ldyjocelyn

In case you missed it, there is an article on the UNICEF website that ties to the video.... UNICEF Ambassador Clay Aiken Visits Afghanistan Full text in the Fast Forward News Section There's also two new small pictures with the article, I will guess that larger ones will come soon. Glad your surgery went well merieee! Looking forward to meeting you in Texas!

Hugs to the Clayzorback family.... Oh. My. God.....on so many levels. No kidding. I think, in the past week, my heart has burst with pride for Clay and UNICEF about 50,000 times. This man, this humble man, has done so much, in so little time. I'm floored. And he looks hawt too. Damn, I hate when those shallow moments sneak up on me. Frisco is definitely out for me, I think I'll be coming back from a family visit that day. I'm still debating on Tulsa, but I think I might be crazy enough to try that one. Spending 8 hours (or 7, depending on speed *g*) with the eHP could be a whole lotta fun.

Latest UNICEF Fieldnote WOW! I'm wondering if the total may hit over $200,000. And it looks as if the Canadian funds aren't even included in this total! ___ CG, I wouldn't worry too much about hecklers (although I understand that reaction totally). Just looks at your avatar, and imagine that Clay will be doing that to anyone that heckles him. He'll be good to go!

Honestly, except for the orchestra, it sounds like that early show of the NAT in Wisconsin. Wasn't it held on a baseball field? And sure, orchestras can play on soccer fields, especially on the fourth of July. They can pull out "Stars and Stripes Forever" to play during the fireworks. Actually sounds like it might be fun, even if the heat would probably be opressive. But hey -- sweaty Clay!

:F_05BL17blowkiss: georgiaclay! I always like seeing your name out there. And this: Is so, so perfect. No, I haven't gotten anything yet (I did my donation last Sunday). I think the donation form said they would send out the report link by May 15, so they've got time. Hope they do it quickly, though -- there will be some fans who will go Clay Aiken on UNICEF if they don't get their stuff soooooooooooon. People are always a work in progress. I find Clay fascinating for exactly that reason -- I've loved watching the changes in his look and his demeanor over the past few years. He's really grown into a fine man, and I'm so happy and proud. The comfort levels he has, and the confidence he has -- it's always been there, I'm sure, but it's developed and grown. I love it. Claygasm, I am very glad that your friend is OK, and what he wrote hit me pretty hard. I can agree with your sentiments about living life to its fullest, because things can be very fragile. And yet, I look at my life sometimes and just think that I'm wasting it away. It's tough. But that's where I like the example that is Clay Aiken. I know I'm gonna sound all angelwingy here, but it makes me feel so very glad that there are people out there like him -- one that tries his best to give all he can to his life, and to the lives of others. I also think things like the incident yesterday in Virginia, or learning more about the troubles in other countries, makes me realize that arguing over marketing plans, and ticket screwups, and things like that are so very minor in the grand scheme of things. Sometimes, I've just got to let go. {{{{{{{{rcknrllmom}}}}}}}}}} I've always believed in "where there's a will, there's a way." If this is the last date of the tour, people will figure out how to get to a show, somehow. I know the other possibility is painful, but there are cellcerts and reports that can help a bit. muski, your story is one of the reasons why I don't have children. I couldn't deal with that kind of situation. It's funny, though -- two of the non-parents (me and CG) both agree that the parents shouldn't be contacted. As Ansa said, the parents might be OK with it. (I know, boggles my mind too....) Welcom claylily! Enjoy your time here! BWAH!!!! Go Clay! Go UNICEF!!! Loved reading about the power of his suggestion....

I did, read it on the flight last week. I knew the "history," knew that many fans were upset about the write up. Frankly, I didn't think it was that bad. Yes, it mentions the "scandal," but unfortunately, that's part of his history now too. I thought the pictures were great, and there are several side mentions and pictures that were cool. The only true WTF moment for me was in the article on Barry Manilow, talking about his being a mentor on Idol. He mentions his joke in his show about Clay looking like him in a few years (fat chance, Barry *g*), but then says "I never worked with him." I HAVE to assume he was talking about not working with him in an Idol capacity, or else Barry is really getting senile. (Of course, most of Clay's fans tend to want to forget ACAC too, as I've found out here. *sob*) Hubby came home last night and pulled out the wetvac to clean up the basement. Doh on my part! Did everyone go and grab their OFC presale code yet? I did -- saved as a word document! Karen Eh?, you crack me up!

muski -- great news for you! ldyjocelyn As I always say the more the merrieeeer*g* :F_05BL17blowkiss: :F_05BL17blowkiss: :F_05BL17blowkiss: Oh my. That's a pretty damn good picture, if I do say so myself. So....I was planning on camping out in front of the TV with the laptop tonight, switching between Dancing with the Stars and American Idol. Go into our laundry room to find a flood! My husband had left our kitty litter pans to soak, and one of them was over the edge of the sink in that room. Faucet -- left dripping just slightly. Well, in 24 hours, that made a flood. So, I'm in the midst of cleaning up the room. My husband is going to get some of the clean up when he gets home though. Back to putting on my waders....

I'll just bring a blindfold and a wad of cash. Oh, and Cheez Doodles. *g*

Shoot, I was hoping that the Tulsa show was going to be on the fourth, and that Dallas was back on for the 7th. Hmmmm....hey KAndre, does the eHP have room in their car for a wayward minion? My traveling companions to Houston may shoot me, but I'm seriously thinking of finding a way to get to Tulsa for another show. I'll keep ya'll posted. Hooray for the California meers. Maybe I should have tried for that one instead.....*sigh* Back to work.

muski, couchie's latest blog is on the front page of the new FCA homepage: www.findingclayaiken.com BRAVO Miss Couchie! muski, I love your daughters.... Nothing more to add, other than I come back to work and everything's shot to hell already, and the rest of the week looks to be hellish too. Why do I have to work? Oh yeah, to pay for my Clay Aiken habit....

Sorry bottlecap, but when you're back at work after being gone for a week, dancing bananas is the LAST thing on my mind. :F_05BL17blowkiss: This Tulsa/Dallas/Houston thing couldn't get more confusing if it tried, could it? *continues to be Zen* Everyone have a great day!

Clay's Fieldnotes Blog for UNICEF God, I couldn't be more proud of him, and UNICEF as well....

I leave for a half hour to take my car in for service (thankfully my car dealer has computers with internet access), and new pictures arrive?!?!? Gah! I love the first one with the baby. Wait -- I love the second one, with the hands of the kids on his. But then, that third one, with him teaching the class....*sigh* What does he have in his other hand in the third picture, though? ETA: Nevermind....with the huge download, I can see that it's a camera. Maybe we'll get some pictures taken by Clay soon? He's such a good dude.

New thread title poll! See the top of the page for choices and voting! {{{{{{{{{Those involved in the Virginia Tech shootings}}}}}}}}}}}}

Man, they got me with this episode. I really loved the scene with Juliet standing up to Sawyer and Sayid -- it couldn't get more perfect than that. And yes, I fell for her being a good person, only to be shown as (possibly) a bad guy. I agree with most of you though that I think she'll come around again. Awww, Sawyer actually melted my heart a bit when Kate showed up. They're gonna make me like him yet, aren't they? Looks like Locke is coming back -- that should be good. Plus, I'm guessing that Jin and Juliet have a connection.... Hey couchie -- I'm going to be watching ER on my DVR soon! Ready to talk about it?

Mornin' all! I would say "Good mornin'" except that it seems a few of you aren't having such a good morning! playbiller, I hope your flooding problem works out. CG, I hope your back feels better soon. My husband has been suffering for about a week now with a foot problem -- it hurts on the ball of his one foot, and he can't figure out exactly what is wrong. He may end up at the doctor's office later this week. I didn't even think to look at the FCA site with IE -- I'm so used to using Mozilla at home. If I was at work though -- and I use IE on the laptop all the time now. I'm an equal opportunity browser! Ansa has asked me to put together the next title thread poll, so if you have any suggestions, please put them here before 2:00 p.m. ET. That's when I'll put the final poll up. The suggestions so far: I really look forward to hearing Clay bring a sexy Moon River backAll this talk of Moon River has made pour a nice glass of red wine, curl up on my sofa with WaldoIt makes your girl parts vibrateThe board of easy womenIt's just that Clay's world is so much more than us. So much more than fans and concert dates and venue choices and juvenile exchanges on his fan site. He's just so much more.He's just so much more.He's a man of a 1000 faces and all of them are great to look at.They have not fallen down on their knees and kissed his lily white ass!

And I did too. *sigh* Liking the BQ's, which I thought would never happen. Still love the Cha Cha's, they are having so much fun...although this money thing could be a major problem. Bad planning dudes. I'll say it again -- Charla and Mirna may be annoying as hell, but they do play the game. There's a difference between them and season three winner Flo -- Flo kept giving up. Charla and Mirna have not given up yet! And Eric and Dani? I don't know what it is, because they play the game too....but they really bug me. They whine. They claim that others are acting unfair. They just grate on my nerves. So, who's gonna get Yielded next week? I'm really afraid....

I'm back ya'll! :F_05BL17blowkiss: And I am TIRED! I'm not even sure if I'm going to make it to TAR this evening. cha cha trusty, thank you for the beautiful wallpaper, and have fun tonight! djs -- Thank you! That new picture of Clay and Angela together? He looks so content, and happy. This picture shows, to me, exactly what Claygasm talked about earlier, with his whole face smiling. He smiles sooooooo good. And Angela? Lucky wench, but it looks as if she's a good friend now. Thanks YSRN for bringing that over. Did I welcome Karen Eh?? I can't remember.... East coasters, hope you are surviving. And bottlecap -- sorry to hear about the snow. My husband and I read about it last week, and we infinitely glad that we scheduled our trip when we did! couchie and Ansa, the site looks great! Off for some dinner, and then maybe some sleep. Fortunately, I'm off work tomorrow to decompress.

It looks as if the UNICEF page is at about 90%! Woohoo for the Claymates....uh, Clay Nation! My niece's wedding went off without a hitch (there's a joke in there somewhere...heh) today. 85 degrees, sunny and breezy. It still looks to be in the low 40's at my home, though -- can't wait to get there. *sigh* Anyway, my husband and I have had a great trip, and now it's time to pack up and head for home tomorrow. At least we've got a direct flight tomorrow, which will be nice. :F_05BL17blowkiss: to all my FCA friends. I haven't read much in other places these past few days (it's not like I do read these places anymore, but work with me here....), but I know that I'm just happy to be in this place. R-E-S-P-E-C-T, as Aretha sang. Can't wait to get home, though -- just to reply to all your wonderful posts! {{{{{{{{{{Ansa}}}}}}}}}}}

Greetings again from beautiful sunny Florida! Spent a good hour at the beach today, once we finished off Kennedy Space Center. We're having so much fun! Anyway, I'm just popping in to say that I'm very, very impressed with the media coverage of Clay's UNICEF work, and also impressed by how much money has been raised in just over 24 hours. I'm not planning on making my donation until next week, when I get home. I want those pictures, darn it! Thank you YSRN for the pictures! Gah, he looks sooooooo good. Ta ta for now!

I'd like that one as "He's just so much more." But I also really like this from keepingfaith:

Morning all! As soon as I'm done with this post, I'm going to add this one to the thread title nomination thread....thank you keepingfaith! Welcome Karen Eh?!@#$%^& *g* Love your pictures, loved your posts here so far. Boy howdy, it sounds like I missed a big day of angst in the fandom yesterday. My thoughts: 1) Clay loves MEEEE and I like that he shares, because I did get the email from him. (Actually, I got a second one last night, so maybe I got Karen Eh's copy too.) When I get home, I'm a total sucker and will donate to get those exclusive pictures. He can totally make me do that -- I'm not mindless ya'll, I'm really not, but sometimes the spell is just too great. 2) AI, Simon, and charities -- more power to them, even if I probably won't give. I've never understood totally the pure venom that comes out over the show every year at this time. Sure, I didn't like what happened and what was said to Clay many times during his season -- but that was 4 freakin' years ago! It also wasn't the end of the world -- Clay seems to be doing real fine right now, doesn't he? And I, like more than a few here, believe that Clay would love to be on the show every year. I think that article from a few weeks ago cemented that to me; he loves the show so much he had to give it up! Hee. I'm sure there was other stuff to comment on, but I need to get coffee. Have a good day y'all!

This is the way I felt about my previous home board too. I feel like after a while that I was just beating my head against the wall, and I was tired of all the Tylenol I was taking to combat the headache. *g* It made me sad, and it makes me sad that fans feel that way about the OFC board too. You know, sleeping in hotels sometimes sucks. It's not home, so you never sleep quite as good. So...I've been thinking about this whole secret thing. (WARNING: Generalization about this board ahead -- if you disagree, say so...) IMO, it needs to be said to lurkers out there that we're not complaining about the "I know a secret and you don't" thing because we weren't in on the secret in the first place. Far from it. IMO, it's more of a power trip -- something that can be lorded over the peons later. It's a class system -- the haves and the have nots, as I believe someone said earlier. I know something like that will never go away, it happens in real life, it will happen in fandoms. But IMO, there's no reason to rub noses in it. And I think that's what's being talked about here on this board. OK, I need breakfast now.....

Greetings from Florida! I've only skimmed here, but it sounds like Clay done good (once again) and some of his fans are doing, uh, well, not so good (again). But this place -- it rawks, wholeheartedly rocks. couchie, I wuv you. I'll comment more later, but I need sleep now -- tomorrow my husband and I conquer Kennedy Space Center! BTW, the cold seems better. Thank God. :F_05BL17blowkiss: to all of you!

bottlecap, thanks for the new pictures. Love the sweet look one. pkmiller, thanks for that word on the Tulsa show. At this point -- I'm not sure what I'm gonna do. I might, MIGHT be crazy enough to change my flights to add the Tulsa show. Not sure how I'll get from Houston to Tulsa, though. Driving wouuld be insane -- but with some Clay buddies, it might be OK. Flying -- more cost. I'll have to think about it. Leaving for a day of travel soon, to arrive in Florida by early evening! Unfortunately, I think I've got a cold, so that's going to make flying VERY interesting. OTOH, I'm leaving storms and possible SNOW here. Thank goodness. Everyone behave here, OK? (Sheyah, right....I know most of you guys all too well. *g*) I'll try to check in when I can. That's what laptops are for, right?