Yeah, must admit I wouldn’t mind seeing video of Cook and Johns hanging out again. They just seem like a merry band of dudes with whom it would be fun to get knackered. That’s why Carly can hang. None of those other chicks can handle their liquor. You know Kristy Lee Cook can’t even finish three Coors Lights without stripping down to her bra and proclaiming “I’m sooooooo drunkkkkk” and then passing out on some dude who thought he was gonna get some’s lap.
Watch Cook’s final pre-tour video blog entry. Guess he gets a fancy new camera when he boards the bus. Ah, the internet. Allowing scary ass Idol fans even more “insight” into these poor kids’ lives more and more with every passing season…
(Sugarfoot? Does this have something to do with the rumored Size-13 shoes?)
I think I might kind of dig his sense of humor. I mean, I’m sure Clay Aiken is decorating his fetus’ nursery in Jonas Brothers pictures, but Tay Tay ain’t no Clay. So I am about 99% positive he was just trying to be funny with this one. Don’t go calling Chris Hanson or anything on the guy.
Yeah. Rather than unearthing videos threatening to kill Santa Claus and your mother, a la Danny Noriega, a pre-Idol David Cook was affable, well-spoken, appreciative, kinda funny, complimentary to others and displayed a knack for witty pseudo-sexual banter.
OK, so here’s the skinny….
I posed in my sexiest pair of lace undergarments for some promotional photography earlier this week, under the watchful “eye” of Ms. Randi Kampeter. It was entirely too much fun and I can’t wait to show you the results. We just have to find a way to wash seminal fluid out of an aperture lens (that was a joke.)
Also, I know I’ve been teasing you constantly with this whole “solo album” business. I mean not to string you along. I’m currently looking for a “financial friend” who wants to invest in me and my music, so until then, or until the Missouri Lottery stops being a huge douche nozzle, this will be the only place to hear my stuff. I AM DETERMINED to get this album out for all of you, as well as myself. I’m extremely proud of this and I want to share it with you all. So, as a result, I promise, that SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY, this album will see the light of day….
Lastly, make sure you check out this page for upcoming show dates, etc. And also, for those of you who are not yet aware, I also play in two other bands…axium (www.axiumrock.com OR www.myspace.com/axium) and MWK (www.midwestkings.com OR www.myspace.com/mwkmusic) So, check those pages out for show dates as well, and for Christ’s sake, come see me. Grandma would’ve wanted it that way.
Love you all and thank you for the continued support
~David
And another…
Friday, September 22, 2006
A little new merch for ya’s…
Just got the T-shirts in. I’ll post a mock up picture of them here in a few, but know that they’re in, and according to Cosmopolitan Magazine, “these shirts are the newest fad sweeping the nation.” I swear…
So David Cook sang the national anthem for last night’s game 3 of the NBA Finals (Go Celtics!). People all over the internet are FREAKING OUT. They worry about the “blank look” in his eyes, to the fact he wasn’t vocally perfect, to the possibility that even just a few weeks into his post-AI career, his voice is BURNING OUT.
Yeah, he wasn’t vocally perfect but whatever. Are you perfect at what you do every day of your life? Do you always give 100% in every endeavor? Since winning the competition in May, this guy has been on every talk show across the country, has sat down with a multitude of newspapers and magazines. Oh, and rehearsals for that little AI Tour that’s starting in July began in LA on Monday. Cookie is tired. Hell, I would be tired. You would be tired. People get TIRED.
And then to those assuming the “blank look” was drug-induced. What? You think he was smoking some of Stoner J’s hemp jewelry because he’s been feeling stressed? When I watched the clip, I thought he looked nervous. And who wouldn’t be nervous. Somehow it seems like singing a much-anticipated national anthem at a major sports final might be a little nerve wracking. People always want to hear the greatest national anthem EVER.
And that, my friend, is the problem.
There are some singers who pretty much spend their careers singing national anthems at sporting events, several of which who have obviously auditioned for or made it to the Idol stage (Season 5 semi-finalist Ayla Brown comes to mind). Somehow I don’t think David Cook was spending his pre-Idol career toiling away at the national anthem on countless minor league ball fields in the Midwest. While the national anthem is obviously a song everyone knows, I think people waste a ridiculous amount of time worrying if a singer they really really really like can do it in some ridiculously amazing fashion.
Yawn. It’s a song. Besides opera singer Kate Smith (I think this is the one I am thinking of…), how many stirring renditions of the national anthem can you think of? The only one I clearly remember was Whitney Houston’s now-iconic version before the Super Bowl back in the early 90s, during the First Gulf War. But people were feeling undoubtedly patriotic, putting signs up in their windows. People were almost giddy with excitement that we were engaged in a “good & noble” war, or the fact that there was a war. War = Excitement! I remember thinking this when I was in 8th grade, that it seemed people were actually PUMPED that this country was going to WAR. So when Whitney Houston sang the national anthem that year, it was huge. It played on radio stations all across the country and was released as a single. I must also note this was before she retreated to a crack den with Bobby Brown (HELL-TO-THE-HELL-TO-THE-NOOOO) and still boasted some pretty big pipes. (Mariah Carey was just a mere blip on the radar at that time.) Oh yeah, and the country was super-jacked about GOING TO WAR and she sang the national anthem at the BIGGEST SPORTING EVENT OF THE YEAR. So I think that, despite Ms. Houston’s impressive vocals, it was more cultural zeigeist than anything else.
Which is probably why I will also consider the U2 halftime show during the 2002 Super Bowl as the best halftime show EVER. In the aftermath of 9/11, it was less about bombast and more about creating a moving tribute to those who lost their lives. Bono singing Beautiful Day in front of a screen listing the names of all those who had died? Yeah, that shit stirred up some real emotion.
My point is, people were expecting great things out of David Cook’s rendition of the national anthem. So he had kind of an off-night and was nervous as all hell, at least from my perspective. Big deal. When Hendrix performed HIS incredible version at Woodstock, the country was a hotbed of unrest and things were just going to get hotter. The Star Spangled Banner only becomes iconic when performed during something BIG, (Even though no one ever played a guitar like Hendrix, which should also be noted in regards to his rendition). Iraq has been going on to long and the only thing people care about now is the economy and who becomes the next President. And since neither party convention has happened yet, even though the nominees are secure, we are still living in a world of patriotic ennui. David Cook was just singing it for the NBA Finals, just as other former Idols have done in years past. Why? Because its the only championship final which coincides nicely with the end of the show.
But people who were expecting brilliance, all you have to do is look at the facts. When performing the national anthem, its always been more about patriotic fervor than mere vocal prowess. If David Cook had given that exact performance in the aftermath of a terrorist attack or at the beginning of a new and justifiable war, it would already be seeing massive radio airplay and likely be the top download on iTunes.
And it would be heralded as one of the most stirring renditions ever.
The other day I thought to myself, hmmm, with all these former American Idol contestants looking for work and trying to popularize on their uh, instant Idol fame, why aren’t any of them playing Branson?
But now I’m curious to see who else is coming. You know Greasy Constantine is going to do that shit. Sanjaya is probably too expensive these days, Kimberly Caldwell has moved up the Idol food chain because of Cook…wow, I’m totally blanking on former Idol contestants. There’s that guy who claimed to bang Paula and obviously, Justin Guarini. Hmmm, Ozzie Smith’s kid, Niko, only lives like 4 hours away. I liked him. Maybe he’s gonna play a few gigs in Branson?
Oh well. Tickets are $14.75 for kids and $34.75 for adults. Might be a good birthday gift for someone who wants to see the upcoming Idol tour. Times are tough, ya know? It’s kind of almost the same thing when it comes down to it. Kind of…
I don’t care what anyone says, I still like Taylor Hicks. He was also the first person to do Ray LaMontagne on Idol. This is a guy I would go see play a bar or small venue any day because he’s actually a fun performer, which is more than I can say for 90% of anyone else who has ever been on Idol.
Tay-Tay made his Broadway debut in Grease this weekend. He’s portraying Teen Angel and sings that Beauty School Dropout song. As much as I enjoy watching Taylor Hicks on stage, I don’t think I could ever sit through Grease. I don’t think I’ve been able to watch the entire movie since I was 8. In fact, I don’t see how a person could admit to enjoying Grease after the age of 10, but people love that crap.
Here is Taylor Hicks in costume, courtesy of Right Hicks Save. This is the first time I have ever seen Tay-Tay chest hair and I wonder how much hairspray was used on his head. But if anyone can pull it off, its Taylor Hicks. He’s just a cool dude.
The Kansas City Star did a Q&A with hometown hero David Cook. I cannot believe they did not ask him about Gates BBQ. Gates BBQ is the best thing about KC. The Plaza is totally overrated. Big deal. So it has the second amount of fountains next to Paris or Vegas or something. The Plaza does not have a Gates BBQ. Seriously. Get rid of that Cheesecake Factory and get a Gates BBQ.
David Cook continues to be ridiculously likable and of seemingly above-average intelligence.
On Rolling Stone’s Ask a Rock Star, he answers video questions from fans. And now I finally know how far he can get on the NYT crosswords. Wednesday. I am now satisfied. No, wait. I am not satisfied. I still need to know if he enjoys Gates BBQ. In fact, I want to see him sitting in a Gates BBQ on a THURSDAY attempting to get through the NYT crossword. Only then I will be satisfied.
Ask Kimberly Caldwell. I mean, Justin Guarini is pretty high up there, but where’s David Cook?
(It’s ok…I don’t really think a person’s dating status should be included on any social networking website. But I still found it amusing. Oh, and Idol news is slim pickings right now, so…)
Actually, her voice isn’t half bad. And I always defend us chicks with lower ranges. Not everyone woman is a soprano. Deal.
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