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  1. Darn, I hate blood and guts movies... oh well, so much for that. Gosh, I haven't seen a Playgirl in years - too many to even remember how many!
  2. Thanks for the link! Good interview and made me laugh! And suddenly, I have this burning desire to see a movie I hadn't even given a second thought to before....
  3. No, not the only one. I marvel at what I perceive to be a bit of impatience on the part of some fans.... Seriously, it's only been two months? I know some are worried because of the whole label thing, but I'm not worried about him - I figure he'll surface, or news will surface, when it's time. So many other artists disappear for much longer than Clay has ever and they come back just fine. I believe he's a smart man and does have a plan. I just am not privy to it at this time. In the meantime, I have time to keep caught up on TV (I have far too much!), watch the series of Bobby Flay's Throwdown I just bought, read a bunch of books I've been wanting to read, knit a baby blanket for my niece who just told us she's expecting, and whatever else I want to do... I actually don't mind that it only takes "a bit" to keep caught up with Clay news right now. And I've got an iTouch coming (should be delivered Wednesday!) and I'm going out to the vault to check out mp4s!! (Those are the videos, right?) That should keep me busy for some time!
  4. Kim, I guess I'm not surprised at the stats... I know when I'm in the library (which is weekly), the computers (and there are many in each branch) are always all in use. It's very rare that any are open. And I love books - I can't get enough of them... I enjoy books on tape but always feel like I'm cheating on my eyes with my ears... Bookwhore - I was just eyeing one of these up today at Borders... it was a Sony brand - not sure if that's the same thing but it was similar... question - the display did show a big font size, which I've become more in love with - most of the books I check out now, if possible, are large print... do you have to push a button or is it a scroll wheel to move the text? I read pretty quickly and I'm wondering how that works? With the large font, it didn't appear to have much text on the screen. Thx.
  5. Bad parent, nope, not at all... on what I bolded: in the big picture of trying to get our kid(s) off on the right track, I find hair to be minor and something not to get one's panties in a twist about... I even paid for my son to get his hair dyed with blond tips once... EXACTLY!!! Happy Sunday all... off to the grocery store - my most favoritest thing to do in the whole wide word... I know, LLPOF!!! And clayzy honey, you can have all the snow!!! I'm so over it for this winter!!!
  6. I didn't have any screen name for anything before this fandom. Didn't really use the computer for surfing the net or anything like that. So when I joined my first board, That's The Clay, if I remember the name correctly, I was stumped what to pick. Not very creative... lol. Wasn't a big fan of anything in particular - well maybe Longaberger baskets or Coach purses... lol. Didn't want a Clay-centric name so I picked my son's nickname (his name is Mike and we started calling him Spike when he was about 2)... and since I'm his Mom... spikesmom. So clearly I won't be coming up with anything creative for the new BAF name...
  7. Not at all - the only thing I can think of that I like cold is iced tea, otherwise my soda and water I prefer room temperature. When I get water from the "cooler" at work, I actually add hot water to make it closer to room temp... I've noticed others do it too! Don't feel that way. I think it's great that they offer all of these options. Yeah, it is nice. I know some people don't like "stuff"... me, I love stuff, which is why my house needs a good de-junking! It's a goal for this year... so why get more you ask? Can't help myself when it comes to that guy! But I really do think it was a great idea to offer one version with stuff and one stuffless... next time I'll try to control myself!
  8. aikim - thanks! that was very nice... now I don't have to ask my son to pull it up on Facebook for me!
  9. Japan. I was born there but left when still an infant so have no memories of it. So I'd like to visit at some point. I suppose I should get more serious about it since I suspect I am in the second half of my life... of course I plan to live to be 100 so I do have a few decades left!
  10. djs - I did watch the Oscars last night - more of it than I have in years - although I did run to do some stuff during a couple of the longer, less interesting (to me) awards.... I really enjoyed Hugh Jackman... I thought he did a nice job and was quite nice to look at! My sister and I try to see all the movies up for the Oscar before the show but she had to have some back surgery so we'll do it later... guess I'll be looking for those puppies on DVD. But I would like to see them all. Some good reviews from folks here so I'm looking forward to them. Did some bowling for Special Olympics on Saturday and yesterday and today I feel like I got hit by Mack truck on my right side... geez, guess I need a little more exercise in my life... although a bit of my pain today is arthritis related but the rest is plain old "I used muscles I haven't in awhile!" pain... but it was for a good cause and we had fun so it's worth it as I limp along... I'll buy the CD also, regardless what's on it... the good thing is I won't feel like I need one to open and one to keep pristine... if it's all repeats, then I only need one - unless, of course, they're remixed... I wonder if iTunes will have it? Any guesses?
  11. I'm so far behind that I can't comment on everything - not that I do usually anyway... But on the stubborn issue: I'd like to think he's learned enough in his life to pick his stubborn battles. Who knows if he was asked to do something that would compromise his values/morals. If so, then I can totally understand being stubborn. I don't have a problem with stubborn if it's for the right reasons and I don't know what his were - assuming he was actually playing the stubborn card. I know no one was saying he was wrongly/incorrectly being stubborn - just my thought. Clooney, Pitt - eh, can take them or leave them. I did find a little Robert Downey Jr. love after Ironman... I kinda like Bill Pullman (Independence Day, While You Were Sleeping). And I love me some Hugh Laurie... especially when I can hear his natural voice. Oh yeah. Cute puppie anna! And Gnocchi would be a cute name (assuming you are thinking of that)! I love gnocchi...
  12. Better late than never? Dang job!! Happy Birthday luckiest1!!!! And many more!!!
  13. I think Avenue Q is still playing. I know it's muppets but it's adult humor - bawdy - and I know some men who went to it and loved it... of course, it has a message so it depends if they like that kind of stuff... I enjoyed it but then my sense of humor is often times odd at best.
  14. That's right! I forgot all about that one! So imagine that on a much larger scale... it was really cool. I mean we were 22 rows back - not bad seats at all but at various points, we felt like we were in the second/third row because the guys were so close! It was way cool and made the experience all that much more fun!
  15. Yes, mosh pit - great way to explain it! Thx. LOL. I can see the heads exploding now as there would be no way to guarantee being in the front row for every show... that might be entertaining. Yes, Madison is a fun town. Have you ever been there for a Badgers game? Good gods, it's wild... My sister and I are thinking we'll go back to just hang out and wander around. Might as well explore our own state some more!
  16. He did use the catwalk for one of his tours - Not a Tour? Yes, I know. Sorry, I should have been more clear. This catwalk went all around the arena - on all four sides of the floor area - a large rectangle - between the floor seating and the first tiered seating. That's what I think would really rock...
  17. Oh I like that. I have an inherent resistance to change so it's something that I will try to keep in mind. I'm sure someone famous probably said it... LOL. But I first heard it at work. Lots of merging and downsizing going on over the years. And it really helped me keep things in perspective. Hope it helps you too!
  18. If you're interested, they did mention at the concert that their new album comes out April 7. And sorry Mr/Ms Critics, but all those people at the concerts and buying CDs can't be wrong!
  19. Following is the Rascal Flatts concert review, if you're not interested, then scroll on.... OK, so my sister and I went to see Rascal Flatts on Saturday with Jessica Simpson as their opening act. They were in Madison, WI, a little over an hour west of Milwaukee. We couldn't have had a better weekend. Weather was beautiful - Saturday hit a record high (I think it got to low 50 something). I'll skip to the concert, although I will mention if you're ever in Madison, The Nitty Gritty has some great burgers! And it's one short walk to the Kohl Center. And State Street - another short walk from The Doubletree where we stayed (a block from the arena) - was fun - lots of little shops, artsy/funky stuff, college clothing, coffee shops, and the like. I was especially interested to see Jessica after the hulabaloo about her meltdown performance in Grand Rapids two days earlier. I'm not particularly a fan, but I wouldn't really want to see that happen in person. And if I'm honest, I'm still not particularly a fan - it was hard to understand a lot of what she was singing - although maybe that was the equipment/sound and/or the fact that I didn't know the words either... Probably me not knowing the words as I didn't have a problem later when I knew the words. She didn't sound off-key - she could sing. So it wasn't unpleasing to the ear. And those reports of how fat she is? don't believe them for a minute! If she's fat, I think a lot of women would want to be that kind of fat... really, she wore her Daisy Duke's with knee high boots and a cap sleeve T-shirt. She looked good. Really good. That picture circulating isn't a good one but she doesn't look like that at all! And, of course, she played somewhat to the crowd since Tony Romo hails not too from the Madison area. On to Rascal Flatts - I don't need a fancy show with lights and fireworks and all that jazz but I will admit, it's impressive! The Kohl Center is an arena facility (used a lot for Wisconsin Badger hockey and basketball). The stage was set up at one end and then there was a fair amount of floor seating - looked like about 30 or so rows and maybe 28 seats or so across. From each side of the stage out to all around the floor seating was a catwalk, so it was a rectangular shape (I assume this would be called a catwalk?). When we entered to get to our seats we had to walk under the catwalk - the floor seating was inside the catwalk. We were in row 22 and the end of the catwalk was probably another eight rows behind us. And we were 5 and 6 seats in from the aisle so we were close to the one side of it. Right behind the back side of the catwalk was a small standing room area. The number of seats on the floor was definitely limited due to the long catwalk. On stage, we could see this triangular looking contraption up high over the middle of the stage. Yup, that's where they entered. The three of them were on this platform that lowered part way and then the front came down into stairs which they walked down. Heck of an entrance! Kind of made me think of the Solo Tour spaceship only Clay came out from under. And this one rose back up and wasn't used after that. Behind some really tall curtains on the stage was a large circular staircase - looked like the back up singers/dancer types were on there. You only saw their shapes because of the curtain. Used those curtains for projecting some video scenes too. The concert was very high energy, they did a few ballad type songs but there was quite a lot of uptempo stuff that got the crowd moving. And those boys worked that catwalk - all three of them (and their fiddle player!)! At one point, the lead singer was touching hands right in front of us (well, ok, it was to the side of us). But all three made their way around the catwalk a number of times. They have enough material that they could play a lot of songs that people were familiar with and sing along. And they sounded great live! The demographic of the crowd ran the gamut. I will say I saw a lot of college age to thirty-somethings. Of course, Madison is a college town and school is in so that might have had something to do with the crowd. Everyone having a great time! My only complaint was the linebacker from the Badger football team and his cowboy hat sitting in front of us! He was tall and wide! Encore included those firework blasts at the stage area and tons (and I do mean tons) of confetti and lots of balloons raining down on us. It was a really good concert. Lots of fun. High energy. Everyone really did seem to be having lots of fun. People leaving the arena were in a great mood! And that catwalk kicked serious butt. If Clay ever did something like that, any floor seat would totally ROCK. In fact the people sitting in the lower section ended up with great seats when the band used the catwalk as they were right in front of those folks too! I can only imagine how much it costs them to run this set-up. Lots of stuff to put up/take down (on stage, catwalk, speakers, lights, lots!). They had four guys who had to climb ladders up to the spotlights above the catwalk on both sides (two on each side) and sat up there the whole concert. They must have two sets of semis because they have shows on successive days and I can't imagine that they could do it all in one day. Oh, and they were very appreciative of how many folks came out considering how tough the economy is. It was very, very close to a sell-out. I only saw two or three sections way at the top at the end that were empty. They made a point of expressing their thanks several times. If you like them even a little bit and get a chance to see them, definitely go - you will not be sorry. I know I'll go again! smitten - I didn't notice a lot of funny faces from Jessica, but honestly, I kept looking at her legs in those short shorts and boots... I couldn't get over how good she looked... wanda - don't believe those damn critics - those guys rocked! And the crowd loved them! It was an outstanding concert!
  20. It's interesting to me too. I wouldn't be here if I didn't like to hear about stuff Clay is doing, possibilities for his future, etc. I don't even mind the shipping stuff as long as it's in fun. But it becomes a drain when people start getting carried away with their discussions and it suddenly turns into this being pissed off at Clay because he clearly is screwing himself over with all his bad/ignorant/uninformed/listening too much to Jaymes/yada/yada/beat that damn dead horse mantra and he'll never be a S.U.P.E.R.S.T.A.R!!! doncha know? I tend to be curious too and in the beginning I loved reading "opinions" until those opinions started getting pissed off at Clay. I want the world to hear the man and for many people to fall in love with his voice too. But I refuse to get upset if it doesn't happen. He appears to be happy. That works for me. And, tribeca, I know you are just adding your thoughts. Please don't think I'm picking on your comment. It just gave me a jumping off point... OK, time to go see the last dance on Dirty Dancing! Anyone interested in a Jessica Simpson/Rascal Flatts concert review?
  21. This is me too. I don't mind chatting about some things and reading what others would like, but when the pissy gets started, I have to start scrolling or just go do something else (Lord knows I've got a stack of books to read that would kill me if they fell on top of me!). I just can't muster up that kind of angst for someone I don't know and will likely never know. I know that I constantly read that people's opinions are just their opinions which they are allowed to state and I would completely agree. The difference to me is the tone - how they are saying what they are saying. It often times comes off like "I know best and he's stupid for not listening to meeeeeeeeeeeeeee! And he'll never be Rock!Star!Clay! if he doesn't listen to me too!" whether intended or not. Total turnoff to me and I start to scroll whenever those people post. I mean who are they trying to convince? Really? ETA: To me, the tone comes off angry, furious - like this is a big deal to them and I don't understand why if they aren't part of his family or close friend. What's the point of letting that stuff rile you up so much? What's that old saying? Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape? Not a bad thing to remember when ultimately you have no control over it anyway...
  22. If you look at the top of the box that has some of the emoties in it, and click on the words Show All, it opens another window with a buttload of emoticons. The list seems to get longer and longer and there are really a lot of cool ones... of course, I forget what's there half the time so don't use them as much... some cute ones: :headbangerf: Sadly, this was me this morning: :zero2bitch: I'm better now...
  23. {{{{{{jmh and family}}}}}} Holy Moley! Are pigs flying??? yippee, we have an emoticon!!!!
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