StarTribune.com: Idols not idle in Twin Cities

by Jon Bream

With a day off before tonight’s Target Center concert, some of “American Idol” finalists went to the state fair, dined downtown and wrote songs.

If you were on a tour of one-nighters in the United States for the summer, what would you do with a day off in the Twin Cities?

Three “American Idol” finalists — Michael Sarver, Danny Gokey and Matt Giraud — went to the Minnesota State Fair on Monday. For hours. Eating and eating, Sarver explained, and seeing animals and meeting lots of people.

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