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*passes Kleenex around*

So just now I was listening to the radio station WBOW-FM ("B102.7" in Terre Haute). Decided to, once again, do a request for David. Normally, it's a different radio station that I get minor success in playing songs. So, this morning, it was B102.7.

Called in to request "any song by David Cook" with the caveat to dedicate said song to the Cook family.

Man, did they do that dedication!! (Those not familiar, B102.7 was the one that paid for Adam's flight to LA to see David on Idol)

Didn't record the dedication, but here's what was the gist of it:
1. Applauded the efforts of us for David's Race for Hope team, and applauded David taking charge of his humanitarian efforts on behalf of those still suffering
2. Mentioned Adam's initial diagnosis and the experimental treatments that prolonged his life from 2 weeks to 10+ years.
3. Mentioned the song they were playing they played earlier in the week, and people started calling after the song aired...that they were going to purchase DCTR!!!! :-)

Then there was the song itself. On this station's rotation is the normal HAC singles "Magic Rainbow" (TOML), LO and CBTM.

Today...it was a different song. They played...a song normally dedicated by David to Adam.

They played...Permanent.

Before I started balling...I forced myself to sing it (which is the normal thing I do to cope with not losing it). And now...I'm happy.

That's all for now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvwR1icJBdA

This is a very nice tribute video to David and Adam (will only be viewable until next Wednesday) from one of my friends from the UK.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHb8Y-0do7Y&feature=player_embedded
So, on today -- the 1st anniversary of David Cook Day in Blue Spring, MO -- here's David's acoustic version of "My Hero" by the Foo Fighters that he normally played during last year's AI tour, and dedicated to Adam.

www.curebraintumors.org

It's one week to the day that we learned about the tragedy that was Adam's passing from us. A few days after finding that out, I went back to the above website for the Race for Hope - DC event (where David made the announcement) to see who has donated to the cause of finding a cure for brain tumors. So far, on David's team alone, there was 3 celebrities that have donated to David's personal page:

1. Archie donated $100 (thanks Lil' Bro!!!)
2. Cherry Lane Music (a music publishing company: http://www.cherrylane.com/Clients.aspx) donated $250
3. Ed Roland and Collective Soul (the original artist of the song The World I Know David has performed during the AI show)...$1000!!!!!

You can still donate up to September 30 to the Race for Hope page if you still want to. Hope this helps.

http://www.fox4kc.com/entertainment/wdaf-david-cook-blue-springs-condelences-51309,0,315217.story
Article regarding calls from David Cook fans calling the city of Blue Springs, MO.

(cross-posted on David Cook thread)

David Cook on Pinoys, Lennon-McCartney, and the other David

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"American Idol" Seventh Season winner David Cook co-headlines runner-up David Archuleta in the much-anticipated live act at Mall of Asia concert grounds on May 16. The thrill being felt off the atmosphere has gotten within Cook himself who expressed delight about our country and its people. The voice behind the now-popular renditions of Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby" and The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" feels blessed having found himself in spotlight with all the admiration from Filipino fans. "I'm really kind of impressed on the Filipino musical desire to come out here and see just how much they appreciate we're out here and how excited they are about the show," he said. Both Davids arrived just hours apart last Tuesday and will fly off the morning after the concert. While some fans think of tonight's concert as a venue for both to outshine each other, Cook finds the David versus David thing irrelevant to the event. For him, he never sees Archuleta as a competitor, rather he thinks of the latter as a great singer. He recalled their Idol duel, "I remember that we had the coolest conversation during that week when everyone was making a huge deal about David vs. David and we kind of laugh about it; it seems so absurd. I would choose the word friend than competitor." The concert, called "David and David Live in Manila" will feature Idol stuff they popularized, their post-Idol individual records, and few surprises. Cook has revealed himself being an old soul who keeps things of sentimental value. His first guitar, a Fender Stratocaster, is still with him, while he picks Sir Paul McCartney as that single biggest artist he would want to work with. He describes the ex-Beatle as "the consummate songwriter" and wishes to watch him and take note of how he does things. Asked if that means Paul is his favorite among the Fab Four, he didn't count the late John Lennon out. "It's a tie between John and Paul," he insisted. "I love both of them. Paul is the pop ideal who manages to write really interesting music without deviating from that; that's amazing!" "On the other hand, John wrote some of the most interesting odd-sounding music and somehow always managed to make them work. They both seem to be on two divergent paths and it just happened they crossed each other's in the woods. When they crossed, something amazing happens. That's such a cool thing and it's extremely rare to find something like that." Cook also displays a healthy outlook about his art, especially that days ago, his brother Adam died of cancer. He doesn't hide his sad feelings about his brother's death, but still offered something positive that goes to show he's handling the matter well. "My brother's passing is a terrible thing. Yet, after over a decade of battling cancer, he finally gets a chance to stop and relax and rest. Adam always got a really big thrill watching me have a good time. At this point, it's easy to stop in a while and cancel shows and go home and deal with it. But I would much rather honor his memory. The best way to do it is to go out and do something that he enjoys watch me do."

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