David Archuleta — Tiny Torero

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 10:49 PM | David Archuleta

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American Idol’s David “Bullcrusher” Archuleta

FTEL%$#@W!

114 Comments for David Archuleta — Tiny Torero

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Ohhh! Adorable! He doesnt disappoint me! Very funny caption there huh? =)

CookieAddict on May 7, 2008 at 10:51 pm
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lol!

heavyblow on May 7, 2008 at 10:51 pm
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woo! Archie’s in the top 3!!!

and some of those pictures are hotttt ^_^

Emily Patricia on May 7, 2008 at 10:52 pm
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David Archuleta is the most sexy human being alive!

kristi88 on May 7, 2008 at 10:54 pm
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Our LN is too cute!! So excited he made it to top 3! We just need him to relax. He makes me so nervous when he answers questions on the show. He needs to just breathe and give his best answer. This is why others comment about him being so young!
We still love him no matter what! He’s amazing!
Can’t wait for his homecoming!
DAFTW!!!!

th118 on May 7, 2008 at 10:55 pm
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LOL, love the cartoon as always Rickey. The Big Crusher looks amazing in blue.

Fe on May 7, 2008 at 10:56 pm
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Just think: those poor kids have to sacrifice an entire Sunday to make these Ford videos. I’m thinking…I don’t think it’s worth it.

maddiejogirl on May 7, 2008 at 10:57 pm
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Listening to my download of LMT…and looking at bull fight pics. It is just not working for me.

momof3 on May 7, 2008 at 10:59 pm
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Ryan said tonight that the top 3 was within 1 million votes of each other, do you think Mr. Cuteness was in first place?

kristi88 on May 7, 2008 at 11:01 pm
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He really does look like Rick Morranis, the actor!!!
I hope he goes into acting and play a father and son adventure movie musical. It will be a HIT, make sure he uses his choir-vocalist powerhouse voice!

idoliseDJ on May 7, 2008 at 11:02 pm
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I dont now what to say…

Can someone give me the studio version of LMT plzzz…
We dont have itunes

000fifi on May 7, 2008 at 11:03 pm
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I wonder if the way they were called out during elimination was the order in which who recieved the most votes last night-
David A-1st
David Cook – 2nd
Syesha- 3rd
Jason – 4th

I hope so!!

th118 on May 7, 2008 at 11:04 pm
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Yes, the close votes are a little unsettling. I was counting on a David/David finale, but with the THREE of them “neck ‘n neck” dare I say…anything can happen.

dazdnconfuzd on May 7, 2008 at 11:05 pm
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LOL love the picture montage Rickey!

The votes being that close worries me too. We just have to push extra hard!!!

maddiejogirl, I agree that they should NOT waste a whole day filming these silly Ford commercials when they could be practicing. Although they’re fun to watch, it’s just not worth it.

archieangel on May 7, 2008 at 11:08 pm
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I don’t like the fact that there was only 1 million votes between the top 3. If David creamed the competition last night, why didn’t he have the bigger edge?

This makes me worry a bit. We have got to vote vote and vote no matter how well he does.

heavyblow on May 7, 2008 at 11:08 pm
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It boggles the mind that Syesha was so close to the Davids. Where are these votes coming from? And if she has so many fans, why aren’t they buying her music? I don’t get it.

maddiejogirl on May 7, 2008 at 11:10 pm
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dazd…the close votes are more than a little unsettling…i don’t know what he has to do at this point. does he need a moment every week? what concerns me is that cook was very average this week.

ok, i’ve been so high after last night, i’ll try not to be brought down!!

sof_ansmom on May 7, 2008 at 11:10 pm
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Yeah it’s all very unsettling. Does Syesha really have that many casual voters?! And why didn’t Archie get more when he was so stellar?! We really have to step up our game next week!

archieangel on May 7, 2008 at 11:14 pm
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the top 3 has equal footing, the syesha-has-no-fans subplot is just a ploy, nothing is what it seems!

archuleta may have the teenie/grannie fan base

cook the pop/rocker mainstream converts

but syesha may have the steady silent loyal voters that is voting for her all through out the comp,

Have past AI been voting by race, or not? How many black americans have won AI?

idoliseDJ on May 7, 2008 at 11:14 pm
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I am a little nervous about the Castronauts….who will they throw their votes behind?

Fe on May 7, 2008 at 11:15 pm
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#14-15 – Only proves that DC and Syesha fanbases are significant and totally agree that we have to vote harder next week. I am worried too. The total votes went up as well to 51 million votes.

zed on May 7, 2008 at 11:15 pm
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It doesn’t bother me much that Syesha sneaked up there. She had a HUGE moment last night.

What I don’t like is that Cook was up there too after being so average. *His* fanbase is unexpectedly big.

heavyblow on May 7, 2008 at 11:16 pm
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I think cook was less than average last night, i actually think he done the worst. I mean he’s been really good these last few weeks, but lastnight was just…blah.

kristi88 on May 7, 2008 at 11:19 pm
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David is in the top 3. Perfect.

And don’t you love that AI tells us whatever they want to tell us?

VOTE.

Josie on May 7, 2008 at 11:19 pm
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#22: I must have missed the big Syesha moment. Simon was right in my opinion, Archie crushed the competition, but that apparently didn’t translate to votes. Still just baffled.

maddiejogirl on May 7, 2008 at 11:21 pm
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the voters of Jason will go to Archuleta, the boy lovers that is.

idoliseDJ on May 7, 2008 at 11:22 pm
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Just to be clear though, Ryan didn’t mean that the top 3 are within 1 million votes. He meant that there’s one million vote separate EACH of the top 3.

So example, #1 – 17 mil, #2 – 16 mil, #3 – 15 mil.

So the top 3 were within TWO million votes.

heavyblow on May 7, 2008 at 11:23 pm
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#25, Syehsha’s HUGE moment was the crying brouhaha. Unexpected tears always move the votes.

heavyblow on May 7, 2008 at 11:24 pm
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idoliseDJ….I’m worried that the castro voters will get behind Syesha. That will put DJ in a bit of trouble, IMO.

Fe on May 7, 2008 at 11:25 pm
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#29, i think Jason’s votes will be split mostly between the two davids.

kristi88 on May 7, 2008 at 11:27 pm
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I agree with Idolise…most of the kids in my school that like Jason, also like David Archuleta. Then again, my sample is high school students! Who knows?!

Do they really take up a whole day filming those commercials? I agree–not worth it. I seem to remember enjoying the commercials more in previous years also.

dazdnconfuzd on May 7, 2008 at 11:28 pm
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I think what we should be focusing on is that David A. is in the top3, and will have a chance to go home this week and see how much he is appreciated. I can only imagine how elated David will be on Friday.

We can speculate and analyze all we want, and heck it will not affect whats going to happen next Tuesday. We can only vote and take this week by week.

So enjoy the week, coz im definitely be looking for some scoops on Davids homecoming. Then next week, we get ready to bring David to the finale.

mechanic on May 7, 2008 at 11:29 pm
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David Cook got a boost in votes because his fanbase was fearing a Daughtry!shock!boot. He will most likely get an even larger boost this week because many of Jason’s fans list Cook as their second favorite. Still, the fact that he was mediocre and went first SHOULD have significantly reduced his vote total . . . but it didn’t.

Syesha got a boost in votes because she cried and referenced the civil rights movement, and also because she’s the last female left. I guess we know who all the Brooke fans are flocking to now. Still, the fact that she’s been in the bottom two more often than any other contestant in the history of AI combined with her lack of a rabid fanbase SHOULD have significantly reduced her vote total . . . but it didn’t.

Archie SHOULD have gotten a boost in votes because he was the best of the night AND he had the pimp spot . . . but he didn’t. The combination of the casual votes as well as his rabid fanbase SHOULD have shot him to the top and increased his lead against the other contestants by a mile . . . but it didn’t. In fact, DialIdol has David Cook leading all three charts! I would not be surprised if Cook was the top vote-getter tonight.

At this rate, if Syesha delivers/cries and Cook steps it up again on Final Three night, Archie’s chances of being shock!booted is pretty high.

YOU GUYS. I DON’T WANT A SYESHA/DAVID X FINALE. IF SYESHA MAKES IT TO THE NOKIA, I MAY HAVE TO KILL SOMETHING. VOTE!

Demisquirrel on May 7, 2008 at 11:31 pm
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I’m reading posts at the AI board. What I’m seeing so far is that the Castro fans will either not vote OR vote like crazy for Cook. I hope that’s a minority, and they will either NOT vote or DO for our DJ, but…..eh, I’m not gonna sweat this. It’s not worth getting myself worked up over. What will be will be. I will VOTE VOTE VOTE the full 2 hours using 3 phones next week.

Fe on May 7, 2008 at 11:31 pm
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well said mechanic, i agree!

kristi88 on May 7, 2008 at 11:31 pm
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A former student of mine said he voted over 6000 times for Jason last night. They were text votes. He said there is some way to duplicate/forward messages and get many out at one time.

Anyone know about this process? This is a rate of more than 50 votes per minute!

dazdnconfuzd on May 7, 2008 at 11:31 pm
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That boy can sing but he is soooo awkward. It’s painful to watch. He and Castro are both kind of socially stunted but in different ways. It’s sad.

Spriggzoid on May 7, 2008 at 11:33 pm
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#29 Fe, A big possibility JC voters could be casted for Syesha. Any plan/strategy for the homecoming?

zed on May 7, 2008 at 11:34 pm
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let’s just keep focused & keep up the vote! imo – tears probably helped w/ some contestants votes last night.

Just keep up our efforts to help LN! He gets to have that hometown visit!!

DAFTMFELW!!

tawnilady on May 7, 2008 at 11:35 pm
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Hopefully Jason’s fans will vote for DA now, especially since DA stuck up for Jason (kind of). He said, “I like Jason’s song,” when Simon commented that anything would sound good after Jason sang (something like that).

th118 on May 7, 2008 at 11:37 pm
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Archuleta is losing steam after 2 amazing performances for his fan-base, or did it irritate more of the people that don’t like his musical style, so he didn’t have that glorious push for the sure win?

I think most of the other supporters of Brooke/Jason/Carly is moving to David Cook as they are all pop rock music lovers, Archuleta’s musical style is very limited, so it’s a good thing he has a rabid gigantic fan base.

idoliseDJ on May 7, 2008 at 11:37 pm
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I’m not worried about Archie not making the finale. I’m just worried about him not winning against Cook, with the results being revealed like that.

heavyblow on May 7, 2008 at 11:42 pm
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Did anyone notice that one of the “call in” questions from tonight was displayed last Wednesday, but not asked? It was the one from Pittsburgh who wanted a date with Cook during the Idol tour on her birthday.

Also, (forgive me if this was already brought up – but I may have missed some postings): Displayed last Wednesday, but not asked was this question from Adam (13 yrs old) from Gastonia NC:

For David Archuleta:

How hard is it to be away from your girlfriend in North Carolina?

What do you make of that? Was it planted there in view intentionally? …and not asked so that David couldn’t respond?

Most times it seems as though those on the set can’t actually see the questions that appear to be displayed on the set. Other times they seem to acknowledge the “screen” they are on.

dazdnconfuzd on May 7, 2008 at 11:42 pm
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#33 Demi: “I may have to kill something.”

A squirrel?

—–

Let’s just concentrate on voting next week and forget about Syeshas fans (trust me, I am the only Fanesha in the world), and where Jason’s fans will go or if they will even bother to vote for someone else.

Just vote, vote and vote for David Archuleta like we always have. That is the only thing we have control of: our votes for David Archuleta.

Question: Do we have any Archey Angels in Utah who can report for us during the homecoming? That would be awesome! Please let me know. rickey at rickey dot org. Thanks!

FTEL%$#@W!

Rickey on May 7, 2008 at 11:48 pm
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Demisquirrel your post freaked me out!!! Archie MUST make the finale.

archieangel on May 7, 2008 at 11:48 pm
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#33-How do you know that Archie didn’t get a boost in votes last night? I think he did. Check at zabasearch.

th118 on May 7, 2008 at 11:55 pm
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th118, she’s basing that on the fact that only a million votes each separated each of the top 3. Since Archie blew everyone away, the gap should have been much larger, but it wasn’t.

archieangel on May 7, 2008 at 11:57 pm
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heavyblow #27 that is exactly the way I heard it too, so David could have been 2 million more than either DC or SM (although that is still too close for comfort!).

But bottom line is I think this week Syesha got mostly casual votes and sympathy votes, she was pandering her acting skills, with the whole civil rights movement and the tears, and Paula’s ridiculous standing ovation blah blah blah…if not for all that hoopla, she would not have done so well.

Don’t forget how many times Syesha has been in bottom 3, she does NOT have a big fanbase.

Next week AI will throw her under the bus, just wait and see, they want a David/David finale, any thing else would be a ratings disaster!

DA for the win!

Shelly on May 8, 2008 at 12:01 am
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Let’s not panic. I’m the only one who should panic. (LOL) I will panic on your behalf. I’m used to this.

Just vote. This “casual voter” theory is beyond our control, and it’s just going to worry us needlessly.

Again, vote thousands of times for the next 2 weeks. Organize a “voting party” in your home, stuff like that — to make it more fun. That’s the best way to reel in a “casual voter” — your friends, neighbors and relatives.

Rickey on May 8, 2008 at 12:04 am
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Goodness, why so much gloom in here? haha

Maybe im just so psyched about the homecoming, and we may get the chance to know which song he will actually sing this week (Judges choice).

Next week and the week after will take care of itself. But this week, its just party time!

mechanic on May 8, 2008 at 12:07 am
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Well…

Looking at the dialidol…proves that maybe Archu dont have that much bigger fans, i think..

Sigh.

inasina on May 8, 2008 at 12:09 am
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We made it to top 3 guys

Next stop AI WINNER

ml on May 8, 2008 at 12:09 am
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archieangel….Demisquirrel is a semi-troll, I always skip over this person’s post, not worth the aggravation!

Shelly on May 8, 2008 at 12:10 am
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Right on Rickey!

I also heard that a lot of Archey Angels are going to Salt Lake City. Somepeople drive over 10 hours, some even fly from east coast. I am sure we will see lots of videos.

Franie on May 8, 2008 at 12:11 am
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David Archuleta is half Hispanic, so he looks most perfect in that outfit most! Haha…
His cuteness is just overwhelming!
Thank God, he is safe this week, and I hope he WILL be always safe in the coming weeks!!!

nploan on May 8, 2008 at 12:11 am
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I have a question, I always have a question, lol. But…do the contestants recieve fan mail while they are there? I have an address, and i wrote out a letter to David A. today…i was just wondering if they actually get their fan mail though.

kristi88 on May 8, 2008 at 12:11 am
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and that inasina person too!

Shelly on May 8, 2008 at 12:14 am
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insania, Dial Idol doesn’t mean a flying f***. I’m so annoyed with people placing so much stock on it as if it’s the be all and end all. It accounts for less than 1% of the voting population. You must have the software downloaded and hooked up to your phone line for it to work.

mechanic, ml and Franie, yes we must focus on the positive! Thanks to Rickey too.

kristi, David PERSONALLY responds to fan mail. Include a SASE.

archieangel on May 8, 2008 at 12:15 am
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dialidol is no reference inasina. Check this one for better stas like tonight’s :
http://www.zabasearch.com/ai_stats.php

Dial idol only counts the votes which are made with the program

ml on May 8, 2008 at 12:16 am
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ALL ARCHIE FANS:
PLEASE remember to vote more and more for archie these next 2 weeks, votes are way to close to let up now, so please vote vote vote for the full length of time get the votes well into the hundreds it can be done its free so please do not give in and please vote vote vote for archie dont assume he will be safe please so please Vote for archie like you have never voted before!!! Also go to tvguide.com and vote for archie on there too

Dominic4Archuleta on May 8, 2008 at 12:16 am
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what is a SASE?

kristi88 on May 8, 2008 at 12:16 am
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LOL thanks Shelly.

archieangel on May 8, 2008 at 12:16 am
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Thought I’d share this on David’s lyric ad-lib:

“Then, just to keep us on our toes, David slipped in a line from Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls,” instantly making the ancient track sound fresh and new without relying on flashy distortion or emo-whine. (Am I the only one who read Arch’s quick reworking as a subtle jab at competitor David Cook?)”

Came from this article:

http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200805/08015875.html

dazdnconfuzd on May 8, 2008 at 12:18 am
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SASE = Self addressed stamped envelope!

Archies – please e-mail me and tell me your username here so I can tell you my voting tips & tricks – the you can pass it along to other Archies and we can start a chain! I’m going to put together something tomorrow at some point – jennifer 61982 @ yahoo.com

archieangel on May 8, 2008 at 12:18 am
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hey all – do we really know that the votes were that close? idol never reveals actual #s and can’t they just say whatever they want to keep us all focused on the show? it’s working!!

tawnilady on May 8, 2008 at 12:18 am
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Thanks archieangel, Im new to the board, and really not to good with the abbreviations!

kristi88 on May 8, 2008 at 12:21 am
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Question, guys.. if I want to send a fan mail to David but I live outside the US do any of you know if i’ll be able to make a SASE?? I have no idea how to and I’m not sure if we can do that here in Mexico..?

wicked.b0i on May 8, 2008 at 12:22 am
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By Ryan telling us that the top 3 were all within a million of each other, they are setting up a neck in neck race for next week’s show ratings, its called entertainment.

How much stock I would actually put in that….well, I don’t know, but I wouldn’t put it past them to fudge the truth a little to build excitement….just like we are buying into right now.

tawnilady…your right…its working! They are playing the game, and we are putty in their hands, lol!

Shelly on May 8, 2008 at 12:27 am
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Yes, Shelly. I am a Cook fan on an Archie thread, therefore I must be a troll…even though I just encouraged all of the Archie fans to vote harder. Clearly, I am utilizing some bizarre form of reverse psychology to ultimately guarantee Cook the win. I am just that cunning. Fear me and my radically diabolical plans. For my next trick, I will make Ryan Seacrest disappear and replace him with a puppet.

And zabasearch.com is a fraud. They change their predictions after the results show to make their site seem more accurate. They never showed MJohns or Carly in danger of being voted off the night of their last performances, yet the next night, the chart had changed to show that zabasearch was correct all along. The fact that the site doesn’t actually say how they figure out their predictions should tell you everything.

Demisquirrel on May 8, 2008 at 12:30 am
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just listened to LMT on itunes….so great! go buy it angels!

tawnilady on May 8, 2008 at 12:34 am
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*skip*

Shelly on May 8, 2008 at 12:39 am
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On a more positive note, before the results show tonight on votenumber1, DA was in the lead at 36%.

But since Castro has been voted off his numbers have soared to 60%. So looks like we have picked up some JC fans….thats good news!

DA 60%
DC 30%
SM 9%

Please vote…
http://www.votenumber1.com/voteamericanidol.html

Shelly on May 8, 2008 at 12:42 am
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welcome Kristii

ml on May 8, 2008 at 12:44 am
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DANG IT Shelll,,, woohhhoooo we have some Castronauts ..

ml on May 8, 2008 at 12:45 am
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Shelly hope you’re right. I don’t get it…I thought DA was getting at least 60% of the votes.

Carly on May 8, 2008 at 12:46 am
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ml…that’s awesome eh?

Shelly on May 8, 2008 at 12:47 am
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yeah and AOL polls too.. DC always gets this one… Now we’re in the lead.

ml on May 8, 2008 at 12:48 am
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Demisquirrel:

DialIdol is not a valid source to trust, it only samples percentage of the calls to 866 numbers, and for very close margins you can’t tell who’s first and second and so on.
If you click on GeoPredictions link on DialIdol page you can see it doesn’t even show some states .
This is from last night:

http://www.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/GeoPredictions.asp?season=7&week=4&sort=Winning

SAM1346 on May 8, 2008 at 1:08 am
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Here I was expecting some fun David love and it sounds like the moment is already gone! How sad. Please enjoy what David did last night and stop obsessing. Rickey is right and all we can do is vote as much as we can and get as many people to vote as we can. NO ONE knows how the votes will now be split.

Rickey, we will try to get you as much as we can on the Homecoming.

archu_adorable on May 8, 2008 at 1:15 am
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DONT SWEAT THE INSIGNIFICANT STUFF…and by that I meant all the negativity in the guise of constructive opinion or criticism…IGNORE THEM lest you suffer anxiety, anger, depression, unnecessary stress and hatred…these may lead to a stroke or heart attack..those people who spouse negativity are not worth any of your attention. Why dwell on difference on votes too? who knows the exact numbers? who knows really if Idol gives out accurate data or information? One thing I know for sure because the site itself says so in their Q&A…Dialidol is not an accurate gauge of voting because it only involves votes called in using their own software and text votes are not included…werent they also inaccurate in certain weeks? So all you have to rely on are 3 things…1. yourself…2. your vote and 3. your vote. IGNORE THE HATERS…THEY THRIVE ON ATTENTION…..

“Think of Me Please Say Youll think of me whichever thing you choose to do…there will never be a day when I wont think of you.”

RV65 on May 8, 2008 at 1:17 am
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As usual the studio version wasn’t as good.

Legolas on May 8, 2008 at 1:39 am
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Nice Idol tonight except for cutting off Jason’s exit number – I thought that was poor planning and unfair to him. I was real happy they made Archie safe early on and didn’t torture him or us at all.

Is next week a theme week? Or can the Idols try to pick whatever they want?

I know what I would love to hear Love Nugget sing a new arrangement of – And I’m Telling You, I’m Not Going – with his current style and range instead of the growly way he did it on Star Search.

Violet_sky on May 8, 2008 at 1:44 am
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Next week is :

Contestants’ Choice,
Judges’ Choice,
Producers’ Choice

SAM1346 on May 8, 2008 at 1:46 am
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They are singing three songs !

SAM1346 on May 8, 2008 at 1:49 am
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I’ll have a new post tomorrow to “change the mood”…

Rickey on May 8, 2008 at 1:53 am
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I have a theory.

Syesha picked up a lot of casual fans last night because of the crying (her’s and Paula’s), two good performances, her struggles, civil rights movement, only girl left, etc.

IMO, her crying and the judge’s sympathy overshadowed Archie’s best-of-the-night performances. It left more of an impact on casual viewers. Also, it’s a natural tendancy to root for the underdog and not the front runner. Therefore, they voted for her, instead of Archie.

If the David/David finale is a go, I think Archie will pick up some of Syesha’s fans who are still voting. They both have the R&B vibe, soul, and powerful voices.

Plus, I have a feeling Archie’s hometown visit will be the largest and inspire the most non-voters to vote.

All we can do is vote, vote, vote. I’m a glass half empty type of gal, but Archie has inspired me to be an optimist for the first time in my life. I hope he inspires his fans to stay positive too

indicgo on May 8, 2008 at 1:53 am
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Wow – three songs? Poor Archie with 3 hours less each day to work on them!

Does one judge pick for each contestant or do the the judges pick the tunes as a group? If one judge picks, which judge do you think would pick the best song for DA? And I have no idea what kind of song the producers might pick. Any thoughts?

Violet_sky on May 8, 2008 at 1:54 am
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BTW – new article (for me anyway) about Utah appearances. It says the Idol producers will be filming the rally for next week’s show, so I guess the rights on that got worked out. Also says David is supposed to appear at an AT&T store in a mall in Salt Lake City on Friday night:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9187499

Violet_sky on May 8, 2008 at 2:00 am
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Yes, judges pick one song for each contestant (probably all agree or vote or …) same thing producers,andcontestant pick whatever they like. In UK for X-Factor I heard Simon has big influence of choosing songs for semi finalists, AI probably the same. No worries trust Archie.

SAM1346 on May 8, 2008 at 3:18 am
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Comment from David Foster:

http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/9410/jason-castro-exiled-from-idol-island/

SAM1346 on May 8, 2008 at 3:37 am
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The absolute thing that i know about judge pick is:

Simon will pick for David Cook. Believe me.

inasina on May 8, 2008 at 3:37 am
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Please, let’s stop discussing the “casual fans”. There’s no such thing.

For the record, I am the only Fanesha in the world (well, there’s 3 of us who are “known” at the moment) and we vote millions of times. LOL

Just vote for David Archuleta for the next 2 weeks. Let us not be paranoid.

Rickey on May 8, 2008 at 3:40 am
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“ON THE MONEY” RICKEY! ITS THE “FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN” SYNDROME…nonsense!

RV65 on May 8, 2008 at 3:42 am
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Demisquirrell is only 16…please dont be so hard on her / him…

inasina on May 8, 2008 at 3:45 am
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i think there’s such a thing as casual fans, those who watches ai and voting based on the performances they like…

so 3 songs for each

hope whoever gets DA will pick a very good song for him…..

fluffysasha on May 8, 2008 at 3:47 am
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“Just vote for David Archuleta for the next 2 weeks. Let us not be paranoid.”

I agree.

Yeah let’s just keep focused as fans. (Plan to make voting even more efficient, pick up more voters, drum up david etc.) Let’s not worry about things we don’t have control of.

rainbowskyway on May 8, 2008 at 3:50 am
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from dialdiol, i think di was 100 accurate when predicting the winner of AI:

Did you notice at the beginning of the show (right about when Jason yawned) Ryan noted that three of the four remaining contestants had finished number one in voting at least once during the season? I’m sure we can all agree that the Davids finished number one more than once or twice which leaves us to wonder whether Syesha or Jason was the other to finish first? If you ask me this just lends further proof that perhaps DialIdol was dead on accurate last week with Syesha getting the most votes! (You may think she was in the bottom two but in reality they never, ever said so!) Sure there were a few weeks that Jason did well on DialIdol – but I have a hard time believing he did better than David Archuleta during those weeks when David Archuleta’s strength was more dominant than it is now.

fluffysasha on May 8, 2008 at 4:05 am
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CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE! You’ve saved David A this week. Back to reality. DA is not out of the woods yet. As Rickey said, we have to stop worrying and vote and get as many people as we can to vote for DA. This is the area where we have control. The second area, the song choice, we can only suggest. The third and fourth areas, we can exercise some influence. Third is attacks against DA by reviewers and jounalists. Although I consider them “alleged” reviewers/journalists, they are out there with readership following. Bad publicity against DA must be answered and neutralized. If not, it will stick because the tendency is to remember negative publicity that
can move undecided voters to vote for somebody else instead of for DA. Some of us had responded to these attacks. Fourth is TPTB. We can influence their decision by telling them about us.
TPTB decision is crucial in choosing the winner of AI, specially when the votes are close like what it indicates now.

It is late. Tomorrow, I’ll post my letter to the head honcho of FremantleMedia, the owner of AI and 249 other shows including the Price is Right, copy furnished all the executive producers.

Noel on May 8, 2008 at 4:11 am
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David A is destined for superstardom (Paula). His singing is amazing (Simon). Hot, hot, hot (Randy). The mentors called him a prodigy (Webber), and destined to be a great, great singer (Dolly Parten). With such accolades, David is looking to a wonderful musical career now, where many doors will open to him whether he wins AI or not (and we sure hope he does!). But let’s focus on the right road, ie that the long and winding road of Idol will lead David A to the career he so richly deserves so he can continue to inspire his fans for many years to come. AI, win or lose, let’s concentrate on what’s really important–that David A will be blessed to pursue the mission he yearns to fulfill. To speak to our hearts through the music he sings for many years to come.
Go David!!

GP18 on May 8, 2008 at 4:12 am
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#97 HI FLUFFY…JUST MY 2 CENTS THOUGHT……EXACTLY WHY WE SHOULD NOT EVEN WORRY ABOUT THAT…WE DO NOT KNOW! THOSE ARE NOT PROOF..THOSE ARE CONCLUSIONS FROM CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MERELY SEEM TO PROVE THEM…DONT OVERTHINK THINGS…JUST VOTE LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW………..LESS STRESS…LESS STRESS…LESS STRESS…GO ARCHIE!

RV65 on May 8, 2008 at 4:17 am
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AND BESIDES (OH IM FALLING FOR THIS..MY LAST COMMENT ON VOTING TRENDS…) HOW CAN DIALIDOL BE ACCURATE WHEN IT ONLY RECOGNIZES CALLS USING THEIR SOFTWARE…….AND EXCLUDES TEXT VOTES….OK ENOUGH SAID I WILL RELAX….”JAMES, WHERES MY CHAMOMILE TEA”

RV65 on May 8, 2008 at 4:20 am
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David sang Crazy with piano by Gnarls Barkley in his Hollywood audition and Simon called it “incredible performance “ ( according to AI ) but for some reason they couldn’t broadcast it , this is the part of interview with Nigel:

“If it did (cause a disadvantage), I wouldn’t sit at the piano. Would you? What we always do on this program is give them the choice. That’s all we can do. And anyway some of them probably can’t play anyway. It’s just allowing someone to show the complete range of their talent. Australia did it and it worked really well for them. We did it, as you know, during Hollywood week and some people crashed and burned and some did OK. I think Brooke sitting there and singing her little song was quite lovely. David Archuleta sang Crazy, which we couldn’t show because we couldn’t play the song, but again, it was something that was really good.
You can read the complete interview here:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2008/02/a-conference-ca.html

I’m thinking they may choose “ Crazy” for David as the Producers’ Choice. Just guessing

Go Crusher !!!

SAM1346 on May 8, 2008 at 4:36 am
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Rickey,

IF you have the time, can you give us the HD widescreen performances of David last Tuesday? (Just like what you did in Angels and SMM). We would really appreciate it!

mechanic on May 8, 2008 at 4:44 am
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Really?

Guys, do you think the AI team or TPTB will consider if we urged them to let Archu sing CRAZY for next week?

inasina on May 8, 2008 at 5:28 am
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WOW!

Im a fan of David Archuleta. I couldnt be more happier with the top 3 right now…

…BUT some of you hardcore David A. fans scare me.

SO what she(Syesha) brought up the civil rights movement..Im black and I could careless that she did …but what I did care bout mostly is her performance…It touched me emotionally. Her vocals were insane. Take it easy on the bashing..YOure saying she brought up the civil rights movement to get votes..are you serious people?..Its just a reality competition show..Its not that serious.

David C. vs. Syesha top 2 all the way. David Archuleta is coo in my book..but I think he has some growing to do still (performing wise) Pefect his craft a little more on the performing side. I dont know really..he just comes off a little funny …I love that he actually picks his songs with some thought behind the decision…I know its going to be David C. and David A though in the final.

Its you David A. fans who make supporters of David C. and SYesha stronger..you guys are crazy.

heattb on May 8, 2008 at 5:35 am
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The Judge’s choice personally are the most interesting ones for the top3. Ill be happy with either Simon or Randy for David A. As for Paula, well not so much haha

mechanic on May 8, 2008 at 6:44 am
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Hello Everyone. Good morning. Here’s the letter I explained in my #98 above:

“May 6, 2008

Ms. Cecile Frot-Coutaz
Chief Executive Officer
FremantleMedia North America, Inc.
4000 West Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91055

Dear Ms. Frot-Coutaz:

The fans of David Archuleta (DA)have been portrayed as tweens or teen girls, their mothers
and grandmothers. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a young woman, woman or being in any of these milestones in life. But to call them fickle, rabid or any other derogatory name is unfair. These attackers must realize that many of them, if not all, may be branding their own daughters, sisters, mothers or grandmothers. Why is it that some people find it easy to diminish and demean women? I can’t understand this at all. We were taught to respect women at any age.

In the interest of fair play, this misinformation must be corrected. Please allow me to introduce to you the Fans of David Archuleta. They come from all walks of life, males and females, young and old with different levels of education (junior high, high school, high school graduates preparing for colege, college graduates, master’s and Ph’D’s). They are international in scope: from North America, Central America, South America, Europe and Asia. The have a formidable purchasing power that will be a very lucrative market for your company.

There are a few but powerful reasons why many people with different backgrounds are drawn to DA.
He is talented, humble and a compassionate human being. The youth can look up to him and be encouraged to emulate him. The older folks believe that DA is a good role model for the youth. They don’t want the youth to relate to those entertainers who use drugs and get in trouble with the law. Sure, these trouble makers may attract attention, but it is short-lived. Eventually, the bad publicity destroys their careers. No business can rely on them for the return of their investments.

And equally important, DA soothes the nerves when he sings. He makes people feel good and inspired. His following will continue to grow larger because of all these.

Sincerely,

(Sgd) NOEL

cc: American Idol Executive Producers:

Simon Fuller, Nigel Lythgoe, Ken Warwick.”

Please write to them also. Thanks.

Noel on May 8, 2008 at 7:03 am
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Great letter noel,
Are you a member over at YG?
YOu have good ideas that can be shared there. If you are not part of YG… please let us know.

Virginia5 on May 8, 2008 at 8:29 am
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#106..mechanic,
yes, i love it when they pick a song.. i just hope it’s not a really boring, bland song. Sometimes they do that. I’m hoping they all collaborate to pick the song together. I’m thinking that’s what they do, and then one of them announces which song they want them to sing.

What are the other 2 they sing again? I completely forgot. Years ago, clive davis picked a song, right? And then the 3rd song.. it is their pick.. their fave from the season or any song?

what about finale night??? song that won, plus which songs???

Virginia5 on May 8, 2008 at 8:31 am
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Cheer up you guyz! you’re all making me feel quite disheartened with all these murky comments.
Where did the happiness go from yesterday? *sigh*
Please do not anticipate a problem, or worry about what may never happen. David Archuleta will win this thing, fair & square! And please do Keep in the sunlight!& stop worrying about the potholes in the road and lets celebrate the journey instead!All we can do is VOTE VOTE VOTE on the thousand range! No more split voting or slacking. Jasons fanbase are going to be split 50/50 with ARCHIE & COOK. Syesha will most likely go to archie since they both have that “diva” thing going on. The difference between the votes are not that huge whereas, Archie and his “love me tender” killed his fan base. Were all grasping for air when he sang that… need i say more? BRING BACK IMAGINE!!!

Archie’s in the top 3!!! woooo!
Is Dr. ODD going to Utah this friday? i thought i saw that in fanblast.

Where there’s david archuleta there’s H.O.P.E!!!

Xenophilius on May 8, 2008 at 8:43 am
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I don’t believe for a minute that the votes were that close. Ryan was instructed to say that by producers to create excitement and tension, cause most people would assume what the final would be and not bother tuning in next week. This is all manipulation folks. The Idol PTB know what they’re doing.
How many people would tune in to a finale without both Davids? Would ANYONE truthfully think Syesha would beat Cook?

whatafeelin on May 8, 2008 at 12:38 pm
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The fact is that if DA is not in the finals I am simply turning off the tv. Yes, then David Cook who is great will win. But if DA is not in the finals than I don’t need to watch or vote. I’ll just see whatever I want on youtube.

collegemom on May 8, 2008 at 1:47 pm
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David A looks like a prince (a Hispanic prince) in those pictures. Haha…So cute, so young and innocent!

nploan on May 9, 2008 at 12:52 am
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Biggest joke ever: Archie looking fierce. Gimme a break.

He only looks in his element when he’s singing a sappy ballad or awaiting the second coming of Joseph Smith.

Manola on May 9, 2008 at 12:57 am