Tidbits 4/28

• A few mentions of the summer tour:
• Pegasus News on the Dallas concert -

  For the second consecutive year, the City of Frisco and Pizza Hut Park have teamed up to host the City of Frisco’s Freedom Fest, on Wednesday, July 4. The Independence Day festival will start at 4 pm, and also feature the FC Dallas’ home game versus Chivas USA (5:30 pm), followed by a post-game concert by Clay Aiken and Symphony, and capped off by the largest fireworks show in the Metroplex, organized by the premier fireworks company – the Zambelli Family.
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  Pop-singer Clay Aiken and the Symphony will perform on the Pizza Hut Park stage approximately 30 minutes following the end of the game. He has released three solo albums that have each debuted in the top five on the Billboard charts.

• WRAL -

  He has released three albums since his "Idol" run. In 2003, he released his debut album, "Measure of a Man," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. His holiday album, "Merry Christmas With Love," was released in 2004, while "A Thousand Different Ways" was released last September.
  

• Connecticut Now - article about Gary Burr, a writer who wrote for Clay on MOAM - "More recently he's collaborated with pop personalities Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken."
  
• More about "the end" of Rosie O'Donnell (at least her gig on The View!). You already know the Clay mention they're talking about here:
  
• Winnipeg Sun

• The ConCLAYve - hilarious spoof/skit of Clay and Kimmel on Larry King Live. Last month, Kimmel began substituting for Larry King on his CNN talk show.
• ClaySpots - NCLD honors Clay with special award.