Tidbits 5/8

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE FOR CLAY!
AmericanIdol.com asks in its new poll, "Who would you like to see mentor some day?".

• LBFCA's new post about Jericho is hilarious ... don't miss it!
  
• Lycos 50 - Clay remains at #9 again for the week ending May 5, 2007.
• The Clayboard - Solitaire on AI 3 Pictures - Someone at the Clayboard asked for pictures of Clay singing Solitaire on AI3, and WOWEE, did she ever get what she asked for. Run over there and check out the absolutely gorgeous array of pictures. Here's some to get you going:
  
  
  
  
  
• Toronto Star - In an article entitled "The Loser Takes It All", there is a Clay mention that says, "On American Idol, for example, Season 2's Clay Aiken became the first loser to have a U.S. Hot 100 number with "This is the Night," while Ruben Studdard has been little heard of since his winning night."
• Asbury Park Press - another good Clay mention ... runner-ups overshadowing winners -

  And Sloan? She's had meetings, talked to people, reminded herself about nonwinners — Jennifer Hudson, Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry, Elliot Yamin, Kellie Pickler and Bucky Covington — who have soared.

• Orlando Sentinel - one more Clay/AI mention ... "Idol also elevated Jennifer Hudson, Clay Aiken and Chris Daughtry, who prove that you can win by not becoming American Idol."
• Nanaimo Bulletin - comments on AI6 contestant Sanjaya Malakar - "Fortunately, this year we had the spectacle of Sanjaya, the most celebrated American Idol contestant since that sexually ambiguous nerd Clay Aiken."
• Post Chronicle has some song spoliers for tonight's American Idol ... stop reading right now if you don't want to know the spoiler -

  [Blake Lewis] considered Grease and How Deep Is Your Love. Grease didn’t work for Clay Aiken

• Kalamazoo Gazette - tour mention
• Blogcritics - American Idols are "false idols"? Warning: article contains course language.

• A few blogs today about Clay's new Yahoo interview:
• GFTCSA
• Something That Really Happened