Congratulations go out to David Cook. I was able to watch the final voting show, but not the finale.  I then scrambled to find out who one on Thursday morning.  Excited, and surprised, to see David Cook won!

If you’d like to grab Davids first single, Time of My Life, it’s available on iTunes or Amazon for only $0.99.  iTunes has some other good Cook songs including Dream Big, Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For and Time Of My Life.

Archuleta fans also have a few songs to download too if they’d like.

It’s down to the final two. David vs David. Boy vs Man. Bartender vs Student.  

 

 

I’ve been saying for a while that David Archuleta would win it all, but now I’m not so sure.  David Cook is looking pretty good and I do like his style. You know, that rocker Daughtry style.

The big finale is next week and I won’t be able to see it! I’ll be on vacation, but will keep an eye on who wins.  

Either way, it’ll be a good choice. Both are very talented, but I’m kind of leaning towards David Cook right now. 

Who are you leaning towards? Or are you possibly undecided?!

What the hell was that?  Fantasia performed a very interesting song on American Idol tonight.  She moved it and shaked it and screamed out that song.  It was horrible.

It makes you wonder how she won Idol!  Don’t get me wrong, I think Fantasia can sing, I just think she’s not using her voice to it’s abilities.  

What’s your thought?  Did you like the song?

Every week the judges say that it’s all about song choice. They burn this idea into contestants heads and judge harshly when the wrong song is chosen. However, is it really about song choice?  I doubt it. 

We’ve seen many contestants choose horrible songs and still make it through. As we get closer to the end, I think song choice becomes less and less important. Sure, maybe in the begining song choice is important, but after a few weeks, it’s more about popularity.

Popularity is key. If the crowd at home likes you, you could forget the lyrics, or start the song over, and still not be voted out. I believe that David Archuleta forgot the words one week and no one cared. Katharine McPhee did too and she got second place.  And then there was Sanjaya.  Why he lasted as long as he did had nothing to do with talent.

So is American Idol a talent contest? Yes, but to a point. It’s more of a popularity contest overall.  

If you ever get on Idol, prove you can sing in the beginning, be nice to people and remember the fans are home are picking early favorites. Once you have the fans, you may just get a free pass on a future screw-up.

So, each week Ryan Seacrest opens the show by saying “This is American Idol” and I wonder how much he practices that one line. 

I can see him standing in front of the mirror saying it over and over and over again.  You know, so he can see how his mouth moves or how his hair moves when the words come out.

Then asking fans to vote for which version they like better and getting the judges opinion of course.

I don’t know why, but I bet Ryan is very anal about how those few words come out.  Most viewers probably forget after a few seconds, but not Ryan. One wrong pronunciation will ruin his week and leave him self-conscious.

What do you think?  Is Ryan worried about those few words; “This is American Idol”?  Or is he to busy with his hair and clothes?

American Idol is crossing America and coming to a city near you.  Will you be going?  If so, let us know and you can write a show review or post your pictures!!  

Here is where our 2008 Idols are going to show up.

DATE	MARKET	VENUE	ON SALE (Local Time)
July 1	Glendale, AZ	jobing.com Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 2	San Diego, CA	San Diego Sports Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 3	Fresno, CA	SaveMart Center	May 17, 2008 @ 11am
July 5	Las Vegas, NV	Thomas & Mack Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 7	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 8	San Jose, CA	HP Pavilion at San Jose	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 9	Sacramento, CA	ARCO Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 11	Portland, OR	Rose Garden	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 12	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Dome	May 17, 2008 @ 11am
July 14	West Valley City, UT	The “E” Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 18	St. Louis, MO	Scottrade Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 19	Rosemont, IL	Allstate Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 12pm
July 20	Columbus, OH	Schottenstein Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 22	Indianapolis, IN	Conseco Fieldhouse	May 17, 2008 @ 11am
July 23	Cincinnati, OH	US Bank Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 24	Detroit, MI	Joe Louis Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 26	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre	May 16, 2008 @ 10am
July 27	Rochester, NY	BlueCross Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
July 29	Pittsburgh, PA	Mellon Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 11am
July 30	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 2	Atlantic City, NJ	Boardwalk Hall	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 4	Long Island, NY	Nassau Coliseum	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 6	Albany, NY	Times Union Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 8	Hartford, CT	XL Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 9	Worcester, MA	DCU Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 10	Manchester, NH	Verizon Wireless Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 12	Baltimore, MD	1st Mariner Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 13	Philadelphia, PA	Wachovia Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 14	Washington DC	Verizon Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 16	Lexington, KY	Rupp Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 17	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 18	Duluth, GA	Arena at Gwinnett Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 20	Sunrise, FL	BankAtlantic Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 21	Tampa, FL	St Pete Times Forum	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 24	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 25	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 26	Bossier City, LA	CenturyTel Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 28	Oklahoma City, OK	Ford Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 29	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
August 31	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	May 17, 2008 @ Noon
September 2	Green Bay, WI	Resch Center	May 17, 2008 @ Noon
September 3	Grand Rapids, MI	Van Andel Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
September 4	Cleveland, OH	Wolstein Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
September 6	Bridgeport, CT	Arena at Harbor Yard	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
September 7	Providence, RI	Dunkin Donuts Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
September 8	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wachovia Arena	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
September 10	Ft. Wayne, IN	Allen County Memorial Coliseum	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
September 11	Evansville, IN	Roberts Stadium	May 17, 2008 @ 10am
September 13	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center	May 17, 2008 @ 10am

Just a year or two ago, a guy named Chris Daughtry was the rocker on American Idol. He was solid each week and a huge fan favorite.  But, Chris failed to make it into the top three!  Is David Cook headed the same direction?

Chris and David are similar in more ways than one.  They are both the rocker type and both have been praised over and over again on Idol.  Both are calm and cool and confident without showing it.  Both appear very personable and their voices distinct.  There are a lot of fans who who think that they can’t go wrong.  However, Chris found and early end to his American Idol career and David could be next.

If David Cook does go home, it’ll re-enforce the idea that a rocker can’t win American Idol.  Then again, who needs to win?

Chris Daughtry’s first album has been extremely successful selling more than 1 million copies after just 5 weeks of release!  He’s also the fourth most successful American Idol and he didn’t even make the top three.

If I were a betting man, I’d say that the 2008 finale of American Idol will be David vs David.  However, as the show proves over and over again, there is no way to know for sure.  We’ll all just have to wait and see.