xxx4clay

Good Morning FCA! It's the weekend for me and I finally had a chance to catch up here. Whew! The best part about reading several days posts at once is that I don't have to have an original thought in my head. I can just quote other people who said what I was thinking in a much more articulate way. So I'll just proceed to do that. Yeh, I know some of this is now old to many of you. But I also think it all bears repeating. Love this! Well except I like Here There and Everywhere. And I am in love with the blonde hair. Double That is so beyond true... Well and the arch of his eyebrow, the slant of his lips, the position of his right index finger, the fold in his pants... Where was I? (I think I lost the original poster of that quote there.) Yes! Yes! Yes! I also wanna say that I found the story about Maxim's "review" of the Black Crows album to be very, uh, telling. I have no idea if this is common - still waiting to hear back from my music biz insider peeps - but I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell that this is the one and only time its happened. Cotton - your bears are darling! I'd ditch the Rubber Ducky though. hee

I have so appreciated reading all the opinions here today. Very interesting and made me think. Which can be dangerous. While it is still my strong wish that Clay fans would be kinder to one another, I certainly don't believe that should be an actual rule. I am so not a fan of censorship. So maybe my thinking here is inconsistent. Nothing new there. As for jealousy, I dunno. I don't feel that too much in Clay land. Maybe that's because I feel like I'm one of the lucky ones. As others here have said, I'm at a point in my life where my children are grown, I have no husband to concern myself with, and I have some extra money to spend as I choose. I choose to spend it traveling to see Clay among other things. But, also like others here, it's certainly not always been like this for me. I've worked hard and had some very difficult years before I reached this point. Nonetheless, I have never met Clay, I have never had a meet and greet, I've never attended a gala, I've never attended a TV taping, and, while sometimes I've had really good seats, sometimes I have not. I still know I've been very lucky compared to others. I don't begrudge those who have had the meet and greets and all that even if in multiples. That's life. Doesn't impact on my pleasure. As for up close and personal seats at Spamalot - this is my experience. I think most people got these seats right after Clay's appearance in Spamalot was announced. I know that at that time seats in the first few rows were readily available at Telecharge for almost all the shows during his run. I know this because I got some! The great seats for opening and closing weekend dried up quickly and, as time has gone on, so have the others. In other words, she who hesitated was lost! I believe that a few really good seats are released shortly before the shows if they cannot sell them as premium seats. I don't think there is any super secret to how the good seats were obtained. End of rambling... Thanks to everyone here for this interesting discussion. Now I shall return to what I do best - lapsing back into my fantasy world where I pretend that I'm in the audience of Spamalot and watching a Clay performance that kicks butt!

Hellooo FCA!!!!!!!!! I know that I seldom post here but I do still read here frequently - I always enjoy your intelligent discussions and the gratuitous smut is always a lovely bonus. My online time is often limited these days by work obligations and real life issues. But I fell compelled to comment about the discussion of the last few pages - I hope you won't think I'm intruding. You may or may not know that I consider toni7babe and Scarlett to be wonderful personal friends of mine. But even though I found some of the comments here to be rather hurtful, I will try and make my point of view general because it concerns a topic that I have felt rather strongly about for some time now. I've posted about it elsewhere. This is it: I really wish we Clay fans were not so hard on one another. I do. This is a cliché at this point but still worth remembering - we are all different - different ages, different faiths or no faith, different parts of the country, different personal histories, different sensibilities, different income levels, different family obligations, yada yada yada. It's no wonder that we pursue our love of Clay Aiken in such a wide variety of ways. I guess I just wish we didn’t feel the need to criticize those who behave differently than we personally would. It almost seems to me like the "right" way to behave has increasingly narrowed and has been more and more a topic on the message boards. Just recently I have seen fans criticized for squealing too loudly at the stage door or squealing the wrong thing, for sitting too often in seat A101, for talking to other people in NYC or in Spamalot who might have info about Clay, for taking pictures at the stage door at the wrong time, for attending too many shows, for sitting up close too often. And what really troubles me about this is that often scurrilous motives are ascribed to these fans by people who do not know them and, in fact, have no idea what their motives may be. There are also the "instructions" (not here) for what constitutes proper fan behavior at Spamalot - you can clap but not too loudly except in certain places, your clapping must be equally distributed, you can't yell "yeh!" or maybe you can if done discreetly, you can only do standing ovations here but not here… You get my drift. It almost seems to me as though being a Clay fan has become a business with the usual Standard Operating Procedure and work plans, etc. You know what? There is no "right" way for every Clay fan to behave. There's a right way for me - what I feel personally comfortable with but that doesn't make it right for everyone else. I'm not talking about truly abhorrent behavior - see "Fake Clay" - that's a whole nother thing. I guess I just wish we'd cut each other a break, particularly when other fans' behavior has absolutely no direct impact on us. It also might not hurt to remember that we are talking about other people here - just average every day folks who happen to love Clay. Imagine how they might feel. I sincerely hope this post doesn't come across as me doing exactly what I have said I find troubling - i.e. me criticizing other fans. That is not my intent. I am hardly "Miss Pure as the Driven Snow" - I have been guilty of this myself. I'm just trying to say how I feel about this now and how it makes me feel now. I recognize that others will see it differently. And just in case this has bored you silly, I'll add some redeeming Clay Content - my current favorite picture:

I just wanted to pop in here to say - Merry Christmas FCA!!! I don't post here like I did once upon on a time but I still think this a wonderful board filled with all kinds of special people. I was so fortunate to meet many of you this Christmas including Coach Tomato, Solo, Perusing One, ldyjocelyn, K'Andre, and Aikim at Merrillville. Also I ended up sitting next to and sharing a few moans with Muskifest at DC and met clayzedozer (god, I hope that's right) at Williamsport. And I wanna send a special hug to Scarlett - for lack of a more creative description - you're the best!

I just really liked this so I thought I'd quote it. So true. My favorite tour changes on a daily basis so I won't pick cause my choice would probably be different tomorrow. I loved them all. My favorite concert moment, however, remains constant. When A Man Loves A Woman. From the front row in Meadville. No words. I am so lucky.

Good God people! This board is all over the universe today. And I love it. Today I have learned the following: Clay does voiceovers for AI2 Rewind. Most think that’s good. Others may not. I think Clay on my teevee, for whatever reason, is always good. Golf is good. We like some gofers golfers a bunch. Clay fans write crazy ass blogs about Clayfans. Clay fans are crazy. (Not really a newsflash there.) The OFC mostly hates Roger. Not really sure why. But they must be right because it’s the OFC. German accents are funny but one must document their origin. Most of which are in Hogan’s Heroes. The JBT was sooper! Clay was hawt! Clay is hawt! Clay is hawt! I have learned so much here. But I’ll quote this one thing cause it’s something that I’ve thought for so long: Absolutely agree. A hundred times over.

...sigh... I think I'm destined to always be a dog walker. Too bad because if my fantasies dreams ever came true and Clay were to hire me, Body Guard would be my job of choice. Imagine the possibilities. They're endless really. In my mind anyway. Can you think of a better job? xxx4clay, well, I kinda thought dog walker had something to do with those yoga positions we were talking about... Well now. That brings to mind interesting visuals. Maybe I need to rethink my position. heh. Though apparently I have a much broader definition of body guard that you guys do. FromClaygary - congrats on the great-grandson. What a cutie!

...sigh... I think I'm destined to always be a dog walker. Too bad because if my fantasies dreams ever came true and Clay were to hire me, Body Guard would be my job of choice. Imagine the possibilities. They're endless really. In my mind anyway. Can you think of a better job?

Aha! That's how you managed to infiltrate the CH party! Heh. I'm glad I met you that night.... I remember congratulating you on your M&G. See? This is just what I mean! I was there too. It's where I first met Scarlett. But not you. Boo hoo. Oh god, I spent too much time on those Seussisms. spikesmom - This is why I think everyone should use the exact same name everywhere. I do believe your name is slighlty different elsewhere. Hell, it took me weeks to finally figure out "who" jmh "is." It was driving me ka-razy! A dangerous thing... John Prine? I am not a fan but I have a friend who is and I went to the concert with her. I have mixed feelings about it. I enjoyed the acoustic like folky stuff. Though, since he sometimes sorta mumble/sings, it's hard to understand the words if you don't know them. Songs I remember and enjoyed - Sam Stone, Paradise, Broken Home, and one song I already knew and connect with probably because of the kind of work I do - Hello In There. But he did this long set full of electric guitars but no drum, no beat, and I couldn't understand a word he sang and it just sounded like noise to me. I was bored. I think he is a very talented songwriter. Not much of an entertainer though. Between songs he went to a table at the back of the stage, drank water, and picked out a different guitar. In silence. Then he sometimes gave a brief intro to the next song. Fans shouted out song requests throughout much of the show. Imagine that? My friend, who as I said is a fan of his, and saw Clay once this summer said to me afterward - "I hate to admit this but I enjoyed Clay's show much more." hee. But back to Clay - I always enjoy Angela and Quiana's contributions to Clay's show. More than that, I enjoy seeing their friendship with him and his love for them. I think they make him a better entertainer.

xxx...this gave me such a laugh, because I thought at first you meant you didn't remember meeting AAIT I was thinking you'd really lost your mind, because I remembered coming back from the bar and finding you and AAIT in my hotel room. I was even composing a reply saying "I know you met AAIT, I have a picture of us all together". Then I re-read your post. Thank goodness. hee. Yeh, well, that did lack clarity. Never was my strong point. What I meant to say - "I was with AAIT at in CA and TX and I don't think I met any of you guys who said you met AAIT. Why is that?" windstar - I coulda sworn I did meet you somewhere along the way. ...I am so confused... On another note - Awoohoo!!! WVU 48 East Carolina 7 You mean like rivets? If so, I'll cop to that one. Though I'm sure that's not what you meant. It's just what I thought. It's a sickness.

Hello! Didn't have to time to check in here yesterday - went to a John Prine concert. Anyone familiar with him? Interesting.... Anyway, I see I have missed something very very important that I cannot let pass - A Belated Happy Birthday!!!! to my dear friend AAIT!!! Here's what I'm wondering though. I see you many of you saying you met AAIT this past tour. Where was I? I swear I was right there with her in Texas and CA. I know I was there! hmmmm.. I must also say - Happy Birthday Aikim!!! And since this is college football Saturday I cannot let this day pass without saying - Let's Go Mountaineers!!! I think that's enough shout-outs for one day. gotta go - Game Time!!!

Maybe it depends on how you define "addiction?" I consider myself addicted but I don't spend money I can't afford, neglect my job, neglect my family, neglect my friends or any of that stuff. Maybe it's "semantics." And maybe I'm not really addicted cause I have to go. Hate to miss the rest. So I'll just pre-post and say, it's hard for me to imagine a "burnt puppy" moment when it comes to Clay. It would have to be something involving Clay not being the person he has seemed to be for the past 4 years. I can't picture that happening though. And I'd probably still listen to his music.

Do you consider it a hobby or an addicition? Looks like an either/or question but, for me, the answer is "yes." It's both. It's my favorite hobby for sure. But Clay is surely an addiction for me too - I can't get enough of him, I start on him early in the morning, I generally think about him some during the day regardless of what I'm doing, the more I see him, the more I wanna see him. I miss him when I don't see him. Yep, I think that's an addiction. But he's also my hobby in the sense that I like knowing all the details about him but I don't wanna change the details or worry about the details, I just wanna have fun with them. this makes no sense.

It was a dark and stormy night when... I would do him anywhere Where it is I do not care Church or school, the county fair Or while he’s singin’ Solitaire I just pray there is no clack While I do Clay Aiken on his back I had another one goin' round my head involving "socks" and "dick in the box' but I forget it. Just as well. canuck - DVD? Ah ha! The drama of the night! Seems pretty vague for a DVD coming out next Tuesday. I remain forever the optimist though. Or the delusionist.

Oh dear god. That's some sick shit. I'm not ready to give up the Seussisms. Hey, I've been at work all day! Do I get a pass? I would do him in the shower I would do him every hour And if at some point he would tire I’d proceed to light his fire Every minute, every second He’d be happy, doncha reckon?

I would do him on the land In the sand or with my hand I would do him anywhere Here or there, I do not care I think I better stop.

Me too actually. This one may be short lived. Awoohoo for Williamsport! Loved that concert last year. Good times, good times. And, ooooo, the bus line! The first time Clay ever touched me. Well, actually, he didn't just touch me. He stroked my hands. Both of them. Lovingly. It was the start of our Busline Affair. I think he likes me. I love me some classy poetry. I would do him in a barn, on a lawn or on the farm I would do him on a tractor Yes I would, pride’s no factor The gear shift might be though But I figure we could work around it.

Happy Birthday to ldyjocelyn!!! Looks like your favorite thing is pics of Clay smiling or laughing. Oh, me too. Me too. Well, one of my favorites. In your honor, here is one I've always liked - A smile that lights up a room for sure. Happy Anniversary to aikim!!! Caro - congrats on the new grandson. You know, if he starts right now, he may figure out how to spell his name by the time he graduates from high school! Now normally I don't have a twinge of OCD. Except when it come to one Clay Aiken. And, ta dah! After 10 months, I finally have a new avatar! I have been all wrapped up (figuratively apeaking, unfortunately) in them thumpin' thighs for hours. I think I finally got it right. Unless I could figure out how to zoom. But that'd probably be too much. Thanks for all the feedback!

Looks to me like when she was all up on him screaming, she might have dropped a ferret down his pants. I need to page back and check again. Or a snake. Not sure. I'll have to check. It is from Houston, Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Uh, yeah. It's from my video, Classics.

Hello everyone! shadylil - Caro - Here's hoping all went well today and that your new grandbaby, your daughter, and you are all doing well. Random stuff - Lots of times during the day I hear music and/or songs playing in my head. Lately when this happens, I have stopped to figure out what song I'm hearing and it always seems to be something from that damn TV Medley. Just me? I also have this bad habit of deciding I want to do some little thing and it ends up taking me hours and I get all engrossed in it even though it really is pretty silly to spend so much time on inconsequential things. But anyway, I had this clip that I thought might make a good and more current avatar. I didn't know how to make gif files but after much research I finally figured something out. I didn't know how to resize it though but I finally figured that out too. Now I need feedback. Here is the big file, followed by the avatar. I think it's a lovely image (hee) but I'm not sure the avatar is clear enough. It's never clear enough for me. Whatcha think? (Hope this doesn't slow the board down too much. If it does, I'll take it off.)

Aw jamar, I was watching and rooting for Nebraska last night. And you're right - when it started to go bad, it went bad in a hurry. Nebraska does, however, have a storied past. My team, WVU, not so much. Sure we've had some good teams but we have never been one of those teams that everyone automatically puts in the top 10. Nebraska was one of those teams in the not so long ago past. And that's why WVU's success thus far is so exciting to me. I just hope we can live up to the expectations. I'm not real optimistic about that though cause I've been down this road before. NFL? Big Steelers fan here. But what the hell is up with those while pants? Do. Not. Like. The Cowboys? I used to hate 'em back in the day. Now? They're not good enough for me to care.

Thanks for all the welcomes! luckiest - of course I remember you! How could I forget the person who makes all those concert montages that I am so fond of. The Asheville seat was not a good one for video though, as the crappy clack I got there will attest. If clack can attest to something? merrieeee - I'm pretty sure we met at the Houston preparty. I shall try and pretend I am not all hurt that you don't remember me. And YSRN - thank's for that guy! I can barely post without him. hee. So we were all lined up there in Asheville. It's probably a sooper secret coded sign of something though I don't have a clue what. Off to search for my decoder ring...

I'd forego my own funeral to see Clay. But that would be pretty pointless, wouldn't it? Or not? I'll have to think about it. I do agree. Not that I've studied it or anything. jamar - I am a big Nebraska fan tonight. Looking good so far!

I have taken Couch Tomato’s advice and have been looking around at the different threads here and discovered this one. Seems I skipped a step here. Quel rude of me! I’ll remedy that now with a caution - I have a bad habit of writing long ass posts guaranteed to bore the bejesus out of you so consider yourself forewarned. I figure I can get away with it here though since this isn’t the main thread. Anyway, here’s my story - Did he have me from “Take?” Truth is - I don’t remember. Bad fan, huh? Regardless, I discovered AI while I was out of town, stuck in a hotel room in a city where I knew no one. So I was flipping through the channels and came upon the audition shows. And I watched and I was hooked. Very odd for me as I have never watched another “reality” show and still don‘t watch ‘em. But anyway, my appreciation and fascination with Clay Aiken deepened week by week. I was captivated by his voice, enjoyed his personality, thought he was cute, and at some point (“To Love Somebody?”) this deepened into full on love and lust. I watched AI2, for the most part, without benefit of the Internet perspective. I enjoyed it with family and friends. For some reason, I never expected Clay to win which is not to say I was not disappointed when he didn’t. I just saw the handwriting on the wall, so to speak. But I never felt like Clay would go away. After the show, I googled my way to the internet fandom and finally found the Clayboard, among other places. I mostly lurked there for nearly 2 years, only rarely posting a picture or two or four. With one exception. I had a different screen name then which I thought was oh so clever and unique. Remember that Gaye Deamer (sp?) book? Oh god, I thought that was the funniest thing ever! I posted a few parody paragraphs of her over the top purple prose, cause that’s the kind of thing that’s fun for me. Anyway, this caught the attention of another fan who had the very same screen name as I did although she was not on the CB. She sent me a polite pm suggesting I might wanna change my name since she had it first and people might confuse us if I continued to use it. She thought perhaps I was an “angel winger.” Pretty funny really. But I decided she was right and I should change my screen name. I think it took me six months or so, not that it mattered since I was not really posting anywhere. Somehow I finally came up with the screen name I have now. I won’t say exactly how that happened but let’s say that I think clack watching and alcohol were involved. I use the same name everywhere and, though some might be inclined to make fun of it (can you blame ‘em?) I have become quite fond of it. My avatar goes with me everywhere too. Hopelessly out of date though it might be and I really oughtta change it, I am very attached to it because it was made for me by a friend from one of my favorite videos I ever took. I think I’ve got off track here - it happens to me a lot. I also warned you that it might become a tome but I think that’s ok since it’s here in this little obscure thread. Anyway, Sometime, I think in early 2005, I found Clayversity. I joined, and, after a little lurking, I began posting there. I liked that board and I came to love it. I think it had a different tone and tenor then but maybe that’s just me. I have posted a good bit there. Like lots. I had fun there. I made many friends there. I spent a good bit of July and August traveling around the country chasing Clay with several of those friends. I think that most people who have been to CV know me. I thought I fit in there. I am not going to diss CV. I just won’t. I doubt I will ever leave there completely. I have had so much fun there so many times. And as I said, I have many friends there, some of whom are here, but many of whom are not. Some of these people I consider to be not just “Clay friends” but simply “friends.” I see that same thing among the long term members here and I appreciate what it means. Anyway, instead, I’ll talk about what I want in a message board - I participate in a message board so I can talk about Clay, gush about Clay, learn about Clay, laugh about Clay, look at pictures of Clay, download video of Clay, and, yes, smut about Clay, with other people who have the same affection for Clay that I do. I’m not much inclined to angst about Clay, worry about Clay, critique Clay, suggest to Clay what he ought or ought not to do, or plot Clay’s future for him. I do understand that others are not like me and do enjoy these things. And that’s fine with me - I don’t need to be in a place where everyone is in lock step. But when those sorts of things dominate the prevailing daily mood of the board, when people post those same things over and over and over again, when the board is rehashing 2003, 2004, 200x ad infinitum over and over, I’m not much inclined to participate. And when I can’t detect even a tinge of affection for Clay within a few posts, I am not ashamed to admit my hackles are raised. I want a message board where all members are treated with respect and where I, on the rare occasion that I have a serious thought, am allowed to say what that thought is. I want a message board where I don’t have to tailor my words in such a way that they become meaningless pablum. I want a message board where Clay Aiken is treated with respect always. Is that too much to ask? I hope not. It looks a whole lot like what I see here. I’ll just flounder along here. Stuff about me that’s not Clay stuff? I love sports of all kinds most especially WVU sports, and WVU football right at this very moment. I’m inclined to talking about it on a weekly basis and trying to cajole others into supporting WVU. I can’t help myself - it’s a part of me. Clay stuff? My favorite thing is going to concerts. I’ve loved every one I’ve been to and I can never get enough. I like to take video and I like to share it. I take some pictures too but I’m not so good at it and I’m even worse about actually processing and posting the photos. I have hundreds from the last tour that I haven’t even looked at yet. I like to share little stories and recap concerts and I like to read those same things from others. Lastly, I like, no, I love the funnee! Laughter is a wonderful thing! I think that’s enough. Probably waaay too much. At least now I think I have properly introduced myself here.

Hello everyone! I was off watching a football game last night (Awoohoo! WVU won!) so was not present for your discussion. BTW, I am new here. As others have said, that seems so odd to me. I'm not used to it. Makes me almost hesitant to post. I'm sure those who know me find that very odd. But you know what? I'm not sure that's a bad thing. While there are quite a few people I know here, there are also quite a few I do not know. Makes it hard to read with understanding sometimes. So I think I'll mostly just read for awhile. And hopefully understand more. I will say this. My inclination is, in most all situations, to give Clay Aiken the benefit of the doubt. I have lusted after the man for 4+ years now. I have drooled over the pics, swooned to the clack, glued myself to the TV for his appearances, read most of the public words he has spoken or written. Sure, I don't really know him as in really know him. But I do think I "know" Clay in many ways. I think he is a good man. I do. That colors my thinking always. I don't think that's a bad thing. Congratulations to canuck, lovethatguy, gareem, couchie, jamar, and bookwhore on your ticket success today!!! And oh - Me too! I have a rule - 5 ingredients or less. Anything more is too much like work! Plus those jello recipes skeered me. Back to voyeur status. And trying to dream up durty names for the Christmas tour...