Once again David Cook blew me away this time singing Mariah Carey’s Always Be My Baby! He just knows how to make a song his own even it is cover of a cover! He is the first contestant to really change it up on American Idol and not sacrifice who is he and make it interesting and not boring like Bo Bice.
As you know besides being an amazing performance it was an emotional one. His brother who is battling brain cancer flew out to see his little brother sing on the Idol stage. Crap I cried along with David Cook on that one. It is so good that brother came out and David did not disappoint and the Judges let him how much they love his brother! Way to go David Cook!
Back to Mariah’s Always Be My Baby, I love the original (yes I am a Mariah fan) and I love David Cook’s and I hate remakes.
BTW am I the only that thinks with his new haircut he looks a lot like Barry Watson? And that is a very good thing!!!
David Cook’s brother who had a relapse with brain cancer is traveling from Indiana to see his brother perform on American Idol. The trip almost didn’t happen according to the Tribune Star.
Adam Cook, 36, is undergoing chemotherapy for his second diagnosis of brain cancer, which has spread to his spine. A plan to travel to California to see his brother perform was grounded earlier in the week when Adam’s doctors told him he could not fly commercially in his condition.
But Adam Cook, a lawyer who practiced in Terre Haute until his condition worsened, has many friends, and as news of his plight spread, friends rallied to find a way to get him to California.
The result: an all-expenses-paid flight on a chartered medical jet, in the company of a flight medic and flight nurse, as well as a paid stay in a hotel just across the street from the Los Angeles studio where David Cook and the other “Idol†finalists will perform.
Darrick Scott, a Vigo County councilman (District 2), Terre Haute’s assistant fire chief and a friend of the Cooks and his friend James Mimms, who is a flight medic at Terre Haute International Airport, talked to his supervisor and they all talked to Board of Directors at Clarian Health about Adam’s situation and they decided to foot the bill for a medic, the nurse and the aircraft – an estimated $78,000 to get him to LA. Crossroads Communication’s Julie Henricks, a friend of Scott’s, said the B102.7 radio station is paying for the hotel stay for the Adam Cook and his wife and two kids. The General Manager Doug Edge said he would do whatever he could to help them out.
Adam and his family arrived in LA yesterday and will be there until Thursday. Hopefully they are having an amazing time and will not be taking David home with them on Thursday.
BTW what an amazing story! It is nice to know that are still good people out there who are willing to help their neighbor.
I don't get why everyone is saying that Michael John's elimination on American Idol last night is so shocking. He was forgettable and hasn't done anything to stand out from the pack in a while, so what is so shocking? I guess the shocking thing is that it wasn't the Tivo predicted Syesha or why is she still there Kristy Lee Cook. How is Kristy Lee Bore still there? And when it comes to S-yawn-a I wonder if she was really got the lowest votes, but because of the Tivo story the producers overturned it and eliminated Michael Johns instead???
To me the only shocking eliminations would be either David. I think David Archulette will win American Idol; and that David Cook will be the real shock elimination and not make it to the final 3.
So are you shocked that it was Michael Johns last night or are you like me and don't care that he was eliminated?
It was so nice to see Simon Cowell being roasted by Jimmy Kimmel, because my man Jimmy did it just right. I love the line about his nipples looking like he is trying to smuggle in the Olsen twins in his shirt! Way to go Jimmy!
Jimmy might never have Simon Cowell on as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, but on JKL tonight he will have Simon’s protege the annoying Leona Lewis who makes my ears keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding.
Back to Idol, next year get one of the Golden Girls to roast Simon, they are the best roasters!!!
The day started off with Dancing with the Stars' Derek Hough injuring his neck while rehearsing for the show and being taken to the hospital according to E!. Doctors released him with a strained neck and sent him home.
Next was David Cook was sent to the hospital after American Idol's show for experiencing heart palpitations and high blood pressure. According to TMZ he spent a few hours at the hospital, was given some medicine for his high blood pressure and was released. TMZ says the cause of his high blood pressure might be due his brother's cancer setback. Hopefully Cook and his brother will be better soon.
Finally TMZ says that, "Ryan Seacrest ran into a wall and smashed his knee. He was treated with ice packs and gimped through tonight's show." BTW how do you run into a wall. At least Barry Manilow was sleepwalking sort of.
What was it about yesterday, let's hoping for healthier Tuesdays for reality TV.
