Tidbits 3/29

New photo posted at Quiana's MySpace shows Clay and gang going to Benihana's Japanese restaurant in NYC.

• Peterborough Examiner - what's on TV -

  - The always entertaining "American Idol Rewind," airing in back-to-back episodes, focuses on season 2, when crooner Clay Aiken and soulful Ruben Studdard battled it out on stage for the title. (CW)

• Louisville Courier Journal - not sure where this rumor came from -

  Will someone please finish one of these Joplin movies before rumors start flying that Clay Aiken and/or Bucky Covington will be playing the troubled legend?
  
  Bucky would look mighty nice in a feather boa. Claiken, I'm not so sure.

• Los Angeles Times - American Idols take on the talk circuit -

  Say you wanted to hire Fantasia Barrino to talk about her "Idol" life and her book, "Life Is Not a Fairy Tale." You could find her on the All-American Talent and Celebrity Network by clicking HERE.
  
  The site lists hundreds of celebs and numerous other "AI" faves such as Elliot Yamin, Kimberly Caldwell, William Hung, Ruben Studdard, Kelly Clarkson, Camile Velasco, Ryan Starr, George Huff, Justin Guarini, Latoya London, Clay Aiken and Julia Demato.

• Go Girlfriend highlights the Iowa State Fair -

  Listed in Lonely Planet's, "10000 Places to See Before You Die," the Iowa State Fair celebrated their 150th anniversary in August 2004. They still hold hog- and husband-calling contests, a 500-pound butter cow, and needlepoint and vegetable contests. But don't discount it as all kitschy. Garth Brooks, Kid Rock and Clay Aiken are just a few of the big-name performers who grace the stage, and there are more than 900 food categories to chomp your way through.

• Albany Times Union - American Idol taking the world by storm -

  No, once you grab that microphone and the lyrics pop on the screen, the music starts and you turn into an "American Idol" star like Clay Aiken or Fantasia Barrino, complete with the theatrics and melodramatic singing. Being on stage can do this to the best of us.

• Clay - The Man - "Always Clay Aiken" ... new album rolls around