Clay's Tour Diet (article from Meadville Tribune)

The following article from the Meadville Tribune has some interesting info on what Clay and his crew eat on tour. If you recall, a similar article appeared in September last year during the 2004 'Not-A-Tour' Summer Tour.

On the other hand, when Aiken shows up, there are to be five dressing rooms with eight dozen towels and five cases of water.

Four vegetarian entrees are to be prepared for lunch and dinner. Reading between the lines, apparently there is one member of the crew with allergies. One meal is to be cooked with no nuts, mushrooms, coffee, mint, chocolate or shellfish. The contract emphasizes those meals must be cooked without any of the above ingredients touching the food.

Aiken's contract also calls for chocolate and white soy milk.

Breakfast for 30 people includes eggs, bacon, sausages and home fries, plus either french toast, pancakes, waffle or crepes, assorted cereals and fresh fruit.

Lunch is to be provided for 42 people and is to include hot soup, garden salad, chicken salad and one other salad (tuna, egg, pasta or seafood) and an entree.

Cookies, brownie or ice cream is also to be included as well as two meals with chicken breast or white fish.

Dinner for Aiken's group is based on what day of the week it is. Since the concert in Crawford County is a Sunday, it is to be turkey with all the dressings.

When the entourage pulls out, three bag lunches are to be ready for the truck drivers. They are to include two peanut butter and jellu sandwiches, one on wheat bread (preferably Wonder), an apple, candy bar and two bottles of water for each driver. Ten cases of water also are to be provided as well.

Also to be provided throughout the day are various amounts of varied types of soft drinks and juices.

Pop Tarts with no fruits and assorted Altoids and gum are to be provided as well. In addition, the board is to pay $150 per bus to restock the food and provide runners to buy it.

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