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BWAH! OMG I have to admit to being surprised but not shocked by the Tiger Woods stuff. What a DOG! I'm not sure yet what is true and what is tabloid and what just sounds about right but there is not only smoke but a raging fire. I'm not one to be judgemental and I'm sure as a golfer I'll still root for him to smash all existing records but DAMN his wife must be thinking karma is getting him right where he lives. I have no sympathy whatsoever.

Me too, If those 20 mistresses are true, he should have kept his thing in his pants. Being famous he can't keep secrets forever. I'll wait for the real truth to come out since I don't know what's true and what's fake.

Wow, 4 days without straying away from the Clayboards, Looks like my Clay depression is over. :04:

The depression means that I did'nt like Clay, I love the guy. It's just that RL problems get to me and I always have the habit of straying, sometime almost as much as 3 weeks. :o

Where does this pic come from, I have never seen it before?

ETA: I forgot that attachments can't be quoted. Opps.

... about the PBS special, I wonder if they'll get smart and offer the DVD for pledge week, e.g. for a $50 pledge. That'll be tremendous exposure but at the same time it would also help PBS with its fund-raising. They usually add an item to the DVD for a somewhat higher pledge (e.g. $100) and 2 or more items for an even higher pledge (e.g. $200-$250) -- wonder what those items could be? what would entice YOU (or people you know in the fandom) to go for the higher pledge amounts? Me, I know we have a great PBS station here and would support it even without Clay so any small item would be enough for me -- maybe a stuffed toy or a signed program.

I think that this will be a great idea, PBS could also use his special to raise money for it's station.

And Also to help pledge a High amount, If a tour that is professionally filmed exists maybe that could be released in a special DVD. Or those Video clips from the 2004 summer tour in DVD form, I would love to see those clips from where he was in a amusement park or the mouse thing with Quianna and Angela. I would pledge higher for never before see clips.

Heck I am hoping for a tour too, if I can secede in going, It would be my 1st one. I had close calls with the JBT and the Soft Rock and Hard Place tour, but money messed that chance up. Hope I can be lucky this time around!

I am so hating the fact that it's not gonna snow here, I love the white stuff.

^^ Don't know why I am talking this much, I just seem to be in a unusually chatty mood. *g*

And I have to say, I love the banner.

Well I might as well post the rest of it. Since I didn't want to leave this Incomplete any longer. And I still have this fantasy and hope that this will happen one day. (Mostly the meeting Clay part, not the music part) If you want an update on this story, It's in another form with changed names and stuff, since I wanted it to go a bit mainstream. I just replaced Clay's name with another person's.

Shirley's Voice:( clips recap) The girls have meet Clay Aiken ad got their makeovers, now the guys have arrived at the school for the final surprise. (Camera cuts to a shot of the school and then cuts to Shannon and Makalah standing behind a curtain in the gym)

Shannon: (peaking though the curtain) Oh my god Clay's going to say our name! (squeals)

Shirley's Voice: (camera at Jan and Nathan) The sister parents Jan and Nathan have been waiting to see what their daughters look like.

Jan: I can't wait to see what my little angels look like.

Nathan: Yes, I cannot wait either! I want to see what they look like!

(camera turns to Clay Aiken as he calls out the sisters' name)

Clay: ( The crowd cheers after Clay walks on stage and speaks into the microphone) Here are two pretty young ladies Shannon and Makalah Dixon (crowd gets very loud as the sisters walk out the curtain.

Jan's Voice: Oh, my god! They are so pretty!

Nathan: They are our girls! Our beautiful young ladies!

(cuts to three minutes later)

Clay: (crowd still screams) Now I am dedicating this song to the Dixon Family! (the camera shows Shannon and Makalah in their seats jumping up and down yelling "Clay" on the top of their lungs. Clay sings I Will Carry You" Students yell "Clay" on top of their lungs with ear spitting screams)

Shannon: I love you, Clay! (screams, then Clay winks at her) Oh my god! Did anyone see clay wink at me? (squeals) Oh my god! he winked at me!

Makalah's Voice: (shows Shannon Cheering) It was nice and a great experience to meet clay and hear him sing at my school. It was good! (both girls appear on camera standing next to Clay)

Shannon & Makalah: Thank you, Shirley Smith!

Makalah: I brought his albums and to be able to meet clay in person is great beyond belief! Thanks!

(transitions to Shirley in the studio)

Shirley: That is a big honor! But that's not all, tune in tomorrow and we will have more surprises for the sisters, Thanks for watching!

(credits roll)

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The Shirley Smith. Episode: #1,246

The Claymate Show, Part 2

(music starts, Camera zooms over to the entrance. The audience claps as they saw the host, Shirley stands out next to a 54" big screen television)

Shirley Smith: Welcome to part 2 of claymate dreams. On yesterday's show the sisters yesterday had their dreams come true with a makeover and a once in a lifetime meeting with their idol Clay Aiken. On today's episode we have a lot more surprises, just watch. ( The camera shows Shannon with a mike in her hand and little sister Makalah dancing at the private school music class) Shannon and Makalah from yesterday show, you know are claymates, but did you know that they are aspiring singers too! Today we are going to the school where the girls attend and announced that they will be singing with Clay on his tour. (camera cuts to Inez as she enters the school office of Caroline Mosley-Lynn)

Inez:I'm in the office of the school to talk to the principal. ( Cuts to Caroline on the announcement room)

Caroline: Shannon and Makalah Dixon, report to the office right now!

(camera cuts to the sisters in uniform a white button down t-shirt and red plaid skirts with a concerned look)

Shannon: Are we in trouble?

Makalah: (turns to see Inez) Inez, what are you doing, here?

Inez: I have another surprise for you girls. You are going to meet Clay Aiken again!

Shannon:( small scream) That's neat!

Inez:( signals "come on") Come on let's go to the limo! (cuts to sisters going inside a limo)

Shirley's Voice: (Makalah and Shannon cheers nervously) The girls are taken to a Auditorium in Atlanta for them to perform back-up with Clay and learn and singing lessons from Nancy James and when we come back we will see the progress.

Announcer: Coming up next, on the Shirley Smith show, Shannon and Makalah gets singing lessons from Nancy James after this.

(Commercial Break)

Shirley's Voice: (clips recap) Welcome back to my show, If you missed it, Shannon and Makalah's dream came true once again to spend more time with Clay Aiken and sing for him at his concert tonight. (camera cuts to the outside of the voice and dance studio) Shannon and Makalah head to the Nancy James voice and to rehearse their voice .

(a woman named Nancy James who is in her mid 30s is walking toward the sisters to greet them)

Nancy:( shakes hand) Hello, girls welcome to my school!

Shannon:( shakes Nancy's hand) Nice to meet you Nancy! (cuts to Nancy teaching the girls)

Nancy: Do, Re , Mi , Fa, La, So..

Shannon's Voice: (Shannon sings as voice-over plays) I like the music lessons cause I can learn to sing much better! And to make it big one day in music!

Nancy: (girls stop singing) Good work girls! Very good work! How long have ya'll been singing?

Shannon: I've been doing it for 8 years while Makalah was doing it for 3 years so she is starting out!

Nancy: (she and the girls sit on the floor) Tell me about a little about your family!

Makalah: My dad is a businessman at a local bank and my mom is a accountant, we make average grades at school and we both love Clay Aiken solo much!

Nancy: Now back to the lessons! (sings) Me, me, me, me, me, me!

Shannon and Makalah: (sings) Me, me, me, me, me, me!

Shirley's Voice: The girls are getting ready to sing for clay. And Special surprise is awaiting the girls when we come back after this!

Announcer: Coming up Next, Shannon and Makalah Go to a dance studio for a surprise in a dance studio.

(commercial break)

Shirley's Voice:( cuts to Co Co's Dance Studio) Both girls there went to Coco's dance studios. (camera cuts to girls entering the studio a woman in her late 20's enters from the changing room)

Coco: Hello,My name is Coco Labelle and I am your new dance teacher! (walks Shannon and Makalah to dressing room) come on we have to get dressed! (shows Clay Aiken behind the Dressing room waving at the cameras)

Shirley's Voice: Meanwhile, Behind the dressing room door Clay is going to surprise the girls with a full day with Clay!

Coco: (Leads them to the dressing room) walk in here!

Shannon: Who is there?

Makalah: (sees Clay when she Flips the light switch!) Oh, my god it's Clay! (She then squeals softly)

Clay: (walks toward them) Hello Girls! I know you're singing back-up along with my other back- up singers. But that was a lie, You are going to open up the concert at my tour here! So get dressed and head down to the Arena!

Makalah: Okay, Clay!

(camera cuts ten minutes later as the come out the dressing room in their offits. Shannon in a Yellow tank to with "Baby Phat" and Black mini short and white sneakers. Makalah is in a red and white striped tee, a dark denim knee leanth skirt and white sandals.)

Clay: You look good! Now let's head to the arena , guys!

Shirley's Voice: (cuts to the venue in the backstage area) The Claymates head to the venue where they will spend 35 minites with their guy! (the 3 are shown sitting in a room backstage)

Shannon: Clay, I really want to know what kind of guy clay you are?

Clay: I am a lovable guy.

Shannon: I know that!

Clay: So you're a singer, what type of music do you sing ?

Shannon: R&B mostly! (Clay turns to Makalah)

Clay: What type of music do you sing?

Makalah: Pop music, we even record demos for our school!

Clay: Do you have it with you?

Makalah: (take out a pink I-pod from her purse) yes I have it in my I-pod (gives it to Clay) Listen!

Clay: (Takes earphones off after 5 seconds) You have a great voice!

Makalah: Thank you so much!

Clay: You're welcome! (camera then cuts to a photo op with Shannon posing in front of a camera)

Shirley's Voice: Now the first 15 minutes was about chatting with Clay. Next 20 minutes he is going to take some photos and gives them a special song for the girls. (cuts to a man taking a pic with Makalah and Clay then sings a cut of " No more sad songs" to the girls.)

Shirley's Voice: The girls are going to rehearse their songs with Clay. We will see the girls rehearse and perform when we come back.

Announcer: Coming up next, Shannon and Makalah rehearse and perform for clay as they make their big debut on the tour. Plus Shannon and Makalah return to their home for a big surprise.

(commercial)

Shirley's Voice: (Camera is a the stage where the sisters are performing) Welcome back! Shannon and Makalah are rehearsing as a opening act for Clay's newest tour. (camera is at stage where Shannon and makalah are rehearsing)

Shannon: I am going to sing "Invisible" Clay as tribute to you!

Clay: Okay! I hope you sing it good, but I know you will because your voices are good.

Shannon:( sings) If I was invisible if I can just watch you in your room, if I was invincible if I can just tell you where I stand. I will be the smartest girl. If I was invisible!

Clay: (sitting in a chair, clapping) That was good! Did you ever thought of auditioning for "American Idol" one of these seasons?

Shannon: Maybe, probably next year!

Clay: What about you Makalah?

Makalah: I will sing " I will Carry you!"

Clay: Okay.

Makalah:( sings) When your world breaks down, and the voices tell you turn around. When your dreams give out, I will carry you, carry you. When the stars go blind, and the darkness starts to flood your eyes. when you're fallen behind, I will carry you.

Clay:( claps) That was good! How old are you!

Makalah: 13 years old.

Clay: You have a great voice!

Makalah: Thanks clay! You are so sweet!

Clay: You're welcome!

Makalah: Clay, you are a awesome singer! I love your voice I am so glad you are singing! It is a honor to open this tour with you.

Shirley's Voice: (camera cut to shots of the hometown of the sisters home and in the home's living room where Jan is sitting on a couch.) Back in town, the sisters have another surprise, the mom, Jan is expecting.

Jan: (smiles) We got the news yesterday that I was three months pregnant. The girls do not know that!

(cuts to Inez walking towards the stage to deliver a message that the mom was expecting.)

Shirley's voice: Our messenger Inez hart is going to tell the sisters that Jan is having a new baby.

Inez: Shannon, Makalah I have some news. Your mom is pregnant! She's does not know the sex yet but you will have another sibling in another 6 months.

Shannon: Oh my god! I did not notice!

Inez: It's time to perform in about a few hours, sisters!

(camera cuts to 3 hours later when a blond woman in her early twenties named Naomi introduces the two girls.)

Naomi: Ladies and Gentlemen, two lucky fans are going to open the show, please welcome Shannon and Makalah Dixon!

(Audience cheers as the sisters walk out. Shannon is wearing a pink evening gown with her hear pin in a bun. Makalah is a silver evening gown )

Shannon: (sings a song called "For the love of you" music begin for the song) Drifting on a memory, ain't no place I rather be, than with you. Yeah, well soft and long, yeah!

Makalah: Day will make a way for night...

Makalah's Voice:( the girls are still singing while audience applaud) It was a honor to sing for Clay and get to open his show too!

(cuts to end of song)

Shannon and Makalah: you know that I'm living 4 the love of you, you know that I'm giving for the love of you! Cause I'm living the love.. of you!!(song ends audience claps and cheers for the girls)

(cuts to backstage)

Shannon: (panting) that was tiring! I would be nice to see clay sing! I only have a few minutes to make our clay sign.

Makalah: (in a different shot) I love the experience, and I want to thank ya'll for that opportunity. (cuts to the girls in front row seats that were given to them by Inez. The girls are shown With their "I love Clay" signs that the girls were given by Inez. The girls scream as shots of clay play. The camera then cuts to clay singing solitaire and Shannon and makalah cry.)

Clay: (sings) solitarie's the only game in town, where every road takes him, takes him down...

Makalah: (sobbing) It was nice hearing clay in concert, It was nice hearing him sing solitaire, that song makes me cry!

Shirley's Voice: (Shows girls getting into the limo and the limo drives away.) The girls have a heck of a lot of memories to take home tonight! The girls are heading home to sleep for the next day. And when we come back, you thought the surprises are over, but they're not, after this!

Announcers: Coming up next, the Claymates have one last surprise we have to offer! And a special person makes a visit to the girls' home. After the break.

(commercial)

Shirley's Voice: (Shows the sisters exiting the limo in the rain at their home) Welcome back! The sister have returned home in a down pour of rain. Wanting to get some rest and sleep.

(camera cuts to the inside of the home to see the girls enter)

Shannon: Mom! (runs to her) we had the most fantastic time in the ATL! We got to sing in front of clay and we even got to open his concert to!

Jan: That's great! I would love to hear more about it! I hope you enjoyed yourself there!

Makalah: It was great! People were cheering for us and clay said we were good singers and ....

Shirley's voice: (shows the girls going upstairs to their rooms to go to sleep.) The girls go to their rooms to fall asleep and rest up for tomorrow. Jan and Nathan will get a call from Inez that about one last surprise for the girls.

Inez:( camera is split screen between the home where the phone is ringing and Inez with a cell phone in a car. Nathan is picking up the phone after coming home from work.) Hello, This is Inez Hart of the Shirley smith show and we are here to let you know that the show is paying all four years of collage for your girls and the new one you are having is covered too.

Nathan: Thank you so much Inez, we really appreciate the gift of love from the show! (hangs up the phone and the split screen of Inez goes away.) I better tell Jan! Jan will you come out!

Jan: What is it Nathan?

Nathan: The girls got a $50,000 scholarship! Each for collage and even the new baby has one!

Jan: That's great!! I I would love to thank Shirley for this!! Let me tell the girls!(runs upstairs)

Shirley's Voice: As the mother tells the girls that their collage is paid for, a record producer and Lipstix records David Dames (show a man in his late 20s entering the walkway with a umbrella in his hand knocking on the door) He is going to give them a $300,000 recording deal to the record label.

David: (on camera) I heard them at the concert in Atlanta and they sing like angels. So we are helping the sisters get a singing career with my label, if they sell well I will try to get a deal on the next album to sing with Clay Aiken on all the tracks and who knows, they will probably tour with him too!

(shows David enter the house)

David: I have something to tell your girls!

Jan: (yells) Shannon, Makalah come down stairs I have something to tell you!

(camera shows one clip of Shannon waking up and another clip of Makalah waking up)

Shannon: (cuts to the girls entering the living room) What is it mom?

Makalah: Yeah, what do you want to tell us?

Jan: The first thing I want to tell you that Inez called us and told that you girls have scholarships for any collage in the nation, even the new baby's collage is paid for!

Makalah: Oh my god! I want to thank the show so much for that!

Shannon: Me too! They have officially made all my dreams came true within' 2 days!

Jan: Here is something else! This man standing next to me has something to tell you.

Shannon; What does he want to tell us?

David: (the girls face David) I am here to offer a $300,000 recording contract to my label for you girls to record a album!

Shannon & Makalah: (screams)

Makalah: Oh my god!

David: There's more! If the album is a success, we will try to contact a special record company to let Clay tour with you and sing on your next album.

Shannon: That would be the greatest thing ever! I love you so much!

David: The deal starts after school's over! So we won't interrupt your education.

Makalah: (on camera with Shannon) Thank you Shirley! we love you so much!

Shannon: You rock Shirley! Thanks for everything! You have made our wishes come true!!

Shannon & Makalah: Bye Bye Shirley! We love you! (segment ends, Shirley appears on stage on her love seat)

Shirley: Last time we heard! The girls are finishing school for the chance to record their album. We really will not know the release date until the album is finished! And from the girls voices the album will sell really well. And that is the end of the Part 2 Claymate dreams episode. Tomorrow we will interview survivors of a very bad tornado! Bye everybody in America! (Shirley gets up from he seats then credits roll.)

(Fades to black after copyright date appears)

Maybe I should upload some rare images here. I got them from very old clay sites that have since closed down. Or haven't been updated since 2003 or a bit later. I could understand many reasons why the sites close down, especially ones ran by either some types of fans. Some teen girl fans either don't feel like keeping up a website that costs money if they didn't like the singer anymore. Too bad because I liked some of the girls art.

But at least there are still places for Clay fans to go, I can't find any surviving Ruben Studdard fanboards, and the one that do survive are abandoned.

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And for something random, I really can't figure out why I am so curious about that AI2 tour special, (the one with Clay pounding the soda Machine), I have been so obsessed with this special and especially the fans on there since they were so devoted. I've found stories from most of them. And as a former Ruben fan, I bet that that girl who said that Clay couldn't sing ( don't know why the heck she said that, Clay Aiken's got sensations vocals. Don't know why the hell that was even in the show, they could have not included it at all since it had nothing to do with that topic on hand.) probably forgot Ruben existed the next idol season. I don't know why I like it, most of the stuff was staged ie the Guam fans part especially (do you think that you can stay in the hotel lobby like that, the family just happened to be staying there there and Idol producers happened to see them and arranged the meeting) and it did'nt really cover anything that happened doing those two months like Clay's TITN video and everything. Hell, I studied so much about the special I could make a commentary on how it was made and everything. *g* Maybe I may do one day.

^^ I remember that tree lighting with Clay on there, I was so mad that I missed it that day. (and this was doing a time that I usually get pissed everytime I missed a Clay appearance. 2003-2007)

Aww, that was a nice day. Loved the pictures!

OT - ETA:

soulsista4clay -- seems like you're my charm for pages. Lol! whenever I get a page you're on as well. Well, bye for now -- got to check on a server in Malaysia...

ETAA:

Wow, and you're a good luck charm as well. Someone else logged on from Alaska and fixed it. I don't have to do anything.... (except render )

Wow, I thought for a long time that I was a magnet for unluckiness, that's awsome. *g*

Great that you have grown so much in the last two years. We like what we like and no one has the right to tell us otherwise. It's good to have you here Marie.

Thank you, My growth started when I joined a general topic board and to appear smarter, I had to fix the way I type, so people would make fun of me.

Hope to see you posting more often, Marie!

Thanks, I got back to lurking due to some hard times in RL, I do want to start posting more someday.

^^ I remember that tree lighting with Clay on there, I was so mad that I missed it that day. (and this was doing a time that I usually get pissed everytime I missed a Clay appearance. 2003-2007)

As for Facebook and Twitter, I try to go as little as I can so I don't experience the burnout that I did with Myspace, ( I was on there for so long that I got really bored of it.) Heck, at one time I didn't log in my Myspace for a full year.

Okay My name is marie, I am from birmingham, alabama, I was a ruben fan up until (this is the real truth of when I was clayverted. do not throw tomatoes at me.) january 2004, and that is when I started listen to clay sing, which blew me away. I could not beleve that i had not listened to him (clay) earlier. I love clay so much now, i sice then have brought all his albums. and i so wish i could go to his concerts but unforanly time and money has preventened me from going.

There was a so called friend (she's no longer my friend) who ( and I did post this on the CB months ago, it no longer exists) made fun of me for being a clayfrican-american because i listened to clay and said i was ethnicly confused. And no that has not discuraged me from listening to him, and she has always ragged on me for listening to him. I told her i can listen to anyone i want and if you have a problem with it, then so be it.

I so hope to see clay live one day.But until then i can look at the vids of his proformances and swoon over them them.

Thanx for the welcome.

Wow, I can't think about how 2 years ago, My spelling and grammar was this bad! What a difference 2 years makes in this case. :o Cause it was horrible, and as for that friend, haven't seen her in 2 years since that incident.

How to hide my profile of when I log in, cause I wanna be invisible when I'm logged in the boards. :'(

what is a IOU btw. Sorry for being off topic.

As for Michael himself, I think I should keep my mouth shut since I don't really know much about him, but I did want to make one comment. For me, and probably for a lot in my generation, he's always been the "wacko Jacko" not the genius musician. But I've always found him to be incredibly sad--the epitome of money can't buy happiness.

As I can see from you're profile, you're only a year younger than me, I thankfully am glad that I have been exposed to the musical side of Jackson. I just love the fact that I did get exposed to that side. (but then agian I am a Motown fangirl), but sadly there are going to be kids from this gen that only know him as the wierd guy.

And please don't hate me for this, but I kinda hope that the media will calm down with the story although i now have a huge fear that I would go as long as the Anna Nicole smith death coverage. I love MJ as much as many of his fans do but I hope that It does'nt last as long or turn into a spectale like that. Although It just might and more.

Now back to lurking......

I am so jelous of all of ya'll cause I have never been to a concert before, so I can't have an opinion. I really hope to go to one at some point. Although as in odds of going to one a (Clay concert) are around 1% cause I can't afford to travel outside the city or state. And I don't mean to bash anyone but whoever sets up tours for him sucks. I mean Clay's one of the idols who has'nt had international concert or anything for his international fanbase. And hell there are some states that have never seen Clay either.

Sorry for the "I wish I can see Clay rant" but that's the truth to me.

I posted this at CH this morning but wasn't sure if anyone here wanted to read about Slimon. Since it's quiet I'll share. WARNING: This may make you ill!! It did me :/

Show me the money!

Interesting, somewhat $hocking but not all together $uprising -

"ENORMOUS MONEY"

SIMON OFFERED $144 MIL A YEAR TO STAY ON 'IDOL'

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06302009/tv/en...oney_176757.htm

EARLY salary figures from Simon Cowell's "American Idol" contract negotiations are leaking out and they're eye-popping.

Cowell, who reportedly made $36 million last year for judging the hit competition show, has been offered three or four times that amount -- between $100 million and $144 million per year -- by co-producers Fox and 19 Entertainment to stick with "Idol" when his contract expires next May, according to The Guardian, a London newpaper.

tree's editorial - What a fucking waste of $$$!!!!

I wonder how many families and childeren that money could feed and house instead of going to him. :/

Don't know why that lady joined when she no longer like Clay, I mean If i need to commit board suicide, I wouldn't announce it on the board.

Yeah, I turned into a cynic because things these days make me cynical.

And please do not throw tomatoes, but there are some fan from 03 and 04 that I have seen on message boards ,( probably from the hardcore evangelical religious type fans who probably left after he came out or got offended and left the fandom when they saw WDC in 2004) where fans put him on a pedestal and expect him to act like they want him to act. And when he gets off the the pedestal they bash the heck out of him. I mean why, the darn guy is a human being.

Oh my god, whoever disigned that FCA banner is awsome, I love it. I just love the texure! <3

I just said it because I was'nt in the Clay Fandom Online back then and I wanted to know a bit about boobgate. Sorry.

Is'nt this the 5th aniversery of the Boobgate. Although I hardly know anything else about though.

I did not know about the OFC packages, I hope i get mine,today! I wonder what the totes look like when i get them.

:waves:

Hi everyone!

I am doing fine and i just want to send a hello here that's all.