Tidbits 5/27

• Great Clay mention on CNN's Larry King Live last night. From the CB's Rpoppert -

  I am watching Larry King with the part two of the AI7 interview. Along the bottom, in the ticker they have been giving lots of AI info, from this season and others. The ticker said how David A was only the second contestant to never have been in the bottom 2 or 3 all season. And that Clay was the only other one to have that record. I am glad Clay was recognized!
  

• The CW KREN-TV - Taylor Hicks heads to Broadway -

  Hicks joins a growing list of former Idols who have joined Broadway shows, including Fantasia (The Color Purple), Clay Aiken (Spamalot), Tamyra Gray (Rent) and more. Hicks considers his debut "the opportunity of a lifetime," and a great way to season his skills as a performer.
  

• Walton Sun - American Idol 7 comes to an end -

  The Battle for the next American Idol was fought Tuesday night on the grounds of the Nokia Theater in Hollywood, with approximately 7000 people there to witness the greatest match-up since Season 2's Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken - David Archuleta 17, versus David Cook, 25!

• Nashua Telegraph - uh... some Idol thoughts to "fill the void"?

  It gets worse. My sponsor named his border collie, Ruben Stoddard. His cat, Clay Aiken, hates Ruben.

• Clay - The Man - Clay "keeps on giving"
• Clayigraphy - how AI7 reminds me of AI2 -

  I really, really, really enjoyed these guys... each in their own way. Today reminded me of a Saturday in May of 2003. Downloading... downloading.... downloading.
  
  I will more than likely tuck this away into my "discreet boyfriends" file very shortly. But in the meantime... please enjoy, enjoy, enjoy as much as I have!
  
  I truly hope each one of them soars!

Tidbits 5/4

• Small Clay mention on CNN's Larry King Live last night according to Shiiiine at the CH:

  "Larry King: 50 Years of Pop Culture" --- about 1 1/2 hours into the show -- a split second: Clay siting on Idol during '03 competition."
  

• PCToday - Williamsport, PA to improve Community Arts Center -

  On the night of a sold-out performance by “American Idol” performer Clay Aiken last December, there was not an available hotel room in the local area. More than half of the tickets for that evening’s performance were sold to people who lived outside northcentral Pennsylvania.

• Syracuse Post-Standard - gotta love the storyline of this play ... Syracuse will be hosting the opening of new American Idol themed play called "Idol the Musical". The show moves to New York City for a brief stint there in July:

  What emerged was "Idol," inspired by the mega-success of TV's "American Idol." Set in Steubenville, Ohio, the story focuses on the yearnings to become the next Clay Aiken, the real runner-up on the TV reality series in 2003.

• MassLive.com - article about Ari Gold, a songwriter who collaborated with Desmond Child. Child co-wrote Clay's "Invisible":

  His debut also caught the ear of hit-making songwriter Desmond Child, who has penned tunes for such artists as Cher, Clay Aiken, Aerosmith and Kelly Clarkson. Child and Gold got together to write "I'm All About You," which debuted in the Top 20 on UK pop charts, subsequently becoming a Top 10 dance hit.

• USA Today - nice Clay mention in this Neil Sedaka article -

  Sedaka's Collection also covers a lot of ground, from the Brill Building prodigy's early demos and rarities to hits and new songs. There's a live version of Solitaire, which enjoyed a new round of pop glory when Clay Aiken crooned it on American Idol and hit No. 1 with his cover.

• Desert Sun - tour mention (Indio, CA concert)
  

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Ruben: I'm Proud of Clay

Talk about a great friend! When asked last night on Larry King Live what he thought about Clay being "to successful", Ruben responded saying he is very "proud of Clay."