Tidbits 4/16

• Orlando Sentinel - losing Idol isn't like losing any other competition... "Even former runners-up such as Clay Aiken, who rode his Idol run all the way to a double-platinum album, can do well."
• BloggingPoet- "thank you CDD for linking to us" (see yesterday's tidbits)
• Don't forget, The Amazing Race Clay Aiken is on May 1. Mark it on your calendar and don't miss this virtual adventure through the Clay nation.
• BlabList poll - who is the best AI singer - please vote! Clay's losing here to Anthony Federov and Elliott Yamin.
• Clay was mention in today's Raleigh News & Observer. In the Sunday Journal section, there is a test your Triangle IQ area (the answer is obviously #3!):

  Which of the following popular entertainers with Triangle ties was actually born here:
  
  Ryan Adams
  James Taylor
  Clay Aiken
  Tift Merritt
  none of the above

• Clay is mentioned in the new Sony movie, The Benchwarmer. A character named Richie says "I wondered who lived here. I figured it was Clay Aiken or something" as he approaches a billionaire's mansion.
• MediaFiends American Idol commentary:

  As someone pointed out, our likes and dislikes are so subjective that there is no 'right' or 'wrong' here, just what we all think. I know this firsthand, from being a huge Clay fan and enduring all the negative comments about him. I am STILL getting negative comments about Clay, and he was on the show 3 years ago! (but his fame endures, and so people are still commenting). This is why I truly feel that all those with talent can make it in this industry. There can only be one winner of the show, but talent is talent, and there is room for more than one 'winner'.

• Calgary Sun music commentary. Negative. Proceed with caution.
• Rickey.org: Watch this video from last year's Toronto Jukebox concert.