WARNING.....SPOILER!
 

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I just downloaded all of his studio performances before they take them off iTunes. (I also got One Republic while I was there, I love that song they performed tonight!!)

I told one of my coworkers earlier today I would fall out of my chair if it happened that way. I didn't fall out of my chair, but I am incredibly shocked. And incredibly pleased! For the first time in a while I think the best person really got it.

I wasn't too trilled with either final 2

I kinda wish the final 3 had been d. hernandez, carly, or michael johns

Ya know, thanks for the idea. My hubby and I got a $15 itunes giftcard at our wedding (in OCTOBER) that we havent used. Now I finally have something to use it for!

I keep getting bumped out of the AI forums. It's a madhouse over there. Anyone know if something's up with George Michael? I was so thrilled to see him. I absolutely LOVE George Michael. But he looked kind of sickly and his voice was coming and going. I really started to worry. (I think you know what I was thinking.) Is he okay? I think I heard him tell Ryan that he had a cold but not sure.

Exactly why I'm here too!

I didn't want to sit through all that torture if the one you wanted to slap won!

I hear the faint cries of his legions of 'tweens...I'm sure they're demanding a recount by now. Part of me wants to go on the AI Message Boards and go "neener neener!!!"

My thoughts exactly! It got replayed a couple times on Tivo!

Cupcake should not have done the same commercial......It wasn't him.... Maybe he could have preformed something with the Jonas Brothers! :p

I was literally sitting there like, ok finally have two hours of stupid performaces (except for Donna Summer and Seal), we are going to find out that Cookie is the American "Tween" Idol!

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SEXY WON!!!!


OMG I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

You mean Archie?:p

Yeah, I was confused there for a second reading her post, but I think she did mean Archie (or "cupcake", maybe a baked goods confusion? :p)

And Leslie Anne, I thought George didn't look too well either. His face looks craggy and he was NOT in good voice tonight, which surprised me because I've never heard him sing poorly live. I'll hope it is just a cold or something, he said at the end he's going out on tour so he can't be too sick. I'm sure news will come out by tomorrow at the latest if there is anything to know since he appeared tonight...

Cookie, Cupcake, Archie.....You know who I speak of.....:rolleyes:


He's the ones thats not who I call SEXY! :p

Ok, as long as it's clear that when I refer to "Cookie", I mean David COOK, definitely not lil' Archie.

I have my TV on in the bedroom where I will go and watch during the last 3 minutes of the show. I'm thrilled that David Cook won. I wasn't a big fan of his until he did his Billie Jean song. That's when I became a fan and have loved him ever since.

I so badly want to mock the tweens who are crying right now. However, I feel sorry for him b/c I can only imagine what his psychotic dad will say to him.

Well, I did flip back to see the very end and I screamed at my friend over the phone. I was worried last night when I was voting and kept getting right through. I'm so glad it turned out like it did!

If only my class of David A crazy, tween, 8th graders, were not already gone for the summer...oh the fun we would have before class! My students knew I love AI! And David Cook!

When Tamyra Gray was voted off, I swore I'd never watch another episode and I haven't so far. I just happened to walk in at 9:59 and see David Cook declared the winner. I'm a little sad, because I've seen the other David sing (a yahoo news vid clip) and I kinda wanted him to win. He's so cute. :o

OMG the Cook Guitar Hero spot? YUMMMY
Archie's? Can he wipe that smirk off his face for just a moment. AAARRRGHHH I still wanna slap him.

Also--how horrific would that final winning song been if Archie had sung it. My teeth would have rotted out of my skull from the saccharine sweetness of it. Cook gave it a bit o edge at least.

George Michael--looks like his long history of drug use is finally showing on his face. And he did say he had a bad cold. I hope he gets some rest and recovery before his tour--cause starting a tour exhausted and haggard? YIKES.

I think the outfit was from the Dolly Parton Jr. line. Seriously, she looked terrible. I didn't like her hair or makeup, either. Someone shoot the stylist!

I thought she looked kinda cute - it had that "bride" feel to it - definitely not something you would have worn out in everyday public.

Though I did tell my husband we also got a shot of her hoo hoo when that camera got a little bit close. Ha.

All I could think when DC's commerical aired was "Please, no Archie in this commercial, please no!" Then when his aired it was "Pass the eyeball bleach now!!!"

Mikayla Gordon? Why? I actually like Matt Rogers well enough, but why do we have to be subjected to Mikayla Gordon anymore?

Of course the DVR cut off just as Ryan was saying "...American Idol...is...David..." *CUT*. Seriously. We were watching live but darn! Thank heavens someone already You Tubed it so I could see Cookie in all his glory. Simon certainly seemed to be jubilant at the announcement, wasn't he?

I had the same thing happen. At 10:05pm, I fast forwarded my DVR to end just to hear, "American Idol is David...." And then silence. I think I let out a whimper and my husband was cracking up. I also watched the You Tube video so that I could watch him get announced as the winner.

I'm glad he won. This is the first year where the person I wanted to win actually won.

I am REALLY glad David Cook won. He is the one I wanted out of the Davids... HOWEVER, i can't help but to feel bad for Archie, because I keep thinking that his dad is just beating the crap out of him right now for losing.

^^^^ Me too.

Gasp! Her outfit was so fugly. It's almost as if she is trying too hard to be the epitome of a country singer. Next thing we know, she will be wearing a wig.

Okay, I can finally come back now! Believe it or not, Cook was who I wanted to win. He so clearly outshone the competition, already looking like a seasoned performer on stage. Archie needs a few more years of maturity to "connect" with the songs. It just kind of squeeged me out to watch him sing these songs that were so clearly beyond him age wise.

I will definitely be looking for Cook to do big things in the future!!

I did like the duet with Carly and Michael Johns, but could have left much of the rest of the show.
As for the USC band, they were drowning that beautiful song of brotherhood.

Glad to have you back!

I agree about Archie/D'Archie/Cupcake. He would have been much better served waiting 3 years or so before entering. But if he waited, then his dad couldn't sponge off of him in the meantime.

Quoted for posterity. I just wish the kid could be a kid and sing what he *wants* to sing and do what he wants to do after the tour.

I agree... I don't want him to be a singer yet. I want him to go to college, away from his parents where he can just live and find himself. I know that I do not know him or his family or really his life, but I just have this weird feeling that he is going to have a sad life, because he will never meet the expectations of his parents, and he really does not have the voice for mainstream right now. He would of been amazing thirty-forty-fifty years ago, but the only path I see for him right now is an Aaron Carter path, and well, that gets old quick!!!

Looks like the kid got a record deal, too.

Hey, lil Archie has a cute lil video out! http://www.people.com/people/article...227339,00.html

Awww. Yay Archie! I knew the kid would be fine. Sweet little song and I forgot what a cutie he is.

Any news on Cook?

I read somewhere that his album comes out on nov 18th.

Yeah, he has a website now: davidcookofficial.com

He will be posting updates about the album there :)

^^^ooooh. Thank you!

New Cook Single!
 

Bumping the thread 'cause David Cook just came out with a new single, "Light On". I just bought it off iTunes.

I've gotta say that I'm a little disappointed. I love Cook and I'm sure he'll produce some great songs. This one isn't horrible or even bad, it's just that I expected more or maybe I expected something different. IMO, the song is very reminiscent of late 70's/early 80's classic rock. It's kind of Journey-esque without Steve Perry's voice.

Of course I'll still be buying his CD when it comes out. I haven't given up on him yet. Not by a long shot.


There is one thing that I definitely must complain about though and that's the photo that accompanies the single. It seems someone put a little too much polish (and make-up) on our diamond-in-the-rough and he's got a little drag queen look goin' on. Here's a partial of it:
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I miss my natural scruffy baby! :(
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Ok, owning up to my inner-dork here. I just pre-ordered, THAT'S RIGHT, PRE-ordered Cookie's album off iTunes. Just doing my part to keep the economy chugging along (that's my story and I'm sticking to it).

The first single downloads when you PRE-order, I have it running in the background right now. Wow, can you tell Chris Cornell helped write this song! I was a Soundgarden fan "back in the day", so I give it a thumbs-up.

Ooo I need to pre-order that once I get money :)

You can pre-order?! Oh, yippee skippy. Must do, must do.

New David Cook Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0zgT...yalisblog.com/

Video is kinda ehhhh, but I like the song.