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The Davids on Tour: Who's Feeling More Love?


By The Idol Chatters
Wed Jul 9, 1:33 AM PDT

The American Idol tour officially kicked off in Arizona July 1, starting a summer-long bus odyssey of the continental U.S. On day seven of the journey, though, David Cook and David Archuleta are already feeling the heat of mega fandom that they ignited during Season 7 " albeit in their own ways.

For starters, their tour performances represent their respective hot and cool approaches. Cook claims the audience response so far to Archie is already a tough act to follow. He told TVGuide.com, "It's always fun to go stand in the back and listen to the audience when he first comes out. Crowds have been really noisy for Archie. It's been really intimidating!" Archie maintains, however, that his performance is "laid back" versus Cook's, which is "really exciting and full of energy."

Despite Cook's supposed fear factor, the tour's already trumping the AI competition days. "There's more of an immediate gratification," he confided. "The show, you perform, and then you've got 24 hours before you figure out whether or not you did well. Here it's like, if you do bad, they give you a polite clap or a boo, and if you do well, then they'll cheer."

He added that he's also starting to understand the fandom that's enveloped him and his fellow Idols. "I would always wonder how people got so invested in this show," Cook explained. "And then you go out on tour and talk to people, and they'll have all these stories that really drive home why they tuned in this season." Said Archuleta, "So many people feel that connection with you from watching you."

Yet, for all the savoring of the Idol train, the pair of fan faves still have some mundane perks of their summer tour to embrace. For his part, Cook's looking forward to a stop in Portland, Oregon " not so much for the indie rock scene, as for the lack of state sales tax. What's his plan for the stop? "I'm going to get some golf clubs!" " Anna Dimond

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