Well, goodness...

(Edited at 4:30 p.m. to add: What a difference a day makes, yes? The Entertainment Tonight pre-tour story is here, and it looks like there'll be an Idol segment tonight and/or tomorrow. Check your local listings, and enjoy! )

Two very special guests popped into Bucky's folder on the Fox boards Wednesday evening--sounds like a fun time was had by all, with lots of kind thoughts and support in the mix for good measure. ( It also looks like the thread is ongoing, so it may not be too late to pop in and say hello...)

And some semi-new video goodness popped up there as well, courtesy of a generous Elliott Yamin fan who posted a link to last week's Good Day L.A. pre-tour publicity visit with the Idols (minus Chris and Kat.) So far, the usual big splashy ET pre-Idol-tour story hasn't materialized...hope that's happening soon.

In the meantime, there's a caffeinated countdown thread in progress, courtesy of the extremely enthusiastic IDF bunch. (I'm seriously thinking of putting one of those silly tickers up to mark the days until my first concert. I've been looking forward to Bucky-live-in-concert since I heard him sing "Thunder Rolls" all those months ago, so I guess three more weeks isn't too much longer to wait. How many days until your show?)

Also posted as "confirmed" on the set list thread there: Bucky and Kellie's duet from Grease is apparently "Hopelessly Devoted to You", which wasn't a duet in the musical or movie, if memory serves. Should be fun to see how this gets rearranged. (Guess the many, many wishes for a Bucky and Chris duet have--as of now--gone unheeded. Oh, well. We'll always have "Tobacco Road", y'all...)

Plenty of catching up to do, so I'll try to post again later today. See you then!