Comments on: More Album Cover PhotoShoot Archumania; MP4 of Photoshoot; Two New Polls; Fan Pictures and Stories; Letter to FOD’ers from Mark

By: copcar

copcar — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:46:54 +0000

I think that this fresh face with fresh and innocent music may find it hard to find his niche in an industry that is all about debauchery of some sort on some level…. it’s unfortunate but true.

By: marty

marty — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:19:07 +0000

Wow 917 comments before me? That is way too many…I mainly wanted to let Mark know that he is totally forgiven for holding back so long. I didn’t know about his letter until last night in the chat, so had to come here to read it. You really have a way with words Mark. Sometimes it easier to just read the chat than it is to take part because it goes so fast and I hate missing stuff, so I confess I still lurk at times. I had a serious conversation with my son tonight when he and his lovely wife came over for a visit, and I would love to have some comments from my fellow Fans of David. When Mike and April arrived here, I right away pounced on them to come to my office and see the new pictures of me and David taken in Tulsa. They reluckantly followed me and didn’t seem empressed at all, and I felt hurt. I guess they worry that I have put David up on a pedestal, a place of esteem that I should have only for God, and that I may be disappointed at some time. My son does not believe that David will succeed in this current music industry without compromising his high standards and moral beliefs. I realize David is human and could fall or choose a lesser path, but I stongly believe that David would give up his dream of success in the music bussiness before he would compromise even the least bit. Of course I am hoping my friend, who is not a David fan, is right when she said she believes there are enough people in this current generation who are ready for something different than what is being put out by other artists. Then when I read stories like Marks, a young man who found David to have “inconceivably heartbreaking innocence”…and sees David as “a fellow young man who appears happy to be innocent, to be positive, to be vulnerable, to be sweet, to be genuine, and of course, to smile” and Bretts input to the question and answer segmemt that gave us more personal impute on the way things develop with David’s music, I am encouraged that I am right about David.

By: ArchieFanDoc (The Music and The Man Behind the Music)

ArchieFanDoc (The Music and The Man Behind the Music) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:41:42 +0000

Yippiee???? last to post again???????

Great to see so many newbie commenters — keep it up, still lurking — jump on in – with good words and good thoughts.

By: jwipe

jwipe — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:04:33 +0000

Mark,

After reading your beautifully written story it’s very clear you are already one of us. Welcome to the family!

By: robin f.

robin f. — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:31:02 +0000

Okay after 2.5 hours I have caught up on all the comments. This group is great. I can’t wait to have a group get together. I always accuse my husband of being inside my head. I tell him when he says something that I have been thinking but not vocalized. I said that so many times tonight. Many of you took the words right out of my head. Even the comment about an iphone!! We are all joined with our love of David. We are truely blessed to be a part of this. There is o telling where it will lead us!

By: Ed D

Ed D — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:04:05 +0000

First, Mark, I am out for words to say about your essay, but I would say Welcome Mark! And where are you, I’ve never seen you blogged. I bet you will be very glad to see that many of us really admired your essay.

JeffR, I think you’re one of my blog friends with the name Jeff at our little forum “A voice to make a grown man cry ” at Amazon. Hello Jeff. I scanned through all the blogs and I saw your name appeared several times. Great to see you here.

Hello Pam5, thanks for your last email to me. I was wondering if the story of Mark was included in your tributes book given to David, but I guess not. Anyway, I hope there will be a 2nd batch of tributes from male fans. I feel lucky that I was able to send you my own story and be part of the family.

Ed D (from Toronto)

By: brenda

brenda — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:12:25 +0000

juls10-I live near Wausau and actually have a niece that lives in Stevens Point-What a small world !

By: hana

hana — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:06:33 +0000

#543 Jeff, “getting’ of David was or almost was instantaneous. The “Wow” came with that first number you saw him perform, whatever it was.” – That is sooo true. I was not an AI watcher either and just happened to turn in during “Think of Me” ‘performance and he grabbed my heart then…

Brett, I’ve been wondering about David’s story that he shared with the youth at the fireside, if I may ask about it…. (I am sorry if I am asking something personal that I should not be asking…)

Mark, thank you for your letter. English is my 2nd language and it’s hard to articulate or put my thoughts into words. But I am grateful to everyone here at FOD for creating a place that I feel safe to express and share our love for David and support him.

Jennifer, thank you for all files you create. My computer was crashed a week ago and lost all David collections! but I was not too sad because I knew I can depend on you and FOD to recollect! Thank you!

By: Granniegirl60

Granniegirl60 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:03:44 +0000

Did you see Davids on the front page of AOL? With a link to popeater with his video!

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:01:56 +0000

Just read Mark’s letter–thank you for sharing with us! Such heartfelt feelings–we all feel the same way. Since you have been “lurking” here quite a bit, “welcome” wouldn’t be the most suitable greeting, how about “hello”.

What else did I miss? Gone almost all day, couldn’t catch up to read comments, anything really important that I should know about?