Tidbits 10/15

• Luann - You'll all be relieved to know that Luann, in the Luann comic strip, is still a Clay fan. In Sunday's comic strip, she has a Clay poster on her wall. Its hard to see in the above picture, but its the bottom left picture in the last frame of the strip. Here's hoping that Clay will be back in the comic strip soon.
• The Clayboard-Korean Thread - Clay's music is being played on several Korean radio and TV shows, usually as background music. On some stations, it is the most popular of all pop music played! Read more about this at The Clayboard link above.
• Fanscape.com - Clay's picture is at the very top of the Fanscape.com home page. If you click on his picture, it takes you directly to www.clayaiken.com. It also advertises ATDW by saying, "A Thousand Different Ways Now In Stores Now" alternately with the website.
• FOX Sports - not sure whether this is good or bad, but a Clay mention nonetheless- "Hey, if Miami football were a recording artist, they wouldn't be Clay Aiken."
• Ann Arbor News - Kathy Griffin alert
• Inside Bay Area - ways to complain about an article (???) -- 'he music writer didn't like the Clay Aiken concert, but you, after paying your hard-earned money as a fan, did. "What concert were YOU at?," you accuse. '
• Clay Aiken The Ideal Idol - no truer words spoken. Fantastic essay by Mitzy --

  The most beautiful words I have ever heard Clay say are, "I want to sing." This simple affirmation tells me that he has confronted all that is negative in his new occupation and has come to terms in such a way that he is confident the good outweighs the bad and that he has gained the wherewithal to rise above troublesome and sometimes vicious circumstances.
  

• Chexxxy's Pearls - Hear, hear for this fantastic post -- read on...

  To some people Clay has become a sporting event. There are uniforms, clubhouses for the various teams, referees, cheerleaders and people who keep score. There are spies, moles, reporters, refugees, dissidents, agitators, propogandists, profiteers, saviors and martyrs. Quite a combination and all because of one Clay Aiken that has brought together probably one of the most diverse fandoms in history.
  
  He will never be your boyfriend, lover, husband or best friend. If you have the opportunity to meet him, you can expect a polite greeting and maybe an autograph. That's it. All other expectations or disappointments are not his responsibility. If you have done volunteer work for one of his charitable projects, then the satisfaction of the giving should be enough. You're doing it for the children, after all, not for Clay, and if you're doing it for special attention from Clay then you need to re-examine your own motives and sincerity.
  
  If you don't know him by now, you will never never never know him. Hear him, and if you don't like what you hear, please just drift away like a bad smell.

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