Battle of the Davids

David is my favorite name.

Maybe its because:

• my dad's name is David;
• my middle name is David;
  
• if God blesses Angie and I with a boy - his name will be David Tyler

or:

• Except for Jesus, King David is my favorite figure in the Bible
  
• My college piano teacher's name was David
• Michaelangelo's DAVID is the greatest human figure sculpture ever made

or maybe its because:

• the name conjures up "underdog" and "king" all at the same time
• the name means "beloved"
• it simply looks symmetric with its two "d's" next to a vowel, with a spread "v" in the middle

Whatever it is, I love the name.

Tonight marks the first "Battle of the Davids" that I know of......and its on American Idol.

I believe David Archuleta will win due to his unbelievable(and extremely young) fan base. David Cook is more well-seasoned and is far more original; however, I feel if Cook were to win, it would hinder him in sales and acclaim.

David Cook is labeled a "rocker", but if he wins Idol, he will not be taken as serious in the Rock world. The lesson learned by DAUGHTREY (former Idol contestant who placed 4th in 2006) is you don't have to win ( and, in fact maybe better you don't win) to be a major success. Daughtry is the highest selling rock act today...with over 4 million CD's sold to date.

No matter what, both David's will be a major success and I will enjoy seeing what they do next.