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E and I are off to see the touring production of Phantom of the Opera today. Neither of us has ever seen it. Should be fun.

Ooooooh! I hope you love it as much as I did. One of my favorite shows ever! Of course, I've yet to see Spamalot....

Wanna know the story behind Annabear's pix of young Clay with the balloons? I was a member of a private board back then, and the person in charge sent Clay flowers and gifts on special occasions. The envelope he is holding contains a disposable camera for someone to take a picture and return to sender. He did, and that pix has become a fixture in Clay Cyberspace.

How cool! Thanks, Caro. I've always loved that pic & it's nice to have the story behind it. By the way, Kai is a cutie in his spiffy GAP duds! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

I'm not bothering with angst or conspiracy theories. I'm here to enjoy Clay Aiken. Two months from today, I'll be arriving in NYC..... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Happy Birthday, luckiest1!!!

From toni7babe at CV - - -

Glad you computer finally came back, luckiest.

Just 2 months + 3 days until I can give a recap in Spamalese, too! :nana:

You're welcome, YSRN. Thank you for the links you provided as well. I'll be visiting them this weekend!

I should add that, thankfully, my allergic reactions aren't life threatening. I've just started to learn over the past couple of years that they very well could be the root of other health issues I've experienced, though.

I don't eat dairy products because they exacerbate my asthma and sinus issues. I feel soooo much better without them.

This is exactly why I should stay away from the dairy.

ETA:

I sometimes roast sweet potatoes (cut in large chunks) with apples and red onions (with skin, of course) in olive oil. Yum!

Yum indeed, YSRN! While I had the oven on for my muffins, I decided to this, too. I sprinkled just a little bit of salt, pepper, garlic powder, sage and cinnamon on after drizzling with olive oil.

Clay Aiken said:

"Ya gotta give me somethin' honey."

Corn syrup and refined white flour are in soooo many products, even ones you'd never suspect.

You aren't kidding! Corn syrup is like a magic elixir for everything, along with corn starch. It's always the first thing they add to reduced-fat products as filler.

Soybean oil is another extra ingredient I keep seeing more often, too. I happen to be allergic to both corn & soy, as well as dairy and the above mentioned wheat. I tend to get easily overwhelmed at times when trying to grocery shop - it seems like everything is either bad for my weight or my allergies - grrrrrrr!!

liney, I eat goat milk yogurt - Redwood Hill Farm - as well and have also found a really good low-fat goat milk for cooking and eating on cereal - Meyenberg. They make great cheese, too.

Thanks for answering about the Spelt flour, Gibby & YSRN. I think I'm going to pick some up this weekend and try making some 'healthy' blueberry muffins that I can freeze & pull out for a quick breakfast-on-the-go during the week.

Thanks for the info, YSRN! What an inspiration, laughn! And good going, Couchie! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

ETA: YSRN, or anyone else - Have you ever baked with Spelt flour? I have a wheat allergy, but can tollerate Spelt and actually find it to be more nutritious than wheat. I want to try subbing it in some of my favorite recipes in place of (refined) white flour, but am unsure how it will act. I've tried brown rice flour before and it was a disaster!

I need to get a full frontal photo of Clay's Jukebox....you know...the one from the tour..... for a little school project I'm doing. Well, I know I have lots of them on an external that is in the "this comes with me" pile. I managed to dig it out and last night without too much trouble BUT there ain't no power cord anywhere to be found and it's a funky one that I don't seem to have available in the "unpacked power cords" pile that will work with it. Does anyone have a couple of nice clear photos of same at a resolution that will print out well on CD cover size? I would be most forever grateful and beholden. :F_05BL17blowkiss:

I do! From Kettering. Unfortunately not here at work. If you haven't found one by the time I get home in a couple hours, I'll post it for you.

Happy Valentine's Day, FCA!

So glad you were finally able to get in touch with your DD, keepingfaith. :F_05BL17blowkiss:

I hope you hear from her soon, keepingfaith. :big hug:

Just wanted to admire my new avatar.

Very niiiiice, ldyj! <- - Hey - we need this little guy to be green & white!

Artquest put up a better news clip with more sound and more video of Spam alot I put it in 4shared since it is not in the vault yet. here

EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Thank you! If that's the appetizer for my full-course meal in April, I'm starving!!!

Am I the only one hoping for the movie, Spamalot ...the Musical ?

Featuring Clay Aiken as Sir Robin?

Jenna, the angsting has already started with the typical angsters front and center. If it isn't his hair, it's his lack of "selling himself"...WTFevah.

How in the world can it start this early...seriously.

Because it still hasn't ended from the last time. Some people just get stuck in the angst and can't get out.

1.) I thought Vanessa was one of the people who violated the trust in Hollywood. Or was it just another fan made up rumor?

There's one I missed. 2.) I thought she went away simply because of management change.

3.) I thought she was behind the unauthorized leaking of the TITN video and thus persona non grata, or is that fan mythology?

4.) I could be talking completely out my butt here, but I thought her stint ended when he left old management and went with Renshaw. She stayed with AI basically.

5.) I thought she was assigned to the next batch of AI contestants. She definitely was part of 19.

Oh come on! There must be more than 5 theories about Vanessa out there!

I definitely know what you're talking about with the diabetes, Couchie. It runs in my family, too - maternal & paternal grandmothers, mom, aunt, etc. I'm lucky that my labs haven't shown anything *yet*, but I really want to do what I can to prevent as much as I can. It's supremely frustrating to me to know what I should do and find myself just not.doing.it.

On a positive note, I have been making myself do my work out every evening for the past week now. Not letting myself slide by with the "it's too late" or "I'm too tired" or "I'd rather be on the boards" excuses, just doing it!

We can all do it! :7:

Well it seems half of FCA was at the Interlochen JBT! I was there, too. Good times - the last of our JBT road trip. I was sad to see him hit that jukebox for the last time in person that summer.

{{{{Claygasm}}}} Sorry about all the RL suckiness right now. I really enjoyed reading about your friend's adventure in getting to Spamalot over the weekend. I also find that Clay always manages to put a smile on my face.

Hope everyone is feeling better! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

It's snowy & icy here this morning - I started out by sliding right out of the driveway and into the middle of the street. Luckily there wasn't a car coming towards me on my side of the road and I managed to stop without hitting the truck going down the other side. I'm now heading for coffee and into an all-day meeting.

EAT: Ooooooohhhh! Thank you, Cha Cha! I'll be checking out your sepcial project this evening when I get home!

Adding my undying love for that article and the man in it...

Good luck, Couchie!

The results were given in less than 2 minutes. Wish AI did it like that NOW instead of dragging it out for a whole damn hour. *g*

No kidding!

Well, the wind & cold blew through my area this weekend and tonight the snow/sleet/freezing rain crapola is supposed to be on its way. Is it April yet??

Hope everyone who's under the weather is feeling better *soon* - Play, Claygary, Jamar. Be sure to get plenty of rest!

Tomorrow's Monday. It always seems to come again. Unexpectedly.

That's GREAT, ausdon!

We still haven't decided what other dates we'll be adding while we're in NYC. We'll be getting in on April 17, so we might try for that evening's show if we get in early enough.

I'm beginning to wonder why I even bothered to book a hotel - we've got so much we want to do & see in addition to Spamalot however many times, that I don't think we're going to have time to sleep anyway!

Well, a lot of good can be done with what I spent on tickets as well, although they are generally not premium seats. I can't carry someone else's burden, my own is enough. Right now, I am watching celebrity rehab which is amazingly calling people on their crap.

Play, I don't begrudge any fan who goes to enjoy themselves and support Clay, no matter how many times they attend. More power to those who are able to have multiples! Those who have managed to get there by taking advantage of others, believing and spewing filthy lies and stalking - I can't even find words to begin to describe how I feel. But then that could be because I don't care to waste my time.

Maybe the next reality show on VH1 needs to be "Celebrity Stalker Rehab"!!

well crap. I was goign to start checking for my air ticket today.... cuz I got both my state and federal refunds this week.

Between my fed & state, while I did manage to come out ahead, it's such a small amount that I can't even buy a pack of gum with it!

I'm guessing that "the gang of ewwww" are Clay's baby's momma, HD, and HF.

I'm guessing that a lot of good could be done (BAF, UNICEF, insert any # of charities here) with the $$$ being spent on their sorry butts taking up seats. Pathetic.

Is anyone familiar with Stewart International Airport near Newburgh, NY? It looks like it's about an hour north of NYC. Also does anyone know anything about transportation from that area into the city and back?

Skybus just started service this past fall out of Columbus, OH and while it appears I missed the $10 flights for our trip in April, I can still get two round-trip tickets for about half the price of one from the usual airlines. Just wondering about the transportation $$ and hassle in getting to/from the city.

I picked up Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky this weekend. Just about 50 pages in, I'm really enjoying her descriptive development of the people and places.