Fun Taylor story...Way back in 2006 I met a great woman online through the SP. She ended up referring her niece to me as a possible buyer for a house here on the Cape. Really nice family that comes up every summer. When I talked to the niece last night she said she took her daughters to Grease and was thinking of me when Taylor came out. This woman and her teenage girls were Daughtry fans and couldn't see the obsession factor withTaylor.They thought he was "alright". After seeing Grease their tune changed. 
She said his voice is "fabulous" and that "he lit up the room". Her daughters were "thrilled" that they got his autograph and are now "huge fans". I love stuff like this 
That is great !! Similar story with my friend Kris, whom many of you have met. She had a co-worker who was a fan of the TV reality show where they judged and picked the performers. (Drawing a blank here on the official name. I never watched it myself). She was not a huge Taylor fan. But she got front row tickets to the show, somehow, and said he was SUPER and is now a fan.
SlOW and STEADY WINS the race!
Taylor clearly needs to plan a strategy where he performs live in front of every person in the US.
If he does that, World Domination is his.
Beating my same old drum I know . . but two words - MUSIC FESTIVALS ! ! !
I just love reading stories like this one ! Nothing prepares you for the live Taylor Hicks experience,he has an incredible stage presence,who could resist that voice and charm ?