Tidbits 8/15

What a cute picture! - taken by the CB's bulldog at her meet and greet with Clay...

MSNBC - Clay is question #1 in this online quiz about the names of celebrities... cool & not a bad picture, either!

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
MSNBC contributor
Updated: 5:30 p.m. ET Aug 13, 2007

How well do you know the birth names of famous people? Take our quiz and find out.
1. What's 'American Idol' finalist Clay Aiken's birth name?
Clayton Aiken Holmes
Clayton Michael Aiken
Clayton Holmes Grissom

• YouTube - for all you fans of "House", here's a "House" themed montage to the tunes of Clay's "Broken Wings"
  
• StarPulse - Aiken to appear on FOX's 5th Grader -

  Clay Aiken will be testing his mental mettle against a group of brainy fifth graders. Aiken is slated to appear on the upcoming celebrity version of Fox's hit game show, "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?"
  

• USA Today Idol Chatter has a wrap up on how Idols have performermed on the radio. Unsurprisingly, Clay comes in dead last with Ruben and Kimberley Locke -

  25. Invisible, Clay Aiken (30.0 million, No. 41)
  
  (Clay's only full-fledged radio hit and songs by Josh, Kellie and Kim Locke join the crowd.)
  
  Finally, number of hits on the chart by artist:
  
  Kelly: 11
  
  Carrie & Fantasia: 5
  
  Josh: 4
  
  Daughtry, Kellie, Ruben: 2
  
  Bo, Bucky, Clay, Elliott, Kimberley: 1

• Tour mentions:
• Columbus Ledger Enquirer -

  Clay Aiken to perform with Atlanta Symphony
  
  "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken will perform with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Atlanta's Chastain Park Amphitheater, 4469 Stella Drive. Tickets are $21.36-$63.48.
  

• And we still have a whole whack of "Idol: The Musical" stories... 3 days after it closed:
• Charlotte Observer via the Raleigh News & Observer - "Clay Aiken-inspired musical closes"
• Columbus Dispatch -

  Idol: The Musical -- A Musical Based on the Worship of Clay Aiken closed after its Sunday premiere. The off-Broadway show shut its doors "due to a lack of advance ticket sales, a lack of positive feedback from audience members and critics, and a lack of sustainable financial resources," producer Todd Ellis said.

• New York Daily News -

  "Idol: The Musical," based on fans who worship "American Idol" contestant Clay Aiken, has been canceled after just one day because of poor ticket sales.

• Globe and Mail (major Canadian paper)
• Anti Music
• Pegasus News - random mention ... "Is it OK to make fun of Clay Aiken?"

• Chexxy's Pearls - countdown to 5th Grader.