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Looking at this one, I'm just gonna call it a night. I don't know if his surgery fixed the TMJ, but the result visually is a thing of beauty and a wonder to behold.

How about shortening this to Clay is hilarious and lickable at the same time for a thread title? That covers it.

Well I wasn't in Biloxi but I can say after Reno that generally speaking.... :04: In fact I like that so much I'm off to nominate it as a thread title. hee Hey, I said that. And I meant every word. And you're one of the "girls," treenuts, my old Reno road trip buddy! It's been a great summer. I want more. What am I going to eat now that they are recalling all the eggs? I guess I'll drink more triple ventis.

Devin posted this about himself. He's a smart guy and he understands how Facebook works. People usually post things because they want them to be seen. That's my take on it. I'm sure he has plenty of videos not posted on the internet. And those are private and we won't ever see them. This video was FUN! I'm glad it was shared. And I'm so happy that Clay is this comfortable in his life right now. I think "a leak" is one of those methods by which things are shared rather anonymously, but not unintentionally. I believe that some leaks are meant to be, like the Pentagon Papers, the Wiki-Leaks ... and the Devin Finn karaoke!

I don't go looking, but the Devin karaoke video is everywhere, surfacing this week, and no reason why it shouldn't have because it's so damn cute! I think things that are meant to be private are protected and stay that way, and I think this was not protected from getting out and I think it was "shared." Devin posted this with the title "Devin Drunk in a bar in Nevada" or something close to that, so most people are guessing it's from after hours in Reno since Ben and Casey are in camera view. And because Clay and Devin were not hiding when seen together by so many fans in Drinx bar after the show. I think it's the way Devin looks right into the cellphone camera when he sings, "Baby, No" after "Don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm" that has me believing he's directing his eyes to Clay. Several people have said absolutely that Clay is harmonizing and others are just as certain he isn't, I can definitely hear his voice a couple of times, but does anyone doubt that Clay is there? They were together pretty consistently in Reno, and everywhere else for that matter. Clay isn't hiding his relationship with Devin in any way. Devin posted a karaoke video last year of Killing Me Softly (With His Song), so he loves to sing and I think it's cool that he's dragging Clay out to have fun. I think everything is coming together for Clay, and I hope he's in love too! I'm in love with Devin's very sparse website: http://devinfinn.com -- that's the whole message of Devin and it warms my heart. 00lsee, I had the best time at the Beau Rivage. In fact, some weekends come and go and they are a blur and I don't remember anything about them on Monday morning. Last weekend seemed to last a full week because there was so much packed into those two days and every minute was memorable -- even the elevator rides. *g* And I want to be desertrose when I grow up -- just look at her in the clack dancing on the front row in front of Clay! Let's do it again, girls! Oh, but I hope you're not making light of the triple venti sugar-free vanilla breve extra hot, because I am so dead serious about that, you know.

Has everybody that wants to see Devin sing DLTSGDOM in Nevada, probably Reno, in the company of Casey and Ben, and the "unseen cameraman" had a chance to download the "straight" version -- as in, the 90 degree rotation has been fixed -- and if not, here's a link because I think it is so much fun: http://www.sendspace.com/file/jy3jue LadyJ, I guess my standards don't include "survivors" and good for Tyler, if true, but I need a lot more than that to be entertained and don't think it qualifies him for a career extension beyond burn-out. Clay saying more than once that he doesn't watch the show because "when you've seen how the sausage is made you don't want to eat it," sums it up for me. The jokes are scripted, nothing is left to chance, it's no longer anything but a rip-off that I'm done with completely. And now, I'm through talking about it. I'm feeling a strange reaction to the end of this tour. I need to see it again! Where are they? I definitely need more shows. Maybe Clay and Ruben are just giving me an opportunity to save up a little more money before the next hit at my bank account. Could it be that tickets for T&T have gone on sale early to lock down some seats before any new Clay and Ruben dates are announced? Of course, I'm dreaming. That's what I do best, and nobody gets hurt.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that he looks totally lickable. What's wrong with me????

I downloaded that bit of video from Hampton Beach into my photobucket, because the version on You Tube has been edited to take out the saltiness, and I do love a little salt on everything. I'm never sure if this is going to work, but here's an attempt at it to click on: This clip has several favorite moments for me - such as the end when his voice cracks and he does the puberty bit ... "I've been waiting forever for this. This is the night." I love that more than words can say. He's so everlasting cute.

From jclay at CV regarding a couple of tweets from the same person yesterday:

Oh, okay, if you insist. The show has been gliding downward since it caught fire while actually finding the American Idol in Season Two. It has finally, after a long, slow slog to the bottom, made touch down. But I don't give a good crap about its demise because we still have the Idol with us. I saw him just last week! Idol the TV Show may be in ashes, but Clay is just starting to make his move. The Idol producers and judges have made more money than they ever imagined, so I'm happy for them to go forth and spend generously. I'm also in favor of one of the networks putting a show in that time slot to go up against it successfully, such as It's About Damn Time for the Spaghetti & Meatball Show. In my dreams, I know. But wouldn't it be the sweetest thing?

Side note: Surrender Night Club is at the Encore at the Wynn in Las Vegas. I'makinda hopin' it's "work related" and it is the ONLY way I would go to Vegas again! But GO I WILL IF CLAY IS THERE!! We shall see... tree... if you go, I will follow and roomie wit ya' agin. LOL By the way... thanks for those youtubes! I loved them. I loved the three theme songs... they were all excellent! keeping... now I would say the first few weeks will be well watched to see how it works. If it is a trainwreck, that will end that. They are both musical legands and if their personalities are decent, it might work. If they are both diva's, if it is funny, even roll your eyes funny, that may work too. People used to watch Pauler to see what wierd thing she would do or say every week. We'll have to wait and see. Liney, who in that group would be funny and entertaining? Randy has been fawning over his ties to Mariah Carey for years so that sounds like fun, not. He's been phoning it in without an original comment for the past five years, unless he did or said something clever when I wasn't looking. I don't think he even listens to the performances, but pulls a random response out of a bag under the desk. Mariah reportedly wants to do the show because AMT has been so successful for her hubby. Steven Tyler? Just no. I'd watch Liv Tyler, but her 62 year old used up, falling out daddy? Just go ahead and get Keith Richards, why don't they? How about this endorsement: I wouldn't need a few weeks to make my decision. Not that I'm one of their faithful watchers. I only loosely keep up with it, and will fast forward through a couple of shows a year at the most, so they won't be losing anything much with me. I watched an early show last season and thought Casey had the best shot at success. The guy that ultimately won sang about as flat as a highway frog so the show was pretty much gone anyway, while Simon was still there. But I'll no longer have the inclination to DVR even a couple of shows with that proposed group. I really won't care what the "judges" comments are, or about whom they are commenting. And especially themselves! I think the producers have forgotten that when the show began, Simon and Randy, to a certain degree Paula, and Ryan, were strangers to the audience. And it wouldn't surprise me a bit if Simon's new show goes belly up, too, unless he has a personality transplant. I thought the old one was on life support already. I have my theory about the Idol Finale. I think Clay highjacked another one. He wasn't invited to the Finale, or if he was it was only to stand in line and sing hosannas to Simon with a group of also-rans who we don't remember the names of .... So he flew into LA very visibly. Was photographed at the airport. Was photographed at the bakery the next morning with Quiana. The internet is buzzing about Clay Aiken being in town for the Big Idol Finale -- The Simon Sendoff. The Finale was a predictable dud, and the next day the buzz is ... Where was Clay Aiken? Yep, he did it again! He's pretty damned good, because I think it's a positive achievement to fuck over the dark side! *g*

Anybody willing to take bets on how long Idol will last with Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey and Steven Tyler? I give it no snaps and a rest in peace.

This is MSNBC's take on Steven Tyler as one of the new Idol judges: Ouch! Why Steven Tyler will be a terrible Idol judge ***** Now, forgetting Idol as is best to do, I'm a little giddy at just the rumors of Clay & Ruben in Vegas, since Clay was reportedly seen at Surrender Night Club last night. (It's so very plausible since they were looking for a name for some future show the last three nights of the tour!!!)

Wake me up when Cloopy posts her pictures of Biloxi, specifically "The Kiss" although it may have melted her camera. It's a heartstopper.

It was the interviewer who was throwing his words back at him, and Clay was responding with "updates" -- I loved it. You can't box him in. So often I read that fans "assume" Clay didn't mean what he said in the past, and I think he did. I also think he's an evolving person who embraces change. My favorite type of person, actually. And, cindilu , we've never met, but for future reference you can be assured I never take comments personally. People that have tried to insult me with all their hearts and minds have failed miserably, because I'm neither thin-skinned nor particularly observant, so shooosh, right over my head most of the time! OMG, school has started. Big-time. Life changes again.

I watched the Memphis PBS interview last night, and I found it interesting in a few respects. Number l, Clay looked and sounded really fine. Next, the interviewer did his homework by reading Clay's book. So many of the questions were straight out of Learning to Sing. But the funny thing was, Clay countered the premise of just about every question he asked, from his mother, to Johnny Mathis, Claymates, and so on. The Unicef footage was the best part for me. Lots of new footage. And I love that Clay loves to tour. How fortunate for all of us! I for one am glad that the Houston and Dallas pre-sales are NOT tomorrow. I need to replenish the coffers before I go spending more on Clay tickets -- because I did San Francisco, Reno and Biloxi to my heart's content. Man oh man, this has been the best of times. I like what's happening in my life these days. Wonderful friends, great travels and concerts with Clay. Much laughter and swooning. Heavenly days.

Is that anything like dropping orange sunshine? :clay: Actually, this avi from Invisible926's Biloxi photos is my new orange sunshine. It does all kinds of things to me.

Well, Dallas in on a TUESDAY during the busiest and most important week of my year at school. Somehow I'll figure out how to make it work.

Awww, that's wonderful news, Kim!! Congratulations to your entire family.

Half a pitcher of Koolaid left? The hell you do, I guzzled down that nectar after you went to sleep Saturday night. I'm now awaiting instructions from my Guru, Sri Clayananda. I think she did get a hold of him. You didn't notice his immeasurable pulchritude in Biloxi? I did. Om Guru.

My initial report is that the show in the Beau Rivage Theater was a tour de force. The acoustics were the best I've ever heard; the lighting was fabulous; the seats were spacious and comfortable; the temperature was perfect; and last night the hotel/casino hosted the best show ever seen in Biloxi. Clay and Ruben rocked the house, and I'll give you my report on the NJUs that I overheard as soon as I come down enough to think and type at the same time. Okay, I'll give it a try. There is no exaggeration or hyperbole in any of this. This is word for word. A couple walking out beside me, a 50-ish couple, were effusive in their praise, with the woman saying that "Both those boys are so talented, they both have great voices," and the man saying in thick Southern accent, "That's the best show I've ever seen. That's God-given talent. God-given. And that preacher skit was the funniest thing I ever saw in my life." Another man, walking out behind me said to someone, and I couldn't actually see him and didn't want to turn around, but he said, again in thick accent, "I've paid to see comedians who didn't make me laugh that hard, and those boys can SING better'n anythang I ever heard." Apparently there are no "guys" in Mississippi, only boys, as in good old ones. There were a lot of men in the audience, more than I've ever seen before at a Clay Aiken concert. There was one man, sitting alone near the back of the floor, who danced, clapped, and sang through the show -- and he was an older gentleman. The entire audience howled at the self-identifying gay jokes Clay made, so nobody in that Mississippi audience went away unaware that Clay Aiken is a gay man who just happens to have a charismatic presence, a natural sense of comedic timing, and a "God-given" voice. I thought it was maybe one of the best moments in Clay's evolving career. If he can win over the men of Mississippi, it's a changed world already. And Clay Aiken has it. IT. He has IT. This morning as merrieeee, 00lsee, desertrose and I were singing, All You Need Is Love in the hotel elevator (yeah we really were), a woman got on and said to us, laughingly, "The concert was last night girls." Merrieeee asked if she had seen the show and the woman said, "Oh yes, wasn't Clay wonderful!! Merrieeee asked her how many times she had seen Clay, and the lady said, "That was the first time I've ever seen him." Linda told her that she couldn't count the numbers of times she'd seen Clay in concert. We all noted later that it was specifically CLAY the woman had commented on. Oh, he was on fire last night. Ruben the Singing Meatball was amazing too. It was one for the ages. One thing that was striking to me is that at the beginning of the show there were definitely Clay fans and Ruben fans. Some fans didn't clap for one or the other. By the end of the show everybody was a Clay and Ruben fan and cheered everything happening on the stage. There was something so unifying and beautiful about that whole experience last night at the Beau Rivage. I'll never forget it. Yeah, I'm still high. Oh yes, I can't forget that we have agreed that we are a Cult of Clay. Definitely a cult. I said that at LEAST we don't have to shave our heads and chant Hare Krishna. Merrieeee countered that, "We would if Clay wanted us to." Did I mention that we laughed our asses off this entire weekend? Now, KAndre is somehow immune. She would refuse to shave her head, even for Clay. What's up with that? The rest of us may need deprogramming one day, but not yet. At least not until we're homeless, penniless, and destitute. OMG, The Drama Queendom of too many fans is a giggling gagfest! Oh, The Entitlement! Oh, The Egotism! Oh, The Narcissism! I would like to start an organization called Fans Who Don't Idolize Fans. I'll pay all the dues for anybody who wants to join up.

You cannot see his reaction from the straight on video. But from the side, he turned to the band and was quite animated and talking, then turned to Ben and lip readers reported that he said Casey was trying to French kiss him. Explains the jerk away. I love Casey.

I still have him coursing through my veins. Best high I've ever had.

You also have a husband -- although you do have the good sense to leave him at home. I don't understand people wanting their husbands to meet their boyfriend. I would keep that in two boxes, myself. Yes. It's tomorrow. Hair fucked up as usual ... check, Nails? .... nails? ..., Outfit? I have no clue what I'm wearing tomorrow night, or during the roadtrip, or even to bed tonight ... check, Lost 20 lbs? I keep losing it and finding it again! But Clay loves me just the way I am. He's wonderful like that.

PPPPTTTTTTHHHHBBBB! Slackers. laughn and I have been here for an hour and a half already. BTW, the conversion to Central Time from Eastern is going to mess with my already-fragile mind for the next couple of days. Y'all have a super time. Clay expects it of us, I think.