Couch Tomato Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Moving all the planning of our summer trinkets off main... Ok what do we want.. I see cups, pins, tote bags, buttons, shirts etc. time to do some narrowing..but still throw out new ideas if you have them. Thanks to everybody for their contribution... Wow, Play, thanks for all that work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playbiller Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) Tweaking and discarding suggestions as well as preferences are welcome without any hard feelings. Consider it a group thing where we all create something. California I did Clay in California 4 times and rode his big surf! I did Clay in San Diego and he docked in my marina. I did Clay in Pala and he played my slots. I did Clay at the Greek without a toga. I did Clay at Indio and he knew how to send me--oh! I did Clay at a casino, and won big time!" "I did Clay in LA, and it wasn't Greek to me!" I did Clay in California and he burned me down! I did Clay in California, and I'm still on fire I did Clay in California and and I've been shaking, rattling and rolling ever since. Florida I did Clay in South Beach and my Screaming Orgasm proved it. I did Clay in Orlando; Hard Rock's got nuthin' on HIM! I Did Clay in Tampa....Nevah was I Dampa. I did Clay in West Palm Beach....Orchestra, Balcony 3 Times Each I did Clay in West Palm Beach....In All The Ways He Likes To Teach I did Clay in West Palm Beach... he had me in the palm of his hand. I did Clay in Orlando, and his hard rock was certainly alive! I did Clay in West Palm Beach... I had him in the palm of my hand. Georgia I did Clay in Georgia and it is ON MY MIND Michigan I did Clay in Detroit and my motor's still revving New Hampshire New Jersey I did Clay in Newark and he mugged a lot. I did Clay in Newark and he hit the center of my state? I did Clay in Newark and he tingled my NJayjay? I did Clay in Newark and he gave a great performance (he will be at the performing arts center you know!) I did Clay in Newark and a lot of other cities - the man kept me busy all summer. I did Clay in Newark and then took another PATH (local humor) New York I did Clay Aiken in Syracuse and he Croused my Hind I did Clay Aiken in Canandaigua and he fingered my lakes I did Clay Aiken in Chatauqua and he played with the wood Airline Tix $$$$ Hotel $$$ clay aiken concert tix $$$$ Doing Clay Aiken in Rochester PRICELESS Quiana did Clay Aiken in Rochester (canandaigua) and all I got was this lousy t shirt..(or pin) my Mom did clay aiken in Canandaigua and all I got was this lousy t shirt (or pin) North Carolina I did Clay in North Carolina and he was really smoking? I Did Clay in Cary.....signed.....Kristy, Jaymes and Mary. I Did Clay in Cary....On the Lawn. My seat was reserved for Clay in Cary, but I was not? I did Clay in Ashville and we were both in quite an estate. I did Clay in the Blue Ridge and well... <- there has to be something there I did Clay at Ashville and we really scaled mountains I did Clay in Carolina and nothing could be fina. Oklahoma I did Clay in Oklahoma in the back of Ford. I Did Clay in Tulsa & It was OK......with my husband. I did Clay in Tulsa and it was our time. ( A play on the song "Living on Tulsa Time.") I did Clay in Tulsa and we struck it rich. I did Clay in Tulsa and we struck oil. Ohio I did Clay in Columbus and discovered a new world! Philly I did Clay in Philly and trust me when I tell you.....It wasn't brotherly love! Tennessee I did Clay in Memphis, and I walked above Beale Street. I did Clay in Tennessee and it was SMOOTH I did Clay in Knoxville and I'm Knoxed Up Texas I did Clay in Houston...and Houston, there was no problem. "I Did Clay in Texas and it was HOT! I did Clay at Frisco and he was frisky. general 2007 The summer FCA did Clay. DCAT FCA does Clay in a BIG way! I did Clay a Thousand Different Ways, and I gave him Everything I Have. ....And I have the credit card bills to prove it. I did Clay A Thousand Different Ways... and I keep coming Back for More. I was in a three-(thousand )some with Clay Aiken. For the Claynadians: I did Clay a Thousand Different Ways, Eh? The bumper sticker: I'd rather be doing Clay. For our lovely Clack gathers: I did Clay a Thousand Different Ways, and I got it all on video. I did Clay a Thousand Different Ways, and I have the pictures to prove it. I did Clay in multiples, and it was tiring! I did Clay in multiples, and it was fantastic! I did Clay on the Symphony Tour and he was Molto Passionato (very passionate) I did Clay on the Symphony Tour and he was Magnifico (magnificent) I did Clay on the Symphony Tour and he was Virtuoso (performed with exceptional artistry) I did Clay on the Symphony Tour and he was Vivacissimo (very lively) I did Clay on the Symphony Tour and he was Strepitoso (loud and noisy) I did Clay on the Symphony Tour and it was Sostenudo (sustained and lengthened) I did Clay on the Symphony Tour and it was Rallentando (slow and deliberate) I did Clay on the Symphony Tour and it was Marcatissimo (very accentuated) I did Clay on the Symphony Tour for the Bisbigliando! (soft tremolo performed by lightly and rapidly moving fingers back and forth across the strings) I did Clay Aiken and I was "Learning to Sing" ! I did CA on Christmas and all was well. He said, "O come ye, O come ye" as chestnuts were roasting on an open fire. Luckily , he DID save it all for Christmas Day, which resulted in a winter wonderland! I am only doing Clay two times this summer...so it better be GOOD! "I did Clay on July 6th and 7th and it was GOOD!" Edited May 21, 2007 by Couch Tomato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmh123 Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 I have to add one. I did Clay in Carolina and nothing could be fina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansamcw Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 OMG this is all so good!!! I really do want to do a pin just because we need one for the new year...This board is in existance because of the success of our first pin and I thought it would be cool to have one every year but I also love the button idea... how does the store work? I think if we keep using Clay on the sayings we won;t have legal problems ...we can use DCAT with no problem I think...Same with FCA logo since we are not spelling out his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) A couple more to consider: I did Clay in Colorado and we rocked in the Rockies. I did Clay in Denver and it was a mile high. Edited May 20, 2007 by Gibby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claylily Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) Dang, I sure wish he was coming to MD (Baltimore) because I would offer: I did Clay in Maryland and got crabs!!!!!! Edited May 20, 2007 by claylily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclaybabe2 Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 If I wasn't so old I would say I did Clay in Phoenix 3 times and boy were they scorchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Here's my ideas: 1) I think the "2007: The Summer FCA Did Clay" would make a faboo pin for our board. 2) I think buttons for each individual concert would be best for the fans who want representation for their particular shows. 3) I think a generic shirt, with "I did Clay a Thousand Different Ways, and I gave him everything I had..." would be the best bet. (I'd also suggest that "And I've got the credit cards to prove it!" go on the back of the shirt, if that can be done.) I do wonder if that one might cause some legal problems though, because of using the title of the album and one of the song titles. If anyone else thinks the same thing, my second choice would be one of the "I did Clay on the Symphony Tour" phrases. 4) As much as I love all the ideas for phrases, I do believe we need to stick with ones for the concert schedule, this time at least. 5) My third choice for shirt would be to offer the different designs for each city/phrase, and let people make their own shirt. 6) A tote bag would be my idea for the BAF fundraiser. Not sure what phrase yet. Could we get it officially sanctioned from the BAF/Aron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayzorback Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 4) As much as I love all the ideas for phrases, I do believe we need to stick with ones for the concert schedule, this time at least. I agree lydjocelyn..... playbiller you can feel free to remove these. They are ones I did and they are from previous tour cities: Kansas I did Clay in Kansas City.....He sang Kansas City here I come, in my ear. Nebraska (?) I did Clay in Omaha, and scored a home run. Oklahoma I did Clay in Oklahoma in the back of Ford. ( This was the AI2 tour at the Ford Center, so it doesn't count) You missed the one I did for Tulsa, though, playbiller. Which is alright, because I thought of a different way to word it. Tulsa has lots of oil riggers. They drill for oil there. So I would like something that is a play on words for this. All suggestions welcomed. Suggestions for Tulsa. 1. I did Clay in Tulsa and it was our time. ( A play on the song "Living on Tulsa Time.") 2. I did Clay in Tulsa and we struck it rich. 3. I did Clay in Tulsa and we struck oil. I like the idea of the tote bag for the BAF. My preference, though, would be to put this saying on it instead of on a T-Shirt: I did Clay a Thousand Different Ways, and I gave him Everything I Have. ....And I have the credit card bills to prove it. I'm still liking the "I Did Clay in ___ and ___" idea for the T-shirts the best. Let everyone choose their own city and saying. Or does that complicate it and make it more expensive to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1tvfan63 Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 OMG these are great Ideas! some made me laugh so hard!! what about one that says something like Airline Tix $$$$ Hotel $$$ clay aiken concert tix $$$$ Doing Clay Aiken in Rochester PRICELESS or Quiana did Clay Aiken in Rochester (canandaigua) and all I got was this lousy t shirt..(or pin) or my Mom did clay aiken in Canandaigua and all I got was this lousy t shirt (or pin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansamcw Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 So many cools suggestions...I agree ldyJ, that we can have one official t shirt and a pin and a tote bag with as much saying as possible...then for individual cities we can have the buttons cos its easier to have small number of different ones. We can make all of these available for all and part of the proceeds will go to our BAF fund raiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playbiller Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 We have to be careful nott o do what Clay is doing for a tote bag for the BAF - I thought it would be neat to order one for myself now for the tour so I have something that is large enough and no flimsy ahem, especially for toting water around in Frisco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claygasm Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Here's my ideas: 1) I think the "2007: The Summer FCA Did Clay" would make a faboo pin for our board. I love this idea. BUt don't you have to order like 100 pins? Could we get rid of 100 pins? 2) I think buttons for each individual concert would be best for the fans who want representation for their particular shows. Especially for those who are doing multiples. They would be cheaper than t-shirts, I would assume. 3) I think a generic shirt, with "I did Clay a Thousand Different Ways, and I gave him everything I had..." would be the best bet. (I'd also suggest that "And I've got the credit cards to prove it!" go on the back of the shirt, if that can be done.) I do wonder if that one might cause some legal problems though, because of using the title of the album and one of the song titles. If anyone else thinks the same thing, my second choice would be one of the "I did Clay on the Symphony Tour" phrases. If the "A Thousand Different Ways" weren't capitalized I can't imagine there would be legal problems. I doubt he has copyrighted those individual words and if they aren't in caps they wouldn't really be a title. Now, I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV so what do I know, but I can't believe no one can ever use that phrase again without legal problems! As for the "everything I had" part - the song title is actually "Everything I Have" so that should get us off the hook, right (especially again if it weren't in caps)? And I think the "and I've got the credit card bills to prove it" on the back is a must! 4) As much as I love all the ideas for phrases, I do believe we need to stick with ones for the concert schedule, this time at least. Absolutely. This whole idea of doing Clay came from his comments on Quiana's blog about this tour. 5) My third choice for shirt would be to offer the different designs for each city/phrase, and let people make their own shirt. The other thing I thought of, if there would be room on the back of the shirt, would be to put the "I did Clay a thousand different ways" phrase on the front and then on the back, like how they list all the tour stops on the back of the t-shirts, put at the top "I did Clay in..." and then list the tour stops and their phrases. Maybe to save space we could do state phrases like "I did Clay in Texas and it was HOT". Then again, we would have to vote on the phrases etc and that might get too complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Here's my ideas: 1) I think the "2007: The Summer FCA Did Clay" would make a faboo pin for our board. I love this idea. BUt don't you have to order like 100 pins? Could we get rid of 100 pins? How hot and heavy is the pin trade? In the old days, I think 100 pins would have been gone in a flash. Not sure about in today's market. I'd buy at least 3 though, just for myself. 2) I think buttons for each individual concert would be best for the fans who want representation for their particular shows. Especially for those who are doing multiples. They would be cheaper than t-shirts, I would assume. That was my thinking too. 3) I think a generic shirt, with "I did Clay a Thousand Different Ways, and I gave him everything I had..." would be the best bet. (I'd also suggest that "And I've got the credit cards to prove it!" go on the back of the shirt, if that can be done.) I do wonder if that one might cause some legal problems though, because of using the title of the album and one of the song titles. If anyone else thinks the same thing, my second choice would be one of the "I did Clay on the Symphony Tour" phrases. If the "A Thousand Different Ways" weren't capitalized I can't imagine there would be legal problems. I doubt he has copyrighted those individual words and if they aren't in caps they wouldn't really be a title. Now, I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV so what do I know, but I can't believe no one can ever use that phrase again without legal problems! As for the "everything I had" part - the song title is actually "Everything I Have" so that should get us off the hook, right (especially again if it weren't in caps)? Good points -- I think the capitalization might make all the difference. And duh on the actual song title. One of my favorites on the album, and I still messed that mess up. And I think the "and I've got the credit card bills to prove it" on the back is a must! Gives the joke some "timing," IMO. 5) My third choice for shirt would be to offer the different designs for each city/phrase, and let people make their own shirt. The other thing I thought of, if there would be room on the back of the shirt, would be to put the "I did Clay a thousand different ways" phrase on the front and then on the back, like how they list all the tour stops on the back of the t-shirts, put at the top "I did Clay in..." and then list the tour stops and their phrases. Maybe to save space we could do state phrases like "I did Clay in Texas and it was HOT". Then again, we would have to vote on the phrases etc and that might get too complicated. New idea, one that might be less fun, but would allow people to "customize." How about "I did Clay a thousand different ways" on the front, and then on the back a simple listing of all the tour stops...but with a "check box" in front of each. Then, people could simply take a fabric pen, put a check mark in front of their tour stops, and call it good. As I said, less fun because the phrasing would be gone, but it's just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansamcw Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 We have to be careful nott o do what Clay is doing for a tote bag for the BAF - I thought it would be neat to order one for myself now for the tour so I have something that is large enough and no flimsy ahem, especially for toting water around in Frisco thats true...but will he have merchandise this time around??? About the pins...I know we never had trouble selling them before because we price them really low. But that was when we still had the pin gallery at FCA...we will probably put the pin in the front page of FCA website and we will list it with the other pin boards. We can always gauge the interest before ordering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couch Tomato Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 How hot and heavy is the pin trade? In the old days, I think 100 pins would have been gone in a flash. Not sure about in today's market. I'd buy at least 3 though, just for myself. I have no idea. It's out of sight. As soon as it became clear that Clay's people were asserting their authority, as well they should, we weren't going to showcase any "illegal" pins which meant FCA became pretty useless for that function. We sold 1200 of our first pin, 300 of our last. I don't really worry about 100 if we come up with something. We did really pride ourselves in staying reasonably priced though. But with only 100, the price automatically goes up. They would cost 2.89 each PLUS packaging and shipping. So something to consider. I'll work out the complete numbers if we find a design we like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepingfaith Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 All the ideas are good ones ... and I'm good to go with whatever is decided. I'm easy ... which is a no-brainer since I'm doing Clay a thousand different ways this summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansamcw Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 to start the ball rolling I have two pin design suggestions... These are just quick designs I did today...if other people have any other suggestions just post them and we can have a voting for the FCA pin. ok apparently people can't see the images...thats too strange... anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Ansa, are there supposed to be images in your post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansamcw Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Ansa, are there supposed to be images in your post? Yeah you don;t see it? weird I can see it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay4shore Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 I beleive you will easily sell 100 pins once word is out to the other boards and the pin groups that are still in existence. 100 is less expensive to the seller but a pin company will make whatever amount is ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay4shore Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Keep in mind also postal rates have been increased. The bubble mailers use to be treated as an envelope, now it isn't . I have had upwards of $2.00 just to mail 1 pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayzorback Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Ansa those look great. I like the green colored one the best. More Summer looking than the black one. Ok! I gave it some more thought and I agree about the buttons being the way to go. Cheaper if you are attending multiple concerts, plus if you just want to collect them whether you attended that city or not, it is affordable. So I'm in for this idea: I think buttons for each individual concert would be best for the fans who want representation for their particular shows. However, I'm like keepingfaith, easy to please. Majority vote always works for me. I just go with the flow. Also I don't think you would have any problem selling 100 pins. I can foresee that not even being enough, once word gets out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playbiller Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 No, no - I am a winter - I could never wear that color green - It would probably clash with all the colors I wear - a little bit of that green goes a long way. That is in the summer pallette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windtalker Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 OMG, I LOVE these suggestions. I especially like the Symphony ones.......so clever Count me in on the pins for certain, and whatever you'all come up with I am interested in. Don't know if I can wear an "I did Clay Aiken" shirt......I'm waaaay toooo old to do him. heh..... I like: "Nothing could be fina than sweaty Clay in Carolina" I said I was too old to do him, I didn't say I was too old to think of doing him. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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