Tidbits 7/6

• CBS will rebroadcast the first season of Clay's favorite show, Jericho, beginning tonight! Make sure you check your local listings (it's airing at 9 PM in most areas) and tune in.
  
• Tour mentions:
• Tour mention on the the local FOX affiliate in Houston, reports the CB's kleewolf -

  This morning FOX news show mention Clay at the Houston Symphony tonight.
  And the entertainment reporter said " I did not know he has sold 5 million records?"
  
  Just now they mention him again at News at Noon, saying "Clay with the Houston Symphony tonight at 9:00".
  

• NewsOK.com -

  TULSA — Former "American Idol” contestant Clay Aiken will perform with the Brady Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Saturday at Brady Theater, 105 W Brady St. For more information, call (918) 582-7239 or go online to www.bradytheater.com.

• Northwest Herald (Christmas tour mention)
  
• Philly Burbs - Katharine McPhee article mentions Clay:

  It didn't help that she chose generic dance-pop songs for her self-titled RCA debut CD. With a voice as powerful as hers, she should have gone for greatness as Clay Aiken did with his debut.

• Pennsylvania Times Leader - "Idol: The Musical" article ...

  When “Idol: The Musical” hit the stage in New York, Clay Aiken wasn’t there in person. But there was a bust of Raleigh’s hometown “American Idol” star on stage -- and someone singing “Burnin’ Hunk o’ Clay” to it.

• TV Squad... interpret what you will from the Houston Chronicle interview, but the folks over at TV Squad and SyFyPortal think Clay has taken credit for saving "Jericho" ... I think it's clear in Clay's blogs that Clay said he was part of the large effort at getting the show back on CBS.

Clay is in Meadowbrook's program for this summer concert season. He will be making a stop at the Gilford, NH venue on July 25, his first time back in Gilford since the 2005 Jukebox Tour.

Thanks to tsunamimommy at the CB for the scan.

• Carolina On My Mind - fireworks mark tour opener

  Following nine straight days of rain, the storm clouds parted and Frisco, TX, successfully celebrated the Fourth of July on a clear night and in grand style with a soccer match, an outdoor concert by Clay Aiken, and, by all accounts, a stupendous fireworks finale.