Thank you for the lovely letter/testimonial and best wishes for a happy family reunion.

First off, this is the 2nd time I’ve posted here, the first time was was when Rascal made the beautiful video with SOT..it touched my heart, it got me off my feet and and started reaching out to people to have them hear and see this video, also at the same time it just gave me some peace..David normally can do that alone with his music, ut being a military spouse and having a husband deployed for the 3rd time, it just gave me a great boost..since that time, I continued in my reaching out and supporting David, normally i just stayed in a bubble, and did most of the supporting online where I was comfortable, but my oldest son who is 11 said to me, let’s go out promoting, letting people know about David, it will be fun..well, we’ve done it before, but with his cds, with adults, but he said let’s go to the mall and gift David’s music, so we do this with 2 adults and 5 children, all ages between 3-12 to gifting David’s music(single, Cds)and made a day of it..there is this passion in my children’s eyes like you wouldn’t ever believe, something that is so unexplainable..it’s not a star struck feeling, because honestly there really isn’t hardly anyone out there in the entertainment world that is a good model, so here comes David, and he is that and much more..

I could go on for days about this, I have gone on for days, I’ve met a lot of wonderful people because of David, and then there are people I wished I wouldn’t have come across, and no they weren’t Cook fans, some were David fans, when we met him at an afterparty this last summer on the Idol tour, I was so so happy that my boys were able to meet him, but there were some really arrogant people who were so pushy and wanted the the attention..I drove 8 hrs with 3 boys to see him live, and it was most memorable experiences for us..not only because of David, but because of our journey along the way, my boys and I felt hope, that we could get through the hard times, that after many deploymentst that dad was on, was that we would be making these sacrifices together, we would get through this..

So, why am I rambling on..why did I share this with you..because I am happy that David came into our lives, and I will not question the direction of TeamDavid because I know he is well taken care of, I know he brings others joy and I trust in decisions that are made are not in my control, his career and choices are not my concern..my concern is for his voice, and that it’s reached out to the world, so that connection that my family and I have with David is that he has helped us through very trying times, and I will support him every step of the way. David doesn’t have to limit himself, he has a very diverse fanbase…and I hope people can accept and enjoy, because he doesn’t look unhappy to me:)

BTW, it’s because of David that my boys will be helping out and getting others to help out in charities that he supports..

^^^ I find your suggestion extremely offensive and presumptuous. I hope no fans honestly feel that they have the right to make statements about David’s emotional or mental age.

And to the older fans who are crying over the SHOCKING REVELATION that David is appealing to younger audiences, it’s way past time to accept that you would never have given him a second look if he hadn’t sung 8390584 ballads on American Idol. He is infinitely better off with a huge teen audience than a handful of older fans who will apparently drop him like a hot cake if he isn’t the next Josh Groban. Did you honestly expect anything other than what he’s doing???

As to who will benefit the more, here is how I see the equation: Each will bring in what wanting in the other: Miley for quantity & form. David, the quality & substance.

OK, ALL TOGETHER NOW:This too shall pass… This too shall pass… This too shall pass… This too shall pass…

HAPPY -- I think we need the paddles now, more than ever!

ANGELICA -- Hey, don’t be too hard on yourself. None of us here is immune to certain bouts of… folly? lapses? Esp me, for sure I think. it’s another indication of ODD. haha. My hats off to you. Am a proud person myself, so I know writing that wasn’t easy.

TESS -- the issue on disrespecting other fansites goes both ways. Even those from other fansites who suddenly post here are guilty of downing themselves. For why would they acquiesce to such notion and be defensive about it on the basis of something they read here? That is one thing that I respect in ND. Its identity is clear, solid and unwavering.

KIZZI -- yes another tipping point but in this case I would say the point would be forked

Let me reiterate my outlook on ND — I take all sentiments, opinions and inanities posted here as coming from a position of love and concern for David and his artistry. It is just a matter of choosing how we express that love & concern.

Now… have to go back to work!

The bottom line is a great number of us will sit in front of our computers on the night of February 24th.. to listen to some God awful cell cast of David’s first solo tour. We will once again be reminded that this young man’s talents cannot be denied. If only we could fast forward 5 or 10 years. I’m sure we’ll all look back at this and laugh. Right?

just keep being David!

Think lyrics to “Imagine” This is the heart of David and what type of music he really loves. Songs with meaning and wanting to inspire and help others.

in general, if I can move past the flash point of emotion, I get to the underlying pain of the commenter--as you would well know it is that pain that people are feeling because they are so invested in a particular path that is fueling this discussion and I have great compassion for that pain; also the sense of not being in control and wanting to fix what is thought to be wrong is additional fuel; but, truthfully we can only buy the music, attend the concerts, buy the paraphernalia and for the truly ODD blog on fan sites.

I am not truly upset with any of the marketing right now and that is because I will judge by the outcome, not the play-by-play movements. I will go to the upcoming concerts and enjoy. I plan on enjoying every darn thing that I can on this David fan journey. And, I have plan B in my back pocket—which is form a philanthropic foundation, get donors, that will support David’s artistry if the Jive thing doesn’t pan out--if that is acceptable to David, that is. For every action there is always a reaction. Energy is neither created nor destroyed and David is plugged into a life force line that is powerful. Life is good!