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Just wanted to say congratulations to Jan on you and your hubby winning the chance to see Danny! So pleased that you are all able to do this!
& of course the lovely Latrece 
I know some of you haven’t met him yet but I am sure you will
Good morning and apologies to Cindy last night – I see you said ‘Goodnight’ to me and I has already gone!
Nice to meet you – you are one of the lucky ones that had the pleasure of meeting Danny
Twitter: Owlki
Good Morning, peeps!
That DJ Michael J really likes Danny. He commented on the YT video of Tiny Life:
“So Jeffrey Steele wrote it.Just Like, What Hurts the Most….Home Run…multi week number one potential in my opinion….Songs like that remind me why Country music is my life…mj
Thanks Steph >..I am really impressed by Danny. Seems in the first chance I have had to spend time with him that he’s a nice ‘down to earth’ kinda guy.”
I love the ‘multi week number one potential’ comment. It’s no secret that ‘Tiny Life’ is my favourite song from the singles that we’ve heard so far and I do agree with him. They’re all awesome but ‘Tiny Life’ grabbed my heart in a way that I can’t even begin to explain.
I’m heading to bed soon and tomorrow is work day so I’ll probably only be back when everyone is already sleeping… have a nice day!
good mornin all,danny will be 3 hours away from me tonight i won’t get to see him sighs =[ ohwell i will get my chance someday.
Good morning!
I don’t have time to say much, but congratulations to Jannikas on winning tickets to see Danny!
There’s something important I need to encourage everyone to do. I do realize right now, with Danny’s OS being so new, that there are tons of glitches, trolls, and just plain dumb posts that sound like they’re written by a 3rd grader. Not many hater posts though, which is good. RCA just opened the site, so there ar things that still need to be worked out and I don’t think the mods have had a chance to do their job yet–or maybe they don’t even have any yet! But it’s very, very, very important we all post there to support him AND SHOW RCA HOW HIGHLY WE THINK OF HIM! This is extremely important–RCA execs and people in the record industry READ THESE SITES–they are a barometer of what the fanbase thinks of the artist–and what we say matters–and IS listened to. Even though it may be more fun to post here right now, we NEED TO POST THERE–adding our own intelligent, well written thoughts about Danny and his music so it doesn’t just look like a site for those with IQs of 2 (who are probably just kids) and trolls. WE NEED TO OUTNUMBER THE DUMMIES and if all of us post there, we can do this. In a few days, as more people discover his OS and the web nerds and mods begin to do their job, I’m sure things will begin to work out. I remember when DCO went up last year, it was the same way the first week or two, but then in quick order became a site full of supportive fans who had interesting and intelligent things to say. So please, people, do your part and post on Danny’s OS–it is very important for his career, and remember, Danny is probably reading too.
That’s all!
Good points you made there Helio re Danny’s OS – it is horrible to see and so childish, but – it is better to ignore and just carry on with the intelligent, ‘normal’ comments.
Rachel – one day your wish will come true!
Twitter: pjgvet
Thank you Helio!
My thoughts exactly posted more eloquently! It is very important to show support for Danny and make sure new fans are not run off.
I sent the Michael J TV interviews to MJs. That rendition of Tiny Life is so beautiful.
Erika, I know you went to bed, but I have to say I love how you compressed all of Danny’s songs on the front page- great idea!
Also love the new twitter feed, cool!
Who would have ever thought we’d have so much Danny news that it would be difficult to keep up!
Yes, we definitely ALL need to support Danny and post on his site and outnumber the tards there.
Jim Cantiello from MTV has joined Danny’s site. I know he always had a soft spot for Danny and he wrote this in the thread “How did you feel when he was eliminated?”
Let out those inner feelings of grief you’ve all locked inside for the past half year….
I did not do a happy dance at all.
SO I guess Jambajim wanted Danny to win after all. I knew he liked him, but I didn’t know he liked him that much.
Hi everyone.
Owlki “Tiny Life” is my favorite song off of Danny’s album so far. And I agree with Michael J about that song becoming a hit. I think that if Danny released that song as the 2nd single off of his album, it would be a bit for him.
A bigger hit than “My Best Days” will be and a bigger hit than any of the other songs we’ve heard off of his album so far. I think the song is pretty and has a nice commerical sound to it, more commercial sounding than his songs, “I still Believe” and “Be Somebody”.
I think that the studio version of “Tiny Life” is going to be very good. I hope that RCA does release that song as Danny’s second song, because I could see Danny selling more albums if that happens. Plus I think that song is very radio friendly and that he would get a lot of airplay for it.
thanks julie i hope so.
Helio
That “Jim Cantiello” posted on Danny’s site is a troll. Jim Cantiello is registered as a member over there but under the name he uses on his Twitter page “jambajim”. Jim said on Twitter that person with the screename, “Jim Cantiello” wasn’t him and he even said that he was sorry if that poster was causing trouble on Danny’s site.
There are unfortunately way too many trolls on Danny’s site, the moderators really need to go over there and clean things, up before the site gets even worse than what it is.
I think that a lot of Danny fans aren’t posting over there, because the site is going downhill, due to all of the trolls over there. And netural people who are interested in Danny might think poorly of him and his fans because of the trolls saying ridiculous stuff while pretending to be Danny fans.
on danny’s site it says i have 14 friends,then it says i have 45 friends.
Twitter: steph6449
aww, michael from the DC radio station answered me on youtube? He definitely does seem to love Danny. No wonder the Kradam fans were so mad at the DJs from that station — I’ll have to tune it to it more often
I feel dumb though as I tweeted him yesterday to thank him for having Danny on his show. I included a comment that I love Philadelphia and went to school there (which is true), thinking it would be good to show a connection to his market. But oops–stupid since he’s in DC! Deleted it once I realized, so hope he didn’t see it.
Also sent a tweet to the radio peeps who really were from Philadelphia. They said they were going to reprise their visit with Danny (at 6:30 am, so already done now).
i agree FOGS they need to ban the haters on his site,danny doesn’t deserve that,nor do us fans need to see the haters.
Hi! First of all huge thanks to Maryann for her recap! There were so many Danny news for me to read this morning that I arrived late to work..
Unfortunately I’ve been extremely busy since I got back home and have had to concentrate on my work and don’t have much time for being here.
Anyhow, I’ll try to register with Danny’s official site latest tomorrow and will make sure that I leave VERY positive comments as an overseas fan. Do whatever I can to support Danny from Finland. I did send few e-mails to radio stations complimenting Danny and his music etc.
Danny has an interview with WDSY in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Today at 10:00 am.
http://player.play.it/player/player.html?v=4.10.2&id=124&onestat=wdsy
Hi guys! So nice to see everyone today!
It will happen Rachel, you’ll see. I am more convinced of that then ever. I am living proof.
You’re welcome Hannele. He was more then I imagined.
ITA with you about TL FOGs. It is the one, that is going to put Danny in that elite group of country artist. It is that good. Thanks for the Pittsburg link too.
Twitter: karatemom34
Good Morning everyone
Julie nice to meet you too. No apologies necessary. We all come and go so fast on this site sometimes we miss each other. When you mentioned about me being one of the lucky ones to meet Danny , It made me think of someones posts on Danny’s site that said something about all of us people who have had the chance to meet Danny (some more than once) that we all take it for granted. That made me feel bad, because I never took it for granted and I know noone else here takes it for granted either. I never thought I would meet Danny ever in my lifetime and the opportunity came up when I least expected it. It was an honor and a priviledge to meet him and once you do , you want to meet him again and again. I don’t know if that was a real post or just a hater, That’s why we all get so excited here when we know someone gets the chance to meet him. It’s an experience you won’t ever forget! Anyway, I’m done babbling!
Twitter: karatemom34
Rachel, Do you know why they have the “friend” thing on there, it doesn’t show who the friends are.
Aw Cindy – I don’t remember who posted that but I don’t think anyone takes it for granted. It must be such a wonderful experience and when anyone ‘recaps’ for us – you do feel like you were there. I know I certainly do
and I ‘m all the way over here in England 
I still have faith that one day I will either get to meet him or see him live in concert -any of those options will do me!!
All the experiences that have been posted all have one thing in common: Danny is such an accommodating person and has a huge heart
So please don’t feel bad Cindy – you seem like a very bubbly person – you hold onto your experience of Danny and treasure it forever!!
Twitter: karatemom34
Julie, Thankyou, that was sweet! I think you will meet or see him in concert one day, too. The way he always talked he wants to go all over the world to perform and when he says something that he’s going to do, he does it!
You are a total sweetheart Julie! Can I share what was going through my mind yesterday, as I sat on that barstool so close to Danny singing…
How I wish each and everyone of the beautiful Danny fans at iheart could be with me right now, to share in this joy.
I am confused guys. Did I miss something? I just assumed that the Ivan Santiago was Danny’s brother-in-law. Yet, I am getting from that DC Micheal J video clip, that they are no relation. Was Danny just being factitious, or is this a different IS? He sure looks like him.
Twitter: karatemom34
Maryann, I think Danny meant that Ivan and Def were no relation because they have the same last name, Santiago. Ivan is married to Sophia’s sister.
Maryann
I really do hope that they release “Tiny Life” as the second single from Danny’s album. I think that if they do that, it will definitely help solidify his place in Country music.
That song has a “Red Light” feel to it, “Tiny Life” song that I think could do very well on radio like those two songs have done.
When David Nail put out his first song from his album. “I’m About to Come Alive” it didn’t do extremely well. But “Red Light” has really taken off for him. It started out getting into the top 40, and then made it’s way into the top 10 and has been there for a while now.
It’s been gaining airplay the past few weeks and is now #6 on the radio airplay chart. I could see “Tiny Life” having a fate similar to “Red Light”. It might not be as a big as that song is, but I could see it doing very well for Danny.
I listen to Country music a lot, including a lot of current stuff on Country music channels, and Country countdowns and radio, and “Tiny Life” really is the most commerical sounding song that Danny has sung from his album so far.
And Country fans do respect Jeffrey Steele and his songwriting skills. Like I believe DJ Mike said, Country fans like good music and “Tiny Life” is good music. It’s the type of song that would send Danny’s album back up the Country charts, after it drops down the charts, like a lot of people’s albums do.
Let me say that I agree that Danny’s fans needs to be diligent about posting to his official site. Most of the nonsense – and that’s what it is nonsense – is from kids. And they will get bored and tired real quick. And I personally don’t even justify any of it with a response. My attitude – why give them the satisfaction?
But I do think it is a mistake for Danny’s fans to stay away. Ignore the Trolls and Support Danny!
Thanks for helping me out, Cindy. I am definitely in a fog this morning. Ah-duh! What was I thinking? I am like, no!
Nothing but commercials on that link to the Pittsburgh station! Anyone know if this will have a live feed???
Twitter: karatemom34
You’re welcome Maryann, You’re just still on your Danny high! Lol Enjoy You’ll be that way for a while or forever! Lol
Excellent point, FOGS.
Perhaps, they think MBD is a good intro song, and they are holding back the big gun to solidify the deal. Either way, I adore that song, and cannot wait to hear it in its studio version.
I so admire Danny’s efforts. He is doing this over and over again each day. He appears to be so at ease with the routine. Looks like he has been doing this forever. Was meant to be.
Twitter: karatemom34
Hi Shirl, Don’t know. I’m just going to keep the station on so I don’t miss it.
Cindy, I am not doing such a good job of covering up.
Shirl, I am hearing the live feed, not just commercials. Are you sure you’ve got the correct link?
Re-try: http://player.play.it/player/player.html?v=4.10.2&id=124&onestat=wdsy
This Craig Morgan song is cool. Huge hit. Love the fact that his label was smart enough to issue a modified version for the holidays. Brilliant!
Wish RCA Nash would have Danny release a holiday song or two, just for radio play.
‘I Run From’ could easily be sung by Danny.
Oh Maryann I would love to know what was going through your mind when Danny was singing oh so close to you…………..
Cindy yes you are right – Danny seems to be a very determined young man
Lady Antebellum on now, am I at the right place?
Twitter: karatemom34
Maryann, Lol I saw right through your coverup! Lol I’m still on my high , why do think I’m at the top of the top commentators on this page. You’re gonna be up there now too. Love Lady Antebellum!
Twitter: karatemom34
Yes, Shirl You’re at the right place. Some Commercials right now.
Thanks Cindy!
Twitter: karatemom34
Shirl White christmas is on now
Yes, White Cmas…..maybe this will only be an audio feed, when it happens…dunno.
Maryann
I think that “My Best Days” could end up being a decent first hit for Danny, but that if he releases “Tiny Life” that could be a big hit for him, possibly the biggest hit from his album.
I think that his label decided to go with an upbeat song for his first single, that could end up doing decently for him and then possibly going for a song like “Tiny Life” as a second single which could be a big hit for him. There are definitely a lot of examples of artists putting out first singles that do okay/decently and then putting out 2nd singles that do really well. I could this happening with Danny.
Also “Bonfire” is doing really well for Craig Morgan. I think that a lot of people might enjoy the video as well, Craig’s and his band are acting goofy in the video.
“Bonfire” video
Oh my – I was listening to the live stream through my head set at work and I had a call come through as Lady Antebellum was playing!! The customer could hear it and kept saying ‘Hello, hello!!!!’
Whoops best go do some work – darn won’t be able to hear Danny now!! Will rely on you girls to fill me in 
Twitter: karatemom34
Julie We will definitely fill you in. I’m sure it’ll show up on video later. Have an awesome day , Julie
Thanks Cindy!!
I just finally went to Danny’s official site and registered. WTH is going on over there? I can’t stop shaking my head. Those people are so lame. Aside from that, I am not digging the format. It is too confusing. Photos are amazing, though.
Have to recover and get back there to post something positive. It is headed south quickly.
Where are the mods?
This is DCO all over again, only worse. Loonatics. tsk-tsk
Sorry before I go – Maryann – I just realised you posted what you were thinking as you watched Danny sing – sorry – me and my ‘wandering thoughts’
It’s that Latrece with her naughty mind that distracted me – ha1 She’s not even here – sorry Latrece – luv ya!
Right I am going now so bye lovely ladies for now
Twitter: karatemom34
Yeah Maryann It’s pretty crazy over there right now. I need to start posting some positive things over there, too. Hopefully, it’ll die down after a bit.
not sure cindy i don’t get the friends thing.
Wish I oould stick around for awhile and wait to see if the Pittsburgh station has Danny on, but I have to do some C’mas baking for a holiday dinner tonight we’re going to. All of this Danny excitement coming this time of the year has me going bananas! LOL!
Maryann, I agree with you about the OS…it is VERY confusing. I have terrible vision so almost all busy websites are hard for me to navigate. I couldn’t handle any of the AI forums on the internet and when I found iheart, I was just so happy I could read ir, enjoy it and post!
The OS “community” that leads to the forum makes me log in every time I want to post something even though the site “remembers” me when I pull it up. As this is the first time I have ever gotten really involved with ANY celebrity, I am just not used to how some of the websites work. Not being able to see well just adds to the frustration.
Enough whining from me!
Julie, A couple of things changed for me yesterday, after seeing Danny in the flesh. I became a bigger fan of Daniel J. Gokey the man, and the artist. I honestly had no fangirl thoughts. I was seriously stunned by his beauty as a human being. Not kidding.
To see him interact with my twelve year old daughter was real sweet. He smiled at her and spoke to her gently. Asked her name, and how she enjoyed the show. Called her sweetie. Spoke with her intently about her guitar lessons as he signed her guitar strap, and her love of singing. Even got the other guys to sign her strap, as well.
He is simply lovely. I left the studio thinking this guy is more beautiful then I imagined. He is stunningly gorgeous on the inside.
Agreed Shirl. The font on his bio is too small. They’ll be fine tuning it. Hopefully, it will get better.
Twitter: karatemom34
Shirl I’m sure it’ll be on video or something later. Have a great day, Shirl !!
Catch ya all later. Signing off from here and the livestream. Time to get some work done. I cannot stand this ‘Toes’ song!!!
Maryann I hear you and completely get you. This is why I got up the nerve to join this group and now the OS group. It is so much more than being a fan of the artist it is being a fan of the person.
Twitter: pjgvet
I’ve never been a fan of “the person” before; never been a fangirl period.
There’s just something about Danny, period.
Twitter: karatemom34
Ditto! to what you said Pam and Maryann!
Twitter: karatemom34
Sorry, let me try that again! Ditto! to what you said Pam and Connie!
Twitter: pjgvet
Trolls are abating somewhat at http://www.dannygokey.com
Hello everyone!! did anyone hear Danny on the radio at 10:00am this morning?? I thought he was supoose to be on the radio at 10:00am, what about noon time? will he be on the radio at 12:00noon?
Hey y’all!!!
I’m at school so I’ll only be on for a bit. I have to say that I’m really happy that Danny’s site is finally up and running but it’s gonna be really hard wanting to go over there b/c of all the stupidity that was going on last night and probably today. I was almost at the point where I just wanted to curse all the ‘poser’ fans out!!! Sorry, but that just takes too much time and energy for me to that even to someone’s face.
I’m not gonna even waste my time w/that. Anyway, yes there are way too many trolls over there and it’s not making the site that better for me at the moment, just was on there and saw that it was quiet for now and that someone had posted in the forum about the administrative rules and such, which is good and I’m glad that it was made perfectly clear but it seems to me that it’s gonna go through one ear, wiggle around in ther ‘posers’ brain, and out the other ear. I’m also hoping that the site gets the lock down on moderation and delete, ban the ‘stuck-on-stupids’ that just wanna cause trouble for the real fans, like us, who want to enjoy anything and everything Danny like we do on here. Hopefully, things will get better for Danny’ site b/c no matter what, I have his back 100 %
lol…I’m laughing b/c I knew ‘you-know-who’ would show up on http://www.dannygokey.com sooner or later. Not gonna even bring up that subject again, but if you go in the forum ‘Danny Gokey Discussion’, someone posted a topic ‘Danny’s single rite?’ And she psoted a reply. Typical
Okay, the school is serving free food today and I can never pass that up…lol….I’ll check back in later. Deuces <3
Twitter: karatemom34
Hi Latrece, I had it on. No Danny! They didn’t even mention him.
Twitter: kiady
Hey guys!
just got home from x-ray exam. Today i did the presentation of the diet it went sort of well then i got to my sit and a colleague said “didn’t you miss a slide?”i was like “no…oh damn yes!” then i say it out loud to the teacher and he allowed me to show it thank’s God lol that was an important subject to talk about on it haha
Cindy re you around?
i’m going to see the new videos
Bouncing back in briefly. I would have to suspect that Danny knows what is happening over there, and his people are going to implement a plan to shut down the playground from unruly kids.
They come in all ages. Hateful, mindless kids of whatever age. So sad.
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, yes i already see you are around haha
Lucky you Claudia! One more down!
Better
Twitter: kiady
Maryann, hi! yep
the recap already read it yesterday 
just saw the pics from yesterday they look fantastic
now i’m listening be somebody from WMZQ
Twitter: karatemom34
I’m here Claudia
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, i know already found you here LOL i’m listening Tiny Life at WMZQ radio
can’t wait for his album..we already heard 5 songs must be half of the album so we will absolutely love his album just another confirmation!!
Be Somebody do not sound country to me..i mean all his songs don’t sound Country to me maybe IO and Best Days are the ones that have something that remind us country… anyways i’m loving every second of Danny’s promo
Twitter: karatemom34
Congrats Claudia Happy your presentation went well. I have a different pic on my twitter. No more Big Green Square! Lol Pam and michelle (mkeforyou) said I needed to get rid of it! Lol
Twitter: kiady
Just a thought wouldn’t Tiny Life sound great and amazing with Carrie Underwood on a duet?! Just thought if she would sing a verse it might sound so powerful (I am not saying that is not already, was just a thought in my opinion it would be beyond awesome
)
Twitter: karatemom34
Yeah Claudia, They would be amazing together. She has a new song out, very pretty, one of those songs like danny sings that gets to your heart.
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, totally agree with them haha it was kind of flashy now you have a better pic, you
You have to help me i’m a bit lost Michael J TV: Danny Gokey visit is this the interview that you and Pam told me that i missed yesterday, when Danny had to sing those songs to show that he knew the lyrics/words? or is it another one?
*going to see those videos
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, really? didn’t know searching on youtube*
Twitter: kiady
Is it Play On? *listening
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia, I’m trying to remember the name of the song! Claudia I think when I told you about the Karaoke thing, that was just the audio I heard in the morning. I don’t think there was a video of that yet.
Twitter: karatemom34
No I don’t think that was the title.
Twitter: kiady
Danny: “We could call you Brad” smiling *melting LOL
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia What does that mean?
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, lol ok i’ll keep looking you have to be patient with me you know my little and slow brain can’t work on lot of things at the same time haha
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, that was a quote from Michael J tv interview lol i thought it was funny.
Is it Undo the title of Carrie’s song?
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia I think it’s called Temorary home. It was on the radio station this morning and I heard her sing it on one of her specials about a month ago.
Twitter: karatemom34
Yes, Claudia I know about having a little brain! Lol
Twitter: kiady
omg melting again…when he sang I Heard It Through The Grapevine he was all smiling and looking into the camera and that bit of raspy in his voice awwwww
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, glad you understand it LOL let me finish the Michael videos then i’ll listening Temorary home
Twitter: kiady
listening again… pay attention to the part “i founf out yesterday” that raspy voice……..
Twitter: karatemom34
ok claudia
Did anybody catch any of Danny’s appearances today…wasn’t he suppose to have two by now??????
Twitter: karatemom34
Jen Neither one was on today? Don’t know what happened!
Twitter: kiady
Tiny life definitely has to be a single!!!
Cindy, let’s check out Danny’s website?
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia I love Tiny life too. After I watched those videos last night. I just fell in love with that song! Ok checking out the site!
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, Temporary Home it’s a nice song i really like it…i love the most of her songs so that’s not a surprise
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia When your there, click on me and see if my friends show up. I saw PuertoRockin’s friends showed up on there.
Twitter: karatemom34
Oh you found it
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, look what i found on Danny’s website!!!
Hello.. My name is Mag and i from Portugal. And i love your music. I can´t wait to buy the album. Is a very positive music.
kisses from Portugal
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia, some peoples friends are listed and then some say not listed.
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, ok!
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia That’s awesome. I wonder if she’s on twitter
Twitter: kiady
I clicked oh her profile but couldn’t find a place or something to write to her
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, how can i see my friends? i don’t know where to click for it or to see the friends of the other people…
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia, I think you just click on the persons pic and their friends list pops up, but everyone’s doesn’t pop up and you can’t do your own. I just wrote a review for Danny’s song Best days, read it and tell me what you think.
Twitter: kiady
I’m going to take a quick bath, brb
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia, Everyone has all these questions , too. Lol Enjoy your bath. I’ll go take a shower, so I’m ready for karate class. See you in a bit.
Twitter: kiady
Oh ok Cindy, i didn’t know
i’m back from the bath. let’s discover more about Danny’s site lol
Twitter: kiady
Already read it! It’s good!! that was a smart idea to sign with Cindy and Karatemom he might read it and remember you!!
Twitter: kiady
Cindy just post a thread on the forum
Twitter: karatemom34
I’m back too Claudia, I’ll go read yours!
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia, where did you post?
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, here: http://www.dannygokey.com/forum/2
Twitter: karatemom34
I saw it! Maybe the other girl from Portugal will see that and put more info about herself.
Twitter: karatemom34
That’s got to be Awesome to know that you have fans all around the world. Amazing. Now if Danny starts seeing he has fans from Portugal he’ll put that on his list to tour someday!
Twitter: karatemom34
Claudia Are you figuring things out?
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, that would be a dream come true aww
Just posted here too http://www.dannygokey.com/node/227#comment-543
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, no sorry i lost myself in the forum section lol but i’m going to see if we can send messages to each other
I just got off the phone with WQMX in Akron Ohio. Danny will be appearing at Legends in Green tonight at 8pm (eastern). They knew nothing at all about a station visit this afternoon at 4:30pm (eastern).
Still a good idea for us to check anyway, later today!
Twitter: karatemom34
Ok Claudia Good Work Today Shirl!
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, i can’t figure that out i’m staring at your profile now i’ve stared to other profiles too and nothing lol it appears friends on the right side of the page but appears in all profiles the same two friends lol i’m not getting it
Twitter: karatemom34
Yeah I saw that too Claudia . I don’t know! PuertoRockin had a list of friends when I clicked on him, but now he doesn’t.
Twitter: pjgvet
Whew!
Took a long time to report all the offensive posts!
I see admin put up a big rules post, but hasn’t deleted offensive stuff yet.
Will keep persevering!
Twitter: karatemom34
Gotta go pretty soon, Claudia about 15 minutes! Read your comment claudia on Danny’s site, very nice!
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, thanks
are you about to going to your karate class?
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Hi Pam! Oh so sweet.. i’m checking the website so if i see some hater comment report in the same second obviously!
Twitter: karatemom34
Hi Pam Good Job I saw the Rules post. Claudia and I just posted on there this afternoon.
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Claudia, Not yet, have to get the kids from school and then go. I won’t be back until 7:30 p.m. I did get a lot of practice in today. I’m feeling much better about my test and demo.
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Are you still here Claudia, gonna go in a few minutes!
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bye Claudia and Pam if your still here!
Twitter: pjgvet
Bye Cindy!
Saw your post and Claudias too.
MJ posted the Michael J vids I sent her (the cute interview when D. sang Grapevine; he’s the DJ who loves Tiny Life so much).
Comment if you like! Only one neg. comment so far.
http://mjsbigblog.com/danny-gokey-wmzq-radio-tiny-life-video.htm
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, good! it will be good don’t worry
relax!
Twitter: kiady
Cindy, bye! Talk with you tomorrow, I didn’t figure out how to send messages on Danny’s website but i’m about to give up i’m going crazy haha
Twitter: kiady
Pam, i totally love when he sings I heard you from the grapevine…he’s looking to the camera sometimes and that smile oh! and the raspy when he signs “i found out yesterday” totally melted*
Twitter: kiady
Pam, sorry for letting you here alone,but i have to go
i know soon will appear more people usually the time that i’m leaving that’s when more people are arriving lol
Enjoy your day, take care
Good night
Twitter: pjgvet
Yes, Claudia he’s looking into the camera right at YOU
Afternoon ladies, Had my office Christmas party and left early but have packages to wrap to get in the mail by tomorrow. With all that is going on with Danny, I hate that I am so busy right now.
I posted at Mj’s on the WMQZ Danny thread. Now I am headed over to Danny’s official site. Even if you don’t want to hang over there a lot and post, I think it is EXTREMELY important that we all visit Danny’s site daily. It shows the number of fans online at a time and we want TPTB to see that Danny’s site gets lots of traffic. I plan to come here also. I think I will just log into Danny’s site first before I come over here and shrink it while I post here so it shows me online even if I’m over here. I do plan to post there also but it may take a while to get as comfortable there as I am here. Does that make sense?
Lizzy, I think that there is a comfort level here that will never exist at Danny’s official website. They are completely different kinds of websites.
Twitter: kiady
Pam, oh *shiver right at ME LOL
gotta go bye
I keep the website up on tab, so it shows me as online when i’m on the computer, but honestly every time I try to post or stay positive I’m overwhelmed by the negativity.
Hopefully it will settle out in a few days, they will eventually get bored and quit.
LOL Lizzy, that makes perfect sense! This is a bad time for Danny to be so busy with the holidays crawling up our backs right now! Would love to hang on here for awhile but we have a C’mas dinner we have to attend so I’ll be outta here in a few too.
Hi, Akysha! I’m sure things will settle down on the OS and the negativity will die off and they will eventually get some of the glitches ironed out. I’m not crazy about the forum format but it is what it is and I’ve been there several times today just for support.
lizzy
Unfortunately I don’t see a lot of Danny fans posting on his official site until a lot of the haters go away. I don’t think that a lot of them are going to feel comfortable posting over there, until at least most of the haters leave.
The haters are dragging the site down, and causing some of the Danny fans and people that may not be big fans but are interested in Danny in a good way, not to post over there.
The moderators need to take that site under control. It’s good that they posted a list about the rules for the site, but I think that they should ban the haters and delete the offensive threads.
I will try and post over there sometimes, but I don’t think that a lot of Danny fans will post over there, if the haters continue to roam free.
Just like a lot of Danny fans didn’t post on places like mjs and TWOP for a long time, because they were probably tired of all of the hatred and nonsense that was constantly being directed towards Danny.
Twitter: steph6449
If anyone’s in the Arkansas area, may want to encourage this station (or this person, anyway) to not be so childish about playing Danny’s song.
It’s hardly like Kris is setting up as a country singer, sheesh. And Kris won and is getting heaps of opportunities of his own outside the country genre, so why begrudge Danny his chance.
According to the NWA Fox 24 interviewer recently, Danny did have a fair number of fans in Arkansas. Presumably some might want to hear his song on the radio.
http://twitter.com/Y107Conway
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That station is also at http://www.y107fm.com, and has a Facebook page. One of the tweets has the FB link.
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according to this person, Danny was at the Ohio radio station
shybriguy6483: going to meet up with American Idol Top 3 Finalist – Danny Gokey at the WQMX Studios in Akron, Ohio here in just a little bit!
about 2 hours ago from MySpace
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haven’t checked this out yet due to twitter problems, but interesting.
Today, December 10, 2009, 45 minutes ago |
SoundandSpeed (SoundandSpeed)
Brady Seals, Ashton Shepherd, Kate & Kacey, Danielle Peck and Danny Gokey all confirmed for the Fan Festival!
Steph
Unfortunately there are a lot of Kris fans that are mean regarding Danny. Even if that person doesn’t play Danny’s music hopefully he’ll still have a lot of stations playing his music. That Milwaukee station has played his song only like once, but another station in Madison is now playing his song a lot. So even if that station in Arkansas doesn’t play his song, maybe other stations in Arkansas will.
Steph
That station in Akron, OH WQMX also played Danny’s song once today. Also it’s cool if Danny got another gig with that Fan Festival event.
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That Sound and Speed thing looks like a great opportunity for Danny. It’s a 2-day event with music artists together with NASCAR stars at the Sommet Center in Nashville in January, with proceeds going to a children’s charity and the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Sommet Center may have been where the CMAs were held?
Their website features Danny as one of their artists (the Sound part). Chris Young is another name I do recognize, along with some of the NASCAR drivers.
I didn’t read all of it, but there’s more information at this site about the event. http://soundandspeed.org
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FOGS, that Conway station just seems silly to me. If they want to play Kris’s song, go ahead — and btw, what’s been stopping them as it’s been out for months now, I think. But they could also play Danny’s, who at least is targeting their market genre.
May be just some juvenile person who had control of the station twitter when that was sent. Maybe other people there are quite happy to play Danny’s song if they had it on their playlist.
Hey yall!=)
Awesome news about that event, Steph!
I am going to have to get back to DG.com tonight. We need to keep pushing the positivity.
Too bad the site doesn’t come with a vaporize button.
steph
I think that person might have been a DJ, for that station, but maybe another person who is a DJ as well with that station, will play Danny’s song. It’s unfortunate that people act that way, but I think that Danny will be fine regardless.
If that station doesn’t play his music, I think that other stations in Arkansas will, just like that station in Madison, Wisconsin is playing Danny’s song a lot. Even though the Milwaukee station isn’t playing his song.
Also I have noticed quite a few people say that Kris would have been better off going country. And some of them have said that Kris should have had someone like Mark Bright produce his album.
That Sound and Speed sounds like it is a good event. I am glad that Danny is getting more gigs, including gigs with other country artists.
Hi Katy! Sorry to say, I am signing off. Kid stuff. Catch ya later.
Here is an article mentioning Danny on a Gossip site where they call him “ONTD boyfriend”. This was posted on Twitter.
GossipGander: ONTD Boyfriend DANNY GOKEY Performed in Washington DC Today: Danny Gokey performed “Tiny Life” for the crew at… http://bit.ly/7fjw08
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from Pittsburgh station. they may be broadcasting what Danny did with them today in the morning?
Y108CountryCrew: Danny Gokey! Hear him tomorrow morning on y108 http://twitpic.com/sxfle
about 8 hours ago from Echofon
looks like another pic here http://twitpic.com/sxfoi
I’m over at DG right now, and I have to say, that site is a mess! The format is confusing for newbies (I’m used to it though because DCO uses the same format–it must be the RCA official format) but I don’t expect that to change. It’s not hard once you get used to it.
But besides all the troll and hater posts, there are way too many glitches. First of all, I have no idea how to tell who my friends are or who has added me as a friend. The typeface is too light and hard to read (I hear ya, Shirl!) Also, when I click on my profile, someone else’s “Why I’m a Fan” shows up instead of mine! Some people like Shirl have to log in each time they post.
Pam, I just responded to your thread about the haters and trolls, and added something about the glitches.
I would hate to see Danny’s true fans run off because like I said earlier, RCA execs monitor the site to measure support of Danny. We NEED to post there, even if it’s a pain in the butt. Keep in mind we’re doing it for Danny and to show RCA our support of him, and that Danny himself is probably reading.
But they definitely need to get rid of the haters, trolls and bugs fast!
I would love to hear Tiny Life recorded. Like others, I think that will be his BIG single, and RCA is leading up to it, I bet that one gets released at the time his album comes out, either that or another soulful, emotional ballad.
I hate the fact that I have to work and always miss the live radio casts.
Hi and bye Maryann. Dont let your kids get too wild!=) How is everyone
Hi Helio
I hope that RCA does release “Tiny Life” as Danny’s second single, I think that it could be a big hit for him and a bigger hit than “My Best Days” will be. I think that it would be wise if RCA released that song as Danny’s second single.
Also the radio station in Madison, Wisconsin, has just played Danny’s song again. So far they have played his song 14 times this week. Danny now has a total of 55 spins for this week and is #82 on the Country chart.
#82? Oh. I wonder why it has dropped.
Helio
This week the song has kind of been holding steady in the 80′s. I think that one reason why it’s not as high as it was last week, (at one point peaking at #71) is because some stations aren’t playing it as much as it used to.
Detroit and Charlotte have added the song, but both stations aren’t playing the song as much as they were last week. Other stations have played it once and haven’t played it again.
The good news is that overall Danny has gotten more spins this week than he did last week. Even though he was ranked higher on the chart last week.
And five stations added his song this week, making it seven stations in total who have added his song. Hopefully more stations will add him and start playing his song more often. Hopefully this will happen, after his song officially goes for adds next week.
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Couldn’t help myself, tweeted back to the Arkansas station about Kris and Danny, lol. It just annoyed me, especially when Danny was there a week ago raising money for charity in their state, and saying all sorts of nice things about Kris on his TV interview. Maybe that will vent out my irritation, tempting also to paste it on their Facebook page.
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I like Tiny Life, but I think we should be trying to give MBD our best support so Danny’s first single does well. Especially as it wasn’t the very very first idea of what his single would be. Wouldn’t like to see what happened with Adam come into play for Danny, where people are looking to song #3. And I like MBD very well, though I also like It’s Only, Tiny Life, and I Still Believe.
Still digesting Be Everybody. I was surprised when I heard the version with better audio that it was somewhat of a social message song, vs. a straight out bluesy fun song.
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Might be interesting read, after our conversation with Country here the other day.
http://countrymusic.about.com/b/2009/12/09/just-what-is-country-music-anyway-part-2.htm
At least Danny is on the charts is all i gotta say!
I think that “My Best Days” is a first single that works for Danny. I think that he could do decent with this song. And hopefully get a decent amount of sales, and airplay with this song.
I could see Danny doing fine with this song and then releasing something like “Tiny Life” later on and doing even better with that song.
“Tiny Life” has the potential to be a big hit for Danny. He could be like a lot of other artists who have a solid first single and then their second single ends up being a big hit for them. That’s a good path for him to follow.
I think that “My Best Days” is radio friendly enough and that “Tiny Life” is very radio friendly.
Danny could have two maybe even three solid to really good songs off of his album.
I can’t wait to see “My Best Days” premiere on GAC and CMT. Maybe someone who gets a chance to meet Danny before he shoots his video can ask him where the MBD video is being shot at. David Nail’s video for “I’m About to Come Alive” was actually shot in Chicago. I think that Danny’s song “My Best Days” might be shot in Nashville but maybe it will end up being shot somewhere else.
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Radio station person in Ohio, saying they will have Danny on air at 8 am
tonywgar: Tomorrow! Evan taubenfeld (the dude who sings merry swiftmas) will be on @ 6:35ish. Reba @ 7:30ish. & danny gokey will be instudio @ 8. #fb
36 minutes ago from UberTwitter
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also seeing lots of tweeters who are going to the Legends club tonight to see Danny.
Hey y’all!!!
steph- I saw that @Y107Conway’s tweet about not wanting to play Danny’s song. Wow…and he’s supposed to be “professional”? I actually replied to that tweet saying that and so sure that Kris would appreciate his profound “loyalty” ;-/ It’s really making me think that why are so-called fans of his acting this way towards Danny?
And yeah, it’s not like Kris wasn’t prompted to go Country anyway(although for some reason I kind of thought that during the finale last May) it’s not even that serious. And even for a “DJ” to act that way is very immature. VERY. So I sent him that tweet and blocked his butt b/c I don’t feel like dealing w/the grief if he chose to reply to me back. I really do love/like Kris a lot, but hearing all this crap about some of the ‘hate’ that Danny gets is from some of his fans really disapponts me
Thought they were at least better than that.
Twitter: steph6449
Danny must have been singing on air in Ohio. She’s also going to Legends.
@dannygokey Listening to 94.9 right now!! SOOO excited for tonight!!!! You *AND* my Browns = a good night!!!
about 4 hours ago from web
@dannygokey LOVED ‘Tiny Life’!!!!! Can’t wait for March now!!!!!!!!!! =D
about 3 hours ago from web
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that Arkansas person tweeted back to me, ha
@steph6449 i appreciate your enthusiasm – i’m just not a fan – but for YOU I’ll try to keep my comments to myself, k
7 minutes ago from web in reply to steph6449
Twitter: karatemom34
Steph, do you know the time differences? for where Danny’s going to be tonight?
Someone on Twop mentioned that Kris’s single LLWD has charted on the Christian Charts.
Also in the Danny thread on TWOP, there is hater in there who was insinuating that Danny fans were saying that Danny would outsell Adam. Even though Danny fans haven’t said that.
I think that Danny could end up doing fine and respectable in the Country music genre. I think that there is a good chance that he will debut into the Top 10 Country albums chart once his album comes out.
If he sells only what Allison has sold, or even if he got less album sales than that, he could make the Top 10 Country chart. He could place higher on the Country chart depending on how many album he sells.
Twitter: pjgvet
Agree about MBD Steph, I def. don’t want to be like Adam and Kris fans making excuses for the first single and already looking ahead to the second (or third).
But is ok for us to say what we like best!
That Michael J guy on Twitter has just posted tweets saying that Danny is going to be a big star and was a great guest. He really likes Danny. Hopefully his station will add Danny’s song.
Twitter: pjgvet
Good job Steph! Sounds like that DJ likes you
FOGS,
Already responded at Twop. They are referring to my post when I talked the others not meeting expectations, i think!
Hate increasing at TWOP. Prob. frustrated Kris fans. Or just really worried Danny may do well!
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Ohio may be on eastern time? That station’s website says their 7 pm show is on now.
http://www.wgar.com/main.html
Twitter: .
I see a bit of worry about MBD placement on the charts. Keep in mind that the Country charts are very slow charts, songs very rarely zip up to the top unless you are one of the big guns. As MBD has only been available for less than a month it is probably doing just about right as it is in the top 100 songs.
For fun just pick a song that you have heard only every once in awhile (not one played every hour on the hour, although should work also) click on the history and you will be able to see when it was first played on the radio. I chose Keep on lovin you by Steel Magnolia since they were reality show winners for the Country music crowd and the song was released to radio in Aug 2009 and is just no starting to show in the top 30 after 11 weeks on the chart. The song Do I just made it to #1 after 32 weeks, so patience Grasshoppers.
by the way I am bbummed because I wanted to go to the concert tonight but it’s a two hour drive and work calls tomorrow, boo !! plus it is going down 13 degrees tonight.
pjgvet
I don’t think that we are going to have to make any excuses for “My Best Days”, because I think the song will do fine. I think it’s a solid first single for Danny, and that it will do decently on the Country chart.
I think that some of us just really love “Tiny Life” and think that it has the potential to be the bigger hit. I think that we’re just looking toward the future and hoping that Danny will put out more than one solid single from his album, including one that we think will be received really well.
A lot of artists do have a solid first single and then put out a song that ends up being a big hit for them. I think this could happen with Danny if he releases “Tiny Life” as his second single. And that would be great.
I don’t see “My Best Days” bombing or anything like that. I think that Danny fans will support the song and that non-AI fans will support the song as well.
It’s already getting more airplay and support from radio stations than “It’s Only” did. I think that “It’s Only” got like 32 spins in total when it was out, while “My Best Days” has already gotten 55 spins this week, and will continue to get spins.
Plus it’s getting adds too, I think that once the song officially goes for adds, more stations will add it and play it.
Twitter: steph6449
interesting reading
http://blog.cmt.com/2009-12-10/carrie-underwood-gets-brutally-honest-with-esquire/
http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/new-carrie-underwood-interview-0110
steph-that’s funny that he/she responded back to you…lol..just keep your fingers crossed for him not saying anything else to bug you
Speaking of Danny again, I heard ‘Be Somebody’. I like it. have to listen to it again to let it try and catch on but sounds good. However, I think I’ll put that over ‘I still believe’ on favorite Danny songs now
Looks like on the official site that the ‘stupidity’ has died down for the time being. It’s about time. The less stress of having to read disgusting posts from adults who call themselves children or teenagers who are still acting like their 5 yrs old the better!!!
Okay, let me re-phrase that…”the less stress of having to read disgusting posts from children who call themselves adults or teenagers who are still acting like their 5 yrs. old the better!!!” That’s what I meant to say. My bad
lol
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Michael J in DC really does like Danny
Today, December 10, 2009, 17 minutes ago |
Michaeljonair (Michael J)
RT @mkeforyou: @Michaeljonair Just saw the video of @dannygokey singing “Tiny Life” in studio with you! He really KILLED that song! I …
I got an email from his station to their ‘loyal listener’ distribution, with Danny’s visit as the first featured item today. Aww.
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And more from him
Today, December 10, 2009, 20 minutes ago
Michaeljonair (Michael J)
Lots of people still seeing Michael J TV for the first time. Danny Gokey was a great guest! http://bit.ly/61dp9
Agreed Danny Gokey is gonna be a big star…Good guy too http://bit.ly/61dp9
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Lol. Maybe I was good cop with that Arkansas person, sounds like our PYT Danielle was bad cop
lol that’s true danielle.
i left you a DM pam lol
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AINow: NEW!!!! AI Now Stops By @DannyGokey ‘s Radio Tour
AINow: Danny Gokey Introduces A BRAND NEW SONG – “Be Somebody” – See It Now At http://bit.ly/74T2H4 (@DannyGokey #idol)
less than a minute ago from yoono
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There are several new videos from Philadelphia up at that AI Now article.
Both performance, and interview/speaking parts though I haven’t watched them yet.
http://twitpic.com/sxfoi
gray shirt w/gray tie doing one of the radio promos : )
Hey yall
Okay, I’m out. have a good night, y’all!!! Deuces <3
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Michael J with WMZQ in DC is still tweeting about Danny
Today, December 10, 2009, 8 minutes ago | Michaeljonair (Michael J)
Danny Gokey a 28 year old Music teacher….he clears that all up on Michael J TV incase you didn’t watch http://bit.ly/61dp9
Ughh whatever
Evening, this is the first time I really had a chance to write tonight. My daughter is 8 months pregnant and she was not feeling too well. I was at her house with her fiance until the cost was clear.
I think I finally figured out how to navigate the new DG site. I was able to add photos – I really hope the idiots don’t decide to manpulate the photos. One thing I did find out was that there is a site feedback link that gives user the opportunity to comment on the site (outside of dannygokey.com). I pitched a fit about the trolls on the site. Don’t know if it will help but can’t hurt. Link is at the bottom “Send us feedback”.
starluv met danny today in pittsburgh
http://twitpic.com/szxsi
http://twitpic.com/szsr2
Conch, no matter how much you try to keep them away their gonna come anyways/
Hi Katy,Steph, whoever else is on here tonight-or morning as it is here! I guess some of you are `hopping` between sites- I haven`t been there today and I haven`t posted yet-it`s all a bit much for me-I`m trying to keep track of radio appearances etc-and, with the time difference-it`s a nightmare! I have to say that I like ALL Danny`s songs- so- I`m really looking forward to the album-hope I can get it over here-
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Today, December 10, 2009, 16 minutes ago |
nixacountry (NIXA Country Radio)
Double Shot of Danny Gokey coming up on NIXA for @rmn935 Can you play @dannygokey “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me”. Thanks.
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from a NASCAR fan in Indiana
Just saw @dannygokey is going to be at Sound/Speed in NashVegas along with Jr, @kaseykahne, tony stewart, @dennyhamlin…hell freakin yeah!
NixaCountry just played both of Danny’s songs, “My Best Days”, and “It’s Only.” I don’t think that them playing Danny’s songs will count for spins, but at least it will give Danny more exposure for his music.
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Hi Carole (and Rachel and Katy and everyone else I missed),
If there’s any problem I’m sure we can find a way to get you your copy of Danny’s song, although I do hope they will offer it for sale through outlets that the international fans can reach.
I saw a tweet that Danny is singing now in Ohio at that club. Aaaah.
I disagree that there is a comfort level at this site that cannot be achieved on Danny’s official website. We just have to get use to posting there as much as we do here. I’m sure that those of us who post regularly here, at MJ’s and elsewhere will get into the habit of posting on Danny’s official site as well. I see no reason why we can’t post the exact same time of info on his official site as we post here. We should be posting all the tweets, radio videos and performances and radio airplay info there just like we do here. More people are going to go to Danny’s official site and check it out than here and it is up to those of us who post regularly to keep Danny’s official site updated and interesting. It is a lot of work I know – but we can do it for Danny.
I saw some Tweets from someone who was going to see Danny at Legends tonight, I hope that we get some pics/videos of him performing there.
I’m happy to hear It’s Only is getting some airplay too. I really think Tiny Life will wind up being an even bigger hit than MBD. It showcases Danny’s soulful side and his vocal range better than MBD and the message is perfect for country without being overly inspirational or CCM like It’s Only.
hiya steph,yeah he is at the legends now which is 3 hours away from me =/
hiya carole hugs
Heya Carole and Steph…nahh i aint went on Dannys site since yesterday when it first launched. I didnt like it so i didnt join. Anyways slow day, im tryin to download songs for my ipod, then i gotta study cause i got more finals tomorrow
Lizzy, I totally agree that it’s possible to achieve a comfort level on Danny’s OS that can feel almost as homey as here. It’s up to us to make sure that happens, and it’s important for Danny and his career that we do so. We cannot fear the trolls and haters, if we do, then they win. It may never feel quite as “cozy” there because it’s a bigger site with more people, but that’s okay, because there are lots of threads we can hang out in that seem more comfortable than others. At DCO there were some threads I simply didn’t feel comfortable or like posting in, and others I “hung out” in all the time. Plus you can create your own threads on a site like that, so it’s like lots of mini-communities within a big city, instead of just living in a small town. But we have to work to make that happen and not let the stupid people intimidate us from posting. Danny wouldn’t want us to do that, and he needs our support.
Twitter: jannworth
Big thanks to all the Iheart friends for the words of congratulations on the radio tour tickets we won. You are such a amazing group of sweet people. “My wish” for all of you is that Danny appears soon in your town, too–and that you get insanely lucky (blessed?)like me….
Maryann, I loved your comments about how beautiful Danny is on the inside. All of us can’t be wrong when we “feel” the warmth/love in that man. Remember Danny’s aunt in Milwaukee saying he “really is that good”? I believe.
I haven’t posted at the Dannygokey.com site yet–but its on my “to do” list. At least I’m now registered.
I’ve been exhausted today. Tough family stuff and exciting Danny news has worn me out. Nite all, Jan
I agree with the poster who commented about how slow it takes to move up the charts in country radio. I am not worried about MBD at all. The song is gaining in spins each week even with Christmas songs. When you look at the charts they do not even consider Danny’s song to be out a week yet. I guess maybe they start counting the weeks on the chart when it goes or official adds. The number on the chart does not matter as much as the increase in spins and Danny’s song is increasing. My Best Days is very radio friendly. In fact I think it will do better as a FIRST single than a ballad. I know we love Danny’s ballads but those who have never heard him before will probably like an uptempo song better. Country labels seems to like to release uptempo songs first, followed by ballads.
the trolls and the haters don’t bother me i just ignore them i focus on danny and his career
ITA Helio, about “Tiny Life”.
Also sometimes NixaCountry does play two songs by the same artist, so when we request Danny’s music sometimes, they might play both “My Best Days” and “It’s Only”. Hopefully some people who don’t really know about Danny might become interested in him after they hear his music on NixaCountry.
I’m with you Helio. It is extremely important to Danny for us to make his official site a comfortable place for his fans. He may take some work – but we can do it.
I really wish I could edit my posts. I am so tired tonight I am making typos everywhere. I meant to say It may take some work.
Now i aint been on the site but sounds like yall hate everyone that aint from iheart on there. That aint right. Yall doin what they do. Bashing. Yall bashing those that could be Danny fans. Yall callin everyone stupid and idiots, when yall dont know who on there is a danny fan and who aint. Cuz all danny fans dont use them big ol fancy words like yall do. You know, i type the way i do and im a danny fan. Just really take that into consideration
I don’t think that Danny’s official site will ever be as cozy as this site is, because there is probably always going to be at least a few haters saying stuff sometimes. But hopefully his official site will get better. I think that mods over there should still do some cleaning.
Maybe when his song is made available for sale, we can start an Itunes thread over there, where we can discuss how his song is doing on the charts. And post updates about it. That could be fun. Also we can post information about how people can vote for his video on GAC’s and CMT’s Top 20 Countdown. We can do stuff like that and continue to post any interviews/appearances he does.
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Katy,I haven’t been much to Danny’s official site yet. I will try this weekend, but didn’t have the time/energy to focus on something new just yet this week.
I don’t think anyone here is questioning legitimate Danny fans from being at that site — the more the better!
But there were a lot of people who clearly weren’t there for valid reasons yesterday, with profane or otherwise offensive or mocking user names and so forth. That doesn’t make for a valid community. One reason for me it felt better to wait before heading into a new space.
I don’t mind debating with haters and trolls, but when they are there by the dozens that’s another matter that requires industrial-strength mod help to clean up.
Helio,Lizzy-Yes, I agree that the official site is important-But, with the health problems I have affecting my memory-and the ammount of work I am doing in the UK for the `Airtime Rally`-I am really pushing myself-WHEN I can figure out the forum, I will post there-Maybe I`ll find some more UK fans-how I don`t know-can`t navigate the site yet!
LOl Steph yall know all yall gotta do is just ignore. If yall let something that low get to you in life, shoot i dont know how yall would make it with other stuff. And when it gets more and more trolls up there you wanna know what that means? One cant handle you! You defeated them. So they go get their little friends. Just think about it? Plus if yall ever hate the site so much just stay on here. Some trolls are nice though. I’ve fought with glamberts in the past and now were all friends. Well those who i fought with. So see? Dont just go throwing stuff at people. Think. Then do it. Dont wanna waste your breath? Ignore and make a new post or whatever you know it aint rocket science lol
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Katy, yesterday I think it was a pack of people from ONTD-AI on livejournal. They usually go off to do something else pretty fast, so doubt they will be there in a persistent way especially if the site moderators assert themselves.
Yeah true. And thats if the moderators ever get off their butts and choose to do something or Dannys site is gonna be ran right into the ground
Katy, I don’t hate his site at all, it’s just hard for some people to navigate because they aren’t used to the format which is very different than this one. I for one don’t find it hard because DCO is set up the same way, but there are a lot of bugs that need to be fixed. But that can happen on any new site. Danny’s site is great, but it needs us to make it what it could be. We don’t want it to become a haven for haters, so we need to outnumber them instead of the other way around.
Also, no one was bashing the people there. I don’t know if you noticed, but a lot of the new members yesterday were obviously being sarcastic/making “pretend fangirl” remarks that were obviously fake, and some even had usernames that were questionable or borderline obscene. That sort of behavior is unacceptable and we shouldn’t have to put up with it. Being angry at people deliberatly trying to undermine Danny or his OS is way different than hating, and has nothing to do with exclusivity or not liking people who don’t post at iheart.
I appreciate free speech and if some of these people wanted to have a conversation on common ground, say American Idol, then I would have no problem with them. But if they are just there to make fun of Danny’s fans then I am PO’ed. I will continue to post on MJs (yes I will take my chances, I can always create yet another screen name) and DG and here.
I strongly believe that we need to support Danny to the execs to prove that he has a real fan base. We are just the voice (and words) of his silent fans.
Night all… See you in the morning.
Dont worry Helio i totally understand. And everything becomes a target for haters? MJ…Live Journal..etc we go there to get steam off of our chest about someone we dont like, and you know theres gonna be people that try to pull everyone down. I just call them fun suckers. I dont let them get to me. I probably shouldna said bashin but i couldnt come up with another word. Its like yall talk about someone here, and like the Jesus names and all that yall should know those aint danny fans. Some younger Danny fans, like teenyboppers may be attracted to Danny in a sexual way that some of us aint and they want to make a name that shows their feelings. It may be trashy or whatever else. Dont mean they mean it. Its not that hard to tell Danny fans from fake fans. Spelling, whatever the heck UNF mean i know good well us Gokey Gals dont use that. And more Danny fans would come if they wernt so timid by the haters. I aint skerred of em. And haters know what trouble to stir. Their laughing at us because were crying about it. Their winning when we should be. How do we win? Ignore them and make a new post. That simple
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Country music site posting one of the acoustic performances to their twitter / blog
Today, December 10, 2009, 19 minutes ago
TodaysCountry: Danny Gokey – Live Acoustic Performance Of My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me: 2009 American Idol alum Danny Gokey has be… http://bit.ly/8ACQW3
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What offended me most over there was the anti-religious stuff, whether they meant it to be some form of humor for themselves, or it was intentionally meant to be anti-Christian not sure. Same effect, either way.
I am concerned that a lot of Danny fans were scared off of posting on Danny’s site, because of the hate he has gotten there and elsewhere. I have noticed that Danny fans as a whole aren’t that vocal of a group on the Internet.
A lot of them don’t really ever voice their support about him. The ones that do are us here on Ihrt, people on IDF, people on Twitter and a few Danny fans on TWOP, and mjs. And a lot of us post at most of these places.
To be honest I think that a lot of internet Danny fans are beyond fed /sick of the hate that Danny has gotten this season, and that’s why they don’t really post in support of him at different places. The Danny hate has been OTT and out of control for far too long now.
A lot of Danny fans might not know about this site, and when they found out about Danny’s official site thought they could go to at least one place, where they wouldn’t have to deal with the ridiculous, excessive hate of him.
And what do they see when they go to see his site? Ridiculous haters being allowed to troll his website. And I think that might have caused them to get even more fed up. And be more weary of posting on his website.
I don’t think that Danny’s official website is going to be as comfortable as this site is and I do think that there are going to be a lot of Danny fans who are not going to post at that site, even though they might still lurk it.
They might even stop lurking, if the trolls continue to be allowed to roam free at that site. That’s why it’s important for the moderators to moderate that site, and deal with the haters.
The haters should not have been allowed to run over that site as long as they were allowed to yesterday. That was ridiculous, and made the site look bad. That site is supposed to be for Danny fans and used to promote Danny. Not be a junkyard for haters to hang out at.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a ton of Danny fans don’t end up regulary posting at Danny’s site. But maybe they’ll at least lurk and those of us that will post over there can keep them update about him and his music career.
Because they know Danny is a religious man and Adam sure will never be. They tryin to get to us. I know soo many people that aint religious and as much as it bugs me i dont talk about it
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Concerts over, it seems
Woohoo!!! Pix and autograph from Gokey!!!!
@dannygokey you did amazing tonight at legends! I hope u see this cuz u said u’d be lookin for me on here
AMAZING
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FoGS, there are hundreds of people posting on Facebook and Myspace also, and on Danny’s youtube channel.
Some I recognize from twitter, here, or other AI sites, but a lot seem like people who don’t frequent those places and just love Danny.
steph
I hope that a lot of those people support Danny when his music comes out.
Also I see some of the haters have just posted at the Danny thread on TWOP. I think that they are Kris fans. I am tired of a lot of the Kris fans (and other haters) criticizing Danny.
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FOGS, I almost caught one of those haters to try reporting them to the mods. They replied to one of us, forget which, and told the person they were an idiot.
Unfortunately as I had not pre-studied how to report a post, they were able to edit it before I finished figuring out how to turn it in. Pretty sure they must have realized they’d get their hand slapped for that.
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Back from the High School Band Concert (saw your grandaughter, Grandmaster
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FOGS, you are correct; the mods should gain control, and they already are; I see they have stopped the feed on forum blogs on the front page for now. I reported every questionable post.
Katy, no one is hating on anyone here, not sure where you got that idea. There are obvious trolls there with obscene names.
Better than just ignoring trolls, why don’t you sign up and respectively post in support of Danny there?
Lizzy- You are absolutely right; in that we need to support the site. And it will be more comfortable. I know people from other sites (lots of Gokey gang are there now) who are really anxious to meet other Danny fans.
I love what a fanboy that Michael J , is , lol!
exactly pam giggles to myself lol
i am there to support danny not to feed the trolls or the haters.
sorry i got the giggles lol
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dannygokey: The show was AMAZING tonight!! The place was so packed that they couldn’t let anymore people in!! Thanks for all the Love Ohio
11 minutes ago from web
steph
Unfortunately a lot of the Kris fans can be pretty mean and nasty. They really should stop with this type of behavior, but they won’t. I think that they would have gotten in trouble with a moderator had the moderator saw their post before they edited it.
I am glad that Danny was playing in a packed place. I hope that more events that he plays at are packed as well.
Hey everyone, I will talk to you guys later. Have a good night.
Hi Rach. Pam, well, it`s 4.am here and I posted on the official site- won`t be there a lot-but I did support Danny-re;-the official site etc-and, as I found a few International/European fans on there-I replied to their posts-Also, someone was unhappy she couldn`t buy Danny`s single on I Tunes, and asked WHERE she will be able to purchase it-so I vacked her up as well-It took a while they accused me of spam-but the last post went through okay-that`s my lot tonight-Night all!
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Today, December 10, 2009, 3 minutes ago
bfraley: it’s official: Cleveland Rocks! What an incredible crowd tonight! That show was awesome! Thank u OH!
I thought they were in Akron, though. Or is that close enough to the same thing as Cleveland?
That was meant to be `Backed` her up- sorry, it`s late!
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So much work to do! Post at Twop (just came back), Danny’s site, AI forums; well it is a labor of love people isn’t it!
Thank you Lizzy and FOGS for putting the chart stuff in perspective. I doubt any of the Idols songs started to really chart before they even went for adds or were available for purchase. We need to keep in perspective. LLWD is just now gaining some ground and its been out, what, almost 3 months?
goodnight everyone take care
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Good job Carole! I noticed other international fans as well.
Wow, I bet that Ohio show was a blast! So anxious to see vids.
Danny has confirmed that he will be live on WGAR tomorrow morning at 8:00 EST (7:00 Milwaukee time)
Busy there at TWOP tonight! I just put in my two cents.
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Thanks, Jen. Will prob. miss
driving to work then.
pjvvet Oh I wish we could have been there, I enjoy the concerts. we will be there for Christmas though!!! My grandaughter mentioned seeing you at Culvers (she works there) Have visited Danny’s site, but am still confused as to how it all works. Guess I like this site best where everything is right where you can find it, without having to look through a lot of different forums… Must say I enjoy tiny life, but don’t you think it’s the same music different words as What Hurts The Most?