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Given the dearth of info we have about whatever the upcoming album will be, it looks this will be happening. All we know is he has a producer and apparently two approved songs, with some interesting possible tidbits from fan sleuthing. I am waiting to see if Clay will be more forthcoming with info in the M&Gs; he did share a bit of a recorded song with some early in the SRHPT.

jumpingjacks, prayers you keep on jumping! Both my parents have seen a nephrologist because of earlier stages of kidney failure; the doctor says his goal is for his patients to die of something other than kidney failure!) I hope your "stability" continues, but it is good that your doctor is planning ahead and that you are healthy enough to be a candidate for a transplant.

Glad to read that you are having fun, muski. Here's a quote to ponder: I like your analysis! I think the "build it and they will come philosophy" as in Kevin Costner and "Field of Dreams" works. Put out a good product and people will buy. Of course, we do have the strange saga of the AIW EP, where a really great product was out there, and no one knew about it or could find it! I am glad that the song AIW will be getting some TV exposure with the upcoming skating show. I suppose this could just as easily go in the Caregiver thread, but it is such an interesting story for those who haven't heard it, about Justice O'Connor and her Alzheimer's patient husband who has found a "friend" in his living facility:

"Celebrate Me Home", Portland is my favorite. Someone did a blended one without the interruption.

muski, I can see taking to heart what happened today, but to look at the positive, by critiquing you, your boss is showing that he still wants to work with you; it is when someone stops berating you and becomes truly indifferent that you have to worry. Could it also be possible that he is feeling heat from someone above him and you were a convenient target today? That may or may not be accurate, but it is something worth mulling over, in other words, don't self-absorb everything. I think Clay will find some method of long-term success in the music industry just because he is so darn obstinate. His mule-headed stubbornness behind this "let's have my fans send me Christmas stories and put on a show" proves that to me. Actually, it reminds me of those old Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland movies of unbridled youthful enthusiasm and "let's put on a show!" The Linda Huber drawing did capture Clay's sparkle. He does have a twinkle in his eye!

Wandacleo, I was reading through what you wrote earlier just prior to your mother's passing (some of which I quoted below), and now that she has gone on, I think you should congratulate yourself for a job well done! It seemed to me that you did everything you could to make your mother's life better and you went above and beyond the call of duty for a daughter. Even in your mourning, you should be very proud of yourself! You may not think that now, but in the coming months or years, it should give you a very warm feeling that you did your best! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

I, too, can see where Nancy can be grating and, at times, just downright wrong, but I rather admire her and enjoy her dissertations. Giving birth to twins at 48 takes extreme fortitude! She just recently found love after mourning her fiancé who was murdered in a random act of violence years ago, and which explains her rather strident pro-victim views. Welcome Christel!

O.K. I'll bite, what the hell is babka and churschiki? Is this Russian food? Here's one answer: Play will have to answer about "churschiki"; I've never heard that term used. I thought Clay looked fine in the Hollywood rounds. It was his first visual impression in Atlanta that was dorky to me. As in said, you don't get a second chance to make a first impression!

Perma, I think you hit on the right analogy for the story contest! Playbiller, I have enjoyed your "Wiglia" memories. I have never heard that specific word before but my childhood had many candlelight Christmas Eve dinners with the mushroom soup and pierogies. I never understood why Simon could not look beyond appearance either.

wandacleo you have been a wonderful loving and caring daughter! You and your mother were very lucky to have each other and you are a living legacy of your mother's spirit. She lives in your heart now.

Roll out Carly Simon and the ketchup commercial! I'm glad you can get excited about freezing your derrière! It may very well happen.

My area is a week behind on AI Rewind, but even last week, I found what Simon said very odd in regard to J. D. Adams, the distant president progeny. Simon just seemed to think that he was exactly what the competition was looking for, when, IMO, he was a poor man's Clay. I think Simon is very singularly focused on image, hence his infatuation with Tamyra and Claudia Christian in AI1, who had the right look, which makes his inclusion of Kim Locke and Frenchie in season 2 all the more interesting. Ruben, of course, got a complete pass from Simon regarding his image.

Playbiller, my hugs on your broken foot.

I will continue writing my Lifetime movie script: Scarlett realizes that she has crossed the Rubicon. Her membership in the eHP had forever changed her, just as the burning of Atlanta had forever changed her namesake. She had reached the point of no turning back to her former life as a technology maven and genteel yarn hobbyist. This last set of sexy screen caps had proved her undoing. She grabs a handful of prints and says, 'as God is my witness, I will never stop saying that Clay is cute, cute, cute! (Tara's theme of "My Own True Love' swells in the background).

Muski, the song "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was reverberating in my brain while reading your tale of woe. And you did find the bright side of life (hee! Spamalot reference) in the two miles plus of power walking before you found your grail (your guy on TV, that is!). What an evening!

Hint: Click on the YouTube "more info" to find out who the back-up band is. Reminds me of a hotel in California.

Bringing this additional info from Generous Anonymous Donor over from the CH. I always hate it when the network starts programs early or ends them late and my recording isn't right!: The "Penguin" upthread is so cute! Looking forward to seeing Couchie on the TV tomorrow (maybe?).

But he wouldn't have gotten hits if he wrote something nice! *g* I think Friedman's perverse "notice" of Clay shows that he was the star of the show. He was notable enough to be ridiculed. Weird, isn't it? The saying is that you have to worry when no one is talking about you. I've also heard that there is no surer sign that you have arrived than to others trying to destroy you. I prefer to look at the blog mention as a very, very, very back-handed compliment. Spamalot got some pub, didn't it? *g* I don't consider myself old (and I probably never will!), but I agree with those two points. I had no problem with Clay doing this, just not for a posed picture for which he no longer controlled the distribution. I thought it was a mistake for a public figure to let someone else "own" something like that unless they gave consent as to how it would be used. Hopefully, learning what could happen to things in the public domain was instructive. In retrospect, though, boobgate was an age of innocence compared to what came later. I've also heard the story that the hats were pre-written. It's difficult to know what is truth and what is fiction in some of the Clay lore. In any case, he had no problem wearing a hat with a bawdy message. I found the photo funny.

Really enjoyed your "Solitaire Man" montage! I always loved the song "Solitary Man", so that's the shorthand name I'll use to remember it. That song really is Clay's; I can't imagine anyone performing a better rendition. As for the super-sekrit producer, Team Clay seems to think it is important to conceal their identity, as if it were some top secret info, or I guess, it's just more special to wait.

My sense is that Foster's interest in Kat is at least partially libidinous! No wonder the boyfriend seems tethered to her. IMO, she has a nice, but not great, voice, but her greatest quality is a stunning visual presence.

I thought Clay interviewed several possible people to work with (presumably with the label's blessing) and thought he had a rapport with Jaymes, so she was his pick.

laughn, that is a great picture awaiting a title. "Shared Secrets of Mentor and Mentee"? Two Divos Caught in Stride"? "Spread Legs Subliminally Echoing Candy Corn"? Seriously, that is the nicest picture of Clay and David that I have seen. Even at his pastiest and whitest, Clay looks luminous.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINDILU! I love the hand movements during the glory note as well as the little victory jump at the end!

Playbiller, thanks for the recap, especially this perspective: Hope the "sleepless beauty" gets some sleep! As another Scarlett said: "tomorrow is another day". Rest well, you did great tonight! Those pictures are great!

Safe travels for you and hubby. KAndre, I'm glad to read you are going to an endodontist. I hope you will pleasantly surprised and sail through the procedure with just a few pain pills.