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• Broadway.com - Ruben Studdard to tour with Frenchie Davis, fellow AI2 competitor -

  The Alabama-born Studdard defeated Clay Aiken (coming soon to Broadway in Spamalot) in the second season of American Idol and has recorded five albums. Studdard is scheduled to perform concerts in support of his most recent recording before taking the stage in Ain't Misbehavin' in the fall.

• USA Today Idol Chatter ... new CD sales data:

  Clay (Christmas album): 3,000 (8,000; 1.4 million total)
  
  Clay (Thousand): 400 (800; 522,000 total)
  
  Clay (All Is Well EP): 200 (400; 52,000 total)
  

• 2007 in Review: ClaySpots has a great summary of events in the Clay nation in 2007 -

  Hey Clay,
  
  Here we are once again, your internet fans, taking a look back at 2007 and seeing what you, and we, were up to. We did a lot this year!
  
  You ended 2006 with a wonderful Christmas Tour that featured your marvelous voice and some off-the-cuff banter that had us rolling in the aisles. You showed us that you were a funny, bawdy man with a devilish sense of humor and we ate it up. But, as you know, after the tour was over, we wondered….when will we see you again? Actually we always wonder when we’ll see you again, but that’s pretty usual for us.
  

• The ConCLAYve takes a look back at 2007 -

  Another year flew by – and we’ve all had such fun contributing our different voices on ConCLAYve. Now at the start of 2008, we are once again sharing our thoughts and wishes. Please share yours. We love reading your comments.

• Something That Really Happened - final tally for UNICEF fundraiser out -

  Congratulations to all the generous contributors who helped UNICEF reach their goal of $100,000 by December 31 to help the children of Mexico. The final tally is $109,800 - exceeding the goal by 110%!

• Taking A Moment's Jemock pokes fun at "Meet and Eats" ...

  Lot #001: Dinner with Clay Aiken
  Dinner for two with Clay Aiken and guest(s) in New York City plus a sightseeing carriage ride. This will have to be on a Monday night. Schedules must be flexible!
  Minimum Bid: $5,000
  
  Ooooh. I like Lot #001 a LOT.
  
  But here's why I wouldn't win. Apart from not having any money, I mean: