Tidbits 2/16

• 'Clay Aiken drone' Kevin Corvais makes it into American Idol 5's top 24: TV Squad.
• North Carolina AI article, mentions Clay was from NC and made it into the top 12 - being circulated around a number of NC news outlets.
• Election scandals - mentions Clay-Ruben voting scandal from AI2. From the The Scanton Times-Tribune:
  

  When the smoke cleared, Ruben Studdard was the new "American Idol." Clay Aiken was freedom toast.
  
  "Aikengate," or "Studdardscam," depending on who was howling, moved millions of Americans to action. The Federal Communications Commission was inundated with angry calls and e-mails, including the following from a grammatically challenged "Aikencrat" claiming to be "a 58-year-old Colorado businesswoman." (Thanks to www.thesmokinggun.com for posting it.)
  
  "I am so incredibly disappointed in 'American Idol' and I will NEVER watch it again!" she wrote. "I will never accept this decision... I AM PURSUEING (sic) GETTING THE VOTES RECOUNTED BECAUSE I FOR ONE DOESN'T (sic) WANT TO BE PLAYED FOR A FOOL! I'VE PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO CLAY AND HIS WINNING AND THE VOTING PROCESS. IF THIS WAS SOME SORT OF SCAM, I WOULD WANT IT TO BE KNOWN... ROCK ON CLAY!"

• Poor Ruben appears on UPN's little show - Eve... "Clay Aiken is counting his blessings"
• Does anyone get this? It's about a former Idol judge who only lasted a few days during Season 1 of AI.
• Clay sure likes to keep us guessing. Berkleylovesclay has complied a list of things Clay has said about the sophomore album, which is scheduled for release May 9 (tentative)
• American Idol squishes NBC's Olympics coverage: Madison.com.
• The CB's Cageme reports that FOX 10 in Arizona mentioned that Clay's sophomore album on its newscast yesterday.

  Just saw a short Video and the News reporters talking GOOD about OMC. Picture and Video from the Christmas JNT. "Clay is back in the Studio getting ready for his new CD that will be released this May."

• MarLovesClay tells us why we should trust Clay.
• Access Hollywood showed Clay, Simon and Paula 3 times yesterday in show teasers on yesterday's show... in the end the story was about some American Idol contestant that never made it to Hollywood getting married... huh?
• Read Clay's celebrity astrology report.
• Berkleylovesclay's new article... How my perception about Clay has changed.