Just came from Archuleta Phils’ Get-Together cum birthday celebration of David’s 20th! Check out our greetings
We had soooooo much fun! Games, singing, videos, raffles, exchange gifts and of course food. One of the best pad thai I ever tasted.
Kudos to the AP team for a most enjoyable affair!
ps: It felt weird and a bit embarrassing when I realized I knew all the answers to the Jeopardy questions during the party.
ps2: Happy birthday David. Here’s to more years of meaningful endeavors, lyrical adventures, peaceful acceptance and brave countenance of things to come.
The young man I dubbed “The Chosen One” on American Idol’s Seventh Season amazingly turns 20 today.
I could write a whole book just on my David memories, of which there have been many many over the years (and many of them will be found in my upcoming book). Everyone who was present in the Idoldome that will forever remember him as a genuine take your breath away powerful performer.
One of the most terrifying experiences of my Idol career was when I took my life in my hands and watched a David performance from the mosh pit. At the time I wrote:
They say that when you are near the center of a hurricane it sounds like a locomotive roaring straight toward you. Well, when you are in the mosh pit during a David Archuleta performance it sounds like a hurricane about to level you to your foundations, break through your levee, flood your basements and render your neighborhood uninhabitable for generations. The shrieking starts at the first mention of his name. It increases when his face appears projected on the screen and explodes when The Chosen One steps onto the stage. Girls jump up and down, bubble over in tears and scream, I love you! throughout his time on stage. At the breaks, he waves to the screamers with his trademark Aww, cut it out, you guys!” impossible-not-to-love embarrassed grin. Being in the center of this whirlwind of ecstasy is not an experience a grownup should dive into unprepared, although many ladies of a certain age in the pit seemed to get pretty well carried away by it.
David always seemed both wise and innocent beyond his years. On the tour after s7 I talked with him about growing up on stage, and will always recall the touching answer he gave:
When I ask him how at his age he became so committed to and serious about music instead of the more frivolous concerns of most youths, David gives an extremely touching answer that gets me more than a little choked up. Of singing, he tells me: Ive just always loved to do it. He tells me how hes never felt comfortable or natural at expressing himself in words and conversation, but that he learned early that with music he could make people understand what he was feeling and what was going on inside him. And you dont even have to get the words right. If you sing they can connect with you, he added.
It was as though he grew up far beyond his years on stage, while in real life, he struggled to keep up, stumbling to find the words.
And then there was one of the greatest adventures on my Idol journey, getting trapped in an elevator with the Archuleta family, the siblings singing throughout our hour long ordeal. To this day, I have never met a nicer more heartwarming bunch than the Archuletas. And in that I include his father Jeff, who was always a truly considerate gentleman with me.
Since Idol, David has gone on to record some fantastic songs and whenever I see him, when he comes back to visit the Idoldome I am awestruck at how through it all he has retained the almost supernatural sweetness that has won him so many fans, as strong off-stage as on.
Happy birthday David!
(photo by me from Season 7’s Top 12 party)
jackryan4da . December 28, 2010 .
1st 2 interviews as a 20yo
Fox 11′s GDLA interview
Fox 12′s MORE Oregon
marlie7 . December 28, 2010 .
Well, Good Day LA was not very up-to-date on David. The remarks about being 20 and looking 14 -- sheesh. How rude! Really.
jackryan4da . December 28, 2010 .
A new vid from CMC -- DA meets Children’s patients
This will also go to the CMC Holiday Parade Page
marlie7 . December 28, 2010 .
David has such a gentle way with kids who are ill or hurting. Makes you kind of love him, doesn’t it?
jackryan4da . December 29, 2010 .
He really does Marlie. Such a healing, calming presence.
David’s “Falling Stars” made it to the final four of 99.3 WAJK’s New Pix @ 6 contest, and is now up against Kris Allen’s “Alright With Me.”
Vote HERE; no voting limit. Let’s help FS get the exposure it deserves
jackryan4da . December 30, 2010 .
FROM NEONLIGHT --
Happy Birthday, David Archuleta: 20 Reasons We Love Archie!
Today (December 28) is David Archuleta‘s 20th birthday! To celebrate, we decided to bypass the typical video playlist and get a little more personal. We want people to know just why we adore this singer/songwriter so much so we’ve complied 20 reasons why we love David–one for every epic year of Archie’s epic life.
Happy birthday, David! Here are some of the reasons why we love you:
RT @kariontour: Some of u posted pix in front of @DavidArchie BENCH ad. We pulled over on the hwy 2 get this. TY ... http://t.co/uPrDkUvG 9 hours ago
After seeing the BENCH FIX Billboard for the first time in Manila -----> http://t.co/IHly4dCf 18 hours ago
From David: Having cocimiento (some kind of broth with pollo, chuleta, y mariscos) for my first time. (thought u would like a food tweet ks) 2012/05/15
From David: No way! That is amazing that it got to 1 million even while I am away! Please tell the fans that I ... http://t.co/wNDFTeW3 2012/05/09
Re-posting this from the previous thread --
Just came from Archuleta Phils’ Get-Together cum birthday celebration of David’s 20th! Check out our greetings
We had soooooo much fun! Games, singing, videos, raffles, exchange gifts and of course food. One of the best pad thai I ever tasted.
Kudos to the AP team for a most enjoyable affair!
ps: It felt weird and a bit embarrassing when I realized I knew all the answers to the Jeopardy questions during the party.
ps2: Happy birthday David. Here’s to more years of meaningful endeavors, lyrical adventures, peaceful acceptance and brave countenance of things to come.
MUST READ PEEPS!
HAPPY BDAY GREETINGS FROM IDOL INFERNO
BIRTHDAY DAVID ARCHULETA!
The young man I dubbed “The Chosen One” on American Idol’s Seventh Season amazingly turns 20 today.
I could write a whole book just on my David memories, of which there have been many many over the years (and many of them will be found in my upcoming book). Everyone who was present in the Idoldome that will forever remember him as a genuine take your breath away powerful performer.
One of the most terrifying experiences of my Idol career was when I took my life in my hands and watched a David performance from the mosh pit. At the time I wrote:
David always seemed both wise and innocent beyond his years. On the tour after s7 I talked with him about growing up on stage, and will always recall the touching answer he gave:
It was as though he grew up far beyond his years on stage, while in real life, he struggled to keep up, stumbling to find the words.
And then there was one of the greatest adventures on my Idol journey, getting trapped in an elevator with the Archuleta family, the siblings singing throughout our hour long ordeal. To this day, I have never met a nicer more heartwarming bunch than the Archuletas. And in that I include his father Jeff, who was always a truly considerate gentleman with me.
Since Idol, David has gone on to record some fantastic songs and whenever I see him, when he comes back to visit the Idoldome I am awestruck at how through it all he has retained the almost supernatural sweetness that has won him so many fans, as strong off-stage as on.
Happy birthday David!
(photo by me from Season 7’s Top 12 party)
1st 2 interviews as a 20yo
Fox 11′s GDLA interview
Fox 12′s MORE Oregon
Well, Good Day LA was not very up-to-date on David. The remarks about being 20 and looking 14 -- sheesh. How rude! Really.
A new vid from CMC -- DA meets Children’s patients
This will also go to the CMC Holiday Parade Page
David has such a gentle way with kids who are ill or hurting. Makes you kind of love him, doesn’t it?
He really does Marlie. Such a healing, calming presence.
Archuleta Phils’ cake for David’s 20th
http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp332/naree_07/happy%2020th%20birthday%20David/th_DSC_0621.jpg
Contents of the loot bag
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dW6rcMYegWc/TRrn4L2A0JI/AAAAAAAABso/tW4FHjiA-Ds/s400/woot.png
What fun the Phil’s are -- are you sending those to David? (not the cake, though, right? LOL)
OK, more satellite interviews on New Year’s Eve LIVE!
From Fox7′s Good Day Austin
From Fox5′s MORE Las Vegas -- still uploading
Fox5′s MORE LV
And of course, the interview batch won’t be complete w/o Fox13′s UtahNOW
Marlie -- You mean send the loot bag to DA? No, LOL cos he finds it weird seeing his faces on stuff right?
Besides, that may start copyright issues again!
Melinda tweeted this pix DA rehearsing for THeGrove
http://plixi.com/p/66504531
Vote for David on 99.3 WAJK’s New Pix @ 6 FINALS!
David’s “Falling Stars” made it to the final four of 99.3 WAJK’s New Pix @ 6 contest, and is now up against Kris Allen’s “Alright With Me.”
Vote HERE; no voting limit. Let’s help FS get the exposure it deserves
FROM NEONLIGHT --
Happy Birthday, David Archuleta: 20 Reasons We Love Archie!
Today (December 28) is David Archuleta‘s 20th birthday! To celebrate, we decided to bypass the typical video playlist and get a little more personal. We want people to know just why we adore this singer/songwriter so much so we’ve complied 20 reasons why we love David–one for every epic year of Archie’s epic life.
Happy birthday, David! Here are some of the reasons why we love you:
1. His singing voice
2. His bow tie swag
3. His laugh
4. “My Kind of Perfect”
5. He makes dorky cool
6. His obsessive tweets about food
7. He’s becoming a kick-ass songwriter
8. His philanthropy
9. His Idol performance of “Imagine” still owns
10. He cares about the well-being of pumpkins
11. Christmas From The Heart
12. This interview!
13. His adorable smile!
14. His many, many haircuts
15. He does random so well
16. He loves his family!
17. “Barriers“
18. His cover of “Apologize” by OneRepublic may be better than the original
19. He knows what a “hob knocker” is!
20. Did we mention THAT VOICE?!
HA! I posted that on the other page. We are in tune!
Hehehe!
16 songs (setlist already posted above) plus an encore -- CRUSH
He sounded so good -- I know I sound like a broken record -- but he is simply AMAZING.