their sneakers and pounded pavement in Fort Myers Sunday evening.

The twosome, as well as dozens of other supporters are trying to convince undecided voters to vote for Obama on Tuesday.

Wink News

Review: Carrie Underwood at the Erwin Center

Elvis and Priscilla were there. Betty Boop and Marilyn Monroe, too. I even saw a few dozen Tony Romos. Carrie Underwoodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Halloween night concert at the Frank Erwin Center brought out more characters than an à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  audition.

There may have been more costumes than cowboy hats in the audience, but à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢sà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  country queen stayed true to form. Her powerhouse pipes were spectacular and her dazzling stage presence could be felt all the way up to the top row of the mezzanine.

Austin360.com

Three-time Grammy winner to perform at Pan Am

Carrie Underwood will perform at the Pan Am center at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The popular country quartet Little Big Town will be the opening act.

You may remember Carrie Underwood from the fourth season of American Idol. After winning over some pretty rough competition, Underwood proceeded to become a multi-platinum selling artist and has won three Grammy awards, as well. She’s had several number-one hits on the Billboard Country Charts, including “Before He Cheats,” “Jesus Take the Wheel” and “Wasted” (all from her first album Some Hearts). Her current single, “Just a Dream,” is #21 on the Billboard Country Charts.

Roundupnews.com

Reba, Kelly mesh talent at concert

On Friday, the Bryce Jordan Center hosted two generations of superstars.

Billed as simply “Reba + Kelly” for their “2 Worlds, 2 Voices” tour, country legend Reba McEntire and American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson performed a two-hour set of duets on Halloween, trading verses and teaming up for the choruses on most of the songs. They played an almost equal selection of songs from both of their catalogs.

The combination of Clarkson’s technical ability and McEntire’s emotional performance made for a surprisingly good show, though it was already clear Clarkson is a step above her American Idol peers.

The Daily Collegian

The Girls Are IT

Carrie Underwood will co-host the CMA Awards with Brad Paisley. Along with Underwood, so far the following IT girls are set to perform: Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Jennifer Nettles, and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum.

She’s a double IT plus because she is Carrie Underwood. The three-time Grammy winner recently unveiled her own wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York.

Kristy Lee Cook became an IT with her recent Opry debut.

CMT.com

Mourners celebrate lives of slain Hudson relatives

Mourners in Jennifer Hudson’s childhood church Sunday listened as the second-grade teacher of the entertainer’s slain nephew read aloud from journals written by his classmates à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  including one who lamented that Julian King didn’t live long enough to become president.

With three of Julian’s classmates standing by her side, Carmen Williams of Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy remembered the 7-year-old as a smart boy who liked to tell knock-knock jokes.

“When Julian raised his hand, he had that enthusiastic light in his eyes, and he always à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  always à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  had the right answer,” Williams said.

Associated Press

Crime scene too much for Jennifer Hudson

As Jennifer Hudson stayed sequestered in her grief Sunday night and other family members attended a memorial service for three murdered relatives at her childhood church, New York friends told us Hudson has not been able to go inside the home where the tragic killings took place.

Shari Sweat, a cousin, told the assembled mourners at Pleasant Gift Memorial Baptist Church that Hudsonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mother Darnell Donerson, or à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dollà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as she was known, had voted just before she was fatally shot with her son Jason. Their bodies were found Oct. 24 at Donersonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s house, and that of Hudsonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 7-year-old nephew Julian King three days later in Jason Hudsonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s vehicle.

NY Daily News

EXCLUSIVE: Andre Leon Talley: Jennifer Hudson Is “Doing Very, Very Well”

Jennifer Hudson is “staying close to her family” right now, says Vogue editor (and pal) Andre Leon Talley.

“She is doing very, very well. She’s very strong,” he told Usmagazine.com Friday at Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project’s annual Hulaween gala in NYC.

“I think that she has such strength,” said Talley, who has been e-mailing the Dreamgirls star, whom he dressed for the 2007 Oscars. “There’s so much strength within her that she’s going to be OK. The message that she sent to me is that she appreciates all the messages of love that come from all the fans.”

US

Idol Chartwatch, November 4: Carrie Gets a Holiday Boost

Carrie Underwood’s Carnival Ride got a nice bump on the charts this week as a result of the release of a special holiday edition of the album exclusively through Wal-Mart. The new release includes the original album, plus a second disk with five holiday songs. Carnival Ride sold 12,000 new copies last week, moving up from #58 to #37 on the Billboard 200 and from #12 to #7 on Top Country Albums. The CD is approaching 2.4 million total sales in the year since its release.

Foxesonidol

AMERICAN IDOL – COWELL EYES POLITICAL MOVE

AMERICAN IDOL judge SIMON COWELL has been so inspired by the theatrics of the U.S. election campaign, he plans to change the way British politics is covered.

The music mogul has been fascinated by the lead up to Tuesday’s (04Nov08) vote, admitting that Americans have a talent for bringing glamour to politics and making high-brow debates accessible to the public.
And Cowell is determined to change the way political messages are delivered in the U.K. – insisting he could create a TV show to help revitalise Britain’s “tedious” political culture and lure a new generation of voters to the ballot boxes.

Contact Music

Help from the X: Simon turns to old flame Sinitta for support after Terri split

Simon Cowell has turned to his former flame Sinitta for comfort after splitting with girlfriend, Terri Seymour.

The millionaire music mogul, 49, appears to be ‘closer’ than ever to the singer, following the break-up of his six-year relationship. On Saturday Sinitta accompanied Cowell to the rehearsals and filming of X Factor together.

The pair were even spotted slipping out of the studio at regular intervals together during ad breaks.

Daily Mail

Cowell confirms Spears for X Factor

Rumours have been circulating for weeks that fallen pop princess Britney Spears is to appear on the X Factor and Simon Cowell has finally spilled the beans and confirmed it is true.

The Womanizer singer will blow the audience away with a performance on the talent show on November 15, according to the News Of The World.

Now that Britney is making a comeback after years of personal hardships, Cowell said he is very excited about her coming on the show.

Metro.co.uk

‘SYTYCD Live’: Just Like TV, Only Almost Better

But then I heard that the SYTYCD show was three hours long as well. With an intermission. And it wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t starting till 9 p.m.

Despite my love for SYTYCD performers Twitch, Will, Katee, Courtney, Gev, Mark and Joshua, I just wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sure I could do it.

Luckily, they put on an excellent show. Still, at two hours, 30 minutes, it was way too long.

The Day.com

 
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  • amy123

    Hey MJ-there’s a third (and final) Idol Mash Up video on You Tube today and it’s pretty hilarious. There’s some funny Mavid moments in it. Here’s the link (not sure if it will work) :

    AI7 Top 10 Audio Mash Up Part 3

  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    Celebrities rally for Obama in Fort Myers

    Fort Myers – American Idol singer Vonzell Solomon…

    Ummmm…security clearance???

    I kid. I kid.

  • Kirsten

    The music mogul has been fascinated by the lead up to Tuesdayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s (04Nov08) vote, admitting that Americans have a talent for bringing glamour to politics and making high-brow debates accessible to the public.
    And Cowell is determined to change the way political messages are delivered in the U.K. – insisting he could create a TV show to help revitalise Britainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“tediousà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  political culture and lure a new generation of voters to the ballot boxes.

    Yes. That’s just what the UK political process needs. Simon Cowell telling one contestant that he’s not prime ministerial enough because he looks like a bush baby while telling the female candiate to lose weight. As for the debates? He’s seen better points made over beers in a Bulgarian Biker Bar.

    Does Simon Cowell do his homework? Despite all the glamour, the US voter turnout in the last presidential election was 56.69%. It hasn’t been above 60% since 1968. In 1996, it actually dipped below 50%. The UK has dismal voter turnout, but it’s generally batting better than 60%. I would be surprised if the voter/viewer ratio on AI is that great either. I guess the one “improvement” he could offer is to let people vote as many times as they like.

    Voting in developed nations needs some kind of kick in the pants, but I’m pretty sure Simon’s efforts would have results more in line with a kick in another part of the anatomy.

  • frogcooke

    amy that link doesnt work :(

  • Autumn

    John McCain wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t as much of a draw as his running mate Sarah Palin, but his appearance on last nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Saturday Night Live still helped the late-night show soar to new heights.

    Ummmmmm……..sorry John as much as I like you I don’t think you are the reason the ratings were so high I think Cookie had more to do with that.

  • amy123

    amy that link doesnt work :(

    I was afraid that it wouldn’t work. My stupid work computer blocks YouTube so I can’t get the link copied right. Hopefully MJ will see this and find the video for us. It’s very funny so everyone will enjoy.

  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD
  • frogcooke

    15 second teaser of cooks vid.

    http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1896829590

    It looks good so far, cant wait to see the rest. heh

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    ^^^Punked! Fans waited for that? A 15 second clip? So cruel! LOL.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/iamthepurplewalrus purplesmile

    On the elections and Idol…

    (Don’t) Vote

    Ahahaha! Jason, Jason, Jason… :p

    *thanks to castrocopia*

  • CathyMK

    David Cook will be appearing at the Q100 Miracle on Peachtree event in Atlanta on 12/15 (from NoNo at DC42).

    http://www.allthehitsq100.com/events/MiracleOnPeachtree/index.asp

    ETA: That Audio Mash-Up is hysterical! And, we only get 15 seconds of the LO video- what??? Maybe they figured there’d be less site traffic that way, and the sit wouldn’t crash for once.

  • mac

    ^^^Punked! Fans waited for that? A 15 second clip? So cruel! LOL.

    Where’s Ashton Kutcher??? I’ll bet he was in on this!

    Well that really sucks. But I guess I’ll be waiting for it again tomorrow. *we are just putty in their hands*

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/iamthepurplewalrus purplesmile

    For those (like me) who can’t view the brightcove video, the clip is up on youtube…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIxGS-qvFNU

    I did not expect the characters to be so young…

  • DBfan

    Just finished listening to the snippets of David Cook’s album. Can’t say anything there sounds important. But I will wait to pass judgement once I hear the full album.

    What’s up with Bar-ba-sol, “I’m sick, I’m nervous…”

  • frogcooke

    Popwatch

    David Archuleta talks about his loooooong liner notes
    (theres some bits about jason in there too)

    heres some snippets:

    “I don’t take anything personally, unless it’s about my family,” he said. “But how long are they? Like, how many pages?” See? Even he’s concerned about the amount of paper it’ll take to print the booklet! “My problem is, it’s either one line or, like, 300 pages,” Archuleta continued. “I completely ramble, even in my interviews or just explaining things. And I didn’t want to forget anyone! Gives you something to talk about, I guess.”

    Turns out Archie had to turn in his Thank Yous before all the songs were finished. Hence, the omission of JC Chasez’s name. “It was, like, so last-minute,” he said. “We wrote that song a few days before the final deadline.”

    What else can we tell you? His favorite song on the new Cook album is “Life on The Moon”

    But as we were leaving, Archuleta yelled out one final thought: “Hope you like the album! I don’t mind if you make any little critiques, I understand the job.”

    So there ya have it, Archie fans. A little liner-notes follow-up to show there’s no hard feelings…right?

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Just finished listening to the snippets of David Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s album. Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say anything there sounds important. But I will wait to pass judgement once I hear the full album. Heroes did sound okay.

    Do you have a link to that? Providing a link so that other readers understand what you are referring to helps out a lot. Thank you.

  • templeton

    So, do you think we’ll get the full video of Light On, on Access Hollywood tonight? That was one of the choices listed on the poll question on their website last Friday, I think.

  • soundscene

    Edit… already posted above.

    Because frog is much faster than I.

  • frogcooke

    ohh there are snippets somewhere?

    LOL lisa… xD

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    ohh there are snippets somewhere?

    Somebody claims there are.

    A reminder: Please post headlines here. Opinions on stories that aren’t shared are off topic for this thread.

    LOL lisaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ xD

    Lisa?

  • DBfan

    Sorry, I tried to get permission from my source. But I did listen. As soon as she gives me permission, I will post the link.

    Example from Heroes.
    “You teach me to rise up
    To open my eyes up
    These Heroes come and go…”

    If there are specific song you want the words to, let me know.

  • tinawina

    I think soundscene is Lisa.

  • frogcooke

    Lisa= soundscene. I was lol’ing at us both posting the popwatch thing and then her editing it. heh.

  • DBfan
  • tinawina

    I can’t get half of those to play. Someone’s gonna post this to DCO, and this site will crash in 5, 4, 3 2….

  • dahirsh

    I imagine we are well on our way to crashing that site

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Here you go.

    Thank you.

    I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get half of those to play.

    A lot of people might be hitting it now.

  • DBfan

    It takes time for the song to download before it plays.

  • frogcooke

    haha I should of looked at 7digital, I checked amazon right after you posted the first time about the snippets. 7 digital is where archies first showed up too

  • FolkFan

    Well, DBfan, you might not like the samples that you heard, but I definitely did. Thanks for posting.

    ETA: It took some playing around, but I ultimately got all of them to play. A nice mix of songs that had some good variety but still seemed to hang together well.

  • sma11ie

    I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get half of those to play.

    A lot of people might be hitting it now.

    Crap! I got to Life on the Moon and now it’s not loading. Gahh, now I wish I had clicked on Permanent. But cool that LOTM is Archie’s fave cuz I really like it– the 30 second version!

    Off to keep trying to listen to the rest of the songs…

    In the meantime, checking out Archie’s popwatch to stave off my anxiety. Aww, thanks Archie, you’re the cutest :) .

    ETA: Okay, heard everything except Mr. Sensitive and Lie. Gah, I really want to hear Mr. Sensitive! It’s hard to make a meaningful judgement with 30 second snippets, especially ones I can’t get to play more than once… but my gut reaction is that everything sounds really good! Permanent sounds like it might be about Adam as well? The only songs I’m not that sure about are Bar-ba-sol, and (gulp) the beginning of Permanent, but only the beginning of that line.

  • shell29

    I’ve been able to listen to all of the snippets except for Declaration…can’t seem to get that one to load. Not so sure that I’m feelin’ Bar-ba-sol yet, but everything else sounds really nice! :thumbup_tb:

  • Jabkmc

    Boooo. I can’t get the Cookie snippets to load. I guess we’ll have to wait for Amazon. I checked already because this site with the Cookie crumbs and Amazon were posted at the same time with Archie snippets. But nothing on Amazon so far. Maybe later today?

    Archie has heard the entire album I take it?

  • ozarka

    From Popwatch…

    Speaking of time crunches, it was 11 p.m. when I reminded Archuleta that his pal David Cook was about to perform on Saturday Night Live. “It’s on soon, I know!” he yelped. “Think they’ll make fun of me? I’m, like, an easy target. I’d be funny to make fun of, I’m so weird.”

    Awwww… he’s so sweet! It’s good to see that he doesn’t take himself too seriously. He’s gonna need that trait for this industry.

    Now off to listen to Cook’s snippets.

  • dreamr

    Ummmmmmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..sorry John as much as I like you I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think you are the reason the ratings were so high I think Cookie had more to do with that.

    Haha I was thinking the same thing. XD

    The last time I watched SNL was like…1998 or 1999 or something. But I tuned in Saturday night for DC. And I have a few friends who did the same.

  • frogcooke

    Seems theres some sort of slotmusic preorder/thing available tomorrow??? up at walmart for archies CD

    walmart link

    slotmusic info

    evidently its supposed to be available tomorrow as it ays on their site… I preordered it and arrival date on mine said 11/6-11/11

    theres one up for cookie too.. btw.. and has the same date… o.O; so i dunno what this is all about lol

  • sma11ie

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Think theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll make fun of me? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m, like, an easy target. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be funny to make fun of, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m so weird.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Aww, see, it wasn’t just wishful fan thinking– Archie was thinking DC would make it into a skit that would work the AI angle as well! The SNL folks really missed out not using DC, IMO.

  • http://stores.ebay.com/BookWomanBlues-Book-Nook Bobbi

    OT, I know and I apologize. But I am watching this week’s AI Rewind. They are cutting the contestants down from 12 to 6 in this episode. I just want to say that I am really sorry they have chosen to mash these episodes together the way they have. So much is being cut out and although I thought this wasn’t one of my favorite seasons, I’m finding I really enjoyed much more of it than I had remembered. I wish they were doing the whole rewind. They even edited Jennifer’s “Circle of Life” performance and I remember getting goosebumps over that. Such a shame.

  • gingerly

    I actually think Cook was better served distancing himself from AI. I think if that angle was played up or if he was introduced as “the American Idol” lots of channels would have been turned. I know it was played up in the commercials, but who really pays attention to commercials unless you are looking for something specific? I’m delighted at the number of comments on the EW site indicating that they didn’t know he won American Idol and they thought only pop singers won.

    While it could have been very funny (and lord knows, that episode was in need of funny), I’m happy the way it turned out.

  • http://www.myspace.com/blakelewisfansunite Cindy

    Thanks for all this! :)

    Also, did you hear, Blake Lewis is featured in a single with Darude, I Ran (So Far Away) (Flock of Seagulls Cover):

    http://www.muumuse.com/2008/11/blake-lewis-running-far-far-away.html

    Rickey also as it up, too.

    And it’s going to be officially released on November 4th.

    It’s pretty awesome, IMO.

  • hapi

    Just want to interject best wishes for BO BICE.
    Love ya.

  • sma11ie

    I think if that angle was played up or if he was introduced as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  lots of channels would have been turned.

    I agree completely, and was thrilled that his introduction was simply, Ladies and Gentlemen, David Cook, with no AI tag in sight, allowing viewers to give him a chance. On the other hand, I also think SOO highly of DC’s incredible ability to charm that I feel that perhaps a brief little skit highlighting his wit and humor after viewers already saw the first performance might help him make a deeper impression– kind of like, the progression of I wonder who this doof is and he sounds pretty good, to, oh, wait, he won AI and he’s funny/witty/charming/not-a-douche? To: let me listen more closely to his second song: WOW, this guy’s awesome, I should check out his music!

    This might be just my own imagination going wild/wishful thinking, but I mean, it seems there were those impressed enough to Google him after SNL to find out he was on AI, but I’m sure there were more who were impressed with him, but didn’t remember to look up David Cook after the show, and having a funny skit could’ve helped them remember DC better. I dunno, these points are all moot, I know, but at the end of the day, I’m just glad the boys rocked the house and seemed to make a good impression overall!

  • caringgirl

    Aww the part about archie saying hes weird. There is nothing weird about Archie at all. If there were more kids like him at 17 this world would be a better place, IMO!!

    Now , Im off to listen to the cookie snippets of the cd again.

  • gingerly

    One of the best things about Archie (and come to think of it about Cook) is that they totally know who they are. They don’t apologize and they do find humor in themselves. For Archie, as Cook has referenced so many times, that’s particularly awesome. He’s only 17 and can be self-depreciating about himself. He doesn’t think less of himself but knows who he is and can find the humor in it. May we all be so lucky at twice his age.

    While I’d have loved to see Cook in a skit, I’m hoping he will get another go at SNL and be able to do one then. Had he done a skit with Archie in it, well it would have not been funny for everybody. Enough said.

  • soundscene

    While Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d have loved to see Cook in a skit, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hoping he will get another go at SNL and be able to do one then. Had he done a skit with Archie in it, well it would have not been funny for everybody. Enough said.

    Some may not have liked it, but I think a good portion of Archie’s fans would have found it funny.

  • cheese

    Aww, archie. I think he’s weird, but in a very good way.

    I was sort of hoping for an AI skit where Cookie got to play Archie and one of the SNL guys got to be Cookie, but in hindsight, they probably didn’t even consider an AI skit in November.

  • cruzceleste

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  • cruzceleste

    Some more love for Archie and Crush:

    Make no mistake, American Idol is a schlock factory, musically. But when the show gets it rightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ i.e., when the artists that launch careers off it are melded with the right materialà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ it’s so, so right. Case in point: David Archuleta’s Crush, his debut single that conjures up irresistible hooks not heard since the days of ’80s power ballads gone by. Cougars of the world (and everyone else): Give in, put it on repeat and start crushing already.

  • ShariG

    Love Cook’s comment about winning the Lottery of Life. LOL It has been a magical year for him, no doubt. I am hoping that he comes back to SNL as the host one of these days. He would be great. But this past week, I was just happy to see him as the musician. It was so nice to see him again. This cougar is definitely still crushing on Cook and will be for the forseeable future.

  • RV65

    “If there are specific song you want the words to, let me know.”

    If its not too much to ask………umm……….maybe all? hehe just kidding!

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/iamthepurplewalrus purplesmile

    New Jason Castro music!

    Jason blogs and gives his fans a little somethin’ somethin’…

    Sweet Medicine

    Finally, some new music. I think it’s nice. Very Jason. :)