A superfan meets her 'Idols '
A superfan meets her 'Idols '
By CARY ASPINWALL World Scene Writer
9/21/2008
Last Modified: 9/21/2008 2:28 AM
The hardest part about interviewing TV and music stars is acting cool and collected, especially if you're just a dorky superfan at heart.
I was in the basement of the new BOK Center before the "American Idols Live" tour's last stop in Tulsa, waiting to interview a handful of this season's biggest stars.
Even in five-minute mini interviews, that's a lot of face time with people you've spent several months staring at on your TV (and writing articles about). I managed not to say anything too stupid (I hope) and abide by their publicists' demands that we not ask for autographs or photos (sorry, Mom).
David Cook is just a mellow dude who loves him some Whataburger. Surely, this bartender-turned-A-lister can dine at fancier establishments these days, but he hasn't turned his back on burgers, taquitos and regular-guy food. They did take Carly Smithson out for sushi at Tsunami in downtown Tulsa the night before the concert, he said (it was her birthday).
He loves to kid with his fellow Idols, as witnessed by his clowning around with Michael Johns on tour. But even sweet-natured teen David Archuleta gets teased. Archuleta was holding a yellow rose that his publicist
passed along from a fan backstage, and Cook kidded:
"Is that for me? That's so sweet, David. A little awkward, but sweet."
Jason Castro will miss the other Idols now that the tour's over, but he won't miss the schedule.
"I'm kind of tired of them telling me what to do all the time," he confessed (he's refreshingly honest).
He read lots of books on tour, most of which were given to him by fans. His latest read? "The Guardian," by notorious tear-jerking romantic Nicholas Sparks.
"I teared up a little," he admitted.
Source: TulsaWorld
By CARY ASPINWALL World Scene Writer
9/21/2008
Last Modified: 9/21/2008 2:28 AM
The hardest part about interviewing TV and music stars is acting cool and collected, especially if you're just a dorky superfan at heart.
I was in the basement of the new BOK Center before the "American Idols Live" tour's last stop in Tulsa, waiting to interview a handful of this season's biggest stars.
Even in five-minute mini interviews, that's a lot of face time with people you've spent several months staring at on your TV (and writing articles about). I managed not to say anything too stupid (I hope) and abide by their publicists' demands that we not ask for autographs or photos (sorry, Mom).
David Cook is just a mellow dude who loves him some Whataburger. Surely, this bartender-turned-A-lister can dine at fancier establishments these days, but he hasn't turned his back on burgers, taquitos and regular-guy food. They did take Carly Smithson out for sushi at Tsunami in downtown Tulsa the night before the concert, he said (it was her birthday).
He loves to kid with his fellow Idols, as witnessed by his clowning around with Michael Johns on tour. But even sweet-natured teen David Archuleta gets teased. Archuleta was holding a yellow rose that his publicist
passed along from a fan backstage, and Cook kidded:
"Is that for me? That's so sweet, David. A little awkward, but sweet."
Jason Castro will miss the other Idols now that the tour's over, but he won't miss the schedule.
"I'm kind of tired of them telling me what to do all the time," he confessed (he's refreshingly honest).
He read lots of books on tour, most of which were given to him by fans. His latest read? "The Guardian," by notorious tear-jerking romantic Nicholas Sparks.
"I teared up a little," he admitted.
Source: TulsaWorld