I’ve never been a person to hide my hometown shame.

There’s a large part of me that wants David Cook to win because he hails from Kansas City. But for those that aren’t from Kansas City, here are some other reasons why David Cook should be the next American Idol:

1. He’s genuine. Say what you will about David Archuleta, I just don’t buy his “aw shucks” schlock routine. I believe that David Cook believes the words he sings. That was evident tonight.
2. He does things on his own terms. The difference in maturity between the two Davids tonight was evident. Instead of choosing the songs that America would like (as Archuleta and his father did), David Cook chose songs that HE wanted to sing. I think that shows more courage than choosing cheesy “In this Moment” ballads. The title of this reason could also be, “He’s not a puppet.”
3. Chris Daughtry should have won. I know that was two seasons ago, but America has a chance to make up for past wrongs. Taylor Hicks and Jordin Sparks could be more forgotten than they already are if American Idol were to actually crown a rocker as champion.
4. He wasn’t hand-picked by the judges. Just as last season was skewed to favor Jordin Sparks over Blake Lewis, this season has been heavily skewed for David Archuleta to win. He got Neil Diamond’s two most famous songs. He has either had the first pick the whole time, or there’s been a producer (or his dad) in his ear the whole season telling him which songs were the most sugary and would generate the most sympathy for him. David Cook has done everything against the grain, from his completely different arrangements to choosing songs that people might not necessarily know (or that he has not yet sung, like tonight with his choice of Collective Soul’s “The World I Know”).
5. He will sell more records than David Archuleta. This is a fact. David Archuleta is like the Jordin Sparks of this season. Good voice, malleable, BORING. David Cook will make a better record for the reasons above and more people will buy it. This is the truth. I will not be proven wrong by time on this one.

So there you go. Five good reasons why you should vote for David Cook over David Archuleta. Either way, he’s going to make a record and either way, he’ll sell more units than his younger counterpart. So light up those phones, America.

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I had the absolute best nap today. Alli and I got home from lunch after I spoke at the Leavenworth congregation this morning and we were tired. It’s been a while since we’ve taken a good nap on a Sunday.

Since we didn’t have a lot of responsibility today (me: nothing; her: choreograph a dance), we laid down at about 1:30 and slept until about 3:15. It was so restful and I woke up feeling so rejuvenated that I did something I probably wouldn’t normally on a Sunday…I worked out.

Yep. I went to Bally Total Fitness for about an hour and a half while Alli worked on the dance. I watched some poker while I worked out, listened to some Daughtry and had maybe the best workout I’ve had in the last two months. It felt really good to sweat.

Let’s see how I feel tomorrow.

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I can’t believe Chris is gone.

I didn’t want to watch American Idol this year. I probably didn’t start watching until there were about 8 left. I was protesting the fact that Bucky Covington made the top 12. Now, I’m totally hooked (wish that wasn’t the case, but whatever).

I find myself enthralled by the show now. Not because I would necessarily buy any of their records, but because the show is just so dang interesting. Last night was a prime example of why so many people watch.

The “Chrisaholics” obviously didn’t dial enough Tuesday night because in a shocker, he went home over Katharine McPhee (who looks a lot like Alli). Taylor HICKs still is around and I can’t figure it out. I always tend to agree with Simon more…he’ll have a great career as a wedding singer, but his voice is just…whatever.

I actually think that Elliott Yamin, the ugly good singer, might just win this thing. I think that he is very obviously the most talented vocalist and I hope that it is him and Katharine in the final (but I doubt it). What is it about Taylor HICKs that people love? Doesn’t he seem completely cheesy to everyone else? Every time I watch him perform, the smell of Gouda reeks from the TV.

Here’s hoping that America gets it right next week…they sure didn’t this week.

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