陽光大衛私房粉絲網

KT在snarkyarchies發表的這篇粉絲報導是版主到現在讀過寫的最最最棒的一篇，她同時也回答了Norse對於大衛振興美國經濟可能會有的貢獻（這個部份太好笑了）。

最後一段版主看完又是淚流滿面，大衛的外公曾經說過，大衛的目標就是要變得非常有名，為甚麼呢？因為這樣他就可以用他的音樂感動更多的人，傳遞更多正面的訊息。大衛，我們真的懂，我們的期望跟你是一樣的，不然不會每天花這麼多時間來為大家介紹你，不然不會希望你紅到全宇宙，只是希望有那麼一天，當世界上有一個人突然覺得對人生絕望的時候，能夠聽到你美妙的歌聲，然後重拾對生命的信心。只要能夠為一個人做到這樣的服務，版主花的時間精力就值得了，也就心滿意足了。

原文附在繼續閱讀之後。

Huh?

“Breach of moshpit equiette” who said that?!

WHAAAAT is that word…equiette??? What in the name of all that is proper English is equiette? What could have KT been thinking when she wrote that word (notice convenient use of third person) and why didn’t anybody call her on it?

Well, I am here to accept my word… yes I am! To even embrace it. No you won’t see retractions, won’t see a second post trying to correct the previous post and you won’t see any excuses that I was in an archu-dazed world. Nooooo… equiette is my word and I am standing by it. If it were written on construction paper with finger paints then it would be hanging from my refrigerator. This is my word and it is now my singular goal to have it become part of American lexicon… heck why stop there let’s have it translated into 36 different languages. I am willing to be hip and chic and start with urbandictionary.com but you early adopters you will see the coolness behind equiette... just wait, YOU’LL SEE.

I’ve Got Your Solution

After witnessing the fan participation at both Virginia Beach and Richmond, an interesting thought occurred to me. World Leaders, I am putting you on notice. I have the solution to your economic ills. I have the magic elixir if you will the panacea of economic solutions:

Have David Archuleta come to your town and sing. It is as simple as that. He is, I argue, a one man economic stimulus package. World Leaders, please take note of the following:

1. Paying to see David and hear his music does not fall under the discretionary spending category to be cut at the moment of recession. No, he is a necessity, his music is kind of like electricity or food or clothing or muffler replacement…you just have to have it.
2. Your transportation sectors will flourish. People use cars, planes, trains, taxis busses, helicopters, rickshaws, horse and carriage and the occasional camel to get to where he is going to perform.
3. Your hospitality industries will expand. Fans stay in hotels, eat in restaurants, shop in your touristy stores and see your museums when they travel to see David.
4. Your retail chains will soar. Fans feel a need to get new outfits for the concerts. Also, fans are crazy about lavishing David with gifts.
5. Entertainment industry will thrive with all the ticket and CD sales.
And leaders, really, think of all the tax revenues you get to charge on all the goods and services…it is genius I tell you!

If you want proof of my theory, just go ask the Nutter Butter Makers of America or Bath and Body Works or Dasani Water…ask them all about the spike in revenues since David arrived on the scene. You can bet that I am investing in Poo Paper Products, stat, on Monday morning.

Or…talk to the Gibson Grill in Richmond Virginia who touted a 15 minute early entrance to the concert if you spend $10 on food. Whew, that was nothing for an Archie. As we speak the Gibson Grill is sending out an APB to grills and restaurants worldwide warning them not to enter into marketing arrangements with concert venues when David Archuleta is headlining indicating that their entire operations will come to a standstill.

In fact, in an effort to flush the restaurant of Archie fans, they played a song called Light On but the effort backfired when a lot of Archies said, hmmm I guess Daughtry came out with another song.

Ahhh…Cookie, I’m just having a little fun….no reason to stare at me in that equiette manner now is there? Hey Mr. Word Nerd you just may want to get on my equiette bandwagon. I know you like the big words and your endorsement could be just what I need to make it big…come on; do an Archie a favor, won’t you?


Nirvana

Traveling to Virginia Beach to see David in his first solo concert was an absolute joy and privilege. I had a seat but I did not sit. I just wanted to soak in all of the beautiful music and to know that I could say I was at David’s first concert.

For all the people I saw at the Sandler; we will never forget the shared experience we have in common. For the 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 year old men and women, for the tweeners, for the lady in the wheelchair hooked up to oxygen, for the lady with the recent trachea surgery, for the father who helped his small daughter elude security and take a place right at the stage while he remained 3 rows behind and for the lady who accepted his child for the experience of a life time, and for the person who used my extra ticket and drove 5 hours from New Jersey to arrive an hour before concert, shedding tears through You Can and To Be With You, immediately driving the 5 hours back so she could get on a 10:00 plane the next morning to move to Hawaii… for all of you and for me, we can say we were at David’s first concert. It is as simple as that.


A Different Kind of Nirvana

I knew when I made the Virginia Beach Reservations that with Richmond so close that I just had to see both concerts.. My experiences at both, were shall we say, slightly differently. Ahem, as you all know I had my first moshpit experience and let me tell you I will never forget it.

Now I have to offer some apologies to Lesley for saying that her music wasn’t happening for me. I will give her another chance because my true introduction to her music happened under strained conditions. You see, the front of the stage was loaded, AND I MEAN LOADED, with equipment. I am not a musician but heck, there were tweeters and wolfers, the tweeters had sub wolfers and sub-tweeters and the wolfers had amps and I don’t know what I am saying but it was BIG AND LOUD and strategically placed right in front of my moshpit position. When she and her band played every bone in my body shook. In fact, I am still searching for a femur. You could even say that I am fervently searching for a femur (that is a shout-out to you Betsy J). But I digress. Lesley's set was done and all commotion happened. A lot of people came to take away everything; they unplugged wolfers, tweeters and amps and carted them off. My first thought was what about David? All clutter was removed from the front stage…all was gone…it was seemingly empty by comparison and the only thing left in the middle of the stage was one mic stand. And then it hit me…

No and Yes

No
No pyrotechnic displays
No dancing women
No fancy stage sets
No background displays
No graphics displays
No illusions

Yes
The Voice

That 20 minute intermission from the front of the moshpit line provided the most visual representation of what I already knew. That David, with his voice, is all that is ever needed.

Band: I Haven’t Forgotten About You

You MUST STAY together....you need to be David’s band for along time. We feel the chemistry, we like the vibe. That not enough for you? Ok…check this out…

Mike: I know that you want to get back to writing and producing buy hey who else do you really have to write and produce for other than David? I mean really, is it an issue that you will have to build another house to store all the Grammys that you will earn writing and producing for David? I know you want to get back to Nashville but touring with David for the rest of your life can’t be that bad…can it?

Btw, I saw you. I saw your eyes get big and your eyebrows go up when someone tossed a red and black lacy equiette on the stage in Richmond. I saw you take a glance at the other guys in the band wondering if they saw the same thing. But Archies know better than to throw women’s lingerie on the stage. Reference the 3:45 mark of this video and you will know why.

Kendra: I know that writing music for movies is your passion. But while you are touring with David; you can still write movie scores on the road. Heck, David will probably be staring in the moving and you will win an Oscar for best movie score.

Alex: (AKA Human Pogo Stick): My challenge to convince you is a bit more difficult because teaching the kids is a noble profession. But you can hold classes on the road and reach a lot of other students around the world. Mini clinics, if you will.

Eli: You are my ace in the hole. You say, I want to play drums for David Archuleta and I want to do it for a long time. Excellent Eli. Please take the rest of the tour to convince your band mates to follow your lead.

Miscellaneous Thinking

Disclaimer: Any use of the bullet-method of recapping here is a copyright infringement on Mom’s recapping formats and so I hope she will forgive me and even provide a user’s license. Btw, Mom, is it after I meet you that I can start calling you Sis?

Thanks to all the Snarkys who provided such nice comments regarding my eReporting, I am equiettefully grateful!


For David

And my last thoughts are for you sweet David. Often you are asked about why your fans are so passionate. You kind of shrug your shoulders and in your humble way say, “I dunno”.

Yes, I know that there are many fans who profess their love for you, claim to be your future wife, run after you in airports, wait for you after events just to get your autograph, interrupt your meals when they see you in a restaurant and yes, David, scream when they see you.

One could argue that these fan responses are no different then other artists and entertainers receive from their respective fan base. I actually think that is too simplistic of an answer. There is something else going on here.. I don’t think that I have witnessed the level of emotional connection, the caring, and the pride and joy for your success for any other artist from their fans.

Your grandfather was quoted in the Desert News saying, “his goal has been to achieve enough celebrity that he would be able to reach many people with the gospel message through his music…”

My understanding of that quote is that you want to make a spiritual connection with people through your music. And, David, at least from this fan’s perspective, it is working. I suspect, with or without realization, that it is working for a lot of other fans as well.

So David, if you would, please humor me in future interviews when asked why your fans are so passionate and simply say, “I dunno, they tell me it’s working…my music is working for them”. Then, I will know that the connection is complete.

Peace.