Full Version: "Cougars 4 Cook" GREAT article
QUOTE (et4dave @ May 23 2008, 09:05 AM) 
We're the ones that salivated so heavily over Tom Cruise in `Risky Business' that he really slid to superstardom on a trail of our spittle," she said. "So to see David Cook — who we're firmly in love with — put into those two things ... I mean, it was just a gift. It was a present."
That is the greatest quote ever!
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Apparently these women weren't just smitten with a younger man, they were motivated, too: In a landslide victory, Cook, from Blue Springs, Mo., beat Archuleta by a margin of 12 million votes out of the record 97.5 million cast by viewers.
Yes, Yes Yes! Never voted before in this show!
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And the biggest viewer erosion in season seven was right in Archuleta's voting bloc. Ratings fell 18 percent among women aged 18-34; and 12 percent among teenagers 12-17. Also apparently in Cook's favor: Viewership has risen among people aged 50 and over, and the median age of an "Idol" viewer, once in the mid-30s, is now up to 42.
"I'm exposed to the Jonas Brothers and the `High School Musical' crowd and all of that, but as cute as I might think they are, they do make me feel maternal — not hot," Sharp said. "So watching David Cook, I think that's been a huge appeal for thirty/forty/fiftysomethings that 'We're not dead.' We might drive the soccer minivan, (but) we're just picky about what perks us up."
"I'm exposed to the Jonas Brothers and the `High School Musical' crowd and all of that, but as cute as I might think they are, they do make me feel maternal — not hot," Sharp said. "So watching David Cook, I think that's been a huge appeal for thirty/forty/fiftysomethings that 'We're not dead.' We might drive the soccer minivan, (but) we're just picky about what perks us up."
EXACTLY!
"Somewhere down the line, the Midwest-raised former bartender became a sex symbol for scores of women who are practically old enough to be his mom."
This definitely pertains to me!
This definitely pertains to me!
I love this, since I can relate. 
That article appeared in our paper also. It really summed things up. I'm a career woman and a horny housewife, married to a great man, and mom of two teenagers. But, as the article said, "We might drive the soccer minivan, but we're just picky about what perks us up." Cook definitely does that.
And hey, I discovered a wonderful trick for making housework a little less tedious. Blast "Analog Heart" out of the stereo as you scrub the floor! LOL!
And hey, I discovered a wonderful trick for making housework a little less tedious. Blast "Analog Heart" out of the stereo as you scrub the floor! LOL!
Totally can relate to this article since I'm 52 and my kids are grown. Hey....I ain't dead yet!
Jeannine
Jeannine
QUOTE (zoo @ May 23 2008, 10:06 AM)
Totally can relate to this article since I'm 52 and my kids are grown. Hey....I ain't dead yet!
Jeannine
Jeannine
Loved the article! I certainly can relate, also. Having just turned 60 but still a bit of a 'groupie" at heart, I find myself completely obsessed with David. I've burned DC "mix cds" for several friends who also have Cookie Fever. Cannot wait until he releases his new cd and tours on his own. I can only see good things ahead for David.
love the article... can't really relate to the cougars, since David (although slightly younger than me) is actually older than my last two boyfriends but,
this made me laugh:
17-going-on-13 David Archuleta
this made me laugh:
17-going-on-13 David Archuleta
Thanks for the article---I can relate to it, and love to know I have fellow Cougars here!
Thanks for the link to this great article. I loved it!! Oh, yes, he is a man - real man!
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