Kareneh

Oh annabear, can't wait to see him!! lucky, I got the 80 gig iPod for Christmas and am enjoying the heck out of it. It's kept me company in waiting rooms, on plane rides and just about everywhere since I got it. Have fun filling it up. I've hardly cracked the surface of storage in mine but I add a few more things every week.

A lovely shot, muski, nice depth of field. Is it my imagination or is his hair a little darker this week? It almost looks like he's had some toner put on it to change the shade.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY luckiest1!!! :bday2: Happy Birthday Luckiest!! I love Annabear's pic so had to repeat it! Repeating once more. Could it be somebody's birthday every day? Cute-NESS! OY! Which one do I want more? Cuteness or Sunday morning hair? Thank God, I don't really HAVE to make that decision. There's space on my bulletin board for both.

OMG, thread title? *swoon* Uh.....yeah! Good heavens! I do hope that turns up on video for her.....and all the rest of us, too. Last night I heard the dirty words "extension" from John. Bad bad bad word.....usually followed by the bad bad bad sentence....."That means I won't be able to come back to Houston until....whenever." But his extension hasn't been granted and he's only asking for 48 hours....whew! So far anyway. I would be rather upset with myself for passing on last weeks trip to NYC to learn a week later that I was going to be sitting here with my boxes for another two weeks. I'm running out of ketchup! That'll teach me to think further ahead than three days. Well, always looking on the bright side, I was on the Spamalot and Continental sites looking to get hooked up for tomorrow......but, alas, the Continental spinning blue page was still spinning its little planes and beds and cars around when I learned there probably wasn't going to be any delays on my end. BUT if I find out next week that there is going to be.....anyone here going to be seeing Spam on the first? At this rate I'll get over there and barely have to time to change clothes and I'll be on my way back. So to keep on topic......I'll just contemplate using Clay's extension, dirty dirty words, spinning beds, and "Ya gotta give me somethin' honey, and that loverly picture ldyj put up, all in the same post.

Texas Pecan sounds good but I don't know anything about ice tea.....at all. I'm Canadian and a Maritimer to boot. If it goes beyond the choice of Tetley or Red Rose, I haven't got a clue. But I have to go to bed. I actually have something to do tomorrow.....at a set time. I don't know too much about structure either.

Dang! I missed her by 20 minutes! Oh Oh...I'm going to be hanging up here all night. Will someone bring me a coffee in the morning? Thanks.

I beg to diffa. *smirk* Typical journalist.....not doing the proper research....again.

Ah, cindilu2....Beauty, eh? That's the one I wanted from my hard drive. Thanks so much to everyone who uploaded a picture for me. I saved them all so I will never go without again. :F_05BL17blowkiss:

Thanks cha cha but I need it clearer and closer, I think. I found some photos on Flickr, that look just like it, that I can use if I don't find the right one I need of Clay's...but I'd rather use his if I can.

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: HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!! keepingfaith, I'm glad your daughter's okay. It's tough having your kids live so far away. Sometimes you feel so helpless and there isn't anything as frustrating as that. Mine have been on their own up in Canada for the last two and half years and my girl, our youngest, was only 19 when we moved down here to Texas. I'll never forget how worried I was when I couldn't get hold of my son for more than a week, which stretched into two weeks. And that happened twice. The first time he was avoiding my calls because he had quit his job (found out he quit while I was trying to track him down) and didn't pay the rent I had cosigned for....he knew he was in trouble so wasn't picking up. Didn't answer email or anything. Finally to roust him out of hiding I sent him an email and told him that within the hour I was reporting him to the police as a missing person and as a courtesy to his friends, please let them know that.....in case they have any illegal substances in that house they don't want found. I got a call from him within 10 minutes. The second time he went in communicado he'd lost his cell phone charger and had no money to buy a new one. That time I sent his uncle to physically find him which he did eventually. That time I was freaking out.....even though I knew keeping in touch wasn't exactly his thing, I still worried. And now that he's finally grown up (at 24) and settled into a career with a very nice tattooed girlfriend. I still pay for that damn cell phone of his every single month, just because. kf: Another purse-holder here. No rollercoasters for me either. I can do bumper cars or the merrieeee-go-round or we could simply just keep each other company out of the hot sun in the bar. I bet those purses will have beer money in them. And in keeping with that chicken theme.....Emoticon wars, eh? I think I'm more of a lover than a fighter. Besides I'm terribly unarmed. I think I'll bravely run away. Back to homework.....It really is hilarious, you know. I have a good Clay friend who is taking pretty much the same course I am but up in Michigan. She's more than halfway through her program, so has lots more of these digital media type courses under her belt. The thing is....almost every time she had to do a project guess who it was about? I'm now getting into the same type of courses and yes, I'm doing the same thing. The course I'm taking right now is Digital Imaging I (essentially PhotoShop CS3) and most of the grade is 4 projects....design the cover art and label for a CD, an editorial piece on a famous person, a composite poster thing, and two website pages. I mean why would I waste precious time doing research and gathering up all the files I need when I have them at my fingertips.....or at the end of a power cord....which, come to think of it, I don't actually happen to have. Crap! I wonder if by the end of another semester or two I might get a call from a faculty advisor requesting that I broaden my horizon's a little. I hope not, this seems a little less like work. Now I just have to figure out how I can blend my next course (Technical Writing I) with Clay and I'm golden. Done babbling...have a good one.....and some chocolate.

ah, man...I was wishing the same thing! That would be too much to hope for wouldn't it? Yeah, it would. Okay, has anyone seen my avi by any chance? I climbed right out of its side bar and ran off. Geez Lousie, now I have to go shrink some other picture to fit in the same frame....work work work.....does it ever end?

A controlled release of Clay's excitement would make me very very happy, too.

That Empire thing has made a huge come back. Haven't you bought a top lately? Talk about world domination.....the Commonwealth is on a roll....or hiding a few, maybe, for which I am grateful. Gee, I wonder what I'll sound like in 6 months time....taking lessons in a form of Turkish while hanging out with Scots. Yes, kf, you do have a Texas accent. I guess we'd have to say that you put the "H" in the eHP....the rest of us are just evil and...um...posse-like. Guess that explains why I heard the way it was written, too. Tenth grade, dark basements, record players......homework projects. Somethings never change. *Sigh*

This new CD? I can't wait till that first snippet comes down the pipe. I expect it's going to get done, get out there, and hopefully get noticed. I don't expect any shenanigans on the part of the label. Lots of promotion is good, but word of mouth and a good product will get him more respect and genuine interest than anything else, in my opinion. This Spam gig will sell him some records and if it's a good CD then those new buyers will pass the word along. It isn't blockbuster level but it's grassroots. Clay's job is to be the best Clay that he can be.....he can't be expected to be anything else and I don't think he would want anything less at this point in his career. It's time he stood up and showed the world who he is musically. If he wasn't sure of who that was a few years ago, it seems like he has a clearer vision of it now. That is a very good thing. I'm more interested in the music than I am in (most) fans and what they have to say about Clay's career. I have ears that still work, a finger with enough strength to press a shutter release and move a scroll wheel. That's all I ask for in my Clay life. Well.....enough money to buy one of those dinners with Clay would be nice, too. (Note to self......remember to where a print top that night.) I sure hope I'm back in North America when that CD is released. If I can't get my hands on it the first day to savor every itty-bitty word in the liner notes, I am going to DIE. I know I will. I'm delicate that way. TV promo appearances will be capped and uploaded in Hi-Def won't they? Please say "yes"......I know they will but I need third party affirmation right now. Thankyouallveryverymuch.... cha cha.....I have this wee little PhotoShop project that's due on Sunday....can I interest you in some Spam tickets perhaps? (J/K.....I'll get my butt in gear by tomorrow I hope.) Beautiful banner and my goodness that is an incredible Spamalot page! Thank you for taking the time to put that all together. It's great! Love your obsessions. Crazy Concert Stories.....now there's a book I'd buy. I love those. Humor me. I'm going to cut and paste an excerpt from one that goes back to the IT in Uniondale, New York. We found out that night that a Ticketmaster Box Office won't replace tickets you buy from a broker....in fact they pretty much slam the window shut on your fingers. Meanies. from Our BEVR of March 9, 2004 (Oh God! That was a long time ago!) Jannet may be better known to some of you as Chardonnay.... KAREN EH? and JANNET: It seems there is a hazard to upgrading your tickets too many times and to attending too many concerts. Sometimes the paperwork just gets to be too much. Sometimes mistakes get made and the guy at the door in New York says, "M'am these tickets are for Washington...tomorrow night." Now, this REALLY can't be happening to us! It can't!! There is no way that we are not going to get into that concert tonight...no way!! But it seemsAttila the Box Office Dude has other ideas and he says there's "no way he can help us" because he is Master of his Ticket Domain. Never in our wildest dreams did we ever think we would meet the original "ticket b*stard" but we did. If you're curious, he has blond hair and he works at the Nassau Coliseum. It was almost too much to bear.....traveling all these miles and getting turned away on a slight technicality. If it wasn't for Lila's quick thinking there might have been two extra floaters in the Hudson River that night. "Weren't those E-Tickets?" "Why as a matter of fact....they were." "All you need is a computer to print them out again." "Yeah.....but where?" "There! Run, its seven-thirty already......Go!! Thank goodness Clay was the headliner in Uniondale. Thank goodness our legs are long and our hearts strong. There's a lot to be said for sensible shoes. We thank heaven for the Angel in the Lobby. We spent $700 on our airfare. We paid $400 for our third row seats. We almost paid dearly for leaving our tickets behind at Lila's so many miles away in New Jersey but we were rescued by the invaluable kindness of someone who knew two hopeless basket cases when he saw them. We dedicate this BEVR to the concierge at the Marriott Hotel who was more than happy to help us, who printed our tickets and handed them to us with a smile as big as......well...um.....you know who. Will he or won't he recover from the big Broadly hugs he got? Someone call and check on him in a couple of days. We need him to be healthy and strong to save the next damsel or two who shows up in distress. The next night we did get to use our DC tickets and we still talk about these two nights. I don't know how we survived these two days. I seriously don't. But I just laughed my ass off when I read through this again. I am really just a hopeless fangirl.....nothing more nothing less. I should step away from my opinions and closer to the jumbotron. Seriously, if you ever get the chance sit at eye level with and within arms reach of the jumbotron.....especially at the MCI Center where the camera dude knows just what you want and how to give it to you, jump at the chance. Even though words cannot in any way deliver the same kind of feeling of being that up close and personal in an intimate arena setting, I give you..... http://lbfca.diaryland.com/040312_4.html Scroll if I've cornered you with story about 500 times in the past. Just trying to share the love and I forget who I talk to all the time. ***Please baby Jesus, let there be one more arena tour so that I experience this one more time before I die of not reading liner notes.*** Okay, I have some foolish project to do by Sunday night. Make me go away.

This is my favorite article, too. A great Q & A.......And that quote by Hannah Waddingham put a huge ol' grin on my face. Very very nice. He IS doing good up there in the Big Apple. I wonder if he knows there's a line up for that. Thread title? I think that's a great one ldjy! I can't actually see these pics on my work computer, so I'll just sigh and appreciate the captions... bc, he seems to be screwing it.... and is having a hard time... I hope this helps... Well, well, well... With that thought in my head, I'm off to a staff meeting where I hope I won't be expected to be coherent. Scarlett, were you implying that he was having some trouble getting it off? re: the sexy and Clay's consideration thereof.....your take on it ansa pretty much sums it up for me. He knows what will get a reaction and he knows when to use that knowledge very very well. And in his case, he makes it so that I really don't being mind being played all that much. If he wants to put his ring in his mouth and roll his tongue in, around and through it because he knows I would open my......um...wallet faster and wider, well so be it. Unfortunately there is nothing in my wallet but the change.... ...of life. I figure since the McVargas girls got their schtick going and they think that it's working for them, they're going to be around for a while. I can't say I saw any overtly negative reaction on Clay's part, but if I was standing next to them and listening to that for ten minutes, I'd be saying "Why don't you just shut the fuck up for a little while?".......totally in my head. I can really see where it could get annoying, but have to accept that being a fan is what it is to each an every one of us as an individual (or small autonomous collective). As long as people are having fun behaving in a certain way, they'll keep up that behavior. I'm all for fun and accept that there isn't much I can do about it if my fun and someone else's fun collide. I did spend one night, I think it was at the Cleveland NAT turning over a woman's blinkie light necklace so the red light would flash into her shoulder blade rather than in my face. She was having so much fun, she didn't even notice that there was a stranger touching her back every ten minutes. If I had of grabbed the cord and tried to strangle her with it, that probably would have gotten her attention, but me arrested and then I would have missed my show the next night. No fun for me and I bet the clack privelges suck in the joint. Oh....violence at a Clay concert! That reminds me of a story I was telling the eHP this weekend about something I witnessed at the Interlochen JBT. Without naming names since I don't know the name of the person who did it even though I recognized her from some concerts.....This took place during the last song of the first set, Ain't No Mountain High Enough. Clay had said something just before this in his banter about us being quiet or something to that effect. When he began ANMHE some of the young people there (plenty of students since this was a music school) began to drift down the aisles toward the front. Clay seemed to encourage it, everyone stood up, more people came down the aisles and the previously dead crowd actually started to rock out a little bit. The problem was a few people took exception to the aisle fillers and even though the energy in the place had just taken off and the concert got better, they got mad mad mad. They called out to the little old lady ushers to clear the aisles to no avail. This took place in the seats along the aisle immediately in front of mine. Right next to those seats stood a family. Mom, Dad, and two young kids. The angry angry person in front of me kept tugging on the woman's arm and was waving for her to go back to her seat. The woman ignored her and stayed where she was in the aisle clapping her hands and singing along with the rest of the crowd. This made the fan in front of me even more infuriated.....so much so that she reached out in the aisle grabbed the woman's long blond hair and yanked as hard as she could. The woman's head snapped back and to her credit she didn't haul off and deck her attacker right there and then.....she just looked at her like...."Are you insane?" She tucked her hair inside her jacket collar and told her husband what had happened. Intermission came within a few minutes, and an usher came down to ask if she had pulled this woman's hair. A little old lady usher. The fan denied it and the little old lady usher left. End of story. But you know that the next time that Clay plays northern Michigan this family is going to run right out and by tickets again. You betcha! :sport-smiley-002: If they haven't been yet, it's probably because they're still waiting for someone to get around to mailing out their comps.....and he probably doesn't remember where he put them.

Hmmm....I've given that some thought...and wait! I believe I've even written about some of those ideas.... I tell you what. Clay Aiken has done more to stimulate (takes a moment) the U.S. economy than any other single human being during the last five years. I'm checking out this airfare and that hotel rate and checking to see how much it costs by taxi between Point A and Point B. But it's worth it....'coss *ignoring the tongue visuals...ignoring...ignoring* He definitely deserves a sizeable check from Canon (for S3 & S5 sales) and Apple (for the iphone/touch). And he's stimulating the world economy as well -- I'm currently holding an 8 GB Nokia N95 that's not normally sold in the US. Here, Scarlett, let me help you with that ignoring thing. And speaking of Canon.....LA is FINALLY FINISHED and uploaded. Warning, though, the album is huge but it's too hard on the head to make these big cutting decisions right now, so they're all just going to have to stay there for the time being. I know I have posted a few here and there on this board as I was working on them but here are some links anyway, in case you're inclined to click. The entire album is behind Door #1 Sun Kissed Nose Death By Stubble Another One Just to Make Sure What a Character I Like This One in Black & White Peaceful Black & White in Song Cute Basic Banter from the Stool Pic I Like This One Goofy Gorgeous Off To Make A Cup of Tea....Write Your Own Caption Here A Penny For His Thoughts.....But I'll Soon Be Outbid Something for Neck Lovers The Orchestra Was Cracking Up All Night Love This Devilish Grin While This One CMSU Finally Caught A Little Stubble Scratchin' Pretty Pretty Stubble Man Holding Bottle A Few Clicks and the Goofy's Gone Man Holding Bottle, The Sequel A Moment Between Friends Your Basic Stand up Singing Pic Add To That A Finger Snap Another from the collection "Clay Looking Down Angela's Shirt" Hey! It's Not My Fault.... Gosh, that was long wasn't it? High fives to keepingfaith and merrieeee who made it past 5:00 AM with me this morning. Lullabies for the rest of you. Had a great time last night! Thanks! I'm gonna miss you all so much. But I will be back! I swear.....and there's always New York in April. *Sniff* OH OH OH......Couchie, since this is a coffee mug. You could always put on the back of it......"I Take Mine Unsipped"

Greetings from...... Drumroll please...... Houston. No New York for me this weekend, but that's alright. I can't let a good weekend of dog boarding got to waste, so it's sleep over party time with the eHP. I promise not to whine even once, just a little bit. I may need to drop by Dillard's on the way home tomorrow, though. I feel a new handbag coming on. Hmmm, let's see. How about "Tying them on since 2003" or "All tied up since 2003" or "Tie it, you'll like it" or "Tie 'em, you'll like it" (Just a little free association here with the morning coffee) or ......I think I like "Tie 'em....You'll like it."

Yes, they do. I ordered three mugs from them at different times and got them all with no problems....just a little GST at the door.

Okie dokie..I'm rebooked. Good until midnight Friday and that works because I'd have to leave for the airport about 4 hours later. I've even still got window seats.....I know a sign when I see one. Another hankie-head checking in. If I remember right, we used to graduate to the long mantilla when we got to high school. Fun fun times back in the olden days. Speaking of fun times, I hear we have pants clack coming. I think I'll hang around a little longer. I have to get used to a new time zone, anyway. Did I tell you guys I saw Jersey Boys last night? Loved it. Great cast and great music. New ear worms. Been heavily immersed in LA pix.....I am about to inflict. I know these are so last year but humor me. (A lot. I have 5 or 6 more summer shows to go). You know, I have a hell of a time cropping his hands out of a picture. Kills me to do it. I'm about 3/4 of the way through this set and what I have so far is here in the Los Angeles gallery. Another one for the Clay looking down Angela's shirt collection.

Couchie, I have that mug, too and it's my most very very favorite! I am nothing short of bereft for you tonight. Get in touch with Nelle because she has the biggest and most organized photo collection of anyone I know. She most likely has it and more importantly has it labeled. I know I have it but the external it's on is packed up at the moment. I'll never forget the night John looked at the mug of coffee I was carrying into the living room. he got the most quizzical look on his face and asked, "What does your mug say?" I played dumb....he didn't pursue it. So......is it considered really really gauche if there is a get together being planned to say goodbye to a person and that person doesn't show up? That person THINKS she'll show up but........a front row center orchestra ticket happened up pop up for a certain Broadway show yesterday afternoon and well.....someone (who probably isn't going to use the ticket or the one she has for the Saturday matinee) bought it. :chair: In 40 minutes a particular Continental Airlines reservation is going to expire if it isn't ticketed and well......it probably isn't going to get ticketed by midnight like it's supposed to be.....but that doesn't mean it can't be rebooked at 12:01. Wishy washy much, Karen? As I was going through this apartment collecting up things to pack I came across out collection of pocket change....6 tubs of coins...... saved by tossing our loose change into a Dixie cup on the bathroom vanity for as long as we've lived here. We've done this at all of our places and I usually cash it in when we move onto the next place. I was going to put this lot into storage but with evil intent, I made a pact with myself that if I could finance my meals, the dog boarding, the cab fares and the fees for my points tickets with quarters from the tubs, I would go to New York this Saturday. I came up with $270 in quarters. I think that's enough. I don't think I'll even have to roll the dimes for a Clay button. Oy! I'm just not comfortable flying to New York without telling anyone where I'm going.....especially since if I turn up in a picture or a video or someone gives me a shout out on the boards later, my aunt is going to see me or read it. Then she's going to tell my mother, who is going to tell my kids who are going to tell their father. Tell him like this......"Did Mom tell you she was going to New York this weekend? **nudge-nudge wink-wink** They think they are funny. Even when I tell their father where I am going, which I ALWAYS do....they assume I don't. They think they are very very funny. I just think they are weird. But I did get my scanner hooked up this afternoon and I sent them a general warning shot....just so they know that their mother is not only in possession of all those childhood photographs but the means to upload them to Facebook. I think we are going to have to have a talk soon about getting a little more on board with the program. All this :happy-male-133: talk and a front row seat in the center orchestra. It's killing me....Too bad I have to deal with Mr. Might-Not-Be-So-Happy before before I can see the other. I am learning that it is much harder to get what you want via webcam than it is in person. Hmmm......maybe I'm just not putting the webcam to good use....since batting my big brown eyes just isn't translating well at the amount of resolution we have. My scanner is grand. I'm going to take it to bed with me tonight. Had a fun day at Radio Shack making sure I had everything I possibly need to live in my new country. Came away with a bag full of stepdown transformers, S video cables, and things like that. Dinner on Monday night was a blast, as always. It was great to have the added company of Desertrose and muski who had to put up with my mess for the night. It was no trouble to drive into the city on Tuesday morning....you know what? I got a lot done yesterday with getting up that early. A LOT! I was proud. He loves us! He really does! If we can't take his pants of ourselves he at least lets us meet our proxy. He's still a brat, though.

Hey Karen Eh! I'll be at that matinee. I'll see you there! After all, April is very far away - and so is Baku! Oh, as to the dust bunnies... Don't worry about them. If I know your company, as long as you have found the corkscrew, all will be fine! Alright, I'm done cleaning up.....BUT....in the process I found 5 large tubs of coins....mostly silver....here and there in various and sundry closets and what have you around the apartment. A few days ago I came across several bags of coin rollers which for some reason never did make their way into a box. This morning, I found them on the counter in the spare bathroom. Tonight, the tubs of coins and the coin rollers are sitting side by side on top of the low file cabinet. Gee, I wonder how much money could be in 5 tubs of coins. And I could just drink coffee at Birra's at 6:30 and oogle other people's mushrooms. Since Baku and April are so very far away.

Whew! I finally got a chance to sit down and catch up a bit. My dust bunnies had grown into Killer Rabbits and something had to be done to tame them before I get my company tomorrow night. It sure is funny how things appear when you look real close at them after practicing avoidance for a couple of months. Of course, I took a bunch of breaks to watch AI Rewind, and walk the dog, and go get some coffee, and work on a few more pix.....but I found the extra bed sheets and unpacked them, removed the boxes of canned goods I'm shipping from the extra bathroom, and I am beginning to get a vague recollection of where the corkscrew might be. Shipping.....well, tomorrow I'll know for sure if it's by air or by boat. Depends on the size of the shipment and if it's close then I have some decisions to make. *SLAP* Oh.....yeah....right....um.....I never got any romantic vibes at all from Clay and Kelly. I think the Angela thing is interesting and I enjoy their chemistry on stage. I don't think there is anything beyond that, though. As for Tyra, I like that one. I'll put it in my pocket and take it out every once in a while to look at it. eHP.....it's probably time we made a decision on which restaurant we're going to tomorrow night. I'll vote for Birras so I can have those mushrooms before I get outta Dodge, but am not overly invested in fungi, so....I'll happily go anywhere, if that's what you guys want. We just kind of need to choose something tonight, dontcha think? Thanks for all the stage door pix and videos. I wish I was there so badly. I foolishly bought a ticket for the matinee next Saturday afternoon, thinking at the time, that I couldn't hang on until April 1st. My thinking hasn't changed but ...I HAVE to make it till April because I'm not going next weekend. Am not...unh huh...nope.....just not....I think I'll go to ticket dismissal school since I couldn't go yesterday courtesy of a dog with a bad case of.....um....flux. My $27 for driving school went for anti-motility drugs. Ya gotta love 'em. Dogs, that is. But "fey" also means "fairy like" and so that's probably from where the sensitivity comes.....not to mention the Fey of the Day thread at OC. I like the way that Clay is playing Robin, and agree that he has a whimsical innocence about him that I really enjoy. And it most certainly worked for Captain Jack Sparrow....no one else with teeth as rotten as his would ever have been so hot. Heck, how many times does Sir Robin soil himself and he's still hot? Well.....cute. very very cute. I can't go back to New York until April. I can't go back to New York until April. I can't go back to New York until April. ..... ..... .....

Welcome to Houston, muski!! Speaking of touchy-feeling and all that...I was doing some LA pix tonight and came across this one of Angela and Clay that CMSU. You can't see his face but the expression on hers makes up for that in spades, I think.

Is the moon in the Techie House tonight? I ordered a scanner from Comp USA.

An unfortunately there are some, like my mother-in-law, who believe that if it's written in The Star, The Enquirer, or the The Globe it has to be true because they couldn't print it if it wasn't. Boggles one's mind, it really does. (I can only confess to this because she's not a blood relative.)