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*Waves back to merrieee* - :F_05BL17blowkiss: That's the way to do it, Scarlett! Sleeping in is WONDERFUL. Lotus, looks like you got the multiple quote thingy down! *applauds* I've been listening to OMWH and ATDW nearly non-stop since last week. So I decided to start listening to Clay's Christmas music, instead, for a change. Oh, that voice! It slays me. It's so gorgeous, smooth, strong, passionate, controlled and lovely! Sigh. He's purdy nice to look at, too!

The sweater he's wearing tonight is realllly long, and is double-breasted. StarryClay took pics and posted them at the OFC; I don't know if she wants the pics to travel or not. Here's a link to the pics at the OFC.

Spam reports: clayngels recap from last night: Intermission report from Clayngel: From jax at the OFC..she said it could travel From dab1111 at CB:

I'm so glad you enjoyed them! Unfortunately, merrieeee now thinks I'm her enemy, when I merely posted purdy pics of Clay at your suggestion. I mean, really, how can that be so much of a sin on a Clay board??? But I guess she's into revenge, so I'm kinda skeeered. :confused-smiley-014: *sniff* Doncha feel sorry for me??? I've never had a M&G or a picture, either. Someday we'll get lucky, I'm sure! :thbighug-1: I was at a rehearsal tonight, so didn't see the debate. Sounds like I didn't miss much! Parker is soooo cute! I would love to see pics every month for awhile, cuz they grow and change so fast at this age. I'm sure that won't happen, but I'd sure love it if it did!

Oh, I can't wait, merrieee!! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

I hope you warm up soon, lucky! The weather here is still gorgeous. Highs in the low 80s, and lows in the 50s at night. Perfect weather for keeping the windows open during the day. ETA: KAndre, that was very funny! What a fun thing to do at a wedding!

I'm a postho this morning - was too busy to post yesterday, so I'm making up for it this morning! Cute pics from the stage door. He sure looks happy! And here's where you can buy that *coughcough* lovely grey hoodie - And yet another stage door pic, with clayngel -

Gibby, there's only one missing! The snowflake hair!! (Merrieeee you know i'm kidding, right?) Well, I guess I'd better fix that oversight! Heee heeee heee . . . (get ready to scroll, Merrieeee)

Welcome, Georgiesmybaby!! Oooooh, Scarlett, I would be majorly pissed. I'm not a morning person, and to have that happen would bring serious ire on the offenders. Can you take a nap at some point today? Heeeee, KAndre, this cracks me up. It's soooo very true of all of the dramas that seem to go on and on and on and on in the Claynation. Unfortunately, this latest drama seems to be the worst. I had a fantastic time last evening meeting jmh! She's in Colorado on business, so we met in her hotel to dish about Clay. It's sooooo very fun to meet fans in person after only 'knowing' them on the internet, and then talking for hours as though you've known each other forever! jmh is a lovely, engaging and intelligent conversationalist, and we had a great time. She's busy and in meetings all day today, so may not be able to get online, and asked me to say hello to everybody! *HELLO FROM JMH!!*

More -

What, no pictures yet to decorate our new thread?? Hmpphhh. He's a man of many looks, all of them devilishly handsome!

Because it's about 10 pages long!!! Do you think I SHOULD?? Why not? If we have to slog through those pages and pages of quoted stuff... I tried. It's 100,000 characters too long. LOL. Well, you could post it in sections. It's quite a good article. I quoted your post about it over there.

cindi and lucky - I've been listening to Ashes A LOT lately. I think it really speaks to Clay's current situation, and would make an excellent single now! I LOVE the song, and think that it might go over well now, as it reflects what Clay has been through recently. AAAAHHHHHH, the JBT leather jacket is being auctioned off! I WANTS IT, THE PRECIOUSSSSS!!! But I'm sure it will go for way more than I can afford. Sniffffff. I see the Wango Tango shirt is being auctioned, too, and an AI shirt as well. So much good stuff! I'm already jellus of you people who are going to the Gala. Heeeee - the 'Clay Aiken bust' from Jimmy is being auctioned, too. That's funny!!

I HIGHLY (not dancing nanner highly either!) recommend listening to OMWH (song and album) again - it really is incredible. In every way. Yeah, that!!!!! I've been saying that every since last Tuesday! I've been listening exclusively to OMWH (the album) and finding new gems in almost every song. And I sooooo wish we would get a new single! So many of the songs would be relevant to Clay's revelation, and may be more popular now because they would be perceived as more authentic. Yup, I'm having the same experience. That's what I was saying when I posted about listening to Clay's music, from AI to now, and feeling like a curtain had been pulled away. Not only do I understand Clay better, but his music means more. Somehow I feel the same joy I felt when I first 'met' Clay, and it's bowling me over again! :dancemexicannana::dancemexicannana: Then I'll send you another PM - I'm really hoping we can get together and dish about our sexy and handsome (and at times fashion-challenged) guy!

From Clayversity:

Oh, yeah, CG, I'm still drooling over Clay! His revelation isn't gonna stop me one bit! :hubbahubba: I ventured over to the OFC, and for the moment things are actually pretty nice in the big People thread. I added a nice post, and will keep going over there once in awhile to post something positive. It won't keep the trolls from spewing their vitriol, but I want to make a least a little contribution to making the thread more positive. Heeee, you're right. Now we need to confront them about it and see if they lie about lying. :schwirr:

Here are three very nice pics from the stage door tonight, taken by dancerdad. The last one is particularly nice!

BWAH!! Those toilet stories are hilarious. Especially yours, Wanda!! EEEEEEEE, I sure did enjoy those stage door videos! Clay looks so happy, and it's great to see him interacting with fans in such a lighthearted way. I just had a long lunch with a local Clay fan. It's so good to talk in person with somebody about all of this stuff! She's going to Spamalot in a couple of weeks, and I'm jellllllusss!!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! YAY!!!!! So glad that Clay was comfortable enough to go out and soak up some love. Cuz there sure is a lot of that out there for him! Heeeee about the men. I can just imagine sitting by guys at concerts and simultaneously letting out moans about our sexy guy. BWAH!!!

BWAH! Clay had a quite the reaction, too. I loved the whole thing. I had that ICG on my face! It was sooooo good to see him again, being snarky, silly and happy. The apron was really cute, too!

I bet you looked darned cute in that IT green tshirt! So sorry about your mirror. And they're Jaymes bashing, too. Yuck. I'm getting out of there before I post something stupid . . . And I'm looking forward to the download of Bakin with Aiken! Sounds like he was rilly CUTE!

I think you hit the nail on the head for some of them!

So much freakin' word. I can easily forgive him for this, because so many have forgiven me! I also think that I do forgive him because I don't believe I've thrown 5 years away at all -- he was still wildly entertaining to me at all those shows I attended, during the TV appearances, during Spamalot. He's given my life a rich new component, one of entertainment and joy. He's also given me the ability to learn so much about this world through him, the people around him, and the fans on message boards. Yes, that learning involves some ugly as well as good, but it's all learning. Ah, ldyj, marriage sounds great! I love your answers to Scarlett's questions! I'll have to tell my hubby and my girlfriend Couchie to make a little more room in the bed. Heeeeee! Oh, yeah, we need to think about your hubby, too . . . I guess it's going to be an orgy!!! Hey, jmh! When are you going to be in Denver? PM me if you want to try to get together for coffee and some Clay talk!!

Lie, schmie. I understand why he misrepresented himself right after AI. I think most of us would have done the same thing, and are guilty of lying about other things. For me it's not an issue because of the situation he was in. And since then he's gone to GREAT pains NOT to lie. So, I'm giving him grace about the lying thing. It's understandable, it's not a deal breaker for me, and I still love him inordinately. And my hope is that fans who are upset about the lie will eventually come to the place where they can give him grace and forgiveness for the lie. My opinion is that we all mess up in life in some way or another, and need grace and forgiveness. I'm very grateful that people have forgiven me when I've messed up, and it would be hypocritical of me not to extend grace to Clay in this circumstance. Part of the reason Clay's revelation has been easy for me to accept is that I suspected that Clay may be gay. Not in the early days, certainly, but more recently. I didn't KNOW, because he hadn't told us. But I certainly entertained it as a possible option, especially after Parker was born. And I reached the conclusion that it wouldn't matter to me. Still doesn't matter to me. Why would he feel anything other than flattered, really? I mean the seeing of the signs and declarations of love part – not the coming out part. I took a guy to New Orleans during Southern Decadence and he is straight – he got whistled at and got some cat calls from gay men. He was *flattered* and he waved and reveled in it. Combine the two for Clay and that would be awkward, but by itself, I don’t think anything fans did to show the love to Clay made him anything other than flattered. None of the gay men I know say “Eeeww” when a woman finds them attractive. Heeeee - I've been hit on by gay women a number of times, and always found it quite flattering. And I'm straight as the day is long. My daughter, who has a number of gay friends, recently went to a pride festival in Denver. She was hit on, too, and also found it flattering. Hey, if someone finds you attractive, it's a really nice thing! THANK YOU for the link. WHOA!! We sure did pick us a keeper, didn't we? Clay is amazing. I honestly think many people in that situation would shut down the thread, disallow certain kinds of posting across the forum, and maybe even shut down the forum for awhile. Not our guy!!

Aw, thanks, girlfriend! Yup, that was me. I'm just getting ready to leave work, and am off to a rehearsal. Why, oh why, do all of these Clay things happen on days when I'm busy morning to night? I still haven't watched this morning's GMA. But I rilly appreciate all of the reports and screencaps! They helped me get through the day. And I also appreciated the link to Clay's post. FCA rocks!