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• Stripped Performance Stripped Performance

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    Hey guys, have you seen Archie's stripped performance in NY?  You can watch it here:

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• Ford Day - An Experience Of A Ford Day - An Experience Of A Lifetime!

  • From: AlwayzAnArchAngel
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    So, my journey to Dearborn, Michigan began at 10:00am Thursday morning. I left my home in Spartanburg, S.C. and traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee…where I would hitch a ride with John (archiefanatic) for the remainder of the trip. The drive from Spartanburg to Knoxville was 3 hours, so I just listened to a CD of all of David’s AI performances that violet4ever had given to me!!

    Once in Knoxville, John and I found a place to park my car and I put all of my bags into John’s. As I was retrieving the gift I had brought along for David, John’s eyes looked like they were going to pop out of his head…LOL! He said “Is that it”??? I was like…yeah, it is…LOL!! John couldn’t get over how big the box was and I kept explaining that the gift itself was not that big!! So, we decided to grab a bite to eat at Ruby Tuesday’s before heading out on the road to Cincinnati, where we were going to pick up Dominic.

    While driving, I think John and I became delirious. We were laughing about anything and everything along the highway. We had begun to laugh at the names of some of the roads. One, for example, was called Big Bone Lick road…LOL! So, while we were having our laughs at the names of the roads, John and I decided to pull a prank on Dominic. I texted Dominic and told him that my husband had just called to tell me that I had left one of the tickets lying out on the counter at home and since he was the only one who had not paid for his ticket yet, I guess he couldn’t go. Dominic texted me back and said “OMG…Are you serious”?? So, I texted back and told Dominic that I was really sorry and I hoped he was okay…LOL! Then, I texted him and asked if it would be okay if John and I stopped by his house to use his bathroom since we were coming that way…LOL!! Dominic texted me back and said “Ummm…I don’t have power, but could you stop by and pick up David’s gifts”?? So, I texted back and told Dominic that since he didn’t have power, we would just skip his house and that maybe he should overnight his gifts to David…LOL! It was all really funny, actually. John and I were dying laughing at this point and I would have given anything to have seen the look on Dominic’s face when I asked if we could stop by and use his bathroom! Anyway, I finally texted him back and told him that he had just been punked…haha! Dominic was such a great sport about the whole thing!

    So, we get to Dominic’s house. As he is putting his bags into John’s trunk, he spots the big white package I had brought along for David. Of course John and Dominic had a good laugh at the size of the package…haha! John said…”OMG…David will have to pay to carry that onboard his flight”!! When he said that, it reminded me that David was not on the tour buses anymore…he was actually flying in an airplane! So, I asked John why he did not remind me of this when I bought the gift. John exclaimed “I didn’t know it was going to be the size of a door”!! So, this is what prompted the two day joke about my gift!

    We got to the hotel around 10:30pm, where I finally got to meet Janey. Janey was taking Kristi’s place since Kristi had been hospitalized at the last minute with pneumonia and couldn’t go. Janey had flown in from California (next time I am flying, too). Janey and I talked a little in the hotel room…getting to know each other a little bit and then she, John, Dominic, and I all went to grab something to eat. We talked about David, of course, and had ourselves a lovely time. Once we were back in our hotel room, I logged onto my laptop so I could check in with everyone and Janey and I chatted with a few of the angels in the chat room at Archuleta Avenue! Janey and I were very excited about what would be transpiring the next day, so I don’t think either of us could sleep.

    On Friday morning, the four of us left the hotel and went to the venue. Upon arrival, we met Tracey. Tracey filled us in on the NO GIFTS policy the venue was enforcing, which meant that I could not give David his gift. I was pretty bummed. When I gave him the compass necklace, I was not there to see him open it, so I had really wanted to be there when he opened this one! So, anyway…we continued meeting other angels from Rickey’s….Patty, Erica, and FunnyGirl and we decided to make our way into the venue. I had also been texting a girl from Loving Archie, who I was very anxious to meet. So, I was on the lookout for her as well. Once we were inside the door, I was told that I would not be able to go inside. Freo had not arrived yet and I had her ticket. I asked if I could just bring it back out to her when she arrived and they informed me that once I was inside, I was not allowed to leave and re-enter the building. So, I had to stand outside in the lobby and wait on Freo to arrive. After about 30 minutes, I called Freo and she was lost. She had a really hard time finding the venue. I must admit, I had started to panic and get a little frustrated because I missed lunch and I was afraid that I would miss the concert, too. But, luckily…Freo made it!! She and I just made a dash for the line and when they opened the doors, we ran to our seats. We were really lucky to have gotten as close as we did. I felt really bad for Freo…bless her heart. She looked like she was going to cry at any moment…and I felt horrible that I had been irritated with her. I just loved her…she was a wonderful lady and I would have loved to have spent more time with her! I finally met Brittney from Loving Archie and she was absolutely beautiful! I loved talking to her while waiting in the line. Her smile was so infectious!

    So, the concert was PERFECTION!! David sang ‘Angels’ and it was breathtaking, as always. I don’t think I will ever tire of hearing him sing that song…EVER!! Then, David starts to talk to us about the next song he would be performing and I think we all knew what it was going to be before he announced it. The crowd went crazy and I couldn’t believe I was sitting there, in Michigan, listening to David sing his first single live for the very first time!! OMG!! How lucky was I??? David did a wonderful job, although it was quite obvious that he was nervous. I was video taping the performance when half way through, my cell phone rang. It was Kristi…LOL. I had called her right before David’s set so that she could listen to him sing. I felt really bad that she was in the hospital and would not be able to listen to Rickey’s live cell cast…and since she was not able to attend in person…I thought it would be a nice thing to do for her! So, when my phone rang…it was apparently because it had hung up on Kristi at some point during the song and she, of course, called back…LOL! When the phone rang, it scared me so bad, I dropped my camera. I tried to get the phone turned off and hold the camera steady, too…but, I never could get the camera back into focus…so, I just shut it off. I was really disappointed that I was unable to get the whole ‘Crush’ performance, but…the bright side is this: Kristi called on my phone that does not have the ‘Crush’ ringtone! Can you imagine how awkward it would have been if she had called on the phone that does have the ‘Crush’ ringtone???

    When David was talking to us about his last song, Dominic guessed immediately that it was going to be ‘Imagine’. You can even hear him whispering it to me in my ‘Imagine’ video! That performance was absolutely the best I have every witnessed. The feeling in that room on Friday was unlike anything I have every experienced. It was simply magical. David sings that song with so much passion and feeling and it pierces the heart. I was shaking so badly, I’m surprised that my video turned out as good as it did. I was so excited about my video, I couldn’t wait to get back to the hotel and upload it for everyone to see!

    After the show was over, David came back out to sign autographs. I waited patiently in line while others were pushing and shoving. I just stood and watched people as they would shove the pictures at David. He never complained or showed any sense of discouragement. He just smiled that beautiful smile and scribbled away. After the crowd cleared out, I made my way up to the stage and managed to hand David the picture of him from his video shoot where he is standing with his guitar. I showed him the necklace in the photo and told him I was the one who had given it to him. He smiled at me and said “Really? Wow…that’s cool”!! He signed the picture and I made room for those behind me. I then walked over to where Jeff was and got in line to speak to him. I waited in line for about 15 minutes and just as I was about to speak to Jeff, another angel (I won’t name names) came over and interrupted me. She was very rude and obnoxious and it floored me that someone could be like that. I guess it bothers me more because I am quite and more reserved and I try to put others before myself. This person, however, was all about herself…and that was very clear to me and a few others who witnessed it her behavior. So, anyway…I eventually had a chance to talk to Jeff and explain to him that I had brought David a gift but was not allowed to bring it inside. Jeff noted that there were several others who had had the same problem. He spoke with Patty and decided that he would come out to the parking lot and meet her to get all of the gifts. I thought that was wonderful of him to do. He is such a kind, gentle man. He goes above and beyond for David’s fans and he truly cares about making you feel special.

    I noticed that David was now taking photos, so Dominic and I went over and waited in line. David recognized Dominic, so we walked up to him and I took this opportunity to tell David about my gift. It was so loud in there that I don’t think David understood what I was saying. He just looked at me and smiled ever so sweetly! I asked for a photo and he said “Sure”! I looked like crap, but David is handsome…as always! I walked away knowing that I had accomplished what I had driven 13 hours to do. I had finally got that photo with David!! I was on cloud 9!! Once we were all out in the parking lot, Jeff came outside to pick up all of the gifts. I showed him mine and asked if he thought it would be better if I shipped it…since they were on an airplane. He thought that would be a great idea and so he gave me his mailing address and told me to send it to David at home! Like I said earlier, I was somewhat disappointed that I would not be there to see David open his gift, but all in all…the day was incredible! I will never forget the experience or the people I met that day! And now, to answer the burning question about what my door sized gift was:

    As many of you know, I gave David the compass necklace he wore in his video. It meant so much to me that he wore it…whether it was just a coincidence or not. It still meant the world to me. I wanted to give him something this time that was unlike all the other gifts he was receiving. I knew he had more than enough t-shirts and necklaces, so that was out of the question. So, this time I decided to do something more sentimental.

    I named a star after David! With the naming of the star, he was given a gold framed certificate and a chart that showed the coordinates of his star and his star is circled in gold. On the certificate, I had them add a personal message from me that read:

    “A Star for a Star! May you always shine as brightly as you do today!”

    So, anyway…the frame was rather larger than I had expected…but it was quite beautiful. Here is a link so that you can see it:

    http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/lad yvette826/?action=view&current=DavidStar1A.jpg

    I really hope that when it arrives at David’s house, he will love it. He is certainly our star and he shines so brightly. I wanted him to know that!

    And…that is my story! Sorry it’s so long….but, thank you for reading it!

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• Archie Archie

  • From: Micara
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    Archie at the Evansville, IN meet and greet
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• Reporting from Evansville, IN Reporting from Evansville, IN

  • From: Micara
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    So apparently, one road trip, one Idol concert, and one sweating-and-standing-in-in-extreme-heat episode is not enough for yours truly, so I decided to take my measly $600 "gift" from El Presidente and do it all over again.
    
    Originally, since my mommy is in Alaska, I was going to force my partner Dan to chauffeur my daughter Meg and I to Evansville, Indiana (4 hours away), where he could sulk and be antisocial while Meg and I met the Idols again. Thankfully, my dear friend Mandy saved us all from that particular fate when she volunteered to come along. Yay- girl's trip!!
    
    Now, those who know me well know that I hate to drive. I am very bad at it. I tend to get road ragey and hit various stationary objects. Now I was literally thrust into the driver's seat. I seriously had doubts about whether or not we would make it to Evansville.
    
    Nevertheless, I took my Aveo by the steering wheel and off we went, listening to my "Girl's Night Mix" cd and Archie's "Crush" single on repeat, much to Megan's chagrin.
    
    The trip to Evansville was fairly uneventful. We arrived at the Baymont Inn no worse for wear.
    
    This morning, we set out for Roberts Stadium to meet our Idols. I was much wiser this time- I had strategized for this meeting like a general prepares for battle. I armed myself with bottled water, suntan lotion, spearmint gum (for minty breath), and a card for each Idol. I had hit up the Cardologist a couple of weeks ago for some humorous cards in which I put pictures from the St. Louis concert, so they could have them for a scrapbook or sell them to the Enquirer or whatever.
    
    We were among the first to arrive at the stadium. In all my planning I had forgotten chairs, so Mandy sportingly ran down to Walmart to get some. It was sprinkling on and off, but for the most part it stayed gray and humid. Thankfully I had decided to wear my hair in it's natural, curly beastlike state.
    
    I was sweating like crazy so I changed my clothes in the parking lot. Great planning, General Michele.
    
    We met up with some awesome fellow Idolators- some girls throwing a birthday party for Chikezie and handing out beads; a couple of ladies sitting next to us, one named Michele (awesome name!); and a girl named Carrie who was there by herself since her friends (foolishly) didn't want to go.
    
    We hung out for about 2 and a half hours. It went very quickly though! And then came the buses!
    
    First out was David Archuleta. He looked almost ethereal in a turquoise shirt. He is perfection. Sorry, I will stop now. Unfortunately, he started at the end of the line, and we were closer to the beginning.
    
    Next was David Cook, sporting a Kansas City Chiefs hat. He also started at the end. I started getting impatient and whiny.
    
    Then there was... Kristy Lee Cook! KLC is always nice and polite to us fans, but I am sure it's hard to be there when most of us are drooling over the men. She started at our end and was my first autograph and picture of the day!
    
    Then came... Castro! A bunch of his fans were there as usual- some of them were actually toting his head on a stick. Not his actual head, sorry. I should clarify that. I like Jason- he's not my favorite, but I do like him a lot. He always looks good. His hair is awesome, and he has the bluest eyes and the whitest teeth. He was wearing a white shirt and denim cutoffs- and no shoes! He looked really, really good. He is always very nice and down to earth too. He signed me an autograph and took pictures with all of us.
    
    Then... Michael Johns!!! He looked hot. Woo! And he started at our side! As he was walking up, he saw Megan and said to her "Aww!" about her Puppy Johns sign and then "Nice to see you again!" He recognized her from St. Louis! Meg and I about DIED!
    
    Then... calamity! Archie and Michael Johns got to us at the same time. Actually, Archie got there first. He is so awesome. First I said, "This little girl is SO jealous of you! You have to win her over!" as I pointed to Meg. He said "Really? Why?" And I said "Oh, she thinks I love you more than her, which is ridiculous." And I think he like laughed and nodded. It's hard to remember! I told him she had just started piano lessons and he seemed really interested in that. Then my mouth took over. I showed him my framed picture of the 2 of us from St. Louis. He signed it. I said, "I have this sitting on my desk at work." and he said "Really? Where from?" and I thought he meant where do I work, so I said "A newspaper." and he said "This was at a newspaper?" and I said "No, I work at a newspaper; this picture is from my desk there." and he said "Where was it taken?" and I said "OH! St. Louis! I thought you meant where did I work?"
    
    Yeah, I'm an idiot. And I sure felt like one. We were like 2 people who were fluent in the language of Fluster. It was ridiculous. I am cringing just writing about it!!!
    
    THEN- to further things, Michael Johns walked up during all this and proceeded to skip us! As I was getting my picture taken (again) with Archie, I yelled "Michael Johns, you get back here!!!" Like I was his mother or something. Sheesh.
    
    He yells back (jokingly) "Hey! You skipped me!" but he came back over. He talked to Meg about how he remembered her from St. Louis. "In the parking garage. I hopped up on the cement block for her." Incredible!
    
    So I said to him, "Can I have my picture with you? I did my hair and everything!" and he says, "You did? In this humidity?" He is a riot.
    
    Not too long after that, Cook got to us. I made him read my sign, which said "Gimme Cookie!" and had a picture of Cookie Monster on it. I asked him to sign my pics of him from St. Louis, one of which I had tried to photoshop and make it look like a comic. He said "What happened to this one- did you spill something on it?" and I said "You know? I was trying to be all artsy and it obviously didn't work." He laughed. In his pictures with Meg and me, he is making some crazy faces. If I had known he was doing that, I would have made one back at him instead of smiling like a mindless idiot.
    
    I got really excited because I saw Carly, and she was the one I missed in St. Louis. She apparently had some friends there who gave her a birthday party, since her birthday is tomorrow (well, now today.) She spent a lot of time with them, and by the time she got to us, I asked her for a picture and she said "I'm not doing pictures. I have to go do press. I am the only one doing press today." I was kind of stung by that. She was a little, well, grouchy. But what made me mad was then she went down to her friends again for about 20 more minutes. Whatever. When she walked back by, Mandy said to her "Thanks for taking time (to sign us autographs) Carly" and Carly just ignored her! And I know she heard her.

    Addendum: I don't mean to imply that Carly is not a nice person. I think she was frustrated because her friends were there and she couldn't spend time with them because she had to go do press. I mean, she could have been nicer, but she was probably just in a bad mood. It's understandable. She's seemed nice in every other instance.
    
    Soapbox time! I think it's absolute BS that the Idols have to take time away from the fans to do press. We are the ones spending the money, buying the tickets and souveniers, buying the cds, calling in votes which gets AI their big advertising revenue... take time from someone else, but not the fans!!!
    
    Then there was... Chikezie. I cannot say enough about how Awesome Chikezie is. He is such a sweetheart. He takes time for everyone- he gave everyone who handed him something a hug. He actually had to stop after me to go do press (I thought Carly was the only one doing press?) but HE came BACK after press and picked right back up with Carrie where he had left off. HE is truly awesome!
    
    Last but not least was Brooke. She sounded like she was a little under the weather, but other than that she was her wonderful self. She talks to everyone and is very personal and grounded.
    
    Ramiele and Syesha were no shows. I gave their cards to Brooke to take to them.
    
    Concert Time!
    
    Our seats were INCREDIBLE. I guess it pays to buy from a scalper, no matter how much I hate the idea.
    
    The show was pretty much the same as St. Louis- everyone sounded awesome. There was a special tribute for 9/11 of one of the band guys playing his trumpet. It was beautiful.
    
    Michael Johns really went beserk during Please Don't Stop the Music. It was awesome! They did the Mavid! WOOHOO!
    
    My memory card filled up during Syesha's performance, so I had to hurry up and delete off all the blurry pics. Mandy let me borrow her memory card for the final few numbers. I will post what I have probably tomorrow.
    
    We made it back to Springfield in 3 and a half hours, and that included a severe thunderstorm, complete with what we thought was hail, AND massive fog. Yeah. I rock!
    
    All in all, all the time, effort, money, driving, and sweating was worth it. I don't know when I will ever see an Idol with this much talent. And there will never be another Archie for me- not ever. I"ll close with what I wrote in his card.
    
    "I am not a religious person, but hearing your voice is the closest I've come to being moved on a spiritual level. This season for me wasn't about who won, it was about the way I feel when I hear you sing. Thank you for that."

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• Dallas Archies: Did you visit Dallas Archies: Did you visit the buses? Help!

  • From: ArchieYesPlease
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    Earlier in the day of the August 25th Dallas concert, I waited at the arena and met a plethora of nice fans, Archies, WordNerds, etc. I met a very nice lady who was also an Archie fan; as some of the Idols came out to meet fans, I asked if she could use her camera to take a picture of me with Cook and Archie when they came around in the case that my older digital camera was losing battery or malfunctioned at the wrong moment. She graciously agreed and I was very thankful, making sure to thank her and reiterate that it was so nice of her to do so. She also took a picture of me and the Welcome sign I made and asked me for my e-mail address for her to send the pictures to me; I was beyond excited and asked her if I could look at the picture of me and Archie real fast on her camera and she let me. I so wish I could find someone else who met and gave her their e-mail, too.

    
    Here's a pic of the sign minus IDOLS! in glitter at the bottom, but most fans who saw it would recognize it from this:

    

    At this point, I still not have received my photos by e-mail; it totally slipped my mind to get her e-mail, but I also noticed that she had other e-mail addresses to send photos to. I truly want to give her the benefit of the doubt because she really did seem like a genuinely nice person that wanted to help out a fellow fan, but I am a bit desperate at this point; I have reasoned in my mind why she would not send me the photos and nothing rational comes out of it...I mean she even let me see the photo, what would she do with a photo of us, ya know? Perhaps, she's been having problems uploading the pictures, which is fine...but you'd think she would maybe e-mail me just to update me. I've also thought about the worse case scenario and hope she is okay and that nothing happened to her, health-wise.
    
    I don't want to be dramatic and sound selfish, but I'm almost desperate to find her and retrieve my pictures hopefully; I do know there were a couple of ladies in David shirts that were right next to us, so perhaps they would remember her, as well. In any case, for the slight chance that someone who met her will see this, she was wearing a black outfit with shorts and a short-sleeve top that had pink flowers.
    
    At the end of the day, I know it is not a big deal that I do not have the picture with David and there is so much more going on in the world that is truly a desperate need calling for desperate measures, but it was moment I was so grateful for and would love to have back as a memory. I would love for this to blow over, so I am just hoping and praying that everything works out; it's like a dream come true with a big token of it missing...I've mentioned it to a few fans on a David fansite and they've been nothing but nice and reminded me that the image of meeting Archie in my head means so much more than a picture. That is definitely true, but I won't lie that I would like my picture.

    All in all, I really was truly grateful and thankful for the experience and the opportunity to meet David, so I know I'll always have that memory. :)

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• David's Fans Want To Help CRUS David's Fans Want To Help CRUSH Kids Cancer

  • From: eloquencia
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    Fundraiser Captain: PecanPie is asking all David Archuleta Fans to Stand Up!

    Team Name: CRUSH KIDS’ CANCER - ARCHIE’S ANGELS

    OUR TEAM IS CURRENTLY IN FOURTH PLACE!!!!

    • All of the idols including Archie will be participating in the Stand UP2 Cancer (SU2C) program on September 5th, 8pm airing on all 3 major networks (CBS, NBC, ABC)
    • Highest fundraisers will be announced on the show! While
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• Help David Archuleta Crush Kid Help David Archuleta Crush Kids Cancer

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    Fundraiser Captain: PecanPie is asking all David Archuleta Fans to Stand Up!

    Team Name: CRUSH KIDS’ CANCER - ARCHIE’S ANGELS -

    DAVID'S TEAM IS CURRENTLY IN FOURTH PLACE!!!

    • All of the idols including Archie will be participating in the Stand UP2 Cancer (SU2C) program on September 5th, 8pm airing on all 3 major networks (CBS, NBC, ABC)
    • Highest fundraisers will be announced on the show! While mostly we would just like to support this worthy cause, wouldn’t it also be nice to have David recognized on all 3 major networks during primetime?

    If you think so, please donate at the link below:

    http://www.standup2cancer.org/

    • go to GET INVOLVED (at the top of the page) and click “THE TEAMS”
    • then under FIND A TEAM (left side of screen) enter pecan pie
    • that’s: pecan space pie
    • then just click donate and you’re there
    • Team name: CRUSH KIDS’ CANCER - ARCHIE’S ANGELS
    • Captain: pecan pie

    SU2C was largely inspired by the great oncologist/scientist/pediatrician and humanitarian Judah Folkman who died very unexpectedly earlier this year leaving a huge hole in the world of cancer therapy and research. Read the links below; as a human being this guy was a lot like David - just substitute the word music for science and the name “Pavarotti” for “Einstein”. The comments under the Boston article are particularly touching.
    One person recounts of Folkman “He was the Einstein of our times…had the eloquence of Martin Luther King and the humility of Gandhi…”
    http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20080115-1603-obit-folkman.html
    http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2008/01/research_giant.html

    BONUS REWARD: Once you finished donating, click on David for a wonderful video capture of “When You Say You Love Me” by hazeleyd71:

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• Fort Wayne, IN Fort Wayne, IN

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    Hey!!!!! Me and my SIL (and her son and my daughter) are going.......I'm trying to find other Archies for her and I checked a few of the other forums and there was no discussion of Ft. Wayne. I did have one person reply to me on the AI Forum, and that was it. I will send this link to my sister in law and have her sign up over here to get aquainted with other Archie Fans (my daughter and I are Dreadheads, and we're pretty linked up with other Dreadheads for the concert, but my SIL needs some fellow fans

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• Who needs David's new single " Who needs David's new single "crush" gifted to them?

  • From: oystar
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    Team Archie is running a gifting campaign to make sure all archie fans has the legal download of his new single. If you don't have it yet, we will gift it to you on itunes. You don't need a credit card to redeem the gift. International fans, we can gift it to you too. There are instructions on how to redeem the gift. We need to get his sales up, so send me your emails or your friends' and family's emails so that David will get the commercial success he needs. Thank you and please keep supporting David!

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• My Idol Experience! My Idol Experience!

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    So me and my sister got to the concert site at about 11:45 am. we found out where the buses were parking, but when we got to the bus area we were told tha they were setting up an area for the Idols to come out and sign stuff from 2-4 pm at the front of the forum, so we headed back to the front. we were in the front row, and actually made cool friends with some David Cook fans that were standing next to us. It totally rained and and i got a sunburn, but it was worth it. at about 12:30 pm the first Idols came out. Jason, David A, Syesha, Ramiele, and Kristy. David got to us first, because he crossed over and started on the far side. he seemed to be in a huge hurry, and was only signing stuff and accepting gifts, he didnt have time to take pics with us :( but he was still really sweet! then Ramiele and Syesha came by back to back, they both also seemed in a hurry, although not quite as much as David. They didnt stop for many pics either though. Archie had already gone inside by time they passed us, and those two followed pretty quickly. Im guessing this is because those three have family in this area that was visiting. Next to reach us was Kristy Lee Cook. she was really nice, and totally laid back. i really liked her in person. it was funny to watch her run away from the rain though! she actually went inside, then came BACK out and signed some more stuff and took more pics. when she went in Jason was the only one left outside, and i must say he spent TONS of time with all his fans, he was out there the longest i think. he was quite entertaining actually, and he took pics with EVERYONE! he even held their cameras for them and took the pictures himself! it was cool. As Jason was finishing up, David C came out, and to every one's surprise he had Lindsey Rose with him (the little girl who he wore the bracelet for all season). It was really sweet to see her get to take pics with fans and sign autographs :) David C took a lot of time with all his fans too, cutting up, taking the time to look in the bags ppl gave him, taking pics (one with a sharpie up his nose!) and dancing to Thriller! lol he was cool. He took so much time the security told him he couldnt stop for any more pics! but he still gave lot of hugs, and he even kissed the girl next to me on he cheek! she was so excited, it was cute. So the last person out was Brooke. She also took lots of time with her fans, and i have to say she is SO PRETTY in person!!!! and shes really nice. she told us that they werent gonna be signing anything at the buses that night after the concert cuz they had to leave immediately :( so no chance to get a pic with Archie or Carly's autograph... Carly,Michael, and Chikezie never came out. i was a lil sad, but nothing could dampen the fact that i met ARCHIE!!!! :)

    So in the concert they started with some cheesy "pump up the crowd stuff" then finally brought out the idols, one by one count down style. the first performance to REALLY catch the crowd was Michael! it was GREAT! especially his last song "Dream On" . Kristy was also considerably better in person. Carly is AMAZING!!!!! i always thought she should have been top 3. although i didnt much dig her rendition of Evanescence, i LOVED her other two songs,she just kept getting better and better! and when they did the first group number with the bottom 6, Carly and Michael sang a duet part of it that was breath taking! i was so happy they got to sing together!!!! so then intermission blah blah blah more pump up the crowd... and then they bring out Jason... and the crowd EXPLODED!!!!! u hadnt heard cheering til u heard the crowd for Jason! intense. i didnt really like him singing Crazy ( i like david's version ALOT more), but his other two songs were really good! Syesha was next, and to be honest, she was alot more friendly on stage then at the signing... i liked her second song... but the rest didnt really do it for me. i was too excited that David was coming next!!!! i actually taped ALL of archie's performances, although i had a malfunction and may have lost the last one :( so he came up through the floor on the piano and the crowd went CRAZY!!!!!!!! it was nuts! he was everything i'd hoped for! ESPECIALLY the last song. i just sat there and was amazed the whole time! it was really amazing!!! (and now my thraot is sore from screaming my head off). Finally David C came out and again th crowd exploded!!! he was really good, better than on the show in my opinion! and he earned MEGA bonus points when he dedicated the song Hero to Lindsey Rose and told her he owed being the american idol to her!!!! :) he was REALLY funny too. but im afraid he has a slight cold cuz he drink something at the end of the first song and as he was throwing it off the stage he said it was cold medicine. so the group song was cheesy as always, and i laughed when they had archie singing about acting naughty, but it was entertaining. i loved the part when the two davids went on the island that sticks out from the stage and DC like got on his knees, and Archie was jumping up and down pointing at him! then he tried to help DC up but david wouldnt get up! lol. and that's the show!

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• My AMAZING day in Lexington My AMAZING day in Lexington

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    August 17, 2008
    
    Rewind to 11:00 am on Sat. Aug. 16th. When I got to the venue parking lot, there were 3 buses parked in the lot. Of course I thought there is no way that the idols' buses would be parked there. (more on that later.) So I grabbed my backpack w/all of the essentials needed for a comfy wait, my posters and gifts, and headed into the venue to find out where I needed to be. A very rude person at the ticket window told me in the parking lot across the street. So high tailed it back to my car and just to wait. I thought it odd that there were no people lined up as it was
    close to 11:30. I decided to leave my stuff in my car and just walk around the buses to see if I could see any activity ( I did this twice), but I saw nothing. I went back to the venue and found a security guard to ask and he said they would be in the parking lot behind the venue.
    
    So, I raced back to my car to get my stuff and then back to where I should be. As I was making my way to where I needed to be, Kristi called me to see if I had arrived yet and she said she was about 10 minutes away. I told her where I would be for signing autographs. When I arrived at the correct place, there were 150 - 200 people waiting. I found a place to stand and met a couple of people that post on Notingdavid.org. They were very nice and we had a good archufilled conversation. Not to long after that, Kristi called me to see where I was and invited me to join her and Dominic. I found them and we all got acquainted with each other. Soon after that, Beene and her daughter (very cute, I might add) came along and then soon after that, Inspired called and we directed her to where we were. It was very nice getting to know these people that I talk to almost everyday. It is amazing the friendships that have been made because of David. We were able to get some pictures of each other and get to know one another. As we were waiting, we noticed that there were 3 buses + the guitar hero bus near the back loading dock area. I just figured that those were the idols. No, they weren't. The 3 buses that I noticed in the parking lot near my car were the idol buses. You know, the same three buses that I walked around a few times looking for some activity. I am sure that the idols got a chuckle out of that. Anyway, the idol buses finally pulled into the arena parking lot and parked near the others in the loading dock area. While we were waiting for the idols to come out, there was a very nice lady that was driving by the line of people with her window down and she was playing all David's songs. It was great and it helped to make the time go by a little faster. She did this several times and she played "Crush" as David was near the end of the line signing autographs and I think he sang along for a moment. I'm not sure as I was not really close as that point.
    
    Not to long after they arrived, we noticed all of them (except for David A) come off of their respective buses and go into the arena. At about 2 pm Carly and KLC came out and of course they started at the opposite end from where we were. They came through pretty quickly as they both had press to do. I got both of their autographs and thanked them for what they do. KLC is pretty dang nice looking - HOT comes to mind, but I digress. Anyway, she commented that this was stop was the best fan response for her and she had a lot of gifts. I guess it makes sense because she is a country girl and this was in Kentucky. To me, it seamed all of the girls got good responses from the southern fans.
    
    At about 2:30 the man of the hour came out. He had the biggest smile on his face and was waving to all of us as he made his way to the line. But of course, he started on the other end of the line. That was ok as it gave us a chance to get out thoughts and stuff together. So as David made his way towards us, the excitement and nerves grew. I was not able to take to many pictures of him as he stopped in front of me b/c I was trying to carry a sign, his gift, my camera, and my tour book for him to sign. I have decided when you only have two hands, it is not possible to carry all of that. Since autographs and pictures were the most important at that moment, I just dropped everything else. When he stopped in front of me, I said "hi, David". At that point he was rushing to get through the rest of the line, so he did not answer. I asked him to please sign my book and I handed him the gift bag and he said "for me?" and I said yes and he said "aw, thanks". And he was gone. Next out was Brooke. She started at our end of the line! What a sweetheart she is. She either did not have press that day or it was done before she came out as she was able to spend over an hour out there. I was able to get my book signed and a picture with her. The last one to come out was Jason. He started in the middle and worked his way towards us. I had him sign my book and thanked him. I did notice David Cook out signing at the other end. I don't know when he came out nor did I hear any screaming like there was for David A or JC. But when DC got to the middle of the line, he had to leave to do press. Our end was not to happy about that. Kristi and her sister left to go to their hotel at about 3:00 and Dominic and Inspired left soon after that. I stayed until about 4 pm. Beene was going to go shortly after that.
    
    I got back to the vunue at about 6:15. Traffic was pretty bad. One would have thought that there was a concert that night. lol. I finally made it to the parking lot and had to park waaaaaayyyyy far away. It was about 6:45 when I sat at my seat. My seat was three rows from the stage on the left side. In my immediate section, it was a mixed crowd of families for our David and cougars for Cook. Fast forward to the start of the show.
    
    Chikezie in my opinion was on fire. He sounded great and had awesome stage presence. I have read that he has it tough because not only is he opening the show, but there are still people coming in or others are still getting settled. So he does have a few challenges to work with.
    
    Ramiele is a cute a can be. She is just so tiny (4' 11", I think). Her voice was not to bad. She did sound better than on the show. She did dedicate her 2nd song to her cousin that passed away only a day earlier and I could tell she was a little emotional at that moment.
    
    MJ was rocking the house with his set. Great sound and he hopefully will get a cd made. He should do well.
    
    My new sweetie and hopefully a Nashville neighbor, KLC was great. I liked her set. God Bless the USA is always a favorite of mine and she did well.
    
    Carly with the big vocals. Wow, she can belt out a tune. I liked her set a lot and she also should get a record deal and make some music.
    
    Another sweetheart - Brooke was next. I like when she plays the piano while singing. She does it twice in her set and "Let it Be" is a great song.
    
    So it is intermission time and I decide to find the other angels. Surprisingly, I found them without any problem. Before I could say to much, Dominic handed me a piece of paper that had a pic. of the idols on it. I asked him what it was and he said it is a back stage pass. Of course I said "oh yea right". He said yes it really is a pass for you. I just stood there, probably with my mouth open, and said nothing for what seemed like a long time. I was speechless to say the least. After the initial shock, I shook his hand and thanked him over and over again. I went back to my seat for the rest of the concert with shaking hands and jello like legs.

    Mr low key, take it easy kind of guy, Jason was next. His voice did sound good and like all of them, he sounds better live. The dreadheads were in full force.
    
    Syeshia with the big...um nostrils. Is that what they are called? My goodness. This girl can sing. What a great voice. I really loved her rendition of "Listen".
    
    So this is the moment I have been waiting for. Syeshia is about to announce that the next performer is David Archuleta.
    
    When he came up on the riser on the piano and started singing "Angels", There was not another person in the audience or not a single person was standing or clapping or screaming because my whole focus and attention were on that amazing voice. "Apologize" was hauntingly beautiful and yes, fangirls, the hunkerdowns were definitely there. "Stand by Me/Beautiful Girls" was so good and he just commands the stage with that song. And then the wonderful heartfelt song to express his love to his fans, "When You Say You Love Me". It was just breathtaking and a perfect way to end his extremely short set.
    
    Lastly is the Cookmeister. I have said it before and I'll say it again. He is loud and proud. He sounded good and he certainly knows how to get the crowd onto it's feet. No doubt he will do extremely well in the music business. He did say that his dad lived in Kentucky and was in the audience, so I am sure that made it special for him. I also noticed that he had little or no guyliner on. I don't know why. Maybe they ran out. Who knows.
    
    "Please Don't Stop the Music" The best part for me is when the Davids move to the center circle of the stage and Cook bows down to acknowledge Archie and Archie responds by jumping up and down while pointing to Cook. It is great to see the friendship between these two.
    
    Now for the meet and great. I was still in shock and I had no idea what I was going to say. I also did not have anything for any of the idols to sign because I was not expecting to be there. But I am so not complaining. We were the 1st to walk in and I saw Cook and then a few feet from him were our David and KLC watching the Olympics. Kristi and I decided to go to Archie first before he was surrounded by people. Kristi spoke to him first and then I introduced myself to him and shook his hand. I asked him how he was and he said, "fine, thanks". I congratulated him on the success of his single and that I really liked it. He said, "aw, thanks. That means a lot to me". I noticed that the lines were getting pretty long so just as we were about to say good bye, David looks at us and asked if we had any gum. I probably looked shocked because he then said he felt he needed it to freshen his breath before meeting people. Both Kristi and I said no we did not have any, but a nice women behind us gave him some. So we moved away for others to talk to him. I think what shocked me the most about the gum question is at that moment, I realized that I was indeed talking to a 17 yr old and not the mature beyond his years singer that just blew me away about an hour ago with his 4 - song set. Also, this is something that you would ask a friend, not complete strangers that you had just met. And that reveled to me that he treats anyone he meets as a friend as long as they are respectful to him. For some reason that just stood out for me.
    
    I decided to hang around David just to see him interact with his fans. I am more than ever before in awe of the kindness and generosity of this young man. While I was there, I saw him spend a lot of time with two people that were both in wheel chairs. One of the women was so moved by being near him, that she could hardly speak. I was getting a little chocked up at that point, so I decided to move on. By that time, all 10 of the idols were in the room. I had an opportunity speak to all of them and Jeff as well. I went back to David and just as I got there he was in the middle of a conversation with someone. I heard him say that Cook was a good juggler, and he could not do it very well. He then proceeded to demonstrate his juggling by using three sharpies. It didn't go very well. Someone pointed out to him that it would be easier if he had small round objects - like ping pong balls - rather than pens and he agreed with that. It was just another moment of treating strangers like friends.
    
    I found Kristi and Dominic. The crowds were thinning out a bit so we made our way back to David. I had an opportunity to get my picture taken with him this time. It was about 11:15 and he commented that he needed to get outside to sign autographs for them. David was the last idol to leave. He can't turn anyone away. It is just not in his nature to do something like that. I felt bad for him. I figured that the crowds would be huge outside and that would mean he would have to rush through to try to get to everyone. He would then have to do it all over again the next day. We said our good byes, wished him well and thanked him for everything.
    
    As I write this, I am still trying to process the entire day. I have to say it was, without a doubt, the best day of my life. I will never forget the 12 hr. day filled with someone who can move, inspire and change people with just a few words or a song. I am trying to figure out what makes David such a draw to millions of people and how is he able to do what he does. I think in my mind, he has been chosen, anointed or whatever by God be a teacher of faith, prayer, love, forgiveness, humility, and kindness. And he does this with his words, actions, personality and most of all his vocals. I feel that those of us who get David are blessed to be a small part of this amazing journey. For those that do not get him or do not want to get him, I feel bad for them as they are missing out on something wonderful. I do hope there comes a day when doubters will see "the light" the shines from David and will at least give him a chance to show what he is made of and not be afraid.
    
    Lastly, I want to thanks the 4 angels from Rickeys for sharing this experience with me and for making me feel apart of the efamily.
    
    Kristi, you are such a sweet, caring person. I am so glad that you got to meet David and get your hug(s).
    
    Dominic - it was a pleasure to meet you and I will never forget the moment you handed me the back stage pass. That made an already awesome day even better.
    
    Beene you are an extremely nice warm person and it was very nice to meet you as well
    
    Inspired, It was so nice meeting you. We did not have much of a chance to talk. I hope we can meet again and get more acquainted.
    
    
    - John

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• Idols in Kentucky Idols in Kentucky

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    I discovered American Idol halfway through season seven, with a glimpse of David Archuleta caught while channel-surfing, and it rocked my world. Skepticism, dismay, even pity clouded faces when I explained my newfound love to friends and family—highbrow-types all. I found solace only in the likeminded connoisseurship of cyberspace.
    
    I joined my first chat room (Rickey.org!), selected my first Web name, downloaded my first iTunes, burned my first disk. "How many disks did you burn today, Mama?" my five-year-old would ask, as if inquiring about the weather. Tuesdays became the highlight of each week, and the seven-day wait for a new episode felt like a month. Never had I become so emotionally involved with personalities on a screen.
    
    So I arrived at Rupp Arena for my first ever American Idol concert. My husband, citing his vow "for better and for worse," accompanied me. My odyssey actually began the night before, at the Lexington Airport, because I’d read on FanBlast that David was “flying into Kentucky” that night. Hoping for a rare moment of access, I checked arrivals from New York and spent about an hour at the airport, thinking, “Either I’m the saviest fan in all of Kentucky or I’m the most clueless!” Turns out I was the latter, but it was still fun watching each new cluster of passengers descend the escalator into view, thinking, “Those could be his shoes!”
    
    The next afternoon I headed to the arena for the autograph-signing, where I was able to see Kristy Lee Cook (SO beautiful), Carly Smithson, and Archuleta, who seemed vastly larger than life, with that oft-reported other-worldly glow. I don’t think I’ve ever been in the presence of such star power. Very hard to believe that one year ago he was just a Murray High sophomore, though less so when you recall those videos of the 8th-grade Archie singing “I’ll Be” in his school auditorium, giggling through much of it, and the frenzied teen audience shrieking nonetheless. Even they could sense the presence of greatness.
    
    But best of all, at the signing I was able to meet other Archuleta fans of similar age and intensity, especially Jenny and Becky from FansofDavid. As our favorite contestant progressed towards us down the barricaded throng, I discovered a fan’s greatest challenge: juggling so much stuff! Camera, gift, glossy photo for autograph, pen, nerves, and prepared speech. When my moment arrived, I could manage only two of these: I presented a gift “to help you keep reading all our letters!” (a letter opener engraved with “Idols in Kentucky 8.16.08”), and my speech, in which I avowed the support of older fans during these necessary teen-pop vicissitudes and our patience in awaiting the emergence of a mature artist. Or at least that was the feeling behind whatever I actually stammered. My reward was complete eye contact with David and his full-throttle sincerity as he said more than once, “Ah, gosh, thanks!” [Jenny and Becky have promised a video of this interaction, but it’s not uploaded yet.]
    
    The concert itself was a bit of a denoument, with some wearying performances but also plenty of great ones from Archie, Brook, Jason, Syesha, and certainly David Cook. Brook has nearly the same “glorious aura” that Paula once identified in David (after “Smokey Mountain Memories"). Maybe it’s a Mormon thing, and in fact I’ve logged on to LDS.org more than once this season, looking for answers to that and other questions. Syesha was extraordinary, and during her down-tempo “If I Ain’t Got You,” I was embracing my husband with tears streaming down my face (so I knew I’d be a wreck when the next performer appeared). I think Syesha's tone is almost as gorgeous as Archie’s, and her performance with Seal was my favorite of the whole TV finale. She was at such a disadvantage on the personality-driven Idol, because that’s not her strong suit, but her talent seems limitless. I was predisposed to dislike Jason's "Crazy," feeling that he'd usurped our David's rightful song, but actually Jason's version was fabulous--this dude has way more talent than I gave him credit for.
    
    Cook is a consumate performer whose ease in establishing a rollicking and festive connection to his audience is a delight to behold. (There seemed to be many more Cook fans there than Archie fans). Cook reveled in the absurdity of a bizarre fan placard that said, “Free the Gnomes,” which he read aloud into the microphone and later, after the final group number, took possession of while descending beneath the stage. (A stage hand later returned it the fan.)

    And despite the countless times that I’ve YouTubed Archie’s four songs, it was still thrilling to hear them live. I had been a little disappointed in his choice of a Josh Groban number, but like many before me, I must confess that “When You Say You Love Me” was absolute heaven.
    
    So, my fellow Rickey denizens, I apologize for the absence of photos and videos, but it was definitely good timing for me to deliver this report late in the tour, after every visual has already been well documented, because I’m not great with technology, and it’s much more fun to just write my impressions. Hope you enjoyed reading!

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• Archie Collage Archie Collage

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• Official Worcester Archey Repo Official Worcester Archey Report

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    We stayed at the Hilton right down the street for the night, This made the whole day and evening a real pleasure. It gave us a chance to go back to the hotel after the signing and get cleaned up for dinner, then after the show we didn't have to fight traffic we just went back and relaxed.
    
    We got to Worcester around noon and checked in to our hotel, next to the DCU center. When we showed up there were only around 100 people. right a way we ran into a whole group from rickey.org. There were 10 of us in all and it's so funny that we just walked right up to them like they were expecting us or something, Pretty funny. They were all so nice. One of the girls was complaining that Ryan Seacrest did not correct the Jonas Brothers when they said they won the fanatic fans award, They were all very passionate about David, Well aren't we all. .
    
    David came out around 2:45 and the whole crowd went crazy !! David is the most beautiful kid I have ever seen, His hair is black as it can get his eyes the just stunning, He is simply breathtaking !! He's worth seeing in person if you can. He took his time going down the line, He cared about each and every fan, He was talking to us and getting hugs from us all. It was amazing how many gifts he got. Security was helping David carry all the gifts and by the end the guys hands were completely full of bags, it was a really awesome sight. We had one Jason fan standing with us that was crushed at the end because Jason never came out after waiting 3 hours, I felt so sorry for her.
    
    We went back to the hotel, got cleaned up, went to a really nice dinner at this Italian restaurant then we were off to the show. We had floor seats, so we are headed down to the floor, looking for our seats in 12th row center, well we get down there and because the center of the stage jets out from the rest of the stage we ended up in 2nd row dead center !!, with only a few girls in front of us !! I still can't believe we had seats that good. All of the Idols looked right down at us, it was awesome.
    
    All of the Idols did a really nice job but I have to say, when Archie came out the crowd went nuts and the whole vibe of the place changed. It was like every person was there just for him. Seeing him onstage right in front of me was one of the most memorable experiences I think I've ever had, It was absolutely crazy. He looked right down at us and I know he was thinking, wow there's those guys again that were outside earlier. He did the usial 4 songs. During the last song he was going to each side of the stage and shaking hands with everyone, He made sure he shook everyone's hands not just one or two, It was so cute. He genuinely really cares about all of his fans. After the show We decided not to wait for them to come out because we really didn't know when they would show if at all. It was really nice walking one block and staying the night at the hotel, we got up had a nice breakfast and drove home, I know one thing, getting to meet and talk to David and the whole 24hr experience is one I will never forget !!

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• Re: San Jose concert recap Re: San Jose concert recap

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    does anyone know what time everyone comes out during the afternoon before shows to meet the fans?? i didn't get to do that in Cincinnati but really want to try for lexington. i want a picture with Archie sooooo bad lol

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• Archie and Me Archie and Me

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    Atlantic City, NJ Archey Report

    I had been looking forward to this day and planning it out in my head since I bought my tickets. The day did not start out so well, but there is a happy ending. My husband and I were planning on leaving around 10:00 am to get to Atlantic City by 11:30. We left a little bit after 10 and on the way listened to a traffic report on the radio that said there was traffic backed up more than 17 miles. I was so upset! We decided to take another route, which I think took us even longer to get there. We finally arrived to where the buses would pull up around 1:00 pm. There were a bunch of fans for all different idols waiting in this area. I walked over with my husband and looked for other Archie fans. I saw a girl wearing the same shirt as me (the Bianca Archey’s Angels shirt), so I went right over to her. It was archuletagem and we were so excited to meet each other. We hang out together the whole time and discussed our love for Archie. It was a lot of fun! My husband who has been so supportive through all this hung around with us. The time was passing by and still no buses had arrived. We had heard through other fans that there were hundreds of people waiting on the other side of the building (on the boardwalk) for the idols. We decided to stay where we were, since it was getting late and did not think we would have any chances of meeting the idols on the boardwalk because it was so crowded. Around 3:00pm the buses finally arrived. We were all screaming and we saw Kristy Lee Cook wave to us. The only other person I saw was Archie’s handler. We were all so excited, thinking they were definitely coming to meet us. We waited until around 4:30, when someone from the boardwalk came by and said that a security guard informed them that since the idols got here so late they will not be coming out to sign autographs. They must have gotten stuck in the same traffic my husband and I did. My husband and I decided to leave and try again after the concert.

    We arrived to the concert hall around 6:30pm. I bought a David Archuleta t-shirt to have as a memory. Before the show began, I saw Brooke’s husband, and went right over to him. All I said is, “Your Brooke’s husband.” And he said, “Yeah, Hi.” That was it, nothing exciting. The concert began shortly after 7:00pm. By now, I’m sure you all have read other reports about the idols, so I will keep it short.

    The show began with Chikezie, who I thought sounded great! He has such a great voice, very smooth and strong. Ramiele was cute and entertaining. She sang well, better than I remember on the show. I love the Maroon 5/Rhianna song, so I sang along. Michael Johns was great! He is an awesome performer and really funny! He gave a very strong performance. Kristy Lee Cook is pretty good. She definitely is not my cup of tea, but she knows how to work that stage. I think she will do well as a country singer. Carly was awesome! What a voice, so powerful! She really belted out all her songs and sounded great! Brooke sounded really good. She is very talented, since she plays the guitar, piano, and sings. She chose the perfect songs for her voice. The group song, In the Name of Love, sounded good and was fun to watch. It was a great way to end the first part of the show.

    Jason began the second part of the show and sounded really good. He is another talented one. He plays the guitar (the ukulele) and sings. Again, he picked the perfect songs for his voice. Syesha sang next and I think she sounded amazing! I have never been a fan of hers, but she can definitely sing. My favorite was when she sang Listen. I love the movie Dreamgirls and I always loved that song. She sounded great on that song.

    Next, the moment I had been waiting for, David Archuleta. The screaming was unbelievable. My husband said he thinks Archie had the loudest screams. He rises onto the stage sitting at the piano playing Angels. He sounded AMAZING! I recorded the end of the song and of course, he changed the ending a little bit. It was awesome! Apologize also sounded great! I love how he stomps down the stairs, reminds me of the American Idol finale when he stomped to the front of the stage for Don’t Let the Sun Go Down. I loved it! Stand by Me was so mush fun, with his little dance. He even said that he has so much fun singing that song. I think it was after Stand By Me, he got a standing ovation and tons of screaming. He was giggling and it was hard for him to begin his next song because of all the screaming. I was so excited for him! Then, to end it off, my favorite Josh Groban song ever, When You Say You Love Me. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! It gave me chills and made me a little teary! My husband recorded the first part of the song, really clear. Then to end it off, he thanked everyone, and introduced Cook. I was so sad to see him leave the stage, but he sounded great!

    There was definitely a lot of screaming for Cook. I thought it was pretty loud. Cook sounded really good. I only stayed for his first four songs because I wanted to get outside to get a good spot to meet Archie. That means I also missed Please Don’t Stop the Music.

    So, my husband and I got outside on the boardwalk and there were barricades set up. There were already people claiming their spots outside and we did the same. The show began to let out and the boardwalk was packed. We waited about an hour and some of the idols came out. I got autographs from Kristy Lee, Carly, Jason, Brooke, Syesha, AND David Archuleta. When David came over he was very rushed. I asked him to take a picture with me and he said he didn’t know if he had time. I had given my camera to the guy next to me and we kept telling David just to turn really quick, so he did and I got a picture with him. I told him I love Crush and think it’s amazing. He looked right at me and said “Aww, Thank you so much.” I was very excited about that. Then I saw Jeff Archuleta and called him over. I asked him for an autograph and took a picture of him. I think he felt kind of funny. He was so nice! My husband said to him, “Thanks to you son I haven’t had a wife for the past 8 months.” Jeff said “Well I think he is a little too young for her anyway.” We all laughed. We told him how much we have enjoyed David and how talented we think he is. He was very thankful!

    So there’s my report. I was very happy with how my night ended! I will post pictures and videos soon.

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