Dear Fellow Arch Angels

Dear fellow Arch Angels,

Last night, we saw the end we've long been waiting and working for. It wasn't the end we'd expected, the end we'd hoped and prayed for, but it was the end, nonetheless. Or a figurative end, if you will, for I do not doubt our David's journey has stopped last night, nor do I doubt that our journey with him has also come to an end.

I can't exactly claim to put into words what we must all be feeling right now. I know I'm grieving... because David did not win the title, because all the negative things we've endured for the past weeks seemed to have catapulted in last night, because what should have been his triumph wasn't. I try to be brave like him. I try to smile, just like he did, and comfort myself by saying that it had been an honest competition, that perhaps the other contestant was really that good, that he deserved it more than our David... I tried to think like him, to be humble and to concentrate on the positive side of things, like he once said.

But I lack the grace that he has, that stubborn joy that makes him incandescent. I hope you don't think me bad for this. I hope you realise that yes, it's okay for us to be sad even if the person who should be the most disappointed tries to be strong. So I grieve, if only for a brief time. Or maybe longer, as I can already see the kind of news the media will say about him. Longer even, since I know people around me will mock me for being on the losing end, for believing so much in this young boy, so much so that I've cut out part of my life for him.

I've read stories in this forum about people being taunted for supporting David. I've undergone the same things, and last night will make it worse for me, if anything. I've given up trying to explain to them, trying to make them understand the incredible magic David has and how he has touched my heart... many hearts. They must be made of stone, those cynics, and I just want them to leave me alone lest they taint me and my ideals, my newly resurrected belief that there are lots of good things in this world.

David Archuleta is one of them. You, my fellow Arch Angel, are another.

From the start of this competition, I had predicted a David Archuleta win not just because of his magnificent voice and the fanbase to match, but because the said fanbase's dedication. I saw how you covered up for each other in voting, how everybody strived to vote as fast and best as they could. I witnessed the conceptualisation and eventual putting into action of the International Voting Project, saw the work put into the wristband, the shop and the scrapbook... Each time, the heartwarming silliness of it all made me smile and me so proud to be one of you. To be amongst you.

I guess I can go as far as to say that yes, you inspired me just as much as David Archuleta did.

It's amazing, really, just fantastic, they way people from different countries and cultures have gotten together and have leaned on and supported each other for this young man. I mean, if there had been something called "Fan Idol", I think we're more than deserving to be crowned the winner, don't you think? ;)

See, I'm feeling better now, just thinking of you guys, listening to David's music, and remembering all that has happened before now. :) Thank you so much, fellow Arch Angels, for being here for David. For being here, friends only through the Internet and yet being able to share my heart and mind.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! :) I'm sure we'll be seeing each around this site. :D

With love,
Jade
(archuletaisheaven)

Nigel Denies That Jeff Archuleta Is A Stage Dad

http://www.news4jax.com/entertainmenttonig...467/detail.html

"American Idol" executive producer NIGEL LYTHGOE puts the kibosh on rumors that DAVID ARCHULETA's dad is a stage parent and that he was banned from rehearsals.

"We said we don't want him there when they are picking songs or when David is working with the group. It is sort of unfair on everybody else," Nigel explains.

Well, well. Doesn't the above make us happier? :)

A Mention Of David's Nice-ness Last Night

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356845,00.html

While there have been brief interludes this season where we've entertained the notion that David Archuleta may not be crowned the "Idol" winner, those days are now long over.

This isn't to say, of course, that David Cook hasn't put up a noble fight and scored some terrific performances. But, while I'm not one to get overly dramatic or excited about these things, I have to say that on Tuesday night's finals, Archuleta blew him out of the water and more than did justice to his (er, his dad's?) lifelong dream.

First, he went along with the silly boxing analogies the producers seemed intent on hammering home, gamely calling his first song a "match."

Then he showed just how likable he was by blurting out how "awesome" David Cook was right after Simon announced that they'd have to hate each other to win.

(Cook returned the favor quite genuinely but the fact of the matter is that Archuleta beat him to the punch on that one.)


Of course, none of this even really mattered because Archuleta was as appealing on Tuesday night as he's ever been. Not only was his version of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" spine tinglingly amazing but he also has never looked quite as adorable as he did when he blinked back tears as the judges told him as much.

:) FOR THE WIN! :D

Article About Last Night

Archuleta delivers 'knockout' at 'Idol,' feels the love
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9330801

After the show, the Davids praised each other at a news conference.

"How can you compete against this face?" Cook said as he pinched Archuleta's cheek. (LOL, this cracked me up).


Season two winner Ruben Studdard later told The Salt Lake Tribune he wouldn't dare declare a winner yet.
"I think someone named David is going to win," he said.
But fourth-season contestant Constantine Maroulis said Archuleta "sang much better" and would definitely win.
"Cook didn't help himself tonight with his song choices," Maroulis said. "I don't think he blew anything, but it was definitely an Archuleta win."
Even Cook fans in the audience confessed the Blue Springs, Mo., bartender had somewhat of an off night.
"We're going to have to vote a lot," said Paula Baldwin, 52, of Chicago, who won tickets to Tuesday's performance from a local TV station. "It's going to be a tough one."
And 10-year-old Olivia Johnson came into the Nokia Theater a David C. fan but may have left a David A. fan.
"I like David Archuleta a little more than I did before," she said after the show. "But I'm still fifty-fifty."

Vote For Imagine!

Here's the link:

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/american-i...best-19495.aspx

The author is a hater; he has a special poll that asks whether Imagine should be in the Top 10 Best Performances od Season 7. So we should vote yes!

Add your comments and poll in David's songs as well!