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couchie, what was the last episode you saw? Did you see the wedding? I'm guessing the answer is "no." Basically, Ray got drunk at Luka and Abby's wedding because Tony brought Neela to the wedding. Ray and Tony had a big fight, and Pratt sent him home. So, while Neela was talking to Tony to break up with him, Ray was at a bar drinking even more. As he was walking home, he got a phone call from Neela. He was just deciding whether to answer the phone when he dropped it in the street. Bent to pick it up -- and that's when the truck hit him (which we actually didn't see). So then, last night, we found out that Ray actually survived, but lost both of his legs in the accident. As far as explaining their relationship, man that's hard. Basically, IMO, it was they pined for each other, but neither was gutsy enough to say anything -- and then that damn Tony guy got in the way too. Hope that helps.

I was doing a WTF over that one too, so I went over to that vast array of "knowledge" known as Wikipedia (which is actually quite good for something like this), and they say she's gone Gold, with just over 321,000 albums sold. It also says that the highest chart position for the lead single, "Over It" was number 21 on the pop charts. *shrug* Sounds like a decent beginning for her, and I wish her no ill will, but that's not THAT spectacular either, IMO. It's a beautiful Friday here, and I'm stuck at work. *sigh* Maybe Clay will fulfill luckiest1's premonition and blog today. He usually likes Fridays....

You do not give yourself enough credit, my dear -- simply priceless. Love all of bottlecap's ideas too. Hell, I've loved ALL the ideas from yesterday! Just bopping in to say I'm in on the t-shirts, and I love the fill-in-the-blank idea (and the "one from column A, one from column B" thing on the back of th shirt). And I'm serious that maybe we should consider making this an FCA-MAD fundraiser. I'm pretty sure Cafe Press will allow you to donate money to your cause with anything you order from them. Just thought of a couple more, for the concert ho's: I did Clay in multiples, and it was tiring! I did Clay in multiples, and it was fantastic!

Well now, we certainly found out differently tonight, didn't we? Whoa. That got me. Big time. I think that was the last thing on my mind, having Ray's legs be GONE. And that bitch blaming Neela? Neela was already feeling like shit for what happened, and then whats-her-face saying "you caused this." That was sooooo uncalled for. *sniff* Bye Luka. Miss you already. Write when you get work. Seriously, the heart is going to be missing for a while with him leaving. I actually think I'm gonna like the Stanley Tucci character. Strange, different -- but it looks as if he cares about his patients. His staff? Different story, but I think he wants them to work smarter. His way of getting that though isn't right. I actually felt bad for Tony this evening.

From muskifest:

Man, that's gotta be a thread title.... Which reminds me, I think I need to go through and figure out what our nominations are for the next thread title. If you can remember any of them from the past three weeks, post them here! I'm also thinking of starting an FCA list of attendees for shows. I started that this evening, only to get waylaid, because of all the different troubles with planning. *sigh* I'll work on that again this weekend. While watching ER this evening, I saw an advertisement for the NBC Nightly News tomorrow night. Their weekly "Making a Difference" segment will be discussing Beads for Life -- I recognized the beads right away! Hee. Might be interesting to watch. Has anyone recorded all the different ways we're going to do Clay this summer?

*gasps a few last breaths* couchie, that's from the AMA show... *dies from all the pretty*

Claymatized link to Clay's performances

husker, I think that one is par excellence! BWAH!!! As for making our own shirts....how about Cafe Press? I like this "doing thing"....and I was worried that muski was going to miss out on all the fun. Why was that? I knew she'd find the scent of smut coming from her computer. Off to figure out something for New York....

Clayzor, what is "your show?" This Lost special is on at 10:15 EDT tonight, after Grey's Anatomy. I'll be watching ER instead though....might have to set the DVR for the Lost thing though. ETA: They are repeating the Lost special next Wednesday, immediately before the finale.

I did Clay in Columbus and discovered a new world! Yep, still sucking...

rcknrllmom, too easy! I did Clay in Orlando, and his hard rock was certainly alive!

"I did Clay at a casino, and won big time!" "I did Clay in LA, and it wasn't Greek to me!" I so suck at these kinds of things....and yes, I'm not going to any of these shows, these were the only two I could think of anything halfway decent.... Funny that we started talking about doing Clay on page 69, eh?

Hope couchie doesn't mind me taking over here.... We'll set up a separate thread, probably in the Clay Parties section, for the chat. Yes. A piece that we really need some feedback on, actually. I personally think that no more than 30 minutes is good, keeping things short, sweet, and to the point -- and it prevents things from being dragged out for too long, IMO. But then, I'm a quick typist and reader, so others may have some say in that. Extremely difficult! Two consecutive Fridays? Saturdays? Sundays? A weekday? (Now that it's summer, and TV season is just about over, my weekdays are better than weekends!) Or should we try to do this on a Friday/Saturday combo? Saturday/Sunday? I'll take some ideas here, and eventually put up a poll or something like that.

Would it be helpful if someone (probably me) compiled a list of who is going to each show, that could then be stickied at the top of this thread?

BWAH!!!!! Maybe we could come up with a whole series of shirts...."I Did Clay in Philadelphia and it was ___." Etc., etc. Think we could come up with some good ones? The Texas shows, California shows, and Florida shows could be each combined on one shirt. FCA-MAD fundraiser? *g* Maybe pins would be the way to go....

EEEEEEEEE! Another AB fan! When I went to Florida last month, we had a layover in Atlanta, and AB was on the cover of the Atlanta magazine. It was an interesting article -- and I found out that AB has way more in common with Clay than I knew. He's a fascinating man as well. No kidding! It's bad enough to not have internet at work (when so much of what I do involves the net), but when it goes out at home, I'm usually frantic! I'm getting better though...mainly because right now, I'm rereading the Harry Potter series, hopefully finishing it in time right before the new book comes out! He's such a knowing little cuss, isn't he? Innocent? I think not. But see, that's the thing -- he's a master of innuendo, without being crude about it. Love him.

I know -- I started to have my doubts when Hurley wanted to come along. NO HURLEY!!! I don't want you to die! So then, back to Desmond and Charlie, and I simply don't want Desmond to die either. Therefore, I was glad when Charlie knocked him out. I'm not a big Charlie fan at all, but I really felt for him this evening. Maybe I'm feeling that way because it's certainly seems to be playing out that he's gonna die! I liked the flashbacks for him. You know what? I enjoyed seeing ALL the island people working together again! Bout damn time. Even Rose and Bernard! (But I have a feeling things won't be good for that couple either...) I always read Entertainment Weekly's recaps of the Lost episode (this weeks is here). Anyway, I TOTALLY missed the "connection" of the week -- Sayid's girlfriend was the lady Charlie rescued during the mugging! Sometimes I think this show is TOO dense with information -- incredibly hard to keep track of!

merrieee, I'm sure someone probably has a clearer one, but here's what I have: Sorry to hear about your troubles getting the UNICEF document. That's poopy.

Hey huskerfalcon! Especially since SOMEONE forgot to bring her camera.... Actually, I'm imagining a situation similar to Clay's in Afghanistan, with KAndre in the role of Clay, leading the rest of us in "If You're Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands." *g* :angry22: *starts a collection so that bottlecap can afford Cheez Doodles*

Why yes, yes I have couchie. Too bad I didn't pull out my camera that morning. *g* Meanwhile...me? I'll be the one who manages to get spaghetti sauce all over myself. As for my board persona, I really think it's pretty much ME, y'know? Sometimes I write really stupid things, sometimes I'm really profound, sometimes I manage to get in a good joke. Same thing happens to me in real life too. I used to avidly watch "The Real World" on MTV, until it got unwatchable (which was about 5 seasons ago for me). I remember many of the kids would always complain about how they were edited on the screen, as if that wasn't them at all. I kept saying to myself, though -- "look, the camera caught you sleeping with 50 different people the same night! Even if it wasn't the same night -- you still slept with 50 different people!" I sometimes think that people's posting styles can be treated the same way, if that makes any sense. One of the reasons I used to volunteer to do name tags for parties is that I got to connect real names with screen names. Good times, actually. Adding faces, though...and I get confuzzled. Welcome back cha cha trusty!

Add another 4 songs or so to your list, make it a double album, and I'm good. You know, this is one of the places where I really diverge with most of the fandom, including my beloved Ansa here. It may be totally Pollyanna of me (wouldn't be the first time), but I really think that even if Clay waited 5 years until his next album came out (anybody want to go spread that rumor around on the boards? Didn't think so....), his charm and talent would get him booked on a LOT of shows. Sure, the "hot" factor would be long gone...but if you look at it another way, it could be his "comeback." And yes, I think the material he'd be pushing for publicity would definitely play into this. However, I just have this nagging feeling that he's the type that gets at least some of the TV people fighting for him. Now, I've heard rumors that this isn't the case -- but they were never substantiated, as far as a I know. It could have been a case of a particular show not fitting into Clay's schedule. Just never ask me to be Clay's scheduler, OK? I'd mess that mess up but good. I think MCWL could have originally been Clive's idea, but one that Clay could easily buy into without a fight (unlike another album ). AMEN! Interesting spin data there CG. Dare I hope that low-note Clay gets played on the radio?

VH1 only plays videos during the overnight hours, as far as I know. And don't be dissin' ALL the VH1 reality shows -- I LOVE "Celebrity Fit Club" (and KLo is rockin' the house over there!) "What Not to Wear" -- LOVE THAT SHOW. Clinton and Stacy are so funny, could be considered cruel by some standards, and yet, I get that they really care for their "students" by the end of the week. I think TLC has some great shows. Besides WNTW, I also try to catch "Little People, Big World." Discovery Channel has one one my favorites too, with "Dirty Jobs" (anyone here a fan of that one? I'm missing it so much lately!) and "Mythbusters." And, if there is absolutely nothing else on TV, I'll put on the Food Network (Ace of Cakes, Dinner: Impossible, any of those silly challenge shows, and of course, my favorite, Alton Brown's "Good Eats," which recently won a Peabody Award for excellence in quality TV. Alton is my other Southern Geekboy boyfriend.) Topic: I'm hoping that Clay will pick up on one of these shows now that Jericho has been cancelled. *g*

muski, I know of that "funky" car they gave you the first time -- Chevy HHR, wasn't it? Must be a Florida thing, because that's what my hubby and I got when we were there in April. It actually wasn't too bad of a car, except there were some major blindspots in it. OTOH, I think you seriously need to wear a Velcro vest and then attach Velcro strips to all your electronic devices. You seem to have the worst luck with that....at least this one worked out OK. I think I agree with you -- it kinda gives me both the warm fuzzies (for sentimental value) and shocking chills (because he's usually so HAWT) whenever he appears on AI. It will actually feel rather strange if he doesn't show up this year -- it would be the first time with no appearance, right? EEEP! I think I knew that about Heroes being on the NBC site, but kinda spaced out about it. It's one of those shows, though, that I've not seen any episodes, but so many people have said "you'd love this show." Just wish I didn't have to watch it on a 19 inch monitor, especially since my hubby will also want to watch too. But I'll talk to hubby tonight and see if we want to schedule a time to catch up. BTW, the DVD set is supposed to come out in August, and I've read that the Sci-Fi Channel is doing a marathon, minus one episode, this weekend. Unfortunately, the DVR in our house doesn't have enough room on it to get them all. Parties? I usually don't mind them, and for me, with no kids and a semi-secure job, my Clay trips are splurges. Also, I usually try my best to mingle and meet everyone (sadly, this was NOT me a few years ago, I've learned since then). This tour, since the eHP is planning one of the parties, well I just HAVE to go, it would be rude otherwise. The Tulsa party sounds fantastic too, but timing could be an issue for that one. Can I join you in the "bad fan" (BLECH!!) car then too? I keep looking at what I see as Clay's schedule. He said he was just looking for a producer less than a week ago. Maybe he found one -- but do we know. Next month surely would be preparing for the tour. July and August is the tour itself, plus I'd work in another vacation for the man after the shows are over. Then, things get dicey, because we don't know when the Christmas tour will start. He'll have a month, maybe two, to work on an album. But can it conceivably be done in that time frame? Not in this day and age, and also not if Clay thinks it's not good enough (or even, shudder, Clive. *g*). To me, so much of the concern about getting that new album out isn't really about Clay, it's about Clay's image to particular fans. I really do think that since Clay isn't showing "rock star" tendencies right now, some fans are afraid of really being pegged as "uncool." Listen, I've been called "uncool" for practically my entire life -- and I've surived. Thrived, actually. Being cool isn't all it's cracked up to be, IMO. I'd rather be proud of being a Clay Aiken fan, no matter what he does. You know play, the more I've listened to MCWL, the less that one "JOY" startles me. (That is the one you're talking about, right? Or is it really part of "Hark?") And yes, I've considered him releasing a new Christmas album this year -- an expansion of AIW, perhaps. Watching the heads of some people explode while they are also simultaneously having orgasms would be kind of fun, actually. couchie, the prepublicity for ATDW did seem sparse to me too. However, I think my worry about that was unfortunately overridden by the worry that so many others had -- I guess I felt like I needed to at least try and stay a bit sane about the whole thing. And ITA about the People article -- one of the best interviews ever. And it brought us this lovely gem:

Sorry bottlecap -- it's just you. :medium-smiley-070: I'm gonna be lost without "Lost," and I'll miss ER like crazy too. And last Sunday felt really strange without "Amazing Race." Sure, I enjoy the extra time I get not watching shows during the summertime....but then, I'm usually ready for the season to begin. Besides, I need the summertime to get hooked on "Heroes" -- if I can figure out bittorrent first. *g* Ansa, you said something that made me think this -- I get the feeling that Clay likes things the old fashioned way. (Take that as you want, you smutty people...) From what I understand of Jericho, it was a fairly straightforward show, with maybe a twist? In a way, you could also say that about Clay's musical choices, from what I've seen -- taking a standard song (or even a non-standard) and giving it a touch of different flavor. I just think for some reason that Clay likes to throw back to the good-old, bad-old days. JMO. Is it July yet? I need a Clay concert fix BAD.