By *Amanda on 7/19/2009 4:11 PM

Hey all! Sorry this is a little late, but David made a neat video about what life is life on tour! Click on the link below to check the video out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOVd3WlURxg

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By *Amanda on 7/19/2009 4:09 PM

New Blog!

Hellooooo!

I wanted to drop a quick line or two... or more.. haha. I'm in Sacramento right now, where I had my very first Jingle show during the holiday season last December. It was a lot of fun. At that specific show we had Katy Perry, Jesse McCartney, Boys Like Girls, and my good friend Shontelle!!! First time meeting all of them. We also didn't have a show yesterday, so I just had some interview stuff and did things for the Rising Star Outreach foundation. I then went to see Harry Potter 6! It was a really good movie!

This last week was our San Jose show too, and my family came! I got to hang with them that night, and it was nice spending quality time with them, even though it was just for the night. The next day I had to fly out to Utah to do some recording, which is kind of funny since I was flying away from my family to go work in Utah haha. But it was great getting to record more Christmas music! After that I went to LA the next day to record some more Christmas songs. I am working with Eman on a bunch of these Christmas songs so it's good working him again. Maybe we can get some pop stuff going after all this Christmas stuff too haha.

Tomorrow is the LA show, and I'm always nervous for anything in LA lol. It always seems like there's more pressure, but I'm really excited for it! It should be fun with everyone coming. I have some friends coming too so I'm looking forward to seeing them! Some familiar faces.

I'd also like to mention that Brooke White's new album has come out on iTunes! It's so good!! So happy for Brooke :). It has that good old-fashioned raw sound to it, and it's just refreshing to hear. I'm pretty sure the official release of her album is the 21st, but has been released on iTunes. Another good album that has come out is Owl City! I went to their concert a while ago and they have some really good stuff. So you should check both of those albums out.

So sorry this is a sloppy blog lol. I felt like it was organized in my mind, and there was something else I wanted to say but I forgot. But I guess it's good that my mind has finally stopped going on and on and on about nothing. But hey I need to head to soundcheck now! I'll talk to you all later!

P.S. it's Tom Fletcher from Mcfly's birthday tomorrow, so wish him a happy birthday!

P.P.S. A lot of you aren't familiar with Totoro. He's an anime cartoon character thing from a movie I loved when I was a kid haha. I really don't know how to explain him. I'm sure he's on google though. It's from the movie My Neighbor Totoro.

Songs for the day: When We Were One - Brooke White Hello Seattle - Owl City

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By *Amanda on 7/14/2009 11:02 AM

Same name...different blog!

Howdy all!

So I was planning on doing a video blog for this week, but I haven't been feeling too well at all for the last couple of days. So I while I was planning on the video blog, I wasn't planning on getting sick lol. So I'll just have to figure out when the next time for a video blog will work. I'm already feeling a whole lot better than yesterday though! We had our drive from Oklahoma to Arizona that day. I spent 24 hours on our bus, because even though we finally got to the hotel I was feeling too sick to move lol. But things are well! I've been sleeping, resting, sleeping and resting like crazy. Thanks for all of your concerns and thoughts! I've really appreciated it. I'm hoping to be in good shape for all of you coming to the Arizona show tomorrow!

While I slept for most of the day yesterday, I did plop myself in the back lounge of the bus to watch the Michael Jackson Memorial. I was really touched by all the performances and the things that were said by his friends that spoke. It was a really emotional memorial. It really got me when his daughter spoke at the end, and my thoughts and prayers go out to them! I hope we can all keep them in our prayers, and give them the space and respect they deserve and need right now. Their dad went through a lot, but he did his best to keep his kids away from all that craziness because he cared about them and knew what it did to people. But despite all the things that Michael dealt with and everyone looking down on him, now that he's gone it's amazing to see how everyone has remembered all the things he's done in his life that have influenced so many people. The way he's reached out to sooo many that were in need and in poverty, and then in the way he touched people with his music. All I can say is thanks to him, not only for how inspiring he was to me basically throughout my entire life lol, but for his contributions to music and to the world.

All right, this last weekend was 4th of July weekend! The birthday of the U.S.A.! We were in Texas for the weekend, and we got the day off for the 4th in Dallas! I have an aunt who lives in Dallas, so I got to spend the day with her. We ate Thai food for lunch (hahaha) and went to see the movie Ice Age 3D. After that, we watched fireworks. I remember where I was last year for the 4th of July. We were in Las Vegas during the Idol tour, and I watched the Mandalay Bay fireworks from the hotel room. It was really cool because you could see the fireworks from above. My aunt also made me a traditional dish that I haven't had for a long time called.. Ebleskiver? I'm not sure how to spell it but that's how it sounds haha. It's a Danish thing since my great-grandma on that side of the family was fully Danish, so just keepin' the tradition alive! They're really good too! Have any of you ever had them? Let me know if you have, because not very many people that I know know about them.

Well that's all really for today! If you have any really interesting stories that happened this 4th of July weekend it'd be fun for you to share them! Until next time. Ciao

Song for the day: Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
I know this song has been everywhere lately, but thank goodness it is! It is one of the greatest songs, with the most amazing message of starting with the person in the mirror. So take it to heart: If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change!

another song for the day: Independence Day - Martina McBride
I Know it's a little behind lol, but it's to keep the 4th of July spirit!

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By *Amanda on 7/4/2009 5:52 PM

Hey all! Remember the David contest? Well, a due date has been set! ALL VIDEOS WILL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 1, 2009!! If you need a refresh on what the contest is, here it goes: You have to make a video of how big of a David fan you are, it can be an actual video, or it can be a photo collage, or whatever you want! The only rules are:

*You must be 13 or older to enter the contest

*No violence, drugs, foul language, or sex in the video..KEEP IT CLEAN!

*Have fun making it!

Send in your videos fast, before the due date ends!

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By *Amanda on 7/3/2009 5:37 PM

Haha in David's last blog, he talked about writing in a journal once a week. Have you all been doing it? LOL i hope you are!

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By *Amanda on 6/30/2009 4:30 PM

Haha the blogs just keep on comin'!

Hello everyone. Just updating on how things have been. I'm watching kid shows with my little cousins right now haha. They're quite interesting... lol. They get really random. Right now Yo Gabba Gabba! is on. We were watching Maggie and the Beast, and they just randomly walked by these sheep sitting on a cloud. anyway, I think you'd have to actually watch it to see what I mean. Otherwise it's not funny I guess. It was to me though. well... it wasn't funny to my little infant cousins haha. Ok I'm done.

So we had shows in Boston and Philly, and they were sooo much fun! Philly was an amphitheater show, and I think the sun really makes people happier. At least when it's not beating down on you at 110 degrees. But the crowd was so cheerful and energetic, and it was just a lot of fun. Woah... Sean Kingston is in Yo Gabba Gabba teaching a dance. That's crazy. I like Sean Kingston. Wow I'm feeling really spacey today. But you guys have to watch this show if you're bored it's really interesting. Oh Sean Kingston just disappeared.. This is so weird!

We had our Georgia show yesterday. I had a day off Sunday, and also have a day off today! I have family here so I'm getting to spend time with them! It's great hangin' with the fam. My brother's here too, but right now he's sleeping. So I'm just hangin' with the cousins right now. One of Demi's guitarists, Mike, had a family reunion in Georgia so I met a bunch of his family last night at the show too. Anyway, I probably shouldn't be writing a blog right now because I cannot focus whatsoever. You can't blame me though because there's a lot going on around here. But at least I'll leave it short! Did you guys buy Regina Spektor's album? Because I love it.

Well I best be off now to spend time with the family. But before I go I just wanted to mention how valuable I find writing in a journal is. Last year I didn't really keep a journal, and I thought it took too much time out of my day. I'd do it every now and then over the last few years, but I'd get unmotivated and stop writing. I made it my New Year's Resolution to write at least once a week in it though, and at first I thought there's no way I'm going to keep this going lol. But surprisingly, I 've been doing really well with it and I'm so glad that I have. It really helps you sort your thoughts out, and also gets your mind kicking into gear. One of my favorite things is going back to a page and reading what was going on through my mind 6 months or 2 years ago. It's a really neat thing to do actually. Especially the entries that were before I knew what all was going to happen with music in my life. Think of how cool it'd be for your grandkids and great-grandkids to read about your adventures and what you were like too. You may think, "Oh my life's not interesting enough to waste my time writing about it in a journal." But hey, you should go for it anyway and you might surprise yourself how cool it will be reading back sometime in the future. So I'd like to challenge all of you to get a journal and start writing in it tonight! Let me know how you do, ok? If you don't have a journal, then go out and by one this week. I'm really serious about it, and I'm a true believer in how much a journal is worth. Once you start writing in it, it really becomes priceless possession. Well I've gone off long enough about that, but really let me know how you guys do and keep it up! It'll be sooo worth it in the long-run, even for whoever ends up with it later on. But with that, I leave and say until next time!

Song for the day: Why Georgia - John Mayer


P.S. Thanks everyone for the notes you've been sending on the charities you've been getting involved with! It's been really neat to see what foundations you've been helping out, and I think it's awesome! I love to see it!

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By *Amanda on 6/24/2009 4:16 PM

Another Blog from Archie himself!

Hello all. I've come to give you my attempt at a SHORT blog report for the day. The tour with Demi has begun, and the first couple of shows have been great!! Demi is a wickedly talented girl! I'm glad to be on tour with her and am looking forward to an awesome Summer with her. I'm very happy to see the fans again too!! I've missed seeing all of you lol. Thanks for coming to the shows you guys! It really means a lot and makes it quite enjoyable. It's great seeing all the old familiar faces and catching up, and then also getting to meet new faces as well. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING!!

Today I got my RIAA certified gold plaque for my album!!! It's so cool you guys!! What an accomplishment it is to get one of those. You see other artists' plaques on the walls of recording studios and stuff, so to have one of my own is seriously so surreal. Thanks for each and everyone of you fans for buying an album to make it happen! Maybe one day we'll even go platinum! Craziness! As soon as I get a picture I'll try and upload it somewhere haha. It's not exactly a literal gold album, but it has my picture and the RIAA certification thingy on it... So it's official! haha.

So today seems like a lot is has been happening with good music coming out! If you didn't know already, Regina's new album came out today!!! WDf;oihegalkejdgnaelkgjaehfgpiuhchachacharmin;asdghdf;oiaub!!!! I just got back from the city so I haven't listened to it yet. I'm so excited to though! I've been listening to Begin to Hope to warm me up for the new stuff though, and after I finish writing this blog I'm going to let my ears have some Regina Spektorism treatment. I want to listen to it the whole way through without anything keeping me busy or distracting me, so now after the busy day I'm going to sit back and enjoyyyyy.

Brooke White's 2nd single has also come out! It's called Radio Radio. When I was in LA a few weeks ago she played it for me in the car and it always gets in my head! Radio radio, tell me what I wanna know wanna know. Michael Johns' album has also come out today!! I'd get it if I had more money in my iTunes account lol. I only have 4 cents left, and I might need to just reset the account info or something but I'll figure it out soon! It's been acting up for a while but someone gave me a gift card so I was able to get Regina's album and Brooke's single haha. Thank you for the gift card though! Carly Smithson also has her new band! Woot woot woot. It's called We Are the Fallen and you can check out their new song on www.myspace.com/wearethefallen. You should check it all out! I'm really excited for all my idol buddies! haha. I also heard that it's Jason Mraz's birthday today on this music-packed day, so happy birthday to Jason!

Ok, so I think I'm done for this blog entry! Hooray for not rambling as much! What's funny is it takes me just as long to make short blogs as it does long blogs haha. Wait.. maybe even longer! Because it takes quite the effort to summarize what I want to say. As long as it makes sense though and there's not so much dead space for those who read, I'm happy. Well all right, before I allow myself to ramble even more I'll talk to you guys later!

Song for the day: Radio Radio - Brooke White

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By *Amanda on 6/22/2009 5:27 PM

Hey everyone! I have a cool contest for you guys! Okay so what you have to do is make a video showing how you are David Archuleta's NUMBER ONE FAN! Once you take the video, send it to me on YouTube at archuletalover29 , or email it to me at archuletabaybay@aol.com , or adamlambertcutie29@gmail.com ,  and whoever has the best video (decided by me and 2 friends) will win an awesome David prize pack! So send in your videos NOW! And be sure to spread the word! Tell all your friends on every David site that you have signed up on and make sure they send in a video!

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By *Amanda on 6/22/2009 4:46 PM

David and the band made this awesome and hilarious video to show what's been going on! Click on the link below to check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01YqxHIjt-E

 

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By *Amanda on 6/17/2009 5:23 PM

David has written yet another blog for us!

Hi there! I'm going to try and keep this short and sweet! Think I can pull it off? I'm in Connecticut, and we're here for tour rehearsals. We have 2 new band members now. We now have another David who's playing bass, Dave haha. Our new drummer is named Jerry, and he's about a foot taller than me. We'll be rehearsing for a few days, and then have our first show Saturday in Del Mar, California! The first show for the Demi tour will be back in Connecticut, so it should be interesting going back and forth.

So for the last few days before I came to Connecticut for rehearsals, I was in LA recording for the Christmas album that's coming out this year! I'm really really excited for that because I love Christmas music and Christmas times. I was also working on some material for the next pop album as well. It's gonna be crazy working on all the stuff this Summer along with the tour, but I'm sooo excited you guys! Oh, how I love music lol. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing what will become of everything, because I'm really not sure how it's going to end up. It's the kind of thing that you don't know what's going to happen until it happens. I really want to work with more people on writing though and get that part of my brain exercised and movin'.

Today I found out that I was nominated for 3 teen choice awards! One for breakout artist, one for love song, and one for tour (with Demi Lovato.) Thanks you guys for giving your voice and helping me have the opportunity! You can vote and see who else has been nominated here: http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/webdev/index.php

Before I came to Connecticut, I got to spend the night (and just for the night, not even day) in Utah. I couldn't sleep, and I mentioned the cats on twitter... But I wrote a letter to a friend and put it in the mailbox that night, or I guess morning lol, so I wouldn't forget to send it before I had to leave to CT. Well funny thing, when I turned the door knob it was locked. You can open it inside but not on the outside. I didn't have my phone with me, and no one was answering the door. I tried throwing small pebbles at the window but that didn't work either. So there I was in my PJ's outside, without shoes, and cold! I ran down the street to keep the blood going and went to a friend's house, hoping they'd be awake or more responsive than at my place haha. I knocked on the window that I thought was my friend's room, but I'm guessing that I guessed wrong or he wasn't awake, or something. I went back to the front and just knocked on the door, and thankfully his dad happened to be awake. So he opens the door and there I am standing in my PJ's feeling stupid, but I was so glad to go inside somewhere warm! Anyway I eventually got back into the house, and headed to the airport a couple hours later heh. Well I thought I'd share that story with you all lol.

Ok, I'm done now. With the exception of the story, I did a pretty good job keeping things short, right? Well until next time everyone! Cheers.

Song for the day: Rabbit - Matt Duke

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