The week began with David finishing up his promotional tour of Asia. The buzz he created continues …and continues… and continues.
David gave candid interview to The Star, at the Pyramid Tower Hotel, and discussed his second-place finish on American Idol, his vocal paralysis, and touring. He doesn’t think fame will change him, and says he’ll never abandon music. His usual self-deprecation was in evidence, too:
“I never shut up … I’m weird looking.”
Two big stories dominated the latter part of the week in ArchuWorld:
Rumors of a tour with Demi Lovato, and a return to the American Idol stage. Fans are split on the news of the tour, and the split sparked debate all over the web, including here at The David Chronicles, where a number of our regular columnists chimed in with their opinions. David’s IDF section generated more than 200 pages on the subject since it was first rumored on April 10th. Fans and other observers at mjsbigblog’s comment thread debated the decision as well.
David’s American Idol appearance means that he will miss the first two shows of the UK McFly Tour, where he is scheduled to appear as the opening act. They explain it quite nicely on their MySpace site.
The Demi Lovato tour rumors were confirmed, and tour dates were posted.
Random bits of adorkableness:
A fan in Malaysia feeds him Chili Padi.
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David Happy Birthday in Cleveland… and David vlogs while he an endless airport hallway, bidding farewell to Asia and looking ahead to the UK.
Finally, no week is ever complete without a recommendation.
I have watched David sing that Happy Birthday song ten times a day since it was first posted. I cannot get enough of his amazing voice. Wish it was clearer. Wow. Sigh…
I saw the interview. Typical David…. I loved it.
I love the “This Week in ArchuWorld” everthing is here for my Archufix. Thanks.
Love these recaps. Thanks, Brooklyndawn! 🙂
The chili padi and Happy Birthday were the absolute highlights of my week. That laugh in the above picture just captures such joy. That’s my David fix for the week. The voice, and the joy. Explains it all.
brooklyndawn -- this is so cool! I love the way you scatter the news articles, videos and vlogs throughout your post. It’s very seamless and so user friendly. I must learn how to make any word I want take someone to any link I want. How does that occur?
Love that video. Mr. Spicy Dorito being spoon fed Chili Padi. And that laugh! He’s glorious and he’s gonna be a super star, I just know it. What a ride we have gotten on, huh?!
Reposting it here from the previous thread:
Happy bday to all April celebrants!
SF -- sent you an email 🙂
RASCAL -- I remember the number of times you expressed admiration for Ms. Judy Garland during the nD days. So I figure this is something you will enjoy — THAT IS IF you still don’t have a copy of this clip. Am posting it here cos others I think will also appreciate it.
From my Judy Garland collection, I present:
THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW FEAT (a very young)BARBRA STREISAND
http://www.sendspace.com/file/bh0a3p
It’s a huge file (224mb), takes some time to download but I assure you all it is sooo worth it!
Good week in review -- FYI -- the direct link on the front page needs to be updated. It takes you to last week’s still.
ALSO,
from Twitter --
“Just ran into david archuleta. He’s at the broadway going to see phoebe in wonderland right now!”
I Googled it. He’s at the movies in Salt Lake. (sigh) WHAT are we going to do with him? He’s got no sense sometimes. Typical 18 year old. He should be in bed resting and getting over his cold.
The girl who posted the “care and feeding of David” vid also has another awesome Happy Birthday vid posted…
http://s710.photobucket.com/albums/ww107/DLpics/?action=view¤t=happybirthday.flv
Love the summary… I only rarely read other blogs, but it is great to see the buzz continues around David.
I suspect that this has already been posted (havn’t read the last few threads/comments). Appearances can be deceiving, can’t they. It is a clip from this year’s Briain’s Got Talent -- “audition” rounds I believe.
Blew me away.
juliebug -“I Googled it. He’s at the movies in Salt Lake. (sigh) WHAT are we going to do with him? He’s got no sense sometimes. Typical 18 year old. He should be in bed resting and getting over his cold.”
sigh…I don’t know what we are going to do with him either. I just came from watching the videos of the meet and greet at Snarkies and he was so sick and tired I ached for him. Now he’s traipsing around SL going to the movies and what not. He should be at home having chicken soup fed to him with a spoon or in bed getting plenty of rest. Boys. 🙄
oh Brooklyndawn… thanks for the chilipadi. I can’t get tired of that video. His laugh is infectious. I love the Friday updates.
Ahem…..not saying nuthin’
More Twitter from Salt Lake --
“Just walked past David Archuleta. Girls ran manically after him.”
and another --
“bro just texted me to tell me a stampede just broke out. guess who caused it? David Archuleta of course!!”
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Hello to all
Brought this over from Snarky’s–It makes me so sad I could cry.
“he was really stuffy, so i gave him a pack of kleenex from dana’s purse. he started signing it and i was like, “no no! those are for you! and your nose!” and david was like, “oh.” and the security guy behind him was craaaacking up.
-- they had a doctor around to battle his cold from the get-go, so don’t fret. poor guy had to keep ducking behind the curtain to blow his nose and cough, though. and there were people who could see him on the other side of the curtain. 🙁
-- he sorta looked like he wanted to lay his head on the table and sleep. he’d sign an autograph and as he signed, his head would inch, inch, inch, closer to the table like he kinda wanted to just lay his head in his arms for a bit and maybe catch a little nap, maybe…? it was cute, but a bit sad. i sorta hate whoever decided to play timezone hopscotch with him….”
David said he thought the reason he was sick is because he’s out of the habit of wearing a scarf.
Dear David
My little sweetheart- you get sick from germs and viruses and being sooo run down and not eating properly. Diet Smiet! I’m an old gramma and I say you need some stick to the ribs food.
Scarves may make your vocal chords feel better but that’s all.
Get better soon–cause they are going to jerk your body clock around again -- not once but twice- please stay healthy.
I’m a big dork too, cause I think I’m on the wrong thread again.
Sorry til I can find everybody I brought this over from the other thread.
juliebug.. I love you.. but I won’t click on that thing. I’m boycotting David tonight. He’s sick and should be resting. So I’m going to rest for him..and hope telepathically I can send him good vibes.
That or smack him.
My sons were that age once.. there’s no talking to them. I remember learning with my oldest son.. that on his 17th birthday.. he woke up a GENIUS and knew everything.
When my youngest son turned 17, I was already prepared.
Apparently David has hit this stage as well.. he’s knows everything.. nobody can tell him a thing.
I just posted this on the other thread..but David should be having serious flashbacks about having to sing on Idol while you’re terribly ill.. and he sounds very stuffy.
I love you David.. but you need tough love. Eat and Sleep. Someone needs to get him off that diet.. he needs iron, protein and dairy right now. Doritos ain’t gonna cut it.
JR, Thank you so very much. It’s beautiful and so thoughtful!
So David is at the movies..(Phoebe in Wonderland is about a little girl with tourette syndrome). What? Does he really think he can still do “normal” stuff? He’s going to have to learn to sneak in after the movie starts & it’s dark, AND get used to sitting in the back, & leaving before the movie ends. Ah, the price of fame!
I think when David is home, he just wants to do “normal” things like go to the movies, hang with friends, go out to eat. Especially if his friends invite him. It must be a real dillema for him. He may not feel well but he’d feel worse sitting home when he could be out doing the normal things kids do on a Friday night..I think when David is home, he lives each moment, each hour, each day, like it may be his last. He tries to put as much into the time he spends at home cuz it’s so precious little.
Love those pics from above. Thank you for posting. David sings the best rendition of Happy Birthday! sounds even better sexier than Marilyn Monroe’s.
More Twitter --
“ewww, another text from my bro. some old lady was running in the stampede yelling I love you David Archuleta! that is just wrong!”
haha! I wonder what the twitterer considers “old lady”. hmmm….
Old lady chasing David..wasn’t ME!
Good night everyone! For David..BTW, I composed this prayer on a whim last year when David was sick during a radio station promo and I was very worried him about his hectic schedule and how he was being run ragged..in hindsight, that time was nothing compared to what he’s had to do just this year! i still worry when he has the slightest sniffle..a cold, even a slight cold can turn into a singers worse nightmare. Singing is everything to David. His happiness is everything to me, which is the reason I still post this every night…
Dear Lord,
Please take care of David. Watch over him, protect him from all harm. Cloak him with your love and give him the strength to endure all that is thrown in his path. Give David the courage and guidance to say no to those who ask for more than he can reasonably give. Surround David with loving and supportive people who love him UNCONDITIONALLY as we, his Archangels do. Separate David from those who have agendas other than for his well being. Give him rest when he’s weary. Give him stamina to sustain his hectic pace. Give him assurance when he feels doubt. Give him joy when he feels sad. Cloak him always in your protective arms during this time on his journey. Keep David and HIS VOICE healthy & strong as he fulfills his Destiny which was written in his Book of Life before he was born.
Though we may be unworthy, we humbly pray.
Amen.
Sweet dreams, David! Be safe & secure in our love & support always. We love you madly! Contigo siempre, con amor!
Here we go again with the stampedes.
He needs to work on a disguise. No hoodie can disguise that beautiful face. As we discovered in Singapore.
Maybe his cold was short-lived. I hope so. He needs his strength to escape the throngs.
Love this week in review section. Thank you!
Oh my- I so wish he could just go to the movies & hang out with his friends. I am sure he would not change a thing but those wonderful lazy days of youth…lost.His times they are a changin….
Stay well, we are praying for you!
Vid of them putting the Baju Melayu on David.
errrrr….the Samping actually.
Brooklyndawn: #4 “The chili padi and Happy Birthday were the absolute highlights of my week. That laugh in the above picture just captures such joy. That’s my David fix for the week. The voice, and the joy. Explains it all.”
I can’t say it any better than that.
It’s as if you read my mind!
Great job on the collage!
Julie -- I think I just figured out who you are over at snarkies. I know you post there but never saw your name. Do you send them alot of links? Under an acronnym?
Yes. Google Blogger won’t accept juliebug. It will not let me sign in under that name over there. I gave up. haha! So I use another account I have over there.
juliebug . April 17, 2009 at 10:40 pm .
Ahem…..not saying nuthin’
I am…. I don’t think so.
brooklyndawn -- thanks for the weekly highlights. I love the collage. He so wanted to eat that chile padi… I hope he was able to.
Brooklyndawn, how fun you are doing the Friday “this week in Archuworld”! It’s fun to review the week. David’s trip to Asia has given us so many moments of joy, tears, laughs! You can tell he had such a grand time, his first visit to some far away land, I am just so happy for him!
Gosh, so many wonderful articles and so little time to post for now. So many great comments too, TDCers! So thanks rascal for this idea of a “magazine” format, and of course for all of your hardwork, and I mean also all the hardwork put into this by all the amazing admins! You all rock!
Indonesian Archangel’s Exclusive Interview with Giggly D
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm84/catlover84/David%20Archuleta%20-%20Interview%20in%20Malaysia/DavidInterviewKL1.jpg
Sorry no video and the audio is still not up, but here is the transcript:
“Yoci (Y): You look great btw.
David (D): Thank you! *giggles* Thanks!
Y: Welcome to Asia. It’s such a pity you can’t come to Indonesia.
D: Awww… I know! I really wanted to go to Indonesia actually. But maybe next time.
Y: Yeah. We hope so! All the fans there LOVE you. They also say hi to you.
D: Awww… Thanks! Tell them I say hi.
Y: Okay!
D: I’ve never been able to see any Indonesian fans.
Y: Aww…
Y: OK, first question, have you ever heard anything about Indonesia?
D: Umm… *eating and chewing something* not very much… I’ve heard about like, Jakarta…
Y: Oh yeah, Jakarta, the capital city.
D: *still eating* And just that it’s one of the most popula… populous… populated city, umm, countries in the world.
Y: Anything else?
D: Umm… people haven’t told me very much. Can you tell me something about Indonesia?
Y: You have to go to Bali I think. You like Hawaii, right? Bali is pretty much like Hawaii.
D: Oh yeah? I have to go there then!
Y: How about Asia? Do you have any favorite musician or singer from Asia?
D: Favorite singer? Umm…
Y: How about Charice Pempengco from the Philippines?
D: I think I’ve heard a little bit of hers. But the one I’ve heard the most is Regine Velasquez, from the Philippines.
Y: Your single, Crush and ALTNOY became radio hits in over 40 radio stations in Indonesia. What do you think about that? Are you surprised?
D: Oh really? Wow… That’s amazing! I really don’t know the response of the fans from Indonesia. I’ve gotten some fan letters from Indonesia. But, you know I have fans from like Singapore and Malaysia and Japan and Korea come to the States, but I’ve never met anyone from Indonesia yet really, other than you guys. But that’s why I think it would be so cool to go, because people keep telling me that there are a lot of fans there, and I just like you know, it’s always fun to go to see the fans and be able to perform for them, because they enjoy your music I like to get back to them.
Y: How about your life after Idol? Is it the same as you imagined before?
D: Life is really different now. People know who I am now wherever I go.
Y: Yeah, everybody knows you.
D: Hahaha *laughs and giggles* It’s crazy! I mean I never thought that people here in Asia would know who I was. So it’s just crazy to think that even though it’s thousands and thousands of miles away, it’s amazing to see that I still have people here who enjoy my music. And it’s just crazy, keeping busy now, and making an album, and going on tour, you know I had my first solo tour, I finished it 2 weeks ago. And it was across the States, and it’s just amazing, even there I was like I can’t believe I have fans all the way over here in New York or in umm… random places like Minnesota and… places like that *giggles*. And to think even in different countries it’s so amazing.
Y: I love Zero Gravity btw!
D: *really excited* AWW THANKS!!! Thank you…!!
Y: Is there any possibility that Zero Gravity becomes a single?
D: I don’t know. That’s really up to the label. And how they feel about songs, it’s all up to them. But maybe the response from the fans during the tour will give them a different opinion. But right now it’s what they feel the best for me.
Y: I really like the song.
D: Aww… Thanks! *giggles*
Y: Name something you do when you’re alone, that you would never do in front of other people? Like singing Jonas Brothers’ songs maybe?
D: I don’t really know Jonas Brothers’ songs… But they’re really nice… I guess. Umm… I guess dance.
Y: What kind of dance?
D: Scary dance….
Y: Scary dance? Hahaha… How about Merengue?
D: Merengue? I don’t know… I dance with my friends and stuff when I’m hyper enough. Sometimes I just dance in my room by myself. I just, I don’t know. It’s stupid of me. I wouldn’t do it in front of people. *giggles* I dance like an idiot in my room by myself.
Y: I wanna see that.
D: *laughs* No… I don’t know if I wanna do… *giggles*
Y: What is the most embarrassing thing that you’ve ever done at school?
D: Embarrassing? *long pause* I don’t know, I don’t remember. I mean I always do stupid things, so it’s just kinda normal, so… Umm… I don’t know… there isn’t really anything that I’m embarrassed about. I don’t know. I mean I usually just like, “okay… what happen happen”. *giggles* I guess I don’t ever really get embarrassed of doing stupid things, because I’m so used to doing stupid things. So… *giggles*
Everybody in the room : *laughs*
Me: *takes a picture of him eating* I’m sorry…
D: *giggles* It’s OK. Like I said, I’m used to doing stupid things. *giggles*
Y: If you can choose a stage name, what would it be?
D: *thinks hard*
Y: “David Archuleta”?
D: “David Archuleta”. Yeah… *laughs*. Nothing too fancy, just me… David *giggles*. I don’t know if there’s anything… cool. “Archie”? *giggles*
Y: Yeah… “Archie” is so cute!
D: *giggles*“
You know what, any of these songs are all excellent songs for AI performance
Thanks to john7chang, David Archuleta in Sunway Lagoon Theme Park, Malaysia,
One more time with pleasure, Don’t let go, you can see better the archusway of the shoulder, 0.27-0.29…..1.11 ( cheers from the crowd, a smile from David and the sway of the hip)…2.22….2.45…..2.55 ( emphasis “hold on”)
ALTNOY, nailed it but seems so exhausted after singing
Touch my hand, he loves singing this song, he also jumped like in ZG .. slight accident at 2.52 with nice smile, from 3.27, ZG jumps…good vocals and falsetto
Crush , ever dependable ….more audience singing with him….