Books, Movies, Music & Entertainment - The American Idol Thread

You forgot to mention Coca Cola in your song, otherwise, it is perfect.
I fixed it. In the last verse.

I fixed it. In the last verse.

Why do you hate AT&T? And The Ford Motor Company?

Reach out and touch someone's hybrid Escape, dawg.

I fixed it. In the last verse.

I wish you could see the tears pouring down my face right now.

You are second in line behind David Allen Coe as the best song writer ever.

I wish you could see the tears pouring down my face right now.

You are second in line behind David Allen Coe as the best song writer ever.
I truly see myself as more of a Tim Rice/Bernie Taupin kind of a lyricist. Hence the subtle allusions to the Lion King. And "Candle in the Wind" and "Madman Across the Water". I didn't actually put the allusions to "Candle in the Wind" and "Madman Across the Water" in the song, but I was thinking about them when I wrote it, so they're extra subtle.

So subtle in fact that "A Whole New World" isn't from the Lion King, it's from Aladdin. But it is Disney, which also made the Lion King. It's the whole Circle of Life. Hey! There we go.

Why do you hate AT&T? And The Ford Motor Company?

Reach out and touch someone's hybrid Escape, dawg.
I mention Ford in the song, quite poignantly too I thought.

Someone ought to take David Archuletta out back and shoot him for what
he did to Imagine, the song doesn't need runs, or embellishment.
fwiw David Cooke is more versatile, David A sounds the same no matter what
he's singing.

of course David A. wins in a puppy dog cute world. . . .I could just vomit.

marty

Simon was very nice to David Cooke. When he was giving the criticism about the second song choice, he mentioned said he should have sang "Billy Jean" or one which name I didn't hear.

I didn't hear the second name, because I was struck deaf with remembering how "Billy Jean" totally rocked. My next thought was... "He had more than one really stunning* moment on AI this season. David Archuletta didn't really have any."

So by Simon mentioning David Cooke's earlier performances, I think it was his way of reminding the voters of David Cooke's strengths.

Great line from a blog: "But then David A. played his ace card — John Lennon must be seriously weirded out by this kid, wherever he is — and that was that. "

Instead of writing something new, I’m just going to pick my best post and put it here. No? It's a title fight, a showdown, a throwdown, it’s David vs. David in the ultimate battle for the title of Life, the Universe, and Everything. Have you found what you are looking for? Has the sun gone down on you? Has everything gone down on you? Can you Imagine the World You Know? There can be only one, these are the droids your looking for, the worm is the spice and the other way around, entropy decreases, dividing by zero is fun and easy, everything makes sense, and I’m glad it's almost over. This! Is American Idol.

Round One. Ding, ding, ding! And we're on! David Cook leads with U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”. As a teenager, I had a deep and abiding love for their music, and that deep and abiding love has stuck with me mostly. I loved “The Joshua Tree” and “Rattle and Hum” – don’t get me wrong, earlier albums are awesome, but those two are beyond awesome. David Cook? Was fantastic. Brilliant. Enjoyed the heck out of it… except for the running out into the audience. And Randy thinking it’s 2007 (I mean I’ll write the old year on checks, but usually only until February or so). And I’d go see Cook in concert. I’d download something from iTunes. I’m not buying a David Cook t-shirt anytime soon, but that was good. And Lord, the judges are setting up Archuleta to win.

David A counters with “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” – he can’t light no more of our darkness, y’all. And it’s what you’d expect. It’s earnest, it’s gooey, his lip quivers, his dreams are on the line, this is what he’s wanted since he was a fetus, and if we vote for him the sun won’t go down on him, and he’s great and awesome and blah, blah, blah. The judges bathe him with praise, and he stands there overwhelmed and aw-shucks and gosh.

Round Two – Original Songs. David Cook sings something I’m going to call “Dream Big”. And I’m prepared to hate this. Because if you can’t hate big, what’s the use in hating? Am I right? Except I ‘m not hating this, I’m liking it. It’s way Journey-ish and .38 Special-ish with a dash of VanHalen (post David Lee Roth), and I’m sure this song was not like this when Cook got a hold of it. Very, very nice. Paula doesn’t think it’s the winning song, and since we all know she can predict the future, I’m guessing she’s right.

Archuleta sings another gooey pile of ballad mess. Somewhere angels weep with joy. Yes, yes, David, we know. Your voice and soul are what keep the celestial sphere in motion.

Round Three – Contestant’s choice. Cook is up with “The World I Know” by Collective Soul. Not a song I have any great love for, but he sings the stuffing out of it. Damn… beautiful, thoughtful, even profound in a way. Love it. Absolutely love it. And I love the little dig he threw in there about singing something new.

Which David Archuleta isn’t going to do, because David Archuleta isn’t about new, he’s about feelings, and there aren’t any new feelings. I used to have feelings, so I guess I can relate on some level. He sings “Imagine” again, of course, and it’s great again in his usual turgid way. I’m not sure it’s the molten rivers of boiling lava that Randy seems to think it is, but the kid is good.

Well who is going to win? The smart money would be on Archie, but I voted for Cook late in the evening, close to when the polls closed. And it took me a long time to get through. Maybe all the old ladies who love Archuleta went to bed. The kids? Maybe the kids want Cook.

This old lady wants Cooke to win, too!

I choose Archuleta to win this one. But post-AI, I think that Cook will have the more prosperous career. As long as I'm making predictions, here's a few more:

1. After Archuleta turns 18, he will break free from his svengali father and move to California to be married to Clay Aiken. However, their marital bliss will be interrupted over a fight as to who will sing the Roberta Flack part in the duet "The Closer I Get to You".

2. Syesha will turn down the starring role in a Broadway play so she can pursue her one true passion - mixed martial arts cagefighting.

3. Jason Castro will find that the music industry is too fickle, so he will cut his dreadlocks and become an investment banker specializing in mergers and acquisitions.

4. Brooke White will go into an ugly downward spiral culminating in an unfortunate event involving alcohol and public nudity. She will be charged with the misdemeanor offense of Somewhat-Decent Exposure.

5. Carly Smithson will go into business, but she will fail miserably when she discovers that there is very little interest in her concept store "Tattoos for Tots"

I choose Archuleta to win this one. But post-AI, I think that Cook will have the more prosperous career. As long as I'm making predictions, here's a few more:

1. After Archuleta turns 18, he will break free from his svengali father and move to California to be married to Clay Aiken. However, their marital bliss will be interrupted over a fight as to who will sing the Roberta Flack part in the duet "The Closer I Get to You".

2. Syesha will turn down the starring role in a Broadway play so she can pursue her one true passion - mixed martial arts cagefighting.

3. Jason Castro will find that the music industry is too fickle, so he will cut his dreadlocks and become an investment banker specializing in mergers and acquisitions.

4. Brooke White will go into an ugly downward spiral culminating in an unfortunate event involving alcohol and public nudity. She will be charged with the misdemeanor offense of Somewhat-Decent Exposure.

5. Carly Smithson will go into business, but she will fail miserably when she discovers that there is very little interest in her concept store "Tattoos for Tots"
:lol::lol::lol:

My preference is Cook for all the reasons stated. He just stings the type of music I like, where Arch sings boring ballad crap that makes me cringe. Arch can sing quite well, but I don't like it, and he obviously has no idea of the meaning behind the lyrics he is singing. Every song has the same sappy exaggerated emotionally neutral vibe that betrays his complete lack of worldly wisdom.

Why didn't Jason Castro get a famous person to sing with? I liked it when the last ones out each got a surprise star to sing with.

Why was Carly wearing black tights with her red dress?

Didn't Jimmy Kimmel look like he was going to throw up?

I'm glad Brooke got to sing with Graham Nash. That'll be something she'll never forget! NICE to see Graham Nash!

Carrie Underwood forgot her pants. And very weird song.

After all the early George Michaels songs, I was surprised when he came out in all black and sang such a dark song...I actually liked it a lot, and I have never been a George Michaels fan. Hated his sun glasses, though. All in all, he sounded a bit like Elton John.

This is just such an over-the-top product placement/advertising orgy, I can't believe I'm watching it...

And, it's so weird*. These finales, and the "Idol Gives Back" show, are just surreal. You have no idea what will happen next. Just when you're thinking that you can't handle one more has-been star with a new CD out, out pops out someone you're really, really glad to see! And the advertising becomes funny*-- you imagine Idol handing out a sell sheet to everyone:

1 second camera shot with product in background: $25,000
Product sitting on piano while interviewing B-list star: $75,000
Product sitting on piano while interviewing A-list star: 125,000
Close-up of star of your new movie in audience:$60,000
and so on...

Idol just sits there with the money box in, making lists of all the products they have to put on the piano at 7:25.

I'd normally feel dirty, but it's so up front with greed that it's OK for some reason.

GEEZ!!!!!

I tivo'd AI, and I was in the last seconds of it, when they were announcing the winner.

The winner is.....................David.....................(spoiler)

And my Tivo ended the program the split second after they announced the last name. I would have been so* mad if they cut that off.

well, I think America got it right, and I'm quite surprised.
my picks for the best? Cook with ZZ Top .
my summation of the finale?
Guitar Hero commercials, David A. just didn't quite get it.

marty

What happened to the "winning song" that the finalists were supposed to sing. You know, the songwriter's competition? Did my Tivo cut it off?

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What happened to the "winning song" that the finalists were supposed to sing. You know, the songwriter's competition? Did my Tivo cut it off?

Your TiVo cut it off. See Cromulent's post for the lyrics (http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=6701168&postcount=448). I think he won the songwriter's competition. The song had rainbows in it and every cliche you could throw a stick at.

The winning song did not mention puppy dogs frolicking amongst the cotton candy trees and happiness flowers.

Other than that, the night was a winner. Except for George Michaels. That was just wrong. After his recent miseeds, he should have had to come out in boy shorts and a CHOOSE LIFE tank top and sing schmaltz.

We begin at the end, two Davids dressed in blinding white as the camera circles around them. Are they dead? In a John Woo film? Is this the beginning of Godspell? An angel speaks… oh, wait no that’s Seacrest. “What might have been and what has been point to one end, which is always present. Footfalls echo in the memory down the passage which we did not take towards the door we never opened into the rose garden”. Or something like that. This! Is American Idol.

Hey! There’s Holly Robinson… and Lori Loughlin, I think. And if we combined the populations of Canada, Ireland, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Greece, Latvia, Finland, Scotland, The Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guam, the amount of people wouldn’t equal the number of votes last night. 97 gagillion votes. The whole freakin’ universe including Tatooine, Rigel 7, Gallifrey, the Cardassian Empire and several planets full of Tribbles watch this show. And they vote! That’s how biggest and bestest this whole thing is.

Mikalah Gordon is in Kansas City, Mo. And Matt Rogers (didn’t he used to be Sundance, or am I confused) is in Murry, Utah, which I’m just going to go ahead and call the whitest place on earth. There’s cheering and signs and screaming.

More angels, no… those are the top twelve. With dancers! And they’re all dancing and singing “Get Ready”. Ah! So this is what we’ll see if we buy tickets to the tour. Did you hear? It’s this summer. And Janice Dickenson is in the audience shouting something to everyone or no one… or quite possibly just the voices in her head.

Ooh! Pyrotechnics! Sweet!

And then the Davids sing something together. That was nice. They sound good together.

And then we go on a field trip with the Davids to see “The Love Guru” with Mike Myers. Gosh! He plays like a different wacky character in almost all his movies. Unless he doesn’t, but he so totally does. And then Mike Myers tries to shave David Cook. This is stupid, except then Cook cracks up and I crack up and that was a nice moment.

Note to Seacrest: If you like control, don’t get on a remote control rolling carpet that someone else has the controls to.

Syesha and Seal! Hey! This is good. And then it’s a little creepy. And then it’s good again. She’s having a great time up there. Then it’s creepy. And then it’s good. And then it’s over. Nice.

And Jason is up with “Hallelujah”. And this is good. This is the Jason I liked.

How much longer is this thing? Oh, a lot longer. Hm…

Oh, Amanda Overmeyer. Hm… she’s not enjoying herself a whole lot up there is she. She looks like she’s on pain meds, but for like a real reason. Ouch. It’s a medley of Donna Summer songs. And of course they’re singing “Hard for the Money” which is, unless I’m horribly mistaken, a song about prostitution, which… fits. And they’re wearing red. Carly is having a good time. Kristy still thinks America cares what she does. Brooke sounds good, but should not be allowed to dance. And suddenly there’s Donna Summer and she sounds… pretty good. A heck of a lot better than Dolly Parton did.

Ryan lies to us that their elimination was “shocking”. No, no it wasn’t. Their elimination was predictable and inevitable. But whatever, Carly and Michael Johns sing that get me a ticket for an airplane song. They sound good together.

And Jimmy Kimmel is up, and in twenty seconds he manages to squander all the goodwill I’ve ever had for him. Dude, they brought Elvis back from the dead last season, they don’t need you. At least pretend you’re happy to be there. I know you have a TV show and your girlfriend is hot and funny (in very small doses), but that doesn’t mean anyone actually likes you.

And the guys ‘rock out’ to Bryan Adams’ “Summer of ‘69” – the summer when Bryan Adams was 10 and none of these guys were even a glint of a glint in anyone’s eye. And David Hernandez is having a good time. And then Cook and Archuleta sing “Heaven” as a duet, and I’m back in 8th grade. Wow, Cook is just wiping the floor with Arch on this song. And then we get the real Bryan Adams who is Canada’s answer to John Mellencamp, or Sting. Something like that. Anyway, more medley.

Has Paula sat down once this show?

Jordin takes us to Disneyland and I take a break.

When I come back David is doing a very nice job as the new lead singer of ZZ Top. That was kinda cool, actually.

And then some weird kind of crazy confession by David Cook’s old music teacher that they may have had an affair. The hell? That? Was bizarre. I mean I’m sure she had no idea what she was saying sounded insane, but that sounded insane.

Brooke White and Graham Nash? Perfect. Maybe a little bouncy on Brooke’s part. And maybe it sounded at times like neither of them was singing the lead. And maybe the harmony is the lead on that song, now that I think about it. But it was a beautiful moment.

Something called the Jonas Brothers are on stage and I assume we’re in some sort of tween zone that I have never ventured into before. They’re… very accomplished for a trio of fetuses. Or are there more then three up there?

And then we see the old clips of the failed and the mentally challenged… including one guy singing “Go Down Moses” (is that the title?) who I believe is actually mentally challenged and the judges are laughing at him (except Simon) and the crowd in the Nokia theater laughs their asses off at him and it’s very, very gross. Not good, show. Not good.

Archuleta and someone sing that “Apologize” song about, oddly enough, it being too late to apologize. And that was not horrible.

And Jordin performs and, wow! This is boring. The song is boring, she’s boring. We liked her last year? We picked her over Blake? Huh?

And then the non-funniest thing I’ve ever seen happen on this show happens on this show – Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. act as the Pips for a 1973 performance by Gladys Knight of “Midnight Train to Georgia”. And they dance for the whole song like the Pips. The whole song. And it’s part tribute to Gladys Knight and part dreadfully dead promotion for “Tropic Thunder” And it’s just dumb.

And then we’re back with Carrie Underwood… who, as Solveg rightfully pointed out, needs some pants. Or a longer skirt. She’s actually scaring me. I mean she’s very hot, but also inappropriate. The song is scaring me too. From what I can tell, it’s about a woman who gets drunk at a bar (why is it always tequila?) and has a romp with some random dude in the back of his Pinto. She might have sung pick-up, but I think it was Pinto. That tequila will get you every time. Stay away from the tequila, y’all. And nobody knows anybody’s name. And she’s rather unapologetically recounting this misadventure to someone who I assume is her boyfriend.

So Carrie Underwood has gone from praying to Jesus to save her from being a bad driver, to committing criminal damage to property with a Louisville Slugger after her boyfriend may or may not have cheated on her, to shagging random dudes in crappy cars. Who is writing this woman’s songs? Someone sad and deranged and angry.

And speaking of deranged, here’s a medley of George Michael songs. And the best moment of the night (funniest, anyway), is when David Hernandez gets a hold of the word ‘naked’ in “Father Figure”. Ha! Awesome. And George Michaels shows up and that’s my cue to take the dog out.

Okay… we’re near the end of this thing, the end of the show. Finally. Simon apologizes for being a dillweed to David Cook, and sort of just tips his hand that yes, he was using reverse psychology on us last night. The guy with the envelope shows up… and….

David Cook. Fantastic. Good work, David. Best winner since… Kelly Clarkson, probably. Cheering, crying, hugs from mom and his brother. Singing… all the Idols on stage with him. This song is crap (and eerily close to the one I wrote up-thread), but it doesn’t matter because he’s doing this with some serious class. Good on him. We will see you next January, threatens Seacrest, and I believe him. And it's over!

Dawn points, and another day prepares for heat and silence. Out at sea the dawn wind wrinkles and slides. We are here or there or elsewhere. In our beginning and our end.

(With apologies to T.S. Eliot.)

I've been so wrong this season. When we started this thing, I wanted Brooke and David C. in the final, and I wrote a nonsensical little essay thing about why that wasn't going to happen. But I underestimated Cook and overestimated Brooke, and way, way underestimated Syesha, and I thought that Archuleta was going to collapse. But he didn't. And I like the kid as much as I can like the kid - he's still Kevin Covais with talent to me. But mostly I didn't think that America would get it right - David Cook brought something new and different and good to this show. And we responded.

(As you all know, before Cook there was Daughtry, who in my opinion follows the Nickleback/Creed trail that leads back to Pearl Jam. David follows the road that leads back to and away from Nirvana. And I much prefer that road. I could be full of it, and feel free to point it out if I am, but that's how I see it. And what can I say, I liked Nirvana better.)

This show used to be about finding a niche for someone who could sing old stuff (old meaning anything before, say, Fergie) well. It used to be about a contestant finding their way into the music business - Bucky Covington found country music (or the other way around) and is doing pretty well. Kelly Clarkson fouind pop, girl-rock until she went off the deep end. Bo Bice was always doing Southern Rock, but the show, er, showed him to us.

But the show is changing. Last year we had Blake, who was way different than anyone who had previously shown up, and he was the runner-up. This year the contestants got to use instruments. That's because of Daughtry and Blake. And this year anyone of them could have won it any other year. Okay, maybe not Amanada or David Hernandez. But Syesha was good enough this year to maybe have beat Carrie, and she would have crushed Taylor Hicks. Archuleta would have destroyed all of them in any other season. Except maybe Fantasia - I'll still argue that she is the best this show ever found.

I know... if, if, and more if, but...

This year it was Cook, and he is very different. The show is changing. I hope this means we're changing. If this show is significant, and I believe it is, it is because this show is a reflection of us - all the beautiful things, all the funny things, all the good things, all the ugly things. I believe that on a very real level this is who we are. Not on every level, but on a real level. I hope that things are changing, that not everything is dark, that there is hope. Not everyone gets to, or should, win Idol, but lots of things are obtainable, lots more important things are achievable. And maybe the world won't end, and maybe we'll live. That would be pretty cool.

Or maybe it's just a show. Either way...

But the show is changing. Last year we had Blake, who was way different than anyone who had previously shown up, and he was the runner-up. This year the contestants got to use instruments. That's because of Daughtry and Blake. And this year anyone of them could have won it any other year. Okay, maybe not Amanada or David Hernandez. But Syesha was good enough this year to maybe have beat Carrie, and she would have crushed Taylor Hicks. Archuleta would have destroyed all of them in any other season. Except maybe Fantasia - I'll still argue that she is the best this show ever found.

You're right, Cromulent, the show is changing. The talent runs much deeper in the more recent shows than it has in the past. Every once in a while, I'll watch American Idol Rewind (repeats of past seasons) and there are so many contestants that broke into the top 12 in the past that would probably not even make it to Hollywood in the more recent contests. Oddly, though, in the last couple seasons, the legitimate talent didn't even make the finals - Daughtry and Melinda Doolittle come to mind. This year, the top 3 finalists were all very talented and David Cook is the worthy victor.

After 7 years of faithful viewing, I still love this show. Just 6 months ago, David Cook was serving up drinks in a bar. Last night, he was being handed to keys to a new vehicle, he played with ZZ-Top to an audience of millions and his name is a household word. The term "fast track" wouldn't apply because there is no track. It's a rocket. We hear stories about people who are an "overnight success", but this show gives us the opportunity to see the story develop from the very beginning.

But even more meaningful than just watching the story unfold, this show appeals to our sense of justice. We are constantly bombarded by the media with images of people who have gained fame and fortune but don't deserve it (i.e. Paris Hilton). It's refreshing to see talent, hard work, gratitude and a little bit of humility get rewarded. It's comforting to know that fairness still exists.

Once again, I've enjoyed everyone's comments this season, and I look forward to meeting with you all again next year.

wait, can we have an American Idol Rewind thread?
I'm going to go into withdrawal here, not from the show but from this thread. . .

Marty

Well, the two Davids will be performing on the Today Show on the morning of the 29th, and there is the upcoming tour... Maybe that will generate some messaging.

I actually bought 4 tickets to the American idol tour for when they come here, it's a bday present for my daughter, she has no clue, she is madly in love with David Cook.

well, another season done and I dont know what I will do next week withought it.
this is the one show that gets my whole family attention, friendly rivelry. We had fun watching it all together.
see you guys next season...
:)

Well, the two Davids will be performing on the Today Show on the morning of the 29th, and there is the upcoming tour... Maybe that will generate some messaging.

I wouldn't be too sure. I didn't even remember Jordan Sparks won from last year....

wait, can we have an American Idol Rewind thread?
I'm going to go into withdrawal here, not from the show but from this thread. . .

Marty
Heh. I'm having some serious withdrawl from this thread too. There's nothing left to rant and rave about - Heroes doesn't start up again until the Fall, no one watches Doctor Who, Grey's Anatomy is over for the season, Battlestar Galactica is ending completely in like three episodes, and I'm far too late to the party to have any real opinions or whatever. I know someone (Athena?) just killed Natalie, and the dying leader knows the truth about the opera house, and the final five know who they are, but I have no idea what any of it means.

Seriously, you guys. I can quit anytime I want. For reals. I just don't want to. :D

I actually bought 4 tickets to the American idol tour for when they come here, it's a bday present for my daughter, she has no clue, she is madly in love with David Cook. :)
That? Is cool. Let us know how it goes.

wait, can we have an American Idol Rewind thread?


I was thinking just this thing yesterday. My prediction: Taylor Hicks doesn't make the top 12.

I was thinking just this thing yesterday. My prediction: Taylor Hicks doesn't make the top 12.

One can only hope.

That? Is cool. Let us know how it goes.

well it was quite an adventure!
thought Id keep you guys updated, the show was this past Thursday..
here is a cross post from me telling the story on another site, and Ill add some comments to you guys since we went through the whole saga together!


Just wanted to share.
a few months ago I purchased tickets to go see David Cook, he is my daughter's idol. It was meant as a surprise bday present for her! huge surprise!

11:00 yesterday, 9 hours before the show... I peaked at the tickets I had tucked away only to realise the show had been booked for washington!!!! not NH!!!!

made a few calls and I had someone I know who tells me to get into Boston quick that I could fly as family and he would have 2 seats for me on the next plane to Washington.

I tell my kid to pack up, we have to leave in 5 minutes and tell her why.
she is screaming, we are riding an hour away to Boston in a hurry to find out they have boarded the plane!!!

do we give up? no!

he tells us that we can take next plane over to NY and then catch one to washington.. the only thing is now we wont have time to check into a hotel before the show.

Oh no! the luggages! I run back to my car to get rid of those, now all we have is the tickets to the show and money.

we catch the plane to NY and everything is going well till we catch the next plane to washington, it's pooring, thundering and lightning, nothing is moving and Im scared to death....
I spent half the time texting a good friend so that i wouldnt start doubting myself about this trip....

we are now 2 hours in that plane waiting, we are going to be late, but we can still make it!!!!

3 hours later we fly over to washington! my kid is sooooo excited! we are late! but we can still make it! even if for just buying a stupid shirt!

we catch a cab with Borat's brother driving us, he has no clue where we are going and dont understand a word of what Im saying!
we pull over and we switch cab!

we finally get to the show at 8:30, one hour and half late but my daughter is not even noticing, she is too busy telling me this is the best day of her life!!!!

after the show we went out to eat and my friend calls me to tell me my tickets for the way back home have been changed! what????

I now have to be in the airport in 5 hours and Im going to Chicago and then Boston!

in the last 24 hours, I have been to Boston, NY, Washington DC, ate dinner in Virginia, saw the sun rise in Chicago and returned to Boston.

My daughter said this was the best day of her life,( I agree) we laughed so hard and got so lost and detoured but we really have something to remember for a long time!

So that's it! it turned into quite something to remember.. we did catch the four last finalist.
Jason put me right to sleep as usual but you could only laugh he was visibly stoned out of his head and still had this air of " I still dont know what Im doing here" about him.

Syesha, well.... she still looks like she thinks she is performing in a caberet, she can sing though! amazing, a lot of leg lifting ( not sure what this was all about) shiny dresses and she is also taking herself very seriously.

David A, still made me weep hoping my daughter's crush would actually be on him! He was still very innocent, laughing at nothing, giggling...( oh Gosh!) sang 3 slow songs and on the 4th one told us he should bring things down a little and sing a love song.... hahahaha.....
he played the piano and yes, I still think he is adorable!

David Cook sang Bille jeans ( of course) pretty much thought he was a rock star but the funny thing is they cleaned him all up, was quite shocking! he wore so much make up and eye liner and eye shadow and his beard is trimmed to perfection, his hair too!
kind of lost the charm he had, I kind of liked his scuffiness....
he did a lot of plug in for cancer and threw guitar picks every minute, I mean the guy does takes himself very seriously! but he did put on a good show!
The top ten finalist all came out at the end with singing "please dont stop the music" can you guess who tripped on her own feet? yep, charming Brooke :)

It was fun to see them live and the journey was one my daughter and I will always remember.
oh she did buy a David Cook t shirt, she hasnt taken it off since.;)

thought of all of you!

wish i had money to p!ss away like that. lol

BDG, that was beyond persistent! Most parents, having seen where the show was scheduled, would have thrown up their hands and given up. I know I would! Very cool story - I'm sure by now your daughter has told her friends the story and I'll bet you hold the title for "Coolest Mom".

Awesome. Crazy (the running around, not you), but awesome.