Category Archives: Fan experience

He shoots, he scores: The David Archuleta “Hat Trick” factor

Posted on 01/09/2010 by awestruck

As a teenager, I played hockey on one of the teams that comprised the first ladies hockey league in Calgary during the mid to late 1970s.  I was always hoping to score that elusive (at least for me!) hat trick.  … Continue reading →

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Border crossings: Surviving ArchuInterrogation

Posted on 01/03/2010 by refnaf

Fasten your seatbelts as three SnowAngelz tell their harrowing tales of cross-border life in the David Lane. Refnaf: Never in my previous non-ODD life, have I ever “crossed over” the divide between our lovely countries as often as I have … Continue reading →

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Paying it forward

Posted on 12/29/2009 by SandyBeaches

“When we pay forward, the idea multiplies to more and more people, touching their lives directly or indirectly.” — Catherine Ryan Hyde, Pay It Forward David Archuleta’s gentle kindness, support to charities and soulful caring, reminds us of the capabilities … Continue reading →

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A Little Too Not Over Tour-re-lu-re-lu

Posted on 12/21/2009 by TOfan

Have you ever thought you were losing your mind? Is it a bad sign that I’m even asking that question? I’ll tell you why I ask. I’ve come to realize that as wonderful as David Archuleta concerts are, they always … Continue reading →

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More than entertainment

Posted on 12/15/2009 by refnaf

  Writing recaps is something I have resisted doing…. Words seriously fail me when I make an attempt to describe the David concert experience …  many fans do such an excellent job of describing each song, analyzing the nuances in … Continue reading →

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California Dreamin’ Part 2: I left my heart in San Francisco

Posted on 12/10/2009 by awestruck

I must say that, in hindsight, the San Francisco VIP experience was a “coulda, shoulda, woulda” moment for me.  David was so tired in sound check/meet-and-greet my heart ached for him.  Four nights in a row seems just too much … Continue reading →

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California Dreamin’ Part 1: Meeting David for the first time

Posted on 12/07/2009 by awestruck

Before this tour, the only time I’d seen David Archuleta perform live was in Salt Lake City in March – the final concert of his first solo tour. But I’d never met him in person … until Santa Rosa. At … Continue reading →

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Witness to the goodness

Posted on 12/06/2009 by happy

Life is wonderful and mysterious. It changes in big ways and small. Some years you live in New Jersey and some years you don’t, sometimes you are healthy and sometimes you aren’t, some weeks you watch The Biggest Loser and some … Continue reading →

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Star of David: A Jewish perspective on Christmas From the Heart

Posted on 12/02/2009 by ninaf

Why is a nice Jewish woman listening – in quite an obsessive way, no less – to a Christmas album, you may ask? To David Archuleta’s Christmas album? Good question. To answer that, let me tell my own Christmas Story. … Continue reading →

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Ann Arbor: My first David Archuleta concert

Posted on 11/29/2009 by stenocruiser

It is not yet daybreak on a rainy morning as my daughter, Cathy, and I head away from Hamilton to the highways – 403 to 401 to 402 to the border.  We have travelled this route over several years to … Continue reading →

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