second tour swing

so obviously, i failed spectacularly at updating this blog with my pictures and videos in anything close to real time. my bad. i do, however, still want to post all the links here for posterity like i did with the first batch. i'm headed out again to see brother love next week, but i'm not even going to pretend this time that i'll be posting. LOL. i'll catch up when i get back.

so, after the jump, photos and videos from pittsburgh, newark and atlantic city.


regarding the downloadable videos: i'm sharing these because i hate what youtube does to the quality of the original video, and i know how i always want to have the downloadable version of everything. i have just two requests in return for sharing: 1) please don't post these links elsewhere. if you want to share, please link people to this post. 2) please don't upload them to youtube or in any other way pass them off as your own. a lot of time goes into these, not to mention having to stand quietly and very still during the concert while filming, LOL. all i'm asking is that i get credit for my work.

without further ado, here is the full list of goodies.

Pittsburgh, July 29, 2008

• Full photobucket is here.


• Chikezie, "So High": Download Video | Youtube


• Michael Johns, "Dream On": Download Video | Youtube


• Carly Smithson, "I Drove All Night": Download Video | Youtube


• Brooke White, "Yellow": Download Video | Youtube


• Jason Castro, "Crazy": Download Video | Youtube


• Syesha Mercado, "If I Ain't Got You": Download Video | Youtube


• David Archuleta, "Angels": Download Video | Youtube


• David Archuleta, "Stand By Me": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "Time Of My Life": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "My Hero": Download Video | Youtube


• Top Ten, "Please Don't Stop The Music" [The One With Mavid and The Terrible Towels]: Download Video | Youtube

Newark, July 30, 2008

• Full photobucket is here.


• Michael Johns, "We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions": Download Video | Youtube


• Kristy Lee Cook, "Cowgirls": Download Video | Youtube


• Carly Smithson, "Crazy On You": Download Video | Youtube


• Jason Castro, "Daydream": Download Video | Youtube


• Syesha Mercado, "Listen": Download Video | Youtube


• David Archuleta, "Apologize": Download Video | Youtube


• David Archuleta, "When You Say You Love Me": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "Hello": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "Billie Jean": Download Video | Youtube


• Top Ten, "Please Don't Stop The Music" [The One With Mavid and the Sunglasses]: Download Video | Youtube

Newark, July 31, 2008

• Full photobucket is here.


• David Cook, "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing": Download Video | Youtube


• Top Ten, "Please Don't Stop The Music" [The One With Mavid and the Cabbage Patch]: Download Video | Youtube

Atlantic City, August 2, 2008

• Full photobucket is here.


• Michael Johns, "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right": Download Video | Youtube


• Jason Castro, "Over The Rainbow": Download Video | Youtube


• David Archuleta, "Stand By Me": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "Hello": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "Time Of My Life": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, Filming The Crowd: Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, Intro to "My Hero": Download Video | Youtube


• Top Ten, "Please Don't Stop The Music" [The One With Mavid and the John Travolta Moves]: Download Video | Youtube

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watch him as he goes

i've really had every intention of keeping this blog updated with my tour exploits this summer. but things have been crazy. i'm going to really try to do better with my east coast swing, for which i am leaving tomorrow. *grin* in the meantime, after the jump is the full listing of links for all my pictures and videos from glendale, san diego, fresno and las vegas.


regarding the downloadable videos: i'm sharing these because i hate what youtube does to the quality of the original video, and i know how i always want to have the downloadable version of everything. i have just two requests in return for sharing: 1) please don't post these links elsewhere. if you want to re-upload the files and share your own links, fine, go for it. 2) please don't upload them to youtube or in any other way pass them off as your own. a lot of time goes into these, not to mention having to stand quietly and very still during the concert while filming, LOL. all i'm asking is that i get credit for my work.

without further ado, here is the full list of goodies.

Glendale, July 1, 2008

• Full photobucket is here.


• Davd Cook, "Billie Jean": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "Hello" (partial): Download Video | [i never put this on youtube, because it's 42 seconds long. but it's a hot 42 seconds, so i encourage you to download. XD ]

San Diego, July 2, 2008

• Full photobucket is here.


• Syesha Mercado, "Listen": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "Hello": Download Video | Youtube

Fresno, July 3, 2008

• Full photobucket is here.


• Michael Johns, "Light My Fire" (partial): Download Video | Youtube


• Carly Smithson, "Bring Me To Life": Download Video | Youtube


• Jason Castro, "Over The Rainbow": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "Hello": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "My Hero": Download Video | Youtube


• David Archuleta, "Angels": Download Video | [i never put this on youtube, either, because it's mainly video of the side of the piano. :P but the audio's passable, so the diehard archie fans might want it.]

Las Vegas, July 5, 2008

• Full photobucket is here.


• Michael Johns, Queen Medley: Download Video | Youtube


• Michael Johns, "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right": Download Video | Youtube


• Carly Smithson, "I Drove All Night": Download Video | Youtube


• Brooke White, "Let It Be": Download Video | Youtube


• Jason Castro, "Crazy": Download Video | Youtube


• David Archuleta, "Angels": Download Video | Youtube


• David Archuleta, "Apologize": Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, Filming The Crowd: Download Video | Youtube


• David Cook, "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing": Download Video | Youtube

enjoy!

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so, the AI tour is in full swing, and i thought i'd post a couple of videos, taken by the lovely lara and her friend sharece. thanks, ladies!

hello, live from san diego.


billie jean, live from glendale.

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David on The View

i had the good fortune to attend today's taping of The View here in lovely las vegas. it was a fun experience, even if it seemed to go by really quickly. it's always neat to see behind the scenes of things that you watch on television. and, of course, Brother Love was about ten feet away from me and looking F.I.N.E., so it was all good. i didn't even mind (much) that i had to be there at 6am.

most importantly, i was able to take pictures. we could only snap during the commercial breaks, but i fired away. you can see the results after the jump. enjoy!


here are a couple of my faves, re-sized so that they fit in the layout. the rest (and the full-sized of these) can be seen here at my photobucket.

charming the ladies, as usual.


lost in thought. or something.


that smile.


saying goodbye. [just ignore the crazy blonde who's in the way of the hotness.]

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Happy Birthday, Andrew!

andrew cook turns 21 today. look out, world.

in all seriousness, i think andrew rocks. not only did he convince david to audition, not only did he tell david to stay in it after he was the only one to get through, but he supported david completely throughout the whole process, right up until he was reminding the whole world that "that's my brother" as david was being bathed in confetti. so i think we should all take a moment and send andrew some good birthday vibes - it's the least we can do!

also, if andrew wants to follow through on his threat to "ashlee simpson" david, i will fully support that. just sayin'.

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David on Jimmy Kimmel

hands-down, one of my favorite interviews yet, just because of the really natural way david and jimmy riffed off each other. i stand by my contention that david was a celebrity in a former life. it's the only explanation.

also, "i'm a baller, son" goes straight into the dc hall of fame. bwah.

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*tap tap*

this thing on? so we haven't been making much use of this here blog since the finale. but i want to wake things back up in order to follow the tour.

one reason i haven't been blogging here is that it's always bugged me that the full text of the post has to go on the front page. i think i may have solved that... let's see if this works.

still with me? cool! i got the code to make this change from the generous owner of Hackosphere.

ok, so to make this post useful, here's a video i just captured and uploaded. it's david being interviewed on my local fox news the morning after the finale. he's adorable, as usual.

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Help David: It's Easy!

a quick and painless way to support david? vote for "time of my life" on the xm radio 20 on 20 countdown!

CLICK HERE

you can vote every five minutes, so whenever you think of it, toss him a vote. bookmark the page and help him get some spins!

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David's Official MySpace

david's official myspace page has gone up, and his label has gone all out, with impressive speed:

myspace.com/officialdavidcook

go forth and add him and join all his lists. :o)

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Word Of The Day - May 22

pinnacle [pin-uh-kuhl] noun
1. a lofty peak.
2. the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.

David Cook's victory is the pinnacle of the entire existence of American Idol. They should just hang it up now, as far as I'm concerned.

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