I'm done guys....I put in over 1300 votes and now it's up to you west coasters!!!! vote your hearts out!!!! I did for four hours!!!! You guys can do it!!!!

Lunch time for me! West Coasters!! Keep voting!!

Westcoaster it's all yours!

Well...that's it East Coasters...it's out of our hands.

It's been a LONG night, and yes, I'm exhausted, not only from voting but from my stomach flu. But anyway, it was definitely worth it.

One last plea to the West Coasters and everyone else-KEEP GOING and DON'T GIVE UP!

I'm going to go have a good cry now...the one I've been holding in since I saw David cry tonight and when I heard the last note end. Is it sad that I feel like I just NEED to cry? LOL

~Steph

Fellow Texans--is it over for us?

Yeesssss! I squeezed the last of the life out of my cell just in time! I got 545 total! This is the first time I've ever voted...My dad is going to kill me when he sees that...But still, 545! IT'S ALL WORTH IT FOR YOU, DAVID!!!

I am super exhausted i have to go to bed because i have work lol

SAVE ROCK MUSIC!

NEVER! Yep, it's finito.

yep... got in 800 votes though!

well, it's 1AM and I'm practically using my fingers to keep my eyelids open. Time to call it a night.

good night! *waves*

Good night everyone & good luck to David!

awesome job everyone!!! My fingers and my ear are sore as hell, lol.

Love that saying.....................

Save the Word Nerd, Save the World. We soooo need shirts for that, LOL

Good night. Sweet Cookie dreams.

Positive thoughts for our boy.

Tomorrow will be here soon enough!

Yes I'm tired too but I think I'd go all night if I had to....Cause I love me some David Cook!!

I def. want to say good job East Coasters and keep it up West Coasters! You can do it!!! I only managed to get 838 votes, but that's a lot better than I thought I would do. Now it's time for some rest! Sweet dreams everyone and DCFTW!!!

Anyone got the latest DI stats for the East Coasters?

thanks for all eastcoasters! Great job!

Unfortunately it is over...

hello all Texans btw!

DC 45

Archie 32.93

OH MY GOSH! VOTING IS CLOSED HERE IN TEXAS. Land line on right hand and cell on left. I am beat! I think I will be hearing the busy signal all night in my head.

When the judges pimped Simon it made me cry. I so desperately want our DC to win. Have the judges forgot about his AI journey...his consistency and his artistry with every song. One good night for DA does not compare. He is only a voice. DC is so much more - that guitar, his arrangements, his songwriting skills. He is the finest! Boo to the judges!! Although...could Simon have been playing a mind game? *scratches head* Maybe he was trying to get us riled up so we would vote like mad dogs...which we did.

When Cookie cried tonight it shook me to the core. WOW! How awesome to see his vulnerability like that!!!

All-righty...keep it up West Coast!

Final voting night...makes me sad.

Good job with voting everyone!
DC HAS THIS IN THE BAG!

He is our next American Idol!

DIAL IDOL

DC : 45.16

DA : 33.2

Off to bed for me now. Someone better be postin' prominently on this board who the DialIdol winner is so that I'll know the results first thing tomorrow.

MUCH thanks to all you power voters. West coasters, bring it on home!

holy crap. i have never sent in one ai vote before...for the past four hours i have used:

5 cell phones to text, and
1 landline to call

my sister thinks im crazy - im at an ivy league law school. hell, even *i* think im crazy, but i could NOT live w myself if i didnt do everything i could, you know?

How do you know the voting ends? I'm in Florida and the lines are still busy!

DC 45.16

DA-33.12

Dial Idol isn't making me nervous...that Zaba site is, since it calculates both the texts AND the calls. If that site is right, it's very, very close right now.

I need to get off of here. I'm not sure if I'll let myself come on here tomorrow or not. I don't know if I want to spoil it. I might not be able to help myself. Good job East Coasters!!

~Steph

Done.
My hands are cramping...my eyes are burning but I did right by my man.

Thank you for being here and confirming that I'm not delusional

me too...

tuesdays and wednesdays will NEVER be the same!

Cook = 45

Archie = 32.93

My crappy phone magically lasted 2 hours without dying when usually it needs to be charged every 15 minutes. I'm exhausted, but I'm staying up till 4 am to watch the numbers and cheer on out fellow Cookie lovers on the West Coast. My total number for the night it 1,054 votes. I got cut off trying to reach 1,055, lol. I never watched American Idol really before this season so I've never voted, and omg, I can't believe I just stayed up and endured the pain in my wrists from dialing and tallying votes, and my head is killing me too, but it was all worth it. Plus, like someone else said, if we had another hour to go, I'd still be voting. It was all worth it, and you guys are just awesome. So go West Coast and kick some butt! Don't be discouraged by busy signals!!!!! Keep voting and make DC proud and the next American Idol!!!!

How are our westcoasters doing?

Steph--I'm crying right alongside you...the emotion of tonight, seeing David cry, working our asses off for 4+ hours on the phones, knowing this is truly the end of the season...it's too much! I hope you feel better, sweetie--get some rest...Dyann

No they won't...I'm feeling REALLY sad right now. I know we should be happy with the way DI is looking, but I dunno...I just feel sad that it's almost all over now, that we East Coasters just put in our last votes for DC, EVER.

He made me proud tonight...I don't know about anyone else, but I'm pretty sure I'm speaking for all of us. And now the tears are coming...

~Steph

Okay, the lines have all gone dead for me, which could only mean voting has closed. West Coasters, David and us are now counting on you to bring him to the top.

I believe I've successfully submitted in about 2000 votes - 75% via mobile and 25% via Gizmo. And yes, my mobile's on the brink of death (read: battery almost going flat).

GOSH i hope that tomorrow when i wake up, i'll read good news!! Go cookie!

Take a bow East Coast, I'm so proud of you. BRAVO!!!!!!!

Mountain time here, two hours to go.....looking good, feeling good!

We can do this!!!!

Yeah, I was able to vote way more than I thought possible...though that's mainly because we keep thinking my sister will be having her baby at the worst possible times--like when I desperately needed ALL the phones to vote and she called.

I voted and my cousin voted some--hopefully it was enough, I turned my cousin, a former Archie fan, into a Cookie fan at the right time! Or maybe she just felt sorry for me cuz I was crying earlier when I realized that he would no longer be preforming every week!

How can landline be closed in Texas? They are 2 hours ahead in time zone from west coast and it's only 10:06 here.

The voting goes until 1:00 AM no matter where you live. Don't go by east coast if you live in Central time zone!

KEEP ON VOTING UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES 1:00 AM!!

Good luck to Arizona, and environs to the west, and the West Coast! Please keep it up and let us wake up to great statistics tomorrow because otherwise I am NOT watching tomorrow night.

David has done EVERYTHING they have asked him to do no matter how inane, embarrassing or stupid, and he has done it with grace, and in a good mood and in such a way as to make the experience better for everyone, and in spite of this they treat him shabbily tonight! I want to wipe their noses in it.

I for one am looking forward to him never having to compete on stage again, but only perform for audiences who love him. US!!!

Could not connect to GIZMO anymore. I guess voting has ended. So it's not true that we in the Phils. can vote up to 4pm. It's past 1pm local time now. But I did my part to vote for THE REAL AMERICAN IDOL!!! Give yourselves kudos people. As for me, I need a back rub. Preferably from DC!!!

Who has the stats for Zaba?

And who here are in the West Coast?

Im so glad to know Im not the only one just wanting to sit here and cry. and also not the only one wondering what in the heck Imma do next week this time

[size="6"][/size]Sweet Dreams everyone!! and West Coasters, Please, Please Keep voting....
I still say with the texts it's just too close to call....We just gotta keep DC on top!!
Thanks everyone for a great night!!

We are just going to have to wait until tomorrow morning to find out exactly!

Good Job everyone who's done know,
I'm heading off to finish my annotations!
I think we really did it guys, I'm so happy

the tears are flowing..

DC thank you for being who you are and never compromising that. You are a truly lovely person and I will never regret voting for hours for you. You are one of a kind and I am proud to be your fan!

All right, its not midnight here in the midwest. Whew, I'm sure the East Coasters and Midwesterners are with me on this- I am EXHAUSTED! But we've now done all we could do. Its up to you, West Coast!!! Keep up the good work! This is for Cookie! You can do it!

I am also thrilled that Kristy won on DWTS tonight! I am taking this as a sign that America is not stupid, and talent will win overall! Go DC! DCFTW!!!!!

I really want to stay up and keep an eye on dial idol....hmm...I don't have any pts tomorrow so its not like i have to work real hard....but I'm going to the watch party at the P&L in KC so I want to be awake for that...something tells me I'll be working off a lot of adrenaline tomorrow anyway!

Man, I'm just so darn tired right now!!!!

97 with Gizmo... Ahh,my hand hurts.A lot.But it was worth it!!

zaba shows a dead tie