Sa-Sa-Sarah ([info]sasa418) wrote in [info]ohnotheydidnt,
@ 2008-05-19 16:07:00
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David Cook’s Brother Unlikely to Attend Idol Finale

 

While David Cook prepares for this week’s two-night American Idol season finale, PEOPLE has learned that it is unlikely that one of his biggest supporters, brother Adam Cook, will be in the audience.

Adam, 37, who has been battling brain cancer for the past ten years, was able travel to Los Angeles to see David perform live on April 15, but will likely stay home this week due to his condition.

Adam’s health is “a day-to-day thing,” his wife Kendra told PEOPLE last month. “I can’t look at tomorrow. I have to look at today. If I start planning out and thinking about too much in the future, I can get overwhelmed in all the details. I have to concentrate on today.”

David Cook and David Archuleta will go head-to-head on Tuesday’s live performance show from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. The results will air live on Wednesday’s two-hour season finale.

Cook supporters will host a viewing party in Terre Haute, Ind., where Adam lives, on Wednesday, but Adam, Kendra, and their two young children, will most likely watch the show from their home.

People
I feel bad, that would have been nice if he could have gone
 



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[info]annie_oakley
2008-05-19 08:30 pm UTC (link)
I don't even watch AI, but he seems sweet and this story is heartbreaking. I hope he wins.

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[info]0405
2008-05-19 08:31 pm UTC (link)
I didn't realized he has been battling it for 10 years. Very sad.

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[info]palmettohaven
2008-05-19 08:32 pm UTC (link)
:( That sucks. I know there were a few fan groups trying to raise money for him to be able to afford to go if he was able to make it health-wise. It would've meant a lot to David if he were there, I'm sure.


I'll save my usual comments about his looks since it would be inappropriate. Suffice to say that I adore the man. Such a great guy. :-/

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[info]0405
2008-05-19 08:51 pm UTC (link)
I think it's pathetic (but very nice) fans have to raise money for him to go, instead of Fox and American Idol stepping up.

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(no subject) - [info]palmettohaven, 2008-05-19 08:52 pm UTC (Expand)

[info]moondream
2008-05-19 08:32 pm UTC (link)
Cookie and his family touch my heart.

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[info]helpme__rhonda
2008-05-19 08:32 pm UTC (link)
That's really sad.

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[info]jmintmilano
2008-05-19 08:33 pm UTC (link)
sympathy vote

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[info]palmettohaven
2008-05-19 08:34 pm UTC (link)
He nor anyone in his family ever said a damn word about it until that So You Think You Can Dance slut blabbed to some magazine about the situation.

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(no subject) - [info]neccowafers, 2008-05-19 08:36 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]jmintmilano, 2008-05-19 08:42 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]palmettohaven, 2008-05-19 08:44 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]bananalo, 2008-05-19 08:49 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]asouthernthing, 2008-05-19 09:01 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]timeofdying, 2008-05-19 09:04 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]ucanhavmycake78, 2008-05-19 09:56 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]sasa418, 2008-05-19 10:12 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]forgethissmile, 2008-05-19 10:21 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]beach_justice, 2008-05-19 09:29 pm UTC (Expand)
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[info]neccowafers
2008-05-19 08:33 pm UTC (link)
I don't want David Cook to win only because I want him to have a shot at a real career.
But Archuleta would be so mumble-y in interviews and shit I might just have to kill myself...

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[info]lil_creamsoda
2008-05-19 08:37 pm UTC (link)
a real career just like Blake Lewis, Bucky Convington, Bo Bice, Kimberly Locke and all the other non-winners of AI.

I don't think either of them are going to big, tbh. It's kind of a crap shoot.



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(no subject) - [info]neccowafers, 2008-05-19 08:44 pm UTC (Expand)
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(no subject) - [info]chaquitalicia04, 2008-05-19 10:07 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]sasa418, 2008-05-19 10:13 pm UTC (Expand)
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(no subject) - [info]jesusnachos, 2008-05-19 08:46 pm UTC (Expand)

[info]stacatory
2008-05-19 08:34 pm UTC (link)
who knows what songs they are singing? spoilers anyone?

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[info]neccowafers
2008-05-19 08:35 pm UTC (link)
don't they sing the same song?
and a song they already sang?

I bet Archuleta will do Imagine again.

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(no subject) - [info]zacbop, 2008-05-19 08:49 pm UTC (Expand)
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[info]jeffreyuno_1
2008-05-19 08:36 pm UTC (link)
I remember seeing a pic of his bro from when they both auditioned and OMG...that poor guy...so sad.

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[info]zacbop
2008-05-19 08:46 pm UTC (link)
He didn't audition with the brother that has cancer.

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(no subject) - [info]chaquitalicia04, 2008-05-19 10:08 pm UTC (Expand)

[info]hello_lamppost
2008-05-19 08:42 pm UTC (link)
that's really sad


but

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[info]palmettohaven
2008-05-19 08:50 pm UTC (link)
He is sexy as fuck. It's ridiculous.

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[info]bloody_pickle
2008-05-19 08:44 pm UTC (link)
Didn't David say that he wanted people to leave his brother alone? For shame

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[info]forgethissmile
2008-05-19 10:16 pm UTC (link)
Seriously. I mean, I feel slightly hypocritical for talking about it, but I thought David wanted to keep what's happening with his brother out of the public eye. Meh =\

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[info]enemaofstate
2008-05-19 08:46 pm UTC (link)
that's a shame. ):

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[info]jesusnachos
2008-05-19 08:46 pm UTC (link)
dang. 10 years? poor dude

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[info]classifyed
2008-05-19 08:49 pm UTC (link)
there is no way david cook is 25, I think he's closer to 30

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[info]ieatpianos
2008-05-19 09:01 pm UTC (link)
omg, he's 25? i call shenanigans.

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(no subject) - [info]k_byte, 2008-05-19 09:28 pm UTC (Expand)
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[info]bananalo
2008-05-19 08:50 pm UTC (link)
bah! life.

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[info]akisamexamaya
2008-05-19 09:00 pm UTC (link)
Aww, that is a shame to hear. I never knew that he was battling cancer for ten years, though. I thought it was a shorter period of time. :(

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[info]buffy_usa
2008-05-19 09:01 pm UTC (link)
peeps who are losing a close one to cancer, i just don't buy it that he's not wrecked about it. while i believe that ai or the media want to wank the handkerchiefs and tearducks, no way do i believe david cook himself is handling his older bro dying well, and would not use him. just don't buy it. not that skeez peeps aren't above something like that. but he's just a guy from missouri. he will get a record deal whether he wins or not.

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[info]celtic_thistle
2008-05-19 09:02 pm UTC (link)
I hope his brother pulls through :(

Cookie FTW

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[info]sinfulroad
2008-05-19 09:14 pm UTC (link)
:[

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[info]faithgirl16
2008-05-19 09:19 pm UTC (link)
Ugh, enough about David Cook's BROTHER. Yes, it's sad that he's got cancer and most likely won't be able to go to the finale, but I get tired of the fans and the media acting like AI should take responsiblity for sending him to the finale. They don't pay for anyone else's families to go to the show, so why would they/should they pay $80,000 to send David Cook's brother?

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[info]kimberwyn
2008-05-19 09:57 pm UTC (link)
What if it were Tranji?

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[info]thethingiswhat
2008-05-19 09:19 pm UTC (link)
So sad. :(

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[info]k_byte
2008-05-19 09:29 pm UTC (link)
This is sad :( I wonder if that's why David hasn't been completely on top of his game the past few weeks. oh well COOK FTW anyway.

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[info]askastylist
2008-05-19 09:55 pm UTC (link)
All along I thought David had one brother Andrew, and I thought he was battling cancer. I was like "hmm wtf is he walking around and stuff", wow Im clueless. I wish his brother luck. Now David Cook, get in my pants plz.

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[info]up_and_away1252
2008-05-19 09:57 pm UTC (link)
That's so sad, I wish them both well.

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[info]ppeaches
2008-05-19 11:03 pm UTC (link)
OH MY GOD WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
Sad story+Heath Ledger icon=Hysterical sadness and tear-jerking.

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[info]chaquitalicia04
2008-05-19 10:03 pm UTC (link)
I was just wondering about this the other day.
Also, when my sister saw Andrew, the younger brother, last week, she freaked.
We are planning to double-date.

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