SACRAMENTO — There’s no doubt that pulling off a concert date perfectly - as a performer - is somewhat of a crapshoot. So many things have to go right and nothing can go wrong. And when you agree to set up shop pretty much anywhere you are asking for trouble. [...]
Here are some photos from Friday's (Aug. 21, 2009) David Cook concert at the California State Fair opening night in Sacramento, Ca. Enjoy. Review of concert to come later today on IdolChatter...
The blog world and the traditional newspaper world are ... well, two different worlds. Many IdolChatter readers don't and never will see the print edition of The Press Democrat on August 21, 2009. But I thought you might enjoy reading a story advancing David Cook's appearances Friday night in Sacramento and [...]
David Cook’s athletic career is legendary .... sort of. As a left-handed pitcher in American Legion level baseball (high school age), Cook’s exploits on the diamond took an abrupt halt. But not before he staked out a claim to fame. Cook was on the mound one day in Missouri when [...]
For his older brother, David Cook did what he does best. He wrote and sang a song. It’s called Permanent. “And I think that song,” Cook told IdolChatter in a phone interview last week, “is gonna be a cornerstone song for me.” Adam Cook, 36, fought brain cancer for 11 [...]
No need to ask David Cook who received the loudest applause at the Aug. 7, 2009 American Idol Tour stop in Atlantic City. He heard the ovation for this year’s runnerup Adam Lambert compared to that given to winner Kris Allen. “Yes, but last year I always felt like Archie [...]
It’s been almost 15 months now and David Cook still doesn’t get it. He doesn’t get the contrived rivalry between himself and American Idol competitor David Archuleta. “We always felt that it was funny when we were on the show,” Cook told IdolChatter, “that everyone tried to create this ‘David [...]
Friday night (Aug. 14th) marks David Cook’s 100th concert stop when he performs at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, Tenn. “I always thought it would be like cramming 15 guys in a bus and hoping we had enough gas to get to the next stop,” Cook told IdolChatter [...]
So, who says Baby Boomers, 62-year olds can’t have an interest in American Idol? As we recover from the latest season and await the next one, Press Democrat Assistant Sport Editor and official Baby Boomer Bill Pinella will break down the show and look into “all things local” on the Idol front via this blog. Stay tuned.