Scarlett

Ooh, ooh, pick me, pick me!!! And since I can't let a day go by without squicking out Toots, I have to mention that I'm currently wearing KAndre's underwear. Hmmm, maybe I should swing by Montrose tonight. (but it was unused when she gave it to me, honest! It was an emergency!) Eeeeeeeing for Canuck, LTG and Gareem!

This probably hit close to home to me because I always respond to people in a nice way. Solo keeps telling me to just say "Hell, NO!" instead of my usual "I would prefer it if ..." <> " or "Well, only if .... and ..." And then some people just keep doing whatever. So finally I go and post somewhere in no uncertain terms (though still using polite words and without putting people in a spot) but the word is, "Scarlett got all pissy over something she agreed to in the first place." In the end, I guess we each see Clay as someone like us -- I don't think he drinks much if at all; I think he tells the truth where it matters; I think he goes out of his way to help people when he is able; I think his friends and family are the most important things in life to him. The reason I'm really concerned is that his last blog was very specific about what did and didn't happen. Between saying someone has horrible hair, is clueless about business, doesn't know what's best for him, or is a liar who'd put friendship on the line to appease fans, it's the last one I just can't accept.

A bunch of whiny people elsewhere are saying "Thank you, Clay" instead of "I'm sorry" because he went and posted strongly about an issue and they take it as validation for the childish things they do. They're delusional. He didn't say "I'm with you guys. Pile it on." He didn't. For some reason, though, they must have sneaked some KoolAid into the jello because suddenly, "Clay's not always right". Yes, that's true and sometimes he's downright stubborn and foolish. But in this case, what was his fault? *still mystified* ETA: Laughs along with canuck2010! I give up. Going off to render now...

I don't believe in censorship. However, I'd also like to say that while I'm all for giving people the benefit of the doubt, I'm AMAZED (tm:Clay) that the strongest adjective from the past couple of days is directed at *my baby!* based on (a) the assumption that something another performer said on a blog was true and (b ) on the supposition that his tone on his blog was colored by Clay Nation's pissiness? I happen to think Clay's a kind, generous and decent person. No matter what everyone wrote about Fran or Jacob or Spike or that other book lady, his statements have always been forthright, generous and with minimal drama. If his tone yesterday sounded pissy, I say we assume that there was something to be somewhat pissy about. Personally, I thought he was just being firm. (which is just the way we want him, don't we?) Or to say it a different way, he is never short with people just because his fans hate them. *giggles* However, I don't want to drag this on too much because if it takes forever to die, it'll only benefit whoever has a CD out and needs the press right now. Clay Nation needs to understand that once again -- the only way to win is not to play. And if I were Kim, my move would be to blog something pissy and teary every other day, you know the way PH and whatshisface do. How many months did it take us to learn that getting a response from us is what people want, and an angry response gets triple points! You may have something there. *wink* I have to confess that a lot of days I set out to render stuff, then I log on to FCA and before I know it it's midnight. So you can help by shooing me away when I hang around too long or toss me a couple of those that stargazer found! *wants to misbehave* Implying that Billboard changed her words is not a pass because her blog advertised the article without bothering to point out those errors or omissions. This is admitting that she (because the buck stops with her) knowingly published inaccurate information. I adore sushi! All kinds! But my favorite is uni -- sea urchin -- which (thinly-veiled attempt to hide another nauseating description, tm:Toots :medium-smiley-070: ) ia a brownish-ochre paste that looks like sh-tuff but tastes heavenly!

ldyjocelyn's been very kind and sympathetic and considerate in not telling you this but.... I haven't rendered and uploaded this one yet -- the entire Boston JBT from the front row by ldyjocelyn. *runs and hides* I'm going to just finish off WPB and Tampa, and then go back for this because it's a crime to have let it drag all these years. (keepingfaith, that's another Motown set for you. Yes, I haven't forgotten Interlochen). Thanks for being so nice, ldyjocelyn. You should have hit me over the head long ago. (or gotten someone else to do it) Is there a waiting for a spanking emoticon?

*titters with glee at Ansa* You're as evil as the eHP! Oh, let me try: (spoilered to spare the queasy - scroll back up to couchie's pretty pictures up there! Nothing to see here!) dinuguan - pork innards in pork blood stew kare-kare - oxtails in a peanut-based stew balut - boiled fertile duck or chicken eggs (usually about 15 days old, noting that chickens hatch after 21 days and ducks hatch after 28 days) baggoong - shrimp paste chicharon bulaklak - crispy fried intestines but the main party dish is still lechon (roast suckling pig) and I don't see that as too different from NC barbeque since we chop up some of it to cook in vinegar and peppercorns. Thanks! Sorry to make you wait some more, but I messed up the stuff I worked on last night - ATD audio tacked on everything. Need to try again and NOT listen to him while rendering. I loved that room at the Borgata with it's superfast Internet connection and the plasma TV that KAndre "convinced" them to get us. I'm with djs on the mayo on fries except that I mix the mayo with ketchup. djs111, It was great to see you again last summer! I have good memories of our long car trip -- I've spent the most time together in a car with you and traveller (13 hours) in one spell, longer even than I've done with Solo. Of course my total mileage with Solo is somethng else. Sigh, you got me in a reminiscing mood, couchie! Thank you, ldyjocelyn & atinal -- I sometimes miss posts when they're close to pretty pictures. :F_05BL17blowkiss:

Muski love, I'm sorry that your friend missed the LA shows; yes I'm definitely making several including an LA one. Just don't know if I should try to (a) render & upload all shows, and then make dvds or (b ) render a couple of shows, make their dvds then move on to other shows. I'm eager to make the Florida ones already but there's a pile of tape waiting to get processed as well. *whispers sorry to Solo, Ressamac@CH, LoverAllAlone@CV & SlowAndEasy@CV for their hard work that hasn't been rendered* Also, there's a lot of wonderful DVD work going on but I don't want to scoop the brilliant and v. nice people working hard on these. As long as you keep reading here, I don't think you'll be out of the loop. Hmmmm. Actually, I "floated" the idea with friends sometime ago and they seemed to be interested'. Maybe I should do an interview and then reference it on MySpace? ETA: Oh @#$$##! Wheee! I'm on top and dragging a bucket of NC barbeque -- get ready for the splashdown! ETAA: Bookwhore, how do you induce dreams like that? Did you eat something special for dinner? -- [teeny voice]please don't say liver![/tv]

{{{{{XXX}}}}} (ooh, that looks dirty -- like a print version of the Brady bunch fingers) (and thanks very much for the Fort Myers posts on other boards, XXX4Clay! MUAH!) *OMG, I was at the top and didn't know it???! Eeeep! Should have taken a bowl of NC barbeque and covered us all in the mess. *

Scarlett, look at this quote. Memorize it. Everyone else at the pig pickin' at eBird's remember it fondly. And we finished off the carcass, if I remember right.

No there isn't -- I was expecting a "stand up for your rights sort of thing" like the daughter showing her mom how to be assertive. That's why I was surprised. It would have been more interesting with a decapitation. *heads home to render WPB Classics and LAA to make up for everyone who had to watch a very boring commercial; or nothng since they probably replaced it with the high school cafeteria commercial. Here's the forbetterlife.org's website instead. Besides, that storm is starting to look v. threatening. {{{all who live here}}} * ETA: Ooh, we're into food now? I have this dimsum place where I get goose chitterlings, chicken feet, beef tripe, pig's ears, shark fin dumplings, real seaweed (not nori which is pressed algae), etc. How about an ehP party?

Thanks, couchie! {{{hugs}}} It's been great to know you and everyone here and thank you to you and ansa for building us a nice home. *Snuggles up some more and tucks in the blanket all 'round.* Thank you too, keepingfaith. I'm had to stop at WY but will finish WPB soon. I hope I'm not blowtorching puppies by writing this, though... I'm generally happy about Clay -- I think the angriest look I ever gave him was when he took the camera in Fort Myers and that didn't last more than a second or two -- but I still also generally happy about Clayland. Call me Anne Frank or something but when I'm tempted to tell someone "it's only a tour" or "it's only 1 note in 1 show" or "it's only an album and besides I kinda like it", I usually end up saying to myself, "it's just another fan" or "it's just another board". I keep the Food Network on as my white noise, and there's a commercial that's been running lately about a girl who comes home to visit with her mom and while she's there, their cranky neighbor swings by to complain that garden was overgrown and that there was going to be a wedding at her place, etc. You can tell by the looks that the mom and daughter exchange that this has been going on all of their lives and that there's really nothing wrong with the garden. The ending is not what I expected. I don't mean to suggest that anyone should tolerate abuse (unless the abuser keeps you supplied with pit tickets, yikes that means she get to hit me in Omaha too), but that commercial and others aired by the Foundation for a Better Life give me hope.

I'm hoping the silence is because he's sitting down with with a glass of milk & cookies to finally do the numbers... (after initially going, "That was a fun sleepover/karaoke night, we should turn it into a tour") * The best scenario for airtime is all trios, because then every person would be singing all the time, just never alone * Unless the show were mostly trios, each person would sing less than 67% of the time * Assuming a fixed show length, every solo added to the list will reduce the total amount of time any one person will sing (because for every solo for Person A, there will be 2X songs where Person A will not sing at all) * A sample scenario of 4 solo's, 2 duets per pair and 4 trios would mean that each performet sings 57% of the time Yawn, I'm bored... I hope he's counting and nibbling on his toes... ETA: A poll? Isn't it a bit late for that? I don't put that much stock in research and will always go for gut feel before stacks of reports and charts, but isn't that something you'd normally do before getting too deep into a project & certainly before giving it to Billboard?

Ooooooh! Oooooooh! Thanks for reminder - I have that from the front (right-click & save): 050185_Kettering_Strip02_Scarlett.wmv

*looks at date* Peeks to see if we have "Clarity in Chad..... Calgary.... Camerooon..... Chichen Itza....." yet. Nope. Still trying to figure out if he should run for Senate. I think he'll do very well in politics, if he could figure out a less callo-- more positive way to make announcements. *waits for aikim's calendar post instead* ?? Days until Clay is Live at Lincoln Center! :whoohoo:

Thanks! Just wanted to explain the lateness - that was mainly uploaded to help luckiest and goldarngirl finish another one of their fabulous montages -- had 2 other cameras going at Atlantic City 9/1 JBT (the Solo set has the best sound and the ToffeeBrowne is deadcenter). This one is too close to the guitar speaker for the audio to work but has some niiice visuals ... the CHFIL clip is where all the Clelvis caps from a few days back came from and you might also like MyGirl (in the Motown clip) & ANMHE. Thanks again...working furiously on WPB and Tampa...

<small voice> and I'm going to Omaha too... </sv> EEEEEeeee, Shady! I'll be quiet as a mouse.... ETA: *whispers Waukegan enticingly* to Solo below... c'mon do it already before he says "Bug Spray" and save yourself some scrambling for rafter seats.

I believe it. A "rumor" on Billboard and a performer's myspace isn't a rumor; it's communication without owning up to it. *tappiing foot impatiently while waiting for the cute guy to sell me the package* Yes, it seems to have his fingerprints all over it. But now would be a good time to hear what he plans to do with it. For this thing to succeed, there has to be a lot of goodwill and give-and-take among the fandoms. Sadly, it's not starting off on the right foot because the news is arriving wrapped in the PR package of Kim's new album. Like anything else, he needs to sell it. Now would be a good time to dream up some cute stunt involving the 3 of them, so that we'll all go awww, they're so wonderful together. (thinks back to a year ago) My best case scenario is: (1) KAndre's vision of intimate venues with lots of R&B --- simply exquisite. (2) Clay producing the show and in control. (3) Lots of fun and laughter; fans of each person appreciating the two other performers. It's a show that I'd like to see as a singular event, eg. like the 3 tenors historic show at the Baths of Caracalla but not necessarily as a 20-stop tour. My worst case scenario is: (1) large arenas with equal allocation to each of the 3 fan clubs during the pre-sales; if you normally get 10th row you probably can count on 20th to 30th this time. Yes, we would still have to battle for front row because everyone who's currently swearing that they refuse to go will turn to jello once the presales start. Even they know that. (2) A 2 hour set composed of: 3-4 solo songs per person 6 duets (2 for each pair) 2-3 trios Think of the DCAT with Clay singing only RHW & TOA in the first half and then ATD & WY in the second. (feel free to substitute your favorite MOAM, LAA or BYLM but keep it down to two) The rest of the show is made up of duets and trios (with Clay absent during 2 of the duets) and 8 solo songs by spectacular singers only they're not Clay. We're used to hearing 10 or more songs from Clay on every tour and while my mind keep saying "it's all good", my heart is kicking and screaming in horror. (3) A more structured show where Clay can't just go off and do whatever gets into his head at that point; Stricter time limits and rules in and out of the venues. In the end, to me it's all a question of logistics and my level of patience in listening to 8 solos & 2 non-Clay duets at every.single.show. Why bother to whine when you can pout prettily?

I see several advantages to this tour (nodnods at couchie) and it sounds like something Clay would enjoy immensely. There are some questions in my mind but I'll reserve my opinion until we hear actual details. I must say, though, that I wish we had heard this from him first. The Billboard interview had to be planned. It's not some item that a Clay fan ferreted out ahead of time. It would have made me feel much better to have heard or read it from Clay. I think it's pretty accurate to predict that at least half the cost of this "tour" will be borne by Clay fans. Possibly more. A blind item from someone else's MySpace almost feels like the planners went and said "Ah, the Clay fans will just knock themselves silly over the news, angst for a few weeks but once the tickets go on sale they'll be scrambling to fall in line." And yes we will do that, many times over, because that's how we are about this guy and we can't help it. But just once I wish it would be considered that (a) there are many members of this fandom who actually think and can respond to reason and (b ) it is a good thing for Clay to have fans like us. Many, many times we act like idiots, but along the way we support TBAF and Unicef, we help bring back TV shows and cause unusual spikes in the sales of items like the Canon S3 and smiley lights, we contribute to the local economies in places as diverse as Valdosta GA, Flint MI and Indio CA, we support the arts though memberships and ticket sales in historic venues, the skills we use in we planning and working with others in order to maximize our Clay concert experiences are to be envied. I know it's generally thought of as a fun thing to mock Clay fans. It's easy. It's fun. The media does it all the time. Hey, I hang with the very people who have elevated mocking to its highest form. Sometimes we mock others because it's good to think that someone's crazier than we are, not realizing that to the rest of the world we're the same as the next Clay fan. Yet behind all that handwringing and scheming and famewhoring, Clay fans are pretty decent people as a whole and we certainly deserve some consideration once in a while.

I have a ticket but this'll mean I fly into Waukegan on the afternoon of instead of the day before. What are the chances of another blizzard? Hey, KAndre said she was coming!

And the way people judge musicians' skills by how much they laugh at his jokes.

Unobtrusively slips in a post beneath the Kimmel reports... Wheeee, farouche is here! Come sit a spell and talk to us about knitting!!! Sighing over his big beautiful hands in the Houston pic. KAndre, Against All Odds is one of my faves, though I don't think of it as one of the "saddest" ones. I keep remembering that we also got Careless Whisper from the same movie so I wind up imagining what it would have been like if he had actually called Couchie or meeee during the JBT instead of (harumph!) people who wasted half the Stump the Band opportunities. (ooops, sorry! signs "peace" to those who were actually called but I'm still jealous of you) Most of the really, really sad songs for me are instrumentals -- "Gabriel's Oboe" from The Mission "Return to the Present" from Somewhere in Time "Farewell" from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ETA: YSRN, does that mean I get to use the whip?

Well I loved it as The Lion King -- shorter, to the point and with singing. *begs for pics of Clay singing CYFTLT, with puppy eyes... * (puppy me, not Clay, though it'll work on him too) Galaxy Quest?!!! Eeeee! I can quote lines w/o even re-playing it. "It's a ROCK! I has no vulnerable spots" and I loved Alan Rickman! What do you mean 'mildly'? You're not the one who got hit in the head. And is still deprived of an iGallop experience ... *sniff* I need to start a 'Les Miserables' -type novel about my travels with the eHP.

*checks watch... whew! it's still 11:55 in Houston* Happy Birthday, merrieeee!!!! and welcome home, Karen Eh?!!!

I heard the Tampa fax story outside the venue an hour (or two?) before this and the telephone game was still at the part I bolded: "RCA had sent a fax to the Tampa venue demanding no cameras" I'm guessing that the embellishment involving me was added after that, perhaps by someone who overheard my conversation and presumed the rest. keepingfaith, yes, I was in Interlochen and yes, Claycub took the entire thing on my big camera. Why do you ask? *g* You know you'll never get your Frisco and WPB clack with the way this is going.

ITA with Couchie -- Glum's still part of the family. Would rather be Flirtacia, though.