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Just had to look at that again. I think I need to print it in color and gaze for a while.

keeping.... hummina, hummina, hummina!!! That'll give you N.I.C.E. dreams for sure!

luckiest... thanks for the recommendations! Downloading now!

cindi... good luck on the black shirt! It has been strange to me, seeing as how they make good money on merchandise, that the merchandise areas haven't been very convenient or prominent, except in Reno, where they were right by the doors into the concert. In LA they were in a little corner off to the side that you could miss very easily. ?????

tree... keeping... DITTO!!! Been there, done that, keeping. Just one more download! Just O.N.E. more... look at the clock! Sigh! I can sleep at work tomorrow! LOL

I loved Claymatron's recap. I wonder if Clay has ever received a Clictionary?

I have an almost 87 year old very good and long time friend. I told her to watch Clay's PBS special Sunday night. Today she sheepishly tells me she turned it off after awhile cause she wanted something with more of a beat and she was bored... BWAH!!! I told here we'd play in YouTube next time I come to visit and I'd get her beat for her. What a riot!

luckiest... I love your recaps! People should hire you to write their recaps. LOL

keeping... loved the story about your DD. Maybe there is hope for my not-clay-loving kids. Naw... probably not.

bottle... dancerdad takes good pictures! I just changed my screen to the Eye of the Tiger one. Sooo cute!

I like the idea of making TOML a sortof encore. A show this good needs an encore!

I certainly hope they enjoyed the show enough and do want to do more of it. Maybe a Sept/Oct few spots... and I could definitely do Vegas!

Happy Birthday, Parker!!!

Well... back to work! Some idiot decided we should propose on two other jobs, one due the 12th and one the 16th while we are trying to retain our biggest client ($24MM), due on the 18th. I can't complain since my boss paid for my trip to Reno. I might just move a cot in here to save the drive back and forth. LOL On top of that, I'm moving in September. I hope I survive these next two months, but if I do.... I'm going to Chicago for Oct 14th.

luckiest... great recap! Thanks!

keeping... BWAH! I'm happy to aid in your illusions... I wish that shirt would come open more!!! I bet he has light cinnimon chest hair... drool!!!!!!!!!

tree... I've asked myself why I was not born independently wealthy many times. I never have a good answer, dang it!

O.M.G... that Rivival clack has me laughing so hard! I may have to watch it a few more times tonight. Dang, it's f.u.n.n.y!!! I wonder if they will try to add it to the bit now? I guess we'll hear soon.

Clay is on my PBS station Sunday at 9pm. I think I can make that. I can't record it, tho, since I switched to digital phone thru my cable and so my TiVo can't connect without a regular phone line. Geesh! They didn't tell me that when I signed up for it. It saves me $35/month with unlimited long distance, but I haven't decided if I need to get the cable company's DVR cause that costs $20/month, thus reducing my savings to only $15/month. Almost hardly worth it. I'm thinking about it.

Hope luckiest is having a blast tonight!

Did anyone post yet about Clay losing his microphone down the back of his pants during the course of being healed by Pastor Studdard? There was much back-turning to try to hide the giggle fits during the healing service (some of which was caught by the awesome jumbotron operator), and when the time came for Mr. Lack-A-Rhythmitis to testify, he couldn't. I thought Clay had merely forgotten to bring his microphone onstage with him, as Pastor Studdard had Sister Quiana help the poor soul off-stage for a moment. When they returned, Clay revealed that the microphone (which is normally tucked in the back of his pants during the healing service) had slipped down into his "drawers". No word on who was available off-stage to help him retrieve it.

It was an awesome show tonight!! SO MUCH FUN!!

I would love for Clay and Ruben to do some variation of this show every other summer or so.

bottle... BWAH!!! Hi.ster.i.cal!!! Sounds like Canada got the creme de la creme of a show. And, I thought Reno was the best... well, for me it was!

cindi... I'm so happy it was good for you! I'll amend that to G.R.E.A.T!!! I do expect a recap when you are coherent again in 1 or 2 years. LOL

Milwaukee pictures via CV:

First picture....isn't he just so adorable!

Third picture -- what the hell is going on?

Last picture....love Ruben's face. He plays that portion of the show so well!

ldyj... third picture. That's when Clay has the black sheet on and is afflicted. He must of decided that night to lean on Passa Studdard. Funny!

Just wanted to say... YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Prop 8 was overturned!!!!!! I got home last night after my third night of working until 8:30 and past and I was dead tired. I turned on the tv and watched the end of SYTYCD. The news came on and my whole being got energized. To say it made my day was an understatement. For those who don't know, California passed Prop 8 last election against gay marriage. It will go to the Supreme Court eventially where it will be the civil rights issue it is instead of the emotional issue so many make it. I'm so happy!!!

Taking a break... back to work... dang it... I wanna see Clay again. Oct 14, Chicago. Aikim knows how many days that is away!

O.M.G... that is sooo funny (him kissing Casey). Wouldn't it be fun to know the back story on that!

My PBS station is playing Clay Friday night at 7pm. I can't wait and wish I had a better, bigger TV. I have my DVD from Chicago showing, but it's still in the wrapping.

Totally forgot about Phineas and Ferb tonight! Sigh. Oh well...I'm gonna download the song from iTunes tomorrow.

Hey, we're getting close to a new thread, and we've only got two suggestions for a thread title. Any one got anything?

I mentioned that I watched the DVD earlier today. Two things about it: 1) When Ruben came on stage, I love the two shots of Clay watching his friend sing from behind the scenes. His face just shows his love for old Rube. 2) I have to admit it...at the end of the DVD, I shed a tear of happiness. I'm so proud of Clay and his work. He's come so far in these 7 years since we've known him. He's grown and changed, and so have we as his fans. I totally believe that he's happy with his life and his career, and I've been blessed to know him.

ldyj... can you go back to any of the other threads and rip off the second place'ers? Other than that, we'll just choose between the two we have. No biggie!

Thank you all for the warm welcome back! Good to see all those familiar names!

Yes, I really did love the concert. It was incredibly entertaining, and far funnier than I expected it to be. I guess I had forgotten how hilarious Clay could be, and I really had no idea Ruben had that in him as well. They really do compliment each other perfectly. It was kind of different watching a concert without knowing everything about it beforehand, but I think that just made the experience that much more refreshing.

Jenna... I was not surprised at how funny Ruben was. Clay and he became fast friends and I figured Ruben was funny when he tried to smother Clay with the pillow on that talk show right after Idol. Ruben just doesn't show his funny unless he's with Clay. I bet by the end of this tour, Ruben will hence forth be more personable on stage than he could manage before. Clay is showing him that it's ok to be himself and even flub lines and still have fans and fun.

Well that's a damn sight better than his last review of Clay.

Happy Tuesday everyone.

Not a shining moment, for sure. Wonder if his mother ever forgave him?

Sorry, my memory is too long to take this guy's backhanded compliments and grudging enjoyment as worthy of anything but disdain. Meh.

cindi... gotta agree with you. He hurt his mom so badly in public that I have no respect for him at all. I will say that, for him, that was a positive review.

He did say that the show was not full and I do admit he was right. It was a small floor and not full. The balcony was bigger, but I didn't see how full it was. However, I tried for closer seats an hour before the concerts and there were no tickets available. Interesting. I had great seats for seats that were not in the first few rows. I was in the first row of the risers on the floor and there was an empty seat in front of me (after I moved because of a noisy cellcerter in front of me at my assigned seat) so my view was unimpeded. The sound booth was at my back. A couple came and sat next to me and the gal said, "he's much more handsome in person and so thin." I thought to myself... JennaBush picture or SRHP/DCAT tour. LOL

There were a few differences in dialog and the preacher bit was a bit different, too. Ruben had a fan section that stood up for him after every solo. No interaction with the audience, unfortunately. Reno's audience was much bigger and louder. They used the same bit of that night was the first time Rube had seen those wild hammer pants and Clay said that LA had some great shops, too. They did get a great reaction from the audience. If I hadn't seen it the night before I'd have believed it was true and I think it was true in Reno.

I am still high on seeing Clay and entourage at the airport. It just makes me feel all fuzzy inside.

keeping... I'm so glad you are feeling a bit better and that you found the Clay DVD. Were you a good clay fan and put them all front and center??? LOL

I worked till 9:30pm last night and have to work late again tonight, so back to it...

back JennaZ. I seem to remember some very interesting posts from you. I hope you'll share some of your thoughts with us here.

Of course most of the others here have really good posts too, well except for me.

JennaZ... Ditto to the above!!!

Fear... I figure you and I are the audience for the folks who post so throughly. We're always appreciative and that's important, too!

Man, I take one day off and I am flat out inundated with work today and may be putting in much overtime to get caught up (and I don't get paid for overtime, dang it)

tree... you told those people we only wanted appetizers and drinks??? Did the rest of us know that??? LOL I have no idea how the final bill came out, but I hope they made some good money off of us, cause everything was the best of the best.

I have a conference call in 3 minutes, so must go. Not sure when a more detailed recap will happen. I'm still so high from seeing everyone and then capping it off with seeing Clay, et al. Kewl

Flying post, as I am leaving for Club Nokia in 20 minutes and I have to eat first... tho I read they have Wolfgang Puck there, so maybe not. LOL

I'm not going to remember half the show, but I will say it is now tied with JBT for my fave concert Clay has ever done. I'm was thrilled beyond to not see the massive yellow shirt! Clay doing LLVL in jeans and tucked in shirt was definitely a highlight! Yummmmmy!!! If I do say so myself, the audience LOVED the show!!!

BULLETIN... I saw Clay, Devon, Ruben and Jerome at the Reno airport. Clay was playing the slots and the rest were watching him. Clay... scruff... OMG! I didn't have enough nerve to ask for a picture, but I did say, "good show, guys" and Ruben said thank you. Made my day! I will go into more detail later, but I had a blast meeting and hanging with ldyj, keepingfaith, treenuts, couchie and couchiemom before and after the concert. (We ate the best food I think I've every had and the cheapest for such good food at midnight for pete's sake.)

I was challenged by United losing my luggage Friday and my having to shop at walgreens to make it thru the weekend. I got it back at 1am this morning and left the hotel at 7:30am. Geesh! I bought a $2.99 t-shirt at walgreens and cut it up to have a clean top to wear. The only thing I really minded was not having my binoculars... but I'll have them tonight!!!!!

Off to Club Nokia!

ncgurrl... great recap (hope I spelled your name right!

bottle... thanks for bringing over that recap... I love recaps!!! I'm gonna do one early next week. 2 shows in 2 days. I hope I don't mix them up... LOL

tree... I finally got all my messages. I got your cell number, so we're all set. See ya' tomorrow!

Off to the airport!!!!!!!!! eeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeee!!!

Yoohoo, liney! Just a shout out to ask ya to let me know if/when you get my PM since I kinda lost the last one I sent ya....I think.

k thx

tree... I did not get a pm from you yet. Did you get mine with my cell number?

Clay content... tree and I are roomies for the Reno concert so we're going to swoon together. Hehe!

I'm not very proficient with my ipod, but I synced it tonight and hope to high heaven I got Scarlett's Clearwater vids on it. Cross your fingers!

I was just looking at the schedule of my local PBS station for next week, and the show that they having running right before Clay’s is something about 70s music with Marvin Hamlish. That doesn’t necessarily sound like my cup of tea, but it does fit in with the kind of stuff the local station seems to like to run during their pledge drives. So presumably, the classic and retro music shows play well with the pledging audience here, which I hope bodes good things for the success of TnT. (Clay should have gotten Andre Rieu to conduct for him – my mom probably would sign her pension over the PBS if he did that. LOL!)

I’ll definitely be calling in for the 10:00pm show, unless I decide to pledge online when the show initially airs for some unknown reason at 1:00pm when I’m at work. Which reminds me – my company will match my donation to PBS, as I’m sure many other employers will.

bottle... I know from what Pink said at CH that the stations like people to call in during the breaks to make it look like LOTS of people are pledging. Maybe, since your company matches, they wouldn't mind if you took a moment to call during the pledge breaks. Course how you're going to know when that is could be a problem. LOL

My ears are stopped up, which means sinus problems for me and I can't get into my doctor's office before the trip. Helpful girl there told me to go to a walk-in clinic. Like I have that kinda time... NOT. We'll see. Dang it... bad timing. I'll just ignore it, that's what I'll do! Nothing comes between me and Clay Aiken. Nothing!

Love these multi-picture caps that deemer puts together. They're way CUTE! Via CV:

bottle.... thanks for bringing the deemer composites! I love them and now have to figure out which one to put on my desktop first. LOL

KAndre... Happy Birthday!!!

(p.s. I made your HB gray as that is the closest I could come to silver bling on this color palette. LOL)

I got my new computer today. I can't use it until they get some files uploaded, but I have a 19" screen and man is it BIG! I put a Timeless Tour pic on it first thing and it looked a little weird, as it is widescreen. I thought I would hate having to learn MS 2007, but I already found a couple of things I think are kinda cool, so maybe I'll not hate it afterall. LOL

Only 2 more days before I get to leave for Reno... I have to pack!!! It's going to be pretty hot there according to weatherbug.com, but the concert is indoors, so I have to think about this. It's important! Ok, not! In Clay's presence, no one is going to give a lick what I'm wearing! LOL

Have we figured out where and when we're all going to meet up??? I get there Friday afternoon, so I can case the place and see what's available. I kinda think after the concert would be the most fun cause we'll all be high and it's fun to share that! I don't have a laptop, tho, so have no way to communicate with everyone. Suggestions???

KAndre... YAY!!! for KAndre recap! Love your recaps! Keep it up, FCA sistah!

cindi... I so agree with you! OFC has always been so critical of almost everything Clay does, tho, so he should be used to it. The only thing I don't like about this tour is his hair and I'll live thru it. LOL As usual, they are griping before giving Clay a chance to tighten it up and make any changes... which you know he will. If he's having fun, I'm having fun! What else matters? Idgits!

DurhamClayfan and I are in the Clay fog. We are so in love and just going around saying "we love him sooooo much." The show was fantastic but it's hard to name all the songs because the medleys were much longer than the JBT. The banter was just hilarious--we smiled and laughed until our faces hurt, and we are still smiling.

The last song was "Time of Your Life," and Clay acted like Ruben was doing it without letting him know they were going to, but that's BS. Anyway, they sounded fantastic together. Full songs--Clay sang Suspicious Minds, Mandy, When I See You Smile, and probably at least one more that we can't remember right now. Ruben sang Superstar, What's Going On, and some other stuff. Casey, the new back-up singer, sang "Natural Woman" and Quiana sang "I'm Every Woman."

They started with Ruben singing Flying Without Wings and then Clay interrupted and sang This is the Night, and they kept interrupting each other. At the end Clay sat on Ruben's lap and then Ruben dumped him on the floor.

For the 90s, Clay came in out in these big pants and did some rap type R & B songs and grabbed his crotch throughout and then ripped them off and had jeans underneath. He did some good dancing during the 90s. At the beginning of the 80s, Ruben was the Pastor of the Baptist Presbyterian Episcopal etc. church, and said that Faye had paid him $750 to heal her son. Then Clay came out wrapped in what Ruben said was swaddling clothes and said he had "lackofrhythmitis" and Ruben healed him. That bit went on and on and was hilarious.

Before that Ruben was trying to teach Clay to dance, and Clay was bad--other times when he wasn't thinking he was dancing fine and then he'd realize it and start to dance bad again. There were a lot of steps when Clay was singing backup and he did great, and seemed to enjoy it.

Meet and greet. He was so beautiful. He has gorgeous eyes and dark red stubble and dark red hair in RL. We all wanted to talk to him, not ask him questions, and he thought that was weird. He snarked at us a lot. He made eye contact and mesmerized me for life, as if I weren't already. It went too fast, and I never wanted it to end (more details when the spell has lifted a little), and we never wanted the concert to end either.

The audience was having lots of fun and dancing and laughing and clapping. I wish everyone could have been there.

Afterwards we looked for that restaurant but it was either closed or out of business and the entire fandom was at Friday's so we ate there but didn't see anyone from FCA. We were supposed to meet Desertrose at our seats, but those seats stayed empty, so I hope she upgraded as I never saw her. I sure hope she made it to the concert!

There was lot of funny stuff, the eye of the tiger claw--Clay said the 80s were macho and so he would sing first and he really held his own throughout. Lot of kidding each other and fake competition. And now we are fading so more to come.

jmh... GREAT recap! Thanks! I can't wait till my Reno/LA trip!!!

Thanks for all bringing pics and links! I LOVE the stool banter! It may be slapstick, but I roar when Ruben plops down on that stool. He does it so well, you'd never know he knew it was smaller. I sure hope the mics are better regulated by Reno. sometimes Clay was soft and sometimes they all were garbled. It's so nice to spend a Saturday downloading and watching clack again! I do hope Clay stops with the spikes, tho. I figure he's trying to bring back the AI vibe, but I really don't care for it. Just my taste! Love the man, sigh over the hair! LOL

luckiest... 0lsee...let's put together a fund to bribe Jerome to burn it! Just no, Clay!!!

I have been working 12-15hr days and have been reading, but not posting, so I'm not too far behind. Just haven't had time to watch or listen to anything. My boss assured me a bit ago that I could still go on my Clay weekend, tho, so I'm a happy camper! Exhausted, but happy! One more week and I'll be gettin' on an airplane Fri a.m. Whoooeeeeeeeee!!!

tree... hang in there with your daughter. I had a tough time with my oldest, but we're fine now and she's fine now (she's 42).

Have fun tomorrow night, Ashvillites!!! I cannot wait to read the recaps. Then the clack! I expect it to be an awesome show since Ruben always shows more personality when Clay is with him.

Do we have an FCA plans in Reno yet? We should just get together somewhere after the show. They must have somewhere we can commandeer.

Caro... Scarlett... playbiller... mamakeepingfaith... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Great - now I'm hungry and thirsty.

Here's a little blurb where you can listen to Clay talking about the tour: Hollywood Outbreak

bottle... thanks! Not only did I enjoy that, but it led me to a trailer for the next Harry Potter movie! Daniel Radcliffe will be 21 on the 23rd. Nice day to have a birthday! LOL

Via notacanuck at CC:

NEW! PBS trailer

I can’t watch it, but this version has longer clips of the songs apparently, so an EEEEE! in anticipation from me.

bottle/notacanuck... again, thanks! I watched it umpteen times with this big ole grin on my face! Nice Saturday night, so far!

I finally bought my ticket to the Chicago Oct 14th concert on Monday. On Tuesday, my friend tells me she will be moving back to DC in September. Errrggg! At least I still have family to visit there!

I love the Phineas & Ferb cartoon! I can't wait to see it! I hope he voices the character, too, not just sings the song.

jmh... Happy Birthday!!!

Kimiye... Happy Belated Birthday!!!

Seems like everybody wants to work the Lady Gaga look.

Only not everybody can look so damn CUTE doing it...

Gosh, I hope this isn't a hint that we're supposed to show up for the concerts dressed as the Clay / Rubenized versions of Gaga's Little Monsters.

Hmmm, off to start assembling myself some suspenders out of foil gum wrappers and caution tape, to be worn over a pair of striped tights and a 209 jersey made out of playing cards and blinged out with chunks of broken cds, just in case.

bottle... BWAH!!! I gotta say that rollers bit was verra verra funny!!! LOL Clay has never had trouble making fun of himself and I admire that tremendously!

cindi... I am at my dumb computer at work, but I need to ask you something about changing backgrounds on pictures and I can't seem to pm you. Can you pm me and I'll see if I can work it that way, please? Thanks. Liney

I can't wait to see the View at lunch time!!! He looks great in the screencaps!

I'm going to assume (heh) you guys are talking about things happening on other boards, because I don't really see anybody who is overly invested in Clay's (or Reed's) personal business here on FCA. Then again that's probably because I don't consider admiring Reed or enjoying the idea of the two of them happy and in love as being overly invested. So yeah, I was (and am) unhappy to hear that it didn't work out just like I would be about anybody I care about.

You assume right...IMO there is a small faction of the fandom that have gotten way too invested in Clay's personal business but no one that I have seen here. I was thrilled that Clay was in a relationship and I am sorry it didn't work out...but that is how things go sometimes...Clay has a complicated life and I give them credit for making it last as long as they did.

Kim

aikim... I agree completely with the bolded above. I just liked the idea of someone showing Clay that he was, indeed, lovable.

Happy Sunday, all!!! This is sunny southern California, but you'd never know it from the weather lately. We've had June gloom so far in July and tho I don't like the heat and smog that come with summer, I am very tired of the overcast. Maybe tomorrow when I have to go back to work? LOL

You guys and your cellphones! LOL My daughter has an iphone and my son has a blackberry and I'm very impressed with what they can do, but not enough to invest in one. I use Virgin Mobile for $6.99/month and $10/minute and it cost me about $60/year for all that I use it. It has a camera, too. I just recently learned to text message ($.25 each to send or receive) so I am making progress! LOL

I finally won a meet and greet!! My first!!

jmh... CONGRATS!!!

Whoever went to Reed's myspace, can you tell me what Christina's song is saying, please? I have always wondered how this relationship could work, unless Reed was willing to move to Raleigh and be a kept partner and he is just too young to do that. I think he probably still has career ambitions, too. Reed was wonderful for Clay and I think convinced the man that he really was sexy and brought him to a comfort with his body and himself that he didn't have before. And, he was gorgeous and talented and a fitting partner for a man I love like family.

Hmmmm...I was skimming the NYT and noticed that Ringo Starr is turning 70 today, and said to myself, "Damn." Hell, he's only three years younger than my mother.

I have to admire the man for his longevity...and look forward to celebrating Clay's 70th...we won't mention how old I'll be telling people I am.

KAndre... come on now... tell us, pretty please! My mother always had, "the umpteenth anniversary of my 17th birthday."

Age is sooo funny. Now that the first number of my age is "6", people in their 70s are not yet "old." Now, I consider my 86 yr old friend old, but by the time I get there someone in their 90s will be old, not me. BWAH!

Hi gang, I've been away for about 2 weeks, and that's Too. Damn. Long.

(Treenuts, feel free to jump in there GF lol)

I've got sooo much catching up to do and Clack searching and downloading. Does anybody know if there's a sendspace up anyplace of some of the Chicago PBS show? After falling in love with Clay's duet "Crying" with Linda Eder, I'd luuuv to see them singing it there. The way they pop in and out of lead to harmony with each other is amazing!!!

Mom was in hospital and then there were family goings-on, and I've just not been to the board. I felt as if one of my arms had fallen off -- missing being with my Claybuds!!

I got up to page 22 last night, and I must say, the recaps from Broadway in NC have been heaven to read. Hope I got the name right but JustClay12 (??) gave me shivers, and I so * SO admire* your 9 1/2 hr. drive to get there. Reminds me of my marathon solo drive to Wichita to see Clay at the KS state fair, when I got lost as a goose at Tulsa. What grit we Clay fans have, huh?

Back to reading!

cognito... be sure and download the clack from Bringing Broadway Home. Especially, These Magic Changes. Mack the Knife is great... oh, heck, just do it all, including Quiana's Dreamgirls solo. Enjoy!!!