Tidbits 5/18

Credits to Rainlover for finding Miami Voice Studio's site. The site shows a picture of one of their students singing with Clay during NAT2004.

• Tiny Clay mention in the Knoxville News Sentinel yesterday. Clay tells us why he made his big AI2 transformation in the quote below the photo. Click the photo to the right to enlarge (it only enlarges a little bit!). Thanks to the CB's KH25 for the scan.
  
• Watching American Idol blog - nice Clay mention in this blog about why Jordin Sparks should win AI6:

  For those of you shocked about Melinda’s departure, I’ll say this theory may have something to do with it. Or maybe not. Who really can explain how Ruben Studdard beat Clay Aiken. Seriously, there’s not an “Idol” winner or contestant out there with more fans than Clay Aiken. Have you heard of the “CarrieMates”? Didn’t think so. But Claymates are all over the world.

• Qick Clay mention on last night's Showbiz Tonight on CNN Headline News... just a small tidbit about how Clay was more popular than other Idols ... cap at SendSpace courtesy gerwhisp.
  
• A few mentions of the summer tour:
• Sunday Paper -

  The AMERICAN IDOLS LIVE! Tour won't be making its way to Atlanta until September, but CLAY AIKEN brings the red-hot sex appeal (Aug. 15, Chastain), and rumor has it that country cutie KELLIE PICKLER will hit town later this summer (in her red high heels, we assume) with BRAD PAISLEY.

• Miami Herald
• Houstonist - random mention ... "Secondly, the Thom Yorke from 12 years ago sure does resemble Clay Aiken. Now that's enough to make our stomachs turn."
• Press release about how Kimberley Locke's charity auction, which includes clothing off Clay's back, benefits Camp Heartland

• A quiet week in the Clay nation blogosphere continues ... nothing for today.