http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=125897

and i mettt C-Rich,Sanjaya,Phil,Gina

and BLAKE! omggg butt i oculdnt get a pic with him just OF him! which was OKAY but i wanted a pic with him so i got his autograph and a pic of him! and a vid from concert and alot of pics! ill send later!
i just wanted to say that i loveeeee blake lewis and he is amazing in concert and soooo hott and sexy in person! lol
it wass the best night of my life

On the other hand, Blake Lewis, the contest’s runner-up, is able to turn all of the affectations that grate on TV into winning traits on the concert stage. While week after week on TV his thin voice, mannered dancing and insistence on beat-boxing became predictable, in the compressed atmosphere of concert he comes across as a talented, professional performer, one intent on maintaining musical integrity while showing the audience a good time.

*snip*

Highlights: Performance-wise, almost anything Blake Lewis did proved worthwhile; vocally, Melinda Doolittle, Phil Stacey and Jordin Sparks shone; and for sheer awfulness, Sanjaya Malakar’s attempt’s to keep up with Doolittle on a turbocharged “Proud Mary” had no competitors.

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20053992,00.html

Thanks Charles for the article. I had part of my Blake fix today. Now I just have to wait till the afteroon.

In the compressed atmosphere of concert he comes across as a talented, professional performer, one intent on maintaining musical integrity while showing the audience a good time.

Highlights: Performance-wise, almost anything Blake Lewis did proved worthwhile

Liked both of these comments.

Thanks also for the EW article Charles. I like where it says “between stealing the show on the American Idol tour….”

Amanda, glad you had such a great time:)

I will post my videos/pictures soon when I upload them. Everything he did was on key and beautiful but my FAVORITE performance he did was She Will Be Loved/With or Without You… it really brought out his talent and I LOVED IT! Had an awesome time! I can’t wait if this goes out on DVD! =D

Best Battle: The beat-boxing showdown between Chris and Blake. Blake totally won, of course, but Chris put together a pretty convincing redux of “SexyBack.”

This is one of my favorites so far of his beatboxing. At the end is this thing he does with the mic stand where he smacks it down then, well…it makes you smile. Or want to jump him. Which ever?:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-Z-vqAWyk

The Rochester review couldn’t be more favorable towards Blake. This is just the beginning of a very successful career. I just know.

I am so excited for him.

This is actually from the NJ show, but is too good not to post here.

This is one of my favorites so far of his beatboxing. At the end is this thing he does with the mic stand where he smacks it down then, well…it makes you smile. Or want to jump him. Which ever?:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-Z-vqAWyk

Jump him, but that’s just me, I guess. ;)

On the other hand, Blake Lewis, the contest’s runner-up, is able to turn all of the affectations that grate on TV into winning traits on the concert stage. While week after week on TV his thin voice, mannered dancing and insistence on beat-boxing became predictable, in the compressed atmosphere of concert he comes across as a talented, professional performer, one intent on maintaining musical integrity while showing the audience a good time.

After reading this again, I think this is one of my favorite reviews of him. Mostly because those who where not big fans of Blake, including this guy I think, were because of the very reasons he stated. His voice was thin compared to Melinda, Jordins, Kiki…he did catch some grief on his dancing, and the beatboxing; well, alot of folks thought of it as nothing more than a gimmick. Heck even Randy at the end jumped ship. But what is so cool about this review, is how it goes on to say “Hey this guy IS really talented” Does that make sense? And goes on to say that pretty much anything Blake was in was a highlight of the show.
Basically I think Blake won this guy over, that I like.

Very smooth I would say.
I remember when he danced on the semifinals on ” Virtual Insanity” and “All Mixed Up” and I thought:
Wow, this guy has got some pretty sexy moves. Love it.

FWIW, I actually heard Travis Wall is soon going to work with him on dance moves for his tour and music videos. Very cool.

I think Blake is great dancer too, very smooth.

This is actually from the NJ show, but is too good not to post here.

This is one of my favorites so far of his beatboxing. At the end is this thing he does with the mic stand where he smacks it down then, well…it makes you smile. Or want to jump him. Which ever?:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-Z-vqAWyk

Hee. ::is jeluz of micstand::

Love that article Charles, thx for posting it! Amanda and Michaela glad you had fun at the shows…Michaela She Will Be Loved is really something, huh? :)

MMmmmhmmm!

Ok Bully, don’t get me started! hee

I’m sorry what was I talking about? I lost track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbfDxuyV0OA

I tried to grab the NASDAQ live feed. I did it like I always do. I even tested that it was all gonna work while the man was talking. I capture video all. the. time. No problem, right?

Still, my video has no video. Only audio. Sorry :(

ETA: I just told tivo to record the next 1.5 hours of Fox News, in addition to ET and Extra. With luck, we’ll get something. The feed was just adorable.

Lookie what was at CakeForever LJ!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-3YUg-LIJc

It’s not all of it (the cute part isn’t there) but there are hi-fives all around.

What is with the writing on that little panel in front of them?

WHY NO NEWS this friday CLIVEBB?!

What is with the writing on that little panel in front of them

That is what I was wondering Michelle.

Thanks to greateggs @ dailymotion for posting these, and shibby_bb @ TWOP for letting us know about it!
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ETA: Does anyone get the feeling that Phil is the only one who has any clue about the stock market? *squishes all of them*

Phil did an excellent job representing them all. Very nice indeed.

He showed real leadership, and was so articulate

Bully,

Yes Phil did, and then he turned to Blake and the two started the whole “Ring the bell” I mean, how can you not LOVE these guys:)

(esp as offset by Blake’s shenanigans!)

Yeah Blake seemed a little bored there.

Judging by his speech, Phil could go into politics if he chose–he did really well up there.

sooo… no vids of the cake pingpong battle in albany yet? :D

*waits impatiently*

cake pingpong battle?

Apparently in Albany, instead of the beatboxing battle..they played air pong and made sound effects.

Yes Phil did, and then he turned to Blake and the two started the whole “Ring the bell” I mean, how can you not LOVE these guys:)

I think the Phil/Blake friendship is cute, they seem closer then when they were on the show.

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