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I love the Olympics too. Was very impressed with their production numbers....quite dramatic and artistic. That globe was stunning IMO...

I do wish I will be able to watch a lot of the Olymics...unforttunately my cait dominates our TV viewing. I will have to get her interested in all the sports coverage.

I do love Canada's coverage...much more complete and less US centric.

I don't think it matters if Clay and Jaymes are friends are lovers. Both are good.

Plenty of people who can't stand each other have children.

Once again...words of wisdom...

yup there is lots of love in that family!!!

I am surprised that she gave birth in NC. I thought she would be closer to her family...so that does make me go hmmmm.... oh my horoscope today...

You are no stranger to paradoxes, yet today's may remain a puzzle. The more you learn now about a current interest, the less you will know about it.

Yup...Clay is quite a paradox. Even after we got the baby news confirmed...there are still a lot more questions...that we may never be able to answer. I'm ok with that though. I don;t think we should know everything about his life...only what he wants to share with us.

aikim...I think people can interpret that line in different ways. I am certainly neutral about Jaymes and Clay relationship...meaning I am not invested in either possibility of romantic or platonic relationship. But I do think that mentioning dear friend indicates that she is a friend...and the non hyphenated simply means that they will still be a family. I just don;t see why he would need to use any qualifiers about their relationship at all. I also think that this is part of the story that they are giving the media. Is it a way to cover up their relationship...maybe, but why should they cover it up? I do believe they can be very happy and have a great family together even if it is a platonic relationship.

Wandacleo....word to you as well...it does make me all schmoopie when he calls himself a dad.

ITA with thankful4clay on the career talk...I really don't need to hear about that now. I want Clay to just enjoy being a dad...I really want to see pictures...would love to hear more about his feelings about this momentous event.

I do think that Clay is the type of person that will always put family first over career.... That is why its great that he gave us OMWH to enjoy as he concentrate on his family. The career part of his life can wait till he is good and ready.

He blogged pretty early. All I know is I got pinged by ladyJ... :F_05BL17blowkiss: and just when we were talking about it couchie types in those magic words...HE BLOGGED...

checked the chat log and that was around 10:50 this morning. So its just enough time for him to call all his friends, have a few moments with the baby and then let us all know....I thought that was just sooooo sweet of him.

I'm just not going to worry about what the media says or how they say it.

This is a wonderful day!!

Parker Foster Aiken!!!

WORD WORD WORD

I find that I don't much care about knowing their relationship. I know what I need to; that they are extremely close. Everything they are doing now can be explained away as being for the baby - and it's something they have worked out way in advance. I hope they have thought of every angle and I wish them the best. Traditional families ..how common are those anymore anyway

WORD WORD WORD

At this point I take Clay at his word...he is going to bring up the baby with his best friend. Its clear that is how he wants the world to see this relationship. Whether there is more to it... could be ...maybe...not really my business, I think its enough that there will be a lot of love and support in this family.

About the name...its very possible that Jaymes just really like the name Parker. Like my daughters name, Taylor is my hubbies grandmothers maiden name. I chose it because I like the name and the fact that it is also a family name was just a plus. I think Parker is a good name. I do think it shows that Clay has good feelings towards Ray.

I really think that its smart for Clay to release that CD before the babies birth. Now the record company won't be pressuring him to work on it and he can just concentrate on his new family for awhile.

I wonder what lullaby he would be singing for Parker...

8:08 on 8/08/08. Whee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to our world, Parker Foster Aiken.

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hee wow...please tell me 8 is a lucky number LOL.

That is why the Olympics starts today...that is a very very lucky number with the Chinese...

love that blog!!!

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PARKER FOSTER AIKEN

CONGRATULATIONS JAYMES AND CLAY!!!!!

YAY Joshua won!!!

I think I would've been happier if Katee won but at least her partner did. I think Katee is one of the best dancers they ever had in the show but she has a much more subdued personality when not performing. Her solos are also less entertaining than the guys and I think that makes a huge difference with the popularity.

I was happy to see some of the best dances again this year. It truly is a testament to how good Katee is that she danced so many times last night and with 3 partners. She can dance anything with anyone.

I am happy that the two hip hop dancers were the finalist in the end. They were exceptional not only in their own style but in adapting to other styles. I do love twitch and would be happy for him to win but they did give Joshua more amazing things to do in the Russian dance and he also had a very funny and wonderful solo number. I also think Joshua and Katee always had a strong support since they were never in the bottom. But Twitch was so lovable and had such a sparkly personality in the finale that he must have edged Katee out.

I love this show...I even love the judges...love the camaraderie and respect the choreographers have for each other. I enjoyed Nigel and Mary's dance. I totally love Cat and how real she is...will miss it. There will be SYTYCD Canada...I hope it lives up to the US version.

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Claytonic I was a bit skeptical at first too about Katee and Joshua. But week after week they amaze me. Joshua though has has some not so stellar moments with other partners but Katee did very well with anyone.

I have a feeling it will be Josh and Twitch in the top two. They just got a lot of praise and face time last night. They were very good and their solos were more entertaining. I think if its all about dancing ability then Katee should win hands down but this is popularity too. Whoever wins tonight...I will be ok... I like everyone.

P.S. This is really strange. I couldn't sign in on one of those repeat deals, so I thought I would see if anyone knew the answer. There I am in the tray.

I'd better try deleting TIF and history. I looked in Controls but don't see anything unusual about my board settings.

Thnx,

Caro

OK, I've got the holding up part worked out. Just hit "Click here if you don't want to wait." The first time it threw me off the board. Now it's taking me to My Controls. Whatevah, LOL!

I still don't have something right for replies. Will check back in. Y'all have a great day!

"c" (HEEE!!!)

Carolina Clay I don't know whats going on either. But it seems like an isolated case as of now. What browser are you using? I have abandoned IE for a long time now...only use it rarely. I use Mozilla and I get less headaches. Another thing you need to check is if FCA is in your list of cookie enabled sites. I discovered that some automatic updates that windows does can mess up my computer and settings the next day. Maybe something like that happened?

Oh LOVE Pierce too. Yup since Remington Steele days. I watched Mama mia on a really bad download...I enjoyed it despite the lousy quality. Loved the dancing queen sequence....BUT yeah...wish they just dubbed his voice! I need to get this in DVD.

Couchie...ITA on Quiana and Angela's voices. Quiana is great but not very unique. Angela can be a bit too screechy for me at times but she is more distinctive IMO.

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What I love about going to a Clay concert is the voice, the funny, the pure entertainment value he brings to every show. The reason I go to multiples is to witness the unexpected. I wasn't there for Listen but I adore the clack. It was one of those special unforgettable moments for me like Clay singing to his grandad and even Clay singing Without You with KLo or him falling and bouncing back up oh you get the drift. For me it wasn't about the song but about the connection between Clay and Quiana and kinda feeling I was watching them "work" and find the magic.

Now Angela's version was just blow me out of the water emotional. I felt every word straight to the heart. And yep, LA was totally special with her family there but she sang it so wonderfully every night. Both versions are special to me. Just like Without You...yeah Clay and Quiana had the benefit of singing it every night for a month but although not polished the Anaheim KLo version was wonderful to me and I still feel the excitement of her walking out on the stage. Both renditions are on the ipod.

Sigh. I smile just thinking about these performances.

ETA: I'm catching whatever Jamar has with that edit button....

This is it exactly for me. I mean Angela OWNS Listen...Beyonce's version is nothing compared to hers IMO. So I don't even compare the two because Angela's would be technically more perfect. BUT that impromptu duet...this is why I am still a fan waiting through the summer for any word from him. These unexpected moments of magic. To me...sterling Heights demonstrates Clay's musicianship. That was unrehearsed, it wasn't in his key, but whether he was on his low range or upper range he was pitch perfect and his harmony was right on. I just love the adrenaline of that moment. I don;t know what happened to Angela that night but I'm glad it did. I love Kyrie entrance too...but Listen will always win hands down with me.

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Awww CG...yup those were fond memories!!!

and I am a big M&S shipper too!!! I loved that montage...and Katee is my fave as well. She dances from within...just gorgeous!!!

Scarlett....the trick with names ending with consonants? prolong the vowel right before. My daughter has always been...SAAAAAAAAAAAM.

WAAAAH I don;t think we have Paula's party in Canada....thank god for the clack!!!

Banner Tuesday!!!

new banner is from cindilu!

Thanks :F_05BL17blowkiss:

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Awww treenuts....I know how that feels with my teens. every moment of peaceful fun interaction is so precious cos they are not so common anymore. Glad your bonding moment was with a Clay song.

So how was xfiles heidi? I so want to watch it but I will have to drive 2 hours to go the the nearest multiplex..sigh. I will probably have to get the torrent...It was so funny how excited I became when I saw the trailer...I used to love this show!!! Yup David still looked hot in the preview I saw.

OMG...1 lbs? they will need continued prayers I believe. Hope the baby has no long term problems.

thanks for sharing their story Merrieeee

the show isn't even on here yet and I know who was eliminated. TWoP is a hotbed of conspiracy theories ..so many competing theories that they can't possibly all be true. Here's my theory..America's favorite will win.

And it better be Katee LOL.

Me too. I think Katee is my fave and Chelsie is close behind. Twitch and Chelsea are fighting for number two spot

Well for me...when I look at the situation I can't help but think that its true. I am looking at it with as much objectivlty as I can and it has nothing to do with wishful thinking cos I can go either way. But if I look at this logically... I just can;t help but lean towards true.

So at this point, if it's not true, I can't think of any good reason why it's not being denied.

How about ... he drew a line in the sand when he said he was taking his life back and would not talk about his personal life? If he ever wants the media to get that message he needs to be consistent. IMHO. Sure it involves Jaymes too but I certainly could imagine her being on the same page.

I also don't necessarily expect to hear one way or the other...ever. I'm sure if it's true, at some point, it will become obvious. But that doesn't mean that I think there will be some sort of grand announcement or Clay/Jaymes generated publicity about it.

I also reserve the right to be not surprised if there is....

See Clay hasn't really been entirely quiet about his life to the media. The only line he has really made is about his sexuality and of course talking about the Ripa incident. But he has shared personal things before like his Paxil use. He also showed that he can be very protective of people he cares about like counter suing that woman who went after Faye. I think this whole thing would be less stressful for Jaymes if the media is not involved. One way to get rid of that is for Clay to say its not his. I just can;t imagine him not doing that if its the truth and if it will help Jaymes situation. Besides...why would Jaymes want the world to think Clay is her baby's daddy if its not true? The longer she keeps quiet about it the longer it would be assumed to be true and the harder to correct later on. I am thinking more like KF and couchie with this one and I wouldn't be surprised if People will get an exclusive about this baby in the future.

Of course...I will gladly wear that dunce cap with couchie if I am wrong... :F_05BL17blowkiss:

Hello Everyone! I haven't posted here before, but I have been a member for awhile. Happy Birthday, Permaswooned.

I read from above that today must be your big day! I met you about a year ago at the airport and looked at your gorgeous pics of Clay after the Tulsa concert, I think. Anyway, you sent me a couple of tags and I have loved traveling with them. I do wish I could have gone to the Greek last year. I could have kicked myself for not going. In the future I am not going to deny myself of what I love to do the most and that is travel around listening and watching our BF.

Missing Clay terribly. I'm hoping it won't be too long until we hear from him. Love this board. Hope to get back frequently and join in the fun.

Hey Clayann...glad you can come out of lurkerdom.....hope you do so more often....

For me I don't even think it's curiousity. OK..wait..hee I guess it is but not about his personal life and how things came to be or his relationship with Jaymes but how things will be different for the fandom. I mean even I have said I don't expect him to address it IIT. But for someone who does keep a personal life personal, he has shared some deeply personal things like his brother's deployment, birth of Quiana's baby. I mean say it's true.... for a man that brings his mom and all manner of family into his "act" will there be just silence about, let's face it, are there better a great source of ancedotes? Not saying he would use any kid of his for cheap laughs but there is joy and good humor to be found there.

I'm not demanding anything of him, won't be upset if he doesn't share, he owes me nothing, but in my own little way would like to do a small yay and stop saying IIU

Happy Birthday Permaswooned. I hope you have the day off and having a wonderful celebration.

Well I suppose we all would love it if he can say something about it. At this point I am waiting for August...when the baby is supposed to come. If the Fosters said they will give a statement after the baby is born...I think Clay will wait then too. If he still does not say anything...I will just have to deal cos its really up to him

So matter of factly said isn't it. What's so funny is that I haven't really trusted the media in over a decade, if not longer, yet I guess at this point I'll be surprised if it isn't true. I can do all the IIU and IIT in the world, but in my brain I believe it. Can't help. Good thing I have no problem saying..DAMN you're stupid for believing that if it turns out not to be true.

YUP this is how I feel too.

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Permaswooned and Texwriter

Well I only need my master's thesis to get my degree...that is part of my 5 year plan. I would like to get my Phd sometime too. I figure the girls will soon be on their own in University. Time for the next chapter of my life. Right now I need to get ready for that.

AWWWWW....the pics are great...keep em coming.