Exiles…Tuesday Coffee Talk

I’ll start off with the following – ya’ll know the drill.  What else warrants Coffee Talk.   

The Health Care Bill passes in the House, now goes to the Senate, where it may be stalled for a bit.  We should all be watching this closely. 

Danny Gokey’s  (remember him) label made this announcement:   Nashville, TN – American Idol Season Eight finalist and new 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville recording artist Danny Gokey made a surprise call to his Milwaukee hometown this morning as WMIL / FM 106.1 offered the world premiere airing of Danny’s debut single, “It’s Only.”

Officially shipping to country radio in mid-November, the gorgeous and inspiring ballad brought waves of listener feedback cheering, “I love the song,” and declaring “It’s Only” as “touching” and “awesome,” while another listener proclaimed, “That song gave me goose bumps!”

Fans everywhere can hear the song right now on dannygokey.com, with a digital single set for release on December 15 and a full album arriving next year.  EW.com says:  The track, which is the lead single of Gokey’s upcoming RCA Nashville country album, was reportedly written by Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley and produced by Carrie Underwood collaborator Mark Bright. Sounding a little like Five for Fighting (at least in my opinion), “It’s Only” is a big, emotional ballad and definitely the type of tune Gokey fans wanna hear. Personally, I kinda detest the dude and his overly jazzy LensCrafter frames but I’m also a loyal Adam Lambert fan (I’ve had Lambert’s new single, “For Your Entertainment,” on repeat all day today). That being said, I could totally see this song becoming a big country hit for Gokey.  (Tim Stack)  Judge for yourself:  

 

American Idol Exiles….. Monday Monday,

In a recent article on Inquirer.net here’s some Lambert info as we countdown to 11/23.  LOS ANGELES—“I did this myself, yeah,” Adam Lambert said with a smile, amused at a female reporter’s question on who dressed him up or styled him today. “This is out of my own closet. I like clothes so …”  “This” is his version of glam rock—pinstriped jacket, T-shirt with Marilyn Monroe’s image, skinny jeans and silver boots. The look is completed by his trademark dark eyeliner ringing those blue eyes, spiky hair, black nails and striking rings on each hand.  Mix those elements with his chiseled facial features and an incredible singing voice—and wonder no more why women fling their underwear at him onstage even though he’s admittedly gay.

Beyond these physical attributes, the “American Idol” runner-up is remarkably grounded and sensible. Very confident and articulate as well, the 27-year-old singer gave a very moving comment when a reporter told him that he must have wonderful parents.  “I do have great parents,” he said. “My father is teacher-oriented. He was very much guiding me through. I always felt weird and kind of out of place. I remember my father from my early age going, ‘It’s okay. When you’re older, everybody is going to want to be your friend, trust me. The weird ones are the ones that everybody wants to be like when they’re older.’ I really enjoyed hearing that as a kid. He gave me a little tip. He was like, ‘Hold on, just hold on. It will all work out. It will all fall into place. People will understand you later.’ So that gave me a lot of confidence, being like a strange kid. And my mom is just as supportive.”  Adam disclosed that he has Filipino friends so he rattled off the Pinoy food that he loves: “pancit, adobo and lumpia.” Told that “American Idol” alumni David Cook and David Archuleta have been to the Philippines, Adam said that he wants to visit the country, too.

Oh, and for those interested in football scores here you go:  Longhorns 35, UCF 3; Georgia Dawgs  38, Tennessee Tech 0;  Alabama 24, LSU 15; Georgia Tech 30; Wake Forest 27; Florida  27, Vanderbilt 3 .  Top 3 in AP poll remain same, Gators, Longhorns and Alabama.  Suprisingly in the No. 4 spot is TCU!  Okla. drops out of Top 25.  Who do you think will be playing in the BCS?   And on the pro end:  Falcons  31,   Washington 17 (Thank you Falcons);   Cowboys 20,  Philadelphia 16, which puts my Boys all alone on the top of the NFC East!  Great game too.

 

TGIF!! It’s the Friday free for All!!

TGIF!!!  I’m so ready for the weekend.  Who plays this weekend??  Falcons are home and better win.   Will the Boys beat those pesky Eagles?  In SEC action, the big game this week is LSU at Alabama.  I’m rooting for the Crimson Tide.  I want both teams in the SEC championship to be undefeated.  Oh and I’m going to eat at Pappadeaux’s this weekend.    Have anything fun and exciting planned this weekend?  Spill the beans……

 

AI Exiles…Adam Lambert Album Countdown

Adam Lambert’s new single, “For Your Entertainment” is now available at iTunes.  It took the peeps at iTunes long enough to make it available. Wonder what the hold up was? No matter, “For Your Entertainment” is on iTunes, for your dancing pleasure!  Download “For Your Entertainment” at Amazon’s mp3 store.  (mjsbigblog)

The UK Amazon site has 30-second previews of all the songs off “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert’s debut album “For Your Entertainment.”

You can hear the songs for yourself right here.

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars. The two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday.  What do you think of the choices?