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I should have Merrillville's Stump the Band video up in about 15 minutes. I really don't think Clay will ever sing Touch. I think it was a fight and a battle that he lost during MoaM....maybe not over just a song but a direction. Or maybe he just hates it. I know it's my least favorite song on Measure of a Man. If he ever sings it I'll be shocked. For now, I hope the signs stop and people just ask for something else. I don't think he's giving in on this one. But it sure is fun to watch it play out. I think if everybody in the house raised a sign for Touch, he'd say it wasn't all in red ink or something. Anyway the whole clip is hysterical to me. I'll post the link when it's up. Merrillville FCA concert Page I put the video up on this page.

HOLD ME THRILL ME KISS ME OMG,,,,,,,,,,,,,WONDERFUL Now trying to do Brown Eyed Girl Sings his songs... messes up WYSYLM... NO NEW SONGS 1000 Days and Back for MOre Invisible... lots of fun tonight..

Great cheers for Quiana as she finishes IWALY. Clay out to talk up the "amazing vocalists" with whom he shares the stage. Introducing Angela now, mentions her website. Now Jacob, mentioning the website that will sell his album. I think he said something about these 3 vocalists being extremely important to him. Now introducing the band. Andy, now Clarence (there was some funny banter before he intro-d Clarence -- couldn't make it out), now Daniel (introducing his mother) -- local guy!, now Maureen (more banter with her -- asking her if she's enjoying the show, whether she's nervous, etc. -- the crowd is laughing), now Felix (introducing a bunch of Felix's family/friends; Felix had the crowd cracking up over something) -- another local guy!, and finally, S'von (more banter -- someone is laughing really loudly -- there are intermittent crowd screams). Now introducing the crew backstage. Stump the Band - Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me And Brown Eyed Girl

It just cracks me up when Clay does LA VIDA LOCA in that white collar worker shirt! Girls keep screaming "I love you Clay" during ICMYLM --Someone needs to take a taser gun to them! I love IWALY WITH QUIANA IT SOUNDS AMAZING EVEN OVER A STATIC PHONE!!!! Can't Touch This Clay talking about the 90's clothes I THINK HE'S TELLING JACOB NOT TO QUIT DANCING Asking the audience "Is there anything else you would like to see them do?" BV End of the Road I really like the guitar work (Andy Abad's, I assume) on "Black Velvet." EOTR now -- big screams greet Clay's part of the song -- I love how he sounds on this! Big cheers as it ends. "Iris" now. Intermittent screams/cheers -- sounds like some rawness in the upper register tonight. Iris - Clay sounds really good on this song LLVL I really like Iris now that Clay is singing it with a rougher growly sound... LLVL -- vocals sound excellent, and the crowd is loving it! HUGE screams as the song ends. Appreciative whistles, too. S'von on piano -- the crowd actually seems pretty respectful right now, just the occasional screamer. eeeeek.. Alot of I Love You Clays when he is singing... Ugh...major screamers Screamers quiet now. Clay sounds amazing...I will give up this fiiiighhhtt. Second verse of ICMYLM...Clay really sounding lovely. The screaming has subsided almost entirely for the second verse and chorus. Clay sang with a mix of belting and soft, dialed-back power. Really big cheers as Clay steps off. IWALY. Band Intros

here we go report of a lot more men in this venue tonight "Car Wash" -- MrsLoki said something about the glasses that one of the audience dancers is wearing. "December 1963" -- Clay sounding great, exhorting the crowd to applaud the audience dancers. "September" starts, to cheers and screams. huge screams Nights on Broadway Too Much Heaven started to some cheers -- and now there are intermittent screams. I really have no clue why. Mandy Mandy... Sounds beautiful.. Lots of screams in the beginning and some whistling... Now its quiet Feisty crowd tonight -- there were screams and appreciative whistles as "Mandy"'s intro began, and then huge cheers as Clay started singing it. Mandy now, maybe this will give us an indication of whether it will be quiet for ICMYLM. Greeted with screams...quieter now... I love the way Clay now sings the bridge of Mandy...it adds some drama and urgency to the song... "Yesterday's a dream..." Asking about what happened in the 70's... Of NATIONAL worth (he emphasized the national part) "Apollo 14? Is that right?" I can't understand what he is saying.. Lots of laughter he talks so fast i can't make out a word he is saying. something about high school Preemptively congratulating everyone for their personal 70s milestones. Wants 70s events of national importance. Clay said something about not being good with the numbers! (ed. note: this is how a heart breaks. *g*). That was in reference to the number of the Apollo mission in the 70s. I think he said about how him being born was the best thing to happen in the 70's... BOTW HUGE RESPONSE TO BOTW There was a clunker note in there hit the last miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddd perfectly Felis on now… DEMETER IS WHOOOOHOOOOOOO TO FELIX WE KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT Very loud screams as the piano music starts... WDC SOME SCREAMS OF TAKE IT OFF Why do we SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM At each other.... Wow that was an amazing "scream" He got growly GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY HE HOLDS THAT CRY OUT FOREVER AND THAT BOLD JUST SLAYS ME MORE SCREAMS Very loud screams at the end of WDC All Night Long Never Gonna Give You Up Clay sounded especially good on that last "father -- TOO BOLD!" part of WDC. Great response to the song at the end; there was screaming throughout. "All Night Long" getting cheers and screams. The intro to "Never Gonna Give You Up" is greeted with big screams. Alone Lots of screams during "Alone," and Clay is sounding great! Rock With You Lots of screams during "Alone," and Clay is sounding great! Can't Touch This Clay talking about the 90's clothes I THINK HE'S TELLING JACOB NOT TO QUIT DANCING Asking the audience "Is there anything else you would like to see them do?" BV End of the Road I really like the guitar work (Andy Abad's, I assume) on "Black Velvet." EOTR now -- big screams greet Clay's part of the song -- I love how he sounds on this! Big cheers as it ends. "Iris" now. Intermittent screams/cheers -- sounds like some rawness in the upper register tonight. Iris - Clay sounds really good on this song LLVL I really like Iris now that Clay is singing it with a rougher growly sound... LLVL -- vocals sound excellent, and the crowd is loving it! HUGE screams as the song ends. Appreciative whistles, too. S'von on piano -- the crowd actually seems pretty respectful right now, just the occasional screamer. eeeeek.. Alot of I Love You Clays when he is singing... Ugh...major screamers

CV: GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY HE HOLDS THAT CRY OUT FOREVER AND THAT BOLD JUST SLAYS ME MORE SCREAMS CV: Very loud screams at the end of WDC All Night Long ALL NIGHT LONG Never Gonna Give You Up Alone YAY love this song Lots of screams during this song though... And whistles Jacob's turn now Rock With You!

Halftime report ..from Clayversity

Seems like it was the man who was the fan of Clay and the girlfriend that was dragged to the concert...cracked Clay up. He slid on the piano... almost into Savon's lap.

Carol, just click on the ADD REPLY button and type away. When you are done click on ADD REPLY once again and it will post. I got caught up in the concert and the surprise of When a Man Loves a Woman and missed Dateline. If anybody taped it that can cap it for us I would appreciate it. Skate and Buzzie...WOW, wonderful pictures as always. In fact I think I"ll go look at them again! I'm totally amazed at the talent -- I swear you all do a better job than the so-called professionals. And I think that's because you are capturing him in his element - on that stage. He has so much life! Meadville FCA concert page This page is nowhere ready but it does have Deborah's WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN mp3... scroll down to the middle of the page!! Thanks to Deborah760 and the CH. Video by ClayPhil is also now up. Deborah760 captured the entire concert. Set 1 is up on the above linked page...I'm going to bed...will link part 2 in the morning.

OMG - and HOLY S*IT!!! This is freaking amazing. I AM SHAKING. ----- Much Screams, I can't hear Clay, Now I can, whooaaa WAMLAW!!! ----- The crows are definitely creaming. THIS MAN HAS TO RECORD THIS SONG. Oh Lord, I am shaking so badly. OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ----- The screams in response were OFF THE CHART! Then he talked some more, couldn't understand a thing! 1000 Days Still shaking! And I keep saying "oh lord" OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ----- He just sang a few lines of it and then said,, that's it the end of the song.... ----- It sounded great (WAMLAW)...lots of green eyed soul. Mmmmmm. ----- It was gorgeous! There was WAILING. There was PASSION. It sounded like he'd been singing it FOREVER. OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!! Cannot wait for the d/l's!! ----- The screams in response were OFF THE CHART! Then he talked some more, couldn't understand a thing! 1000 Days Still shaking! And I keep saying "oh lord" ----- 1000 Days was great, but I'm still thudding over WAMLAW so I sort of missed it!!! Even if the video isn't steady of WAMLAW, just bring us the AUDIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now BFM. Lord, the attendees just have to be wiped out by now!!!!!!!!!!!!! ---- BFM has sounded INCREDIBLE (but I still can't concentrate!) ----- Invisible If I was invisible (Whoa - he's soaring!) I'd make you mine tonight If hearts were unbreakable (cheers) I would be the smartest man If I was invisible (audience singing along) ----- Audience singing along through all the song, it sounds like. What excitement in the crowd! He sounds incredible! ----- Insane screams!! They love them some Clay Aiken in that crowd tonight! ----- How can he have so much energy at the end of the concert? I'm dead tired just listening. Band filing out. It's over. Great concert

----- Can't tell much of what he's saying but he has them rolling in the aisles during this. Then said Maureen's name in her intro, so we need to listen at that point in the d/l! ----- Clay is talking about hats.. to the band...somebody has their name on their hat.... said someone "should NOT wear a hat" ----- I can change all of my clothes in 35 seconds, but I can't sit down when you're singing (to Quiana) Intros. Talking about putting Jacob's URl on the fan site. Are you S'von or Clarence? Clay's lame joke. (curiousgladys) They are videotaping the show something something Much talk about hats. 80's and 90's get most cheers for favorite segments. ----- Talking about the different decades. They liked the 1960's. Motown, they liked Motown. What about the 70s'? 80's? 2000's - tell me some of your favorites songs 2001 wasn't too good either 2002 didn't really do anything for me 2003 - HUGE CHEERS!! Now IWCY WHOA! He's soaring on these words and notes! SOOOOOOOOOO gorgeous. (Ok, I'm a broken record.) Now to The Way, met by screams across the audience. ----- You feel it in the way. Big cheers. WYSYLM - No problem with the lyrics tonight! Intermittent cheers! Wonderful low note on 'everybody "here" ' (the 'here') Baby say you love me - cheers, applause, etc. Talking again now. ----- Sounds like we are getting Stump the Band again ----- Wondering how long someone can hold their arms up in the air... everyone waiting to see... He is going to take requests.. stump the band? ----- I think he just said something about Touch. Sounds like he may be doing Stump the Band It is the Jukebox Tour, at a few shows letting the audience pick a song. Song out there we didn't do and you didn't make a sign for it - (Personally, I'm hoping for WAMLAW!) Lots of frantic screaming, excitement. Something about an REO Speedwagon song (I think). ----- he said there weren't enough signs to get him to sing Touch -- challenge ?? ----- HUGE screams. Can't make out the talking but his voice is quite animated and he's talking about 1,000 miles a second. More screams, WHOA! ----- Raise your hand... if you have one.. I can't do a song that I don't know.... Some one is suggesting one that he doesn't know says "I can't sing a not but I can tuna fish" ----- When a Man Loves a Woman

Finally stump the band == WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN...sounds great!

I love how this song is evolving. He's put a lot of work into this. beautiful, just beautiful Major screams, biggest screams of the night ----- Note rise during "feel" before the 'you're holdin me' line; also, a couple of other little note changes in the next couple of lines. Oh my, how plaintive that first "give up the fight" was, and continuing on. You can't make your heart feel (note change) I will lay down my heart (OMG!) I CANNOT describe the level of passion, heartbreak, hurting in the last verse of tihs song. UNBELIEVABLE. This will be another "must-have" download. Cheers after Clay's performance. Now, Quiana, IWALY ----- Band intro

LOTS of whoops and screaming - making it hard to hear singing! don't make me chase ya even doves have pride (heard ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh's) father too bold (SCREAMS!!!!!!!!!) CRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY and the note goes on! Little change up on the note on 'too' demanding, up a note; nice change WHO, that last CRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY went on about forever! The creaming crows loved it! Lots of OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH's after. All Night Long - change in voice type now sing along (the along was wonderful) ----- Never Gonna Give You Up - sounds incredible Alone (thud time again!) ----- Oh good Lord! The low notes at the end of the first line. Heavens! ----- Soaring on second verse. He kicks butt on this song. ----- Rock with you ----- Rock With You sounds good. There were some screams at one point. ----- Sailing

According to half time report...Clay looks and sounds good. The guy picked to dance was tricked into coming ...drove 4 hours to go see Iron Maiden..but instead got Clay Aiken. Turns out he's a ringer...son of somebody at Clayversity but it was funny and played well to the crowd.

Every road that takes him takes him down (low low note, glorious) Good grief, this is particularly gorgeous tonight. The low notes are aplenty and incredible. Just GAHHHHHHHHHHH Another day a lonely day so much to say that goes unspoken -- GAHHHHHHHHHH ----- He's really killing on Solitaire. and he held that last note forever! ----- Great audience response. ----- Baby Baby Where Did Our Love Go? ----- Motown Banter He just made them laugh at something! Several times! LA proved too much for the man Cheers - PIP move, I bet! ----- Midnight Train to Georgia, love them pips, I can hear them better ----- My girl Rescue Me . . . Angela sounds so good on these Motown numbers -- really, really great now Jacob-- Heard it Through the Grapevine ----- I Heard It Through The Grapevine - audience sang along during part Clay's back - cheers OMG VOICE SOARING AGAIN! Darlin reach out, reach out for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I'll Be There, to love and comfort you a love that will see you through GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Lord help, he kicks keyster on this!! ----- Think Freedom (love Clay's harmony on this!) ----- Terrific energy on this!! Sounds like such FUN! ----- WHOA! Huge response at end of that song!! Clay's talking again!