Tidbits 4/9

• Lycos50 - Clay's #17 this week.
  
• The Clayboard - Cstinia tells us that while her parents were in Vietnam recently visiting family, "that during the first days in their hotel, she (her mother) heard Clay's music on the intercom." How great to know he is being played in other countries!
• Philadelphia Daily News - "Say anything - good or bad, doesn't matter - about Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, Clay Aiken, Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton and you can count on your morning being spent replying to the angered."
• Foxes on Idol In the article, "This Week in American Idol History: The Top Eight – A Fairly Predictable Round" by Donna Reynolds, Clay is mentioned from Season 2: "It was #1 Billboard Hits for season two’s top eight, and Lionel Richie was the guest host. Clay kicked off the night with “At This Moment,” and the judges loved it. “That song was perfect for you,” Simon said. “Absolutely on-the-money!”"
• Cape Cod Today - singing is what Idol is really about - "I, for one, do not care if Clay Aiken or Ryan Seacrest are gay. I have no interest in learning if Reuben Studdard has lost any weight, and I have an annoying habit of repeating the name Bo Bice, the heartthrob from Alabama. I also resent the fact that Kellie Pickler did not make it all the way."
• A few more Clay mentions of Clay ... this is a syndication of yesterday's Canadian Press wire story about Neil Sedaka:
• Canada.com -

  That season, Sedaka was excited about Clay Aiken, who performed Sedaka's song, "Solitaire," on the show. This season, he's praising the talents of contestant Melinda Doolittle.

• Syracuse.com - nice mention of Clay's upcoming Syracuse concert -

  July 18 - Clay Aiken will perform with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. Tickets range from $35 to $100. Tickets for SSO subscribers and Clay Aiken Fan Club members will go on sale at 10 a.m. April 16 through 5 p.m. April 17. General public tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. April 18. To purchase tickets, call 424-8200 or 800-724-3810 or go to syracusesymphony.org.

• Ask Men - very random Clay mention....
  

  It’s a rare day when you’d rather sit and listen to a young singer/songwriter than punch him in his whiny face -- but for a decade now, Conor Oberst (aka Bright Eyes) has been making us want to do just that. And while his previous disc helped him break through to America’s mainstream markets with some of his most somber, stripped music to date, his latest release reveals that the man has been hiding a refreshing level of swagger from his audience. Don’t believe us? Try throwing on the Cassadaga’s “Four Winds,” and if your foot isn’t tapping and your hand isn’t reaching for a cold one within a minute, you’re probably dead or your driver’s license says Clay Aiken.

• Michigan Live - no Clay Aiken at Clio Amphitheater this year, but Clio Amphitheater has big plans for Summer '07 - "Clay Aiken and Travis Tritt aren't on this year's schedule, but officials of the Clio Area Amphitheater say this year they will branch out across the world."
• AntiMusic has a list of 2007 summer tour dates.
• Charlotte Observer - The Charlotte Observer asks of the AI6 Idols, "Which Idol has gone from slam to glam? You vote and tell us." And they include a famous idol makeover from the past. Who, you ask? Why our own Clay Aiken, of course, with a gorgous current picture as proof of that!!

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