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'tis here: www.myspace.com/angiefisherworld He looks extremely cute in that picture. Love everything about it. Clothes, hair, teeth... Hee!

Hee. djs... that was funneee! This was on Angie's MySpace, labeled "Friends4ever". Awww.

Holy crap, these pictures are HUGE!! Click on the picture, then All sizes, then Original, and watch the freckles emerge. http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=unicef+afg...clay&m=text They are new pics from the fieldnotes blog, here: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=unicef+afg...clay&m=text

WOW. In 24 hours? Dayum! Karen Eh! < -- hee, punctuation liberties That's all I got right now because I am astounded by the thermometer.

*runs to make list* Be back in 24 hours... it's longgggg! I keed. Um, nothing except not put Clay up on the highest pop star pedestal and kiss his ass every day for eternity. And Kelly's going to be on IGB. And someone is jealous. Hee... isn't that puppy picture cute? I'm sure it's meant to promote next year's start of BarbadosIdol! *sends Clayzor some Advil and a snuggly little blankie*

How timely.... Here I am scanning through my Best Friends Animal Sanctuary magazine and what do I run across? Simon Cowell in Barbados cutting the ribbon for Hope Sanctuary's mobile neutering bus. Bastard. I'm sure he doesn't mean it. http://thehopesanctuary.com/articles/bus.html http://www.nationnews.com/story/322995516035951.php Thanks for the blog news, jmh123. I updated mine and pinged technorati! Lookie the cute new picture on the Donate Page of the $100,000 in 10 Days campaign.

play, I think there are more people like you describe (discreet) than there aren't. It's just that we are exposed to more of the "aren't". Obviously. Because we can't be exposed to the "are". They don't expose themselves. Heh. How's that for profound? More human nature showing itself, I suppose. couchie, you are incorrigible. I didn't notice anything particularly insincere about the Idol Gives Back thing anyway... Plus they made fun of Simon's moobs, so it can't be all bad. Hee!!! Hi KeepingFaith. :F_05BL17blowkiss:

From Cotton at CV:

People who already knew, said nothing, and continue to say nothing NOW are the only ones who get any points in my book. Stop calling me reasonable... you're freaking me out! Trust me, I can be the bitchiest bitch that ever bitched. And for no good reason, either. I really, really liked that press release and Q&A. I wonder if the GMA in there is Good Morning America? I wonder if Diane is interviewing him? I wonder if it will be on this week? I wonder how many times Clay can say "amazing"? Hee. I lurve him. He's just so full of hope and it's contagious.

Yeppers. He doesn't need people to fight for him. He's more than most of them. He's certainly more than me. I am humbled by him sometimes. For reals. To finish that other thought... I used to be the one who would tell people who hated it, that the OFCMB was whatever we all made of it... if we wanted it to be different, then we needed to participate. Well, I honestly can say I gave it a whole-hearted try. But I do know when to quit. Those who enjoy that kind of board, or need it to fulfill whatever, can have it. And that's all I'm sayin' about that. Hee, djs111. I noticed that too.

The OFC MB sucks. Because of the people there who simply MUST have the last word or MUST make sure other posters know just what they think of them. Ridiculous! There is no sharing of ideas, thoughts, anything...it's one big fat jockey for attention and rightness. At best, it's boring and predictable. And on a complete flip of the coin of life... Relief.web Don't forget to read the Q&A at the end of the article. He overwhelms me sometimes. eta...*could I be any slower?* Hee.

I'm not going to giggle as much every day when we change thread titles. My tab bar is so entertaining. And so endeth my well thought out post of the day.

I can't figure out the Ricky Schroeder thing. Either they'll come up with some random way for him to be a hero, or a villian, or they'll do like they do and just leave us going WTF? LOL They're so random. If they thought he was some Tony replacement, they are sadly mistaken. And now, of course, that guy who tipped off Fayed (I forgot his name already... it's been an hour!) must pay in some way. But they'll leave that hanging too. Or maybe not, because Wayne let the Ambassador go home when they clearly should have made him stick around - and they made a point to let us know that. Heh, that sting didn't fool me one bit. Ok, maybe for a second.

I never read the spoilers or even watch the previews. I like to be surprised. Unless it's Clay, of course. HA! It must be all connected, but I can't figure out how right now. Because, yeah, what can the President have to be alive for now and did they find Gredenko's body and it's so hard to remember it's only been like 20 hours since Jack left China. Ouch. I don't think Fayed suffered enough. LOL!

OMG, Pinched Nose is alive!

Heh, me? Reasonable? Hey, I said "TRY"... Believe me, I have plenty of goin' on half the time with some people. And God no, nobody around here does the "true fan" shit... just see it happening in some parts of the fandom by mostly the same people over and over and it's soooo old. Did I mention I get around? Heh. Tellin my sekrits now, are ya? Only on a major hill. Or winding roads. Or um, bridges. It's true. I AM. I am a backseat wuss! ldyjocelyn... that's not a flaw! That's you. And there's not a single thing wrong with it. If you were to come after me with a mallet or a lecture if I expressed my feelings I might think you were wacky, but just me simply expressing myself and you expressing yourself does not an argument or an insult make. It's an exchange, not a judgement. I guess my point is, being mean just to be mean sucks, but there are plenty of fans who just genuinely feel something and they can't help THEIR feelings either. Sometimes it's just a first reaction. And then they chill. I find it all very fascinating how people process things differently. Clayzor, my dear... I look forward to the day we meet! Seriously. If Clay keeps touring everywhere but the West, it's bound to happen. :medium-smiley-070: dreamy... I love the way you do the transitions in your montages. I've only made one montage in my life; it was for gonzo for all the clack she vaulted for us in the old days. It was fine, and HUGE, but not artistic at all. I tried to make another one once, but gave up after it froze up on me for the 10000th time. It was for KAndre, before I joined the CH. I read some post that she either liked or wanted Clay to sing or just thought of it for whatever reason Blood, Sweat & Tears, You Made Me So Very Happy. Funny, huh? It was almost done, then it froze up... some tour came up, and I never looked back. So, there ya go! I wonder what I did with that thing? BWAH, couchie... you bad admin, you!

My feelings towards Clay have changed frequently. Some stuff I love... some stuff is ok... some stuff is huh?, but mostly, it's good for me. My feeling towards the fandom have changed frequently too. I’m a board ho mostly because I like the celebration part and I like the casual aquaintance part. I mostly come out when Clay’s around, because I am a much better babbler in person... the typing thing takes too much time and I not very good at articulating what I want to say in one long-ass post. So, therefore, here is one. To me, this is simply a shared experience. I don’t mind people’s opinion on it. I don’t care if people whine or bitch or complain. I don’t mind if people paint their bodies orange, or wear blinkies and tiaras. I don’t care if people want to sit quietly by. I don't care if fans pontificate on hair or song selection, or shoes or waldo or write smut or angelwingy poetry and letters. We all come at this differently... from being SOLELY there to “support” Clay, all the way to “just there for him to deliver the good stuff”. And everywhere in between. It is my opinion nobody has any right over any one else’s “enjoyment” of the experience. The only time it bugs me is when people comment on other people's true fan-ness, or when people stick their noses directly in Clay's business. That, and the outright lying on the boards by other fans, the cliques, the mass finger-pointing, the “OMG, how stupid can you be, can’t you see Clive is RUINING Clay?” and all that backchannel shit that is full of lies. There are a few seriously messed up, deluded people in this fandom, that's for sure. Anyway, I can’t imagine a group of men chiding other men in the baseball stadium for “not supporting their players” in the way each individual feels is appropriate. Yes, Clay is a human being, but he’s also an entertainer. When I'm talking about Clay's teeth or sharing my fandom with CLAY AIKEN (singer), I'm coming from a fan perspective, not a human-to-human perspective. I have ZERO guilt when I say right now that My Giants SUCK! It’s all part of the experience and I’m not worried that I’m going to hurt Barry Bonds’ feelings. But, I do realize that he has them. I'm not going to go wait outside the stadium at the end of the game and tell him he sucks to his face, but I'll be dammed if I can't say it on a message board. It’s a fine line... it’s the entertainment world. I don’t want Barry to hit those home runs for himself and his pride. I want them for me and the baseball records. Just like when my team goes to the World Series - I don't care about it for them...I'm not all "awww, how sweet, my boys must be so happy...". Though I am very sentimental about baseball; I cry at opening day ceremonies and old timers games and stuff... but it's the competition of the sport I guess. It's more like... "wooT, MY team is better than YOUR team!" That’s my training. So, when I talk about Clay’s teeth, for example, it’s about me. OF COURSE, in real life I can understand that he didn’t do it for me. And really, I’m not that selfish of a human being that I’d want him to be unhappy to please me. Seriously. And I don’t understand the accusations of such a thing either from some people who rush to make sure I understand how selfish I’m being by telling me it's about him and his happiness. Circle back to “we’re all fans for, and of, different things”. I don’t “love” Clay. I love him though. I love him like ice cream. And baseball. I love how he affects ME. Which is totally different than I love him, therefore I sacrifice anything for his happiness. I don’t. I think some fans expect that of other fans though. I adore him and I want him to be happy, of course, but I want that for every human on this earth. In the fandom experience though, I don’t need everyone to be the same. Or like the same things. And I most definitely don’t need them to be quiet if they don’t have anything positive to say! *shudder* I want to hear what real people think, otherwise I could just talk to myself and hear what I wanna hear all day. The "true fan" thing drives me insane! My dad used to tell my mom how to do every.thing. She'd look at him and say, "if you wanted to marry yourself, why'd you marry me?" Sometimes it gets to me... there are two places I used to go that I don't much anymore because nobody really cares what you have to say; they don't "hear" you... they just categorize you and then you're shunned. So, even though I'm a board ho, sometimes I prefer to hide out on the smaller boards because they seem (like here) to allow individuals to be individuals, rather than fall into a prescribed pattern. Places I can express my thoughts without being judged. There’s a lot of that going on in the fandom, and I can’t take it. Sure, Clay’s a human being deserving of respect, but there’s a difference between respect and sycophantism. Is that a word? heh! Did he ask me? No. But my fellow fans do, and I protect my right to speak honestly... I'm NOT going to simply post I love Clay Aiken every five seconds. I don’t like his teeth. Big whoop. Doesn’t change my feelings for him, but it definitely affects me. And I doubt he cares what I think. If someone asks, I say so... but I don't run to post about it constantly, and I'm definitely not mad. So I TRY to live and let live. If people are “negative”, that’s ok for me to a degree. It’s when they try to insist that anyone else’s feelings are wrong, or damaging, or whatever. Of course, there are obvious people who really are wrong (haters and some really OTT fans), but I’m not talking about them... I’m talking about the regular fan who is a fan, but doesn’t like this or that and is immediately shunned for saying such a thing. The ones who pop out at any given slight to make sure we all realize that this MUST be part of the big conspiracy - the broken records, the ones who use everything to prove their point over.and.over.and.over again - I can do without. I do know how to scroll though. My fandom re: Clay. Still adore him. Love following his career. Get giddy as hell when he’s around. And actually, I've grown into this. I DO find a community of strong women who share my interest in Clay. And other things. I find them here. I find them at CP. I find them at WMS/GCA. I find them within some of the larger boards. I am lucky that I have that still. It’s not the same as it used to be by any stretch, as I learned that when I got closer to some people, I, um, didn’t so much connect anymore. But I do have some really good friends and I treasure that. Definitely... I don’t really “miss him” when he’s off the job. I’ll see him when he shows up, celebrate it then, and then go clean something, water something, work on something, and when he reappears, I’ll be back EEEEEeeing again. I’m not scurrying around trying to figure out when or where... he’ll be here when he’s here. But, then, I don’t buy concert tickets in advance or pack before the morning of a trip either. It’s just my nature and I don’t fight it. Hmm... how to explain. I have a huge circle of flowers in front of my house. I love it. I tend to it daily. I planted a bucketful of tulip bulbs in it. ... then the gophers ate them. It’s still a beautiful display, but the tulips are gone. I notice that. I’m detail oriented, and visual, and they were my favorites. So, while I still LOVE the bed, I miss the tulips. Doesn’t take away from the entire experience, but it’s something that strikes me occasionally. Like missing my cat. I have another cat, but it's not my Mo. Dunno. I guess I can't describe it very well. Clay’s smile is beautiful because it reaches my heart. His teeth reached a more shallow, different place. *shrug* Like I said... big whoop! In the grand scheme, it matters not, but it's a reality that sometimes we focus on the details within the scheme. muski... I reached that revelation sometime last year, and I will, somewhat embarrassingly, admit to having a tearful, serious hole-in-my-heart reaction when I realized it. BAM... my fandom had become an addiction. Something I didn’t mean to get addicted to because I already had a really full life. But I did. And when I realized it was not as fulfilling as it felt like it originally was, I felt a HUGE sense of loss. Then, after about a month, I got over it. And it all mellowed out for me. I hope the same for you. Because it is sweeter now. Truly. **hugs** Exactly! The only time I’ve ever felt sympathy for Clay was at the beginning of the JP bullshit. I don’t now. I did for a short time. He doesn’t need my sympathy. He’s a big boy and he did just fine. I’m proud of how he handled all of that shit...handled it how he wanted to. At least that’s my impression. I don’t feel sorry for him for his wacko fans who see a “PLAN” in every little slight either. I guess I just think he can handle it. Hello, the grocery bagger didn’t give me my yogurt yesterday... FUCKER IS TRYING TO SABOTAGE MY DIET WHICH MEANS I’LL BE FAT FOR MY CLAY AIKEN CONCERT WHICH MEANS THE MEDIA WILL PROBABLY TAKE MY PICTURE TO PROVE CLAY ONLY HAS FAT OLD LADIES AS FANS AND CONTINUE THE MOCKERY OF HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@1111 OHMYGOD! *looks suspiciously around for Clive or Roger or the ticketing agency* Heh... ‘cuse me. I have no desire to right any wrongs for Clay. I just feel he is capable of steering his own ship and I’m merely here for the ride. Or a ride. Or to be ridden. Or something. I have some very good friends from this experience. And I plan to keep them for life. Unless they turn into freaks too. Hee. Sorry, that was long. And probably seriously disjointed. Well, that's my brain. It's a mess in there. That Dallas situation sucks for those that bought tickets and airfare. Sorry!

Thanks for the nice comments about my blog! :F_05BL17blowkiss: Claygasm, see, you had it right about avoiding anything with wheat gluten in it. Seems that's what's now happening to all the pet food manufacturers as they recall most everything associated. I'm glad your kitty is ok and eating! Gotta keep Waldo healthy and strong, after all. Kimmel's LKL show was awesome. The dumbass chick knew she was stepping into the frying pan with her first defensive remark. What a little twit! She's probably convinced that her little meek bullshit and an appearance on LKL is going to get her more hits. Which, of course, is how she makes a buck. And of course, it will. Oy. I love how Jimmy ended it: GOULD: It's not OK to say false things about anyone. KIMMEL: Well, you should check your website then. Nope, me neither. And I don't think a comment about not watching it is some brilliant PR move to distance himself either. It simply means he ain't watching it. And, damn if I hate bowing to anyone, but KAndre just puts the goods right on the gorgeously decorated table, does she not? *throws flowers* Wait... screw flowers... *throws jewelery* Thanks for the Rack, playbiller! I love seeing those guys and it's cool Rube is doing some nice stuff and KLo is part of it. She looks GOOD too! I lurve her. Mmmm, peeps! Gotta get me some!

Lucky for you all, I just wrote a fifty kazillion paragraph post to play catch up since I've been gone, gone, gone, and suddenly my computer restarted! I ain't doin' it again! Hee. Seriously, is there any question what I was agreeing or disagreeing with? I think ya'll know me by now, and if you don't... well, you will never, never.... *sings* muski, darlin'...yes, I still love you, because I'm hiding right under that poncho with ya. Yep. Different. My mom still wants her hair dyed black. My brother has to do it because she's not able. She told him he could stop if he wanted and he said, no, besides that you like it, I don't wanna take care of a stranger! Haha! CMSU! He's a ham, that boy. (Clay, not my brother!) I can't get to the OFC either, but I figure when it's done doin' it's thing, it won't be a problem. Aren't I little miss mellow? That's what a shitload of gardening will do? Anyone wanna see? http://thistle-hut.blogspot.com/ It's not that exciting (except to me), but there are some pretty pictures, if I do say so myself. :medium-smiley-070: Wow, ClayIzzaQT has some stable hands. I tried videoing my dog with my CS2 zoomed in and it is so shaky I almost made myself seasick watching it. Um, those who know me, know that's not very hard to do, but still! Anywho, janscaped posted this on CV: Hee! I think I was thinner back then too! Happy Easter to all who do that sort of thing!

That's a very interesting thought. My guess is that he did LTS to help kids and, to him, LAA was self-indulgent. I do believe he's the one who left if off the album, and now am beginning to see how that might be for more reason than "it was too depressing". The comment about doing "this all for me" from the podcasts is popping into my mind right now too. CB finally put the Gala thread in their "Vacation" forum... took me a while to figure it out. Sounds like you gals get a Texas/OK three-fer! :Tour3:

Ok, then.... my mind is wanderin' a bit...

You're right... what was I thinking posting links! OMG, I love his hairy face! Teeth? What teeth?

LOL, I totally did too!!! Scared me for a second! Hee. Invisible posted these... the cuddling one is adorable! working the beard before the comedy act cuddling the Wango Tango shirt

Woot! Tell her I love her! And ask her who bought the LAA manuscript. Please.