Clay Mentions 12/31

Article and blog post that mentions Clay Aiken tatoos. (I hate having to agree with these articles)

Just grab change and enjoy the ride
By John Mitchell
Saturday, December 31
Wake up! New Year's is coming and it's time to change your life!

New Year's resolutions are a personal method of changing history, disposing of bad habits or decisions once and for all. However, tattoos hold the potential of not only being documentation of the very things you are trying to change, but expensive ones to wipe out. For every tattoo worth hanging onto, there probably are dozens that serve as reminders of what an idiot you used to be, and Really Bad Tattoos (see below) offers up a few reminders of those times you wish you could forget.

Of all the gross tattoos I have ever seen, the Clay Aiken one takes the cake and hints at some secrets probably better left to the bearer of the Aiken visage. At least I understand somewhat where that person is coming from, as misguided and horrible as it is. The ugly naked Indian girl straddling an ear of corn, though? Michael Jackson holding some kid on his lap? You can torture me and I have no answers.

Really Bad Tattoos
TypeBrighter Blog

I don't have any tattoos and I don't plan on getting any in the near future or at any time for that matter. I have nothing against tattoos or people that have them I just have never heard a plausible argument as to why to get one. If I really really like a piece of art I would hang it on my wall or if I had an uncontrollable desire to show the piece of art to the world I would put it on a t-shirt that way when I inevitably get sick of looking at it I can either take it off the wall or give it to a thrift store.

Anyway here are some tattoos that completely boggle my mind. I really cant fathom why anyone would get these things permanently put on their bodies.

Clay Aiken and Linkin Park 2 very different acts which actually have a lot in common. They are both popular now who knows what catalogue of music they are going to release over the next 20 years. What if they release some of the most gut retchingly horrible music that you've ever heard and you've already decided on commit them to your body for life.

More mentions about MCWL topping this year's Christian albums chart by Billboard.

'American Idol' Winners Top Year-End Religious Music Charts
Friday, Dec. 30, 2005 Posted: 7:46:56PM EST
Christian Post

Billboard's year-end charts for Christian and Gospel music saw past "American Idol" competitors on top, with 2003 "Idol" winner Ruben Studdard claiming the number one spot on the Top Gospel Albums and Top Gospel Artists charts for his critically acclaimed release I Need an Angel.

Clay Aiken, Studdard's runner up during Season Two of "Idol," took the top position on the Top Christian Albums chart for his platinum-selling holiday release Merry Christmas With Love, which was also the best selling new holiday album of 2004.

Coming in at No. 2 behind Aiken was San Diego rock band Switchfoot with their double platinum-selling 2003 release The Beautiful Letdown, which held the chart's top position for 38 weeks. Switchfoot, who took the top spot on the Top Christian Artists list, also registered at No. 7 on the Christian Albums chart with their latest release Nothing Is Sound, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 in September.