Tidbits 7/11

• Easterseal from The Clayboard says that Kathy Griffin was on CNN's Larry King Live Monday night. According to her, Larry and Kathy discussed the following: (clayisouridol's note: credit to this tidbit to CDD's J4Clay)
  

  Larry asked her about Clay, said first how she really loves him. Stated she does talk about him in her act about he might be homosexual (not really believing it my impression) She said she ran into him at Larry K. party and they talked, she apologized for razing him, he laugh off. States they have become pretty good friends and she has seen him live and loves his shows. They will repeat at Midnight ET time.

  Clay was introduced on 2003's Billboard Music Awards by Griffin. A year later, the duo presented together on the 2004 American Music Awards.
• American Idol 6 article from E! Online notes: "Clay Aiken proved you don't have to be the winner."
• Another one from WWAY-TV... No NC auditions for AI6-- "Raleigh's Clay Aiken drew huge concert crowds just by coming in second the year before."
• The Deadbolt's article on AI5 rocker Chris Daughtry signing with RCA/19/Sony BMG. "Since its U.S. inception in 2001 on Fox, American Idol has turned a variety of everyday "average Joe" types into household names, including such singers as Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken."
• Clay mention in StubHub PR... this isn't new . It's on every one of their PRs.
• Irregular Times notes Clay topping Technorati's most searched for list...(mind you with a bit of a political slant) "Was the news of the newly revealed government program to spy against Americans anywhere on Technorati’s top eight list? Nope. But Clay Aiken was there."
  

• WebWeaver tells us about the time she met Clay in 2003... "So the first thing I did when I got home was race into work with my signed Rolling Stone and Clingle yelling: 'I MET CLAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!'"
  
• Jemrock at Taking A Moment: Clay's hair "through the ages" and the sophomore album. The question is, will it become like THAT (see top of this post) one day? LOL.
• "Fresh laundry" (new album) -- what will we get with it -- There Was A Man. Talks about 2003 Elle article and includes vid of Clay singing Invisible, circa 2003.
• ConCLAYve introduces us to Tim Buckley... "Clay’s voice can be so haunting. Another voice that I always found haunting was Tim Buckley. I adored Tim’s music and incredible voice. His Goodbye and Hello is a beautiful showcase for his stunning vocal range and powerful lyrics in a folk-rock style."
• Shari, a MySpace blogger tells us what Clay Aiken means to her: "Clay is a miracle to us. He is a sign of hope. A sign of life and a breath of fresh air. He is a beacon for those who lose their way. He is positivity reinvented."
• Hot For Clay has a cute (not to mention informative) "Claymate Curriculum Vitae" (timeline) on Clay's post-Idol journey.
  

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