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I bought Adam's album for $0.99 on day 2 release. I bought Kris's iTunes pass for $16.99. Both were well worth the money.
 
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Kris interview San Diego:

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Listen to the end -- what jerks!!! Aren't these the same San Diego DJs who were ajerks the last time he spoke to them? Or does my mind play tricks?
 
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Finally saw the promo. I think it's pretty good, maybe a bit too much Adam - but still nice. And they played LLWD which is awesome.

The San Diego interview.. how fake and pathetic are they?
 
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Those San Diego people didn't do themselves any favors. They made themselves look bad, not Kris. Pretty transparent, weren't they?

The only thing in that ad that bugs me a bit is starting out with "Mad World" and not having a comparable AI "moment" from Kris, Like falling Slowly, ANS, or Heartless. For balance.

Still, the "story" of the ad, as I read it, is: "There was once this formidable contestant, and then there was this other contestant who proved himself just as formidable, and ended up winning, and now he has a hit single. This is what American Idol can do for someone." As such, I didn't have any problem with it.

I've always felt it has to be in AI's best interest to promote Kris's win. If winning AI has no meaning, then there is no point. No need to vote, no need to care who advances.. No need to watch, because who wins is unimportant.

I was always pretty sure that they had to embrace this concept (winning is everything). Otherwise they're undermining their own show.
 
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A really good interview with David Cook:

'American Idol' David Cook on 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,' Ellen DeGeneres and more - From Inside the Box - Zap2it

Some excerpts:

Is your songwriting easier or more difficult this time around?

Cook: It's harder this time I think only because I'm really putting a premium on this stuff. I want everything we come out with to be the best thing ever. So the lines I've set for this writing is lofty for sure. I'm setting the bar high.
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How did you get involved with "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"?

Cook: I had met Kori and the Cowan-Brown family prior to all of this. They had come to a show with some of my family. I have family in a town very close to where they're from in Bunker Hill, Indiana. We met, and I got to hear Kori's story and was really moved by it, to see anybody, let alone a 12-year-old girl deal with their own struggles and still have that resolve to make the reality around them a better place. That's awe-inspiring. So when ABC and "Extreme Makeover" asked to be involved, it was kind of a no-brainer. I had actually met the family before "Extreme Makeover" had come along.
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Do you have any opinion on Adam Lambert's American Music Awards performance or is that done?

Cook: I was surprised, yeah sure, but at the same token, it's done, it's over. At this point to me, it's like the Kanye [West] thing. It's old and time to move on.
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Who would your ideal musical mentor be?

Cook: I kind of pick and choose from my favorites a lot. I love the passion and the resolve for public awareness that Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace brings to the table. I love the whole "I take my music seriously but not myself seriously" mentality from someone like [Foo Fighters'] Dave Grohl. So I kind of find what I like about certain performers and try to adhere to it. I'm a conglomerate I guess. They've got a permanent spot on my music list.
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It's probably the first time I've heard somebody describe themselves as a conglomerate. LOL! Love it!
 
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Kris at the Sony show at CES in Vegas - way more dudes at this show than the normal Idol crowd, lol. The crowd looks excited though - yay!
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LOL at the "dudes" with their cameras! Awesome!
 
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I'm a dude and I like Kris.
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No way!! You're kidding right?

BTW, I was not laughing at the dudes listening to Kris, I was laughing because it's not a usual audience for Kris (or any other Idol, I guess!). But of course I know that there are dudes who like Kris.

I don't think they were using the teleprompter (Kris and CaleKevinCake), it was probably for the hosts of the conference or whatever it was. How did Kris get to perform there? Not that I think it's bad, I'm just curious!
 
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Quote:
I'm a dude and I like Kris.
No way!! You're kidding right?
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Also SHOCKED! 8O 8O 8O

, I was not laughing at the dudes listening to Kris, I was laughing because it's not a usual audience for Kris (or any other Idol, I guess!). But of course I know that there are dudes who like Kris.
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What she said. :)
 
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Falling Slowly - With Or Without You

Oh, my gawd, that was mahhvellous. Hey did ya see the camera boom in the shot? That means good video somehow, somewhere.

Where do you find this stuff?

I was not laughing at the dudes listening to Kris, I was laughing because it's not a usual audience for Kris (or any other Idol, I guess!).
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I get it. :)

But of course I know that there are dudes who like Kris.
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I think there are plenty. For some reason.
 
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