KathrynTX attended the Dallas show. Read her recap below…
Chikezie opens the show of course. I missed his 1st song but heard it through the walls. I was trying to listen to a voice mail and call back the guy I sold my floor seats to. Luckily, he & his 7 year old daughter had no problem getting in on my online tickets after all. ANYWAY, I did see Chikezie’s other 2 numbers. I didn’t know any of his 3 songs but I remember I Believe from the show and I’m sorry I was trying to talk on the dang phone during it! I said Hello to him and got an autograph afterwards. He sounded really good, I thought, and seemed much bigger on stage than when I met him after the show. What a sweetheart. Very talkative, smiling, seemed to love the fan interaction.
More Re-cap after the JUMP…
Ramiele…I thought her Taylor Dane number was a little pitchy in spots for me, dawg. She seemed to give it her all though and I applauded and yelled a little for her. She was trying awfully hard. Can someone tell the band to TURN IT DOWN? Sheesh. I remember the Jackson 5 tune from way back when. I didn’t know her 3rd song. She did not come out after the show.
MJ - WOOHOO! MJ brought it last night. I thought he was fan-f-ing-tastic. I love love love IAWBIAR. And he was ON FIRE last night! I loved all his numbers really. It seemed like the crowd loved him back too. He was out there far too short a time, I wanted more. I will buy his album. I met Michael after the show too for an autograph - what a darling. We asked him to pose for a photo, he said he didn’t really have time, but he did anyway…with his hand in front of his face. Ding-dong! What a nice looking man…sweat or no sweat, messy hair or not. Love that accent. He said that he hopes to have the album out in January or February, a single before then perhaps. I’m in line, MJ!
Kristy Lee was Kristy Lee. Even though I’ve been a mostly country fan for the last 20 years (which has CHANGED now!), I was not a fan of hers on the show. The band was too loud for her, her voice just doesn’t have enough OOPMH behind it, and I never ever in 20 years of listening have heard those 2 songs she sang that sounded more like lame country-rock-alt-country crap. I personally am not a huge fan of the GBTUSA song…it was OK. She annoyed me mostly during her set. She did come out after the show though and seemed pretty friendly but very rushed. She signed my program for me and I told her thank you.
Carly - I was surprised how much I liked her set live! I didn’t really know the first song (Bring Me to Life) but she sounded good. I liked the Heart song best, she ROCKED IT and sounded great. She sounded fabulous on the Celine song too but it was not my fave. I saw her after the show and got an autograph too. She is LOVELY, she looked great on stage and after the show too. Love her accent too! My sister made road trip CDs for the guys’ and girls’ buses (same CD, she just made 2 of them). She handed the girls’ CD to Carly and Carly started to sign it and hand it back. We said NO NO that’s for YOU! She gasped and made a cute surprised face and said “OH OH thank you” and held it up close to her chest. She was so cute. I don’t know that I’d buy her album, but she’s a rocker who can SANG. I’d give it a listen anyway! I hope she does well.
Brooke was the one who most surprised me! I really really liked her set. Her voice sounded really good, I thought. I will consider buying a new album from her. Let It Be was very nice. My fave was Yellow though. I liked the corny stars and yellow lights! I thought she was great. I want to her original music from her, that shows off her emotive voice and maybe piano playing too. Loved her. She did not come out after the show, darn it.
Group number for IGB…eh. Love Michael Johns! I guess he was introduced because…he’s Michael Johns. hahaha.
Jason surprised me too. His voice sounded much better and he showed much better singing skill than on the show. I liked Crazy best. I would give his album a listen. He’s got a very unique voice and style, and I like that. I wonder if he will write? He could probably make a living singing if he wants to. He’ll have to work at it, but hey, don’t we all have to work for a living? I really liked his set. Jason did not come out after the show waaaah.
Syesha. Well I wasn’t a fan and I’m really still not. I appreciate her hard work. She did put her all into Listen. I didn’t know any of her songs though! I’ve just heard Umbrella because of Idol. I just don’t listen to her kind of music, I guess. And even though she tried really hard on Listen, that’s just it…she was trying SOOOOOO hard. She did do some self-help type crowd banter crap that I didn’t like either. She’s got a voice but that’s about all she has for me. She did come out after the show and I asked her to sign my dang program. She did. She was not talking, she had VOICE REST written on her hand. She IS very lovely and tiny. She’s got ambition, she will do whatever she wants to do, I think.
ARCHIE! I saw Archie briefly before the show, didn’t get to talk to him. I am slowly getting sucked into being a FAN of his! He gave me goosebumps. What an incredible voice. He seems to be getting more and more comfortable onstage too. He’s amazing, especially when you consider how young and inexperienced with this type show he is. I LOVED Apologize and Stand By Me. Loved loved loved. David did come out after the show. He was SO cute, just darling. The girl next to me was gonna pass out, I swear. He was all smiles and giggles and thank yous. He signed my program too. I told him he was amazing and said thank you so much. We all yelled WE LOVE YOU David.
Cook. The only reason I watched Idol and the only reason I went to this show. Also the reason the 5 other people I got into the show for free or almost free went. I loved him. I don’t know what else to say. We weren’t very good at singing when he wanted us to sing though, we just screamed! I don’t which song I liked best. I loved them all, I wanted more. For a second, I really did forget that I was not at a David Cook concert. He sounded in fine voice to me. He did leave off one or two glory notes in TOML. He made some comment about the song “just won’t die…” but it was not mean-spirited, it was joking. He also commented about it being played by NBC during the Olympic coverage. He tossed several picks into the audience AND his water bottle he took a little drink from. He hoped he didn’t injure anyone with the water bottle! David did not come out after the show, which was as I expected from reading all the recaps here! Very sad cause I have a present for him - made him a necklace cause I make jewelry and that’s all I can offer. I see he doesn’t wear one on leather and this one is on black leather.
PDSTM…loved it! I loved that Cook wore the black cowboy hat. I’m hoping someone in Texas gave him that. I was considering giving him my straw (summer) Stetson, but brought him the necklace I made instead. ANYWAY, the highlight was him tipping his hat to all the ladies on his way across the stage! And Mavid was a very wiggly and shakin’ it glo-stick dance. Then they tossed the glo-sticks into the audience. Then he started the pass-the-hat game, so it went to Brooke, Carly, Kristy Lee…and I think back to David, but I don’t believe he was wearing it when he descended into hell oh I mean left the stage darn it.
OK here are my EXTRAS:
Before the show, I got there too late to meet Cook. However, in the restaurant across the street, I did meet the girl who made the JAILBAIT FOR JOHNS sign. Her name, really truly seriously, is Taylor Swift. She showed us (my sis and I) her SS card and learner’s permit. Cook signed her Johns posted right across MJ’s stomach on the photo on the poster HAHAHA. The other side of the poster said MY NINJA SKILLS PWN JOHNS. Very cute. She said she couldn’t make a COUGARS FOR COOK sign since she’s only 16, so she made this one for Michael. SOOO she was talking to David before the show. She got some great photos of him in that dang hat. I pretty much begged her to email them to me…we shall see. Anyway, David asked her where she & her friend were sitting. She said they did not have tickets to the show, she just came to get autographs and see them. She said she had to help pay her Mom’s medical bills instead. He gave her great seats; and then during the show, got backstage passes to them for afterwards. He also made sure that MJ knew about the sign, which is why he went over to comment on it during his set. Very nice. So, then I ran into her after the show and she had those passes and she & friend were headed that way.
I am so mad I didn’t drive over there when I was ready. I would’ve met Cook and given him his present. I have at least a couple more chances to do so, since I’m going to KC, MO this weekend and it’s looking like Tulsa will be a go, alone if I have to. But Dallas was the perfect opportunity to meet him, dammit. I will just have to do better next time!
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It stinks you couldn’t meet Cookie, but when you go to the other show, it will be SO worth it- not only because it’s his hometown(right?) but because he is such an incredibly nice man… and don’t worry about going alone! Just talk to some idol fans and you’ll make friends! Good luck with giving him the gift!
Hey did anyone catch exactly what went on with the guy giving Cook a hard time? He was on the right-hand side of the stage (if you were ON the stage) and David had the spotlight follow him over to the guy right before My Hero, I think it was. Apparently, the guy was giving him some crap about his hand and arm gestures? Or something. David asked him “Are you telling me I’m DOING THAT?” The guy yelled back “OH YEAH!” David said something like “Oh gee, thanks for the hint! Someone has to tell you these things.” And then proceeded to make some very goofy exaggerated gestures at the start of the next song. I didn’t catch everything that was said.
Kathryn,
Someone posted this at WN forum. I think it’s recounted from a poster at d-c.org.
Thanks for sharing your Idols Live experience.
Thanks for the recap. So sorry you didn’t get to meet him.
That’s funny. Cook will never take himself too seriously….admitting I have a problem…
LOL! Oh yeah, I forgot about David saying “The first thing is admitting you have a problem….” It’s sure harder to remember all the details when you’re there and you don’t have a keyboard or a pen in your hand! Thanks for the info. I thought it was pretty funny that David even acknowledged the guy. He could’ve just ignored him!
Thanks for your recap Kathryn! I have a friend who’s going to Kansas City too this weekend. She’s been to a couple concerts and hasn’t been able to meet DC yet either! I hope this is the weekend for both of you!!!!!!!! I suggest going ahead of time, I think this has been the best bet so far.
BTW, it sounds like you saw the best PDSTM yet, IMO! WooHoo to the cowboy hat!
I loved your entire recap, but that just made me bust a gut, lol!
Great to see Archie sucking them in, one fan at a time.
Oh yes, I agree that BEFORE the show is the time to meet them. I had it all planned perfectly. And if I had followed MY plan, I would’ve met Mr Cook, I’m sure. I should’ve just left when I was ready to go and my sister could’ve driven herself or I could’ve come back for her. dammitdammitdammit. I’m just sure KC will be insane! It sounded like there were hardly any fans in Dallas before the show and it was the perfect time to meet him. ARGH. And I thought the hat looked great on him! It will go with some of those snap shirts he used to favor…if he still wears them. I was thinking he needs a new white one and know just the place to get one. ANYWAY, thanks for the nice comments, y’all. Yee haw!
That was a great recap.. Thanks for sharing that!!
DA -I am slowly getting sucked into being a FAN of his! He gave me goosebumps. What an incredible voice.
Loved your recap. :D Oh, here is a recap you might want to read. I think you might recognize this person. :)
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Thanks for the link, Pam. I loved the pictures. How do you find these things? (Seriously, I never would have been able to find those pictures if you hadn’t linked.)
Thanks Pam! Yeah fallforever posted that link too. So Jailbait and I are now in touch via myspace! Maybe I have another new friend. She IS just a kid and I’m old enough to be her Mom. But we can talk anyway. I might be able to donate to her creative arts school she attends or go to a play or something anyway. I don’t have any kids and I was in band orchestra choir all through school. I know what it’s like to need funds to continue those things. Oh this is now WAY OT! Thanks again, everyone. I gotta get revved up for KC this weekend and NOTHING is gonna stop me from meeting my Idol, darnit.
Suzanne,
I got to see the pics last night with this link HERE. :)
Kathryn, I’m hoping that the KC concertgoers haven’t gotten the memo about meeting the buses beforehand. It could happen, right? Riiiight. ;) Well, I’m going to try and go on Friday because I’m sure Sat. will be crazy!!!! I hope he gets your necklace!!! :)
LOVED your recap! You have so many details! I can’t wait till your KC recap! *eyes you* You are going to recap again aren’t you? LOL
You know, it would take me around 3 hours to drive there. hmmmm
Thank you for the recap. I am Cricket’s friend that has been to two concerts, got there early and David didn’t come out at either venue. I couldn’t stay after the show in Chicago and apparently he did come out. Then after the show in Indianapolis he came out and I got to see him but was too far away for an autograph or even to shake his hand and tell him how much I hope he is a huge, huge success. I’m going to Kansas City, too and trying to figure out a way to go to Tulsa. Are you going to be there Friday or Saturday? Maybe we will both have better luck this weekend actually meeting him. Regardless I am psyched up to see the show again. I really enjoyed every minute of the last two. Every one of the idol contestants was better in person than on the show and David Cook just simply was phenomenal. I love reading the recaps to the shows I can’t attend. Thanks so much for taking the time to write so much detail.
Great recap, Katheryn. I was impressed that DC really worked the room (so to speak) well. I don’t think he’ll have any trouble when he’s in concert on his own. I was on that side but didn’t notice the guy until David commented on him. I guess he must have been mimicking him but it seemed strange that David would comment. Lucky you to get to meet a lot of the idols.
For people who are hoping to meet Cook at the busses before the show, weren’t people disappointed during the Indiana stop because Cook did not show up (or went out for only 10 minutes) because he stayed inside to spend time with his Dad? IIRC, that was the same deal in North Carolina (or was it Kentucky) because he had some relatives from there as well and his Dad once again made the trip. I just remember someone summarizing a few nuggets about the chances of meeting DC:
1. generally speaking, don’t count on it because he has tons of press duties (and if he does show up, you’ll also be happily surprised)
2. don’t count on it on a concert day after a day off because he’ll likely be getting to the venue late and separately from the other Idols (because he’ll have flown/driven back from a recording studio)
3. don’t count on it on a concert day where he is known to have family because he will likely spend his time with them instead
So, not to be a complete killjoy or anything for those going to the KC shows, but the chances of meeting Cook pre-show in KC may be slim or, if he does show up at all, he may spend little time outdoors.
OR, you never know, DC may just stay outside for HOURS in KC because that’s his hometown.
Great recap, Kathryn. Hope you get to meet Cook in KC or Tulsa.
Ok, since you admitted your growing fondness for Archie, I will confess that Cook has totally won me over. I always liked him on the show and appreciated that he was talented, but he’s shown so much class and generosity post-Idol that I now really admire the guy. He and Archie are both such special people, no wonder they respect each other so much.
My own post-concert encounter with Cook was great, by the way. He came out after the Tacoma show to meet the fans. He started at my end. It was a day or two after the “hand stand” video with Archie and I thought I would mention it to see the reaction. So I said “Cook, are you gonna do any hand stands tonight?” His response was priceless: “No, I don’t think so. Last time I tried that, I got totally outclassed.” Great answer — very funny, gracious, and humble. And he had no idea I was an Archie because I had no tell-tale signs, so that was just genuine Cook. Sounds like he dealt with the obnoxious Dallas fan with equal skill.
Half the fun is the people you meet online…:)
I dunno if anyone is still reading this thread…well, OT anyway…my trip to KC for this Saturday’s show is not working out. I’ve got all the arrangements made, tickets bought, etc. But no traveling companion now. I’m a min of 7-8 hour drive away, planning on leaving on Friday AM, back Sunday PM. I HAVE made one good online friend because of Idol and David Cook. But she can’t go either. Waaaaaah! Yes I know we were lucky in Dallas and I KNEW that was gonna be my best opportunity. I was right. Rats rats rats. I think KC will be insane. But I’m trying to figure out how to try ANYWAY…may have to go it alone…hmmmmmmm…. Of course I would recap any show I get to! Everyone on here has been so great about it, if I’m gonna continue to read and post, I oughta post recaps!