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I just saw this on CH New Clay pic in Playbill New Bio

Thanks cha cha for posting this. Does anyone know where I can download this video? Her journey sounds so much like mine only I started in June of 06 same place...You Tube. Library, Luckiest, your local library. I haven't read the Twilight series but do know that it is enormously popular. Wonder why there are so many vampire/werewolf novels out now? KarenEh Thanks for that beautiful photo and for your recap. Clay's yelp from the red carpet was very funny and Kimmel had lots of fun with it when Clay was next on his show. So glad that the support thread is being closed although I did go over there yesterday and most of the posts were well thought out and positive. Bringing this over from CH:

I just watched that video...OMG that woman is scary, she is also very good at what she does. So here's another political joke applying to US and Canadian citizens alike as both our countries approach election days.

Cotton Bolding mine...I think you are quite right Cotton. One of the things I have felt about this fandom is that it is a Sisterhood. Wonderful friendships have been made through being a Clay fan and time spent reading and posting on the boards can for some fill up some pretty lonely empty places in their lives. It must be awfully hard to contemplate giving that up. I love being a fan of OMC and can't imagine giving it up. If someone, 3 years ago, had told me, an agnostic, that I would become a fan of a Southern Baptist boy I would have said they were nuts...yet here I am and here I will stay. Hugs to you, Muski. How hard to lose Shadow. He looked like he was a sweet dog, on seeing his photo I wanted to stroke his head. I don't have a dog myself but was raised with them. I'm fortunate in that I have friends with dogs who love being fussed over and patted. I get my doggy fixes where I can. It is pouring here, the skies have been dark most of the last 3 days and we have at least 3 more days of it coming. Winter is a comin' in, Winter is a comin' in, Winter is a comin' in, Sing goddamn, goddamn, goddamn!!

luckiest1 Ok, that's it! I'm obviously going blind from spending so much time reading the boards...off to do some housework.

FromClaygary I did read your post and thanks for that link. Sorry for any previous scrollings past...sometimes I take so darn long to compose a post that by the time I've posted it, the information is already on the board. Anyway, In this case, I just wanted to pass on the information that all the early articles are available.

claytonic Clack Unlimited has a whole section called Scans. It contains most of the early articles and photos from magazines. luckiest1 Oh yes he looks so fine and the new hair style IMO contributes mightily to that. Maybe he's looking hott because he looks so relaxed and happy and feels free to give fans hugs and have photos taken with them.

Yes.

It's on Clay's page.

Couchie What is a bot? And how do you know if a bot's a bot? clazycoffin HE BLOGGED OMG I love that man!! From dancermom2 at CH one of a number of delicious photos from tonights SD

Yes. Clay has put up with so much over these last 5 years that I should be able to stick it out for as long as it takes. I have not been a fan for the past 5 years so haven't gotten to that place yet where I can hear those insults with equanimity. And I do realize that the way that some of the media have characterized Clay fans over all these years has not been complimentary. I'm not being very articulate this morning...oh well... I'm sure you get my drift.

ldyjocelyn I think I've got it! Yes! Thanks for these instructions, now I just have to remember them. And where I live, yesterday they were finally in some stores. I was so pleased to have it in my hands at last. This morning listening to a quiz show, humourous take on current affairs podcast I was a little upset by one of the stories which quoted a fan being so upset. The story was of Clay coming out. There was no dissing of him but of his fans. I am wondering how long it will take for fans to stop being the butt of the joke. I wince when I hear us being characterized as "as dumb as a box of hammers". Next Tuesday cannot come soon enuf for me.

from Ms Marmalade at CH justclay12 IMO The reason that political posting is relegated to its own thread is that it, like talk of religion, can be so divisive. And that we can do without right now on the main thread. Couch Tomato So maybe he will come to Canada to get married one day, after all his BFF is Canadian and his son has dual citizenship. from tonite's SD God he's gorgeous! I think my heart skipped a beat when I saw this. I think this came from dab1119 at CB

rohdy Thanks for the link to what it's like to debate Sarah Palin. That is scary. I hope that Biden follows that writer's advice. And now for some political humour From the MANITOBA HERALD, Canada

New from Fountaindawg at CH Just Who is this Clay Aiken Very very nice.

Before heading out to exercise class posting so that I can grab the latest Clay picture. Last night I posted late and my post was sandwiched between two sets of gorgeous mouth watering photos of Clay so I don't know if anyone noticed. Could someone answer my question about the gang of 3. please? Dammit...the avatar change didn't work! poop!

Frankly, living here in Canada where what happens south of our border has so much impact on us especially since we now have a party in power that is too much like the Bush Republicans, Sarah Palin scares me. Now if any of the facts stated in this quote are untrue, please tell me and then maybe I can be a little less scared.

"You're Still the One" is still my favourite early Clay song. muskifest TV Week for next week in its description of Jessica Simpson's One on One appearance on CMT: I was so optimistic on the afternoon of that first day a week ago when there were so very few negative posts. It has become so disheartening, granted there are some fans who are managing to work through their shock, sadness, anger and then there are those who are so self righteous I doubt they will ever be able to come to terms with what they see as the horror of Clay's sexual orientation. Why can't they just leave? I also feel sad for them. After today I have made a pledge to myself not to read at OFC until I see those magic words "He blogged". I have managed to restrain myself from posting this :blinkies_114: there. I am sorely tempted but, being one of the zombie horde, I am following my master's wishes and not interfering. Regarding the infamous front row unsmiling three, has anyone actually talked with them and asked why they keep going when they obviously are not enjoying themselves. If so, what did they say? "F... off? MYOB?" ETA On further reading about said gang of 3, I see that no one wants to be seen talking with them for fear that other fans would jump to the wrong conclusion. mmm. Interesting.

I posted this last night. A positive article from the News Observer about the difficulty of coming out. Big deal? Yes, coming out is still no easy decision Bolding mine.

trophywife MMm How about...What did poor Waldo do for us? Thankfully turned on some almost forgotten fires inside me. How about you? From NewsObserver Big deal? Yes, coming out is still no easy decision

On this morning's news I heard It made me feel sick that this is still happening and in a city where there is a very large community of GLT people, where gay marriage is legal, where beating up someone because they are a minority can be treated as a hate crime with stiffer penalties. How can anyone think that someone would choose to be gay? When my daughter came out to me at age 18 after she had left home for university my immediate concern was for her safety. In 1986 homophobia was very evident, especially with all the fear of Aids. Happily, now she is married to her wonderful wife and has 2 darling daughters. It makes me sick all those so called Christians over at OFC "struggling" with the revelation that Clay is gay. They are not struggling they are just spouting their form of homophobia that they justify as being what God has told them over and over ad nauseum. A vengeful, punitive Old Testament God, not the loving Jesus of the New Testament who never said anything about homosexuality. Damn my blood pressure is up but I just needed to vent and I appreciate being able to do that here.

OMG, there's just no hope for this fandom. I LOVE that blond hair! Oh Wanda...the blond is alright...I loved those gorgeous pictures of him at the stage door at Spamalot1 when his hair was all tousled...mmm...BUT..the straight, stiff. style uh uh ..not good. Saw this at CH and it is an excerpt from a long post by institches

See it all comes back to the me, me, me syndrome. I've said my piece, bye bye, oh but wait I really have to tell you more about how I feel, bye bye, oh just one more thing about me and then I really am outta here! Oh but.......... Go already! I'm sorry but I'm running short on sympathy for those people. If what he is is so abhorrent to you then why are you sticking around? It's sure as heck not to work it out because you have already said you can't tolerate it. Leave room for those that are struggling and coming to terms with it. I haven't been over to OFC this morning to see if it has calmed down at all but last night I had to tear myself away. Part of me wanted to continue to read and another part of me wanted to tear some of the posters apart. Did Clay really say he would let this crap continue for two weeks? Thanks for this. But I found when playing the video that the picture would freeze while the sound continued. Did anyone else have this problem? love it!! I enjoyed seeing our lighthearted Clay on the Paula show and was once again thankful for the change in his hair style. IMO it looks so much better now. I don't think he needs to have any worries about looking old any more.

I have a request. When you refer to a post at OFC of Clays or Jaymes or a particularly great one could you please note the post # and if possible the page? Thanks. I just cannot read all that is there because some of the holier than thou posts make me so angry I'm ready to spit nails and that means my blood pressure goes up...not good.

I thought is was a very good interview, Clay looked relaxed and happy. Having had these last few years to come out to his family and friends has given him time to be comfortable telling the rest of the world. And it does take time. I know that this is not about me, it's about Clay and what he had had to go through these past five years but...I have to admit that I feel a little foolish when comments are made all around me..Cowell, Kimmel, TV Guide, my son...that it's not like everyone didn't know already. When Kimmel has a People cover on which Ruben declares "I'm Black" he is saying that Clay being gay is just as obvious. I did believe him and I wanted to believe that just because a man has those kind caring and soft qualities does not automatically mean he is gay. Funny how now that the blinkers are off I see some of his behaviours in a very different light. I wish I could just hop on a plane and see our wonderful man in Spamalot tonight. It won't take long for that feeling of being foolish to pass just as it hasn't taken long for my initial reaction to the news to pass.