I would have loved to see Blake and 1R. But BSB, ughh.

Yeah, it’s sold out! Blake and 1R would have been a real treat for sure! I agree with you about the BSB though.

I don’t think we will actually hear Blake perform because we didn’t with the one in Seattle but at least you get to hear the interviews. They are gradually adding pics to the website of the event. There were 20 up the last time I looked.

Long time…no chat. Though I’ve been reading every delicious moment with the same anticipation, excitement, love for the CD, and unnecesary worry about the numbers as the rest of you! Just couldn’t resist, so I booked a room and a ticket to the Memphis/Tunica/Sam’s Town gig Friday night (12/14). By myself–I might add! What has this guy done to me? And to us?

I’ll see if I can fill you in on the details once I drive back to Mud Island on Saturday. I’m concerned because the friendly radio station for spins (sponsor Q107.5) has billed B…as an MC? So we’ll see. I sure hope he gets a chance to perform–if not headline! I’ve never heard of the other local artists, so I’ll be disappointed since I’m attending just for Blake! (But, to be fair, I’m a 40-something and…)

Talk to you soon.
Lisa (from Memphis).

I’m a little concerned, too. I have yet to see anything about Blake being at Sam’s Town on anything other than the radio station site and ticketmaster. I keep hoping that maybe he’ll do some stuff in between each band and then maybe close out the show. And I like a couple of the other bands but mainly I’ll be there for Blake! (and I’m 30 something….)

Let me know if you want to meet up and sit with us.

That’s interesting. Friday morning is when B is supposed to do his radio promo for Z100 in NYC. I don’t see anything about this on his calendar or Kevin’s (Sawka’s) calendar. Of course, it could be a last minute thing though. I hope that since you are going that B will be a performing and not just an MC because that doesn’t make sense since you are going to see the show just him but oh well. lol

Edit: Why didn’t I think of this. It is possible he could do this. He could fly down there after his finishes the Z100 promo and he does have flight capabilities. Hee!

http://wnci.com/cc-common/gallery/thumb.php?src=/export/home//cc-common/mlib/1919/12/1919_11975210841.jpg&wmax=446&hmax=410&quality=90

Too cute:)

That is too cute! :D

Pam
Dec 13th, 2007 at 1:02 am
Lisa,

That’s interesting. Friday morning is when B is supposed to do his radio promo for Z100 in NYC. I don’t see anything about this on his calendar or Kevin’s (Sawka’s) calendar. Of course, it could be a last minute thing though. I hope that since you are going that B will be a performing and not just an MC because that doesn’t make sense since you are going to see the show just him but oh well. lol

Edit: Why didn’t I think of this. It is possible he could do this. He could fly down there after his finishes the Z100 promo and he does have flight capabilities. Hee!

This is why I’ve been worried. But he is supposed to be there. I figure it will just be him and he’ll fly in…although I wish it would be the whole band! But I’ll take what I can get. ha ha Hopefully Memphis will be on his tour schedule next year.

This is why I’ve been worried. But he is supposed to be there. I figure it will just be him and he’ll fly in…although I wish it would be the whole band! But I’ll take what I can get.

Lori,

I hear ya! LOL

Here are some of the rest of the pics from tonight. I’ll post them in sections. They are continuing to add more pics to the site!

Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3

I am so sorry Crystal J! You missed out on going!

Anybody else notice the terrible reviews in todays Yahoo updates?? sheesh.
“American Idle”
An interesting snippet about Amercia’s Mentality, however, in a glutted market of Reality TV:

“For fans, [American Idol] is purely a piece of weekly entertainment,” said Keith Caulfield, an analyst and chart manager for music industry trade magazine Billboard. “Just because you are crowned the winner it doesn’t mean you are going to sell anything

Hmm.He goes on to say it’s a down market anyway on cd sales,but the feeling I’m getting here is, inferring “America doesn’t care, its just teevee.” Growing trend?

Dammitt Pam! The Pictures! akk.
Please post more. Kthxsomuch.

Bully,

Hee! I’ve got them posted on my MS page now. You can look there. :D

Blake Lewis, a pop crooner who took second place in the most recent season of the hit reality TV series, sold just 97,500 copies of “Audio Day Dream,” his first album for 19 Recordings/Arista Records. It’s the lowest first-week sales ever for a debut album from an “Idol” runner-up.

From that article, is this even true? I thought Justin Guarini and Diana DeGarmo sold less their first weeks than Blake did, and it’s not like Katharine sold much more than B did last year. I don’t really appreciate faulty journalism like this if these facts are NOT correct.

I don’t even see how it makes sense to compare sales from several years ago to now either, with the advent of iTunes and lots of illegal downloading software.

Now they’re dubbing Blake the “celebrity guest host.” So I’m guessing that Lisa and others were right, and B’s not performing. But at least we’ll get to see him! Kennedy (from the Karson with a “K” and Kennedy morning show) said she’s trying to hook up a tattoo artist to give the shibby one, another guest band member, and her a new piece of ink in her “champagne suite.” It’s obviously funny banter, but somewhat cute.

If I copied and pasted correctly, here’s a link from the initial phone interview with Blake. It appears they might interview him tomorrow as well. Scroll half way down the screen.
http://www.q1075.com/kandk.htm

I can’t pick up the station at my house, but I’ll be listening to it on my way to Tunica. I’m so excited!

I sent an e-mail to the Karson and Kennedy crew with some “insider tips” for questions about B. (Like going Kommando with a “K” and other tidbits!) I so hope they take every opportunity to promote B and the CD!

It’s going to be a fun weekend!

From that article, is this even true? I thought Justin Guarini and Diana DeGarmo sold less their first weeks than Blake did, and it’s not like Katharine sold much more than B did last year. I don’t really appreciate faulty journalism like this if these facts are NOT correct.

Nic - not true, you are correct about Justin and Diana selling less, and in years that were MUCH better for Idol albums and selling albums in general. Ugh, lazy journalists just going for the spin…

VH1/MTV had a weird one too, saying Blake (and Jordin) *just* managed #10 and then going on to talk about how the top ten was dominated by huge albums. It’s like, is top ten suck or awesome? Pick!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aws2Vz8sQMk

It was nice to hear some fans screaming.