Category Archives: Fan experience

I just don’t get it ….

Posted on 01/15/2011 by TOfan

As you know, David Archuleta will be performing two songs as part of NBC’s Skate for the Heart telecast this Sunday night (4-6 p.m. ET) — one of them (MKOP) while Olympic bronze-medal skater Joannie Rochette skates. Since Joannie is practically … Continue reading →

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Dear Diary: My MoTab Miracle

Posted on 01/08/2011 by awestruck

December 21, 2011 During the day of David Archuleta’s Mormon Tabernacle Choir performance, standing in line, then entering the Conference Centre, it is curious that I feel none of the usual butterflies of anticipation to hear David sing nor the … Continue reading →

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David Archuleta Tour: We need deets and we need them now. Sincerely, a friend.

Posted on 01/03/2011 by TOfan

Okay, there’s no denying 2010 was a banner year for David Archuleta fans. Just skimming this amazing list from Janel on FOD, I see we had the Honduras trip, Somos el Mundo, new music at the A.I. Finale after-party and … Continue reading →

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To Sir David, With Love

Posted on 12/16/2010 by TOfan

I’m sitting here trying to list all the things I’ve learned from David Archuleta … now why is my screen suddenly so blurry? Not sure why thinking about this chokes me up…. Because the list is so long? Because he’s … Continue reading →

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Reflections on management

Posted on 12/12/2010 by awestruck

  The Plea Please don’t shake your head in disgust, suck on a lemon, or throw tomatoes just from reading the title – 😀 The Insight I know virtually nothing about the business side of the music world, but I … Continue reading →

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I wish I had a river David Archuleta could skate away on

Posted on 12/09/2010 by TOfan

Why does this video make my day? Is it learning that, among his other superpowers, David Archuleta can also ice skate? Is it the sight of mischievous Kurt Browning (one of my personal all-Canadian heroes) giving him a hilariously awkward … Continue reading →

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Be afraid, be very afraid

Posted on 12/06/2010 by TOfan

David Archuleta frightens me. Don’t believe that aww shucks exterior for a minute. He is as fierce as it gets. I can barely look at the picture below … the look in those eyes? … lasers are less lethal. And … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving, American cousins!

Posted on 11/24/2010 by TOfan

In a strange twist of fate, Refnaf and I have spent the past two Thanksgivings (Canadian this year, American last year) in the U.S. … listening to David Archuleta sing. Definitely something to be thankful for. And now here we … Continue reading →

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The David Archuleta Galaxy

Posted on 11/21/2010 by awestruck

Many of today’s superstars have risen, exploded onto the scene really, only to burn out like a supernova. Burning with an intensity that is fast, furious, and eventually forgotten – except perhaps for the notoriety surrounding their explosive, destructive and … Continue reading →

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David Archuleta: Thinking outside the box

Posted on 11/10/2010 by awestruck

People have tried to put David Archuleta in a box from the start. In Chords of Strength, I remember reading that when David was age 12 or 13, just after Star Search, Jeff Fenster told the Archuletas that his record … Continue reading →

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