Tidbits 5/14

There Was A Man - The Climmel ... together again:

I was visiting my dad for a few days, and when I arrived home I found out that Clay was scheduled for a visit on Jimmy Kimmel. It was a short notice visit which I find are the best kind. I hate waiting with anticipation for weeks on end like a kid waiting for Christmas. Clay was a last minute booking taking the place of Cameron Diaz who appeared on Leno that night instead. Leno has an earlier timeslot and better ratings, so I can't really blame Cameron, but I have to say that Jimmy is much funnier than Leno. I flipped channels between Leno and Letterman waiting for Kimmel to come on and I was really surprised at how bad Leno was at interviewing/talking to his guests. It was felt so totally scripted, whereas Jimmy scripted or not just seems more engaged. Anyway, Cameron pre-taped her segment to be aired at a later date before the show with Clay. It worked out all around. I always enjoy Clay's Kimmel visits because the have a chemistry together, and Clay seems more relaxed than some of his other talk show appearances.

• SignOnSanDiego.com asks readers who should go an who should stay on Idol ... one reader comments: "Melinda and Jordin would make an excellent finale; too close to call and reminiscent of Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard."
• About.com - American Idol ... "Winning is not always necessary to kick off a musical career with a bang - just ask runners-up Clay Aiken, Bo Bice, and Katharine McPhee. With that in mind, I ask my first question."
• NorthJersey.com interviews Bo Bice -

  But Bice is one of the most nota-ble male singers to come out of the competition; only Clay Aiken and Daughtry have joined him on the top 40 Billboard chart, though Bice's album has sold far fewer copies than theirs.

• ABS-CBN News - post-Idol success not only for winners & runner-ups anymore ...

  The CD from [AI5 finalist] Paris [Bennett] brings to seven the number of Idol finalists from last year who have recorded their own albums. This is great. Market interest in the contestants was once focused solely on the winner and the runner-up. Think Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken. Or only on the winner. That’s why nobody remembers Diana DeGarmo who lost to Fantasia two years ago.

• Nothing here today, but check out There Was A Man's post ... see above.