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I'll comment more later, when I'm not on the reference desk, about the blog. But...more new pictures from Tom's b-day party. *sigh* He looks so happy.

From International Media, on Facebook:

I love that man. That's all really.

From the CH: The show "FELA" which is running on Broadway I watched the last 3/4 of the telethon last night, and I was impressed with Sting, and, surprisingly, Justin Timberlake (but then, he sang one of my most favorite songs ever, "Hallelujah").

CV and CH have already dubbed it "Magical Mystery Date." LOL!

Anyone can start threads in the Miscellaneous Events thread. I'm just sayin'. [tm Our boyfriend, writing in his blog]

I was thinking the same thing. I was also wondering about cell phones...if you know what I mean, and I think you do.

clayismynumber1, go to the fanclub and read his latest blog. He can't give details yet, but he says we may want to do some traveling to Raleigh on the day...

First of all -- thanks jmh for creating the new thread! She did a fine, fine job! I'm feeling better today, and am at work, albeit at a different library location than normal. Fortunately, it's fairly quiet around here now, so I can do this... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! *ahem* That date might work for me, as it is right before Spring Break. BUT....do I want to blow my travel money on this, and then have him announce a tour later? I really can't afford to do more than one Clay trip per year. Besides, I'm planning a trip with my husband for the last two weeks in June to Washington, DC. (Anyone have any hotel tips for that city, BTW?) But still. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

annabear, I hope you feel better soon. I've only had this one day, glad I stayed home, but I know me with colds, I'll have this for a week. As for the fan encounter last night...would I have done that? Probably not, although frankly I'm not sure what I would do in that sort of instance. I'd like to think I'd say "hi" to him, but not much more than that. I think what this encounter did, though, was make clear that a line was probably crossed for Clay, and I think the questioner may have realized that, especially at this point. Did that make sense? Maybe I need more cold medicine....

Woohoo! Meet the Season 16 cast! Starts Sunday, February 14!

Home today with a massive sore throat and a headache. That means a good old cold in my immediate future. Yuck. From butterflyshine at CV:

New tweet sent by the deccalabelgroup: Cool!

Found on the CH, but originally from Beanblossom at the Clayboard. Nice story.

New Thread Title Suggestions Start Here!

Geez, I knew this would happen. Suddenly we're going to go through pages! EEEEEEEEEEEE! OK, the reason for my post...Thread Title Voting at the top of the page...

:04: :04: :04: :04: :04: :04: Isn't Fan Club renewal time coming up soon (and not Clay's soon either)?

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Because, IMO, some people need to keep up the "Clay as victim" idea. As you know, I'm NOT one of those people. It just seems so strange to me that Clive Davis got soooooooo much blame, when we really had no idea what was going on behind the scenes. Still don't really, and that's OK with me. As for the rest of your post kf, I loved it, especially this section: It's kind of like -- "why ask why?" I just enjoy the magic. Awww....thank you. I'm just one of those people that when I start posting on a message board, I just start pushing buttons and dropping down menus just to see what they do. I did that one once, and went..."whoa." But I know I've helped a few people with that one besides today! Thanks jmh!

Yum....one of my most favorite, early pictures of him. I love that grin! kf, I think you answered one of my questions that I had in my mind a few days ago. I was thinking that -- who exactly were some going to blame NOW with the official word of covers, and the possibility of romantic songs? Maybe some will transfer their upset to Fuller. OTOH...the time is now, and IMO Clay is the one who seems to be saying "I like these kinds of songs. Deal with it." Now, I don't want people to blame Clay, per se, but I do think some need to realize that Clay, again IMO, seems to have more control of what he wants to do with his career. I just finished watching a movie with my husband, called "Big Fan." Seek it out, if you get a chance. couchie, I'd especially get it if I were you. It's about a devout fan of the New York Giants, one who calls the sports talk shows on a regular basis. It's a fascinating character study of where this fandom takes him. I watched it with the eyes of Clay Aiken fan, and kept thinking about the time around December 2007/January 20008 with a few of the more well known fans. Anyway, really good movie.

Thanks jmh -- I was heading out for dinner just as all these good thread title suggestions came along. And actually, liney suggested a different line of mine (although I *cough* kind of like the one you picked too):

No time now...but can someone take over the suggested thread titles I see and put them in the correct thread? Now that we've had a little action again, our pages are flying somewhat, and we'll be picking a new thread title soon! Scroll down and input someone -- please! kthnxbye

aikim wrote: And that's exactly what I'm expecting. Sure, there are songs that I think he'd be great at singing, and I like reading people's suggestions (for example, I'd never thought of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," but he'd KILL on that). At the same time, though -- my realism sets in, and I tell myself that I have no expectations. OK, that's not quite true. My expectations are this: Clay will sing, he'll sound great, and I'll be a happy camper. What more could a girl (or guy) want?

First of all -- thank you merrieeee, you know why... Oh man, that's great news! I'm tharilled! As a person who has said "he could sing the phone book," I'm a happy camper. He'll sing, I'll smile -- it's all good. Gotta run. Another meeting tonight, followed by making a cheesecake (from scratch) for hubby's birthday!

Tweet from earlier today: Followed an hour later by... :wub: