Tidbits 7/3

• BeaversOnIdol has a really long, but nice editorial on life as a Claymate. By Shari, a single mom living in California. -- "No, people like Clay Aiken don’t walk into your lives everyday, and fans like his are truly once in a lifetime."
  
• Shanghaiist - In an article entitled, "What a Croc: Please don't wear these shoes", the writer does not like these colorful shoes worn in Hawaii. However, Crocs are so popular that he says, "There are are bunch of Crocs clones out there now, too -- because somehow, like a colorful Clay Aiken of molded rubber, Crocs have become popular." How nice that he realizes how popular Clay is!
• Yahoo-Press Release Clay came in 2nd to Elliott Yamin's 1st for Moosak's month of June voting. NOTE: You can vote every 5 minutes on this, so we can make Clay #1 this month!!
• YouTube has an old video of young Clay singing at a Hometown Connection engagement all the way back in May 1999.
• Piano-maker Baldwin Pianos says Clay uses their product... "Baldwin Artists are not paid for their endorsements of the Baldwin piano. Their voluntary preference for a particular piano is a testimonial to its quality and reputation. The Concert & Artist Division ensures that these professionals always receive the finest instruments and service available. Clay Aiken - Vocalist, Runner-up to Fox TV's 2003 American Idol: The Search for a Superstar competition."
• angelcat4jc recommends The Way from last year's Jukebox tour concert in Interlochen, MI. He gives "the look". You can download 4192spooky's version here at ClackUnlimited.
  

• Marhaven issues a scrapbooking challenge to Claymates.... and here's Mar's first entry into the scrapbook.
  
• ClayKat blogs about the new OFC "guess the album" name contest
• Clayigraphy questions the point of the contest... "what are the odds" of someone guessing the album name exactly?
  
• ConCLAYve: Berkleylovesclay reflects on the meaning of Independence Day

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