The Idols Greet Fans At the Fences and Other Pre-Concert Stuff

omg and so the pic spam beggins. lol twitter is gon be busy with this haha

And so the concert time begins. :clap_tb:

I’m so glued to my computer screen tonight.

Adam looks so happy

LOL Kris……what’s that on your head? Is it cold in Portland or do you have a new hairstyle you don’t want anyone to see before the show? :laugh_tb:

Check out the new backstage interview with Adam and Lil here and see how great Adam’s hair looks – oh – and his adorable face! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz_b-WdyctU

Evidently Kris told a fan the other day that he’s always cold. Maybe that’s why he’s wearing the ski cap? Because it’s supposedly like 90 degrees in Portland today!

Either that or he’s having a real bad hair day…

Seattle Times

# adam said he offered to ride in the girls bus to even things out, but no dice. 4 minutes ago

Adam is so adorable and considerate…lol

oh happy day!

apparently adam said he offered to switch to the girls bus to even things out but “no dice”

adam!! http://twitpic.com/9fzn9

Maybe he got a new hairstyle that he wants to unveil at the concert. Maybe he got a blue streak in his hair too. LOL

Timesidolblog: adam said he offered to ride in the girls bus to even things out, but no dice.

Timesidolblog: Adam’s favorite Halloween costume was as a ‘glam pirate’. Lil was a jacko-lantern.

gah, when Adam laughs I melt. He is soo cute.

Lil is so funny too. I like her.

Maybe he got a new hairstyle that he wants to unveil at the concert. Maybe he got a blue streak in his hair too. LOL

Hee…..now that I’d love to see! :biggrin_wp:

Idol Chatter is slowly putting up all the idols’ video interviews

That would be fun (Kris with a blue streak).

LMAO @ the image of Kris with blue streak.

Kris is sooo cute with his hat!
Like he told in the US interview… it didn’t matter which bunk he was going to have and … got the bottom one! Funny when he said he was going to handle it like a champ (in reply to Anoop saying they were going to step on him)

I don’t think I have ever seen Kris in a hat before now. His interview with Anoop was nice but he’s much more fun with Adam. Adam and Lil were great.

Adam’s big smile in response to her yelling “kradam rocks!”

http://twitpic.com/9g0p1

yay!

I agree, more fun with Adam. I thought he was pretty funny at the end too”but I’m gonna handle it like a champ.”

I am so excited. Adam looks so adorable in that video with lil.

This tweeter has pics with the top 10 outside:

http://twitter.com/MissAnalia

I agree with the above, more fun with Adam. Adam is really good at interacting with his interview buddies, more eye contacts, nudges and less unfilled silences.

if you go on @missanalia, she’s posting pictures of her with all the Idols…Adam, Kris, Allison…I think she got her picture with all 10 of them. Lucky lady…

delete repeat

So enquiring minds want to know…if Kris got a bottom bunk, does that mean Adam got a top?

I really couldn’t tell on the show, but Kris has a rock hard body. No wonder Adam thought he was hot! Imagine having to see that body shirtless or just with a towel wrapped around him after a shower.

I better stop now.

Adam looks so adorable and hot in that random picture! I’m expecting more pictures and videos when I wake up tomorrow. Please let Adam’s performance of “Starlight” be extremely clear. I am most excited for his take on that song.

‘So enquiring minds want to know’ ¦if Kris got a bottom bunk, does that mean Adam got a top?’

girlygirl——I have been wondering the same thing

Yeah, poor Adam, hah…. I should have such bad luck!

lol..SparklesATL..You are hilarious..but I agree with you 100%

Adam is really good at interacting with his interview buddies, more eye contacts, nudges and less unfilled silences.

Yes, I’ve noticed that too. He tries to incorporate his interview partners into the “conversation” as opposed to just answering the questions (I noticed it way back with Stevie in the Top 36). He leaves them windows to jump in, but quickly responds if they don’t. His media instincts are off the charts; like he’s had politicos training him for years.

Miss Analia’s pics are great, but I wish she would have taken those sunglasses off (this from a sunglasses junkie). Either way, thanks for those pics!!!

So funny Adam offered to ride the bus with the girls. He seems like he would be a great BFF, and with a few cocktails in him, a good lover too.

Gemini, hah! You got me laughing with that one.

Kris is definitely dubbed Hot Pocket for a reason!

to me everyone seemed distracted and anxious in the videos interviews but understandably so. Hilarious how the two longwinded talkers were together—-danny and sarver

they should have interviewed anoop and matt.. they are funny together.

I wonder if they will ever put Adam with Danny, maybe Adam can help draw out Danny’s personality…

Scott, Allison and Matt and Megan at USA now

I couldn’t sit still for Danny and Sarver. Tried to watch. Clicked back.

Matt and Megan? They are cute together. Hmm, I’m not one to throw people together just because they are single and “might” have potential, but I saw a certain energy there. Megan looked like she was ready to be sick at times, but then also came alive at times. Those poor kids. What they must be feeling right now.

Megan’s son loves Allison…how cute!

Anoop signing for the fans. Looking hawttttt!!!!

megan looked exhausted!

IMO those interview videos were difficult to watch—they all seem exhausted except adam and Lil

Tape recorders are evil…it ate the Seattle Times recording of his Anoop/Kris interview.

Here’s the 1st part of his blog…

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/confessionsofanidoladdict/

On Portland also has video interviews.

Here’s the Adam/Lil video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNxKs8ICDw4

The rest are linked on the side!

I guess it is official that I am not leaving my computer screen for the next 6 hours or so. I’m stalking every web page, haha.

On Portland also has video interviews.

Here’s the Adam/Lil video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNxKs8ICDw4

The rest are linked on the side!

Adam looks even sexier in this video! He is a chameleon, from moment to moment he looks different.

Calvin Klein…call Matt!

Adam is really good at interacting with his interview buddies, more eye contacts, nudges and less unfilled silences.

Yes, I’ve noticed that too. He tries to incorporate his interview partners into the ‘conversation’  as opposed to just answering the questions (I noticed it way back with Stevie in the Top 36). He leaves them windows to jump in, but quickly responds if they don’t. His media instincts are off the charts; like he’s had politicos training him for years.

Adam’s brother said Adam was good at that — to get to the point in responding to questions (doesn’t go on and on), yet very articulate and entertaining.

I only see the Adam/Lil video…nothing else linked there

Ok I found the other On Portland videos on their twitter site

Anoop giving Kris crap… “my first order of business was joining KrisAllenOfficial so now I get all the updates” — LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhD-oSvf6u0

Funny – Anoop kidding with Kris about joining krisallenofficial.com for news updates –
‘ apparently Kris is important now’

Matt! aaaaghhhh what are you wearing striped shirt and pants!?!? yuk. Get Adam to fix you up with some hot clothes…bring sexy back!

Here’s a direct link to the video interviews.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/

“Matt and Megan? They are cute together. Hmm, I’m not one to throw people together just because they are single and ‘might’  have potential, but I saw a certain energy there. Megan looked like she was ready to be sick at times, but then also came alive at times. Those poor kids. What they must be feeling right now.”

OMG!! I thought the same thing… I didn’t want to say anything to start something that may not be true, but there was a… something, IDk it was probably just that same “something” she supposedly had with Anoop.

Anoop giving Kris crap’ ¦ ‘my first order of business was joining KrisAllenOfficial so now I get all the updates’  ‘” LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhD-oSvf6u0

Something is up with Kris’ hair, that cap looks odd and he seems bothered by it – maybe he did streak it…hmmm

Allison’s interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVpN8w7T4gw

WOW! A scoop! Almost done with recording!

BONUS: a new EXPLETIVE uttered!!!

Clarified: Braces do affect her enunciation. Some “linguist” that was posting here needs to listen to this as she was a little condescending when I stated that this was obvious, that I had experienced it as well. My son, too.

On Seattle times interview:

“I told Adam about all the tweets from fans in Asia and asked him he expected to tour over there. He said he hopes so, especially because they’re viewing the new album as “a world release.”

- RCA is really bent on making him an international star. They see $$$$$. YES!!!! So happy for him!

Cowell has been saying that since about the middle of the competition that he sees Adam as an international/worldwide star.

Adam’s AI music is already being played around the world.

A scoop! Almost done with recording!

I certainly hope that this is not true – how can something brilliant be produced in that short amount of time??

“RCA is really bent on making him an international star”

And this is why they are treating Adam differently.

I think that a high percentage of major label albums get released overseas sooner or later. And in this case, AI is EXTREMELY popular in places like the Phillippines and Malysia…go on some of the other Idol fan sites and you will see a lot of overseas fans on there.

David Cook and David Archuletta just had some huge dual concert in the Phillipines with like 50,000 fans.

So I would think that Adam and Kris and Allison will all have their albums released overseas as well as in the US

In the interview with RedOne, Adam said how lightning fast RedOne is. In another interview, Adam said that people approached him with songs they wanted him to do. Maybe that helps explain the speed with which his CD is coming together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhD-oSvf6u0
anoop is so funnyyyyyyyyy
lmao!!!

Also someone posted here, wiccagirl???, that Mad World is #1 in the Philippines and is being used as an opening song for almost all of the special shows. They also have Philglamberts if you check the Adam official website.

I don’t think I have ever seen Kris in a hat before now.

He wore a hat at his audition.

our hope for more tweets doesnt look good…

Because a lot of Lambert fans asked, here you go:
“I love Twitter but I think there are people who over-Twitter. I got on and said Portland’s really cool. What else do you want from me?” He essentially joked that it’s kind of ridiculous to broadcast his every move. So Twitter fans, savor those rare Adam tweets.

The LA Times interview with Lil and Adam is 5 minutes long and far more substantial and genuine than the shorter interview with USA Today. Topics: memories of audition day, the celebration of performing for fans, living with “family” on the road.

Another Lil and Adam interview right here (the one Bluelens mentions): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijDJuYu52Zo

Maybe he got a new hairstyle that he wants to unveil at the concert.

If that hairline recedes any further, he’s going to have to go with the patented David Cook Comb-Over (TM).

I guess we better not count on Adam getting too twitter-friendly. This is from the Seattle Times blog:

“I love Twitter but I think there are people who over-Twitter. I got on and said Portland’s really cool. What else do you want from me?” He essentially joked that it’s kind of ridiculous to broadcast his every move. So Twitter fans, savor those rare Adam tweets.

Am I hearing it wrong or is Rickey TV going to live stream the concert?

In the interviews all of the idols look exhausted. I wonder how this will affect their performances tonight. They probalby did not sleep very well last night because of all the excitement. Over the tour schedule I think they will eventually learn how to pace themselves.

There are supposed to be cell casts on Rickey TV tonight.

all of these interviews today have been so nice. it seems like we are finally getting some different questions. i love the “you changed in a port-a-potty?!” Lil is really winning me over. very cute.

Here’s a stage pic:

http://mypict.me/show.php?id=7Vby

twinkle – I think anyone who is interviewed with Adam (megan, lil) is getting a second look from Adam fans. They’re becoming adorable too.

L.A. Times interview with the tour’s producer/director. This has some interesting stuff in it, talking about how Kris is going to change up Heartless a little bit from what he did on the show, what Danny is doing with the Santana song, and what kind of staging they are doing (primarily for Kris, as the producer/director compares him to Adam)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSEbTf0O13o&eurl=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/&feature=player_embedded

OK, here’s the big news courtsey for the Seattle Times – Adam has a new ice cream flavor: Mint chocolate chip! Sorry French Silk.

I certainly hope that this is not true – how can something brilliant be produced in that short amount of time??

‘RCA is really bent on making him an international star’ 

And this is why they are treating Adam differently.

Perhaps because the artist is brilliant? The material? A month head start on the others? Maybe she was referring to writing only “being almost there”. I apologize for not praising Adam for a boring page and a half before getting a little(overly) excited about Alli. LOL, if it’s not about Adam, it’s hard to have a pleasant thought, huh. lemme LOL, again.

I don’t think those are the clothes they’ll be wearing on stage. Just casual clothes for backstage. No worries.

Because a lot of Lambert fans asked, here you go:
‘I love Twitter but I think there are people who over-Twitter. I got on and said Portland’s really cool. What else do you want from me?’  He essentially joked that it’s kind of ridiculous to broadcast his every move. So Twitter fans, savor those rare Adam tweets.

You go Adam!

I think that a high percentage of major label albums get released overseas sooner or later. And in this case, AI is EXTREMELY popular in places like the Phillippines and Malysia’ ¦go on some of the other Idol fan sites and you will see a lot of overseas fans on there.

So I would think that Adam and Kris and Allison will all have their albums released overseas as well as in the US.

I just looked at this Malaysian station Hitz.fm’s Top 30, and Kris’s No Boundaries is currently at #2.

About a month ago they had a contest for fans to vote for Kris’s version vs. Adam’s, and Kris won 60%-40%, out of @500,000 votes. So yeah Kris also has international popularity, it would be dumb not to recognize it and I’m sure TPTB will.

http://www.hitz.fm/charts/top30/default.asp

“OK, here’s the big news courtsey for the Seattle Times – Adam has a new ice cream flavor: Mint chocolate chip! Sorry French Silk.”

-LOL. I just bought French Silk yesterday. Good that it’s already done. Now, I’m going to try the mint choco chip.

Maybe that helps explain the speed with which his CD is coming together.

Wasn’t the comment about the album being almost done in reference to Allison’s album, not Adam’s?

@ spring 2009

“‘RCA is really bent on making him an international star’ 

And this is why they are treating Adam differently.”

I really hope so. The reason why i got sucked into AI this year is Adam. Before this year, i was not an AI fan. Personally, when i saw Adam performed this year i knew i was a fan for life. I found in him an artist who has loads of talent, has a good fashion sense, has strong stage presence, intelligent, witty with charisma. A total entertainer. Though me and my friends would like to contribute to itune sales, we can’t. AI itunes are not available here. So i get my Adam fix online via youtube and via a bootleg CD. *sigh* Guilty of buying a copy. Just listened to his songs for 4 hours. *sigh again*.

I hope RCA really takes care of him. His position is so different from the rest. Talent alone will not catapult him to superstardom. It needs a good marketing strategy. RCA should have strong understanding of the market, especially in Asia.

http://img32.yfrog.com/i/zth.jpg/

A picture from backstage posted by Danny. Sitting next to “his arch nemesis” Adam no less. Good luck to all of them on their first performance!

Oh – you’re right Ellie2. Adam hopes to have his out by November.

lola – you are totally right. by virtue of her being with adam im forced to pay attention to her and he is a good interview buddy (when the interviewers dont blatantly ignore whoever is with him).

WOW…almost 1500 people on rickey’s cell cast (and counting).

@BestAI

“Adam’s brother said Adam was good at that ‘” to get to the point in responding to questions (doesn’t go on and on), yet very articulate and entertaining.”

This is so true. Just listen to all his interviews. He doesn’t go into “duh..you know…i think…e…” And he really looks at the interviewer eye-to-eye. That’s why you see sincerity in all his interview. And the guy is witty! Thank god for that.

I wonder if Adam’s now working for an ice cream company and is trying to boost their sales of all the various flavours ….lol

Perhaps because the artist is brilliant? The material? A month head start on the others? Maybe she was referring to writing only ‘being almost there’ . I apologize for not praising Adam for a boring page and a half before getting a little(overly) excited about Alli. LOL, if it’s not about Adam, it’s hard to have a pleasant thought, huh. lemme LOL, again.

No one on Idol is brilliant enough to put out a brilliant album in that short amount of time – IMHO.

I know the story behind that Malaysian station but I don’t want to start. Better keep away from trouble…

I had been following Adam since day one (I sound like Randy), and industry excecs were already making contact around the world since top 13. So, 19 has known for awhile that Adam had international interest. I don’t know if industry people were interested even before fan buzz, but nevertheless, they must have recognized his talent.

It’s 7:00 p.m. pst, show has started.

@ Best AI

I also read somewhere that mad world is being played in Israel. He is jewish, so that could be a market for him as well. It is important that the RCA fall single/cD should really be good. This should define him as an artist.

Lastly, though we are fans and would like the best for him. We should also temper our expectations and reactions. Most of the time our reactions creates ripples on mass media which consequently affects the artists. We too should strategize on how to best help Adam reach his goal. Am i sounding like a nut case? Or is that the marketing person in me. LOL! Just very passionate about Adam. He he! After the finale, i swear that i will do my share of helping him reach his dream. *smiling like an idiot* Maybe that makes me a real nut case. LOL!

ross:

So yeah Kris also has international popularity, it would be dumb not to recognize it and I’m sure TPTB will

I’ve tried pointing out that international popularity is subjective and too premature at this stage – for any idols at this stage. I believe that each idol has their own international popularity of some sort, and anybody could also potentially achieve international popularity. It’s a big world out there, and different people have different musical taste, and who knows what would people from overseas latch on. For eg, the Beatles sounds deceptively simple, catchy English pop-rock, yet generated massive amounts of appeal. MJ’s music was catchy, kinda hip-hop/pop, and people from halfway across the globe who don’t understand English loved him. At this stage it’s apparently set in stone that “Adam = international superstar”, and woe for the other idols who weren’t fortunate enough to get that tag from Simon.

As far as I know, most Idol releases do make it to other countries, so I don’t see anything entirely special of Adam’s being a “world album”. Lady Gaga, Britney etc didn’t prepare exclusively for a “world album”, but their sales and popularity appealed to many people elsewhere and so their albums were also distributed worldwide.

And oh, the Kris and Allison’s sets look amazing. Matt too! Not very confident with Sarvers’s though. Can’t wait for the flood of youtube videos and cellcasts!

Adam fans, let’s tweet him to tweet some more. I will tweet him my thoughts on this matter. I hope he reads it though. Well, we can also go to his official website and write about the tweets. This way he knows that we love to hear from here. Of course not every minute but maybe twice or thrice a day would be divine. LOL!!

wiccagirl2009: You are not sounding like a nut case, but very reasonable and logical — also a loyal fan.

Even if Adam’s CD’s aren’t huge sellers (difficult in today’s economy), his tours should be hugely popular. An industry exec said that is what Adam needs, because he is such a visual artist. I’ve already told my hubs to expect to go to Adam’s concerts when he starts his solo tour. I’m wondering if he is going to kick start it in October for the Zodiac show. Carmit B. mentioned that would their next show, and she wants Adam there.

Someone posted from Israel, and she did say Adam was hugely popular there.

Rickey’s driving me nuts. I’ll just wait for your posts here at MJ.

Singapore radio station 91.3FM Top 10 (today): Adam’s Mad World at #1, Kris’s Heartless at #2, Adam’s NB at #5, Kris’s NB at #7.

http://www.radio913.com/

I also saw a Brazilian station where they were both in the top 10.

I don’t think this is subjective. I wasn’t taking long term appeal, I meant they’re currently popular overseas and this can be taken advantage of. After all, their albums will be out in four months.

Main thing is, they’re doing amazingly well in foreign countries and I feel sort of proud of them.

girlygirl, I really appreciate the link to the the interview with the tour’s director. Wonder which song Kris is playing electric guitar on? Wonder how part of Heartless will sound with a rock feel?

Ok, ross. Let’s kradam…wait kradison.

Perhaps because the artist is brilliant? The material? A month head start on the others? Maybe she was referring to writing only ‘being almost there’ . I apologize for not praising Adam for a boring page and a half before getting a little(overly) excited about Alli. LOL, if it’s not about Adam, it’s hard to have a pleasant thought, huh. lemme LOL, again.

No one on Idol is brilliant enough to put out a brilliant album in that short amount of time – IMHO.

I don’t know. I’m a writer and I know, when you are flying by the seat of your pants and letting it all happen, that’s when it’s magic. When you start over-thinking and over-producing, that’s when you start questioning yourself and get bogged down. Now, I don’t believe they are going to let any major-label be released in a rush, but I’d also love if they’d just let something organic happen. As Adam said, RedOne is a genius that works on the fly.

I also know that I’ve listened to “Brigadoon” (a tape-recording of a live, outdoor show) and it could not be more immaculate if you had all the production in the world behind it. The same thing goes for “Come Home” and “I Just Love You,” they are stellar. AND they are just recordings (one shot deals) of live covers.

I want Adam to do his original stuff, of course, but those covers are so exceptional that they warrant a consideration of some release in themselves.

If nothing else, they are indicative of the kind of quality work that can be done without an avalanche of production behind them.

I’ve decided I want to watch pre-show/post show interviews, see fan pics but I’m not going to watch clips of the actual concert. It’s going to kill me, but I want my first real impression of the performances to be at the show on July 20th. It is definitely gonna kill me though. Can’t wait to see Adam!! I’m also so looking forward to Allison, she is so talented. I hate suspense.

@ Susan M.

“As Adam said, RedOne is a genius that works on the fly.”

Red One is good. Chemistry between producer and artist is also important. Once there is the meeting of the minds, then the rest should be fast.

“When you start over-thinking and over-producing, that’s when you start questioning yourself and get bogged down. ”

Creative suffers when on over thinks and over analyze. I am in the advertising industry and we see this always happening in commercial creative development. Client always 2nd guess what the consumers wants and viola, they want everything in the material. This should not happen.

“I also know that I’ve listened to ‘Brigadoon’  (a tape-recording of a live, outdoor show) and it could not be more immaculate if you had all the production in the world behind it. The same thing goes for ‘Come Home’  and ‘I Just Love You,’  they are stellar. AND they are just recordings (one shot deals) of live covers.”

Yes, yes, yes. I can listen to these songs the whole day. For those who think that Adam’s music are not for radio airplay, they just have to listen to all these materials to realize that his songs are for radio airplay.

mj started a new topic

I don’t know. I’m a writer and I know, when you are flying by the seat of your pants and letting it all happen, that’s when it’s magic. When you start over-thinking and over-producing, that’s when you start questioning yourself and get bogged down.

It’s not comparable. Writing is a solitary effort. Recording an album is collaborative, and there are many, many fingers in the pies here.

I’d bet my house that these first albums from Adam and Kris are going to be just a’ight at best. And I’m basing my opinion on watching these Idols release records year after year.

I’d bet my house that these first albums from Adam and Kris are going to be just a’ight at best. And I’m basing my opinion on watching these Idols release records year after year.

MJ, I have to agree. this is my first year really following Idol but I can’t see how anyone could end up with a great album considering the way these AI albums get put together — so many commenting masters, having to work on the album when not touring (a day here and there), and putting together original material in a couple of months.

I can’t see how any of them can focus on creative collaboration.

I guess I can hope for a miracle or two. But I will guarentee one thing both Adam and Kris will have at least one song that is better then NoBo.

I’d bet my house that these first albums from Adam and Kris are going to be just a’ight at best.

And Kris fans better hope you’re wrong, because that will be the end for Kris Allen. He can’t survive an a’ight album. Adam, on the other hand, can. As can Allison.

girlygirl
Jul 5th, 2009 at 9:38 pm

There are supposed to be cell casts on Rickey TV tonight

I’m listening to it now as I type. No offense to Rickey, but it sounds horrid. Cell phone technology obviously wasn’t designed to transmit live concerts. If anyone used this “music” as an example of Idol talent, the contestants and the show would be finished!

UGH! I need to turn Rickey off! :thumbdown_tb:

Danny and Matt :laugh_tb:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RgdtQEL0Xo

It would be one thing if they had from June – October to work on the album ONLY but when you got a grueling tour stuck in the middle of that along with promotion
you just have to hope for something that is good and representative of who you are and speaks to future potential and hopefully has at least one if not two radio hits.

I suspect for example Jordin’s #2 album is going to do even better than her first album because she was able to take more time.

He can’t survive an a’ight album. Adam, on the other hand, can. As can Allison.

I’d say the only difference is that Adam has Broadway to fall back on. If Adam (or Allison) doesn’t move units, they’ll get dropped, just like any other Idol who didn’t meet TPTB’s expectations