Thursday 11/06/08 1:15AM

Poniente I wonder if there are 'secret' tapes in a vault somewhere of David rocking out with Axium.

FolkFan After Poniente's hypothesis that TPTB have "'secret' tapes in a vault somewhere of David rocking out with Axium," I am having amusing visions of a pack of hard core fans planning a raid on AI headquarters. You know that folks have probably already pondered trying to rescue the full tape of "I'll Be." If there was proof of a secret vault of Axium tapes or David performing solo in Tulsa? People would be downloading blueprints of 19E's headquarters immediately.

Scott Ooh. A secret vault. You had to go there. Axium tapes. I'll Be. Outtakes of the weekly taped segments (where David keeps giving other bands like Doxology credit and they keep cutting it out of the show). The very thought of this is intriguing.

becky43078 we could get the guy from the tv show prison break to do it , he broke out of jail twice, a little companyl like 19/e will be no problem lol

2:00 AM

ellemarie Ooh, I love the idea of a raid on the AI vault! I've lamented the lack of video of Axium, but you have just now made me realize that there may be tapes of solo David, playing AH and maybe even more stuff off the second album (other than the Oklatravelnet, of course). Want!

TherapyForMe Now we're planning a raid on 19E for the sooper sekrit lost Cookie tapes? I'm in. Do we need to get rid of the incriminating bacon before embarking on this new quest? Surely, the odor of smoked pork wafting thru the air will give us away? It certainly will, and don't call me Shirley. *rimshot*

ellemarie Do guard dogs like bacon? For some reason, I picture an AI compound with guard dogs that will need to be distracted.

G-MarieIs there really no other video of David performing with Axium besides the High School Talent show? I mean he produced 2 demo CD's, 3 studio CD's, 3 live show CD's and performed at many shows during that time and no one managed to capture it on film? Come on now, who is holding out on us? And I'm totally up for raiding the AI vaults for the missing I'll Be tapes. The snippet of that performance has been tantalizing me for months.

Janus I'm in because we have video of him singing a raunchy birthday song and high school "Singin in the Rain", but no Axium performance video from a group with multiple live recordings and "close to breaking" song in theaters. But, heh, I may be knollish....

queenjacyln G-marie, its been speculated that all clips of Axium or AH performed have been pulled by TPTB. Some people recalled seeing them way way back at the beginning of Idol. And it makes perfect sense to me, of course some of those performances got recorded and put on youtube. The Okla Travel Net things probably stayed because the footage was owned by them. Just like how Carly's music didn't go poof during Idol because her old label owns her music. We just got left with a few obscure things that TPTB couldn't find or didn't care about, they obviously didn't go deep enough to get rid of the MWK stuff or maybe didn't care since David didn't sing much in them. I'm sure there is/was a great deal of David goodness that we will likely never see and that is very depressing. I would pay GOOD money for a video of Axium or AH performances, I hope that becomes an option someday but I'm not counting on it.

Jen As for the super sekrit vault caper, I nominate Scott for recon, since he is already relatively close by (right?). And Shirley, I mean TherapyForMe, I believe a thorough cleansing to expunge the bacon odor would absolutely be necessary.
ETA: Though ellemarie has a good point about using the bacon as a distraction for the guard dogs. Also, and hopefully you're resting comfortably and not still reading, but good luck with your surgery, leastlikely.

TherapyForMe QJ, apparently you haven't heard about our new project. We're on a quest to storm the gates at 19E and liberate those tapes. We are convinced they are being held hostage there. Are you in?
Meanwhile back in Real Life (3:00 AM)….
Scott Well, no sleep tonight. Nice riot going on a block away. I was so wrapped up in this thread a little while ago I didn't know that an anti-prop 8 rally had grown so big and gotten out of hand. SO now with a dozen helicopters overhead, I turned on the news and saw 500 very angry people had marched to Hollywood, clashed with police, and now coming back to West Hollywood and rioting. Once in WeHo that crowd doubled in size. Not pretty. I think ear buds and David may be the order of the night. Take people's rights away and this is what happens. Yep, I can her them outside now. Ear buds. David.

4:00 AM

follia Where shall we rendezous to plan the "free the videos" caper?

Back to Real Life (4:30 AM)….
Scott It's finally quieted down outside, I'm turning in! This thread was a saving grace tonight! Hugs to all of you. Hearts are flying out of me like a Peanuts character (that sometimes happens when David performs!).

6:00 AM
sylvanaire I think David's Mom must have video of Axium somewhere. Perhaps there should be a side mission to raid her attic?

8:00 AM
AngelaTarantula Catching up this morning, just wanted to comment on the quest for Axium performance videos. Although I believe in the supreme evil power of TPTB, I doubt that they have the influence to track down and kill or bribe everyone who ever recorded Axium! Even if they were somehow able to have YT's removed, they would still not know how many other private citizens out there might have vids. Given Dave's fame in KC and Tulsa, if any such vids existed, surely by now they would be known?

12:30 PM
queenjacyln First of all, I'm in on the raid to get the missing tapes!

FolkFan queenjaclyn, I never doubted that you would be in on the sekrit vault raid. I frankly had you penciled in as a ringleader. I suspect that you have the computer skills to locate the blueprints of the building, for one.

Scott Hey, if that vault is at 19's LA headquarters, I can park up to 5 cars at my condo! We can walk the block and a half! Count me in! Hmmm... planning session by the pool anyone? It's going to be 75 today! LA: sunbathe by day, protest by night! Comes with sprouts and crunchy granola!

FolkFan Awesome. We've acquired a lair for our larceny. A lair with a pool!

Scott My home will now forever be called The Larceny Lair. Love it!

TherapyForMe Yay! Our evil plan to liberate the tapes is coming together. We have a caper name, a secret lair complete with pool and libations and our crack team is assembling itself.

13:00 PM
sky1234 We all need to get black outfits, turtle necks, sneakers, jeans and hats.

G-Marie And Grease paint for our faces....

FolkFan I'll start researching California law to see if we have a defense of justification for the burglary. If we're wearing hats for this venture, they really need to be jaunty little hats.

G-Marie Think of it not so much as "stealing" the Missing tapes but as "liberating" them. Oh and I have a box full of surgical gloves so we wont leave fingerprints!

plethoraofwords Guys...I have a police dog that wasn't mean enough for the police but she's super intuitive. We could bring her along on the heist and she could guard the door for us. You know, warn us when somebody's coming. I'm sure she wouldn't mind going over to the dark side. (I mean dork side)

Janus For caperers, I think its time for a skills assessment questionaire. (oops, that's real life.)

Poniente Lair with a pool!!!! Love it.

TherapyForMe Janus, please do not interject reality into our caper. It takes the fun out of everything. I have my wardrobe already to go.

Scott We will stop by Boot Star at one point, no? We should make tomorrow our first planning day. It's going to be 83 and sunny.

loanku OK, I'm trying to catch up on caper plans... but I'm in Illinois, so I won't be able to join you. But I can be a good alibi, if needed.

Jai_S I would like to drive a getaway ice cream truck. Can we get an ice cream truck?

TherapyForMe Jai, that is an awesome idea. It now needs a cool getaway car name. Like the Batcar but much cooler. loanku, you can join us. If we are driving a getaway ice cream truck certainly being in Illinois is no obstacle.

Janus Only if it plays TOML in that little tinkly ice cream truck music kind of way.

FolkFan I definitely think that grease paint is not the way to go. We would want the mug shots to look attractive, you know.

Gingerly The rainbowmobile huh?

virtualj Hate to admit it, but I'm just a big ol' chicken when it comes to capery type of things. I'd be happy to have a nice little snack ready for you when you got back though.

TherapyForMe We'll need to travel with a hairstylist and make up artist for touch ups. The mug shots need to show us in the best possible light. Great thinking, Folkfan. The Rainbowmobile. Awesome, much cooler than the Batmobile. virtualj, you are on snack detail. Thanks for offering.

MsCRC The rainbowmobile playing TOML covered with colorful ads for a new kind of ice cream called Sex on a Stick

sengels_NYC Ninja outfits. ETA: Maybe white ones for the Rainbowmobile.

picklesprite I love this thread when it gets crazy ideas! So, with Butch and Sundance as our obvious Mavid Outlaw Template, and seeing as how they wore bandanas and seeing as how they had a gang, I think you guys ought to stuff long scarves down onto your back pockets so you can hang onto the person in front of you so none of you gets lost in that big scary corporate building. We always knew there was a purpose for those scarves of David's!

kaydeecee Funny . . .We're getting away with the Stolen Cook Archives in an ice cream truck playing TOML?Will we toss bacon and empty tequila bottles from the window while singing "Declaration"? Will there be a dramatic chase with fifty cop cars and helicopter news coverage? I thought that was de rigeur in LA.Therefore, we made need a hostage.

plethoraofwords Wait a minute. What mug shots? Nobody's getting caught. Think positive thoughts.

kitkat What floor are they on? Do we need ropes? Does anyone have wall-climbing skills? BTW, rainbowmobile FTW!

FolkFan Hope for the best, plan for the worst. Wear fashionable attire whilst doing both.

Gingerly I always wanted to go through the air conditioning ducts in a big corporate building? Can I do that part?

sky1234 Wow ice cream truck and new boots, the caper is getting better and better.

Poniente I think it is important that our black outfits be sort of like what Jennifer Garner wore in the first seasons of Alias, or James Bond for Scott and other guys. Maybe outfits should be up near the top of the list at the planning session. Wearing them would also pay homage to Jennifer Garner who was nice to David at the SNL party.

kaydeecee Oh, right makeup and hair, that's true. So we are ready for the inevitable overhead helicopter newscams.Does that mean we all need Makeovers? 'cause I'm not sure I'm ready for my ears to bleed, even for a Cookian cause.Though in our new lives of crime, it will be helpful to learn how to just pretend the bullet isn't there.Kind of a Matrixy vibe.

waving feather OR we can go the route of Michael Scofield and gang. That means we need to be discrete, slip in the front door and find a place to start digging and drilling. I ain't getting tattoo of the blueprint all over my ass though. Someone else do it.

14:00PM

Cookie-Lovin Ooh! Is this a new David's Eleven? Cuz I can be one of the fumbling non-sensical misfits. I'm useless in a caper, but helpful in distracting any attention, in a "swatting a buzzing fly" kind of way. Speaking of boots, Can I have a pair similar to Carly's tour boots?

Janus Do we need ropes? Does anyone have wall-climbing skills? I did "outward bound" type ropes camp in middle school. Will we toss bacon and empty tequila bottles from the window while singing "Declaration" ? This is during the celebrations portion at the end, riding around LA in a limo with the moon roof open. (I'm beginning to think I've seen this movie.)

sky1234 Yea I don't know about makeovers since we are looking for David, we cannot be blinded by all we see now can we, and I am not into broken legs.

plethoraofwords I was thinking kevlar vests since we need to prepare for the worst. But they don't make much of a fashion statement, do they? And we need to make sure that the ice cream truck has a really hot engine, kind of like Kit's.
If we throw those tequila bottles out the window it will only draw unwanted attention. I'll tie a plastic bag around my dog's neck and she can carry them. Dual purpose dog.

plethoraofwords Dude...this is getting OTT OT.

picklesprite Poniente: "Jennifer Garner who was nice to David at the SNL party."
I lurve her, and I missed that piece of news. Can you say any more about it? Was she nice enough that we could ask her to lead the caper or at least lead a training session? She could do accents and wear her pink wig!
Scott Will there be a dramatic chase with fifty cop cars and helicopter news coverage? I thought that was de rigeur in LA. ok kaydeecee, THAT made me spew my coffee. I have an image of this on the 405 Freeway a la OJ. Poniente, most definitely black outfits for the guys. It's so slenderizing. 19 is on the 9th floor of a modern 12 story glass tower. I'm picturing this turning into a Die Hard moment. With horrified restaurant patrons down below at Chin Chin.

Jai_S No to the kevlar vest. It will make me look fat.

notaround plethoraofwords -- I have an Irish Setter I can bring along (her picture is my profile pic). She'll just wag her rear end and look happy -- But I'm sure she'd love to come along!
plethoraofwords Well, huh. The getaway ice cream truck doesn't need a hot engine for that...slow speed chase. That was SO boring. Since we don't plan on killing anybody, just liberating the tapes, we can get our rush from a HIGH speed chase.

TherapyForMe I'm with Jai. No kevlar vests. We don't need the appearance of extra weight around our mid section. I've always wanted to climb up a building with those suction cup thingies. Thank God 19 is on the ninth floor. It would look silly to climb up a one story building.

Scott High speed chase it is, then! Ok, so now I'm thinking we need to do some research. 19's Sunset Strip office might just be management, and not Freemantel. I suspect Freemantel may have an office set up at CBS Television City at 3rd & Fairfax, next to the Farmers Market & The Grove. Oh, Apple Store. Oh, back on message.... we must flush this out. It's not uncommon for a show to have its offices set up on the studio lot while the show is in production, and even though AI airs on Fox, it broadcasts from TV City.

sky1234 Okay gotta go but I think I got it lair with a pool, german shepherd with bag around neck, wagging irish setter, black outfits new boots and cool hats, no makeovers, ice cream truck, rope, Jennifer Garner to teach us the ropes cause we love her being nice to David, high speed chase and then to the nearest tv set with dvd to watch the pilfered tapes while eating tequitos, drinking tequila and trying on new boots.Yes

plethoraofwords Oh yes Notaround. You can do recon with your lovely dog. Just be casually walking her on a leash and no one will suspect a thing.That's right Sky, think positive. NO mug shots.

Cookie-Lovin Scott, it sounds like you're got a real good handle on mapping out the area. Perhaps we should nominate you to be the one to have the map @$$ tattoo? We wouldn't want to get lost...eta: Or should that be @$$ map tattoo?

Gingerly Farmer's Market please? Please? We must need to stop there.

Jules You guys are out of your minds...and I love it! Count me in...i'm very stealth and can speak perfect french. I can be the french tourist who just doesn't know her way around big bad Hollywood and can distract the security guy by batting my eyelashes (fake) and showing my cleavage (victoria secret)."Bonjour Mr. Security. I am perdu and need your aide. Ou est le Beverly Hills?"

Scott pletheraofwords, where have you been all our lives! So glad you joined the ranks of posters yesterday!

Janus Re: @$$ map tattoo. Someone else needs that tattoo if Scott is the one who needs to read it and find his way around. So if one map ass tattoo will earn me face time with Neal Tiemann because he is so impressed with my ass tattooing bravery, then I courageously volunteer to go where no TWoP-er has gone before.

picklesprite They'll fly 4x between NYC and LA next week! This works out well for us. Team/Gang, I think you should time the caper for when they're in the air, so they have iron-clad alibis in case Things Go Wrong. Although, hey, ice cream truck, climbing buildThis works out well for us. Team/Gang, I think you should time the caper for when they're in the air, so they have iron-clad alibis in case Things Go Wrong. Although, hey, ice cream truck, climbing buildings, tequila bottles, pink wigs, singing, and giggling. . .what could possibly go wrong?

Jai_S French-speaking and cleavage, this is guaranteed distraction. Perfect plan!

Scott Should we hunt down Michael Johns? Seems like he'd be good for this caper, and would know where things are. And he would LOVE to get his hands on some of this video. I wonder where he lives. Oh dear, that now becomes a secondary mission.

Wordnerd3046 Hey, how did we get flagged? (looks around furtively) Our secret is out!!!! Run everyone!

picklesprite Janus: "So if one map ass tattoo will earn me face time with Neal Tiemann" If you get an ass tattoo, it won't be face time you'll get. ::smirk::

G-Marie We have been flagged! Has our caper plan offended someone? Or are we going to be reported to TPTB?

15:00 PM
picklesprite Flagged? Cheezit, it's the cops!

Cookie-Lovin Quick Jules! Pull out the francais and cleavage! We need a flag distraction stat!

Janus "it won't be face time you'll get" Damn, my subterfuge has been revealed.

Jai_S Oh no - we have been discovered. Quick act innocent. *whispers* Don't let Michael Johns near the French-speaking cleavage. I fear he will be distracted.

TherapyForMe *whistling innocently* Nothing to see here. Just hangin with my peeps. What happened to our lookout? Did we have a lookout?

G-Marie OK we have been unflagged. Close call. Maybe we need more subterfuge and obfuscation.
Let's discuss lyrics:
It's our Declaration
To anyone that is spying
David's our inspiration
As we stand alone against TPTB
Cause we love
and we bleed
We will steal your tapes
To set them free
Ousto Logra Ooh a secret infiltration mission? Count me in!

so_not_funny Okay, sunglasses on and earpiece in, I'm out on the street. We need a codeword.

picklesprite Bats eyelashes at TPTB: "Did you think we said Steal Tapes?" Giggles. "How silly! We said Teal Drapes! We're just out shopping for David's new house. Which. We seem to have misplaced his address?"

Jules ::puts on victoria secret bra::Guys, I got it! "Excusez moi Monsieur Police, if I can call you Monsieur Police. I am a little perdu. Can you help me trouver le board pour les messages de David Archuletta? I type David et American Idol in the Google and I come here. A l'aide SVP...this place is pas le fun and rien happens here!
Merci!"
TherapyForMe Codeword, codeword.....hmmm, how about "fanbase?" No, that's too obvious. Thanks, Jules, I think that did the trick.

G-Marie
And are there any plans to make
That would ever be too much?
When the light runs from the day
Will the darkness be enough?
Will it ever be enough?
(to hide our deeds)

Jai_S Codeword? Maybe bacon? Teal Drapes - spits all over keyboard.

FoolsApril64 Sorry ... I was busy taking care of an infiltrator! *shreds flag* ; - P I'm in! Um ... question ... where does one get fitted in the latest ninja-wear?

G-Marie
We'll take them just the way they are
Imperfect videos with imperfect sound
We feel them closer than they are
But we've been waiting far too long
Too long
Just to see them

TherapyForMe Codeword Bacon. I like it. Everyone pass the word. The codeword is bacon.

ItsSoReal Oh, forget it. You're all busted. No sense in pretending. Give me 20 minutes. I'll swing by the bank and get some cash to post your bail. Jeez!!! You should have just waited. I have to believe that such performance tapes of Axium and solo Dave do exist. They are simply on lock-down. TPTB cannot set a price tag on them yet. At some point, the pre-idol stuff will be re-packaged and re-issued. (Buzz Kill)

picklesprite Cheers for FoolsApril! Way to counter with the Ofgar flag! Code Word, hmm. Bacon, yes, yes! Mais oui,something un peu more subtle, or what passes for subtley when it comes to the fanbase. . .Oscar Meyer? There once was a forum named Twop
Got scared by the flag of a cop.
They flaunted their cleavage,
In the face of his peevage--
And snarked til he pleaded, "Oh stop!"

Janus Rational posts burst delusional bubble of thrill-seeking virtual caperists everywhere.

kaydeecee Oh. That. Was. Fun. Fans self.There is too much win here to even hug all properly. A final caper note: much as I love our "Prison Break"-inspired highjinks, I must question Janus and her plan for wrangling tea with Tiemann via an impressive *ss tattoo. But WOULD he be impressed? God only knows where else that man has ink.

plethoraofwords HA! You see that! My mild-mannered yet intuitive police dog warned me that we were gonna get busted, so I cheesed it just in time, under the guise of taking her for a walk. Now maybe she can suss out the infiltrator (hiding, perhaps, behind the teal drapes)

Janus Hmm....weighing Risk<--------- >Reward. Life ruining @$$ tattoo<----------->hold finger to flame; finding out fire really burns

loanku I've decided that since that was such a close call, I've begun baking.. Just in case you guys do end up in the County Jail... now where are those files?? Or maybe a set of bolt cutters, I better make sure my pan is big enough!!

FolkFan I can't believe that my evil twin took over my computer, led this thread into planning an illegal venture, and got us flagged. [Plants innocent look on face.]

17:00 PM

amystruth Really enjoyed Operation Teal Drapes today. Sorry ya'll got busted but I'm totally getting a map a$$ tat now. You guys started a trend.

ItsSoReal I stopped at the bank to get bail money and...ooops. Bank balance waaayyyy down due to gyrating stock market. Sorry guys and gals. You will be stuck behind bars a while longer. I guess the LA Album Release party will be at the county jail. Dress code - florescent orange. At least that jail house will rock!

Gingerly
I'm sitting here waiting in the L.A. County Jail
Hoping he's not so mad now that he won't go my bail
Came out on vacation
Gonna leave on probation
Gonna send all my money through the mail
Gonna send all my money to the L.A. County Jail