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Well hello there lovely people of iheart! I think I actually made the first post of the day… finally!
Thanks so much for sharing the good news about the WXTU add Steph! I was getting ready to take them down off my radio pre-sets. Now, I can look forward to hearing Danny on the radio today, and will call to thank them for finally playing him!
Go get em’, Billy! You’ll be just fine. Remember, you are not there alone, because we are all there with you in spirit.
Love that twit pic with Danny seated in front of the big kiss!
Make it a great day everyone
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Just a head’s up. Mj’s has Danny’s Lifetime show announcement up under her 2/17 headlines. So far so good. No comments. Looks like it slipped under the hater radar. Let’s hope so. I’m watching it.
Twitter: steph6449
Maryann, that was an “ad”(vertisement) someone mentioned seeing, on the XTU website? Similar to the two Erika found the other nite, I’d guess. Don’t know if XTU has also been playing Danny.
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Found this for the Sugarland show in (Cleveland?) Ohio June 5th. It lists Luke Bryan but no one else. Don’t know if other dates in June the following week have Luke + Danny.
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Apparently Danny got some local tv coverage in Colorado yesterday
@dannygokey Omgosh I just saw you on the local news here in Colorado Spring tonight!!!Wish I could have been there!!!!,,,,..God Bless
http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/enjoy/84677657.html
Hi everyone.
Danny’s album is the highest on overall album charts, it’s been since last Wednesday/Thursday after Ryan mentioned him on Idol. It is currently #166 on the overall Itunes chart/#18 country. I definitely think some of the visitors last night on his site pre-ordered his album.
Twitter: pjgvet
Good morning everyone.
Had the same problem Josie mentioned on Danny’s site. Made two posts; seemed to post, then disappeared into thin air. Aargh
Thank goodness for this site. I keep wanting to refer people over here from that site when they ask questions, Like “Where did you hear his other music?”, but I restrain myself.
Having Danny withdrawal from no new music or vids or interviews! Hopefully we will get some this weekend.
Have a great day
Twitter: steph6449
Anyone know where Danny may be today in the daytime? The band was tweeting about a 4 am pickup to go somewhere. Seems a little early just to get from Colorado to California for the evening KROG show. Maybe they have other stops?
Just noticed the entry now on the calendar for Danny to be at Barnes & Noble in LA on March 4th. Hmm. March 4th in LA, where have we heard that combination mentioned before.
Maryann
OMG–they added Danny on XTU??? I went down there 2 weeks ago with cookies and a note– talked to a woman at the front desk for awhile. Of course, at the time, the music director was in Disney. Asked that they give the note to the program director instead. As 2 weeks have gone by and no MBD on the radio (despite Danny ads on the air and on the website) I did something a little OTT yesterday. I do not know if this was at all instrumental in adding Danny but I don’t care!!! I am a bit reluctant to say what I did as I look back and think it looks a little crazy.
I also had a coworker request him a couple of times (she is a longtime listener and also liked Danny last year).
It was very frustrating to me that he wasn’t on the station. There is obviously some pecking order in this industry that escapes me. That music director was getting me a little pissed off, I have to say. He was being more stubborn than me–didn’t think that was possible
SOOOO HAPPY!!!!!
Billie, I’ve been posting reviews and comments here since August of 2009, though sporadically of late, but thanks for the welcome BACK!
steph6449, I, too, was VASTLY entertained yesterday by our male friends. Hail to the JUDICIOUS alpha male!
pjgvet, yes, all this is fascinating, and FUN!
good morning everyone,seems like all i do lately is pop in and say hi,sorry everything hectic.danny is doing so well,of course to all of us here it comes as no surprise,but
to all the haters that are eating thier words right about now,all those hurtful things written,blogged,posted or however they spread all that nonsense,they should be ashamed&apologize and start dealing w/the fact that DANNY GOKEY is here to stay.[lucky us].i heard a dj talking on 96.9 the cat,they were saying they met danny and he was such a sweet,polite,very,very nice and a little shy,they said he warmed up a lot after they talked a while,but over all he was such a good guy who put everyone at ease,and last but not least a very talented COUNTRY singer with a very bright future ahead of him.thier words but i agree 100%.im gonna thank everyone on this site for all u do,i feel very blessed to sign on this page and know everything i read will be nothing but posative and uplifting,its just a great place to start a day[with a smile].ur all great people i wish i could do something,so if ever u need me to do anything[i live in belmont,right next to charlotte nc]please dont hesitate to ask.have a great day ihearties,hope 2 pop back in later.
Hey there Marjie!
Sorry to say, that Steph just clarified for me that it was an ad as in advertisement, not and ADD.
I checked XTU’s website, under their category where you can search for each song played by hour. Not seeing him.
Just spoke to Lee Richards (she is on now). She went on and on about how much she loves him, but honestly does not know if he is on their play list. Told me to watch for him during the evening hours, as that is when they typically introduce new singles. Also, suggested that I speak with Razz (Mark Razz) who is on between 3-7. So, I will call then.
Too funny. She didn’t even know the public can search their site for what is being played 24/7. WTH? She is a sweetie though, I’ve spoken to her before.
So cute about you dropping off treats. It is something I have been contemplating to do a long time myself too.
They have got to add him soon.
Our station is playing Life is a Highway right now, by Rascal Flatts. They can’t touch Danny’s rendition.
About DGO… They finally put up Danny’s video.
Twitter: karatemom34
Good Morning Everyone!! Margie that’s awesome they added Danny to your radio station!! I’m still working on one from my area, making some headway, so hopefully soon they’ll add MBD as well!! It’s pretty quiet, hopefully we hear some Danny news today!!
Hey Latrece and Claudia, Miss you!!
Another beautiful pic above!!
Everyone have a great morning, going to vote! BBL
Danny is currently still #40 on the 7 day rolling chart and is up 15 spins for the week. His audience impresion is now over 3.0
Craziness continues under my account at DGO. JIGGLYPUFF, if you are hangin’, it seems our accounts have been merged. Just odd.
Thanks FOGs. Excellent news.
Dear God,
Please give me some more patience. I appear to be running on empty!
Yours faithfully,
JulieUK
Twitter: kiady
Good morning! Today i feel much better, my body doesn’t hurt anymore just a sore throat and stuffy nose. I went to lunch with my aunt, so now i’m in the lovely warm of my house lol
Hey Cindy, you have been disappeared for a while lol hope everything is ok
Time to do some voting!!
Twitter: kiady
I’m voted on CMT and on that Portuguese website, if we keep MBD in the most 10 songs more voted this week, they will try to add the song to their playlist next week,
(i posted this yesterday but i will post again)
If you would like to help me http://cotonete.clix.pt/musicas_pedidas/resultado_procura.aspx?song_name=My+Best+Days+Are+Ahead+Of+Me&artist_name=Danny+Gokey
(appears 4 MBD lol choose the one which have the most votes)
-scroll down then below “nº de votos votar” click on that circle
-click “votar” then “confirmar” (it’s done! if you want to vote again click on “votar novamente” and you can click on that button over and over again)
just reached 900 votes MBD it’s in 4th now!
Have a great day everyone, i’ll come back later.
Twitter: kiady
Oh they replied to my request again lol
“Hello Claudia
Firstly thank you for the contact. In the second instance we apologize for the delayed response, but we must inform you that we will put the song you requested available as soon as possible.
Again thank you and if you have any question please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you very much”
i have to admit seems like this website team reads every email and try to reply to most of them. So it’s good… the music it’s in 4th place in the most requested songs and they already read 3 of my emails asking the song, they have to look for it
The time that Danny will be performing at Barnes and Nobles on March 2 will be at 7:30 pm, that is close to the time that the results show will come be on, on Fox, when Danny is rumored to performed.
Maybe he will tape his performance for the elimination show on March 4, or rush over there really quickly, after he through at Barnes and Noble?
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/65575
I’ll have to keep a watch on Michael Lynche. He’s from St.Pete. He was a standout football player here.
Claudia, I just voted on the Portuguese site. At least I think so! MBD was at 938 votes when I stopped in, and I think I voted a few times. Maybe you can check and see if it’s gone up some?
Claudia, also meant to thank you for the instructions!
Kim, thank you for letting us know what the DJ at 96.9 The Cat said about Danny!
I’m with Brandon Fraley on the sleep thing (referring to his recent tweet). The earlier I have to get up in the morning, the more restless my sleep is — I’m so worried about being able to get up and not sleeping through the alarm(s) (which is easy to do when you are hearing impaired) that I don’t think I reach a deep sleep.
Hi to whoever is on here! I just thought I`d ask, did anyone recieve a email from RCA? Bit late, I thought-I think we all know Danny`s album is released on March 2nd, that it can be pre-ordered, etc-oh well! It`s been quiet, not so many videos-hoping some will turn up from yesterday-
We getPart 2 of AI tonight,I was mad when it ended last night as I wanted to know who else got through-haven`t read any of your comments so I don`t know-I`m getting into it now-no favourites-but that makes it more interesting and less nerve wracking! Guess you`ve heard the news Simon is supposed to be engaged!!
Also meant to thank Erika again for the tweet feed. I’m not on twitter, but I really enjoy reading the tweets from Danny, Def, Ivan, and Brandon.
Speaking of which, DANNY, if you are still wanting a book recommendation, why don’t you suffer along with me while I re-read William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies”? I have to read it so I can discuss it with my high school freshman in the Imprint Program. I read it in high school and have no desire to read it again. That book singlehandedly convinced me not to major in English in college. Of course, now I’ll be reading it as an adult. It will be interesting to see whether I react any differently this time around.
Does anyone know what spot My Best Days Are Ahead of Me is on Billboard’s top country songs this week. It was #39 last week and the prediction was it would stay in the top 40. Billboard only shows the top 30. Also, does anyone know if they use mediabase or Billboard for the top 40 country countdowns on the weekends?
Just stopping in here for a minute before RL returns and I have to leave.
Claudia, so glad you’re feeling much better today
Julie, I hope God reads your posts and answers your request
Carole, I also got the newsletter from Sony/RCA. It still really bites that they promise information “soon” on Danny’s upcoming concert tour with Sugarland. The tickets are on sale NOW in many venues….why is this such a secret even now?!
Still in the 50′s here in “sunny warm Florida” but looking forward to the mid-70′s promised for next week!
CAROLE, did you receive my e-mail? I really need a response.
Just read about the “Birdhouse Thing” and can’t wait until they put the auction online so we can see the birdhouse Danny donated! Should be fun!
Now I’m outta here for realzz…..
Oh, Shirl, I saw a People Magazine’s Country Music edition in a local store yesterday, but didn’t have time to skim through it. Does anyone know if Danny was mentioned in it?
R-squared, I am glad if you were alfa entertained yesterday.
Ellen B., symbolism in the Lord of the Files was a start up question in my Modern English Literature oral exam. I majored in English Language and Literature at the University. Meh. I only liked F.S. Fitzgerald and D.H. Lawrence anyway.
Bosman, as hard as it is to believe this of myself, I think I’m a bit of a rebel. I don’t like being told what to think about a book — I want to think for myself.
Twitter: JosieInSeattle
Hey everyone. FOGS, do you think they could be taping the AI appearance today? I can’t remember if they always have a live audience when they do that, or not. There had to be some reason for them to have to leave from wherever they were at the crack of dawn, and Def and Ivan just tweeted that they’re in SoCal. I hope they do tape it, then I won’t have to be nervous! Not that Danny isn’t consistent in live performance, because he is, but this is certainly a big stakes one.
And that was another problem. I didn’t like many of the books that would have been required reading.
I did have a course in college that I enjoyed — French literature in translation. I really like all the required reading — Voltaire, Moliere, de Balzac (sp?), etc.
Bosman, have you ever read “Silas Marner” by George Elliot? Or about Natty Bumppo by James Fenimore Cooper? I think it’s the “Leatherstocking Tales”?
Ellen, I nurture my rebel bone. I had major problems with my professors when they insisted on literary criticisms as they see it fit. Instead of applauding my original take on matters, they tried to dumb me down. But I am a tough nut to crack.
I wanted to study civil engineering, but finding jobs with a major in English is easier, so…
Josie, if my memory serves me, a guest performance is always done live in front of the audience….
Hi everyone!
I haven’t had a chance to read the comments from yesterday or today, so I’m sorry if this has already been addressed. Does anyone have a quick link for where I can buy the tickets for the House of Blues concert on April 2. I seems like they were to go on sale today.
I am in Myrtle Beach right now, but I must go and get ready to go to the convention. I wanted to snag those tickets as quickly as I can.
I did notice that FOGS said that Danny’s album was as high as it had ever been on itunes, so that’s great!
I’m gonna go and quickly look and see if I can get those tickets…bbl.
Oh, nevermind, I just noticed that it’s tomorrow that they go on sale. I didn’t want to miss it!
Ellen, I did not read Silas, but I fell in love with Middlemarch and did a paper titled “Lydgate’s failure.” My studies focused heavily on British authors. I am actually not fiction type at all. I am into economic blogs, science fiction TV series, demography studies, comparative religion and big, glossy architecture books.
Twitter: kiady
Ellen, yes you did vote
thank you for voting!!!
Thank you Shirl i’m really feeling better!
Watching Tuesday’s AI. Darn, Shelby and that police officer are out. They are seriously ditching all my favorite people and advance those heard-that, seen-that types.
Luckily, no Danny this season.
Hey, bosman! It’s interesting how at various points during Season 8 much of the viewing public thought either Danny or Adam was the alpha male. Perhaps only the contestants themselves knew Kris well enough to see how it all really was.
Twitter: kiady
bosman, i liked Shelby and the police man too, it took me by surprise when they said those two were out.
Meant to mention this yesterday. My workplace has received death threats for today at noon — an hour from now. (Yes, I know? Who gives out the day and hour they intend to act? But this guy seems nuts — he thinks the Ryal Canadian Mounted Police stole something from him.)
So I’m looking out my window a lot, and hoping that a lot of cars stay parked at on the side street outside my office. There are no barriers — it would be easy to drive a truck bomb up onto the grass next to the building.
The police have increased their patrols around the area. (A side “benefit” has been that unsuspecting motorists are getting more traffic tickets.) They apparently can’t arrest the guy until he acts (which I understand), but my coworker joked that the taxpayers are subsidizing this guy’s “free speech,” in the form of increased police patrols.
* that was ROYAL Canadian Mounted Police
Twitter: kiady
OMG Ellen!! These people are crazy! But there are polices at your workplace today? They should have sent some police officers to watch over it!!
I am really saddened about Shelby. I think she had such a unique voice. She really could have brought something else to the competition. Of the people who are through I liked Aaron and Lee. Aaron is like Kris and Danny put together and made 10 years younger. Quite impressive, but we’ll see.
Tomorrow I watch Wednesday’s episode.
Twitter: JosieInSeattle
Hi Amy, I’ve missed seeing you here, good luck with those tickets!
Ellen, that all sounds quite distracting!
I saw that some of you all were talking about last night’s AI show. I had a bit of a pang when they showed the scene of each of them dancing in front of the logo. I kind of felt like, who are these interlopers, I don’t want them, I want the real ones back.
Eh, they all seem nice enough I guess. I don’t feel I can get a sense of them with just a snippet here and there though, so I still really have no notable positive or negative feelings about any of them as compared to the others.
I saw a bunch of twitter stuff about Andrew Garcia looking and sounding like Danny, I don’t get that. He wears glasses, otherwise I don’t see a resemblance, and don’t hear a resemblance. His scene with Ryan when he called his dad was really sweet.
Yes, Claudia. We never had ANY security at my workplace before an idiot deliberately drove his truck into one of the courthouses, then started fires in the basement of the building, in the jury room. Luckily, THAT guy did his damage at night, so no one was in the courthouse at the time and no one got hurt. That guy is in prison now. But he caused a lot of damage and disrupted the functioning of the courthouse. All the judges were scattered in other buildings until repairs could be made.
we’ve had several bomb scares before, but luckily all false alarms.
Twitter: kiady
Oh my… Ellen, that’s crazy! Hope everything will be ok!!
Maryann
Sad news that Steph was referring to ads and not adds. Gets mind boggling doesn’t it! Oh well–was very excited there for a moment.
Good news is that the music director from XTU just e-mailed me in response to my little ploy yesterday (he liked it
Did say they are working on getting Danny on the playlist, but there is lots of competition. Guess we just need to hang in there. It probably helps to keep
clicking on Danny’s AD on the website, I would think?
Seems like patience is our best virtue right now. Sometimes, I don’t like patience very much
AI9: I like Aaron and Katie. But I worry because they are so young. Although they can go far on AI, I’ve notice that the young ones don’t seem to do well in the music business, post-Idol. Also like Andrew and Casey, and Lily and Crystal. But I don’t get the Danny Gokey comparisons. No one on AI9 reminds me of Danny. I think Andrew is a soulful singer like Danny, but he neither looks nor sounds like Danny.
Okay, enough for now. Back to work!
Josie, Andrew is a fan of Danny’s:
http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_9/andrew_garcia/andrew_garcia/
Twitter: kiady
Ellen, i really hope Katie goes far on AI, she’s my favorite, although i like Andrew and Ashley. And i think Crystal and Haeley are very good! ok Ellen take care, have a good day at work!!
JULIE ~ “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
Bouncing in from my appointments.
I like Lee, Andrew, Casey and Aaron. I know they are pushing for the girls, but I don’t see it happening. I’ve always thought that changing demographics were going to be the downfall of AI. Women love to vote. Men don’t get it!
Each show, I had to beg my husband to vote for Danny. He throw down like ten votes, and think he was a mega hero. Would look at me like a nutcase, as I repeatedly voted for an admittedly insane period of time. When he dared to question my sanity, I’d just say… “What’s your point?”
So sorry about leading you astray Marjie. I suppose we’ll have to be patient a little longer. I am also wondering about all this brew-ha-ha about some special announcement coming at 3:45 by Mark Razz (DJ in Philly – for those of you that are curious). Keeping my fingers crossed that it is something to do with a special concert. A girl can dream right?
Geesh Ellen, if I were you, I’d be making a break for the parking lot. You are a tough cookie!
Last of my rambling…
Can’t say I didn’t warn ya. I am having a bad kitty moment. MEOW
Dropped by Mj’s today. I know this isn’t necessarily a nice thing to say, but I am enjoying the fact that certain idols have no tour schedules to post.
Nicely said, Dee. Hope Julie is okay.
Dropping in to say Hi hope all is well on the Danny front. Does anyone know how the voting went this week for GAC? I am having trouble getting in right now to vote but will try later.
nice day to be in So. California just looked at the web-cam on Hermosa Beach wish I was there. I have missed the radio visit’s this week with Danny and the band but sounds as if they have been busy.
How is Ellen out there in Oregon what is going on girl? I think they should send you all home with pay! Like that would happen. Be safe.
Looks as if we will be in London in June, Holland, Germany, Italy,France then the city of Paris. Wish I could bring Danny with me! Ha! Looking forward to our trip, husband is retiring from teaching at a local College here. I am hoping Danny will not be in Omaha on his tour in June and from what I see looks like not, thankfully. I would hate to miss him.
Twitter: kiady
Maryann, LOL at your husband little story at least you got him to vote!
Sharon, looks like you are having a great trip coming!!
Claudia and Bosman, I also really liked Shelby. Loved her bluesy voice and that was a nice change from all the other girls who are either rock belters or country Carrie wannabes. I know she had something wrong with her face, forget the story behind that, but it gave her a cute quirky kind of vibe.
Ellen, Hope by now everything is okay where you are! Also, I have no idea whether or not Danny is in the new People Country Music issue as I’ve not seen it here in Florida. Do you mind taking a peek through it to see if Danny’s in it??? Pleeeeeze?
Okay, MAGAZINE ALERT! Danny has a 2-page spread in the new Country Weekly magazine just out. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill cover. Title of article is “Deep Freeze Day” and Danny talks about how cold it was in that warehouse the day they shot his video for MBD, with scenes from the shoot.
Erika, Helio and Carole, I grabbed a copy for each of you. That’s the good news! The bad news is I won’t be able to mail them to y’all until we get back home in mid-March. Sorry about that, but it will be worth it when you see the article
Twitter: kiady
Shirl, she has a really great great voice no matter the story behind! Although she should be an inspiration for all!
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Aww a Danny article
Danny should tweet something to us today.. 8)
Just watched yesterday’s episode, i was so happy for Katie and Andrew that i almost cry! lol I felt really bad for Angela and for Thaddeus poor guys…
Twitter: kiady
He just tweeted lol
Late lunch. Still here. My coworkers are pretty intelligent, and the powers that be are pretty good about letting the rand and file know about threats. Guess they figure there will be that many more eyes on the lookout . . .
I don’t remember Shelby, Shirl. I will have to keep my eyes and ears open for her. I do remember a bluesy singer whose audition Simon didn’t like — not because she wasn’t good, but because blues (or was it jazz?) doesn’t sell well. If that is her, then I liked her too.
I’m going to be at work late tonight, so I’m not sure I’ll get back to the store until tomorrow. If Danny is in the country edition of People, do you want me to pick up an extra copy? Or can you get it in Florida?
Claudia, I’m not too worried about Thaddeus. He’s only 16 and still has time to make it in the music industry. (Although he seemed emotionally fragile, which is worrying. Maybe it’s just as well that he got sent home. Not his time yet.) But Angela — to try three times and not make it has to sting bad. I though she handled herself well. I hope life treats her better in the future.
I think that Danny is doing Walmart Soundcheck in April, here is what Walmart Soundcheck said on Twitter about it:
WMSoundcheck: Just finished an awesome interview with Danny Gokey! Hittin' Soundcheck in April – but pics are on our Twitter… http://bit.ly/95PwVi
And that was my last post for a while. More work!
Interesting news to report. I registered to be what my local station calls VIP listeners. Today, they sent me this huge email from RCA telling me all about Danny. Nice photo, notice about his album release, instructions on how to purchase, and information about him touring with Sugarland. References DGO.
Anyone else receive one of these special greetings from Danny from their record station?
*oops! meant radio station
Another interesting tid bit. The very same evening that Danny will be playing his very first tour in Camden, Wynonna Judd will be playing at one of the casinos less than 35 minutes away. Funny how life does that.
So embarrassed all. Today seems to be my mix-up day. That will teach me to be checking my blackberry at traffic lights (oh no).
Nix that.
The email was from RCA Nashville, not WXTU. WXTU was alerting me to some Tim McGraw tickets.
Twitter: kiady
Ellen, glad everything is ok there! Shelby was sent home on Tuesday’s episode, so to remember you who she is take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VKro4Kqyok
in my opinion the problem about Thadeus is that he was so emotional for not making it that i think he might not try out again for AI in the future
FOGS thank you but i can’t find their twitter account to check out the pics
Brian Mansfield posted some soundscan numbers including the total number of downloads Danny has sold so far. So far Danny has sold 26,000 singles of “My Best Days” at about 2,000 downloads a week.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/02/bonus-soundscan-numbers-katharine-mcphee-jordin-sparks-and-more/1
Twitter: kiady
FOGS, just found their twitter account but just saw a pic of Danny…
Claudia
I am glad that you were able to see that picture of Danny. Hopefully we will get to see some video of his Walmart Soundcheck after he does it.
Twitter: kiady
FOGS, they are saying we will just be able to see the interview in April!!
so long…
Twitter: jannworth
Shirl, cool that Country Weekly has more on Danny–what is the date on the magazine? They put them out on different weeks in different parts of the country. I hope I haven’t missed it –mine changes on Fridays!
IDOL GIVES BACK !!!!!
I wish I had more info to give you girls then this. But on our local CBS station at the news half hour they were talking about IDOL GIVES BACK. I was in the kitchen only heard that there was an announcement that is all I got. SO I thought maybe tonight on Entertainment tonight there could be some more news or you girls would know where to find out….
Twitter: jancute
Good Evening Ladies!
watched AI the other day, My bets are Andrew, Katie and Haley YAY! very dynamic artists…
FOGs – what do those numbers tell us? is it good or bad? is that enough or fair? about the MBD sales ok?
Shirl – what Issue of Country Weekly is that? I have to hunt again for that one LOL! If I meet Danny someday, I will bring all Dannystuff infront of him and let it be signed YAY!!!
Bosman – I guess my judgement on Kris was incorrect to say the least. i don’t care much about him anyway cuz Im still pissed off when he took away Danny’s spot on the Finale. Don’t care much about Allison cuz until now I dont understand the words that are coming out of her mouth literaly I mean, she should sing her words clearly haha. Whatever for Adam… period! and for Jim C. – go to hell! haha.!
Im also shocked for the singing policeman that didn’t make it… Im not surprised about the girl that has a weird lips cuz her singing was not for Idol… Too bad for the girl who was cut off 3 times now, I feel sorry for her but admires her dedication and courage! Oh before I forgot, love the rockerchick mom! and the Jordin Sparks looks and sounds alike haha. My Lambert sister is rooting for Alex Lambert! I said to her, Whatever!!! not good enough to beat even Kris’ voice haha.
Twitter: jancute
Sharon – I hope Danny performs on Idol gives back! and not only answering telephone calls, His powerful, emotional, inspiring singing should be heard cuz hey, Danny Gokey is about giving and having a big heart!
jancute, I think Danny would be a given to do Idol Gives Back he has said many times he would love to do that. And you are correct that is what Danny is all about is the giving and encouraging. Hope they whoever the “they is” gives him an opportunity.
Twitter: tonicny
Hi! I have not read any posts yet but a friend just sent me this YT video and although it is not about Danny Gokey I wanted to share this video with you. He has millions of hits on this video so maybe you have already heard of him
Gokeyguy
The sales total for Danny’s single “My Best Days” is low but hopefully he will gain more sales once his song gets more airplay and he gets more national exposure.
Twitter: jancute
Sharon – I can see it now, Danny singing Its Only! can you imagine it? smack right down on the real purpose of the show. Well maybe Carrie’s “Change” according to rumors might be also feature but Ill stick to Danny’s Its Only… I don’t see Kradison performances on Idol gives back.. right? I mean no way…
Twitter: jancute
FOGs – Im worried when you told me that… I don’t know, I really hope its because Danny doesn’t have national exposure yet… only local tvs and radio appearances only, don’t forget to mention small gatherings. I really hope after March 2, everything will be great for Danny when it comes to album sales.
hey! Just checking/lurking in for a few before I go home.
Had a rough start w/my workout earlier but getting on the treadmill made it go smoothly the rest of the time. Anyway…
Yeah, sucks that no new videos from the tour this week have been posted or anything. There’s always tomorrow
At least he tweeted that the President should put in the health care plan that everyone should own 100 pairs of glasses…Lol…thought that was cute 
Anyway, I’ll be back on later when I get home. deuces for now
<3
Love you G-G. When are you going to stop playing coy and tell us all how you really feel? Ha-Ha!
Reminds me of one of my favorite sayings… Opinions are free, if you haven’t got one, what’s your excuse?
ITA with you about Allison and Cantiello (whom shall remain first nameless to me for as long as he continues to torture the public with his excuse for entertainment)!
Looks like I am going to be out hunting down my next Danny fix tomorrow. Perhaps, I will wear a disguise. Just hate looking silly hunting through all those two bit magazines for CW. I’m just not a magazine kind of gal. It is an environmental thing for me. I feel the same way about newspapers of any variety.
I hope when Danny appears on AI the spotlight is on him only. I also hope FOGs/Lizzy or Steph can give us their educated opinion about those sales figures.
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Danni – LOL! maybe having to wear glasses for some people have a perception of being a nerd or something. But it turns out to be a good image though for some people, making them stand out from others and some making them “cool” and “hot” looking… Of course you can achieve this by having designer glasses or a regular “looks expensive” glasses! YAY!
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Hey Maryann LOL! what do you mean by that huh?? LOL! OMG, I remember this one, One time Im looking for the CW magazine at Barnes and Noble, it was so awkward to ask that if they have it I don’t know why but so awkward! I just make my face very numb though just for Danny haha. Hey count me in too in CW hunting haha! here we go again LOL!
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Lizzy, not sure if your still but I posted the new chart results on Tuesday night. Danny remained at 39 for last week.
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I hate Jim C. cuz he really disses behind Danny’s back, but I look forward for the interview of Kristen with glasses with our own Dannyboy. It will be an epic moment for Idolatry for sure, love it when Danny turns the table around to the haterwriters haha. Nice one Dannyboy! wait a second, ya’ll know that Kristen is pregnant right?(of course its not true, its just something soft under her dress) they said its Danny’s baby or Am I just interpreting wrong tidbits haha..
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Hey Gokey Guy and Danip, whenever I get fretting over Danny’s chart # or single sales, etc. But husband just shakes his head and says “his album hasn’t even been released, yet!” And then I try to act cool and wander away…..
Gokeyguy and Maryann
Hopefully sales for Danny’s album will be at least okay. One good thing is that he has almost always been on the overall Top 200 albums chart on Itunes for over a week now. He fell of that chart a few times, but made his way back up there.
The highest he has been ranked on that chart is 101, and that was last Wednesday. Today he was ranked as high as #156 which was the highest he’s been since last Wednesday. Now he’s ranked #189 on the overall album chart, but I think he will go up again.
On Amazon his album sales have went up some. Last time I checked over there this evening, he was ranked #13 on the Country albums chart and and #84 on the Bestelling items in music chart.
At this point, I don’t know how many albums he is going to sell especially since he still hasn’t gotten any national promotion, but I hope everything works out at least okay for him.
At least we know he’s selling something because for the most part he’s been on the Top 200 albums on Itunes list for the past week. And he moved up on Amazon some.
I hope things work out for Danny regarding albums sales. I do think that he if he gets a decent amount/good amount of album sales, that could convince more stations to add/play his song.
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Jan – yes, thats a positive thing to think about, his album is not out yet and a single will not do it either to meet expectations… I really really hope Danny will do great on March 2. Maybe this is just our “protective” side of being a Dannyfan cuz you really want Danny to succeed…
Jan – BTW, my SHF bracelet is on its way to my state, can’t wait for that… maybe tomorrow or this weekend YAY!
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FOGs, Jan – is it okay to compare Danny’s album sales with Kradison album sales? I don’t know why I ask that, it just came to my mind… is it really that conclusive? to based album sales on itunes and amazon? what about Wallmart or other record bars? what is the right way to measure an artist’s album sales for example for the first week>
Gokeyguy
You can compare Danny’s possible sales with Kradison or anyone else you want to. Even though he’s in a different genre of music from them.
Here are some album sales for country artists listed on pulse music board, from a couple of weeks ago. This might give us an idea where Danny might place on Billboard if he sells any of these various amount of CD sales.
1 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 480,922 999 45 480,968
13 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 33,562 5 31,836 5,466,046
15 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 31,043 32 23,537 1,453,734
22 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 21,985 27 17,278 1,528,884
29 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE PLAY ON 18,132 2 17,770 1,263,001
32 ALDEAN*JASON WIDE OPEN 16,189 9 14,797 1,017,914
47 RUCKER*DARIUS LEARN TO LIVE 12,545 20 10,430 1,285,450
51 LAMBERT*MIRANDA REVOLUTION 11,012 5 10,526 393,042
60 MCGRAW*TIM SOUTHERN VOICE 9,351 3 9,115 598,377
62 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 9,281 10 8,447 4,658,181
70 URBAN*KEITH DEFYING GRAVITY 8,255 -7 8,874 753,304
92 HANNAH MONTANA HANNAH MOVIE SNDTRK 6,039 19 5,075 1,844,499
98 YOUNG*CHRIS MAN I WANT TO BE 5,728 4 5,518 200,287
99 BRYAN*LUKE DOIN’ MY THING 5,725 -3 5,912 230,283
102 RASCAL FLATTS UNSTOPPABLE 5,519 0 5,494 1,152,083
106 KEITH*TOBY AMERICAN RIDE 5,426 2 5,335 316,050
111 MCENTIRE*REBA KEEP ON LOVING YOU 5,267 3 5,100 416,581
123 JOHNSON*JAMEY THAT LONESOME SONG 4,519 3 4,403 710,273
125 PAISLEY*BRAD AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT 4,504 -1 4,550 488,986
The number in the very front is the number that the artists was ranked on The Billboard Top 200 albums. For example, Carrie Underwood’s album “Play On” was ranked #29 on Billboard the week these figures came out.
And the second number shown is the amount of albums sold that week. For example, Carrie sold, 18,132 albums the week these sales figures came out.
I am not as concerned where Danny will rank on the Billboard Top 200 albums, as I am about where he will rank on the country albums chart.
I would like to see him debut into the Top 10 country albums chart on Billboard. But that could be difficult to do, depending on how much national exposure he gets and how many fans he has/people that buy his album.
One more thing before I leave again…
Don’t mean to bring back “old drama”, but apparently GG4L/Katy/Mary/ whoever she is for the week is at it again
She randomly started up a twitter acct and sent a “Hater” tweet to Rachel, calling her all sorts of names and such, and ended up deleting her acct.( “Crazy”, that is, not Rachel).
Just a warning to anyone who’s on twitter on here. This nonsense has really got to stop when it comes to this girl. Seriously
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Hi everyone — a longer list of concerts is up at the Sugarland site. Doesn’t say where Danny will be, but some of the dates near in time to the ones we know about might be likely prospects.
Today, February 18, 2010, 3 hours ago
-Shani
Sugarlandmusic: We added new new tour dates to our website today. http://bit.ly/9lv6wJ Hope to see all of you on the road this year.
For Lizzy, it’s a little confusing but I’m seeing some info about presales for Columbia MD through another source.
Gokeyguy
Also, most album sales come from stores like Wal-mart, Target, etc. Albums purchased on the Internet on places like Itunes and Amazon are only a small fraction of album sales.
Twitter: jancute
FOGS – thanks for the detailed analysis on album sales… the moment of truth really comes out on that day. Danny would do very well. Im buying the album in different ways and places. that is the way I know I can support Danny.
Twitter: jancute
FOGS – Danny’s album turning Gold is the goal right? to say the least… his AI9 debut will surely bring album sales to highs…
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Steph, Thank you I am going to keep my eye on the 6/11 in Saratoga and the 9/4 Cooperstown NY concerts all within a close vicinity although no news on whether Danny will be there.
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Steph – VA Beach is on 9/24? I think Im not here anymore at that time cuz I think were moving to the west coast… OMG! my real hope is this coming March, Oh God help me! ahhhhhhh!
Gokeyguy
I think that the goal is for Danny to sell as many albums as he can and have nice steady sales. I don’t know if he will go gold, (500,000) copies sold.
I don’t think Kris will go gold anytime soon, because of his low album sales. And Danny might sell less albums than Kris. Adam is the only one that has gone gold, and might be the only one from this season who achieves that status.
But I think that Danny’s label might be happy if he has a decent amount of album sales for a new Country artist his first week.
And if sales are steady for as long as they can be. Even if he doesn’t go Gold. There are quite a few Country acts whose albums haven’t gone Gold,but I think their labels are happy with them. So if Danny doesn’t go Gold, his label could still be happy with his sales depending on how he does.
Hi all – Just checking in tonight. There has been a promo running on our country radio station FM106 for Danny’s concert in Milw on March 6, with Danny himself talking about it. Nice it is being promoted, but I think RCA (who is sponsoring it) is making a big mistake by not securing a larger place. I feel things are going to be a bit crazy that day!! Hope everyone is safe with all the downtown traffic, etc.
Looking forward to seeing Danny’s album in the stores. Seems like it’s been forever!!
Twitter: jancute
FOGS – is it because the Country Genre has a limited album distribution? its not worldwide as the other genres? so that is why Country album reps are well satisfied for a steady sales rather than huge sales? I think they have their own calculation as to or whom is selling albums…
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Hi everyone-
Cori, I think that is what RCA wants. I think they want people to be turned away at the door for Danny’s concert. Because if he can’t sell out in his hometown, what does that say?
I wish single sales were higher too- perhaps a lot of his fans are not online/digital downloaders. I know I have done my part with single sales! But his album isn’t out yet and still no national PR.
Sorry to hear about the harrassment of Rachel; is that who called her a snob?
Also drama at AI forums. Glambert trolls already invading Casey’s (We’re called Casey’s Crew there) thread because a lot of Gokey fans are there and a big Danny fan (desdanny) started the fan club/handing out numbers. They are openly taunting them on Twitter. Sigh; trolls are so desperate for attention (I think we have all experienced one here); perhaps there is something missing in their personal life to desperately seek attention/drama.
We need more Danny news, lol!
Gokeyguy
Country albums typically don’t sell as many albums worldwide as other genres of music do like pop albums. So that probably is one reason why Country album/single sales don’t have to be as high as pop album sales to be considered successful.
And I think that in general albums like pop artists sell more than Country artists do, unless the country artist is really popular like Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum.
I think that if Danny sold less albums than Kris, his label might be happy enough with his sales.
Twitter: jancute
FOGS – Danny is a Country/pop singer right then? I mean he was polished as a country/pop like Carrie, Taylor and Lady Antebellum to attract fans outside the Country genre… I think thats a big obligation for Danny to uphold but thank God hes only a new Country artist so he can not think about that for now.
Pam – ITA with you, hello! thats Milgokey were talking about, why not the Bradley Center right? I think there should be no problem whatsoever for Danny to fill up that big Bradley cuz it is his hometown. Not only Milwaukee but also the State of WI will support and got his back… I think RCA shouldn’t be that uncertain or scared to promote their artist in a big way… DO you agree?
Gokeyguy
I think that Danny’s label considers him a modern/country soul artist, like the type of album he said he was putting out, a modern/country soul album.
I think that they want Danny to sing country music with more of a soul edge to it, like we see in some of the songs on his album like “Be Somebody.”
I don’t know if Danny will really crossover to pop, but I think that he could do fine as country artist with a bit of soul edge.
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This has a few pics of Danny last week at that live cast
http://www.newtek.com/newtek/behind/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=Gokey
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FOGs- oh yes I forgot about that one. I remember Danny said in one interview that he wants to do an album that is marketable, seems like a new Country that does not exclude any genres. For me, Danny and his producer was successful in fulfilling that major task cuz its not all Country, any musical taste is IN that album…
Pam – oops Im sorry, I think I didn’t understand what you said, I think my last post was a response to Cori… But why would RCA think that way like what you said on your last post? is it just a safe move to do?
FOGS, actually if you took away the fact that Kris won American Idol, his album sales aren’t that bad – for a new artist. But because he won AI, the expectations, standards are always higher. Unfortunately, Kris continues to have the weakest selling album of the winners.
Danny did not win AI, and was not in the finals. The good news for Danny is that he has continued to see spikes in his album sales. Definitely a good sign considering that the album is not even in released and they have not started the national promotion.
And if Danny is already see more traffic because of the AI 9 auditions shows, I can imagine what’ going to happen when they go live. I can also imagine what his sales are going to be like – once all the above takes place – as well as his tour with Sugarland.
Record sales are one way of generating revenue for the record label. Another is live shows. And Danny has proven that playing to live audiences is one of his strengths. And it sounds like the response has been very good so far.
Twitter: pjgvet
GG- I think that his label wants this to be an intimate celebratory feel concert also, not a big arena style.
Turner Hall is a very, very (1800′s) beautiful old hall and it usually has “special” acts there. The manager told me that artists LOVE to play there, so I think it is somewhat of a Milwaukee honor to play there.
I listened to the Sugarland album and I really like it. Some of it is too twangy for me (STeve Earle!) but some songs I love- Joey, Love, Already gone, and especially Keep You.
I think Danny will be in good hands touring with them and can probably improve stage presence also! Getting excited for him to tour with them!
Twitter: jancute
The Surf – I hope I have the same feeling/positive attitude like yours… Its so good to know that… After what you and FOGs said, I feel no worries and even more excited on what is ahead of Danny! I can see it now too! His Best Days are trully ahead of him, So we Dannyfans will have to wait for the future! YAY!
Twitter: jannworth
Surf, whether it was AI Live or the radio concerts, Danny IS in his element when he sings live. Even MJ walked away going “wow, what just happened”. He has a stage presence/charisma/what-ever it-is that just hooks the audience in. I’ve seen it on AI Live, in Grafton, Madison and most lately at Nolas in NY. That’s why its soo cool that he is touring soon. Jan
Twitter: steph6449
If anyone was thinking to go to the Pittsburgh area show, the Sugarland fanclub will be starting presales soon. You have to join their club though. sugarlandmusic.com
The presale for the Sugarland show below will take place exclusively on Ticketmaster.com. This presale starts on Monday February 22 at 10am Local Venue Time:
May 14, 2010 – Post Gazette Pavilion in Pittsburgh, PA
hi, maryann! sorry if your account got merged with mine at DGO. i just checked my account at DGO and it’s just fine
i got a copy of Mitch Albom’s “Have a Little Faith” yesterday after danny mentioned it. i’ve started reading it & it’s very deep but i kinda like it though. the only books i’ve ever read are all the harry potter books, twilight and new moon
The Surf
I even think if Allison wasn’t on Idol that her sales would be considered that bad for a new artist either.
But I do think there is a lot of expectations for Kris as the winner and to a lesser degree some for people like Allison and Danny who didn’t win but who are expected to sell more than other new artists because of their exposure on Idol.
But at least expectations for Danny and Allison aren’t as high as they are for the winner and runner-up.
I am glad to see some spikes in Danny’s album sales, and to see traffic increase on his site. Right now there are currently 115 people on his site.
In the past traffic hasn’t been that high on his site. Plus most of the time traffic goes up on his site, his sales go up at least a little on Itunes.
I think that him touring with Sugarland might help him with album sales too.
Twitter: jancute
Pam – Yes, hmm I think that will work for Danny and Dannyfans. Intimate concert, cuz thats what Danny wants. I wonder when is the real Album launch will look like and where??? Is it really there in Milgokey? its not televised or something? Im thinking of like Adam’s Album Debut(of course not like what happen to him and his performance though which is so unfortunate and all messed up) I hope on ACMs or CMAs or any big event that is televised too…
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This is interesting from someone to Danny. Has anyone heard that Gary Allan may have already recorded one of Danny’s songs?
@dannygokey Listened to clips of new cd, I luv #2 (Gary Allan sings it 2) I really hope Get Away is a single, it’s a great summer song!!
If it’s from the RCA preview site, song #2 is Like that’s a bad thing. Probably would be a different order on another site with previews, at least one I saw was alphabetical.
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steph -who is Gary Allan? are they saying that Danny is not the first one to sing that song? I really loved that one with Life On Ya!
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Steph, just for you
http://www.cmt.com/videos/luke-bryan/484945/rain-is-a-good-thing.jhtml
And know we all have those thorn in the side songs and I heard mine today. Pray for You by Jason and the Long Road to Home, this song just grates !!!
pjgvet
I love a lot of Sugarland songs, including “Love”, “Joey”, “Settlin”, and “All I want to do.” I also really like “Keep You”. I am surprised that “Keep You” didn’t do better on radio than it did.
I think that the label had cancelled the release of that song as a single even though I believe it was sent out to radio and there is a video out for it.
Hi all – been lurking lots and posting not at all lately. Hope everyone is doing well.
Steph, Gary Allan did Like It’s a Bad Thing on his Living Hard cd. You can hear a clip here…
http://www.garyallan.com/music/
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So Milgokey the same song but with new/changed words.
Gary’s is very country while Dannys’ leans a bit more country/rock.
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Milgokey fan – OMG! its really like Danny’s version. So that is a “revival” song on Danny’s album? I hope that the only ones though and the rest is all original and Danny’s firsts… Danny’s version is more playful though and fits my taste for being playful YAY!
Danip – I don’t know if the words will end up being different since we haven’t heard Danny’s whole version yet. I’ve never heard Gary’s either
. I don’t think it was ever released as a single so for most people Danny’s version will be new.
I did see Gary in concert once though, only because he was opening for Keith Urban. Gary is a good singer and put on a pretty good show, but personally, for me, his voice is one of those I can’t tolerate much.
I should have said Danny’s version will be new, and BETTER, of course!
Thanks for that info about Gary singing “Life is a bad thing” Milgokey fan.
Here is the Gary’s full version of the song, if anyone is interested in hearing the whole song, I like it. And I am looking forward to hearing Danny’s full version of the song:
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I was just basing it on Gary’s being Like it’s a bad thing, and Danny’s being Like that’s a bad thing, semantics you know.
I went over to amazon to get a longer listen and it’s definitely the same song, but that doesn’t matter to me as i don’t think it will ever be a single release.
Hi GokeyGuy! This is a quick visit, I seem to have missed a lot and doubt I can catch up today! GokeyGuy, you moving to the West Coast? Sounds good- I read that someone else had recorded one of the songs from the album? I love Get Away-but IWNSG will always be my favourite-it means so much- Ellen, did I see you asked me if I recieved an email-I look at my email every day and I haven`t seen anything, I`ll look again and maybe you can tell me when you sent it-because I got a lot! Hope everyone is okay and Rach. if you`re still around! I saw what was going on at Twitter, `She` just keeps coming back, doesn`t she? Don`t let her upset you- we all know it was a total load of rubbish-She`s seriously messed up-
GokeyGuy, I think there`ll be PLENTY of news coverage at the launch in Milwaukee-I imagine that the sheer volume of people there will interest Fox, and they`ll be talking to a few of you who are queuing outside- How exciting, really looking forward to seeing the videos-Anyone camping out overnight?
Danip – too funny! I did not even notice the difference in the title. You are very perceptive, as always. Thanks!
FOGS, thanks for the YT link. This really has a country rock vibe. (will enjoy much more with Danny’s vocals
)
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pic from the Walmart Soundcheck visit http://twitpic.com/13zs76
apparently Danny didn’t sing, but they will be presenting the interview in March sometime according to their twitter (@wmsoundcheck)
thanks for the info on Gary Allan. interesting that someone has recorded it before, wonder if that may be the case with any other songs for Danny’s album.
and I saw that link about Luke’s corn song. was actually leaving my two cents there at cmt, but it seems to have either eaten the post or put it into moderation. oh well, feel better having at least typed it up wherever it went.
I have been having major Danny withdrawals tonight so I went down memory lane and rewatched the FM106 mini-concert he did last month. He was so relaxed and comfortable. I feel so much better now
Here’s the link if anyone else needs a pick-me-up
http://fm106.com/pages/roadhouse.html?feed=357240&article=6607109
Here is a list of Cantiello’s top 10 Idol Twitters. Danny makes the list at #7, but of course Jim says negative stuff about Danny and he says negative stuff about Taitiana’s Tweets as well, but he’s nice about the other idol tweets:
http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/02/18/american-idol-twitter/
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Milgokey – me blushing, now if I could have been this perceptive at work today..haha.
Steph I guess you won’t be able to share your feelings about the Corn song with anyone else but us. We feel your pain
Carole – I don’t think I could bring myself to camp out overnight, even for Danny! I’m sure the Milwaukee show will be absolutely nuts though. I emailed one of the FM106 DJ’s to see if she new why they picked such a small venue for his hometown. She said that was what was available for that night. I think there are quite a few other events going on but I still am concerned that a lot of fans will be disappointed on March 6 when they run out of room.
Steph, I was wondering the same thing tonight, whether any of the songs had been recorded before. I seem to remember someone claiming, I think at mj’s, that Tiny Life had been written 5 years ago but I haven’t been able to track anything down to confirm that.
Twitter: pjgvet
I, for one am not camping overnight!! This is downtown Milwaukee, people! And it is early March; there could be a snowstorm- March is a big snow month.
Are you sure that Gary Allen song is the same song? The titles are different and we only (well, I didn’t !) heard a 30 sec. clip.
At least Jim has Danny on his top 10 list, even if he disses Danny. I think Jim might have a secret love of Danny, but denies himself by pretending he is too cool for Danny
Not surprised Kris is on there. Jim is a big fangirl of Kris’s. I like Kris but don’t think his tweets are very clever or interesting. Surprised Allison and Adam were not on there (or did I miss them).
Maybe Danny will get new followers now!
Twitter: steph6449
Dani P, well, I did email two DJs at the DC station mentioning how much I disliked it, and calling it a cringe-inducing borderline date rape song
lol.
FOGS, I remember that at mj’s, and did see the source she was citing. It was just someone who said in a comment at another site that they had seen Jeffrey Steele singing the song himself somewhere at a club. I’ve never seen that anyone else has recorded it or even performed it. Which is interesting. Made me wonder why not, since Jeffrey is an in-demand songwriter.
Seems doubtful no one else would have liked it, so I wondered if either it didn’t hit the right match with someone who felt they could perform a song like that well. Or if Jeffrey held it back until he was ready for someone else to record it, maybe if it was something he wrote soon after the accident with his son?
pjgvet
I continue to be annoyed by Jim and him constantly insulting Danny. I remember in the summer time, how he asked Danny multiple times to follow him.
Heck I even retweeted one of his tweets to Danny where he asked him to follow him. Because he had said some nice stuff about Danny and I thought he had changed his ways regarding Danny. But he continues to put Danny down. I am glad that Danny isn’t following him on Twitter.
Steph, I just found where Jeffrey Steele’s son actually passed away in January 2007 so the song must have been written no more than 3 years ago. Whether anyone else has recorded it, I don’t know. But, that is surprising since it is a very good song. I’m glad Danny will be able to put his own touch on it and make it shine.
Milgokey fan, Yes, I agree, there are SOoo many people flying in -it just seems weird to pick somewhere that doesn`t hold a vast ammount of people, even `though it sounds a beautiful place-very odd! Btw, multiple personalities are the order of the day on Twitter, one has `disappeared` closed her account I presume, but GS is still there and `Dom`-all too confusing for me, I`m afraid!
Just got in from an evening out with friends.
Ellen, if you’re still here, could you please pick up a copy of that People Country magazine for me if Danny is in it? I haven’t seen it here in Florida but then I’m not too familiar with who carries which magazines down here, like I would be if at home. Would really appreciate it!
Hi Shirl, thankyou for the magazine, I have a lot of good things coming in March!!! Steph, can you tell me whether I heard right or not- but I am sure that I heard Danny say, about IWNSG was written after the funeral of Jeffrey Steele`s son? I don`t know who wrote it- but during one of the MANY interviews I have heard, I`m sure he said that was what had inspired the lyrics-
Twitter: steph6449
this is the post where mj mentioned an earlier reference. she says 2005 so I guess my one theory is no good if the accident with Jeffrey’s song was later.
http://mjsbigblog.com/danny-gokey-debuts-another-new-song-tiny-life.htm
the cite is in the comment thread, where someone says this:
I don’t think so, but Rhonda correct me if I’m wrong. And Adam, if you’ve worked with Jeffrey Steele, you are NOT a dork. He’s the cool-est. He did, however, sing this amazing song called “Tiny Life.” I’d be shocked if no one cuts that one.
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ran across at CMT while searching, aww. I remember liking the way she approached it, Danny makes me smile. Yeah.
http://blog.cmt.com/2009-12-15/american-idols-danny-gokey-makes-me-smile/
Twitter: pjgvet
FOGS, sent you a twitter DM
Twitter: steph6449
if I remember right, didn’t Danny or someone else say that a writer/co-writer of IWNSG met a relative at the funeral of Jeffrey’s son Alex, who made a comment about not saying goodbye that helped inspire the lyrics to IWNSG?
I’m not sure who wrote IWNSG, there was a theory at TWOP that it may have been two writers who have done songs for Toby Keith and others. forget the names, but it was a man and woman (chuck someone and lara somebody?).
PJGVET, I actually stopped following Kris a while back. I never found him all that interesting. It’s ironic that Cantinello was lukewarm to Adam.
But I also agree that Cantinello may have indirectly given Danny some free publicity. I do think it will arouse people’s curiosity and give Danny more followers. And Danny may get some album sales out of it.
I would not be surprised at all if Cantinello tried to get an interview with Danny – but Danny (or his management) turned him down – and now @JAMBAJIM is throwing a hissy fit.
Steph, I think you are right. Danny did say something about a speaker at a funeral using the line IWNSG. Don’t remember the details. You are doing way better at that than I.
As for Tiny Life, that blog is certainly dated 2005 so I’m not sure what the story is on that one. Thanks for doing the research. You are such a sleuth, Sherlock!
Twitter: pjgvet
Steph, I do remember that the same way you did re IWNSGB.
Surf- Interesting theory! I can see Jamba Jim really wanting to do an interview with Danny. He could think of all kinds of ways to poke fun. And you know what, I actually think Danny could hold his own and give as good as he got. But I think he would need more distance from the whole Ai experience first, and not so close to the time of album release. I would actually be kind of interested to see what kind of interview it would be. Because I think that deep down Jim C likes Danny but is just a very weak personality who can’t help himself going for a cheap laugh and will also not let himself be seen as anything less than “cool”.
Whereas, I hope Danny would NEVER do another interview with Slezak/EW. I think they are more truly evil than Jim C is.
I hope we get some fan pics/vids from that concert tonight! I’m surprised we haven’t heard any tweets about it, although I guess they are only an hour in.
Going to bed at a reasonable hour tonight; good night all!
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from today’s show
http://twitpic.com/1420jc – Danny Gokey @ the Saddle Sore in Norco!
Danny Gokey started show with My Best Days AWESOME
31 minutes ago from txt
Danny Gokey would be a succesful R&B artist just as much as he is a country artist. He’s killing the stage. Amazing vocals!
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Steph, lol.
I asked and I received!
CAROLE, that is weird. It’s doesn’t appear as though you are receiving my e-mails.
SHIRL, yes, I will follow up on People Country magazine.
FOGS, if Danny does a Walmart Soundcheck that will be to die for! I’ve seen those and they are just fabulous! It’s a mini-concert with an interview usually at the end….acoustic songs, about half a dozen or so. Nice clear close-ups. This has my little old heart going pitty pat pitty pat!
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blog from someone who was at one of the events earlier this week with Danny. appears she had a great time
http://livelaughloveandchaos.blogspot.com/2010/02/danny-gokey-concert.html
Twitter: jancute
Hey Pam – Pls don’t say that… Im really looking forward for a Danny-Kristen with glasses interview!!! not that I want danny to suffer from all of their concealed hate when they are infront of him but I want Danny to make a payback time big time to her pls pls pls!!!
Hey Carole! – Yes, I think we are, VA Beach is so far away to home, and we have many relatives back in the west coast! love the surroundings here but hate the whether!
About Jim’s top tweeters, Belly button lint and Laxatives??? did I miss something here? is that danny’s tweets???? haha what the story about it?
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this is the first day this week i’ve seen anyone tweeting much, and no videos or radio interviews at all?
Gokey Guy and Jan, Country Weekly with Danny is the March 1 issue, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw on the cover. Hope you find it!
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ooh, nice new (but from December) video of Danny MBD. looks like this is from the Sony holiday party, where Brandon’s wife was with them
http://www.roughstock.com/video/danny-gokey-my-best-days-are-ahead-of-me-acoustic-/
wonder if RCA slipped it to Matt Bjorke similar to their letting Brian Mansfield show the OHN video first
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Shirl – OK, wow, anything with Danny on it YAY!!! haha…
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maybe not exclusive to Matt B, as that video seems to be newly posted to Danny’s official YT channel. but he’s the first one I saw picking it up.
you can leave a comment and rate it here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARh_ksYBw28
nice how they have integrated the ads for the CD into the video. wonder if they will release more from that concert? they are very well done.
Thank you Ellen! Now I must get to bed, been a long day. I miss being here on iheart on a more regular basis!
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GAC is running a show on Sound and Speed this week. Not sure if it would contain any Danny content or glimpses. Only caught a little part of it but it reruns again tomorrow.
http://www.gactv.com/gac/shows_ngt/
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from @roughstock – Got a great Twitter contest coming to celebrate @dannygokey’s CD Release. Please RT for @dannygokey fans. Will announce the contest nxt wk
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awww
I just did the Cupid Shuffle with @DannyGokey!!! Everyone is so much fun at the Saddle Sore in Norco!
5 minutes ago from mobile web
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@bfraley: Watching @dannygokey line dancing! Who says that boy ain’t country!!! http://yfrog.com/35mp3fj
Hey! Just checking in to see what’s going on.
I try not to pay attention to Jim c anymore b/c I think that he’s basically a follower of the people who hate on Danny. I will admit that whenever I do check out his “Tweet beats” or whatever that they can be quite funny. I’ll give him that, at least. Other than that, he’s just to the point of beyond annoying.
I saw that pic of Danny doing the cupid shuffle. Would love to see him do that!!! lol
Okay, guess I’m as tired as I thought. I’m out. Deuces <3
Twitter: jancute
Awww, Danny bringing it out with his dancing shoes again!!! I hope I see Danny dance when he come here at VA, HOPEFULLY! (fingers and toes crossed!) Line Dancing huh?? is that similar to the slide dance??? haha! GO DANNY!!!