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Aha! Quiana and Mary drank the koolaid. So I suppose that Kristy, Jaymes, Brett, Jennifer and Jamie didn't drink from the dixie cup. I've never seen the show and don't plan to watch it .... that is unless Clay shows up playing the nude bad guy, (or was that mute?), or a mute nude guy or something. Now that would set the hook!!!

I think my thuds were at their thudliest for Martha. Good Golly, this man showed off some seriously sexy stuff right in front of Mama and Granny! His eyes were broadcasting carnal knowledge that afternoon -- and I like it. I like it a lot.

I was glad to see that bit with Sanjaya doing the Top 10 list with Dave, because he looked happy -- but the earlier comments between Dave and Paul were too rude for my comfort level and I turned it. jmh123, I enjoyed the favorites list and for the sake of comparison I went over to Real Rhapsody and pulled up their "Clay Aiken Most Popular Tracks" -- ATDW has 10 of the top 20: 1. Invisible / Measure of a Man 2. Bridge Over Troubled Water / Bridge Over Troubled Water 3. Without You / A Thousand Different Ways 4. The Way / Measure of a Man 5. Right Here Waiting / A Thousand Different Ways 6. This Is The Night / Measure of a Man 7. Mary, Did You Know / Merry Christmas With Love 8. Solitaire / The Way/Solitaire 9. A Thousand Days / A Thousand Different Ways 10. Measure Of A Man / Measure of a Man 11. On The Wings Of Love / American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs 12. Everything I Do (I Do It For You) / A Thousand Different Ways 13. Here You Come Again / A Thousand Different Ways 14. Everything I Have / A Thousand Different Ways 15. Because You Loved Me / A Thousand Different Ways 16. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word / A Thousand Different Ways 17. When I See You Smile / A Thousand Different Ways 18. When You Say You Love Me / Measure of a Man 19. I Want To Know What Love Is / A Thousand Different Ways 20. I Survived You / Measure of a Man

The Fanjayas must have been pissed at Letterman last night. I didn't see the part of the show where Sanjaya actually appeared, but in the beginning of the show, Dave and Paul took shot after cheap shot at Sanjaya. It wasn't pretty -- and the Fanjayas must have been livid. I don't think Clay has ever had to withstand anything like that waiting in the wings to go on. If he did, I'm glad I don't know about it. I think this must be why Clay was supporting Sanjaya -- the kid actually is an amateur, unlike most of the other contestants, and is a innocent thrown to the wolves. I thought it was ridiculous for better singers to be voted off with Sanjaya remaining ... but now I'm feeling it for the kid. I hope he makes some money. I'm going to watch IGB tomorrow -- especially to see if they pull off this rumored "duet" between Celine and Elvis. I'm not a big Celine fan, nor was I a fan of Elvis, but hey, it's live .... (except for Elvis).

I agree, the hair isn't *gone* just combed over to the side. It is lighter, and I'll admit to growing overly fond of the darker hair with highlights and feathery bangs. But I know it will return one day, sooner or later. It will come back around on Clay's Magical-Tragical Wheel of Fashion. I think Mr. Guess Who loves to keep us in the air about things like hair style, color, highlights, length, beard, stubble, pants, shirts, jewelry, socks, glasses and all the combinations thereof. It seems that with Clay, the only thing that never changes is change itself.

I think you may be looking for my sister. She lives up the road in River Plantation and she's a hot glue gunning fool. She's the arts & crap, yard-of-the-month kid. She's also the person that got me to watch American Idol because I just had to see some skinny kid from Carolina who sang DLTSGDOM better than Elton John. Now she limits me to 15-minutes of Clay talk per lunch. Bitch.

Mmmmmmm, crafty things? What the hell are crafty things? This could be a problem. But wildly ranging discussions? I'm your girl. I can frequently be found over 3-hour lunches at Ninfa's on Navigation so I almost have a market on 3-hour excuses. A 5-hour lunch? I'd have no excuse for that -- I'd just be damned proud of it. Will there be a Houston contingent in Frisco? I've got a strong feeling that Frisco will be a real deal first concert, and not a limited pre-fireworks performance. Don't most fireworks displays last about 20 minutes? Most intermissions last 20 minutes ... so I'm thinking maybe Clay will be back on stage for the second half after the fireworks. I just know he's going to be electric that night.

Diva, how long has Saturn been doing this retrograde thing? This could explain a lot ....... KAndre, thanks! Birroporetti's is a good place. I used to hang at the Birroporetti's on West Gray until they discontinued the Amaretto Freeze. So I quit going there ... and then they discontinued the West Gray location altogether. Connection? I can't prove it. Birroporetti's and Marfreless ... I did some damage there in the 80's. And that's all I'm going to say about that (except that alibis are a beautiful thing).

To the Houston fans and those traveling for the July 6 concert: Are there meet up/dinner/party plans in the works for Houston before/after the concert? I've met 0 Clay fans from the boards and really look forward to meeting some of you. Also, is there an unofficial headquarters hotel, because even though I live here, I'm 25 miles out of downtown and may want to book a room if there are some serious parties going down! Tulsa may be too tempting to miss. In addition to the allure of the Magical Mr. Aiken, it's on 07/07/07 -- and that's got to be lucky! Also, the three 7s adds up to 21 and 2+1 = 3 and that's my personal lucky number, which is reason enough to travel to Tulsa. And, while there I can commune with my Cherokee heritage. I've got a feeling I'm going to talk miyself into Frisco and Tulsa before this is over. :TourExcite: And I'm thinking about Cary, too. And the Biltmore would be fantastic ......

Well, Clayzor, you've really got me thinking about hot, sweaty Clay shedding clothes in Frisco. I'm wavering on this one and that just may be a determiner! But in my heart of hearts, having never seen Clay in concert before, I may be leaning to having second row in Houston for my virginal experience. I've been thinking about what Clay will be doing on July 5th. Could there be an Austin or San Antonio concert possibility? The UNICEF totals are wonderful. I'm so proud of and for Clay. His reputation at UNICEF must be sky high after the Lebanon appeal last summer and now this. What a beautiful thing. And .... I see that the new thread title is from one of my posts. What a nice surprise for a newbie, FCA! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

Just about every night I come on here to catch up with the only intelligent conversation going on in the fandom that I have found. This place is a depository of stuff worth knowing, and I love the good humor. I haven't given up on OFCMB yet ... but it's not a compelling or fun place to be unless Clay blogs or there's other big news in the fandom. I'm disgusted with OFC posters who take a sanctimonious tone while proliferating crappy logic, far-fetched fantasies and exercising what I consider to be piss poor judgment, but even more put off by the people that predictably Word! Amen! and Ditto! their incessant regurgitations of indigestible CRAP, sayeth the Raven. I feel almost grateful that I've been so overwhelmed with a current work project that I'm unaware of the fan controversy over IGB, or AI altogether. It sticks in my mind that Clay said on Larry King Live last fall regarding AI that he would be on that show every week if he could -- that he loved every minute he was on AI. Hey, I loved every minute he was on the show, too! And especially the last time -- the two minutes seen round the world. I hate to be a bore about it, but I just can't overemphasize what the finale last year did to me. I was already a Clay lover, but it put me way over the top. It was strange to find so many jaded fans on the OFC when I joined up, but none of them have ever affected my feelings. Shoot, I was ignorant enough to think I could infuse some enthusiam in some of the naysayers. Silly me, little did I realize at the time that they were fully invested in being negative, in expecting the worst, and in jumping to wild conclusions. I was accused more than once or twice of insinuating that others were bad fans ... but actually I think they were insinuating that about themselves. Otherwise, why the defensiveness? So there I was revved up to the max and reading a lot of whining that Clay is done and the fun is over. My opinion is .. stick a fork in 'em ... they are the ones that are DONE. Clay, however, is another story completely, and a fantastic story he is. In my eyes, he's still unfolding and every layer revealed makes him more interesting than before. He's a paradox, a steadfast chameleon, a man who revels in change yet is unwavering in his principles. He's a man of a 1000 faces and all of them are great to look at. I do have my preferences with his hair and beard, but anymore I just can't wait to see what he's going to do next. Because it will be interesting. It feels good to stretch out and enjoy my Clay love here at FCA, without angst, paranoia and delusions hovering about. One of these days, soon, and by soon I mean in about 10 days, I'm going to wrap this project and have a few less stressful months to enjoy being a fan, exulting over the chance to see Clay live for the first time ever in Houston this summer, and just enjoying the level of discourse at this forum, participating more, and using some of these cool emoticons. Did I mention that my job is driving me nuts right now?

We Southern girls fix our faces before we get our pictures made, and then we go get a bite to eat. Never more than a bite. And we don't put stuff away either, we put it up!

Hmmm, I have no idea if it was a hand waving song.

The irony of this is that the label liked ATD and Clay was the guy pushing for HYCA == pretty bassackwards from what many assumed to be true! There's that ass-umed word again. I agree with what KAndre said about the instinctiveness of music appreciation. I like what I like because I like it. I'll not like Clay's favorite songs any more or less than I did before I knew they were his favorite songs. I really don't like dissing a song because I know someone somewhere loves it and it means a lot to them. The songs I love are so special to me that I know I don't want to hear anybody say, "That sucks!" about them. I take my music very seriously, but realized early on that I'm at odds with the fan conventional wisdom about some of Clay's music. There is one nameless song that seems to be almost sacrosanct among the fans, and the love for it is so great that it's becoming legendary. I literally can't stand the sound of that song, and I guess I'm the cheese standing alone. But I have never felt the urge or the need to tell anyone that I don't care for it. I like to think maybe it sounded better live. But, my point is, I don't know why there's a need to tear down things we don't appreciate, or create imaginary scenarios to rationalize them. I don't really give a ratz if Clive forced Clay to record love song covers, if Clive suggested it and Clay thought it was a good idea, or if Clay was dissatisfied with the original songs they had and asked Clive for help -- what difference could any of this make to me when I think ATDW is a gorgeous album that I've yet to get enough of after obsessive listening for six months. I love the sound of it. I love the way it begins and the way it ends. The first time I heard it I had tears during RHW and EID, and chills for Broken Wings. It hits me, and that's all that matters.

Yeah, Clive is more evil than we ever thought. He has telepathic powers. He knew he could easily manipulate Clay into that Box of Doom by having him sing songs to which Clay felt connected. And poor Clay doesn't even realize it. Sorry, couldn't resist! :medium-smiley-070: This is a great find and I'm stunned that it's been sitting out there unnoticed. I can't wait to tell my sister that Clay loves TOA. It's been her favorite since the snippets. She thought it should be the single.

Absolutely! And to quote Lester Bangs from Almost Famous in one of my favorite movie lines of all time: “The only real currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with each other when we're being uncool.”

I've got Row B Seats 19 and 20 on the right end. I really look forward to meeting you all!!! :TourExcite:

I can hardly wait, Jenna! I'm so excited about it I don't think I'll sleep much tonight. Tomorrow at 10 I'm going to be a case! My first concert and Clay is coming here -- I think I'm still in shock from finding out on Friday, and now tomorrow the pre-sale. I'm getting a spinning feeling in my brain.

I don't know how I've stood it for 10 months. Oh yes I do. Because there have been a few, including me, that don't want to see Clay's own fanclub messageboard just turned over to the Pod. And because I think it's necessary to provide a sane alternative to new fans who show up there. Because I know how it affected me. And you're so right, it's just about THE first place most newly inspired fans will land. All the newbies who bought the Best Buy Fan Packs were immediately introduced to the conspiracy theories and complaining that's business as usual over there. There's no celebration, no joy -- only when Clay blogs, or good news goes up, or an hour or two after a concert. The rest of the time it's a cesspool, but I guess I'm stubborn because I'm still not ready to give up on it. Especially with what lightmyfire did tonight! I try not to let anybody jerk my chain ... I tend to walk away after I've said what I have to say. But the constant drip drip drip of Podjuice can be damaging to the psyche. And that's the truth!

OMG I just read it LCV! She nailed her. No way out. The Proof. WOW. lightmyfire, you are amazing!!!!!!!!

Oh yes, and Clay doesn't mean what he says in interviews and articles, and he's only touring for the money, he doesn't care about the fans. Oh, there is some sad stuff going on there today.

Ansa, thank you for the story about Cait. I had to go over to see the CH banner and now I understand why that was confusing! I got all warm fuzzies that Cait calls Clay's picture "daddy". We have something in common -- no I don't call Clay "daddy", but I love ICHM, and I've watched the AI5 finale so many times you'd think it would be indelibly imprinted on my brain -- but I never tire of watching it. It changed my life.

Oh, LovesClaysVoice, that is superb eye candy. Thank goodness you've come over here too. :F_05BL17blowkiss: This has been a much more exciting weekend for me than usual and it's because I'm pumped being here at FCA. It's a deep breath of fresh air for me. Of course, some of this excitement could be the extreme ticket anxiety that I'm experiencing in the maximum right now. I am nervous as a cat. :Tour4: Girlfriend, I'm so happy you're here.!!!! :Tour3:

Thank you so much, Ansa. I downloaded the PT promo today and the voice was oh so sensual on that snippet of Moon River. Count me as one who was ambivalent about it before, and now I really look forward to hearing Clay bring a sexy Moon River back. Why didn't I realize that in the first place? Duh!

merrieeee, yes we did exchange a couple of PMs a few weeks ago. Hey Girl! It's great to be here and I look forward to being among the Houston minions. :F_05BL17blowkiss: And it sounds like I'll fit right in with the requirements--- I love and adore Clay Aiken, and I don't eat Cheez Doodles!!!! YAY!!!