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From the RCA Marketing guy, via the CH: The WalMart thing, to me, sounds as if it will be a hard copy CD. Thinking about that "price difference" that CG asked about -- my guess is that they know that most of the die-hard fans will want the extra track, and so aren't lowering the price on that one. But the regular CD? That $9.98 is definitely a sale price. As for this whole money question -- well, I find that I'm pretty much a "throw money at Clay Aiken" and "throw money at things he asks me too" kind of person. Sadly. My husband will ask me to throw money his way, and I blow him off. Clay asks me to throw money, and I'm like "how much dude?" I will say that I haven't done anything for the Broadway Cares thing yet -- but I'm also hoping to be getting an autographed playbill any time now. *g* ETA: austin360.com Chattin' with Clay Aiken This is the second "interview" in 24 hours that has asked for fan questions (I think gather.com is also asking for questions). While I'm not crazy about that idea, I'm beginning to think I understand a reason WHY someone might ask for fan questions rather than come up with their own. It takes the responsibility off the reporters -- because you just know that if they ask a really stupid question, some of the fans will be ALL over them. (Of course, if a FAN asks a question that isn't well liked by the rest of the fandom...well, that's another story for another time). I also remember back to my days of reading the teeny magazines, such as 16 and Tiger Beat. They featured questions from fans all.the.time. In a way, the more things change, the more things stay the same.

Funny you should mention the charities in your previous paragraph....because the webisode is strictly about his work with the BAF and UNICEF. He singles out UNICEF for being international, and that his role (besides raising funds *g*) is raise awareness on these world issues. His discussion on the BAF is more about the purpose and function, with the summer camps. That's a rough translation, I'm sure someone else can add more.

I've dealt with Itunes for many, many years and I have NEVER~ever~seen them update on a Monday. I suspect RCA marketing either just grabbed the wrong date and it will be tomorrow; or they meant the WEEK OF April 21....and it will be tomorrow. Either way....I think it'll be tomorrow! From dudley at the CH: So yeah, it looks as if the date may be a bit wonky. I'm going to be patient with this, I think. I may wait until I get my "new music from iTunes" email that I get every week and click on the link that will surely be there. IMO, it might be better "marketing" than doing the search for Clay on iTunes and ordering that way.

Actually, that's not as long as it seems -- anymore. I just ran a quick check of the top singles for sale on iTunes, and most of them ran between 3:30 and 4:30. The days of the 3:00 single are pretty much gone, IMO. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE cha cha trusty! What a great recap of your evening! And his "that will be an extra $50 for the butt squeeze" is priceless!

laljeterfan, I must say that everyone in those pictures are C.U.T.E!

And congratulations! Verra verra cool! bottlecap, it sounds like the shower may be back on, you just need to change the wording of the invitations.

Posted by atinal on April 7:

From the iTunes help file: I'm not positive, but I think you place a pre-order any time in the window between tomorrow and May 5, 2008 for Clay's album. The WalMart question is a good one, and I hope someone else has that answer. I'm thinking it may be a digital download as well, but cannot confirm. Damn you jmh, you are fast! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

Does this mean we need to start planning on throwing you a shower? Nah. Just send the cash directly to me. My payal is desperateanddelusional @ yahoo dot com.

I have a confession to make. Remember that day when we all got a text message from boyfriend, asking him to call him for a message? Well, he used alternative keystrokes for me, and I had to call a supra-sekret number, where Clay asked me personally to play handbells on his latest album. He had read about my playing handbells on this board *waves at Clay* and asked me personally to do this for him. Yes, on the song "Something About Us," that's handbells, played by yours truly. Those days when I was saying that I was so busy at work? I lied. I was actually in NYC recording this part. (BTW, Kipper says to tell everyone at FCA "hello.") He wanted me on that particular song because...well, I'm the second part of the "us" in the title. Yes. It's true. couchie, maybe this should have been in the supra sekret thread here? And I probably shouldn't be announcing this confession on my 10th anniversary weekend, eh?

Sorry kf -- but I like self-depravation! I've listened to the clips once, and I really enjoyed them tremendously. But....I see this is a good appetizer. Something that will make me want more....in good time. I think delayed gratification makes the reward all that much more sweet. So, CG....do what you want. I'm done with the clips for now, so I'll be behind you if you decide to not cave!

Iseeme -- twist it on its ear a bit. People flock in to the stores to pick up the Groban DVD. "Ooooo, there's a new CD from Clay Aiken. I like him. Must.buy." How's that? Still only listened to the snippets once. That's all I'm going to do now, I'm strong. *g*

OK, so what am I doing here? Well, hubby is still asleep, and I always know that when I spend a bit of time away from the boards, something exciting will happen! *g* Yes, I listened to the snippets -- and I really like what I hear. A bunch of different styles, and I think that is a good thing. What I found interesting for me is that I was personally very drawn to the ballads. The voice was front and center, and I like that. The bouncier stuff is great too, but for simply a different reason -- fun to dance along to. Yeah, this is gonna be a great album. footloose, I've been thinking about your disappointment in OMWH being the first single after hearing the rest of the snippets. Since I became a good rationalizer in 2006 (*g*), I can come up with a few reasons why Clay, TC, and RCA did this. First of all -- WARNING! DANGER WORD AHEAD! -- I think Clay has emphasized the "narrative" for this album being his journey of five years. Now, it's hard to judge just by hearing the snippets if one of the other songs might not be a better choice for that, but the way Clay's talked about the song OMWH, it seems to be THE song for that theme. I think he really wants to emphasize that theme -- it's very important to him. I also do believe Clay when he said in an interview "I'm not all that concerned about radio play." To me, that was his way to tell some people "don't worry about this kind of thing, it will work out one way or the other." I honestly think that he WILL get radio play, just simply by not worrying about it, if that makes any sense. Finally, when the song OMWH here IS pushed to radio, and I think it will, I think the words "written by Ryan Tedder" will be all over that push. Hot name to attach to Clay's name, and I'm going to guess that will help Clay. Other thoughts -- I like the idea of the TITN video being a montage of his journey. I think that would be rather cool. Oh, and I still don't totally believe that Clay "gets" his sexy. I think he's come a long way in this regard, but I do think he'll never quite get it, and to me, that's still part of his charm. *shrug* OK, back to bed. One more thing -- EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

okmagazine.com Clay Aiken Spams a Lot

Awwwww....hubby just sent me a dozen roses here at work. I really do love him. As you all know, I work in a library. Libraries and librarians are constantly struggling with this "cutting edge/the way we usually do things" dichotomy. How are we to compete with being relevant when the technology is constantly changing? And how can we reconcile that to training and experience of 20 years in the job? It's very difficult. I think the recording industry is going through the very same thing. One of the hardest things is deciding what emerging technology needs to have a focus....knowing that it could burn out in a few months. And that seems to be where the record companies have the biggest problems. It's also the same way with knowing what talent is out there -- who knows what tomorrow's general tastes will be the focus. I honestly think that Clive did a pretty good job with what he did, and he knew how to accomplish it. But after a while, things changed on him somewhat. I think he'll still be a focus in the industry -- just not as important. Having said that....that article kinda turned me off too. I think ti's just my reactions to the "cool kids" and what they want. I'd rather have "timeless," thankyouverymuch. claytonic, I think for some people, that totally works. But there are a butt-load of kids out there who would be like "it's soooooooooo hard to drive to the store." Ease and convenience are what they look for, IMO.

Via Salamander at the CH -- a possible way for KAndre to like Clay's blond hair! He does kind of look like Legolas!

Thanks for the anniversary wishes, everyone! I like your idea too. So much so, that I had the same one this morning (just didn't get a chance to post it before you did *g*). It's been an interesting journey for him...in more than music. It's been a journey through -- how many different stylists? Yeah, the TITN video looks nothing like Clay Aiken today....but Clay Aiken TODAY doesn't look like ATDW Clay Aiken either to me. And I find I'm always surprised when I see a wallpaper come up on my computer (via my wallpaper changer) with AI Clay/2003 Clay/2004 Clay, and how much he HAS physically changed just over the span of 5 years. It makes my jaw drop to see that "kid" as compared to the man he is today. Yet, all in all, he's still just Clay. Man of many different looks, but still just Clay. ITA. Oh man, so could I! I need a drink. And they tell me we just had another aftershock that could be felt here -- except that I DIDN'T. AGAIN. I understand! I know what side I fall in as well (and I think most here do too). So my surprise at the fandom really doesn't happen much anymore. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I'm even easier than most of you, because if it simply has a pretty, pretty picture, but is all old material, I'll buy it. Heck, I did that with MOAM, when the SoliMOAM's showed up. And the Asian MOAMs. I think I probably have 5 different versions of MOAM around my house. So yeah, I'll be buying. I also agree that this is probably a way for some new people to get a sample of his older material (assuming, of course, that it is true). lilyshine, I actually had that thought too -- that maybe we'd finally get studio versions on the JBT new songs. Heh. I also, like luckiest, thought it might be live versions of some tracks. Whatever, I'll take 2 of everything. I'm too easy. Sometimes, I think that the marketing team for Clay has a thankless job. They've got to walk that fine line between offering stuff to bring in new people, and yet pleasing the die-hard fans. Sometimes, alienating one group or the other is inevitable. So, I think they've done a pretty good job. But then, I know I'm biased. *g* I woke up this morning to the radio, and from what I hear -- the EARTHQUAKE we had here in Illinois should have awakened me first! Yikes! Of course, I sleep like a rock most of the time, and didn't feel a thing! 10 years ago today....I married my best friend. *sigh* I love my husband so very much. He puts up with so much from me sometimes -- I'm sure when he married me he wasn't expecting that 5 years later, he'd be dealing with a rabid Clay Aiken fan. *g* Anyway, I'll probably be unavailable for most of the weekend, if you know what I mean. Heh.

Page to register for a QVC account OMWH On Demand is a way to go to either the Clear Channel webpage (posted earlier) or your local Clear Channel radio station page and click to hear OMWH.

While I'm not totally sad that Clive is gone, I think KAndre speaks the truth to me, at least as far as the "age" thing goes. That's always bugged me -- just because he's in his 70's doesn't mean he hasn't a brain, either, just as we, who tend to be women of a certain age (NOT ALL OF US), are missing brain cells either. But....at this point, whatever.... ....because there's so much more to EEEEEEEEEEEE about! I just set up my QVC account, so I should be ready to go. 5 extra songs? Wonder what they are? Could they be "rejects?" Could they be the album before ATDW? (Heh) Could they be live tracks? The mind boggles with possibilities.

Well, he also did book signings in the green sweater WITHOUT the glasses: But I love all his glasses. Don't worry CG, I'll take the hits for you, off the magical power rays that bounce off his glasses. I'm GLASSES WOMAN!!!! Hee. What a day to be crunching numbers. I hate crunching numbers. Hoping that someone gets me something autographed (for a price) in the next few days. I have a request in....

The additional auction added today is this: ___ In work woes...I hate my job. Budget time sucks. And I think my boss, who is supposedly "training" me, is doing a not-very-good job of it, asking me to do things before she actually thinks them through, which is messing me over big time. I know, it's part of the learning curve, but I don't understand her reasoning on a bunch of stuff.

I'm willing to help as well!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! ETA: Wait, does that mean Thursday night but since it's after midnight when it airs it's actually Friday? Hee, good thing I'm not in LA trying to get tickets. EEEEEEEEE! Lost conspiracy theories and Clay Aiken in the same show. I'll be a happy camper!

luckiest1, the ones on the WalMart site without the bonus track also say "not available in store." I know it says that the format is "CD" on these -- but I wonder if one might be a digital download only. I think I'll wait a little bit more before trying to figure out which one to preorder, or if I even need to preorder in the first place.