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He said he hasn't sung that song since he recorded it and doesn't intend to. I no longer think it has anything to do with the song being suggestive. When he commented about the production of it, made me wonder if he didn't like the producer. Isn't this one he went to London to record? Anyway, it almost felt personal, like it was about more than the song. As if he didn't want people associated with it, whether songwriters, producer, arranger, whoever, to get anything more from it. That was my instinctive take -- that cutting this song out was a big FU to somebody. The eternal lurker just sneaking back in to post a bit . . . . keepingfaith, I was horrified by what you had to go through with that bite you described, and I'm sure I wouldn't have known all the smart things you did to counteract the swelling, etc. If you ever find out what kind of critter it might have been, please let us know. I'm sure some us will have nightmares about creepy-crawlies attacking us too. And on a different topic entirely, I just have to add that your posts about Clay are so often like therapy for me--your kindness, your knowledge, and your depth of understanding often seem to be exactly what I needed to think about and feel. Always excellent--thank you ! Oh, and about "Touch," there may very well be all kinds of reasons that Clay has so convincingly turned his back on that song. I'm just wading in here with the only evidence I recall--from the long (and very candid) interview he did with Larry Flick. Clay says emphatically that there's nothing he likes about "Touch." Given TnT, which he says is the CD he's been waiting all this time to make, he talks about what we already know--he's obviously very particular about his music. Songs need to meet various criteria (melody, etc.), or he doesn't even want to sing them live. During the discussion about "Touch," Flick also adds his comment: "It's not very good," he whispers, and Clay giggles.

Coming hesitantly out of lurkdom. . . . When I first joined all you lovely folks here at FCA last year, many of you were so welcoming (thanks !) that I shouldn't feel at all shy about returning ! What a fabulous couple of concerts--in Milwaukee, and best of all, a few days ago in Hammond !! Hi, thanks, and hugs to my friend and travel director buddy, Grape4CA, who made it all possible ! Also, it seems I've forgotten (no surprise there !) how to reply to parts of multiple posts--hence, this low-tech reply ! Cindilu, it was so great to finally meet you !! And you do give the best bigass hugs ever ! Muahhh to you ! I had been looking forward to your M & G almost as much as you were, I think (ridiculous, I know). To be able to share the anticipation beforehand was lovely--waiting for the passes and waiting for you to go in to see The Man himself were nicely nervous-making. And your face afterwards !? That's what I had hoped most to see for myself !! May I say you looked like you had swallowed the sun ?! So much joy and so many smiles are rare in life, and I feel privileged to have shared yours and to be able carry the memory with me for a long time! Also, I had been hoping to meet more of you at the concert, so the bonus was that we did get to meet you too, luckiest1 ! Thanks for the greetings, and I hope you're feeling much better ! I love Clay !! Forever and ever !

What do you know? There are some advantages to being able to read here only once a week or so! I get to have another birthday (but I don't hafta count it, do I?) ! Sorry my thanks are late, cindilu2, but even seeing this so many days after you posted it, I still say, any excuse to celebrate! Thank you!! You're a sweetheart! And right back atcha !

DUH!! *Slaps forehead* Thanks, luckiest1 !! (Or maybe it's a good thing I managed to forget that NE scabsheet?!)

Sorry I'm so behind in my reading and just now seeing your post, merrieeee, but I can't figure out what the NE means! (Wow, it's serious to get behind here--I'll be awake for the next few days trying to catch up.) Gotta love it! No doubt the NE is something really obvious, but it just won't 't come to me right now. Probably the Total Clay Immersion that has led to this sieve-for-brains . . . and the usual "Out to Lunch" place I come from. FCA rocks!

Thanks so much for sharing this--loved it (and had to laugh at some of those points--because it might be a bit ridiculous, but that's me when it comes to Clay! # 2--hee!! Lotus, also loved your question, "Why Clay?" A while ago, (sorry, don't remember exactly when) y'all here at FCA had a general discussion about why we love him so, and I've been trying to find the thread where you discussed that. Gave me the warm fuzzies reading it then, and I'd like to look at it again. Anyone can point me in that general direction? Oh, and while I'm here . . . like once a week . . . I could use a little advice from some of you more talented folks. I'm pretty much a beginner at knitting (although I was okay at scarves and other things that didn't involve fancy stitches or patterns). Anyway, I'm trying to branch out now and am knitting a baby bonnet from a UK pattern, which includes the directions, "YF, yarn forward." Is that the same as the US "yarn over"? Or something else? (Thanks for any help!) And what does this have to do with Clay?! Oh, I think about Parker (and Clay!!) while I'm knitting. Does that qualify? Springtime hugs to all !

Wellllll, unless it's out of your control .... I seem to remember a "lickiest1" running around here a couple of years ago? I seem to remember that too. Wonder who DID have something to do with it? As a matter of fact, I was rereading some old threads the other day, and found lickiest1, and just had to :lmaosmiley-1: . BTW...for the new people around here...I find it interesting to go back and read some of the old threads around here. You'll find some laughs; you'll probably find some explanations of things we refer to all the time now; you'll find some...interesting discussions (some heated); you'll probably come up with more questions! But anyway, if you want a sense of "our" history, try the archives thread: Archives Thread Thanks, ldyjocelyn! That's a great tip for us newcomers! I spent over a week reading some 50 pages of the post-September 23 discussions, and that was a great help (and comfort to me) at the time. You are all so prolific that I was away about a week since my first few posts, and when I signed back on a couple of days ago, you were at page 40-something (all the way from 25)! Wish I had unlimited time to spend on line--that's one of my favorite daydreams--unlimited FCA! (That would come right after unlimited Clay anything!) You're all so smart and so funny and so well informed on all things Clay (delicious)! Oh, and from quite a few pages back, Kareneh, I saw your welcome! Thanks so much, and knowing you was one of the many good reasons that I've stayed with FCA when I was searching for a new home board! And sorry to hearken back many pages (again!), but I think it was you, Claytonic, who posted something about starting a scrapbook of great Clay moments (or concerts or YouTubes . . . not sure any more). It is obvious that thinking about so much Clay always gives me colander brain! Regardless, even though it would be a LOT of work, an on-line "book" of memories like that would be so great! Thank you also to everyone who has been bringing over the most recent Clay GLAAD news, airport pictures, etc.! I'm delighted to have found you all--you're my one-stop-Clay-shop! Now back to trying to catch up some more . . . . Make that plural: You are the women! (Do we have any guys here? Other than Clay??)

I'm trying to figure out how to quote from multiple posts, but apparently haven't mastered it yet. Therefore, I'll just muddle my way through by way of straight text--a lot to read, I know, but there's too much priceless stuff in the recent posts that I don't want to wait until they're way old: ~~~~ Lotus, thanks for quoting muskifest's item! HUNG Dinger, huh?!! (Actually, shouldn't the restaurant itself have been named for Clay?!) Hilarious! ~~~ Aaw, KAndre, really? Couchie's very own toaster for me?! (Does she know about this??!) Okay, I'll stop rejoicing now and tell you that you must keep it for yourself--taking a sick person's toaster away would be a very cruel thing! (And I always aspire to ask, WWCD? He'd never take away your toaster, so I'll follow his invariably fine example.) You need your toast and Thera-flu . . . and for that matter, someone should be there making that toast for you ! Get better soon! (Lots of sick people here in the Heartland too!) ~~~~ Oh, and Bella19, Claylove,, Lotus, Ausdon, and Gibby, thanks for the welcomes! ~~~~ Clayzcoffin, it sounds like you need a hug! Would you accept one from a total newcomer? {{{Clayz}}} Also, I have probably missed something in discussions so far, but (as long as I've already mentioned that Crisis book earlier), it sounds like that might shed some light on your situation--or give you hope. Maybe you're already too busy with reading, studying, etc., anyway, so maybe not the best suggestion right now. If you (or anyone else here) would like to read it, though, I'd be happy to send it as soon as I'm done, which should be in another day or so. ~~~~ Claytonic, LOVED your quote: Let me assure you, dear, the Viennese let neither grey hair nor stooped shoulders get in the way of making new conquests. Every day I see handsome young men helping their much older lovers into their coaches. In this worldly capital, women under thiry-five are regarded as immature. A women can't even hope to make a lasting impression on people until she's over forty. ~~~~~ 001see, your BOCA quotes were perfect!! Omigosh, too clever! (And amazing how well it fits all those various comments!) Also, thanks for the warning! That cute singerguy actually caused me a moment of inattention the day after the Asheville concert, where I fell down several steps on the mansion's stairs. It was totally worth it, but it would have been better if I had been wearing that padding! ~~~~

Wow, considering that you just started a new job, I feel honored that you even found the time to notice! Thanks! And congratulations on the new beginning for you!

Just me again (won't post for years, and then won't shut up, huh?). Yes, I'm so glad that someone here mentioned Crisis a while back. Was that you?? If so, thanks! I always thought I was pretty well-informed and sympathetic, but I see that I didn't really understand at all. These stories truly deepen the impact times ten! As you said, we can hope that some people will give the book a chance and learn from it!

Nope, you are safe. And we can delete all the Merry references, yours and everyone else's, if you prefer. Oh, thanks so much, jmh123--not necessary to delete my name (in fact, I kind of like it that I haven't stayed completely "hidden" forever. Some of you still know who I am.) I just didn't want it hanging out there in the margin for perpetuity, 'cos then the chances of some snoop (!!) coming across it would be that much greater. Also, because I had to sign off for a while, I did see for myself that when I looked at the posts without logging in, you were right (of course!!)--no name out there for the general public to see. Oh, ye of little faith, huh? Thanks again for your help!

Yep--I spell it wrong . . . could never remember how many e's in Merrieeee! Today, replying to a post; tomorrow, the emoticons! And I do also have those LISTENING moments (usually in the car--why is that?). Especially since September 23, those OMWH songs sometimes grab me so hard that I have to pull over and shed a few real tears. That cute singerguy really does it for me, and MG, he's been through A LOT during the past year! (And no doubt for many years before! The painful personal stories in Crisis are powerfully making that point.) FCA is such a great and welcoming place, so I want to say thanks again to everyone! Tell me if having a long list of names gets old, and I'll try to restrain myself: Couch Tomato, FromClayGary, liney23, aikim, luckiest1, goldarngirl, Scarlett, CarolinaClay, Claytonic, and anyone else I might have missed, thank you for the welcomes! It means a lot ! Scarlett, luckiest1, and goldarngirl, beautiful Clack!! jmh123, you said that personal info on the left side doesn't show. If someone not registered on this board might be reading, could they see it? If they can, I might actually be in for a battle here at home, because I was asked years ago to stop posting at the boards (long story for another time), but glad I finally decided on disobedience and enjoyment instead. And, of course, it was really clever of me to put my real name out there. Not.

Wow, more thanks for the welcomes, FearofH2O and jmh123! Impressive graphics there with the welcome! The more the Merrier--love it! I'm so glad I came out of my self-imposed dungeon! Now, can anybody tell me how to get rid of all that personal trash that was included with my name on the left side of my post? (Don't even remember when I entered all that.) Yikes. I might need a personal tutor to help me with all the questions I'll probably have. Baby steps, baby steps. Still in kindergarten, I guess . . . .

Hi, wonderful FCA ! I've been lurking so long that I feel like I know y'all. And since I don't know how to post here (yet), excuse the mess if I hopelessly muddle up the bolding, paragraph breaks, etc. I'm Merry, but since you already have a couple of members here with variations of my name, headoverheels is how I've been over Clay for over five years now. I saw that you have another newbie here, (hi, girlcanuck), which finally nudged me to join in. I see my favorite fanfic author is here (you're fabulous!), and I've even hugged several of you in RL, so I was happy to see your names here! Even if I might not be able to post very often, I had to tell you what a great place this is! At the least, I wanted to thank claytonic and everyone who waved to me about a month ago when she answered my question about a glossary item and posted what I had sent her in an email. It was something like, "I'm one of those shy lurkers at FCA--been reading for quite a while, and I've always loved and appreciated FCA's generous and supportive spirit. When what I see on other boards starts to depress me (or even when I'm happy and want to celebrate, for that matter), I read here at FCA and always feel much better." So, thanks again to claytonic, and to Couch Tomato, jamar1700, jmh123, and canfly172--you waved to the shy and naughty lurkers. Maybe you meant someone else, but I'm both--maybe shy at first, but will probably be naughty later (and it's been fun seeing that here too). I have more gushing to do about how great you all are, but before this gets way too long, I'll save that for another post. Thank you all--you've often made my day!