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02/12/2009 5:30 PM
Thanks for posting that. From the Orlando Sentinel:
David Archuleta turned judge Thursday morning and raved over the American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios. "It's really cool," last season's runner-up told me. "It's amazing how they replicated the stage. It brings back memories when you're up there onstage." Good memories? "They're good and some interesting ones like -- whoa! -- it was just a really overwhelming experience," Archuleta said. The American Idol Experience lets park guests audition and perform for a studio audience. As for the show, Archuleta said the public and the press can put too much emphasis on winning. He placed second last season to victor David Cook. "I wasn't really upset about it," Archuleta said of being runner-up. "I think people think that, 'Oh, because it's a competition, it's so important to them to win' -- when it really isn't. Our goal isn't to beat the other person and win the competition. We're just there to do what we love to do." The finale, he added, "worked out great the way it did." In the days after the results people would if Archuleta wasn't bummed. He said he'd reply that the outcome was fine. "Look at all the opportunities that have opened up," Archuleta said. "We're all doing our own little projects." Of last year's "Idol" field, he said, "We're all really happy and excited." He said he has been surprised by the success of his record "Crush." He said he had fun making his acting debut on "iCarly." "We're doing a Hannah Montana next," Archuleta said. "We'll be taping it pretty soon." And, yes, he has met Miley Cyrus. His verdict? "Cool."
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Hawaii, American Idol & New Orleans Hey guys! So I'm going to try and summarize this week since it was a pretty crazy one. We were able to look around the island of Oahu and do a lot of neat things there. We first went to the Sea Life Park and saw a dolphin show there. Then, we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center for a luau and saw the incredible show about all the different cultures of the Islands. Some other things we got to do were have shaved ice at Matsumoto's, go to the Dole Pineapple Plantation, a macadamian nut store, and see a few beaches. we had a really really good time, and I have fallen in love with Hawaii. I want to go back soon! It's funny because even when it was like 70 degrees, people who lived there were saying it was cold haha. I loved it. After we left Hawaii, we went to Orlando for the premiere of the American Idol Experience at Disney World. It felt like a family reunion with so many past idol contestants. All 7 winners were there, and Melinda, Phil, Lakisha, Sanjaya, Brooke, and a bunch of other people were there too haha. My older sister came down for the event, and my cousins were already in that area because it was my grandma's birthday that same day. So they got to come too! It was a reunion with the American Idol family, and my real family. the American Idol Experience was so cool too! It was freakishly similar to the real stage, and I think it's way cool how people can get a chance to see what it's like to be in our shoes up on stage performing or watching the show live. We got to ride the rides after doing press. Man so much to talk about! But I don't want to make this a novel lol. The final thing I'm going to talk about is my first time going to New Orleans. I was there to be in the Caesar Parade on Valentine's Day, and that was way cool. I got to throw tons and tons of beads to people. The night I got there, I was able to eat dinner with Gavin Degraw and Tony Orlando, who are like 2 of the coolest and nicest people you could ever know. We ate at a restaurant called Impastato's, and oh my heck! It was AMAZING! It was so good we went to eat there the next day lol. But Tony and Gavin were to performing in New Orleans too. Tony already performed that night, but Gavin was performing the next day so we went to see him perform. He was great. After him though.... I had a big surprise lol. We didn't know that Sara Bareilles was going to be on after him!! I couldn't believe that I was going to see Sara Bareilles without even planning on it or knowing she was there! Haha it was so cool! She's sooo good live too. I got a chance to talk to her and she was talking about how nice my fans were. So thanks to all of you guys!! I thought that was so cool of her to mention that, and how we could both agree on that. But anyway, I was really happy haha. The parade was right after that, and it was neat because we had police escorts to take us where we needed to go. When we got to the float is was crazy how many people were asking for autographs lol. I wasn't expecting so many of them. But yeah, the parade started and it began to rain. I like the rain though so I didn't mind too much. I was just hoping I didn't get sick haha. It was way fun though! Well I tried my best to keep this short, so I hope it wasn't too long. Check out my new pictures to see my Hawaii experience and go to my website, www.davidarchuleta.com to see the Idol and New Orleans pics! I'm going to be rehearsing as much as I can with the band while we have time, especially since tour is starting really soon! I'm so excited for that. But I better head out now to get the day rolling. I'll talk to you guys later! Oh and let me know if any of you go to the American Idol Experience! I want to know what you think of it! Another thing I'd like to know is if any of you did cool things for Valentine's Day too. Hope everyone had a good one! Song for the day: In Love With a Girl - Gavin Degraw Hooray for Gavin
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02/24/2009 10:48 AM
Hey everyone! I'm reporting from Virginia, where we have our first 2 tour shows! Really exciting stuff. I'm really nervous! Ah! But I can't wait at the same time! We've been practicing and practicing and practicing. It's so weird to go on my very own tour, it doesn't feel real! But anyway haha. I'll tell you about the last week. So the last week has basically been me and the new band getting ready for tour. They're all really fun to work with and really talented. It's fun just hanging out with them and we have a good time rehearsing, even though it's a lot of work. When we rehearse, it's basically just running through all the songs all day long lol. We try to tweak them, and see what we can add to it to make it more fun. It'll be fun to just get out there and sing, and I think you guys will have fun listening to the new songs from the album! I'm excited to perform them. Some of the songs are really high though, and I have no idea how I hit them... But I manage to lol. When I recorded some of the songs, like Running, Barriers, Crush, A Little Too Not Over You, I was thinking... "How the heck I was going to be able to sing them?!?" But I always managed to somehow haha. And the more you push yourself, (But not in a way you hurt your voice. It's more like you go for things you were afraid of doing and sing with confidence! haha) you become more comfortable. And the more you practice those scary songs, you find a comfortable place to sing them that you never knew about before. But yeah there's my little thought for the day I wanted to share I guess. Another thing that happened over the last week is I went to LA to film my guest appearance on Hannah Montana haha. It was another thing I was really nervous about and wasn't really sure about at first. However, once I got there I had a great time! Everyone there was fun and Miley was a cool person to hang out with. She has a lot of energy and is really funny haha. Getting to watch how they rehearsed the scenes for the show was really cool too. It's always interesting to see the behind-the-scenes things. I've never really watched the show before, but it was sooo funny watching the other scenes! I think it'll be fun to see how the whole show runs altogether, because it was just cool to see how great of actors the other kids were. Anyhow, I better get to rehearsing for the big day tomorrow! I'll talk to you guys later! Ah! I'm pretty pumped for tomorrow! Let me know if you're going to the Virginia Beach or Richmond shows ok? You can let me know if you're going to one of the other shows this week too. Peace! Song for the day: Vidas Paralelas - Ximena Sariñana
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jtluvsash wrote: Wow, wow, wow, too good not to post and share!
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Sparky35 wrote: Check out the video of David recording the song, "Let's Talk About Love." So cute! What a nice song.
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