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• Archey Report-Evansville, IN Archey Report-Evansville, IN

  • From: ArchieFanInIndyII
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    My Husband and I began our 2 hour+ roadtrip to Evansville on Wednesday night. I was going to make sure we had an early rise and plant ourselves in an ideal spot to meet the Idols (one David Archuleta in particular). We made it to the hotel without incident armed with video, audio, and photo equipment. Plenty of extra batteries.

    On Thursday morning we made the 3 mile drive to Roberts Stadium, arriving at 9:00a.m. A family was already there sitting in the parking lot when we arrived. After introductions and learning they were a mom, daughter, and 3 granddaughters from Nashville, TN., we decided to form a group and went to the front of the barricades to begin our wait for the Idols' arrival. This was a good plan since the stadium would not allow the use of the bathroom facilities. Turns could be taken saving places and watching over personal articles during bathroom drives. The day began as an overcast morning but the raindrops soon started to fall. No, this couldn't be happening! Luckily, no serious rain occurred throughout the day and the humidity wasn't too bad.

    If anyone is familiar with Robert's Stadium, they are aware it is a small venue. When chosing which concert to attend, the size is what made our decision to head to Evansville. Turned out to be a good decision. Approximately 200 people showed up to meet the buses, allowing plenty of space along the barricades for a single file line.

    The buses transporting the Idols arrived at 1:30. After about 15 minutes David Archuleta was the first to come out to loud screams in the crowd. Darn, he started at the opposite end. atience!!! Soon to follow was David Cook, also to loud screams. A little later Kristy appeared and started at our end. Michael, Jason, Chikezie, and Carly soon followed. Brooke arrived a little later but spent quality time with all the supporters. No sign of Syesha or Ramiele. Each idol took their time filtering down the line signing autographs and allowing photos. Not to make it too long talking of each Idol, we have to say everyone of them were very personable and polite. Even though David A. had press, he took the time to speak with everyone. For anyone who is a doubter, he is a very genuinely sincere and caring person. He will definitely make a fine role model. Watching him, it could be seen in his eyes and expressions. He truly cared about the fans who were there to support him. When he was called to press, he became worried about the gifts fans had given him and that they wouldn't be lost. About 2 hours were spent meeting the fans by the Idols who had came out. It didn't appear that anyone was ignored. After many pictures of David, a couple of autographs including signing my Archey's Angels t-shirt, David had completed his way down the line and headed for his press interview. After finishing aquiring the other Idols' signatures and pictures there was enough time for a quick bite to eat and freshen up before the concert. Can't wait!

    Hubby's turn to tell of the concert:

    You could feel the excitement in the air as we waited for the doors to open! Everyone was waiting in anticipation. The one thing that I found a bit interesting was the number of people who have followed the tour throughout its run. We spoke with a couple of girls who, after the Tulsa concert, will have attended 10 shows. WOW!

    The gates opened promptly at 6 p.m. and we were about 10th in line to get through the turnstile. A quick trip to the vendor area to get a souvenir program and David A.'s 8x10 picture and we were on our way to our seats. Luck was with us because the ramp to our section was right by the vendor section. If you have never been to Roberts Stadium there is not a bad seat in the house. I seemed to remember that from a fuzzy Van Halen concert I attended in my college years there. Our seats were perfect.

    Time for the concert. In an effort to retrieve video from the concert I had purchased a small and inexpensive digital video camera and 4 gigs of memory. It was cheap enough that if confiscated, no big loss. More on that later. Chikezie opened the show. WOW! This guy has really improved. I won't take a huge amount of time on the other Idols but they all did good in their own right and all show tremendous improvement. So far so good, a group number and then intermission. Please make it go quick! Let's get to the good part! The Guitar Hero playoff was kinda cute and they did do an air Guitar Hero playoff with 2 kids from the audience and gave them prizes. Finally, time to start!

    Jason, Brooke, and Syesha perform admirably. As I said before, lots of growth, both vocally and maturity. The crowd had been really receptive to all of the Idols thus far but when the fanfare started and the giant number 2 came up on the screens, the noise level from the crowd went into overdrive. The stage filled with fog and up out of the fog singing "Angels" rises David Archuleta. I did not think that the crowd could get louder but they proved me wrong by doubling their noise. It did not last long and David belted out Angels like the professional he is. You have to love the purity and strength of his voice. Without much further ado he went right into Apologize. Our sons believe that David sings this one better than One Republic. Stand By Me was awesome that is all one can say. He finished the set with When you Say you Love Me explaining the meaning the song has for him before singing it. All in all I was quite pleased with this performance. I have read before that to really hear David sing you must hear it live. I tend to agree wholeheartedly! The atmosphere was electric and his voice pure and strong. I had also read reports of David being ill and having some technical difficulties at some of the past venues. If that be the case, Ladies and Gentlemen: David is better than ever now!

    David Cook came out and did a good job with his set, but being pretty much biased, he did not outdo Archey!

    The final group number was pleasant. While they were singing I found myself wondering what they would feel like in Tulsa knowing it was the last show and the last song. I imagine it will probably be rough on them all because you could feel and see a certain comraderie amongst them.

    Off to the video camera. I recorded the first song of every Idol and all of David A. We arrived back home at about 2 a.m. so I waited until this morning to download the video and watch it. To my instant chagrin I found out once again that you get what you pay for. The video sucked! No since sugar-coating it. The goal was good video and expendability. Not gonna happen. My wife took the camera back today and returned it. If I had known security and monitoring was going to be so lax, I would have gotten a better one. Apologies to the video hounds out there. My wife did take my Sony digital audio recorder and managed to get the full audio of David's performance and we'll upload it later. I did find videos (not mine) of the Evansville performance and I will upload those as well.

    Anyway, a great show altogether and I do sincerely hope that all of the Idols have great success. I am still completely awe-struck by what a great performer our David is. The best thing is it can only get better! I have a feeling we personally met with greatness here at the American Idol concert in Evansville.

    

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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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• Carly Carly

  • From: JesseQ
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    This is right before we wallked outside with the group. The girl in the picture, her mom and I were the last people left in the room with Carly, Chikezie, Michael Johns, Brooke, David and Jeff, and security kinda locked us down with them accidently so we got to walk out the doors to the big outside fan group all taking pictures and wondering who the heck we were. Very funny! Cook or Ramiele never showed and the others kinda sporadically.
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• Cheesy David Cheesy David

  • From: JesseQ
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    Here's David after Cook crowned him with a cheesehed.
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• Please Don't Stop the Music Please Don't Stop the Music

  • From: OKDAfan
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    Cook adds a new twist at the end and the latest from the Mavids
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• David at the meet & greet David at the meet & greet

  • From: OKDAfan
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    As you know, David has been known to break into song at random times and I was lucky enough to get a little bit of that on video during the meet & greet. He did it one other time, but I didn't have my camera set to video and it was over to quickly for me to get my camera settings changed. As much as being a showman comes naturally to Cook, singing seems as natural to David as talking. Maybe even more so.

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• My review of the Oklahoma City My review of the Oklahoma City concert

  • From: OKDAfan
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    I arrived downtown where the Ford Center is located probably about 1:00 and it took me probably 15 to 20 min of driving around the block to spot where the meet & greet was going to take place and figure out where I was going to park. While I was driving around though, I saw Kristy Lee leaving on the back of a motorcycle going off someplace. I didn’t notice who was driving the motorcycle though because she was on one of those seats that sits up higher than the driver and she just really stood out. She looked absolutely beautiful. Like a movie star or something, she just grabs your attention.

    When I got to the meet & greet area, there were maybe 100 people there already. I was a little surprised at the number of teens and kids who were there because school has started and it was still during school hours. I guess some people let their kids skip school for it. There was a section barricaded off for fans to stand behind and there were people all along the whole area. The most people though were on the end by the door where the idols would come out, which also just happened to be the area in the shade, so that’s where I went to stand because it was just too hot to stand out in the sun. I met a nice lady and her husband who were Cook fans and another nice lady who had driven down from Wichita who was also a Cook fan. This was her third concert and the first two she had gone to the meet & greet to meet Cook and he didn’t come out at either of those, so she was still trying to get to meet him. Luckily for her, he did come out for this one. David and Kristy Lee came out at 2:00 and Ramiele, Chickeze, Jason and Brooke came out at various times while David was out there. Kristy Lee was only out for about 15 min. Ramiele wasn’t out long either. Chickeze was out longer and Jason was out quite a while too. David was out the longest though. He spends quite a bit of time chatting with the fans, while the others don’t. They pretty much just sign and move on. David was out from 2:00 until 3:00. Just as he was going in Cook came out. He is very outgoing and was being clowning and making funny faces. He is just a natural born entertainer. Some girls gave him 2 hula hoops, with I’m sure, the hope that he and Michael would use them in their Mavid routine, and sure enough, they did. I stayed until about 3:15 and then left. Michael, Carly and Syesha hadn’t come out and since I left I didn’t know if they did, but after the concert I met up again with the lady from Wichita and she said they never did come out. By the time I left the number of people had grown to probably 150 or 200. I guess after school let out a lot more of the kids were able to get there. It was getting hard to get close enough to see the idols who were out there signing. I went home to eat and freshen up for the concert.

    When I got to the concert, I had 2 tickets because the first ticket I bought was bought on the first day they went on sale. It wasn’t very close and I wasn’t really happy with it. The day before the concert I went online to see if I could get anything better, because I had heard that they released tickets for better seating that hadn’t sold yet. I found one on the floor that was on the 4 ^th row, but was the fartherest seat from the stage in the row. I went ahead and got it but I kept the first one just in case I didn’t like the floor. I’m pretty short and since floor seating isn’t elevated I wasn’t sure if I would have a problem seeing over the heads in front of me. I decided to try that seat for the first half and if I didn’t like it I would move to my other seat for the second half. The seat turned out to be ok, although I did have some problems seeing when the idols were out on the ramp that extends into the audience. But I decided to move at intermission, because my seat was right next to where security was sitting, and I tried to video one of Michael Johns’ songs and security stopped me. I still can’t figure out how they knew I was videoing and not taking pictures. Since there’s video all over the internet, I think it’s pretty ridiculous that they stop you from doing it. Anyway, I had every intention of videoing some of David’s songs so I moved to my other seat at intermission. I had to sacrifice being close though. I did a video of Please Don’t Stop the Music too, and Cook did a new thing with David when their both down at the end of the ramp that I think left David a little flummoxed. Afterwards, he didn’t quite seem to know which was to turn. You just have to see it.

    Chickeze started the concert off with a lot of energy. A lot of the idols do things to rev up the crowd, like telling them to get on their feet or throwing things into the audience. David didn’t do anything like that. He doesn’t really need to. There were some others that didn’t, like Brooke and Jason. Cook does a lot of that. I think he spends more time showboating (I don’t mean that in a bad way) with the audience than he does singing. It just seems to come naturally to him to be very outgoing.

    All the idols are very talented, but some more than others. I’m not going into a critique of each of them. The ones that stood out for me were Michael Johns, Carly and, of course, David. David was amazing. He was coughing a little bit, but it didn’t effect his singing. He got some very loud screams too, but the loudest screams were for Cook. I knew Oklahoma was a Cook town. Everyone I have talked to about American Idol is a Cook fan. And then, he lived in Tulsa for a while too so I guess people feel like they have a connection with him or something.

    After the concert I went back out to the meet & greet area to see if I could see David again. There was probably well over 1000 people there though. You couldn’t even begin to get close enough to see any of the idols. I stayed for almost an hour and Kristy Lee and Chickeze had come out, but I could only manage to occasionally get a glimpse of the top of their head and their much taller than David, so I knew I wouldn’t be able to see him at all. It was still very hot even that late at night so I decided to come home. The concert was great, but I’m ready for a concert that is all David. I almost forgot to mention that Cook sent the hula hoop he used for the Mavid dance out with a security guard with instructions to give it to a little kid, so he gave it to a little girl about 7 years old. She was just thrilled. I thought that was a nice thing to do.

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• My Idol Experience! My Idol Experience!

  • From: sexysugarmuffin
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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 Concert Experience Part 2: My Concert Experience Part 2: Duluth, Georgia

  • From: AlwayzAnArchAngel
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    I didn’t get home from the Charlotte show until 3:00am because I got lost in Charlotte…LOL. I somehow kept coming back to the same location, no matter how many different roads I took. It was very strange…haha! The boys were asleep in the back seat, so they were not much help and I had dropped my new IPhone and broke it when I saw David wearing my necklace…so, I couldn’t use the built-in GPS ! At one point, I passed the AI buses as I was circling around the city…LOL! They were heading down the road away from the venue!! If all the streets hadn’t been one way, I could have possibly gotten turned around and followed them out of there! But, by the time I got turned around, they were out of sight….dang it! Anyway, I got home and finally crawled into bed at 4:00am. I was back up at 7:00am to start my day for the Duluth concert.

    I arrived in Duluth around 11:30 and met up with John (archiefanatic) and Valerie(tabbycat221). They both are such lovely people and I had a great time getting to know each of them. John was sooooo much fun and he and I had a lot of good laughs throughout the day and during the concert! When I arrived, there was not a lot of people gathered, which I found to be really cool. The less people that are there, the better chances you have at getting pictures made with David!!! As the time went by, more people showed up, but it wasn’t really that bad. While we were standing there, some Cook fans started putting up a HUGE banner that had been signed by hundreds of fans and I noticed that at the very bottom of the banner, David Archuleta had signed it!! I thought that was really cool, so I took a photo of it! We continued to stand there for a while and then Ray came out to inform us that the Idols would not be signing. He said they had a Larry King Live taping and that we were welcome to hang around, but they were definitely not going to be making an appearance. There were lots of disappointed fans and you could just see the sadness in everyone’s faces. John, Valerie, and I decided to go eat and goof off until time to come back for the concert. After we ate, John wanted to go get checked into his hotel, so Valerie and I decided to head to the mall and look around for a while. We both were wearing David Archuleta buttons, although they didn’t have his name on them…just his face. Everyone in the mall appeared to be staring at us as we walked by…LOL. It was very funny. I decided I needed an extra battery for my camera, so we tried to find a store that sold batteries. We ended up asking these two salesmen from Verizon if they knew where the closest Circuit City was and during our conversation, we began talking about David! One of the salesmen said that David was going to have a “killer” album and the other guy didn’t know who David was…so, the salesman mentioned American Idol…which I thought was really cool. We stood there talking to them for about 10 minutes and I felt really proud of David at that point!

    Valerie and I made our way to Circuit City and I bought an extra battery and a 4gb memory card for my camera. I was determined to get some good video and photos! As we were standing in line to be checked out, the cashier looked at my button and asked “ Oh, is that your son ”??? I burst out laughing…laughing really hard, in fact…and I told her NO!! She looked at me and said “ Well, he could be ”!! I was laughing even harder at this point and I could tell that she was really embarrassed about what she had just said. She started trying to apologize for her comment, but the more she tried, the worse it sounded…LOL! I finally told her that she should just stop trying to talk…LOL! She said “ Yeah, I seem to be putting my foot in my mouth ”! Valerie and I laughed all the way to the car.

    We arrived back at the venue and stood in line to enter the building. As we were standing there, I spotted Daniel walking around in the crowd, so I snapped a few pictures of him! We got inside and found our seats, which were awesome! They were supposed to be row N, but the way the stage was set up…we were on the 4 ^th row from the stage and with an awesome view! We were all pretty excited! They started playing the Guitar Hero commercial and no one was making any noise, so every time they showed David, I screamed really loud. It was actually quite funny! John just laughed at me…LOL! The concert was awesome…as usual. I won’t go into detail since I just gave my Charlotte report, but I did have something funny to say about yesha. While she was singing, three fans in front of us stood up and I leaned over to John and said…” Look John!! There are Syesha’s only three fans ”!! LOL!! It was pretty darn funny. I guess you had to be there or had to know the story behind that to understand its humor!

    I left before David Cook’s set because I wanted to get a good place in the line for the autograph signing. John and I got a really good spot. We stood there for a while and the Idols finally started making their way outside. Syesha came by and I decide I would tell her how much I loved her legs (she has killer muscles in her legs). I asked her if she worked out and she said…” No, I get that from dancing. I have been dancing my entire life ”. She continued to talk to me, which I found really refreshing. She didn’t seem to have that bad attitude. I was thinking she was quite nice. Someone mentioned to her that they liked her shirt and she began talking about it being a gift from one of her fans and how the scarf she was wearing was also a gift. She then showed me one of her bracelets that said “Keep Smiling” and she said that she usually wrote that on her autographs but she had to cut it short recently, so she hadn’t been writing that. I told her how cool I thought it was that they all were so willing to wear the gifts that were given to them and she said “ Oh yeah…if it’s nice ”!! OMG!!! I couldn’t believe she just said that…LOL! I was in shock that she would say such a thing. So, was she saying that she would only wear something if it was really nice? John and I found that to be funny. I couldn’t wait to tell Rickey about my conversation with her!!

    David finally made his appearance and he was speeding through the line. There were so many security guards standing around, that it was very hard to get photos. I said hi to Ray and he said hi to me! We waited patiently for David to make his way to us and before we knew it, there he was! He was signing away and even sang a few lyrics…although I cannot tell you what they were. I really wish someone had some video! He was still wearing the necklace I had given him the night before, which made me smile from ear to ear!

    Jeff came by and I said hello to him and told him that I was the girl from Charlotte who had given him the personalized hat. He was surprised to see me there! He thanked me again for the hat and he hugged my neck. He was soooo very nice and just had the biggest smile on his face! I didn’t get to meet Lupe, although I did see her and other members of the family standing outside. I got some pictures, but I was pretty far back…so they are not good.

    After everyone was finished signing, Ray came walking by me. I decided I was going to ask him for a picture. He was shocked that I would want my picture taken with him, but he was smiling really big! He slid his arm around me and I told him I loved that he was there for David! He said thank you and I thanked him…and he walked off!

    I got into my car and drove the 2 ½ hour drive back home. I got home at 2:30 and I was exhausted. I had not had much sleep over the last few days and I honestly don’t think I could have made it three days in a row!

    But, now that I am all rested up…I’m ready for another one!

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• My Concert Experience Part 1: My Concert Experience Part 1: Charlotte, N.C.

  • From: AlwayzAnArchAngel
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    My Concert Report: Part 1- Charlotte

    I must say that I have just experienced two of the BEST days of my life! I honestly don’t think anything will ever top this. My report is for both days, even though I was only a cellcaster for the Charlotte show and not for Duluth.

    When I originally purchased my tickets to the Charlotte concert, I got section 225, row B. I was not happy with those seats at all. So, I decided to find someone who would be willing to purchase better seats and split the cost with me. I found tickets on Ebay, so I gave my other tickets to my son, Blake, and his friend, Tyler. I am so glad that I decided to do that because I ended up being on the 4 ^th row from the stage!! It was awesome!

    I spent most of Saturday finishing up my poster, getting my t-shirt finished, and talking to Kristi Howard on the phone (getting updates from the Lexington concert). Kristi called me from the afterparty and said “ I have someone here who wants to say hey ”…or something along those lines…LOL! I honestly don’t remember! The next thing I know, David was on the telephone saying “ Hey, Wanda ”! OMG!!!!!! David was saying hi to me!!! He actually said my name!!! I had the biggest lump in my throat at that point and I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to speak without crying, but I managed to say “ Hi, David ”!! I will never be able to thank Kristi enough for doing that for me. She is a doll! I love you Kristi!!! Needless to say, I didn’t get much sleep Saturday night! It didn’t matter, though….I spoke to David Archuleta on the telephone!!! Who needs sleep anyway????

    I woke up Sunday morning around 7:00am (after only getting about 3 hours of sleep). I was pretty tired, but very eager to get to Charlotte! I met up with Erika (archuleta_addict) and her son, Andrew, at the Bobcat Arena around 11:00am. It wasn’t long before Kathy (arch4me) joined us. It was so nice to finally meet everyone in person. I just adore Erika and her son, Andrew. I have designated them as my e-mom and brother…LOL! We all got in line and began our wait, which ended up being about 3 ½ hours. It was cloudy and even drizzled a little, but just before David came out, the sun began to shine very brightly!!

    When the Idols began to make their appearance, my stomach began doing flip flops. I realized that it was finally here….I was going to see David in person!! What was I going to say to him? OMG!! I was a nervous wreck. I tried to get myself together and was doing considerably well….until I saw David Cook. All I can say is “WOW”!! Now, I must admit that I have never liked David Cook at all. Not so much because of his singing…but, because he won AI and our David didn’t. I know, I know…not a good reason at all! So, I decided I was going to ask David to sign my picture, although I hadn’t been planning to before. As he made his way toward me, I looked up at him and said…” OMG, you are so handsome ”! He looked at me directly in the eyes and said “ Thank you .” OMG!! Did I just say that to David Cook?? What in the world was I thinking…LOL??? Well, at any rate, he is quite handsome in person! So, now that I had embarrassed myself with David Cook, I was afraid of what I might do when our David was standing before me. Maybe I shouldn’t say anything at all when he comes by………

    Michael Johns was next. He is just the sweetest thing ever. He is quite funny and he was actually my favorite after David. So, when he came by, I asked if I could have my picture taken with him and he said “ Sure….but, I am not David Archuleta ”….referring to my t-shirt…LOL! I told him that it was alright…that I loved him too! So, he put his arm around me to take the picture and I was thrilled! Later, I realized that my son had not completely pressed the shutter button and didn’t get the picture…grrrrrr!! My son felt really bad and kept apologizing. Bless his heart. I told him not to worry about it…I was there for one person only!!

    Jason Castro came by and he was soooo nice to everyone and very attentive to all the fans screaming his name (and there were many). He visited with everyone for what seemed like forever and was very good about taking pictures with everyone. I had my photo taken with him, but it will remain unseen. Whoever took the photo got too close and I look as though I have 15 chins…LOL!! Jason, of course, is gorgeous! When he signed his name, he drew the little face with the dreadlocks…haha!

    When David finally made his appearance, the crowd went crazy! He was smiling that gorgeous smile…waving to everyone! He started at the opposite end, so we had to wait a while for him to get to us. The wait was excruciating and my nerves began to get the better of me. I kept telling myself that I would be fine, not to worry about it. It didn’t work. Before I realized it, David was standing in front of me and I couldn’t think of one single thing to say to him. I finally managed to say “ Hi, David…I’m Wanda. You said hello to me on the phone last night ”. He looked up at me and said “ Oh yeah! Hey! How are you doing ”? I told him I was nervous and he just laughed and said “ Awww ”. I handed David my bag of gifts and he said “ Oh gosh, thanks ”! He slid the bag onto his arm with the others and then he looked at the poster I had made for him. It said “Conditioner Loves Crush” and it had an adorable goldfish listening to an mp3 player. The song he was listening to was “Crush” and I had some of the lyrics in a little talk bubble above his head as if he were singing along to the song…LOL! David laughed at the poster and then I got a photo of him holding it. I have no idea why I didn’t ask him for a picture with me instead of the poster, but I obviously wasn’t coherent at the time. I am still really sad about that. But, I did get a hug, so I am happy about that! He smelled sooooo good. I don’t think he smelled like Nutmeg and Cinnamon, though. He was definitely wearing cologne. David was there with me for only a few minutes and then he was gone. I was elated for having had the opportunity to speak to him, yet sad that the time had gone by so quickly. He was absolutely breathtaking. His eyes…OMG…his eyes!! His lips are beautiful and I couldn’t help but stare at them as he was chewing his gum…LOL!!

    When Kathy and I got to our seat that night, we both shouted hysterically about how close we were to the stage. Our view was amazing. My son and his friend were up in section 225 and I honestly felt bad that I had given him such bad seats…LOL! When Chikeize came out, I was amazed at how good he is live. He has a wonderful stage presence and is full of personality. I would certainly buy his album and wouldn’t think twice about it. Chikeize later proved what a good hearted person he really is by jumping the barriers to pose for a picture with a handicapped girl sitting beside me. He was so sweet and attentive to her, making her feel really special. Her mother was crying tears of happiness and I nearly choked up myself.

    I thought Ramiele’s set was okay. She is cute as a button, for sure, but her performances seemed a little cheesy to me. I think she has a beautiful voice, so maybe it’s just her choice of songs for the tour. I don’t know. I will make up my mind about her if she ever puts out an album. I LOVED Michael Johns set!! He is so much fun to watch on stage! I hope to see him put out an album really soon because I would hate to see him disappear when the tour is over. I have not been very fond of Kristy Lee Cook, but she is certainly a very beautiful girl and I actually enjoyed her set. She knows how to work the crowd…LOL! I think I will enjoy her music, but not enough to buy her album. I was blown away by Carly!! She is so beautiful in person and I loved how they had her hair blowing during the first song!! It was kind of sexy and I couldn’t help but think of Rickey the whole time and how much he loves Carly…LOL! She is so sweet, too. I love her accent and the fact that her husband is from N.C. is really cool. Brooke is just beautiful in person. OMG! She has the most amazing hair and she has a gorgeous smile! I loved her all throughout AI and I thought she was awesome at the concert. I can’t wait to buy her album! Jason has to be one of the most handsome men I have ever met…aside from David Archuleta, of course! He has an amazing smile and his eyes are just as beautiful. But, as much as I love Jason’s looks, I am not a lover of his singing. He definitely sounds better live than he did on television, but I doubt I would buy his album. I guess we will see. I was more impressed with Syesha than I thought I would be. I think she can sing beautifully. I just don’t like her attitude.

    When David was rising from beneath the stage, my heart began to race like crazy. I couldn’t believe I was actually seeing him live! I just stood there in awe throughout his entire set. His voice is out of this world. I literally had chills the whole time and I was on the verge of tears during “When You Say You Love Me”. I was trying to take pictures and watch him sing at the same time, so that made the set seem to go by extra fast. My hands were shaking so much that I could barely hold the camera still long enough to take pictures. He didn’t really talk much between his songs…basically saying the same thing he always does. It didn’t matter though because what little he does say is so precious and heartfelt that you just want to put your arms around him and let him know just how proud of him you are!!! I was really disappointed in the reception he received in Charlotte, though. I don’t think he got nearly enough applause. That may have just been my perception, though. Someone else might disagree with me. In a matter of minutes, he was gone from the stage and his set was over. I couldn’t help but think about the future and how nice it will be to see him out on his own…where everyone is there to see him and him only!!

    David Cook was the most surprising to me of them all. I actually enjoyed him. He is definitely more seasoned with the crowd that anyone else and he knows how to get everyone on their feet. He took a drink from his water bottle and then tossed it out into the crowd, which sparked a lot of applause. He then filmed the crowd with his camera, getting even more applause. When he sings, he has a way of pausing through certain parts of the song so that it draws even more applause. I was just amazed at how good he really is. I started feeling guilty about all the hard feelings I had against him…knowing it really wasn’t him I was angry with anyway. I think I have a new perspective now and I think I might even buy his CD.

    All in all, the entire show was phenomenal and I had a blast. When I got outside and met up with my son, he was smiling from ear to ear with excitement. He gushed about how much fun he had and how great David was. He even recorded him on his cell phone so he could let his friends at school listen!! We headed for the line so that we could try to get another glimpse of David before we left for home and we were lucky enough to get a good spot at the front of the barrier…about middle ways down the line. It wasn’t long before the line was about 5 or 6 rows deep and everyone was pushing and shoving to the point that I was getting squished up against the barrier. It was really crazy.

    I’m only going to tell about my time with David since this is so long, but it’s the most important to me anyway. When David finally came out, the crowd went just as crazy as they had earlier that day. David was still smiling (I wonder if he smiles in his sleep, the shower, etc) and he waved to everyone. I couldn’t see him that well but I have a 15x zoom on my camera, so I was taking pictures like crazy, trying to get as many as possible. As he started getting closer, I heard someone say something to him about his necklace. I couldn’t hear what they said, but he responded “ Awww, thanks! One of my fans gave it to me today ”. I looked up to see that he was wearing one of the necklaces I had just given to him at the pre-show signing!! OMG!!!! I couldn’t believe that he was actually wearing it, much less that soon!! I got so excited, I said “ OMG…I gave you that necklace ”! David looked up at me and said “ It was you? Oh gosh, thanks ”! This particular necklace had a special meaning and I wrote about it in my letter to him, which I included with the gifts. This necklace is called “The Life Compass” and instead of having the normal N, S, E, and W letters on it…it has the letters G, F, F, K. Those letters stand for God, Family, Friends, and Knowledge. On the back of the necklace, it is engraved with the message: “This is your journey….choose the right path”. The reason I chose this particular necklace to give to David was because I had wanted to give him a compass…something that would always help him find his way back home, should he ever start to feel lost or all alone. In my search for the compass, I found this necklace and it was the most perfect thing I could have ever found. I wrote all of this in my letter and I explained to David how much he meant to me and the meaning behind the necklace. Seeing him wearing it absolutely made my day and I don’t think I could have been any happier than I was at that moment! My other gift to him was a Silver “Envelope Locket” that really opens and closes. Inside the locket, there was two removable Silver inserts that I had engraved a short “fan letter” from me to David on. I kept it short, but sweet and then I engraved my name, the venue, and AI Live Tour 2008 on it as well. On the outside flap, I had his initials monogrammed on it. In my letter to David, I explained to him that he might think this particular gift was a little feminine and if so, he was not obligated to wear it at all. I just told him that I wanted to give him something that was different from every other fan letter he might ever receive and that it came from my heart. If he were to ever wear that locket, I would absolutely cry.

    Jeff came by soon after and I gave him his gift, which was a personalized hat that I had made for him. It has an “A” on the front and then “Archuleta” written across the back. He loved it and couldn’t believe that I had it custom made for him. He hugged my neck and just looked at me in astonishment. I told him I just loved him and was so proud of David and of him as well. He thanked me again and asked me my name. I just couldn’t believe the day I had had. It was more than I could have ever asked for!! I left the venue with the biggest smile on my face and I drove home listening to David on my IPod. I climbed into bed around 3:45am and got up at 7:00am to get ready for my trip to Duluth. I will post that report shortly. I have over 500 pictures to upload, so as soon as I get them uploaded, I will post a link!

    Duluth report coming up!!

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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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• Archey Report - Washington DC Archey Report - Washington DC

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    Archey Report – Washington DC – August 14, 2008

    The Buses

    August 14, 2008 will be a day I’ll never forget – I finally got to hear our Angel David sing live and had the chance to meet him.

    My day started out by going to meet the buses around 1 pm at the Verizon Center in Washington DC. There I met kpham54, karidol, archftw/crusherlover, Richard and several Angels from Fans of David, including Mary, Christy, Andrew, Fran, Amy and several other Angels (whom I’m not intentionally leaving out – there were several of us and I can’t remember who else was there!)

    We waited for the buses until around 2:15 p.m., which is when they finally came by. David and David were the first Idols to come out around 2:30 p.m. along with yesha. David Archuleta headed to the right all the way down the line and David Cook headed to the left all the way down the line and we were standing in the middle. kpham54 and I decided to go down the line so we could see David up close. He is so gracious, kind and just gorgeous in person. People were talking to him and he kept saying “awww, thank you sooo much!,” smiling as he did so and giving those completely adorable typical David looks. During the time that I was following David, Ramiele, Jason, Carly, Kristy Lee, and Brooke came out, but I barely saw them. Brooke kept apologizing because she had to leave to do press but signed as many autographs as she could.

    David Cook got to our end first and stayed out the longest of any of the Idols along with Michael Johns, who came out a little bit after the rest of the Idols. Chikezie was the only one who didn’t make it outside. I didn’t have the chance to speak with David Cook, but he seemed really nice and spent a lot of time talking to people. He told the fans around us that he was wearing a suit because he’d had an important meeting earlier that day and hadn’t had the chance to change. Later during our concert he was still wearing the suit and he explained that he’d met with Senate to talk about cancer awareness and research.

    Archey reached us right after David Cook did and I got him to sign two pictures for me (one’s for you luvnugsrarofan!) As he was signing my pictures he asked someone what time it was and he exclaimed “Oh my gosh, I have to go, I have press in 5 minutes!!!” so he handed my pictures back and continued down the line so he could get to as many people as possible before he had to go.

    Andrew, who designed the original Archey cartoon, had done one for each of the Idols and handed Michael Johns the one he’d done of him when he came to our part in the line. Michael quipped that he should be making a profit off of them! We also had the opportunity to speak with Jeff, who is one of the nicest people that you will ever meet. He spent a lot of time with our group and you could tell that he really appreciated David’s fans.

    We hung around the buses a little bit longer after David left, up until the moment that David Cook and Michael Johns went back inside. It started to pouring rain just a few minutes later, so I left with kpham54 and karidol. kpham54 went back to his hotel and karidol and I headed to her hotel, where we both finally had the chance to meet ml. Her bus had gotten delayed from Canada so she didn’t have the chance to come and meet the Idols at the buses. We got ready for the concert and headed back towards the Verizon Center.

    The Concert

    Here I finally had the chance to meet Linha (randyisgreat), who gave David the “David is My Hero.” I also met Karla, Richard’s wife and several other Angels (there were about 50 of us!) and we waited for Richard to hand us our tickets to the concert. Richard and Karla are also two of the nicest people you’ll ever meet and David is fortunate to have such wonderful people looking out for him. Before we knew it, it was 7 pm.

    I sat with ml and karidol and we were beyond excited for the start of the concert and to finally hear David sing live. I’ll say that I was very impressed with the concert and how great each and every one of the Idols sounded live. They’re all extremely talented and I truly enjoyed each of their sets. The concert went by extremely quickly and karidol, ml and I were counting down the number of songs to go before we got to hear David sing.

    David and Angels

    Finally, the moment we’d all been waiting for arrived. Smoke rose from the stage, the piano emerged and we saw David – I could barely breathe! The crowd went completely crazy for him. I think I held my breath, jumped up and down, started sweating, screamed my head off and just took in every moment as best I could while attempting to take decent pictures. Hearing David sing live is beyond anything you’ll ever expect – it was just so beautiful and yes, magical. There’s a whole other quality to hearing his voice live that you don’t get from the TV or from recordings. His voice just envelops you and leaves you wanting more. Angels was spectacular – as always, he completely changed up the song and made it sound new and different. I loved how he bounced up and down in his seat as he got into the song!

    David and Apologize

    I loved hearing David sing Apologize – he totally got into the song, from the facial expressions down to the hunkerdowns and everything in between! David is so emotional when he sings and it was worth it just to watch see his gorgeous eyes and expressions as he sang this song. He sounded fantastic and amazing. It’s David, how could he not?! ;)

    David and Stand By Me

    I was so happy and literally “stoked and pumped!” to get to hear Stand By Me live. David worked the stage and the crowd was pumped! Again, it sounded like a completely new song. I especially loved the “And all you beautiful girls” part. David started dancing and really getting into it at this point and it put the biggest smile on my face! I tried to take video of this part but my camera didn’t co-operate with me.

    David and When You Say You Love Me

    Before we knew it, David was on his last song. He didn’t talk too much between sets and it was sad to realize that he was almost done! When You Say You Love Me left me mesmerized. I’m sure I stopped breathing at this point too and am surprised that none of us passed out from the emotion and excitement. David explained that WYSLM was “one of those message songs that I like to doooo” (so adorable how he said it!) but told us how it was an important message and how it was for the fans to show them how much he loved us (of course you already knew that, but I still hung onto every word!) The crowd was screaming and cheering for him like crazy at this point. I’m surprised that I didn’t start crying but I think I was just too enthralled and captivated with the whole experience. Again I tried to take video but it didn’t work! ml got some of the ending of the song and a security guard came up to tell her to stop recording about 30 seconds before David finished. I practically smacked him because he was interrupting us while David was singing and there were only a few precious seconds left, dang it! David finished the song and introduced David Cook and was gone in a flash.

    Backstage

    David’s set went by super fast but we were all excited because we knew that we were going to meet David backstage at the afterparty! After the concert ended, people with backstage passes had to sit and wait for security to take us up and all the Archey Angels were taken up first. It was here that I finally got to meet Virginia5, who’s just amazing in person! I’d estimate that there were at least 60 of us Angels, so we were given our own private room with David and the rest of the Idols were somewhere else. David came in after we were all there and he tried his hardest to get to everyone. He only had about an hour to be with us because the other Idols had to leave for Lexington and he had to get his belongings from the bus before they left. We talked to Jeff for a bit more at this point and karidol, ml, Virginia5, kpham54 and I just observed David interacting with the fans. At one point karidol got David to speak in Spanish and again my camera didn’t co-operate or else it would have been a great video! I was so upset when I realized that it hadn’t worked!

    We were told that David had to wrap things up and that he only had about 5 or 10 minutes left and I literally panicked because I hadn’t had the chance to get near David yet. I quickly asked him for a picture and a few autographs and handed him the gifts that I had for him from luvnugsrarofan and myself, but didn’t say much else because my mind went blank, ahhh!! He thanked me and I think I just didn’t say anything or I might have said “you’re welcome”, I was too much in awe! I talked to karidol in Spanish so she could take the picture and I could feel David turn around and look at me surprised, I don’t think he was expecting me to speak in Spanish, haha! I was literally shaking during this time and wrapped my arm around him and then a few other fans got their pictures. I managed to sneak in a few other pictures before David left because I really didn’t like the first one, but I could not stop shaking! I couldn’t believe that David was standing right there next to me. His eyes literally glow and he was so gracious whenever someone asked him for a picture and really listened whenever someone spoke to him. He kept saying “did I get to everyone? I want to make sure that I had the chance to meet everyone” and he thanked us all for coming before he left. His arms were laden with gifts! I kept wondering what it must feel like for him to have all those fans around you and having everyone taking pictures of you right and left. As surreal as it is for us to meet David, I imagine it’s pretty surreal for him too. I didn’t get a hug but I’m sure that he smelled like heaven! Before I knew it, we all had to go. It was a fantastic experience and I know that I’ll remember it forever!

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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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• David Cook signing my bro's fo David Cook signing my bro's forehead

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    My vids from the Lexington, KY Concert 8/16/2008
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• Lexington Kentucky - David Arc Lexington Kentucky - David Archuleta Report

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    ♫Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
    <b>Whats wrong with me?</b>
    Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
    <b>Why Do I feel Like this?</b>
    Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
    <b>I've Gone Crazy Now!!!</b>
    Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum♫
    
    
    OhhhMyGosh!! I had the BEST DAY Of my life yesterday! To begin with, I just want to let everyone know, that I was having an AWFUL Hair Day, So when you see my pictures, please excuse my hair. It normally does not look that way. I promise! :)
    
    Okay Lets Do This. I had planned on waking up at 4:30 am yesterday morning to finish getting some things done, but this didnt happen! I overslept, and I woke up at 5:46 am, so I was very pushed for time! I finally got out the door around 7:30ish. It took us about 2 hours to get to Lexington, but we stopped to have breakfast, so I didnt get to the hotel until about 10:15. Luckily, they let us go ahead and check in, which was AWESOME, because...again...my hair..was...ugh. I needed to fix it. We ended up leaving the hotel around 11:30, and arrived at Rupp Arena around 11:50. I got lost, even with a GPS, and I ran a red light..I didnt mean to though, I was behind a semi, and I couldnt see the lights. it had just turned red so I had a few seconds!
    
    Once I was there, I found a place to park, and asked this nice security man which way I needed to go. Actually, I was soooo excited, and nervous, I forgot to lock my doors. (Yikes!) So my sister and I walked down and saw the crowd of people waiting for the buses. There was soooo many people, the line was huge! I then called Dominic to ask him where he was, and we finally spotted each other! Dominic is really really nice, and really cool! about 10 minutes later, archiefanatic (John) called...or I called him...Im not really sure! Anyway, we talked...and he came over to where we were at. We were right beside of the fence and had a really nice view! There was this ...."hill"...as I called it, right beside of us with a nice shade tree! It actually was just a mound of dirt with a tree planted...but...later on...it would be a big use to me! A little while after archiefanatic showed up, I saw Beene, who is soooo pretty, and little beene, who is soooo cute!! We was having so much fun talking and getting to know one another, we showed each other our posters and was just talking about how excited we were! Finally, InspiredByLittleDavid (Jennifer), who also is sooo pretty, called and said she was there, so we told her where we was standing and she came over to us! She was with one of her friends, who was also super nice!
    
    By this time, Im thinking it was between 1:00 and 1:30, there was still no sign of the idols. I have to say though, that the weather in Lexington was really nice. It wasnt humid, and there was a nice breeze, and we also had the shade tree I mentioned earlier. We were actually standing in a parking lot behind the arena, a parking lot that I was not aware of, and could have parked in...but ended up parking a mile away! There was this lady who kept driving around the parking lot....passing by the line of people with "Crush" turned up really loud...she was driving slow....and it was sooo awesome!! She also played some other songs for us, Imagine, Another Day in Paradise, Shop Around...and I requested Stand By Me, but I dont think she ever got to it. It was really funny though! :)
    
    Around 2:15ish, we saw the buses! The crowd went wild! There were 3 of them, and once they pulled in, we saw everyone getting off of the buses...I actually couldnt see much, because I'm short...but I did happen to see a little! I saw Carly, Kristy, Michael Johns, Ramielle, and Chickezie get off of the bus. Soon after that, around 2:30ish, Kristi and Carly came out...and right after that....DAVID ARCHULETA CAME OUT!! I was sooo nervous, I felt like I was getting ready for my wedding day. (Ha) OhhhMyGosh! I saw him, for the first time, walking toward us, and I almost had a cow! I couldnt believe it! I was hoping he would start on our end of the fence, but he didnt...he went to the other end. Sooo this is when, I stood up on the "Hill" and was able to see EVERYTHING! I saw his head, and signing things! Awww, He was sooo cute! Sooo thats when I decided to go down and follow him back up the line. Ohhh Man! He is the most beautiful person I have ever saw in my life, his skin, is sooo perfect, and when I got close enough...I heard him talk for the first time (in person), and it was soooo smooth, and pretty, and I almost melted! He was sooo nice to people and everyone loved him!
    
    I decided a few minutes later that I should go back up to the "hill" and wait for him, because it would be crowded on our end soon. However, by the time he got to our end, he didnt have time to talk, he just was walking by us and signing his initials quickly. He did sign my poster, and said..."Awww, Cool! Thanks!" I wasnt sure if he actually saw it though. I forgot to mention that before David got to our end, Kristy and Carly had came down, they signed things and posed for pictures, and was sooo nice, and very pretty!
    
    After David went back in, I decided to just go back to the hotel to freshen up. It was around 3:00 pm and I had to be back at the arena by 6:30. I also needed to rest. I was out of breath, my heart was about to jump out my chest and I was a nervous wreck!
    
    So I left the hotel around 6:00 pm, and OhhMyGosh, traffic was terrible, and yes...I got lost again. So Jennifer, called and I asked her if she would get in the car with me to show me where to park, and she did, Jennifer is sooo nice! I had to pay 8.00 to park! By the time we got inside it was about 6:45, and we went down and found our seats on the floor. It was the very last row on the floor, it wasnt all the way back though, and I was sitting right beside of the sound booth, I had an aisle seet. Sooo guess what, I looked over, and guess who was standing right beside of me?!? JEFF ARCHULETA! I was like...OhhhMyGosh! So i tried to secretly take a picture of him, and I think I may have scared him away, because he didnt stay to long! Actually, I dont think i Scared him away...im thinking he had other things to tend to!
    
    Finally...the show had started...the lights went down, and this was IT! I'm going to do a quick rundown of everyone...they all just amazed me!
    
    Chickezie- AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME! He is a really really good performer. He was definetely one of my favorites of the night. He had sooo much energy and spunk. The crowd loved him!
    
    Ramiele- Soooooo tiny! But a big Voice! I loved her version of the Jackson 5 song. She done really good, and the crowd gave her some nice cheers!
    
    Michael Johns- He got everyone on their feet, the crowd went wild for him. I loved all of his songs! He's a great performer.
    
    Next was Kristy Lee Cook- She done really really good! I really liked "God Bless the USA" it was beautiful. And when she said..."From the Lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee"- the crowd started cheering. There were lots of Tennessee folks there.
    
    Carly- WOW THIS GIRL CAN SING! She was my second favorite of the night, she definetely knows how to put on a show!
    
    Brooke- Sooooo Sweet! I love her voice. "Let it Be" was absolutely beautiful. She got lots of love from the crowd!
    
    Intermission time- During Intermission, Indomass called me to see if I could cellcast David Cook, and I told him yes. Apparently there was a missunderstanding, I was supposed to cellcast Ramile, Michael Johns, David Cook and PDSTM, but I couldnt get anyone to answer! Sooo Indo called, gave me a number and I cellcasted David Cook and PDSTM!
    
    Alrighty now....
    
    Jason- Soooo laid back!! He got lots of cheers from the audience, I loooved Daydreamer!
    
    Syesha- Her voice is powerful! That last song was amazing! She has good stage presence.
    
    David Cook- I really liked his set, he knows how to work the crowd...and the crowd loved him! My favorite was Time of My Life, that actually is a pretty song!
    
    NOW! NOW! NOW! Let me begin with saying that before intermission there was this security guard standing right behind me, and he was sooo nice, we accidently kept bumping into each other, and he told me if I wanted to, I could go up close and take some pictures, and I was like really? and He was like, yea sure! And i was like can I go up close when David Archuleta sings? And he was like, Yes, of course! Sooo i was looking forward to this...however...after intermission, the nice security guard got moved somewhere else, and I was stuck with an ole' meaniebutt who wouldnt let me leave! However, I still LOOOOOOVED his set!
    
    When he rose up from the stage and started singing "Angels" thats when I lost it. I couldnt believe that David Archuleta was there, right in front of me...singing live. I couldnt help but cry. His voice just soars, and its sooo beautiful! He really gets into that song.
    
    "Apologize" was next, and WOW! Whoa! I dont even know what to say! His voice just...stops your heart...takes your breath away. He done soooo good on this song! I got a nice "hunkerdown" picture!
    
    And next came...
    
    "Stand By Me"!!!!!!! I thought I was going to die! My sister snapped a picture of me, with my mouth held wide open, I was in awe, I was amazed! He sounds sooo beautiful on that song!! I new I had to remain composed during this, I couldnt drop to the floor because...then I would miss my chance of meeting him afterwards! He done great though! THE CROWD LOOOOOVED HIM! The girls went crazy, and that last note at the end...Mmmm!!! He is beautiful!
    
    "When You Say You Love Me"- OhhhMyGosh! This Song is soooo beautiful! His voice is just...wow...I just stood there...amazed...tears in my eyes...I took a quick glance around...and I didnt see the meaniebutt security guard....Sooo..i walked Closer...and OhhhMyGosh! This may sound silly, but its exactly how I felt...I couldnt help but think he and I were the only 2 people in the room, and he was singing that song directly to me. I was hypnotized, I was mesmerized! I couldnt take my eyes off of him...I couldnt think about anything other than him. That is the most beauiful song I have ever heard in my life!
    
    After crying during Davids set...I decided..I needed to touch my makeup up! I couldnt have him seeing me like this! Sooo During David Cooks set, I was trying to cellcast, and trying to put my makeup on at the same time. Sooo Im soooooo soooo sooo sorry if it didnt sound good. :(
    
    And NOW! THE AFTERPARTY!
    
    OhhhMyGosh!! We were the first ones back there, Dominic, Archiefanatic, and Myself. And I was freaking out! I just couldnt believe what was about to happen. I was a nervous wreck, my hair looked awful...and I didnt even care!
    
    We walked in, and I saw David standing there looking at the tv watching the olympics. So I walked over to him, ( i was the very first one to say anything to him) and I said...(ohhhman my hands are shaking just trying to type this thing!)..okay..Sooo I said...."hey David!!" and he turned his head and he looked at me, and he smiled...and he said.."Hey!" And I was like..."I have a gift for you, and he was like..Ohhh Cool! Thanks!" So I handed him the gift..and I touched his hand! AHHHHHHH! And then he said..."Do you have any gum? and I was like..Noooo! but then someone gave him a piece...and then he said..."So whats your name?" and I said..."My name is Kristi, and he was like nice to meet you Kristi!...Ohhh Cool! Im standing in between Two Kristi's! (because Kristy Lee was on the other side of him) And then..HE SHOOK MY HAND! And then he was like..."Where are you from?" and I said..."Im from Tennessee" and he started singing something about Tennessee..I couldnt understand what it was...but then he said..."Ohhh Cool! Tennessee. I've never been there before, I've been by it though." And then I was like...I have a picture I want you to see, and he was like..Ohhh okay! And I was like, its of my poster, I dont think you saw it earlier and I really wanted you to see it...and then i said, you did manage to sign it though. But I showed him my poster picture which said...."I Got an A+ in Archu-ology!" "Gosh!" and he laughed and was like awww thats cute! So then I asked him to sign my pictures and my tour book, and I was like...Wil you take a picture with me? and he was like "Sure!" Sooo I held my camera up, and we got supppppper close...and I snapped a picture, and then I looked at it, and I was like...Ohhhh Nooo David!! I cut you out of the picture! Can we try this again? And he laughed and was like...Yea, Sure! Sooo someone offered to take a picture of us, and he smiled, and I smiled, and it was the most beautiful thing ever! Sooo I decided to walk away and give the others a chance to talk to him...and he was Soooo Nice to everyone!!
    
    I met Michael Johns, i forgot to take a picture with him though because I was sooo focused on David! He's really nice, and I love his accent!
    
    And while I was standing there waiting to talk to Michael Johns, I promise, Im not even just saying this, but David turned around, and smiled at me...not one time...not two times...but three times! I dont know how i kept my cool!
    
    I walked around and Met Chickezie and he hugged me real tight, I told him he was one of my favorites of the night and he said Thankyou! We took a picture and he signed my picture and tour book
    
    I then walked around to Ramielle and she was like...."OhhhMyGosh! You're eye makeup looks soo pretty!" and I was like..."really?" "Well thankyou!, My mom says I look like a clown!" and she laughed and said...."Ohhhh No no no! It looks good, Im gonna have to try that!" And then she told me that my accent was cute. Actually, Everyone told me my accent was cute! We took a picture and I had her sign my stuff.
    
    I saw Brooke next and she gave me a hug, she was soooo sweet, and beautiful! We took a picture and she signed my book and picture!
    
    And then...I remembered! I had a card in the bag I gave to David for his dad. So i walked back over to David, and I was like..."hey David?" and he turned around, and i said..."I have a card in that bag for your Dad, do you mind if I give it to him, I forgot to get it out!" and he was like..."ohhh sure, and handed me the bag" Sooo I got the card out and sat the bag down beside of him.
    
    Then..I saw Jeff! And I walked over to him and I was like Hey Jeff!! And he said, "Well Hello!" and I said, My name is Kristi, and I shook his hand...and he said,..Its nice to meet you! And I said, its nice to meet you too! And I was like...I have a little card for you. And he said, Awww, you didnt have to do that, and I said, Yes, I want you and your family to know how much you are appreciated too!" and He said well thankyou! And then he said..."thats a cute little accent...are you from the deep south?" and I said..."well..Im from Tennessee" and he said.."Tennessee, where at in Tennessee?" and I told him...and he seemed to know exactly where I was talking about. Which...I dont know...I live in Cumberland Gap...and I think most people know where thats at. But Jeff was sooo nice! I told him How amazing David is, and how much he's been an inspiration, and he said..."You KNow what Kristi, I completely agree with you!" He's just sooo nice, you can tell he loves David very much! I asked him if we could take a picture, and he was like Sure! Sooo we took one, and it messed up, and he was like..well lets try it again! And then he said it was really nice meeting you, I hope you have a good time! Wow, he's just sooo sweet!
    
    
    I then walked over to Jason Castro, he was very....laid back. I dont think he knew what was going on. We took a picture, and he signed my tour book and poster...but..he didnt say much. I mean he was nice in what he did say! His eyes are super pretty!
    
    After That, I went over to Syesha, she's SOOOO PRETTY! And was nice, I think she was a little tired though! :)
    
    I then walked over to David Cook, and said hello to him, He was really nice to everyone, I got a picture and I asked him to sign my tour book.
    
    (GOOD PART COMING UP!)
    
    After that, I walked back over to David, and I was like David! I just wanted to tell you about the gift that I got you. And he was like..."ohhh okay!" And i said..."its a daily devotional book for teens, its something that you can take with you and read everyday!" "Its a really awesome book!" and he was really close to me, and he looked right into my eyes...and smiled the biggest most beautiful smile ever and said....
    
    Awww, Thankyou! "You are Sooo Sweet!" (AHHHH *in my mind*) ...and then I said, thanks!! You are too! And then...We HUGGED!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! And I was like...Ohhh man, I forgot to sign the book, can I borrow your pen? and he said, Yea sure!" so i borrowed the pen, and I got the book back out of the bag, and signed it, and I handed it back to him...and I think it kind of confused him...and I was like..."ohhh, you just let me borrow it!" and he was like...Ohhh okay!"
    
    I also called Wanda from my phone...and I said...David, My friend is on the phone her name is Wanda, and she's coming to see you in Charlotte tomorrow, could you say Hello to her? And he was like..."Hey Wanda!!" It got kind of busy after that...everyone was trying to tell him goodbye so thats all he got to say. But I think she was happy. :)
    
    I just want to tell everyone that when he looks at you...HE LOOKS AT YOU. You're so captivated by him...you cant help but look right back into his eyes. I couldnt take my eyes away from his! He just...puts you into this trance...and its like...nothing else around you even matters!
    
    It was then time to go, Soooo I told David bye, and I told him that Im one of his biggest fans, and that he was amazing! and he said..."Awww, thanks!" And I was like...Can I have one more picture?!? and he said...yea sure...and so we took a picture...and I said...it was nice to meet you!! And he said, nice meeting you too!! :)
    
    And it was over.
    
    After the concert, Archiefanatic, dominic, his sister-in-law Amber, and my sister all went to Dennys, it was nice! And while we were there, a man from the concert came in, and I said..hey! I remember you from the concert, and he was like Ohhh yea! , did you have a good time? and I said, i had a great time! I met David Archuleta! And he laughed and said awww thats cool! And then..he gave ma a poster! A poster! I was sooo excited, i thought that was very nice of him.
    
    Wow, I had the most amazing, wonderful time of my life last night! I never expected anything like that to happen. I still cant grasp the fact that ...I heard David sing...that I saw David in Person, that I hugged David, that I shook his hand...I am on cloud 9! This is an experience that I will never ever forget!
    
    Beene, when I delivered the gifts to everyone, they all told me to tell you thankyou, actually, David Cook said that he was really jealous because he didnt get one earlier!
    
    To All of the people that I met yesterday, You guys are soooooo awesome! I hope you had the best time ever, it was so nice meeting and sharing this experience with you!
    
    I'm sorry for the very very long report, but I just had sooo much to say, I wanted to tell you every last detail! :)

    Pictures are coming soon! :)

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• Archey Angel Report: Lexington Archey Angel Report: Lexington, KY

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    Sorry about the delay I was w/o Internet for a day (gasp). SO here is my report I will get pics up ASAP!

    Pre-Show:

    Okay. We were traveling in our RV and we arrived at the Arena at about 2:30 pm. First we saw David Cook. He was really nice. I never got his autograph though L my brother got him to sing his forehead (I have video of it, sorta) he said that was the 1 ^st fore head he signed. Then we saw Brooke and she was so SWEET!!!!!!! She also signed my bro’s forehead along with Jason. She hung around and talked to us. Then I saw Jason. OMG! He had SOOOOOOOOOO many gift bags!!!!! I got his autograph and he went back, but kep t on dropping the bags. Poor Jason. People said that Archey had come out like first thing this morning, so I missed him! People also said that about Michael Johns. Rami didn’t come out, it must be really stressful for her.

    Concert time!!!!:

    Chikezie: Gre at singer. He really got the audience involved and was fluent in the southern vocabulary. Great job.

    Ramiele: Like everyone else, amazing. Once she got to her second song, she dedicated it to her cousin, that passed away yesterday L I felt so bad for her. But she was strong, I am proud of her.

    Michael : OMG I AM A HUGE MICHAEL JOHNS FAN!!!!!! I loved when he sang We Will Rock You/ We Are the Champions. When he sang Dream On I couldn’t help but sing with him. Awesome guy, awesome singer.

    Kristy Lee: Ok, this was probably the first time I have actually enjoyed her singing. She was AMAZING with God Bless the U.S.A. I pretty much after that sang with everyone.

    Carly: Ah, Carly. She was really involved and into the music. Her first song was amazing, great for her. (I really don’t remember who sang what because I am writing this the morning after because last night I was sooo tired, who knows when I will get it online I hope it is soon.) When she sang “I Drove All Night” It blew me away. I wanna get that on my iPod now.

    Brooke: Brooke, she was amazing with “Let It Be” (one of my fav Beatle’s songs). When she did “Yellow: by Coldplay, I was so happy, I love Coldplay and it was the only one.

    Jason; Jason was really good. His version of “Over the Rainbow” wa s better than I thought it would be (but then again, everything was better than I thought it would be.)

    Syesha: I now take back anything bad I ever said about Syesha. She sang “Umbrella” and I now wish she sang it on the show. “If I Ain’t Got You “ was a mazing! (I bet I sound really repetitive, but they all sounded AMAZING)

    ARCHEY!!!!!: Archey, the man I live and breathe for. He started out with “Angels”. He rose up to the stage and was amazing (By the way, if any of you care, he got a haircut and I LIKE IT!) Apologize was beautiful and I can’t use words to describe it. Stand by Me was my favorite, because of his dancing, Archey, if you ever read this, you are SO not a bad dancer! When You Say You Love Me, beautiful. It truly shows how much he loves his fans and how he cares about them all. I almost cried.

    David Cook: Archey introduced him, well not really introduced, he didn’t even say his name. IT was SO LOUD (yes louder than Archey’s greeting I may add) that the stadium was shaking. Hello was AMAZING . Time of My Life, even better. He got some water and everyone was cheering so he was like “ I have a water bottle, oooooo”! haha then he took a picture of the audience he was like “House lights on!” And it went basurk! I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing, the b est! Then we left while he sang that and went out back for the meet and greet.

    Post-Show:

    Chikeze- He came out and each of them chose a side, he chose our left , his right and was REALLY SLOW but really nice at the same time. About the middle he met Arche y and was like “David, how are ya.” Archey said he was good.

    Rami didn’t come out, she doesn’t like touring I think, I bet she is really stressed out right now.

    Michael- OMG Michael Johns I have a story about. I was like “ Michael, I loved it when you s ang Bohemian Rhapsody, it was amazing!” He said, “Oh yea.” “Yea, I love Queen.” THEN HE SANG IT! “MAMA!, OOOOOO!” I did it with him and a lady behind me was like “What is the name of that song?” He said Bohemian Rhapsoy and she was like “Thank you!” Gosh I love Michael Johns.

    Kristy Lee: Real nice gal. She signed everyone’s stuff. I really don’ t rember much lol.

    Carly: Carly was really nice and greeted everyone with a hi-a! And her sharpie ran out right after she signed our stuff. I offered her mine and she said, “No thanks I’m gonna get one of those jumbo ones out of the bus.” She said jumbo like JUME-BO! I LOVE IT!

    Brooke: Real nice like everyone else. Real Pretty too. Nothing majorly important happened.

    Syesha: She came out and was real nice. I got her to sign my program and then we RAN to the end and I got a pic with her! I told her that If I Ain’t Got You was amazing and she mouthed “Thanks” to me and then I said “ I love Alicia Keys, she is amazing!” She mouthed back “Me too.” I think she was on “ Vocal Rest” or she lost her voice.

    Archey: Sweetest boy ever! I waited for him and he signed my stuff and then I RANNNN! To the end and he signed my shirt and I felt bad for him because he was really rushed and had to go real fast. I wish I gave him a hu g.

    David Cook, Jason, and Ramielle didn’t come out L

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