Tidbits 5/31

Another indication that the tour is right around the corner. Promo email sent by the Constellation Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua, NY. Clay will be there on July 19. Thanks to CAP 121 at Clayveristy for the screenshot.

• Wichita Eagle ran a little blip today about Clay coming to Wichita in November:

  Clay Aiken coming to Wichita in November
  
  Former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken will perform a Christmas show Nov. 26 at Central Christian Church, 2900 N. Rock Road.
  
  Aiken will be backed by members of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the show is at 7:30.
  
  Tickets are $40, $35 and $30 and will go on sale Sept. 4.

• Eurweb - most successful American Idols:

  Clay Aiken
  Season 2, runner-up
  Measure of a Man - 2.8-million;
  Merry Christmas with Love - 1.3-million
  A Thousand Different Ways - 511,000
  

• Columbus Alive takes us on a journey down "Idol lane" -

  Clay Aiken's two albums, Measure of a Man and A Thousand Different Ways, sold millions of copies and put him at the top of the charts for holiday music, while both of Studdard's albums tanked.

• Sports Central - sports commentator doesn't like Kelly Clarkson, but does like Clay Aiken's "latest release":

  On a the greatest day of racing of the year," says Kenseth, "with world-class racing in Charlotte, Indianapolis, and Monte Carlo, I was disappointed by only one thing: that Indy got the Chris Daughtry pre-race concert. We get stuck with Kelly Clarkson's awful concert at Daytona. It's just not fair. Luckily, while she was singing, I had my earplugs in, tuned to the latest Clay Aiken release.

• 15 Rounds - random Clay mention... boxing. "Gatti could fight Clay Aiken and fill Boardwalk Hall."
  
• And some tour mentions:
• Bradenton Herald
• Fosters.com
• Arizona Daily Star predicts when Clay will come to Arizona - "Late 2007" (note.. this is a prediction... no Christmas date for AZ has been announced)
• Canoe.ca - mentions Clay as being a fan of Maroon5 (Clay mentioned this in an interview a long time ago) - "Hilary Duff is a big fan. Kirsten Dunst loves them. So does the first American Idol Kelly Clarkson. Clay Aiken can sing along to all the words of the 'big hit'."
  

• Nothing here today!