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Twitter: steph6449
@dannygokey http://yfrog.com/4g1mmj my wife and I met you today at Mayfair mall, thanks for the pic.
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someone else, though don’t that she’s posted the pic
i met danny gokey today at the mall
got a picture with himm, it was soo coooll.
about 8 hours ago from web
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from sister tracey:
Had a blast today with @angiegokeykoval, @dannygokey and Janell!!! Love u guys!
http://twitpic.com/r9jot
since many of you will get the opportunity to meet danny in person today，i assume there will be a lot of info.it’s gonna be a terrific danny day.
steph，wish a nice day.
plus：i have a question about the gravatar to ask———i have a second though my image（it’s been annoying to see my photo appearing too frequently）， so i change it. The wierd thing is it keep showing my old image.Any one know why？
Twitter: pjgvet
Morning Steph, Chandler!
Checking in before craziness starts.
Chandler, I think you have to “clear your cache”; ie get rid of temporary internet stored info. I have Foxfire and under Tools I click “clear recent history”.
Steph, I wonder if poor Danny got any shopping done at Mayfair Mall! It was probably incredibly packed. Knowing him, he had lunch at Cheesecake Factory and also visited Teavanna!
pjgvet ,thank you so much，your advice works.
just release your “craziness” and have a fantastic danny day！！！
Hi everyone.
I hope that everyone going to the Grafton parade and concert later on have a great time. I am looking forward to seeing recaps,pics and videos from you guys.
when will the Grafton parade begin？
Twitter: steph6449
Haven’t seen mighty here the past day or two, but appears he/she dropped in at AI forum to post her/his opinion on Kris & Danny — who mighty calls “Gokey” as all genuine Danny fans do of course.
http://myidol.americanidol.com/go/thread/view/32575/20125453/Season_10_for_Losing_contestants_in_top_24_getting_2nd_chance
Twitter: steph6449
mr b, I think it begins at 11 am Milwaukee time, so about 15 minutes from now
Twitter: steph6449
someone just tweeted this
Today, November 28, 2009, 6 minutes ago
A lot of people are here for the Christmas parade. I wonder if this is normal, or because Danny Gokey is in it. #fb
I saw that at mjs that Susan Boyle is predicted to debut at #1 on Billboard next week with somewhere between 625,000-675,000 album sales. I saw that Adam is predicted to debut at #2 on Billboard with in between 210,000-310,000 album sales. These predictions are from Hits Daily Double (HDD)
http://mjsbigblog.com/susan-boyle-set-to-debut-at-1-adam-lambert-at-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-509260
steph，thank you for the info.
are you going there？
I am glad to see that there are a lot of people at the Christmas Parade in Grafton. I hope all of the Danny fans there have fun.
Susan Boyle is really on fire，she probably will have the best sells of the year. people really love the lovely woman
steph ~~ so Mighty doesn’t think “Gokey” can make it in country music?? Just how dumb does he think we are?! He comes in here and pretends to be a Danny, tells us how great the rest of his album is….and then posts his opinion, such as it is, on ANOTHER site???? Pam was right when she said we should take him with a grain of salt.
Okay, that being said….I want to wish all the ladies from iheart the very best time ever at the parade and at the meet & greet tonight! We will be green with envy, but hoping you guys have a blast, get hugs from Danny, and lots of pics to share with us poor souls waiting back here for all the recaps!
GOOD LUCK TO PAM, MICHELLE, JEN, JAN, VAL, KAY(KAREN) AND EVERYONE!
hope our fans there can post some pictures live as soon as they get them
What a $#%@ hypocrite Mighty is!
Oh, I wish I was at the Grafton parade too! I’m sure there will be lots of amazing stories later today. Can’t wait!
wow！ why would he even come here？ what a duplicity，
anyway，dont let it bore ourselves，this is a happy day for the real danny fans
Hey everyone have a great day at parade. The rest of us want all the news!!
Hi yall. I sooo wish i could have made it to the parade. If i had the money and time, I would go. But isnt it raining there. And yall just ignore Mighty thats what i do. Like someone told me on here i forgot who told me they said Dont feed the trolls and they’ll leave. How is everyone?
I don’t really take the stuff that Mighty says seriously. I think he comes here to try and pull our legs. What’s interesting though is that on the Kris thread on TWOP, someone had quoted Mighty when he was talking about how Kris was “upset” that Adam was getting more attention to him, and quoted what Mighty’s “info” about that.
There were people in the Kris TWOP thread that thought that Might was telling the truth about Kris being upset about Adam getting more attention. Even though Mighty’s account of that wasn’t true.
Of course i dont take him serious. Danny smoking and dating someone. Hes too nice for that. Danny knows better than to do all that. But then he could be a Bench/Kradam fan, So we dont know who he is.
Twitter: steph6449
Pam thinks mighty is an Adam fan. Haven’t seen that since I don’t go into the Adam boards, but when mighty posts rude stuff on Kris as well as Danny, doubt he’s a kradam’er.
Since he/she was posting at the other site with their thoughts, felt I should give y’all a peek behind the bright bouncy tennis ball.
Hope they are having great weather and a lot of fun at the Grafton parade.
another reason for me not to like him，he got another sick fan
anyone post anything about at the Grafton parade？
Hey everyone!
I really wanted to come on yesterday to send my good wishes to those going to see Danny today. But it was my b-day yesterday so I was away from my computer all day.
I am so excited for everyone…especially Latrece! I can’t wait to hear about her encounter with Danny!
210,000-310,000 album sales for Adam was a typo. It should have been 210K-230K, which I don’t think is such a great number of sales for him with all the publicity he’s received, the AI tour, etc. It will be interesting to see how his sales fall after this first week — plus remember he gets an extra day for his sales because they started on Monday.
As far as mighty is concerned, he’s an AI troll – been banned numerous times for bashing Danny and Kris. He’s an Adam fan, so don’t let him pull your chain.
Hi Stephanie! I meant to DM you and wish you a Happy Birthday-sorry! Did you have a good day?
Twitter: steph6449
few tweets from Grafton
Just saw Danny gokey at the grafton Christmas parade.
26 minutes ago from Twittelator
Today, November 28, 2009, 3 minutes ago
i love how danny gokey was just sitting on the back of a truck hah
Today, November 28, 2009, 1:59:00 PM | footballlvnlady (Cherie )
danny gokey parade in Grafton is done. Danny went by fast! Waved at our signs!
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leave you to judge this ‘twin’ for yourself http://twitter.com/brianpmaguire
Today, November 28, 2009, 13 minutes ago |
brianpmaguire (Brian P. Maguire)
@Dannygokey thanks for coming to Grafton today. People say we are twins.
steph ~~ thanks for keeping an eye on all the twitter comments about Danny…that is SO very much appreciated!
stephanie ~~ A belated but very Happy Birthday to you! Hope it was a nice day for you
I’ve been warned about Mighty being a troll but didn’t wanna believe it. NOW it has sunk in, finally, and I believe it fo’ sho’!
Carole/Shirl
Thank you! Yes it was good. I spent it with my family. Very simple, but great!
Here is a picture of Danny in the parade today in Grafton that someone posted on Twitter:
http://twitpic.com/rccnp
Hello everyone.
I am so excited for all the fans who got to see Danny at Grafton today!!! I noticed they were also able to catch John Negron (PuertoRockin) too because there was a picture posted in Twitter. Not sure this link will let you open but I’ll try.
http://twitpic.com/rc6fw – @PuertoRockin and the twamily
Here is a picture of Danny in the parade at Grafton that someone just posted on Twitter:
http://twitpic.com/rccnp
Darla, that link worked just fine! Does anybody know who the lady is on John’s left? She looks so familiar for some reason….
http://twitpic.com/rccnp
Pic of Danny at the parade (if the link works!)
IGNORE MY QUESTION AT 2:57! IT’S JEN!
Well, it’s been confirmed. Another person on IDF who somehow got the complete list of those AI9 contestants making it through to Hollywood has confirmed that my daughter’s friend Jesse Barry made it through and all 4 judges were very impressed with her. JoesPlace list hasn’t been updated since October; this person said JoesPlace will be posting the complete list soon. Her audition should be shown on TV (I think she went to the Atlanta audition) since she was featured in the promo.
I have made a decision to try to get my old job back. I don’t know if they will rehire me, but it paid much more than what I am making now (plus I was getting a bonus every month)–we are barely getting by right now and will not even be celebrating Christmas this year because I can’t afford it. ALl your help did help me get caught up on some of the bills though, so I appreciate that! Anyway, I was let go from my last job for two reasons, mostly because I was having to take a lot of time off work due to my daughter’s situation at the time, but since that has been taken care of for the time being, there may be a place me for me. I absolutely hate what I am doing right now anyway. My old job wasn’t a lot better, but at least it paid decently. Keep your fingers crossed and pray that I can get that or a comparable job soon.
Brrrr, Danny looks cold in that picture!
Sorry, My PC keeps dumping me from this site today.
Yes, you are right Shirl, that is Jen for sure. Then Lori from TX in the blue and I think that is half of Pam. I don’t know the lady on the other side if John though…any ideas?
I bet they had a blast. So glad Fan of Good Singers find the pic of Danny though.
Helio, It sounds like you are making a good decision on the job. You’ll be in my prayers and maybe something will come through soon enough that you can still have a good Christmas. It’s really not about the gifts…remember that…the celebration can still go on.
Helio,
That’s pretty cool that it’s confirmed that your daughter’s friend made it to Hollywood. I wish her well. Also, I will pray for your job.
Someone on Twitter said that Danny didn’t sing at the parade today and I heard that he went by pretty fast.
I can’t wait to hear recaps/pics/vids from those who attended the parade and who will attend the concert later today.
Twitter: steph6449
AM920TheWOLF: Huge crowds at the Grafton Christmas parade. Danny Gokey and great weather. http://www.mighty92.com/pag...
about 1 hour ago from web
slightly different picture than the one here
http://twitpic.com/rccwp
Twitter: Upsnodowns
Happy belated birthday Stephanie! Hope your day was special.
Helio, I will send lots of positive thoughts for you-it wil be great if you can get that job-I know they say `money isn`t everything`-but it sure helps! I`m just `thawing` out by a little electric fire-no heat or hot water `til Monday! Hope you are enjoying the DMs! Hi to everyone else and thank you for the Twitpics-! Danny sure did look cold-hope he`s okay!
steph ~~ first link didn’t work….second one DID
Thanks!
Twitter: steph6449
twitter person, awww
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omg @dannygokey “peaced” me 2day in the xmas parade! omg it was soooooooo sweettttttttt
Twitter: steph6449
Shirl, sorry. Not much of a pic in that anyway, but copied it here as it was good that the country station was mentioning Danny and following the appearance. Maybe they will have more pics later.
Today, November 28, 2009, 1 hour ago |
AM920TheWOLF (AM920TheWOLF)
Huge crowds at the Grafton Christmas parade. Danny Gokey and great weather. http://www.mighty92.com/pages/Gregory.html
Hi Steph, I got an `error` message when I clicked on that link?Could be my laptop-actually, I`ve found it makes a good heater-I have it on my lap-hope I don`t set myself alight!?
helio, very definitely some prayers for you! I hope this works out for you, hope you can get your old job back now that things are going a little better with your personal life.
Twitter: steph6449
Carole, see where I re-pasted it after Shirl mentioned also. Something got cut off the first time. It’s nothing that great though to see.
Thank you for the well wishes. The job market around here really sucks and so does being so poor. I am unable to move somewhere else. I hope something positive happens soon. I’m already resigned to just having a Christmas dinner and that’s it. I don’t even have the heart to put up a tree. If my kids want to do it, that’s fine though. Or maybe I’ll just buy one of those little $10 tabletop trees since there won’t be anything under it anyway. But if I think of Christmas more like another Thanksgiving then it’s not so bad. You just can’t buy into all the hype. Christmas has become so overcommercialized and all about how much you can spend. It shouldn’t be that way. It shouldn’t be about stress. I’m not religious but the holiday is supposed to be about Jesus and I think Jesus would be very displeased if he knew what a materialistic, commercialized holiday Christmas has become. Not to put down the joys of buying gifts if you can afford it. I would certainly enjoy doing that if I could afford to–and I used to when there was money. But all the hype makes people who can’t feel like they are somehow missing out or there is something wrong with them that they can’t really participate and things shouldn’t be that way. So I am not buying into it. Fortunately my kids are old enough to understand and I have already told them they may get one thing each, if anything. They are okay with that, I can owe them something later. It would be much harder if they were still little and believed in Santa Claus.
I don’t understand why I can’t sell my writings. I would love to do that for a living but it’s so hard when you don’t know anyone who could help you or who has connections. I’ll just keep trying though.
Carole, I am glad you are staying warm and hope you are feeling better. Shirl, an email is coming your way, but I may lie down for a nap first.
I am really looking forward to the days starting to get longer, and then the new season of AI. I’m so happy my daughter’s friend made it in, I am over the moon about that, my whole family is! To me the start of the new season is always the first sign of spring, and I always have such a rough time with the shortening days of late fall and winter. It puts me in such a depressed mood. Sorry to be such a downer on this lovely day, and I’m so happy for those lucky enough to meet Danny today and see him in the parade.
I just did something a little subversive. *snicker* Lots of Danny haters on DCO (I have no idea why because not all DC fans hate Danny). I haven’t posted there in a long time but have been lurking on their Off Topic thread about Adam, Kris and Allison (Danny doesnt exist, of course). So I just wrote a long post there about Danny and his album, and posted the links to all 3 of his singles. I’m eager to see what sort of response it gets. I get so annoyed with the way Danny keeps being ignored as if he doesn’t exist.
hiya all,i wish i could of went to the parade,i hope they had a great time.even if i could i couldn’t make it i got a bladder and kidney infection.
Puertorockin Parade was cool! @dannygokey did not even see me. Little chicks with signs in front of me. BOOO!
about 2 hours ago from mobile web
PuertoRockin @pepsipatti50 @TonyaAM @mkeforyou @emilysalemi @jenruditys SO NICE to have met you all! You have a great time!
22 minutes ago from TinyTwitter
I am taking a nap now. I’ll be back on later to catch up on everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsaK_A1E5uo
Very short clip of danny in the Grafton, WI Christmas parade today.
OMG…he’s just sitting in the back of a pickup truck. It’s almost “redneck”!!!
I hope everyone is enjoying the concert now and it’s made the trek to Grafton worth it!
Nancy, LOL at your comment! I would have thought he’d be sitting in an open convertible or something….not on the back end of a pick-up truck! Grafton, he deserves better!
I would’ve thought a convertible or at least some sort of platform in the truck. But just hanging off the back? That’s pretty cheesy!
No wonder he didn’t look very happy in that picture!
Twitter: steph6449
couple of people from the parade, apparently
@dannyGokey thank you so much for taking your time to meet me today. . . It is an honor to volunteer with your foundation. . .
loved seeing danny gokey in the x-mas parade!!
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song report?
@dannygokey Stand by Me was awesome, Danny! Can’t wait to hear/see what’s next.
Heard from my grandaughter (who marched in the parade) that the concert is not sold out
Anyone know who these people are? The pictures came up on my Facebook page because Danny was tagged in them.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=137160&id=505461738&ref=nf#
Coming in a little late on the mighty talk, admitted months ago, to being an Adam fan just trying to cause trouble. I’d have to do some digging, but I’m sure I have the post around somewhere.
Oh, and mighty, I saw your ‘wonderful’ blog about Danny. Wonder why you put it private?
Regarding the yellow tennis ball, I don’t spend a whole lot of time here, but when I read his stuff my “trolldar” went off.
lacastilleja: http://twitpic.com/rdtb1 – @dannygokey so awesome!
less than a minute ago from TwitPic
lacastilleja: http://twitpic.com/rdsmi – @dannygokey lookin FINE
5 minutes ago from TwitPic
@dannygokey You were awesome in Grafton this pm. Luv ur new songs. Met ur Dad.He's so proud of u. Can't wait 4 new album.Congrats!!
@dannygokey was heavenly at today's mini-concert! It's only love & Best Days melted the crowd. Dancing with all the kids was sweet! Love DJG
about 1 hour ago from web
Looked like Danny was riding in the parade with two of his neices in that first picture.
home from seeing danny gokey. (: ah. uploading a video that is the freaking shit.
Btw, I was previously known as Lurker, but wanted to start using my name. It’s finally working without going into moderation.
Does anyone know what events are up next for Danny?
Cheryl
Thank you!
I hope all those lucky girls are having fun!
I believe that Danny has a charity event in Arkansas on December 6th. Danny is the headliner and Martina McBride was their headliner last year so it is quite a bit event.
Amy
Danny has at least three events coming in December, one at City Limits Saloon in Raleigh, North Carolina, on December 4. His concert there will begin at 9:30pm. And he has the Charity Ball for Mercy Health system in Arkansas on December 5. And then he has the concert at Coyote Joe’s in Charlotte, on December 16.
I think that he will also be going more places for his radio tour.
Thanks for the info! I would love to go to the Raleigh show, but I planned to go to see Taylor in Grease in Charlotte that weekend. I’m definately going to see Danny in Charlotte on the 16th. Raleigh is a bit further for me…about 3 1/2 hours. Hmmm…what to do?
Allison’s CD drops on Tuesday. Her entire album was(maybe still is?) streaming today. Here is a link to where her album was streaming, if anyone is interested in listening to it.
http://idolbloglive.com/idolblog/?p=4932
Shortly before Danny’s album is released for sale, his label will probably stream it for free too.
Slow here tonight! Cute pics of Danny at the parade!
I fell asleep and just woke up. Had some random, boring dream about organizing old pictures and things in my house.
I’m still tired, I might go back to sleep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_EGvb3CBNM
danny singing PYT at grafton
Thanks FOGS for the updates on Danny’s upcoming events. I knew he had the charity event in Arkansas and the one at Coyote Joes but didn’t realize he also had one on Dec 4th in Raleigh, NC.
Do we have details on his mini concert in Grafton today? From the tweets I have read it sounds like it has been over for a while. Didn’t we have some Ihearties attending?
I’m a little worried about Danny’s song getting much radio play since all the stations are now starting Christmas music. I guess we will have to be patient and things will hopefully pick up in January. Has there been any word from Danny on plans for a video for My Best Days?
I liked Allison during the show, but I have to say I am not much of a fan anymore and will not be buying her album. Both her speaking and singing voice have been wearing on my nerves. I also think my irritation with her has to do with her fans–who keep blaming Danny for her getting fourth place. But thanks for the link anyway, FOGS.
My daughter asked for only 2 things for her birthday–2 CDs–Taylor Swift and Avenged Sevenfold City of Evil. Can we say her tastes are eclectic? Anyway, I think I can swing that.
Tweeter is from Wisconsin,
@dannygokey was apparently just on the radio…………….. i missed this, and i'm saddened. OMGSH!
6 minutes ago from web
Oops, I meant to say Christmas, not birthday. Her birthday is in April.
I wish I could go to those NC events.
Twitter: steph6449
Nancy, I don’t recognize those folks as anyone we’d know here. But they got some great pics with Danny today, it seems.
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That country radio station has put up a pic with Danny, and some others from today. Maybe they were the ones who had Danny on air if that occurred.
am920thewolf: Huge crowds in Grafton. Thanks for inviting us!
http://am920thewolf.com/pages/Gregory.html
about 2 hours ago from web
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see another person who’s about to upload some video to twitvid or YT
This is strange – I just checked mediabase about an hour or so ago and Danny’s My Best Days had only been played twice today in Detroit and Salt Lake City. Since I checked the last time, My Best Days has been played in 9 more cities: Hartford, Kansas City, Tulsa, Wichita, Allentown, Norfolk, Chaleston, Springfield, MA and Fort Wayne, IN. YAY!!
Twitter: steph6449
person at Grafton, funny. hope she knows Danny was sick recently though
I took Danny’s water that he left at his table and am drinking it! Is that wrong of me? =)
DAMN RIGHT IM DRINKN OUT OF IT!! I WILL TAKE DANNY GERMS! LOL
If Danny is going to leave his water at the table and leave its open for grabs! I GOT IT!! =OP
Amy I hope you have fun at the event in Charlotte at Coyote’s Joe’s and at the concert in Raleigh if you go to that one too.
I am glad to see that Danny is finally getting some gigs where other country artists will be at.
I think he will build up some credibility with Country Music fans, by performing at events that different country artists are also performing at.
Lizzy I haven’t heard anything about Danny shooting a music video yet. Orignially I thought he might shoot the video some time in December, but now I am not sure about that, because the release of his single has been pushed back to late December.
He might not end up shooting the video until January. Hopefully when he shoots it he will get decent airplay on GAC and CMT. I think that Allison and Adam’s videos haven’t played on VH-1, or other music channels yet.
I also hope that Danny starts to get more radio airplay.
Twitter: steph6449
@dannygokey Thanking everyone for supporting SHF http://tweetphoto.com/5523062
@dannygokey Jumping around with the kids to PYT http://tweetphoto.com/5523100
Twitter: steph6449
@dannygokey again.. Jumping around with the kids while singing PYT! The kids LOVE him!! http://tweetphoto.com/5523174
comment about the one pic by the stage where there were empty chairs
‘ there was like 900 people.. The pic she posted is by the stage so no one was aloud to sit! ‘
The picture and video of Danny jumping around with the kids is absolutely adorable. He is such a sweetheart.
Wow, from the looks of the pictures, the bleachers were empty!
Hello, everyone! Had a beautiful Danny Day! Went to the parade and met up with so many Gokey girls/guys. Yes, Danny was in the back of a pick-up truck, but it’s just a small town parade and it didn’t seem strange at all. I was able to run up to Danny and give him a candy cane (lol) and he remembered my name! yaaay! The cops didn’t like it, but I just had to get up close to D! He was looking wonderful, as usual!
Danny was at the end and after Danny went past, people started leaving, even tho Santa had not yet arrived (Santa was the last of the parade).
Then we went to pjgvet’s house for lunch. So much fun to meet Latrece, New Cindy, Jannika, NY ladies, and many others. We took group pics (to follow).
Danny event turned out to be a concert by the Grafton H.S. marching band, a speech by their most beloved citizen, and some other local people that nobody except the locals knew (nobody outside of Grafton knows anything about the place!). But it was touching that the school kids got together and sold purple hearts for SHF and presented Danny with a check for $750 on their behalf. He gave heartfelt thanks to those kids!
What else? D sang Stand by Me, then he left (it was just a teaser) and they introduced a bunch of other people who talked and talked while we squirmed around in our seats trying to be patient. He came out later and sand Best Days. Gorgeous voice! Oh yeah. Then he talked about how much It’s Only meant to him and he had everyone feelin it! After that, he did PYT and invited all the kids to join him to dance & sing along. So fun! But waaaaaaaaaay too short.
I wasn’t with the VIP’s (natch), so can’t comment on the behind-the-scenes action. Waiting to hear from the others on that!
thebigtime: http://twitpic.com/re667 – @dannygokey in the house!!
1 minute ago from TwitPic
Twitter: steph6449
from this person who seems to do syndicated content for country radio stations nation-wide. she tweeted last week that she met Danny in California and was hoping to interview him for her show after Thanksgiving
Today, November 28, 2009, 1 minute ago |
thebigtime (The Big Time)
http://twitpic.com/re667 – @dannygokey in the house!!
BTW, they roped off the sections of the bleachers closest to the stage and we weren’t allowed to sit there, but some kids got up there later after things were underway. There was a sizeable crowd for such a small venue and it was really nice and intimate.
I sat next to Michelle & her kids & my mom, sis, niece dead-center in front of Danny about 14 rows back. We had to scramble to get those seats cuz it was unreserved seating and the first 4 rows were reserved for Danny’s family and the family of the honored citizen (Norbert something) of Grafton. Very small town stuff, but still really fun.
How awesome that those kids raised that much money for SHF in Grafton. WTG!!!
Thanks for the story VC. Sounds like you had a great time with the other Ihearties and Danny was his usual loving self. Hopefully, we will get some video of all the songs. Glad you had a great time.
Twitter: steph6449
another video of PYT from a person who may have more vids coming
Nancy, it really was awesome that those kids worked so hard to raise that kind of money. Danny mentioned that SHF had given 100 turkeys to families in Nashville, had fed 470 people Thanksgiving meals at a church in Milwaukee, and had contributed to the feeding of 1800 people in LA via Sophia’s Heart L.A. He informed people that he doesn’t receive any money from SHF and it’s all to help others. This was before he sang ‘It’s Only.”
Pretty awesome.
Oh, also, I chatted with his dad after the show. I complimented him on how great his son is and he said Danny’s always been the same caring person that he is today. Mr. Gokey was really proud of his son and thanked my mom for voting for Danny more than 400 times every Tues night on American Idol! lol So cute!
Lizzy, I am glad to see that Danny is picking up more radio airplay. Maybe it went for adds?
vc, thanks for the recap about Danny. I am glad the Danny fans tha attended the parade and concert today had fun.
I didn’t have my camera with me. Just a crazy-busy Thanksgiving weekend. But Michelle and Jason and lots of other ihrters took vid & still pics.
I’m just dying to know how the VIP session went!
Twitter: steph6449
cute
http://twitpic.com/re90v
vc,thank you for your lovely story
VC, thank you for the recap. Sounds like you had an awesome time!
i am totally impressed by the lovely children
vc, is the reason you weren’t with the VIP peeps because you were volunteering for SHF?
vc，you chatted with his father，he must be a nice person.
You are all so welcome, tho I’m sure much better recaps will be coming when people come down off their high! Just hope all Danny lovers can meet him! There is something so genuine, so warm and real about him. He’s just accessible and open to his fans and that is not something you find everyday in celebrities.
No, Shirl. I bought the tix for my sis, mom, niece & myself as soon as they went on sale not even knowing that it would be possible to buy VIP tix. I just got the tix that were advertised for $15. The VIP tix were $75 and people found out about them because pjgvet contacted the Grafton Chamber of Commerce and enquired …it seemed that they did it as an afterthought once they realized that people would pay more for the opportunity to meet Danny after the concert. Everyone had the same general seating during the concert, but those with VIP tix got to go to a secret room after the concert to meet & greet & hug Danny! *tears rolling down her face*
But, keepin it real, I have had the good fortune of meeting Danny several times now, so it didn’t kill me! That’s why I just had to rush to say hi to him at the parade!
vc ，though i am dying to see other‘s recaps ，i hope they will lost in their high for a while，they deserve it. what a nice group of people they are！
Mr. Bing, all of your different gravatars have been so cute, but I especially like the one with the baby!
Anyone notice that cute cop with the cool shades walking besides Danny’s pickup in the parade? Glad they thought about security, even in Grafton!
Was shopping at Freddie’s earlier, and SUSAN BOYLE’S CD IS SOLD OUT!!! When I couldn’t find it, I asked whether it had come out yet, and they said they had it before, but it had sold out. Amazon.com was supposed to send me an e-mail when the CD was released, but they didn’t, so I guess I won’t be buying it there. I’m not going to rush around from store to store to find it — I’ll buy it when I see it. But I an ELATED nevertheless. I don’t remember ever trying to make a music CD purchase before where the CD was sold out. I’m thinking Susan is going to blow the “The economy is why Kris Allen’s CD isn’t selling well” excuse out of the water.
(P.S.) Freddie’s did have about an equal amount of Adam Lambert and Kris Allen CDs, both displayed prominently.
Congratulations yall! And meeting Mr.Gokey is such an honor. Congrats yall! Im really happy for yall…I really am. Im gonna go see him when he comes to Raleigh
Shirl, just sent you an email.
I am glad all you girls who went had such a lovely time.
Mr. Bing, yes Danny’s father was very sweet and sincere, like his son. Handsome, too!
vc, even though I know you’ve had the priviledge of meeting Danny before, this was kind of a “so close but no cigar” thing this time with the VIP tickets. But living where you do, I’m sure you will have lots of golden opportunities to meet and talk to him again….get a hug or two….next time he’s in town!
helio, got your email, will write yet tonight, ASAP!
This may have already been posted (my apologies if it has) but this is so cute! Danny is such a natural with kids.
Ellen,yeah i think i will use the image for a long time since you like it
Shirl，i am sure you will get the golden opportunities
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With Danny sitting behind a table/desk at the VIP event, and all that security standing around, how could anybody get a hug??????
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Thanks for the links to the pics, steph! Looks like Danny’s wearing his hair shorter again…..just sayin’
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Shirl, yes, I’ve been noticing that the hedgehog look has been missing lately.
steph，thank you for the links.i like the shorter hair better ，lol
Val, just read your recap here on the other iheart page and thanks so much for sharing! Sounds like everybody had a wonderful time basking in all the Danny love
I can believe it when people say he exudes an aura of love all around him and that is such a gift he has for showing his love for all his fans.
Heliotrope，thank you your link of the video,
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I love children, so I will be staring at your new gravatar a lot, Mr. Bing! You communicate so well in English, but I don’t know any other language! I can read a little bit in French, and maybe Italian and Spanish, and I can speak a few things in Italian, but that’s it!
I know how to say, “I do not speak French” in French, although my pronunciation is horrible, I’m sure. And I used to know how to say, “I do not speak Chinese” in Chinese. I used to share an apartment with a married couple from Taiwan. They taught me just a couple of simple sentences in case I answered the phone when their family called from Taiwan.
One more thing, Mr. Bing. A friend of mine attended college in the Midwestern United States. Officially, her major was German. But she became friends with a bunch of fellow students from China, and picked up the Chinese language. I’m not sure which dialect. Are Cantonese and Mandarin the major dialects? Or am I getting confused? Anyway, she has been to China at least three times, I think. She loves your country!
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vc, thanks for sharing the recap. I read the post owlki made putting it all together, makes a great story.
Ellen ,this is a lot of Foreign language you know.my English is poor ，but i will do my best to make sure you guys can understand what i try to say though.
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I’m back from Grafton–what an incredible experience. Let me start by saying the Iheart guys and gals are amazingly warm and caring people! Pam and Randy, they opened their house to us, Tonic from NY, Kristie that lurks here, LATRECE!, Jen, Tanya, Jason, new Cindy, Michelle, VC, and the others that I met and I’m forgetting your names (sorry!)
While the VIP event tried to curtail pics and hugs with Danny, Danny wouldn’t be removed from his fans so he created a hug line at the end of the autograph session! Women, men and kids all lined up for a chance to hug our favorite idol! Would you ever see any other AI idol do that????
As far as the mini concert: he looked great and sounded awesome. He blew me away on “It’s only”. His voice is just beautiful–even in a Gymnasium! For his encore he sang PYT and got under the corded off stage and joined his fans and then danced and jumped with all the kids in attendance.
Danny is an super sweet person to meet. He exudes a warmth that is just plain awesome. I had such an amazing day.
I have more to report —a special moment that happened when my daughter, daughter IL to be, and I went in search for a bathroom after the VIP event. (And NO we did not walk into the men’s room!)
Jan
Ellen ，yes“Cantonese” is a dialect witch frequently used by my fellows from Taiwan， GuangDong province and other east coastal regions . while “Mandarin” is the standard Chinese，almost everyone use it. it’s so nice to hear she like my country，and hope you guys also come here if you get a chance
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Val Thanks for your wonderful recap. Sounds like an amazing day! I love that the Grafton kids donated to SHF. Danny must have been happy to see that!
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Jannikas I’m so thrilled the day turned out to be as special as you had hoped! Your feelings about Danny after meeting him seem to be the same as everyone elses – Danny is sweet, kind and warm with all his fans. I think he tries to make each and every one of them feel they are special.
jannikas，your recap is great.glad you get to meet so many nice danny people，cant wait to hear your daughter‘s little story
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Jan, thanks for sharing that after a long day. Were there any other musicians with Danny, or was he singing to recorded background? It was hard to tell from the short videos that have surfaced so far. Wasn’t hard to tell though that people were having a lot of fun
Mr. Bing, then I guess my friend speaks Mandarin, because I know it is whatever the primary dialect is on mainland China. My friend also introduced me to a Chinese restaurant where the food is “more authentic.” You don’t want to eat most “Chinese” food in America! Yuck, it’s awful! My friend said it is nothing like the food people really eat in China (which is delicious, she says).
Anyway, I will have to try to find out which parts of the country she has visited. China is a huge country!
By the way, I’ve been meaning to say how bad I felt about the horrible earthquake in China a while back. I think it was in a different part of the country, maybe the northwest? anyway, I hope the people there are recovering from the devastation.
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I think it is so great that Danny has united so many different people from around the world! I think the visitors to this site who are from other countries really add something to the energy here. It’s such a small world. I hope we can all live in peace.
That was so cool, that video of Danny singing and dancing to PYT in the middle of all the children! We don’t need any more “edgy” artists. We need more talented, family-friendly artists like Danny!
Hello to anyone that sees this!=)
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Hi Cheryl, Mr. Chandler Bing and Steph: Danny sang to pre-recorded music. It sounded very good, lots of speakers and a sound board.
From some of the photos with the empty front side, you don’t realize the gymn was packed—we weren’t suppose to sit in those “wings” of the gymn (partially blocked views) but some folks wandered over anyways. There was quite a bit of security for Danny. He sure didn’t seem worried about us fans–in fact he was WAY more accomodating then the security wanted. He took special care to give hugs and take photos with all the kids he saw. And a mom or two, also….
As far as Danny’s hair, Shirl, it looked the way most of us Iheart gals like it–thick, styled and not short. He was lookin’ really good–trim, great vest/shirt vest combo and very happy. He received VERY good reviews from the 21 and 22 year old women with me (my daughters) and ALL of the Iheart ladies! (We tried to be discreet, but…..) Jan
Ellen，it’s so nice of you to show your care for people suffered from the earthquake here. it’s in northwest and inhabitants there are recovering from the devastation.though i dont wanna make it political，i guess all the people especially us normal citizens wanna live in peace
hope more recaps about Grafton will surface
Jan, thanks so much for sharing your story, and so glad it was such a positive experience! I am not surprised that Danny would initiate a “hug line” for his fans since that wasn’t really on the agenda with him sitting behind a table. He is every bit the warm and sweet person he seems to be!
I’ve stayed up about as late as I can, waiting to hear from everybody but it is now 11:30pm here and I have to get to bed. Looking forward to more recaps and more pics tomorrow!
Goodnight everybody
Shirl，good night.it’s lunch time and Sunday here，so i will still be here ，waiting to see more recaps.
Thanks for your recap too, Jan. I’m glad you had a great day with your daughters and Danny!
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Video of It’s Only from Grafton
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Hi everyone-
Pretty tired, so won’t post a recap and pics until tomorrow. I did send some pics of us ihrt/gokey gals and some at parade with puerto rockin, John, what a sweetie; he came over to meet us and take pics.
Had a great time.
Still had some tix available but from my rough estimates the gym looked pretty packed. They were trying to sell 1500 and my estimate came to 1500 scanning the crowd, so couldn’t have been a lot left. Those empty bleachers were not supposed to be seated; they were in “back” of the stage.
Danny only sang to recorded music, but sounded great as usual; even in a big gym, lol. And was so sweet as Jan and VC have already mentioned- ducking under the barricades and motioned for all kids who wanted to come up and dance with him.
He is truly an American Idol.
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steph，thank you for the link
Mr. Bing, yes, I was not intending to make any sort of political statement. The earthquake was a terrible tragedy — and no country is immune from disasters. Here in the U.S., what happened in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina is probably one of the worst things I’ve seen, in terms of scale.
I think it often is surprising what ordinary people in a country think. I have not traveled outside the U.S. very often, and I usually go to places where they speak English. The most adventurous place I’ve traveled to is Syria. My friends here in the U.S. all thought I was crazy, because relations between the U.S. and Syria have been tense. I went for the wedding of two close friends. The bride is Syrian-American. Anyway, I got to travel around the country a little bit, and the Syrian people were so welcoming! They felt honored to have a guest from America! (They also made it clear that they could distinguish between the American government and the American people.)
Again, I am not trying to make a political statement of any kind. Except perhaps that we always hear about the bad stuff, but we don’t always hear about the goodwill that people are capable of extending to each other.
Anyway, I need to get off the Internet and get some stuff done. Wishing you a good day in China!
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Mr. B., I was happy to find that second video with the full performance of It’s Only.
Danny sounds really good in it, I thought.
Look forward to reading more tomorrow and maybe some more videos, pics.
Good night all.
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News video of Danny at the parade
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pjgvet ，wish you a sweet dream
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check presentation for SHF
Ellen，wish you all good with the stuff you have to and a sweet dream
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Danny sounded amazing singing It’s Only. You can tell he really feels something when he is singing it.
hi, everyone! i’m kinda new here and i just want to join in these discussions about danny, and i kinda also wanna see if my gravatar works
i’ve been a danny fan since i watched him sing ‘hero’ on AI. i love <3<3<3 all the 3 new songs he released so far and i will be buying his album the day it's released
HEEELLLLOOOOO=) Im seeing Danny on the 4th and the 16th!=) How is everyone?
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Hey everyone Just popped in for a bit. Don’t know if anyone is still here.
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Had a wonderful time in grafton tonite, meeting iheart girls and guys. You are all amazing!! Danny’s performance tonite was fantastic!!! and so was he. He is just like everyone says he is. Such a sweetheart and a great hugger!!! Never thought in a million years I would get the chance to meet him. He definitely doesn’t disappoint his fans. Loved how he sang and danced with all the kids. How sweet!! He is an amazing man!!! Chat tomorrow. Goodnite all!
Hi Gokey Girls. Decided to log on late so I wont sound crazy. Anyways, im Mary and im new here. I have kinda been looking around for a while and finally decided to join. And so far I really like it. Everyone seems nice. I have been a Danny fan ever since my friend decided to drag me to the MSMC concert. And i loved it! I hope to talk to some of you soon.
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Welcome to Mary. What an amazing concert you must have seen in MSMC! Many of us diehard Danny fans are drooling over the opportunity you all had to see Danny sing that many songs in such a relaxed/intimate venue.
I hope you enjoy it at Iheart–its a great source of Danny news and great people all supporting DG. Jan
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Hello to Mary and jigglepuff, and to Kristie who lurks here as we learned from vc’s recap
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bus tour?
bfraley: Today, November 29, 2009, 2 hours ago
bfraley: @NicolSantiago absolutley! Can’t wait to play it on the bus this week!
the ‘play it’ isn’t musical, apparently in relation to brandon having bought the ‘new super Mario brothers for wii’
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Another version of It’s Only from Grafton.
He really does seem to have been sounding good last night, and definitely strikes me he likes having a larger crowd there to perform to.
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These are pretty cool!