Idol Tracker: Tour hits Carly Smithson's San Diego, where we visit hubby Todd

Immediately after the Glendale, Ariz., show, the Idols boarded buses and attempted to sleep on the long ride across the desert to San Diego, site of their second concert. Reports seemed near unanimous that little sleeping got done on this first overnight trip as they each adjusted to their new homes for the next 52 cities and counting –- bunks on the boys' and girls' buses. David Cook said later in the day that he had been too pumped up with adrenaline from the excitement of the Glendale show to get much sleep. In any event, by the evening, if their enthusiasm remained undimmed, it was tinged offstage with a barely perceptible bleary quality. Not having a berth on the bus myself, I hopped a plane to San Diego, following the path of the tour. With time to spare before the evening’s show, I paid a visit to one of the most... [read full story]