Aggie attended the Idols show in Dallas and she met them both before and after the show. Read her re-cap below…
My experience all began Sunday evening as many Castro fans united at a Dreadhead BBQ in Rockwall in honor of our favorite idol. About 75 of Jason’s fans were present and ate hot dogs, potato salad, cake, and even dreadhead-shaped cookies! It was a great way to kick off our taste of the Idol tour and connect with other enthusiastic folks!
Monday morning at 11:15 my mom and I arrived at the American Airlines Center where we found about 5 other bus stalkers. One by one they started trickling in and by 1:00 there were probably about 50 of us. The security guard said they would arrive soon and come out around 2:00. The buses drove by and into the underground parking lot at 1:30, and sure enough David Cook struts out at 2:00. Looking good in his red baseball cap, blue striped shirt and pointy elf boots, he was very accommodating and took his time with us all! My friend Joni was literally shaking when she took our picture…I hope it came out. I haven’t seen it! KK from Wisconsin was there and he kept yelling “Cheese, cheese, cheese” into her camera!
Archie made an appearance next and poor guy, he was coughing up a storm! He was sweet as can be, cuter than pictures let on, and very grateful to the fans. I got a picture with him too.
More Recap after the JUMP…
Kristy Lee was next and looked very comfy in her Victoria Secret tank, jeans, and tennis shoes. She is beautiful!
And…drum roll please…..Jason walked through the door next! And yes, for those dreadheads in the know, he was donning the reappearing shirt and his manpris with his dreads pulled half-back. Seriously, he received soooo many gifts! I think he has gotten the most love out of anyone.
When he got to me I was holding an “Aggie Dreadhead” sign and I said, “I’m an Aggie also.” He said, “Oh yeah. Currently?” I said that I had already graduated. And he said, “OK because today was the first day of school.” We took a thumbs-up picture, which is the Texas A&M sign. I gave him my gift…a t-shirt and book. Then he was on down the line. We were about to leave since they had press in 3 minutes, and I realized the picture we took did not turn out! Ahh! So luckily I caught him before he left and said, “Our Aggie picture didn’t turn out. And he said, “Well let’s take another!” We did. And all was good.
Went home, took a shower, and we rode the DART back to the AAC for the show We got there 2 minutes before it started. Here’s my run-down:
Chikeze: Great entertainer and so happy-go-lucky! He gave a shout out to Jason Yeager who was in the audience. I’m a new Chikeze fan!
Ramiele: Very cheesy dance moves and her songs were boring. I do think she has a voice though and she is just so dang cute!
Michael: That boy can rock it! His voice is the best in person! Love the “bluesy-ness” of it! Loved him!
Kristy: Can I just say that I want her body! She is a better singer than I remember and she worked the stage!
Carly: I love me some Carly. She was my favorite girl. Loved the Bring Me to Life and her entrance with the fan blowing. The Heart song suited her well. Didn’t know the last song. She has some pipes and she can rock also!
Brooke: Brooke is just so comfortable behind the piano. Her voice sounded extra raspy, but she nailed each performance. 1,2,3,4 was super-fun and Yellow was the coolest cover of a song I’ve heard in a long time! Loved Brooke!
First group performance: Don’t really remember it. Too short.
Jason: Overall, LOVED it! Well, he is another one who sounds phenomenal live. The oohs and aahs on Over the Rainbow gave me goose bumps. He mixed it up a bit compared to the studio version. Crazy was a very cool version and Daydream was so much fun. After Crazy he talked about how he was glad to finally be home and it never felt like that day would ever get there. Then he pulled out a Texas flag, threw it over his head, and wrapped himself in ii. Yay for Texas!
Syesha: I’m surprised her dress never flew up. Didn’t think her performance was very strong considering she sang some very well known pop songs. For some reason she doesn’t seem very friendly, but maybe it’s just me. But I have to say she has a good voice.
Archie: His set was my favorite! His voice cracked once on Angels, and I could tell that cold was hitting hard. But he managed. After Apologize he thanked all the fans who “stood by him” and he was so out of breath! He sang Stand By Me and got the loudest standing ovation of any Idol of the night. The last Josh Groban song was beautiful and solidified my opinion that he should have won.
Cook: I loved his song choices. He made a joke about magic rainbows! He also gave a shout out to old bandmates and said, “Guys, look what could have happened?” He later apologized and said that was a jerk-move. I was glad about that because I was gonna say…. He worked the crowd and won over a new fan in me.
Don’t Stop the Music and the Mavid: Fun song! Wish they each had longer solos. The Mavid was hilarious although I barely saw it because I was trying to film. But it looked like some sort of country moonwalk thing.
After the show my mom took a cab home and I stayed to meet the rest of the Idols. Around 11:00, Kristy, Syesha, Michael. Chikeze, Carly, Archie, and Brooke came out along with Jason Yeager. I conversed with him for a few minutes. Nice guy. Jason Castro had 150 family members so didn’t come out. Brooke said David Cook doesn’t come out after shows. And who knows where Ramiele was? Glad I stayed! Got some good pictures and I felt like my Idol experience was complete.
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Nice recap.
I don’t think DC was referencing his old bandmates. I think that he was referencing bands who auditioned him but turned him down. Which seems funnier to me.
Thanks for the recap!
Great recap Aggie. Carly is my favorite of the girls too. Did you get to meet her before or after the show?
Glad you had so much fun. I’m a Chikeze fan too. I just wish he had done “She’s a Woman” on tour! Brooke is my fave girl, but I give props to Carly. She has an incredible voice.
Poor Archie, I hope Jive give him a break today… Thanks for the recap love it!!!
That picture of you and Archis is too cute!!!
I’m glad you had such a good time!
pj, I am so perplexed as to why Chikeze didn’t do She’s a Woman on tour! It was by far his best performance and it would have been such a crowd pleaser! *bops him on the head*
Nice pictures! DC sure has purty lips in that second picture!
Aggie, DC has said in his blogs that he goes to work on his CD after the shows so that’s why he doesn’t come out. I appreciate your blog. Glad Cook won over a new fan. I wish Chikezie had performed “She’s a Woman” too . . but it may not fit into the image he is currently trying to get across to fans and hopefully record producers.
I see Archie didn’t get the chicken soup I sent! If you want something done, you have to do it yourself!
*Nods in agreement* That is one niiiiice picture. His lips are perfection. Thanks for the re-cap Aggie02. It’s always good to see someone going into a concert who isn’t particularly a fan of DC come out with nice things to say about him.
I love the continuing Chikizie love. I liked him on the show and thought he got voted off too soon. And, he seems like such a nice guy. He was the first person I ever voted for (sorry Cookie!) because I thought the judges were being unfair to him, and he looked so sad. I hope good things come for him in the future.
I know elle… maybe instead of nutter butters, the fans can bring chicken soup and Vitamin C
hmmmm… What ever is healthy for him, and keeps him strong! Hey David —> your legions of honorary “moms and big sisters” love ya, and send you a hug, a big old “GET WELL”, and some “CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL - AND THAT COLD!!! 
Thanks for the recap and for the pictures.
I’m sorry, but anytime I see or hear the words “purty” and “lips” together, I hear banjo music. Can we just say nice lips instead?
I loved your recap & photos. Your shot with Archie is adorable. Thanks for sharing :)
I think I’m the only Jason fan who loves that laid-back reappearing shirt on him - esp. with the crisp-white tee beneath it. Gorgeous. He’s gotta be the only male who can work those cute manpris so darn well.
Chikezie doing She’s A Woman really would have been incredible.
Aggie-I just noticed something-is Carly wearing a Heart shirt in that picture you posted? I know she’s a big fan of them, so just wondering. She’s such a cool rocker chick.
I have to say that nice seems an inadequate word for those lips…………..
Maybe that is just me tho?
I’m sorry to hear that David C. doesn’t come out any more after the shows. I can understand though. It really was pandemonion at some of the venues. Thanks for the great pictures. Love the cowboy hat!
Yeah, I think David is being polite by saying that he doesn’t come out because of scheduling issues. I think the real reason he doesn’t some out is because the crowd gets way too out of control when he shows up.
I think one of the last times he was out there was pushing and crushing going on. And then I heard he was jumped on. They do serve alcohol at most venues as well. So… bad combo all around.
I’m glad I got to meet him in the early days of the tour when less people knew about the buses after the show.
Also… that cowboy hat? Those lips? Can you blame people for going mental?
Love Cook in the cowboy hat! Well OK love him in any hat…shirt…whatever. I thought he needed my straw Stetson for summer though. I bet it would fit him, I’m a bit of a fathead. LOL! Yes, from what I’ve been reading, not much visiting AFTER the shows now. So sad, too bad. But I understand. I was lucky to meet 6 of the Idols after the show in Dallas. INNYWAY…can we just talk about his beautiful mouth? Kissable mouth? I dunno, that might not be allowed! Is that better than “purty lips?” Oh deary-dear, this conversation could deteriorate quickly….
I do love that man though!
I fully respect Cook’s right to not come out after the show and I don’t know what happened to cause it, but I can’t imagine he would get attacked so much worse after the show than Archie and Jason. Granted Archie seems to always have more security around him than the others. Whatever happened to Cook hasn’t been enough to deter the others.
I don’t know. It would suck if one after show incident by a crazy fan has to ruin it for all the fans everywhere. Though I will say Cook does usually make the effort to come out before the show.
I really think that Cook is working a little in the album after the concert… beside if there were something really that dangerous as to make Cook stop going out after the concert probably the decision will aply for the rest of the idols..
I respect if he doesn´t come out after the concert… but I don´t think it will because of the act of fans…
tricia56, Not just you honey! Sensual, perfect, and kissable are more adequate and even those don’t quite nail it
After the behavior I saw at the Utah aftershow/buses, I can see why Cook might want to stay in. Utah is Archie country, but the DC fans were pushing boundries and Cook looked seriously stressed. At one point he said don’t grab, don’t grab - totally schooling the fans! Then some girls broke through the caution tape to get to him and have their shirts signed.
It was overwhelming just to watch, and I felt lucky to get a quick autograph from Cook. They really do pay a price for fame…..