The American Idol Summer 2008 Tour is going to start in just a few hours in Glendale, Arizona, and our top ten idols are leaving the show’s protective bubble and going straight to their fans all over the United states. In an LA Times interview with the AI ladies, they seem to be very excited about singing and performing for fun, without having to worry about Simon’s scathing comments. It’s now about connecting with the fans and simply enjoying the music.
Meanwhile, David Cook took the time to make a new vlog and update his fans about what’s going on with him as he prepares for the tour. I’m not going to spoil the rest of the video for you, but I will say that he’s bringing a video camera with him while he’s on the road so he can give updates himself - which I think is really thoughtful of him.
A quick visit to Jason Castro’s MySpace space shows that he uploaded some pictures from the American Idol tour bus! Along with the pictures were several bulletin posts:
From: Jason Castro
Date: Jun 26, 2008 5:29 PM
Subject: I’m on tour!!!
Body: and in honor i have posted a few pics.
check em out!
jasonnn.
Date: Jun 26, 2008 1:45 AM
Subject: i have more plays than friends today…
i dont know what that means but its more plays than i have ever had in a day…that awesome! i just updated my bio section…it said coming soon for far to long now…haha its almost midnight and im about to start packing! im leaving tomorrow!!!! yayyyy i get to meet my tourbus hehe im giddy like a little kiddy..ha so today, i did a video shoot for the American Idol Experience coming to Disney World!!!! this thing loooks sooooo coool i am so excited! you guys have no idea, just wait until you see what this things all about. anywaysssss i need to get to work.
goodnight!
jasonnn.
I love how Jason really makes the effort to keep in touch with his fans and give them updates on what he’s up to. <3
Anyone who’s into video games and music must know that Guitar Hero is freakishly addictive. And anyone who’s a Guitar Hero and American Idol fan is going to love the American Idol 53-state world tour. Why? Because Guitar Hero will be traveling coast-to-coast with our favorite American Idols! Lucky lucky audience members will get to try out three of the newest Guitar Hero games, the newly redesigned guitar, the genuine electronic drum kit, and the mic. Not only that, but they’ll also get a sneak peak video demo of Guitar Hero: World Tour, which won’t be hitting shelves until fall this year.
You know what would be really fun to see though? The Idol contestants battling out their Guitar Hero shredding skillz onstage! Now that would be great marketing.
The Taste for a Cure charity event is also holding an auction that will benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California. Besides items and memorabilia from The Eagles, Chris Daughtrey, Bon Jovi, and Reba McEntire, David Cook’s autographed Epiphone Les Paul Special II Heritage guitar is also part of the auctioned lot. This is the very first guitar he signed after his American Idol win - not to mention that Les Pauls have superior sound quality that no other guitars can match.
The retail value of this unsigned Les Paul model is about $250. But with David Cook’s signature on the body, the current bid for the guitar is a whopping $5,000. Crazy, huh?
If you’ve got over five thousand dollars to spare, you can place your bid for David Cook’s autographed Les Paul here. Sounds a bit much but hey, it’s for a good cause. People have spent more money for far more frivolous things.
Spotted: David Cook attending and performing for the Taste for a Cure fund raiser for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation. The gala dinner was held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. It seems like David’s invitation to perform was given at the last minute and that must have been very special for him since this is an issue that hits very close to home. According to sources, he did acoustic performances of Livin’ on a Prayer, Time of My Life, and The World I Know. There aren’t any videos, unfortunately, but after the cut are two more pictures from the fundraiser!
I love looking at pre-AI pics of our idol favorites. As I said before, it makes them seem more human and it also allows you to see what they were really like before producers transform them into this manufactured…thing. I have to admit that David Cook looks way more classy now but in these photos he seems more approachable, fun, and normal - a lot like that wacky friend you always drag out for a beer or something during a slow night. And he still had that sexy rock star thing going for him back then. Pictures under the cut!
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