Fri, 01/02/2009 - 21:38 — follia

OK, so I'm jumping in on the subject of David's building a younger fanbase, and the image of his older fans at colleges putting off younger ones from joining his ranks. I've posted before that I think it'll feel freeing for him to perform where standards for language and song choice will be looser.

Sun, 01/04/2009 - 16:57 — follia

OK, so now as I duck and run for cover, I will proclaim Simon the true hero of AI7. He turned out to have been the perfect foil for David. Foil, tool, goad, straight man, yes Simon, yes you were.

You said worthy--and he smiled his sweet smile and shrugged his sexy shrug, and the stupid hair and sweater became less visible.
With HT, it was clear that you were lost and didn't get what both Randy and Paula saw. Their having to explain DC to you helped bring him out of his invisibility and set him apart.

http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&i...

Taking a Big Step
Life
Written by Ann Powers / Los Angeles Times
Wednesday, 31 December 2008 17:59

I think I'm beyond being able to isolate what it is at this point that makes David so ffffi**n' exciting to listen to and watch. There are lots of celebrities that in my imagination project a strong, I'll take care of everything that needs taking care of, "I'll protect YOU", kind of image.The male power thing can be very seductive. But David doesn't come across as the powerful male who will rescue the damsel in distress. I often feel protective of him.

Sun, 11/30/2008 - 21:59 — follia

OK, so I just went back to re-listen to AH. Hadn't done that since DCTR. I'd like help understanding how the two albums DIFFER.
These are my thoughts.
1. Production values. David's voice sounds much fuller and richer on DCTR. Instrumentation is deeper.
2. Lyrics a little more orderly.
3. A few more ballads on DCTR?
4. Fewer circles, more atmospheres and breathing.
5. More thematic variety.

Mon, 11/24/2008 - 19:18 — follia
I haven't read through all the suggestions, so I don't know if this has already come up.

I'd like it to be call: THE COMPANY BAND".
It's company for him. They accompany him. Two of them live with him for goodness sake.
More formally: David Cook and The Company Band!
Informally:David Cook and Company!
More Informally: DC and CO. or David and CO (as a play on DCO)

Edited to include:
Another name: "THE OFFICIALS"
David Cook and the Officials works for me: With DCO logos of course.

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 05:07 — follia

Bumper stickers, I thought this morning on the way to work and then promptly forgot as the day progressed. Then on the way home, there was a Prius in front of me with every PC sticker I could imagine. Once more, I thought, bumper stickers. I want a DC Bumper sticker! I want people to know I'm a DC fan and to come up to me and share sly smiles and knowing glances and name drop upcoming and past events and song tracks and speak in lyrics. I'll even deal with those other, not DC fans who prefer another Idol.
Wouldn't it be great advertising for David?

I think you can be a bartender who writes crap on his hand and pretends to be a rock star as long as it takes to become one and has a weird melon-shaped head, and cries onstage when it gets to be too big -- you can be that guy and do your crosswords and still be something hopeful, and beautiful, and messy, and good. I think if there's a theme running through his song choices this season it's that, and I'm a fan of that. And I am even more in love with that kind of America, even if this show generally is not."

David creates stories and paints pictures with his songs. With DCTR he has almost created the outline for a Rock Opera. It would be fun to write the backstory using some of his pre-idol songs as well.

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 13:01 — follia

About a decade ago, I introduced a 10 year old boy to our miniature poodles. They were about two at the time. His comments after that meeting were priceless. He said: "The red one calms me down when I hold him. The other pup makes me feel happy. They work much better than my prozac."