Tidbits 3/26

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• LBFCA - time to hit the ticket box offices, Claymates!
  
• Clay Aiken The Ideal Idol and berkleylovesclay on what might be in store for Clay ...

  What will Clay sing on the summer tour? Doesn't matter much to me, because he will be there, singing to me.
  
  Each and every tour has been different --- and I have enjoyed my experiences with every concert I've been able to attend. I don't know if it's "grass is greener" syndrome or not, but I wish I could have seen the JBT and the JNaT in person. Those seem like his very best shows as singer and as entertainer. With all of the wonderful memories I've had of Clay on stage, in person or via clack, I will never miss a concert tour if I can find a way to be there.
  

• PNN News - article on the 2007 TBAF Clay Aiken Able To Serve awards which were announced last week...

  The Bubel/Aiken Foundation and Youth Service America are pleased to announce the grantees of the Clay Aiken Able-to-Serve grants for National & Global Youth Service Day, April 20-22, 2007. These awards of up to $1,000 support youth-led service projects in which youth with and without disabilities serve their communities together. A selection of the service themes include: emergency preparedness, building wheelchair accessible gardens, disability awareness, and building intergenerational relationships.
  

• Herald Net - In an article entitled, "Fair aims to aid disabled as they enter adult life", by Eric Stevick, there is a mention of a young woman with disabilities who got to meet Clay, "And she's a big fan of "American Idol" winner Clay Aiken and held his hand and personally thanked him for his work in behalf of the disabled when he performed in Seattle."
• The Trades - In "Grease: You're The One That I Want - Episode 11- Finale" by Sheila Franklin:

  All four finalists are impressive, and its admirable how all the previously eliminated Greasabees are getting into it. A bit of a flashback to fill space at the beginning, then David comments that he thinks that it is “Tom Cruise versus Ben Stiller.” That’s an odd comparison. I am thinking it is more like Clay Aiken versus a short Travolta personalitywise.

• National Ledger - Sanjaya Malakar "ruining" American Idol ...

  Continuing: Comparing themselves to Clay Aiken fans, the Claymaniacs, or whatever they prefer to be called; Fanjayas are flooding the phone to vote for Sanjaya each week. Ugh - now I'm not sure that I can eat. Will these fans, Howard Stern and Vote for the Worst.com be able to push him though for another terrible week?

• Washington Post - article mentions Clay's manager, Simon Renshaw.
• Foxes on Idol - this week in Idol history, AI5 -

  It wasn’t all bad, however. This was the night Taylor introduced Ray LaMontagne to Idol, singing “Trouble,” and Katharine sang Christina Aguilera’s “The Voice Within.” Paula and Randy loved Taylor, but while Simon couldn’t find fault with the performance, he criticized Taylor’s outfit, calling it “very Clay Aiken.” Paula and Randy weren’t as enthused over Kat’s performance, but Simon loved it and said, “This was the best so far and was almost as good as Christina’s.

• Buddy TV users on why AI6 underdog Sanjaya Malakar is so popular... "AI has become a vehicle to launch careers and celebrities, good, bad and questionable. Don't forget Clay Aiken, William Hung, etc. etc. etc. Underdogs seem to garner a lot of sympathy."
  

• Nothing here today.