Richard Parkinson, David’s music arranger/pianist for the last 2 1/2 years, said the producers heard David sing the song with those words inserted a number of times in rehearsals and didn’t say word one. Only afterwards did they make a stink.

I think TPTB at Idol want Cook to win. David had a current, pop version of “Longer” and “Think of Me” and Idol producers shot down both of them. Why in the world would they do that? Not let a talented 17 year old make an old song current? Seems fishy to me.

Also, they took away the monitors so David can’t hear himself over the screaming girls and loud music. Since he’s the only one who does runs, and rearranges and mixes up a song on the fly, he’s the one most hurt. He had a hard time hearing the band on “With Me” this week which made the first part of the song a little tentative.

Then Simon constantly pimps Cook and makes snarky comments about David A. As badly as they’re treating him, I’m wondering whether it would be best if he won or not. I’m gonna try and help him get there, but if Cook wins, David will still fly high. He’ll get a major contract and have more control over his career.

There are a gizillon fans and we’re going to the wall for David A., though, and see where the chips fall.

-i can get 6 votes per minute.
-6 vpm X 120 min = 720
-720 X 2 (2 phones!) = 1440 votes!!!
-however…i got tons of busy signals on all 3 lines!
-so its probably 720 votes or so.

TEAM EFFIE!

the person who gave that quote doesn’t even exist, sorry.